While Celltrion has delivered an unimpressive first quarter of 2021, the company has pointed to plans to launch high-margin products in new markets. The Korean firm said that it was looking to launch its subcutaneous Remsima SC infliximab formulation in Canada and Australia in 2021, while it is also aiming to launch its Yuflyma (adalimumab) in more than 70% of the EU adalimumab market.

Celltrion has received an endorsement from the European Medicines Agency that means that its Remsima SC subcutaneous formulation of infliximab can be used directly in rheumatoid arthritis patients, without the need for intravenous loading first.

Health Canada has approved Celltrion’s subcutaneous version of Remsima for rheumatoid arthritis, as Celltrion plans to expand indications for the infliximab biosimilar to allow it to also treat inflammatory bowel disease. The company has also established an offshoot in Canada that will allow it to sell Remsima SC directly.