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CHMP meeting highlights – May 2025

European Pharmaceutical Review

Application withdrawals Despite the CHMP granting two positive opinions for biosimilars to treat osteoporosis, an initialmarketing authorisationapplication for Teriparatide Ascend (teriparatide) intended for this indication, was withdrawn. The Irish medicines regulatory agency, requested this action under Article 31 of Directive 2001/83/EC.

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Looking Beyond mRNA-based COVID-19 Vaccines to Innovative Therapeutics

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Intellia Therapeutics Announces First Patient Dosed in the Phase 3 MAGNITUDE Study of NTLA-2001 as a Single-Dose CRISPR-Based Treatment for Transthyretin Amyloidosis with Cardiomyopathy. News Release. Intellia Therapeutics. News Release. BioNTech Announces First Quarter 2025 Financial Results and Corporate Update | BioNTech.

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STAT+: Brawl over Eylea gets biosimilar industry’s attention

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The drug, called ISB 2001, targets CD38 and BCMA protein receptors on tumor cells and the CD3 receptor on T cells. Brawl over Eylea gets biosimilar industry’s attention A high-stakes legal fight between Regeneron and Amgen over the blockbuster eye drug Eylea is putting the U.S. A Phase 1 study in multiple myeloma is underway.

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Interchangeability of biosimilars in the EU – the industry impact

European Pharmaceutical Review

A biosimilar is a biological medicine ‘similar’ to another biological medicine already approved in the EU (the ‘reference medicine’). 1 However, as most biosimilars are developed by means of a complex biotechnological process in living organisms, this inevitably leads to differences between the biosimilar and the reference product.

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Psychedelic medicines: are they gaining traction in Europe?

European Pharmaceutical Review

For example, the relaxed attitude towards cannabis in the Netherlands is well-known and Portugal has decriminalised the possession and consumption of all illicit substances since 2001. She has specialist expertise in patent litigation across both the telecommunications sector as well as pharmaceutical innovator and biosimilar sectors.

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EU pharmaceutical legislation revisions: what are the implications for biopharma?

European Pharmaceutical Review

Changes to regulatory data protection periods are of particular interest to biopharma” Changes to regulatory data protection (RDP) periods are of particular interest to biopharma (originators and generic / biosimilar manufacturers). By contrast, orphan drugs could become less profitable, more risky investments. Internet] 2023.

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Botanical drugs – what is the best way forward for regulatory and market approval?

European Pharmaceutical Review

4,6 Five patent issues that European biosimilar developers should consider before entering the US market Quality control of the botanical drug substances was one of the critical factors that led to barricades during the development of Veregen and Mytesi. 13 Currently, over 350 herbal remedies have been granted a THR licence. 2012/1916).