Dean Rudge
Senior Reporter
Dean has built up a wealth of knowledge on the global generics and biosimilar medicines industries in his five years with Generics bulletin. He specializes in commercial and legal issues, writing in-depth analyses of corporate strategy and getting under the skin of patent-infringement proceedings and other litigation. He attends investor and regulatory meetings with business leaders, favoring the investor days with their focus on corporate strategy. In his spare time, Dean enjoys visiting museums and playing five-a-side football.
Latest From Dean Rudge
Coherus Completes $50m Share Offer To Novel Partner Junshi Biosciences
Coherus BioSciences has sold a little under 2.5 million shares to partner Junshi Biosciences, giving the firm additional capital following a large debt financing last year.
Alvogen’s Lotus Bags $50m Investment To Boost Access In Asia
Lotus Pharmaceuticals aims to build a stronghold in Thailand and beyond, after the Alvogen subsidiary announced a partnership with a subsidiary of Thai state-owned conglomerate PTT, which includes a $50m capital injection.
Amgen Tells Sandoz On Enbrel: You Lost On The Facts
Amgen has hit back at Sandoz’ petition for a writ of certiorari against a US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decision that leaves the biosimilar sponsor unable to market its Enbrel biosimilar more than three decades after the biologic was first launched.
Prestige And Pharmapark Add Bevacizumab To Russia Collaboration
Russia’s Pharmapark has added Prestige BioPharma’s HD204 biosimilar bevacizumab product to the firms’ commercialization partnership, two years after kicking off the partnership with trastuzumab.
Teva Identifies ‘Problem Pattern’ Of Complex CRLs Ahead Of GDUFA III
Forecasting up to a dozen complex generic launches by Teva in the US in 2021, executive vice-president for North America commercial Brendan O’Grady said Teva was continuing to push for changes to boost approval rates ahead of GDUFA III next year.
Hikma Gets More Time On Vascepa Response As Amarin CEO Exits
Hikma has won more time to respond to Amarin’s certiorari petition to the US Supreme Court over a Federal Circuit decision invalidating Vascepa intellectual property – but not the 45 days the company was looking for. Meanwhile, Amarin’s CEO John Thero is to stand down later this year.