Sanofi's Biosimilars Deal With JHL Confirms Growing Trend In China
Executive Summary
Sanofi is joining the biosimilars trend to tap into China through a local partnership with Taiwan's JHL Biotech, initially focusing on rituximab, a biosimilar product that has great market potential but strong competition in development by domestic peers.
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