Celltrion announces a $278 million deal to acquire Takeda Pharmaceuticals Primary Care businesses in the Asia Pacific. Under the agreement, Celltrion will gain access to patent, trademark and marketing rights for 18 prescription and over-the-counter brands in 9 markets including South Korea, Thailand, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia.
Celltrion announces deal to acquire Takeda Pharmaceuticals Primary Care businesses
Celltrion announced a $278 million deal to acquire Takeda Pharmaceuticals Primary Care businesses in the Asia Pacific. Under the agreement, Celltrion will gain access to patent, trademark and marketing rights for 18 prescription and over-the-counter brands in 9 markets including South Korea, Thailand, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia.
Xbrane Pharma announces agreement with Akademiska Hus for lease of premises
Xbrane Pharma announced that it has entered into an agreement with Akademiska Hus for the lease of new premises at Campus Solna. From March 2021, Xbrane will establish a new development lab for biosimilars and will move their headquarters to the new campus at Solna. Xbrane has said that the new development lab will give them expanded capacity and the ability to start development of additional biosimilar candidates.
Aurobindo Pharma announces willingness to sell biosimilars businesses to subsidiary
LiveMint reported that Aurobindo Pharma announced it would sell its biosimilars business to its wholly owned subsidiary, CuraTeQ Biologics in 2019/20 Q4 earnings call.
AbbVie completes acquisition of Allergan
AbbVie announces it has completed its acquisition of Allergan, following regulatory approval from all relevant Government agencies. AbbVie will now have access to Allergan’s neuroscience products including Vraylar® and Ubrelvy®, and aesthetic products including the Botox® and Juvederm® brands.
Bausch + Lomb enter exclusive licensing agreement with STADA and Xbrane Biopharma
Bausch + Lomb announced it has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with STADA and Xbrane Biopharma for the development and commercialisation of a ranibizumab biosimilar. Under the agreement, Xbrane and STADA will be jointly responsible for finalising development of the biosimilar, with Xbrane to provide commercial supply and Bausch + Lomb responsible for sales, marketing and all other commercialisation efforts.
Wockhardt announces divestment of assets to Dr Reddy’s
On 12 Feb 2020, Wockhardt announced divestment of assets to Dr Reddy’s, under which 62 products and a manufacturing facility will be sold for $259 million. Wockhardt stated that the funds will enable it to invest in biosimilars for the US market.
Alvotech and JAMP enter biosimilar commercialisation agreement
Alvotech and JAMP announce agreement to commercialise five biosimilar products in Canada.
Mundipharma and Samsung announce AmAb deal
Mundipharma announces commercialisation agreement with Samsung. The agreement grants Mundipharma exclusive commercialisation rights to Samsung’s adalimumab candidate in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Product specific reports based on extracts from our BioBlast® database
aflibercept | Eylea® | Regeneron
bevacizumab | Avastin® | Roche/Genentech
cetuximab | Erbitux® | BMS/Merck
darbepoetin | Aranesp® | Amgen
denosumab | Prolia®/Xgeva® | Amgen
dupilumab | Dupixent® | Sanofi-Aventis
eculizumab | Soliris® | Alexion
filgrastim (GCSF) | Neupogen® | Amgen
golimumab | Simponi® | Janssen
guselkumab | Tremfya® | Janssen
infliximab | Remicade® | Johnson & Johnson
ixekizumab | Taltz® | Eli Lilly
lecanemab | Leqembi® | Eisai/Biogen
liraglutide | Victoza® /Saxenda® | Novo Nordisk
natalizumab | Tysabri® | Biogen/Elan
olaparib | Lynparza® | AstraZeneca/Merck
omalizumab | Xolair® | Genentech / Novartis
pegfilgrastim | Neulasta® | Amgen
pembrolizumab | Keytruda® | Merck
ranibizumab | Lucentis® | Genentech
regdanvimab | Regkirona® | Celltrion
risankizumab | Skyrizi® | AbbVie
rituximab | Rituxan®/MabThera® | Genentech/Biogen
secukinumab | Cosentyx® | Novartis
semaglutide | Wegovy®/Ozempic® | Novo Nordisk
tocilizumab | Actemra® | Roche
trastuzumab | Herceptin® | Roche/Genentech
ustekinumab | Stelara® | Johnson & Johnson/Janssen
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