Samsung Bioepis and Biogen Announce EMA Filing Acceptance of SB11 (biosimilar, ranibizumab)

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EMA has accepted to review the MAA for SB11, a proposed biosimilar referencing Lucentis (ranibizumab). If approved, SB11 will join a growing number of biosimilars developed by Samsung Bioepis and commercialized by Biogen
In Nov 2019, Samsung Bioepis announced that it entered into a new commercialization agreement with Biogen for two ophthalmology biosimilar candidates: SB11 (ranibizumab) and SB15 (aflibercept) in the US, Canada, Europe, Japan, and Australia
Ranibizumab is an anti-VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor) for retinal vascular disorders, which are a leading cause of blindness

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