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.

A strong tailwind from antipsychotic drug Vraylar helped Hungary’s Gedeon Richter to post a 40% leap in 2019 net profit. Analysts see more upside ahead for eastern Europe’s largest drugmaker.

Sandoz US president Carol Lynch talked to Scrip about its changing US portfolio, which will emphasize biosimilars, as the Novartis unit is poised to divest most of its US generics portfolio to Aurobindo.

Amgen has filed a US patent-infringement lawsuit against Pfizer’s Hospira over its biosimilar pegfilgrastim rival to Neulasta.

Despite seeing an 8% drop in global turnover in 2019, an upbeat Teva says the completion of its restructuring plan has positioned the company to increase its turnover through newly-launched products – including biosimilars, brands and new generics – as well as improve its profit margins through manufacturing optimization.