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AbbVie announces it has completed its acquisition of Allergan, following regulatory approval from all relevant Government agencies. AbbVie will now have access to Allergan’s neuroscience products including Vraylar® and Ubrelvy®, and aesthetic products including the Bo...

Results of the Novartis’ EXCEED study comparing adalimumab and secukinumab for the treatment of PSA (psoriatic arthritis) were released. Researchers reported no statistically significant superiority between secukinumab and adalimumab as first-line treatment of psoriat...

The American Journal of Medical Care publishes results of clinical trials of AryoGen’s BE1040V, biosimilar bevacizumab. Researchers reported the product was non-inferior to the reference product in terms of efficacy for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer.

Bausch + Lomb announced it has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with STADA and Xbrane Biopharma for the development and commercialisation of a ranibizumab biosimilar. Under the agreement, Xbrane and STADA will be jointly responsible for finalising development o...

Bausch + Lomb announce it has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with STADA and Xbrane Biopharma for the development and commercialisation of a ranibizumab biosimilar. Under the agreement, Xbrane and STADA will be jointly responsible for finalising development of...

Significant biosimilar activities this week include

23 April 2020 | Henlius Biotech announced it has received two EU GMP certificates related to its trastuzumab biosimilar HLX02.
28 April 2020 | Mylan and Biocon launched Fulphila® (pegfilgrastim) in Canada. Ful...

Teva and Celltrion announce the launch of Truxima® in the US. Truxima® is indicated for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, granulomatosis with polyangiitis and miscroscopic polyangiitis, making it the only approved biosimilar with the same indications as Rituxan®.

AbbVie released its Q1 2020 financial results, reporting a 13.7% increase in US sales of Humira® from Q1 2019. In global markets, Humira® sales were down 14.9%, a decline that was attributed to biosimilar competition.

Amgen filed suit against Hospira and Pfizer, alleging infringement of US patent 10,577,392, relating to the manufacture of Neupogen®. Interestingly, the patent was only granted on March 03, 2020, nearly 2 years after Hospira launched Nivestym®.

AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford announced an agreement for the global development and distribution of a potential recombinant adenovirus vaccine.