Gedeon Richter Provides Clues On Key Biosimilar Trial Dates

Denosumab And Tocilizumab In Richter’s Pipeline

Hungary’s Gedeon Richter achieved record results in 2020, driven by a near trebling of the firm’s group operating profit and rising sales. Management once again had much to say on the company’s biosimilar ambitions.

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Richter will continue to grow R&D spending in 2021, given that CNS and in biosimilars projects are entering into the clinical phase • Source: Shutterstock

Gedeon Richter Plc. has confirmed that clinical trials for its biosimilar Prolia/Xgeva (denosumab) and Actemra/RoActemra (tocilizumab) candidates will begin “this year,” as the firm laid out plans to continue to commit a “substantial amount” of research and development spend on biosimilar projects in 2021.

“Our two leading biosimilars launches will both take place around 2025, depending on when the patent expires in which geography,”...

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