Viatris and partner Biocon have seen FDA action on their application for a bevacizumab biosimilar rival to Avastin delayed by the need for a facility inspection, the timing of which is uncertain due to coronavirus-related restrictions.
Viatris will not see US Food and Drug Administration action on its application for a bevacizumab proposed biosimilar to Avastin by the end of 2020 as anticipated, after the agency said it would need to conduct an inspection of the manufacturing facilities of the firm’s development partner, India’s Biocon.
Early this year, Mylan – ahead of its merger with Pfizer’s Upjohn to become Viatris – had revealed an FDA...
The UK government has said it will invest almost £30m ($40.4m) in AI technologies to modernize the NHS and reduce wait times – but for the medtech sector, the devil will be in the details.
The UK government has said it will invest almost £30m ($40.4m) in AI technologies to modernize the NHS and reduce wait times – but for the medtech sector, the devil will be in the details.
An abbreviated licensure pathway for biologics was created by the 2009 Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act. Biologics demonstrated to be biosimilar to or interchangeable with FDA-approved products can use the 351(k) biologics license application pathway. Biosimilars BLAs submitted under the 351(k) pathway have a 12 month user fee goal for FDA action. Updated weekly.
Mounjaro, Eliquis, and Darzalex buck the Q1 trend to make gains
Avoiding disaster at the beginning of the pandemic and offering a pro-active supply chain blueprint should position the generics industry well for an onshoring debate in Congress, but a look back at March 2020 is a reminder that even small policy shifts can have a big impact.
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Teva and Biocon Biologics have become the latest firms to sign up to the Biosimilars Forum industry association in the US.
