Only four months after it was carved out from Sanofi to become an independent company, Prague-based Zentiva has announced fresh leadership in the form of Nick Haggar, the 30-year industry veteran and former president of Medicines of Europe.

With an eye on moving to market its broad pipeline of innovative brands, Pfizer has cut development of five early-stage biosimilar assets, in a decision that will affect 150 staff. The move is not reflective of Pfizer's overall commitment to biosimilars, the US-based company maintains.

Cipla has formed a licensing agreement with Bio-Thera Solutions for the Chinese firm’s BAT1706 bevacizumab biosimilar, which the Indian company will distribute and sell in select emerging markets.

A strengthened cash position has provided Amneal the chance to seek inorganic opportunities to bolster its growing presence in injectables. The US-based, US-centric company is looking to grow its operations, having been surprised in recent weeks by generic competition to its most lucrative generic assets.

Pfizer is set to close two of its manufacturing facilities in India this year, after the firm concluded that production at the former Hospira sites “is not viable” due to falling demand.

Almost 20 new generic groups – including rivals to Flecaine, Inegy, Remodulin and Revlimid – have been added to France’s répertoire of generic equivalents following the latest update by local medicines agency ANSM.

The FTC will allow Teva to continue to supply the Embeda brand to Pfizer in 2019, despite Teva having taken several years to bring its in-development generic version to market.

Belgian medicines agency AFMPS has launched a public information campaign to educate patients on biologics and to encourage the uptake of biosimilars.

As the FDA publishes several key guidance documents on biosimilars and biologics, Commissioner Scott Gottlieb has outlined the latest steps in the agency’s ongoing efforts to support the market. These include measures to address the abuse of REMS, as well as transitioning products such as insulin and human growth hormone into the biologics framework.

After a tug-of-war between the French Senate and Assemblée Nationale that saw controversial budget measures relating to generic substitution removed from draft legislation, a final version has been passed that reinstates them.

Almost 20 new generic groups – including rivals to Flecaine, Inegy, Remodulin and Revlimid – have been added to France’s répertoire of generic equivalents following the latest update by local medicines agency ANSM.

Two infliximab switching studies have provided reassuring data on the safety of Celltrion’s CT-P13 infliximab biosimilar to treat IBD. While one report explores changing pediatric patients to CT-P13 from the Remicade reference drug, the other looks at reverse switching patients from the biosimilar to the originator brand.

With an eye on moving to market its broad pipeline of innovative brands, Pfizer has cut development of five early-stage biosimilar assets, in a decision that will affect 150 staff. The move is not reflective of Pfizer's overall commitment to biosimilars, the US-based company maintains.

Cipla has formed a licensing agreement with Bio-Thera Solutions for the Chinese firm’s BAT1706 bevacizumab biosimilar, which the Indian company will distribute and sell in select emerging markets.

Dr Reddy’s chief operating officer Erez Israeli says six key areas – the US, China, Russia, India, APIs and hospital drugs – underpin the Indian company’s growth ambitions, with small-molecule generics remaining the firm’s “bread and butter”.

New Jersey-based Kashiv adds biosimilar assets to its repertoire by acquiring Adello Biologics, becoming, in its own words, a “fully-integrated biosciences company with an expanded and dynamic platform for growth.” Adello’s CEO, Chintu Patel, will lead the combination.