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FDA has approved Samsung Bioepis’ sBLA for Byooviz®, as an interchangeable biosimilar to Genentech’s Lucentis® (ranibiziumab) across all approved indications.  Byooviz® was developed by Biogen and is being supplied by Samsung Bioepis under a deal inked in 2019 covering the ...

Samsung Biologics announced that it has entered a strategic agreement with European VC firm Kurma Partners to develop and manufacture biologics.  Samsung Biologics will provide chemistry, manufacturing, control and development services to Kurma’s companies under the multi-y...

Roche, Genentech, Chugai and Biogen have settled their dispute in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts regarding Genentech’s Actemra® (tocilizumab) patents.  Roche, Genentech and Chugai instigated proceedings on 23 July 2023, alleging that Biogen’s produc...

Celltrion announced that the FDA has approved its subcutaneous formulation of Zymfentra® (infliximab -dyyb), biosimilar to Janssen’s Remicade®, as maintenance treatment for ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD) following treatment with an IV infliximab.  This is ...

On 1 November 2023, changes introduced following the March 2023 PBAC meeting will take effect with a view to encouraging biosimilar uptake in Australia.  This will simplify the procedure for prescribers for obtaining authority to prescribe (ie an authority script) for certa...

Regeneron and Sanofi announced that that FDA has issued a Complete Response Letter (CRL) regarding the sBLA for Dupixent® (dupilumab) for use in chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU).  Regeneron and Sanofi said FDA’s CRL requires additional efficacy data to support an approva...

The FDA has issued Samsung Biologics with a Form 483 containing six key observations following site inspections on 21-25, 28-31 August and 1 September 2023.  A Form 483 is issued to companies at the conclusion of an FDA inspection if conditions may constitute violations of ...

The US Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has instituted Samsung Bioepis’ inter partes review (IPR) against Regeneron’s Eylea® (aflibercept) patent no. 10,888,601 in IPR proceeding IPR2023-00739.  The ‘601 patent relates to methods of use of aflibercept in treating age re...

The Korea Herald reported that Samsung Bioepis has launched Epysqli®, its biosimilar to AstraZeneca/Alexion’s Soliris® (eculizumab) in three European countries.  Samsung Bioepis confirmed it is preparing to launch Epysqli® in France and the Netherlands by the end of 2023.