Wednesday, May 16, 2018 Daily Archives

Valerius Picks Catalent to Make ‘Specialty Biosimilar’ Pipeline

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High productivities and specialized targets means Catalent’s 2,000 L scale bioreactors can easily realize production needs for its orphan biosimilar and biobetter candidates, says Valerius Biopharma’s CEO. Swiss biopharma firm Valerius Biopharma has selected Catalent Biologics to provide cell line development and cGMP manufacturing for its burgeoning biosimilar pipeline. The firm has not disclosed the specific targets but CEO Andreas Herrmann told BioProcess Insider “two are biosimilars of orphan drugs and the other two are products, where we want to…

May 16, 2018

First US Epogen Biosimilar Approved as Pfizer Fixes GMP Issues in Kansas

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The FDA upgraded Pfizer’s troubled McPherson, Kansas facility in January paving the way for the approval of Retacrit – a biosimilar version of Amgen’s Epogen (epoetin alfa). The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Retacrit as the first biosimilar version of Amgen’s anemia drug Epogen yesterday. “The FDA’s decision to approve Retacrit for all indications of the reference product marks a critical and positive step forward in helping create a marketplace for biosimilars in the US, further advancing opportunities…

May 16, 2018