On April 1, 2025, the European Medicines Agency opened the consultation period for its draft reflection paper on a tailored clinical approach in biosimilar development....more
On April 2, 2025, Accord received a positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use for two denosumab biosimilars: OSVYRTI and JUBEREQ. OSVYRTI is indicated for the...more
On February 10, 2025, Bio-Thera Solutions, Ltd. announced that they entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd. to commercialize BAT2506 (golimumab), Bio-Thera’s proposed biosimilar of...more
CHMP Adopts Positive Opinion for Aflibercept, Pegfilgrastim Biosimilars: On January 30, 2025, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) adopted positive opinions recommending...more
Pharma: Launch of Shortages Monitoring Platform, several Changes re Clinical Trial Management in EU Countries; Devices: Resolution on the need to revise the MDR and IVDR published; Compliance: CSRD still not implemented in...more
Biosimilars, once a niche segment in the pharmaceutical industry, are now making a significant impact on global healthcare. These products are highly similar to an already-approved reference product, offering a more...more
On Dec 24, 2024, Bio-Thera Solutions Inc. announced that it has partnered with Tabuk Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Company to commercialize BAT2206, a proposed ustekinumab biosimilar to Jansen’s STELARA, in Saudi Arabia....more
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the health care landscape, from diagnostics to drug development and clinical trials. As AI technologies rapidly evolve, global regulators face the complex task of regulating AI to...more
The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Use Products (CHMP) recently recommended approval of six new biosimilars....more
On November 4, 2024, Alvotech and Advanz Pharma announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has accepted a Marketing Authorization Application for AVT05, Alvotech’s biosimilar to Simponi® (golimumab), for the...more
On October 8, 2024, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted, and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has validated, applications for TVB-009P, a...more
On September 27, 2024, Formycon AG (“Formycon”) and its commercialization partner Fresenius Kabi (“Fresenius”) jointly announced that the European Commission (EC) has issued a marketing authorization for FYB202/OTULFI™...more
On September 19, 2024, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) adopted a positive opinion for Sandoz’s aflibercept biosimilar AFQLIR. ...more
As the life sciences, medtech, and diagnostic industries continue to expand and grow increasingly complex, so does the legal, regulatory, and compliance landscape....more
Approval of Celltrion’s Ustekinumab Biosimilar in the EU: On August 26, 2024, Celltrion announced that the European Commission (EC) granted approval for STEQEYMA, formerly known as CT-P43, a biosimilar of STELARA...more
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
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
On July 22, 2024, STADA Arzeimittel AG (“STADA”) and Alvotech announced the launch of ustekinumab biosimilar AVT04 under the name UZPROVO® across a majority of European countries. UZPROVO®, the first approved...more
This week, Biogen announced that the European Commission has approved TOFIDENCE, a tocilizumab biosimilar referencing Roche’s ROACTEMRA. TOFIDENCE was approved by the FDA in September 2023....more
As of 18 June 2024, the Revised CTIS Transparency Rules as adopted by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) apply, and will impact patients, health care professionals and sponsors. Also as of 18 June, a revised version of the...more
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
On 21 May 2024, the European Medicines Agency (“EMA”) published a revised version of the Questions & Answers for applicants, Marketing Authorisation Holders of medicinal products and notified bodies with respect to the...more
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
On 31 January 2025 the Clinical Trials Regulation will become fully applicable to all ongoing clinical trials with medicinal products in the EU. All clinical trials that have been authorized under the Clinical Trials...more
Clinical trials in the European Union (EU) that were approved under the former EU Clinical Trials Directive (CTD) will soon need to transition to the current EU Clinical Trials Regulation (CTR). Sponsors and other impacted...more