On March 21, 2023, Sandoz, announced FDA approval of its citrate-free high-concentration formulation (HCF) of its biosimilar HYRIMOZ® (adalimumab-adaz) injection. HYRIMOZ® is approved to treat seven indications covered by the reference medicine, HUMIRA® (adalimumab), including rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis and plaque…
Alteogen Inc. announced that it entered an exclusive license agreement with Sandoz AG pursuant to which Sandoz will have world-wide rights to use Alteogen’s ALT-B4 hyaluronidase, derived using Hybrozyme™ Technology, to develop and commercialize a subcutaneous version of a Sandoz biosimilar product. Sandoz also has an option to license the Hybrozyme™…
The US FDA has accepted a Biologics License Application (BLA) from Sandoz for a proposed denosumab biosimilar. In its press-release, Sandoz stated that the “application includes all indications covered by the reference medicines Prolia® (denosumab)* and Xgeva® (denosumab)* for treating a variety of conditions, including osteoporosis in postmenopausal women and…
STADA and Xbrane Announce Approval of Ranibizumab Biosimilar in UK On January 16, 2023, STADA Arzneimittel AG (STADA) and Xbrane Biopharyma AB (Xbrane) announced that the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare product Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has granted marketing authorization for XIMLUCI (ranibizumab), a biosimilar of LUCENTIS. XIMLUCI is an anti-VEGF (vascular…
Biogen seeks a preliminary injunction in its BPCIA case against Sandoz related to Sandoz’s proposed biosimilar of TYSABRI (natalizumab). On October 20, 2022, the Court issued a sealed order on the parties’ joint stipulation and proposed schedule for a preliminary injunction motion. A redacted version of the parties’ proposed schedule…
On September 9, 2022, Biogen filed a complaint in the District of Delaware against Sandoz and Polpharma Biologics. Biogen’s complaint is filed under seal. Based on the list of 28 asserted patents, the case appears to be a BPCIA litigation related to Sandoz and Polpharma’s proposed natalizumab biosimilar. The asserted…
On May 31, 2022, Sandoz announced the launch of a new global initiative called “Act4Biosimilars” to help address health inequity and inequality worldwide. Act4Biosimilars aims to increase patient access to advanced medicines by facilitating greater approvability, accessibility, acceptability and affordability (the 4 A’s) of biosimilars. The initiative is supported by…
Last week, Sandoz announced that it submitted a Biologic License Application (BLA) for a proposed biosimilar trastuzumab (150 mg, for intravenous use) to the FDA. According to the press release, the biosimilar trastuzumab was developed by EirGenix, Inc. pursuant to a 2019 license agreement that gives Sandoz the right to…
On May 3, 2021, Sandoz announced that it will begin enrolling patients in MYLIGHT, a clinical Phase III confirmatory efficacy and safety study for its proposed biosimilar to Regeneron’s EYLEA (aflibercept) product. EYLEA is indicated for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD), diabetic macular oedema, macular oedema secondary to retinal vein…
On February 15, 2021, Celltrion Healthcare announced that the European Commission granted marketing authorization for Yuflyma™ (CT-P17), an adalimumab biosimilar, on February 11, 2021. Yuflyma™ was approved across all thirteen intended indications covered by the reference biologic, Humira®. Yuflyma™ is a high concentration, low-volume and citrate-free adalimumab biosimilar, which, according…