Skylar Jeremias

February 21, 2023

Panelists at the annual meeting of the International Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association (IGBA) offered insight into the current state of the global biosimilar and generic markets and why government agencies need to leverage these medicines to address challenges in the pharmaceutical space.

February 19, 2023

COVID-19 allowed governments to critically examine the biopharma space to increase access to vaccines, but there's still a way to go, according to Monique Mansoura, PhD, MBA, executive director of global health security and biotechnology at the MITRE Corporation, at the International Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association’s annual meeting.

February 16, 2023

Fresenius Kabi announced the US launch of its pegfilgrastim biosimilar Stimufend (pegfilgrastim-fpgk), making it the fifth biosimilar referencing Neulasta to enter the market.

February 16, 2023

Two presentations and a panel discussion at the annual meeting of the Association for Accessible Medicines (Access 2023) went over the current state of biosimilar uptake and the factors that help determine whether a biosimilar will experience good adoption rates.

February 15, 2023

At the annual meeting of the Association for Accessible Medicines (Access 2023), Shark Tank’s Mark Cuban explained his dedication to and the inner workings of his online pharmacy that provides generic drugs to patients for significantly lower prices than traditional pharmacies.

February 14, 2023

Biocon Biologics and its partner Viatris received a complete response letter (CRL) for their biosimilar referencing Avastin (bevacizumab), the second CRL for the companies in 2023. The news comes as Biocon publishes increased revenues for biosimilars and generics.

February 14, 2023

Adalimumab and ustekinumab biosimilars aren't the only factors that will drive biosimilar adoption and savings through 2023, according to Michael Kleinrock, lead research director for the IQVIA Institute for Human Data Science.

February 12, 2023

Sonia T. Oskouei, PharmD, vice president of biosimilars and specialty at Sandoz, foreshadows how the US market introduction of adalimumab biosimilars could influence future biosimilar entrances and discusses why educational efforts need to be tailored to different specialties and stakeholders.

February 09, 2023

IQVIA’s Biosimilars in the United States 2023-2027 report found that while the US biologics market has grown 12.5% annually over the last 5 years, spending on biosimilars is growing and is expected to reach $129 billion by 2027.

February 08, 2023

Formycon shared positive data on its Eylea (aflibercept) biosimilar; Sandoz received a thumbs up from the European Union’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP); and Shanghai Henlius Biotech began a phase 1 study for its daratumumab biosimilar candidate.