Momenta Is Exiting Biosimilars; Is That A Bellwether For Biosimilar Sentiment?

CEO Craig Wheeler talked to Scrip about the challenging biosimilar market dynamics and the company's decision to end most biosimilar drug development. The path to value creation in biosimilars is not clear, he said.

Two lighted glowing red exit signs in an office hallway with arrows pointing the way out of the building.

Momenta Pharmaceuticals Inc. is exiting the biosimilar drug development space to redirect resources to novel pipeline drugs for immune-mediated diseases, in a move that could add fuel to growing concerns about a lackluster biosimilar market.

The decision, announced Oct. 1, comes after a lengthy strategic review process that started in January as the company sought...

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