On 20 June 2024, Korea Biomedical Review reported that Celltrion has successfully applied to be the exclusive supplier of Remsima® (biosimilar to Janssen’s Remicade® (infliximab)), Herzuma® (biosimilar to Roche’s Herceptin® (trastuzumab)) and Vegzelma® (biosimilar to Genentech’s Avastin (bevacizumab)) to France’s largest pharmaceutical procurement Group (Union des Hopitaux pour les Achats (UniHA)) The supply arrangement will continue until June 2027.
Celltrion has also secured a 4 year-contract to supply Herzuma and Vegzelma to the Bretagne regional public hospital network in France.
This follows Celltrion’s recent tender successes regarding Remsima® and Herzuma® in Peru (May 2024) and Remsima SC® in Denmark (April 2024), Norway (February 2024) and Sicily (January 2024). In February 2024, Celltrion also secured a series of tenders in Peru to supply Herzuma® (trastuzumab biosimilar), Truxima® (rituximab biosimilar) and Yuflyma® (adalimumab biosimilar).