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Alvotech announced in its 2023 Q2 Earnings Presentation that it has resubmitted its interchangeable BLA for AVT02, biosimilar to AbbVie’s high concentration Humira® (adalimumab). The company did not disclose the BsUFA date but anticipated launch in 2024.

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Outlook Therapeutics announced the FDA issued it with a Complete Response Letter (CRL) for its BLA for ONS-5010, biosimilar to Genentech’s Avastin® (bevacizumab). The FDA acknowledged the NORSE TWO pivotal trial met its safety and efficacy endpoints, but could not approve t...

Celltrion Healthcare Canada announced that Yuflyma®, biosimilar to AbbVie’s Humira® (adalimumab), is now available in an 80 mg auto-injector and pre-filled syringe. It is the only adalimumab biosimilar available at an 80 mg dose in an auto-injector.

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Alvotech published its first half 2023 financial results, reporting a revenue growth to $22.7M for the six months ending 30 June 2023, compared to $3.9M for the same six months of 2022.  Revenue for that period consisted of product revenue from sales of AVT02 (Alvotech’s ad...

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) issued decisions in Celltrion’s two inter partes reviews (IPRs) (IPR2022-00578 and IPR2022-00579), finding Chugai and Roche’s tocilizumab patents (US patent nos. 8,580,264 and 10,874,677) were invalid.  The PTAB found that claims 1-1...

The Korea Herald reported that Dong-A ST submitted a Marketing Authorization Application to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for its Stelara® biosimilar DMB-3115.  DMB-3115 was jointly developed by Dong-A and Meiji Seika Pharma, and will be commercialised in Europe by th...

Alvotech and Bioventure announced that AVT02, their biosimilar to AbbVie’s Humira® (adalimumab) has been approved (under brand name Adalimumab-EVA®) by the Egyptian Drug Authority.  Bioventure is Alvotech’s exclusive strategic partner for the commercialisation of AVT02 and ...

Merck announced that the European Commission has approved a new indication for Keytruda® (pembrolizumab) – first-line treatment of locally advanced unresectable or metastatic human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive gastric or gastroesophageal junction...

Formycon and Klinge Biopharma announced that the FDA has accepted for review the BLA for FYB203, biosimilar to Regeneron’s Eylea® (aflibercept).  The FDA has assigned a target action date of June 2024.

Formycon submitted the BLA for FYB203 in June 2023.  FYB203 is be...

The US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced the first 10 drugs selected for pricing negotiation as part of the Inflation Reduction Act 2022 (IRA).  The negotiations with the relevant pharma...