Biocon completes acquisition of Viatris’ global biosimilars business

Biocon announced that it completed its multi-billion dollar (part equity, part cash) acquisition of Viatris’ global biosimilars business on 29 November 2022.  With the closing of the deal, Biocon Biologics has full ownership of collaboration assets, including biosimilar trastuzumab, pegfilgrastim, bevacizumab, insulin glargine, insulin aspart, and pertuzumab, as well as Viatris’ rights to adalimumab, etanercept and aflibercept.  Biocon announced that it would acquire Viatris’ biosimilar assets for USD 3.335 billion in stock and cash in February 2022.