With the support of the economic development organization Invest Puerto Rico, Biosimilar Solutions LLC announced that both it and CytoImmune Therapeutics will be establishing operations on the island to conduct biologics and cell therapy research and development. According to the press release, CytoImmune will relocate to Toa Baja and plans…
Yesterday, Genentech, Inc. filed a complaint in the Eastern District of Texas alleging that Centus Biotherapeutics, Ltd., Fujifilm Kyowa Kirin Biologics Co., Ltd., Fujifilm Corp., and Kyowa Kirin Co, Ltd. (collectively, Centus) proposed biosimilar to Genentech’s AVASTIN (bevacizumab) product infringes 10 U.S. patents. Genentech’s complaint, styled as a Complaint for…
Yesterday, SomaLogic, Inc. announced a new five-year agreement and collaboration with the FDA’s Division of Applied Regulatory Science to evaluate the utility of large-scale analysis of proteins for the identification of biomarkers that may be used to help demonstrate whether a proposed biosimilar is biosimilar to a reference product. According…
On Tuesday, August 11, Samsung Biologics announced it will invest $2 billion to build a new pharmaceutical “super plant” in Incheon, South Korea. According to the press release, the new facility is part of Samsung’s long term strategy to maximize its operational efficiency and scale up its development and manufacturing…