HONG KONG – It is not surprising that Tokyo-based Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co. Ltd. wants to hold on to Nesp (darbepoetin alfa), an erythropoiesis-stimulating agent used as a treatment for improving renal anemia, when the patent expires in 2019.
HONG KONG – Small South Korean biopharma firm Legochem Biosciences Inc. is looking to turbo-charge its operations by partnering with Takeda Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., one of just two companies that has successfully commercialized an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) drug.
HONG KONG – South Korean biopharma Celltrion Inc. is looking forward to seeing its Remsima (infliximab) biosimilar product classified as "interchangeable" after a series of updates to the FDA's guidelines on biosimilars that were released much faster than the company expected.
HONG KONG – Small South Korean biopharma firm Legochem Biosciences Inc. is looking to turbo-charge its operations by partnering with Takeda Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., one of just two companies that has successfully commercialized an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) drug.
HONG KONG – South Korean biopharma Celltrion Inc. is looking forward to seeing its Remsima (infliximab) biosimilar product classified as "interchangeable" after a series of updates to the FDA's guidelines on biosimilars that were released much faster than the company expected.
HONG KONG – Leveraging the country's expertise in high-tech manufacturing, more South Korean pharmaceutical companies are joining forces with local and global medical device companies. Consider Dong-A ST Co. Ltd., Dongkook Co. Ltd. and Dae Woong Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., which have all recently struck up deals with med-tech companies to sell devices in South Korea.
HONG KONG – Celltrion Inc. has much to look forward to in the European market, where perception on biosimilars is shifting for the better. The Congress of the European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation announced its support for switching from reference Remicade (infliximab, Janssen Biotech Inc.), the blockbuster anti-inflammatory drug, to biosimilar infliximab.
