by April Breyer Menon | Sep 2, 2026
On August 31, 2026, Alvotech and Teva announced the FDA acceptance of an aBLA for AVT80 (vedolizumab), a proposed interchangeable biosimilar of Takeda’s Entyvio® (vedolizumab). AVT80 is a subcutaneous presentation of vedolizumab in a prefilled syringe and...
by April Breyer Menon | Aug 28, 2026
On August 26, 2026, Takeda Pharmaceuticals filed BPCIA Litigation No. 3:26-cv-11002 (D.N.J.) against Polpharma’s proposed Entyvio® (vedolizumab) biosimilar PB016, alleging infringement of six of Takeda’s method of treatment patents. This is the first...
by April Breyer Menon | Aug 26, 2026
On August 13, 2026, the FDA (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (“CDER”) and Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (“CBER”)) issued final guidance addressing formal meetings between the FDA and sponsors or applicants relating to the development and review...
by April Breyer Menon | Aug 12, 2026
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by April Breyer Menon | Aug 6, 2026
On August 3, 2026, Biocon announced the launch of Yesafili™ (aflibercept-jbvf), an interchangeable biosimilar of Regeneron’s EYLEA® (aflibercept), after FDA-approval in May 2024. Yesafili™ was initially under a permanent injunction after numerous claims...