Wednesday, 6 April 2016

SAMSUNG BIOEPIS' FLIXABI® INFLIXIMAB BIOSIMILAR RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL IN THE EUROPEAN UNION

INCHEON, Korea, April 4 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Samsung Bioepis Co., Ltd. today announced that the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has adopted a positive opinion on Flixabi® – a biosimilar version of Remicade® (infliximab), also known as SB2 – for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, and psoriasis. Flixabi® is the second anti-TNF-α biosimilar developed by Samsung Bioepis to receive a positive recommendation for approval in Europe.

The CHMP’s positive opinion will now be referred to the European Commission (EC) which will review and decide on the grant of a marketing authorization for Flixabi®. If a marketing authorization is granted, Flixabi® will be commercialized in the European Union (EU) by Biogen.
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