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Scientific Name: omalizumab

2026

April 28, 2026

At the March 2026 PBAC Meeting (outcomes published on 24 April 2026), the Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) recommended reimbursement of the following biosimilars:

  • Amgen’s Amgevita® (adalimumab) in 20mg/0.2ml and 40mg/0.4ml pre-filled syringe (PFS), and 40mg/0.4ml and 80mg/0.8ml pre-filled pen (PFP);
  • Celltrion’s Yuflyma® (adalimumab) in 20mg/0.2ml PFS;
  • Celltrion’s Omlyclo® (omalizumab) in 75mg/0.5ml and 150mg/1ml PFP;
  • Sandoz’s Ardelya® (ustekinumab) in 45mg/0.5ml and 90mg/1ml PFS;
  • Amgen’s Wezlana® (ustekinumab) in 45mg/0.5ml and 90mg/1ml PFS and 130 mg in 26 mL solution for IV infusion.

Amgen’s high concentration adalimumab biosimilar, Amgevita®, was TGA-approved in September 2025, while Celltrion’s high concentration adalimumab Yuflyma® was TGA-approved in September 2024, June 2023 and March 2022 as 20mg/0.2ml PFS, 80mg/0.8ml and 40mg/0.4ml, respectively.  Yuflyma® was first PBS-listed in March 2023 (40mg/0.4ml).  There are a number of other high concentration biosimilars to AbbVie’s Humira® approved in Australia, including Samsung Bioepis’ Hadlima® (approved February 2023, PBS-listed by Organon October 2024) and Sandoz’s Hyrimoz® (approved May 2024 and PBS-listed January 2025).

Celltrion’s Omlyclo® (omalizumab), biosimilar to Genentech/Novartis’ Xolair®, was previously PBS-listed on 1 August 2025 (in 75 mg/0.5ml and 150 mg/1ml PFS) and was launched in Australia in September 2025.  The March 2026 PBAC recommendation relates to the pre-filled pen presentation, which was TGA approved in August 2025.

Amgen’s Wezlana® (ustekinumab), biosimilar to Janssen’s Stelara®, was first recommended for PBS listing at PBAC’s April 2024 meeting.  However, Amgen did not proceed with the listing at that time and requested PBS listing of Wezlana® be put back on the agenda at the March 2026 PBAC meeting.  PBAC has extended its March 2024 recommendation for a further 12 months, supporting the PBS listing of Wezlana®.

Sandoz’s Ardelya® (ustekinumab) has also been recommended for PBS listing but is yet to receive marketing approval in Australia.

Celltrion’s Steqeyma® was the first ustekinumab biosimilar to be PBS-listed on 1 August 2025.  Samsung Bioepis’ Epyztek® (ustekinumab) was recommended for PBS listing at PBAC’s March 2025 meeting, but has not yet progressed to PBS listing, pending lodgement of required documentation.

April 22, 2026

During its investor call on 22 April 2026, Amneal confirmed that, following its acquisition of Kashiv Biosciences, it is expecting to have 6 biosimilars launched in the US by 2027.  This includes:

Amneal is also expecting approvals for 6+ advanced pipeline biosimilar products in 2028-2030, including abatacept (referencing BMS’ Orencia®) certolizumab (UCB’s Cimzia®), pembrolizumab (MSD’s Keytruda®), nivolumab (BMS’ Opdivo®) and dulaglutide (Eli Lilly’s Trulicity®).

In 2030+, Amneal is planning for 10+ pipeline products to be approved, including biosimilars of dupilumab (referencing Regeneron/Sanofi’s Dupixent®), risankizumab (referencing AbbVie’s Skyrizi®) and guselkumab (referencing Janssen’s Tremfya®).

Amneal presently intends to commercialise the biosimilars itself in the US and India, with a partnership model being employed in the rest of the world.

April 6, 2026

On 6 April 2026, Aurobindo’s wholly owned subsidiary, CuraTeQ Biologics, announced it has obtained positive top-line results from a Phase 3 study of BP11 (omalizumab, 300 mg), biosimilar to Genentech/Novartis’ Xolair®.

According to CuraTeQ, the study, which was conducted in 608 patients across 80 sites in Europe and India, successfully met all primary endpoints, demonstrating comparable efficacy and safety to Xolair® in patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria at the 300 mg dose.

Buoyed by these results, which follow completion of a Phase 1 study in March 2024, CuraTeQ is planning to complete regulatory filings with both the European Medicines Agency and the FDA by the end of Q2 2026.

Celltrion’s Omlyclo® is currently the only omalizumab biosimilar on the market anywhere in the world.  Omlyclo® has been approved in: the EU (May 2024, with a high dose (300 mg) form approved November 2025); Korea (June 2024, as PFS, with autoinjector approved December 2025; high dose formulation launched 30 March 2026); Australia (November 2024); Canada (December 2024, with a high dose formulation approved January 2026); the US (March 2025, in 75 mg/0.5ml and 150 mg/ml PFS forms, with full interchangeable status, and December 2025 in high dose); New Zealand (April 2025); and Japan (March 2026).  Celltrion commenced its European rollout of Omlyclo® with the launch of the product in Norway in September 2025, and completed its launch in major European countries including Germany, Spain, the UK and France in November 2025.  In late November 2025, Celltrion announced that it launched Omlyclo® in Brazil.

Biosimilar omalizumab is also under development.  Teva announced in March 2026 that its regulatory applications for an omalizumab biosimilar have been accepted for review by the FDA and the European Medicines Agency for all approved reference indications.  On 11 August 2025, Kashiv BioSciences announced that it entered into a licence and supply agreement with Brazilian pharmaceutical company, CRISTÁLIA, for Kashiv’s biosimilar omalizumab, ADL-018, for the Latin American Market.  Kashiv has previously entered into agreements for commercialisation of ADL-018 in other regions, including with MS Pharma for MENA markets (August 2025) and Alvotech for the EU, UK, Australia, Canada and New Zealand (AVT23, October 2023).  A marketing application for AVT23 was accepted by the UK’s MHRA in March 2025 and by the European Medicines Agency in October 2025.

March 30, 2026

On 30 March 2026, Celltrion announced that it launched its high dose (300 mg) Omlyclo® (omalizumab), biosimilar to Genentech/Novartis’ Xolair®, in Korea, as reported by Korea Biomedical Review.

The Korean launch follows the January 2026 Canadian approval of high dose Omlyclo® (PFS and autoinjector) and approvals of a PFS presentation of the 300 mg dosage form in the US in December 2025 and EU in November 2025.

Celltrion is actively marketing Omlyclo® around the world, with a “launch event” held in Brazil on 31 March 2026, at which Celltrion and “key opinion leaders” presented clinical data, global prescribing experience and “value for use in clinical settings” in relation to the biosimilar.  Omlyclo® was launched in Brazil in November 2025 and secured a state government tender in Santa Catarina.

While Omlyclo® is currently the only omalizumab biosimilar on the market anywhere in the world, at least AurobindoTevaGlenmark and Kashiv  have omalizumab biosimilars under development.  On 11 August 2025, Kashiv BioSciences announced that it entered into a licence and supply agreement with Brazilian pharmaceutical company, CRISTÁLIA, for Kashiv’s biosimilar omalizumab, ADL-018, for the Latin American Market.  Kashiv has previously entered into agreements for commercialisation of ADL-018 in other regions, including with MS Pharma for MENA markets (August 2025) and Alvotech for the EU, UK, Australia, Canada and New Zealand (AVT23, October 2023).  A marketing application for AVT23 was accepted by the UK’s MHRA in March 2025 and by the European Medicines Agency in October 2025.

March 30, 2026

On 30 March 2026, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries announced that the FDA has approved Ponlimsi™, biosimilar to Amgen’s Prolia® (denosumab).  At the same time, Teva also announced that its regulatory applications for a biosimilar to Genentech/Novartis’ Xolair® (omalizumab) have been accepted for review by the FDA and the European Medicines Agency for all approved reference indications.

Ponlimsi® was approved in the EU in November 2025, together with Teva’s biosimilar to Amgen’s Xgeva® (denosumab), Degevma®.  The US has a highly competitive denosumab biosimilar market with a number of denosumab biosimilars already launched, including Sandoz’s Jubbonti® and Wyost® (approved March 2024launched June 2025), Celltrion’s Stoboclo® and Osenvelt® (approved March 2025launched July 2025), Fresenius Kabi’s Conexxence® and Bomyntra® (approved March 2025launched July 2025), Shanghai Henlius/Organon’s Bildyos® and Bilprevda® (approved September 2025launched October 2025), Biocon’s Bosaya™ and Aukelso™ (approved September 2025launched October 2025), and Gedeon Richter/Hikma’s Enoby™ and Xtrenbo™ (approved September 2025, launched January 2026).

Teva’s omalizumab biosimilars are behind Celltrion’s Omlyclo® (omalizumab), which has already been approved in the EU (May 2024; high dose (300mg) form approved November 2025) and the US (March 2025, in 75 mg/0.5ml and 150mg/ml PFS forms, with full interchangeable status, and December 2025 in high dose).  Celltrion commenced its European rollout of Omlyclo® with the launch of the product in Norway in September 2025, and completed its launch in major European countries including Germany, Spain, the UK and France in November 2025.  Aurobindo, Glenmark and Kashiv reportedly also have omalizumab biosimilars under development.

March 27, 2026

On 27 March 2026, Celltrion announced that Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has approved two of its biosimilars: Omlyclo®, biosimilar to Genentech/Novartis’ Xolair® (omalizumab), and Eydenzelt®, biosimilar to Regeneron/Bayer’s Eylea® (aflibercept), 2mg.

According to Celltrion, Omlyclo® is the first omalizumab biosimilar approved in Japan with the full range of on‑label indications, namely bronchial asthma, idiopathic chronic urticaria, and seasonal allergic rhinitis.  The product will be offered in both prefilled syringe (PFS) and autoinjector (AI) presentation.

Omlyclo® was the first omalizumab biosimilar approved in: the EU (May 2024); Korea (June 2024, as PFS, with autoinjector approved December 2025); Australia (November 2024); Canada (December 2024, with a high dose formulation approved January 2026); the US (March 2025, in 75 mg/0.5ml and 150mg/ml PFS forms, with full interchangeable status); and New Zealand (April 2025).  Celltrion commenced its European rollout of Omlyclo® with the launch of the product in Norway in September 2025, and completed its launch in major European countries including Germany, Spain, the UK and France in November 2025.  In late November 2025, Celltrion announced that it launched Omlyclo® in Brazil, Latin America’s largest pharmaceutical market.  Aurobindo, Teva, Glenmark and Kashiv reportedly also have omalizumab biosimilars under development

A number of aflibercept biosimilars are approved in Japan including Alvotech/Fuji Pharma’s AVT06 (September 2025) and Sam Chun Dang’s SCD411 (September 2025).  Under a settlement and licence agreement with Regeneron & Bayer announced in January 2026, Alvotech was permitted to launch AVT06 in Japan from 1 January 2026.

January 26, 2026

On 29 January 2026, Celltrion announced the Canadian approval of its high-dose Omlyclo® (omalizumab), biosimilar to Genentech/Novartis’ Xolair®, in 300mg pre-filled syringe (PFS) and autoinjector (AI) formulations.  Celltrion now has Canadian approved PFS and AI formulations of Omlyclo® in all strengths of Canadian approved Xolair® (75mg, 150mg and 300mg).

Omlyclo® was the first omalizumab biosimilar approved in Canada in December 2024 and remains the only Canadian approved biosimilar omalizumab to date.

The approval of the high dose formulations of Omlyclo® in Canada follows approvals of a PFS presentation of the 300mg dosage form in the US, in December 2025, and in the EU, in November 2025.

AurobindoTevaGlenmark and Kashiv  also have omalizumab biosimilars under development.   On 11 August 2025, Kashiv BioSciences announced that it entered into a licence and supply agreement with Brazilian pharmaceutical company, CRISTÁLIA, for Kashiv’s biosimilar omalizumab, ADL-018, for the Latin American Market.  Kashiv has previously entered into agreements for commercialisation of ADL-018 in other regions, including with MS Pharma for MENA markets (August 2025) and Alvotech for the EU, UK, Australia, Canada and New Zealand (AVT23, October 2023).  A marketing application for AVT23 was accepted by the UK’s MHRA in March 2025 and by the European Medicines Agency in October 2025.

2025

December 24, 2025

On 24 December 2025, Celltrion announced that it has secured approval in Korea for an autoinjector presentation (75mg and 150 mg) of Omlyclo®, biosimilar to Novartis’ Xolair® (omalizumab).

Omlyclo® (CT-P39) was the first omalizumab biosimilar approved in Korea in June 2024 (as a pre-filled syringe).  With the autoinjector approval in Korea, alongside the recently cleared 300 mg pre-filled syringe in the US, Celltrion reports that it now has a full lineup of pre-filled syringes (75 mg, 150 mg, 300 mg), together with the two autoinjector formulations of Omlyclo®.

Omlyclo® was first approved in the US in March 2025, in 75 mg/0.5ml and 150mg/ml PFS forms, with full interchangeable status.  It has also been approved in the EU (May 2024), Australia (November 2024), Canada (December 2024), and New Zealand (April 2025).

Celltrion commenced its European rollout of Omlyclo® with the launch of the product in Norway in September 2025, and completed its launch in major European countries including Germany, Spain, the UK and France in November 2025.  In late November 2025, Celltrion announced that it launched Omlyclo® in Brazil, Latin America’s largest pharmaceutical market.

AurobindoTevaGlenmark and Kashiv reportedly also have omalizumab biosimilars under development.  On 11 August 2025, Kashiv BioSciences announced that it entered into a licence and supply agreement with Brazilian pharmaceutical company, CRISTÁLIA, for Kashiv’s biosimilar omalizumab, ADL-018, for the Latin American Market.  Kashiv has previously entered into agreements for commercialisation of ADL-018 in other regions, including with MS Pharma for MENA markets (August 2025) and Alvotech for the EU, UK, Australia, Canada and New Zealand (AVT23, October 2023).  A marketing application for AVT23 was accepted by the UK’s MHRA in March 2025.

December 3, 2025

On 3 December 2025, Celltrion announced that it received FDA approval for a new 300 mg/2 mL pre-filled syringe presentation of Omlyclo®, biosimilar to Novartis’ Xolair® (omalizumab).  The US approval follows EU approval of the same dosage form in November 2025.

Omlyclo® was first approved in the US in March 2025, in 75 mg/0.5ml and 150mg/ml PFS forms, with full interchangeable status.  It has also been approved in the EU (May 2024), Korea (June 2024), Australia (November 2024), Canada (December 2024), and New Zealand (April 2025).

Celltrion commenced its European rollout of Omlyclo® with the launch of the product in Norway in September 2025, and completed its launch in major European countries including Germany, Spain, the UK and France in November 2025.  In late November 2025, Celltrion announced that it launched Omlyclo® in Brazil, Latin America’s largest pharmaceutical market.

AurobindoTevaGlenmark and Kashiv reportedly also have omalizumab biosimilars under development.  On 11 August 2025, Kashiv BioSciences announced that it entered into a licence and supply agreement with Brazilian pharmaceutical company, CRISTÁLIA, for Kashiv’s biosimilar omalizumab, ADL-018, for the Latin American Market.  Kashiv has previously entered into agreements for commercialisation of ADL-018 in other regions, including with MS Pharma for MENA markets (August 2025) and Alvotech for the EU, UK, Australia, Canada and New Zealand (AVT23, October 2023).  A marketing application for AVT23 was accepted by the UK’s MHRA in March 2025.

November 27, 2025

On 27 November 2025, Celltrion announced that it has launched Omlyclo®, the first biosimilar to Novartis’ Xolair® (omalizumab) in Brazil, Latin America’s largest pharmaceutical market.

Two days earlier, on 25 November 2025, Celltrion also announced the completion of its Omlyclo® launch in major European countries including Germany, Spain, the UK and France, and that it has successfully secured bids from multiple hospital groups in the Netherlands, securing 70% of the Dutch market.

Omlyclo® is the first and only omalizumab biosimilar to be approved in the EU, with Celltrion’s 75 mg/0.5 mL and 150 mg/1 mL PFS formulations receiving EU market authorisation in May 2024.  Celltrion commenced its European rollout of Omlyco® with the launch of the product in Norway in September 2025.  Omlyclo® is approved in the EU (May 2024), Korea (June 2024), Australia (November 2024), Canada (December 2024), the US (March 2025) and New Zealand  (April 2025).  The Celltrion product has been the subject of patent infringement actions in at least the UK and Europe.

AurobindoTevaGlenmark and Kashiv reportedly also have omalizumab biosimilars under development.  On 11 August 2025, Kashiv BioSciences announced that it entered into a licence and supply agreement with Brazilian pharmaceutical company, CRISTÁLIA, for Kashiv’s biosimilar omalizumab, ADL-018, for the Latin American Market.  Kashiv has previously entered into agreements for commercialisation of ADL-018 in other regions, including with MS Pharma for MENA markets (August 2025) and Alvotech for the EU, UK, Australia, Canada and New Zealand (AVT23, October 2023).  A marketing application for AVT23 was accepted by the UK’s MHRA in March 2025.

BioBlast® extract From November 27, 2025 to April 28, 2026

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Naomi Pearce and Chantal Savage

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