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EMA Accepts Marketing Authorization Application for Alvotech’s AVT06 (aflibercept)

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On August 15, 2024, Alvotech and Advanz Pharma announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has accepted a Marketing Authorization Application for AVT06, Alvotech’s biosimilar of low dose (2 mg) EYLEA (aflibercept)....more

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EU Committee Recommends Approval of 6 New Biosimilars in July 2024 Meeting

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The Committee for Medicine Products for Human Use (“CHMP”) recommended 14 medicines for European Medicines Agency Approval (“EMA”) approval (“marketing authorization”), during its monthly meeting on July 22-25, 2024....more

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European Biosimilar Regulatory Update

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In the past few weeks, the European Commission provided marketing authorization for biosimilars of denosumab and omalizumab, as well as an ophthalmic formulation of bevacizumab....more

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The European Parliament Adopts Position on the European Commission’s Proposal for the First Major Overhaul of the EU Medicines...

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In April 2023, we published an alert in relation to two European Commission legislative proposals: new Regulation 2023/0131 and new Directive 2023/0132, to replace the current EU regulatory framework for all medicines...more

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Alvotech and STADA obtain approval in Europe for ustekinumab biosimilar, UZPRUVO

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​​​​​​​On January 10, Alvotech announced that the European Commission (EC) issued a marketing authorization to its European commercialization partner, STADA, for UZPRUVO (AVT04), a biosimilar referencing STELARA...more

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EMA Accepts MAA for Dong-A ST’s Ustekinumab Biosimilar

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On July 14, Dong-A ST announced that the European Medicines Agency accepted its Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for DMB-3115, a biosimilar referencing STELARA (ustekinumab). STELARA is approved for the treatment of...more

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The European Commission Proposes First Major Overhaul of the EU Medicines Regulatory Framework in 20 Years: Regulatory Data...

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We recently published an alert in relation to the European Commission’s legislative proposals to replace the current EU regulatory framework for all medicines (including those for rare diseases and for children). One of the...more

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International Biosimilar Market Updates

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Stelis Biopharma Receives Positive Recommendation for FORSTEO Biosimilar in Europe - On November 14, Stelis Biopharma Limited (Stelis), the biologics arm of Strides Pharma Science Limited, announced that its first...more

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STADA and Xbrane Announce Approval of Ranibizumab Biosimilar in Europe

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On November 11, 2022, STADA Arzneimittel AG (“STADA”) and Xbrane Biopharma AB (“Xbrane”) announced that the European Commission has granted a marketing authorization for XIMLUCI (ranibizumab), a biosimilar to Genentech’s...more

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Biosimilars Approved in the EU are Considered Interchangeable

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​​​​​​​On September 19, 2022, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the Heads of Medicines’ Agencies (HMA) issued a joint statement explaining their scientific rationale for determining that biosimilars approved in the EU...more

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EMA CHMP Recommends Grant of Marketing Authorization for Three Biosimilars

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The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) recently adopted positive opinions for three biosimilar products. On June 23, 2022, CHMP recommended the grant of a marketing...more

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EMA Recommends Denying Marketing Authorization for Prestige BioPharma’s TUZNUE and HERVELOUS (trastuzumab)

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On May 19, 2022, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) issued opinions recommending the refusal of marketing authorization for Prestige BioPharma Ltd.’s HD201, TUZNUE and...more

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CHMP adopts positive opinion on Alvotech’s adalimumab biosimilar

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The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended approval of Alvotech‘s high-concentration AVT02 (100 mg/mL), a proposed biosimilar to Humira® (adalimumab). Humira®...more

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EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Implications for Life Sciences Companies

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The agreement provides guidance across several areas for the life sciences sector, though gaps remain. The widely anticipated EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (the Agreement) came into effect on 1 January 2021 after...more

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The EMA has published guidance on registry-based studies as a tool to generate RWE

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On 24 September 2020, the European Medicines Agency (“EMA”) published a draft Guideline on registry-based studies. The EMA’s intention is to enhance the use of registry-based studies as a source of real-world evidence (RWE)....more

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EMA Reviews Samsung Bioepis’ Lucentis Biosimilar For Eye Diseases

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Today, Samsung Bioepis and Biogen announced that the EMA has accepted for review its Marketing Authorization for their proposed biosimilar product referencing eye disease product Lucentis (ranibizumab). Ranibizumab is an...more

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Biosimilars Approvals: Nepexto Receives European Marketing Authorization, Ziextenzo and Riximyo Receive Health Canada Approval

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Last week, Lupin and Mylan announced that the European Commission had granted marketing authorization for their biosimilar Nepexto (etanercept) for all indications of the reference product. The marketing authorization follows...more

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EMA offers simultaneous review of products for EU and non-EU markets

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The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has announced that it now offers the possibility for simultaneous review of centralized marketing authorization applications (MAAs) and applications for a scientific opinion under Article...more

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European Commission Proposal Would Make It Harder for Innovator Companies to Launch Friendly Duplicates (Biosimilars)

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The European Commission ("Commission") presented the results of the stakeholders’ consultation on its "Note on Handling of Duplicate Marketing Authorisation Applications" ("Note on Duplicates") during the Pharmaceutical...more

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Heads of Medicines Agencies publishes practical guidance on nitrosamines

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In late October 2019, the Co-ordination Group for Mutual Recognition and Decentralised procedures – Human (CMDh) of the Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA) published a practical guidance on nitrosamines. The guidance is...more

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European Medicines Agency’s new guide on the wording of therapeutic indication

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On 21 October 2019, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) published a guide for assessors of centralised applications for marketing authorisation. The guide focuses on the wording used in therapeutic indications. The...more

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EMA warns marketing authorisations holders to notify type I variations earlier

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On 26 October 2018, the European Medicines Agency (EMA), advised marketing authorisation holders to submit type I variations prior to the temporary closure of the EMA. The EMA will relocate from London to Amsterdam and will...more

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Amgen, Sandoz, Samsung, and Mylan Launch Biosimilars in Europe (UPDATED)

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Amgen, Sandoz, Samsung and Mylan all launched adalimumab biosimilars in Europe this past October. On October 16, 2018, Amgen has announced that its adalimumab biosimilar AMGEVITA launched in European markets....more

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European Biosimilar Approval Updates: Adalimumab, Pegfilgrastim

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In August, we reported that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommended the granting of marketing authorization for three biosimilar medicines: (1) Fujifilm...more

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European Commission Grants Marketing Authorization for Adalimumab and Trastuzumab Biosimilars

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Last week the European Commission granted marketing authorization for two biosimilars. First, Sandoz, a division of Novartis, announced on July 27 that it had received marketing authorization for Hyrimoz, its adalimumab...more

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