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Another Samsung Bioepis? Biocon, Viatris mull merging biosimilar businesses

Samsung Bioepis represents the marriage of an Asian company and a Western drugmaker with a focus on biosimilars. Now, two other players are reportedly considering a s...
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China’s new NRDL; Biocon-Viatris biosimilar merger?; Avistone’s $200M series A

China unveiled new inclusions in its national reimbursement drug list, featuring novel therapies from Biogen, Pfizer, Eli Lilly and more. Partners Biocon and Viatris ...
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Alvotech, battling AbbVie over its Humira biosim, raises $450M and tees up Nasdaq debut

Alvotech, the biosim specialist locked in a legal battle over AbbVie's sales Goliath Humira, is revving up for its debut on the Nasdaq. The Icelandic company is join...
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Amgen’s Otezla, Repatha and biosimilars put on notice, with challenging years ahead

Some of Amgen’s key businesses are drawing concerns as competition looms. Amgen’s 2022 sales could be about $26.3 billion, or $700 million lower than industry watche...
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Viatris launched two versions of its interchangeable insulin biosimilar. Why?

It's official: Biocon and Viatris have launched their historic interchangeable insulin biosimilar, Semglee. The drug, which references Sanofi's blockbuster diabetes m...
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Pegfilgrastim Biosimilar Matches Reference Product

Sandoz's biosimilar of Neulasta, or pegfilgrastim, matched the reference product in a clinical trial, according to the company. Researchers found equivalence in pharm...
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