Samsung Bioepis has beefed up its biosimilar pipeline with versions of Lucentis (ranbizumab) and Soliris (eculizumab) under development. In Europe, South Korean biopharma firm has achieved commercial success with four biosimilar products. In the US – through commercialization partner Merck & Co. – it has launched one and has two other biosimilars under review. When looking at the market and large pharma biosimilar makers such as Pfizer and Sandoz “we are up to par with the ‘big boys’ in terms…

Within the tides space, oligonucleotides hold the most opportunity for commercial success and growth say respondents of a KNect365 survey. The oligonucleotide therapeutic market could be viewed as having suffered a false start. The potential of antisense oligonucleotides to silence specific genes was jumped upon in the 1980s with numerous companies investing heavily in the field and commencing hundreds of clinical trials. However, the unexpected complexity of oligonucleotide pharmacology somewhat dampened the sector. And though the US Food and Drug…