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Michael Reilly: Congress Should Maintain Current FDA Biosimilars Standards

Safe Biologics

Nearly 10 years ago, the FDA approved the first “biosimilar” – a copycat medicine highly similar, but not identical to a previously-approved biologic. Biosimilars offer new treatment choices and more price competition, increasing access and affordability for patients. But the safeguards physicians count on may soon be removed.

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Alteogen and Daiichi Sankyo sign license deal for ADC development

Pharmaceutical Business Review

” Founded in 2008, Alteogen specialises in developing biologics, including ADCs, biobetters, and biosimilars. The company’s portfolio comprises clinical-stage long-acting therapeutic proteins and next-generation ADCs developed through its platform technologies, NexP-fusion and NexMab.

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Roche CEO Severin Schwan to stand down after 14 years

pharmaphorum

The appointment might raise some eyebrows given Roche’s need to drive pharma sales as it copes with the loss of patent protection on an earlier generation of antibody-based therapies – now being hit by biosimilar competition – but Schwan is confident Schinecker is the right man to lead the company forward.

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Is India capable of ensuring equitable access to biopharmaceuticals?

Express Pharma

In a bid to resolve both physical and financial restrictions inhibiting equitable access to quality medicines, the Jan Aushadhi scheme was launched in 2008 and envisaged the setting up of dedicated Janaushadhi Kendras to provide quality generic medicines at capped prices for the general public. appeared first on Express Pharma.

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Silence Isn’t Golden: Two Executives Convicted in First Criminal Prosecution Under the Consumer Product Safety Act

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

Walsh — Although the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) has been around for over 50 years to “protect the public against unreasonable risks of injury associated with consumer products,” it was not until 2008 that the statute was amended to authorize the Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”) to impose criminal liability against individual directors, (..)

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New Legislation Would Cut Off Access To The Courts And Immunize FDA Actions From Timely Judicial Review

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

110-316 (2008) and by Section 1135 of the FDA Safety and Innovation Act (“FDASIA”), Pub. As background, FDC Act § 505(q) states that FDA shall not delay approval of a pending ANDA, 505(b)(2) application, or 351(k) biosimilar application as a result of a citizen petition submitted to the Agency pursuant to 21 C.F.R. 112-144 (2012).

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The Future of Biopharmaceuticals in Bangladesh and India: The Five Challenges

PharmaState Academy

Over the next 15 to 20 years, you can expect pharma business models of today to be metamorphosed by biopharmaceuticals and biosimilars. The value of Biologics (2008), pp. Medical representatives will have to transform into knowledge workers and their upline too will have a redefined leadership role to play.