This Monday, Bio-Thera Solutions and Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories SA announced that they had entered into commercialization and licensing agreements for proposed ustekinumab and golimumab biosimilars in Southeast Asia. Bio-Thera will develop, manufacture, and supply BAT2206 (the proposed ustekinumab biosimilar referencing Janssen’s STELARA) and BAT2506 (the proposed golimumab biosimilar referencing Janssen’s…
As 2025 begins, we would like to reflect on last year’s regulatory developments in the biologics and biosimilars space. Here are some of the top regulatory developments from 2024. 1. FDA Approvals in 2024 There were 17 FDA approvals of Biologic License Applications (“BLAs”), including for Autolus Inc.’s AUCATZYL…
On December 1, 2024, Biocon announced that the FDA has approved YESINTEK™ (ustekinumab-kfce), a biosimilar to J&J’s STELARA®. YESINTEK is approved for the treatment of Crohn’s disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Plaque Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis. According to the announcement, Biocon had entered into a settlement and licensing agreement with Janssen to…