Sarfaraz K. Niazi, PhD

Sarfaraz K. Niazi, PhD, is an adjunct professor of biopharmaceutical sciences at the University of Illinois and the University of Houston, and founder of biosimilars companies Karyo Biologics and Adello Biologics. He also founded the biosimilar advisory company PharmSci.


BioRationality: A Dr Sarfaraz Niazi Column—FDA Launches Biosimilar Regulatory Science Program

November 07, 2022

Sarfaraz K. Niazi, PhD, dived into the benefits of the FDA's recently announced Biosimilar Regulatory Science Program, which is expected to help progress biosimilar development and simplify evaluations for interchangeability status.

BioRationality: a Dr Sarfaraz Niazi Column—The EMA Declares Biosimilars Interchangeable

October 03, 2022

Sarfaraz K. Niazi, PhD, explains the significance of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) declaring that biosimilars are interchangeable with their reference products and calls for the United States to do the same in the first installment of his new monthly column.

Opinion: Impact of Inflation Reduction Act 2022—Addressing Critics

August 11, 2022

Sarfaraz K. Niazi, PhD, a professor, entrepreneur, and biosimilar advocate, took aim at criticisms of the Inflation Reduction Act to 2022 that was passed in the Senate and critiques the argument that the bill should be considered a “price control” measure.

Contributor: No Animal Testing of Biosimilars—US Congress Begins Amendment to BPCIA

June 27, 2022

Sarfaraz K. Niazi, PhD, a professor and biosimilar advocate, chronicles the current efforts to remove animal testing from application requirements for biosimilars under the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA), including recent congressional action.

Column: CFB Board Member Creates "Biosimilar" Whiskey

November 06, 2021

Convinced that he could circumvent the time-consuming process of aging whiskey, Center for Biosimilars® Advisory Board member Sarfaraz K. Niazi, PhD, used a lab process to create "biosimilar" whiskey.