To increase transparency and affordability, American billionaire and businessman Mark Cuban has launched a US generics venture under the name ‘the Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs Company.’ Cuban’s new company is hoping to introduce over 100 drugs by the end of 2021 and build a pharmaceutical factory of its own by 2022. 

After launching in the US last year, the teriparatide product developed by Pfenex and Alvogen has been introduced in Europa, via commercialization partner Theramex, beginning with Germany.

Amneal is close to a filed pipeline of three biosimilar products in the US, while furthering ambitions in the complex generics and 505(b)(2) space, management told the virtual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference.

Cipla sees an incremental revenue opportunity of up to $500m for its US franchise by fiscal 2025 and expects to propel growth with strong execution of its complex generics pipeline. The company is also beginning to “lay the blueprint” in China and Brazil, it said at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference.

Teva CEO Kåre Schultz believes his prediction is coming true for the Truxima biosimilar in-licensed from Celltrion, as he gave the latest update on Teva’s efforts to settle significant legal issues around the US opioid crisis.

Celltrion has kicked off plans for a Phase III trial for its denosumab biosimilar rival to Prolia.