Belgium’s recent royal decree on pharmaceutical reimbursement represents “three significant steps forward for the generic medicines sector”, according to local off-patent industry association FeBelGen. As well as simplifying reimbursement, the association points out, the decree also sets out a reimbursement pathway for value-added medicines as well as removing certain packaging requirements.

Bangladesh’s Beximco will market Mylan’s biosimilars in its domestic market, under a deal that has just been struck between the two companies. The Ogivri trastuzumab biosimilar, co-developed by Mylan and Biocon, will be the first product launched as part of the collaboration.

Belgian off-patent industry association Medaxes has set out its aspirations for a new biosimilars taskforce that has been set up by local health insurance body INAMI. Data cited by the industry body shows that biosimilar penetration in Belgium is still lagging behind that of its European neighbors.