In October, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories and ANI Pharmaceuticals are among companies expecting to hear from the US Food and Drug Administration for key applications, as the annual joint conference of Medicines for Europe and the International Generic and Biosimilar medicines Association takes place in Athens, Greece.

In the month ahead, Alvogen’s biosimilars sister company Alvotech is anticipated to receive a USFDA decision on its biosimilar Humira candidate, while Hikma’s management will meet investors to discuss prospects for its Generics business.

In the month ahead, Teva will see a key management change, Polpharma is set to wrap up a landmark Phase III biosimilar study and financial results for all manner of industry participants will continue to trickle out.

In the month ahead, Viatris may land history-making FDA biosimilar approvals, while readers will enjoy Generics Bulletin’s usual close coverage of the quarterly financial reports.

Generic and biosimilar medicines must become central to European healthcare policy as the region looks to rebuild in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Medicines for Europe’s new president, Rebecca Guntern of Sandoz, tells Generics Bulletin in an exclusive interview.

After 180 Life Sciences recently struck a deal with Korea’s Celltrion to support its work in repurposing off-patent biologics, CEO Jim Woody speaks to Generics Bulletin about what the collaboration means for the company and its next steps.

A continuing lack of legal certainty continues to plague suppliers to the Northern Ireland market despite the latest proposals from the EU Commission, UK and European off-patent industry leaders Mark Samuels and Adrian van den Hoven tell Generics Bulletin.

US-based Phlow and Fresenius Kabi have announced an alliance to supply essential medicines, including injectables, for public health emergencies and to Children’s Hospital Coalition, a project by Phlow. In an exclusive interview with Generics Bulletin, Phlow chief business officer Dan Hackman talks about the partnership, addressing US supply chain disruptions, domestic manufacturing and more.

Benign prostatic hyperplasia treatment indoramin topped the UK’s steepest generic price rises in September with an average price that more than trebled, according to the latest figures from WaveData.

Timolol eye drops saw their prices leap in August while sildenafil’s slide saw prices cut in half, according to the latest UK generics pricing figures from WaveData.

Ivabradine, lercanidipine, donepezil and aspirin led the steepest price rises seen for UK generics in July 2021, with all of these molecules experiencing triple-digit average increases in certain presentations, according to WaveData.

Ivabradine exhibited interesting pricing dynamics in the UK in June, with the average cost of the heart failure treatment more than trebling despite the lowest offer in the market remaining stable.