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On 11 April 2024, Formycon AG and Bioeq AG announced the launch of Lucentis® (ranibizumab)  biosimilar FYB201 in Canada and Switzerland.  Health Canada granted marketing authorization under the tradename RanoptoTM, and Swissmedic has approved FYB201 under the tradename Rani...

On 11 April 2024, Business Korea published that Celltrion has been granted a formulation patent (US 11 951 207) for its ZYMFENTRA®. ZYMFENTRA® is the world’s first self-developed subcutaneous injection of infliximab for treating autoimmune diseases.  Celltrion claims ...

Boston-based Ginkgo Bioworks announced on 10 April 2024 an expansion of its partnership with global healthcare leader, Novo Nordisk. This extended collaboration, set to span five years, is targeting improving the manufacturing of Novo Nordisk’s medicines with a focus ...

On 10 April 2024, as a result of a settlement between the parties, the US District Court for the District of New Jersey dismissed all patent infringement claims in the proceeding brought by Genentech, Hoffmann-La Roche and Biogen against Dr Reddy’s Laboratories and Freseniu...

On 8 April 2024, Samsung Bioepis released its fifth US Biosimilar Market Report.  The quarterly report details average sales price information for US launched biosimilars and market share and price trends.
The Q2 2024 Report notes that as of April 2024, the FDA has ap...

On 8 April 2024, PR Newswire reported Mabwell’s MAIWEIJIANTM (denosumab 120mg) (biosimilar to Amgen’s Xgeva®) received marketing approval in China.  MAIWEIJIAN was developed by Mabwell’s wholly owned subsidiary T-mab.  It is approved in China for the treatment of giant cell...

On 5 April 2024, Samsung Bioepis announced the commencement of Phase 3 clinical trials for SB27, biosimilar to MSD’s Keytruda® (pembrolizumab) in patients with metastatic non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NCT06348199).
Biocad initiated phase 1 clinical trials f...

On 5 April 2024, Shanghai Henlius Biotech (SHB) announced that its phase 3 studies confirmed that HLX14 (denosumab) is equivalent in efficacy, safety, tolerability and immunogenicity to Amgen’s Prolia®.  HLX14 will be indicated for the treatment of osteoporosis in postmenop...