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On 19 February 2025, Shanghai Henlius Biotech announced that its HANBEITAI, biosimilar to Roche/Genentech’s Avastin® (bevacizumab) has received marketing approval from Bolivia’s Agencia Estatal de Medicamentos y Tecnologías en Salud (AGEMED) under the trade name Longiva™.

Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has updated its online list of prescription medicines for evaluation for the month of January.  Among the applications for new medicines to be reviewed is GSK’s Blenrep® (belantamab mafodotin) for the treatment of patients ...

On 18 February 2025, Celltrion announced that the European Commission has approved Eydenzelt® (CT-P42), biosimilar to Bayer/Regeneron’s Eylea® (aflibercept), for the treatment of multiple retinal disorders, including nAMD, macular oedema following retinal vein occlusion (RV...

On 18 February 2025, Biocon Biologics announced that the European Commission has granted marketing authorisation for Yesintek®, biosimilar to J&J/Janssen’s Stelara® (ustekinumab).  Yesintek® is indicated for the treatment of adults and children with plaque psoriasis and...

On 18 February 2025, Merus announced that the FDA has granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation (BTD) to petosemtamab in combination with pembrolizumab for the first-line treatment of adults with recurrent or metastatic PD-L1 positive head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (r...

On 18 February 2025, Galderma announced that Nemluvio® (nemolizumab) for subcutaneous administration has been approved in the UK and Switzerland for two indications:

moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis in combination with topical corticosteroids and/or calcineurin...

On 18 February 2025, Regeneron and Sanofi announced that the US FDA has accepted their sBLA for priority review of Dupixent® (dupilumab) for the targeted treatment of bullous pemphigoid (BP).  The FDA’s decision is expected by 20 June 2025.  If approved, Dupixent® will be t...

On 18 February 2025, Alvotech and Teva announced that the US FDA has accepted for review a Biologics Licence Application (BLA) for Alvotech-developed AVT06, biosimilar to Regeneron’s Eylea® (aflibercept, 2mg).  The companies expect that regulatory approval will be obtained ...

On 17 February 2025, Boan Biotech announced that the Journal of Bone Oncology published Phase III trial results for its biosimilar denosumab (Boluojia®/BA1102, formerly code-named LY01011), demonstrating comparable efficacy and safety to reference product, Amgen’s Xgeva®.  ...