On July 30, 2025, Moderna announced that the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) unanimously voted that the benefits of Moderna’s investigational mRNA influenza vaccine, mRNA-1010 (proposed brand name mFlusiva), outweigh its risks for adults ages 50
On June 26, 2026, Viridian Therapeutics announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) approved LUMVOA (veligrotug-vvze) for the treatment of thyroid eye disease (“TED”), regardless of disease activity or duration. LUMVOA is Viridian’s first FDA-approved medicine and its
On June 19, 2026, Janssen Biotech, Inc. and Janssen Sciences Ireland UC (collectively, “Janssen”) filed a BPCIA Complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia against Alvotech hf. and Alvotech USA Inc. (collectively, “Alvotech”) for patent
On June 12, 2026, Xbrane Biopharma AB (“Xbrane”) and JOINN Biologics US Inc. (“JOINN”) announced a strategic partnership to develop Xdarzane, Xbrane’s biosimilar candidate to DARZALEX (daratumumab), which is approved for the treatment of multiple myeloma. Big Molecule Watch has
On June 10, 2026, Organon announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a supplemental biologics license application (sBLA) for TOFIDENCE ® (tocilizumab-bavi), an intravenous biosimilar to Genentech’s ACTEMRA® (tocilizumab). The approval expands TOFIDENCE’s indications to include: (1)
On June 4, 2026, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (“Teva”) announced the launch of its aflibercept biosimilar, AHZANTIVE®, in Europe. According to Teva’s press release, the launch of AHZANTIVE® pre-filled syringes across European markets commenced in May 2026. The launch follows
On June 8, Incyte announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Vega Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Star Therapeutics. The transaction would add VGA039, an investigational monoclonal antibody in Phase 3 development for von Willebrand
On June 5, Lupin announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) approved RANLUSPEC, a ranibizumab biosimilar to Genentech’s LUCENTIS®. RANLUSPEC, which received European Marketing Authorization earlier this year, is indicated for the treatment of neovascular (wet) age-related
On June 8, Alvotech announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has accepted Alvotech’s Biologics License Application (“BLA”) for AVT16, a proposed interchangeable biosimilar to Takeda’s ENTYVIO (vedolizumab), for review. ENTYVIO is a humanized monoclonal antibody approved for
On June 2, 2026, Chime Biologics and Daewoong Pharmaceutical announced a strategic partnership agreement for the development and manufacturing of a dupilumab biosimilar candidate referencing Sanofi and Regeneron’s DUPIXENT.
Chime Biologics is a global CDMO headquartered in China and with
