- The approvals process is anticipated to be completed in the third quarter of 2025
REYKJAVIK, Iceland and LONDON, UK I August 15, 2024 I Alvotech (NASDAQ: ALVO), a global biotech company specializing in the development and manufacture of biosimilar medicines for patients worldwide and Advanz Pharma, a UK headquartered global pharmaceutical company with a strategic focus on specialty, hospital, and rare disease medicines in Europe, today announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has accepted a Marketing Authorization Application for AVT06, Alvotech’s proposed biosimilar to Eylea® (aflibercept). The process to obtain marketing authorization could be completed in the third quarter of 2025.
“EMA acceptance takes us a step closer to making AVT06 available in Europe, which is good news for patients and caregivers,” said Joseph McClellan, Chief Scientific Officer of Alvotech. “The successful development of multiple biosimilar candidates, demonstrates how Alvotech leverages its end-to-end biosimilars platform in support of broader access to affordable biologic medicines.”
Dr. Nick Warwick, Chief Medical Officer for Advanz Pharma, said “This milestone is an important step towards providing patients with more treatment options and further strengthens Advanz Pharma’s commitment to expand access to specialty, hospital, and rare disease medicines across Europe.”
Alvotech is responsible for development and commercial supply of AVT06. Advanz Pharma is responsible for registration and has exclusive commercialization rights in Europe, except for France and Germany where the rights are semi-exclusive. French pharmaceutical company Biogaran holds semi-exclusive registration and commercialization rights for France. Alvotech is also developing AVT29, a biosimilar candidate for Eylea® high dose (8 mg). Advanz Pharma and Biogaran will also commercialize AVT29, for the same countries as AVT06.
Eylea® is a widely used biologic for the treatment of eye disorders, including diseases which can lead to vision loss or blindness, such as wet Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD), macular edema, and diabetic retinopathy. In 2023, reported sales of Eylea® in Europe were $2.9 billion and cumulative global sales were $5.9 billion [1].
In January 2024, Alvotech announced positive top-line results from a confirmatory clinical study (AVT06-GL-C01) comparing the efficacy, safety, and immunogenicity of AVT06 with Eylea in patients with neovascular (wet) AMD. The study met its primary endpoint, with results demonstrating therapeutic equivalence and comparable safety including immunogenicity between Alvotech’s biosimilar candidate and Eylea.
About AVT06/AVT29 (aflibercept)
AVT06/AVT29 is a recombinant fusion protein and a biosimilar candidate to Eylea® (aflibercept) 2 mg and 8 mg dose, which binds vascular endothelial growth factors (VEGF), inhibiting the binding and activation of VEGF receptors, neovascularization, and vascular permeability [2]. AVT06/AVT29 are investigational products and have not received regulatory approval in any country. Biosimilarity has not been established by regulatory authorities and is not claimed.
Sources
[1] Regeneron Full Year 2023 Earnings Press Release
[2] Eylea product information
Use of trademarks
Elyea is a registered trademark of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Bayer AG.
About Alvotech
Alvotech is a biotech company, founded by Robert Wessman, focused solely on the development and manufacture of biosimilar medicines for patients worldwide. Alvotech seeks to be a global leader in the biosimilar space by delivering high quality, cost-effective products, and services, enabled by a fully integrated approach and broad in-house capabilities. Alvotech has launched two biosimilars. The current development pipeline includes nine disclosed biosimilar candidates aimed at treating autoimmune disorders, eye disorders, osteoporosis, respiratory disease, and cancer. Alvotech has formed a network of strategic commercial partnerships to provide global reach and leverage local expertise in markets that include the United States, Europe, Japan, China, and other Asian countries and large parts of South America, Africa and the Middle East. Alvotech’s commercial partners include Teva Pharmaceuticals, a US affiliate of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (US), STADA Arzneimittel AG (EU), Fuji Pharma Co., Ltd (Japan), Advanz Pharma (EEA, UK, Switzerland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand), Dr. Reddy’s (EEA, UK and US), Biogaran (FR), Cipla/Cipla Gulf/Cipla Med Pro (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa/Africa), JAMP Pharma Corporation (Canada), Yangtze River Pharmaceutical (Group) Co., Ltd. (China), DKSH (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, India, Bangladesh and Pakistan), YAS Holding LLC (Middle East and North Africa), Abdi Ibrahim (Turkey), Kamada Ltd. (Israel), Mega Labs, Stein, Libbs, Tuteur and Saval (Latin America) and Lotus Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, and South Korea). Each commercial partnership covers a unique set of product(s) and territories. Except as specifically set forth therein, Alvotech disclaims responsibility for the content of periodic filings, disclosures and other reports made available by its partners. For more information, please visit www.alvotech.com. None of the information on the Alvotech website shall be deemed part of this press release.
Please visit our investor portal, and our website or follow us on social media on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.
About Advanz Pharma
Partner of choice in specialty, hospital, and rare disease medicines. ADVANZ PHARMA is a global pharmaceutical company with the purpose to improve patients’ lives by providing and enhancing the specialty, hospital, and rare disease medicines they depend on. Our headquarters are in London, UK. We have commercial sales in more than 90 countries globally and have a direct commercial presence in more than 20 countries, including key countries in Europe, the US, Canada, and Australia, a Centre of Excellence in Mumbai, India, as well as an established global distribution and commercialization partner network. Advanz Pharma’s product portfolio and pipeline comprises innovative medicines, specialty generics & biosimilars, and originator brands. Our products cover a broad range of therapeutic areas, including hepatology, gastroenterology, anti-infectives, critical care, endocrinology, oncology, CNS, and, more broadly, rare disease medicines. Our ambition is to be a partner of choice for the commercialization of specialty, hospital, and rare disease medicines in Europe, Canada, and Australia. In line with our ambition, we are partnering with biopharma and development companies to bring medicines to patients. We can only achieve this due to our dedicated and highly qualified employees, acting in line with our company values of entrepreneurship, speed, and integrity.
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- The approvals process is anticipated to be completed in the third quarter of 2025
REYKJAVIK, Iceland and LONDON, UK I August 15, 2024 I Alvotech (NASDAQ: ALVO), a global biotech company specializing in the development and manufacture of biosimilar medicines for patients worldwide and Advanz Pharma, a UK headquartered global pharmaceutical company with a strategic focus on specialty, hospital, and rare disease medicines in Europe, today announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has accepted a Marketing Authorization Application for AVT06, Alvotech’s proposed biosimilar to Eylea® (aflibercept). The process to obtain marketing authorization could be completed in the third quarter of 2025.
“EMA acceptance takes us a step closer to making AVT06 available in Europe, which is good news for patients and caregivers,” said Joseph McClellan, Chief Scientific Officer of Alvotech. “The successful development of multiple biosimilar candidates, demonstrates how Alvotech leverages its end-to-end biosimilars platform in support of broader access to affordable biologic medicines.”
Dr. Nick Warwick, Chief Medical Officer for Advanz Pharma, said “This milestone is an important step towards providing patients with more treatment options and further strengthens Advanz Pharma’s commitment to expand access to specialty, hospital, and rare disease medicines across Europe.”
Alvotech is responsible for development and commercial supply of AVT06. Advanz Pharma is responsible for registration and has exclusive commercialization rights in Europe, except for France and Germany where the rights are semi-exclusive. French pharmaceutical company Biogaran holds semi-exclusive registration and commercialization rights for France. Alvotech is also developing AVT29, a biosimilar candidate for Eylea® high dose (8 mg). Advanz Pharma and Biogaran will also commercialize AVT29, for the same countries as AVT06.
Eylea® is a widely used biologic for the treatment of eye disorders, including diseases which can lead to vision loss or blindness, such as wet Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD), macular edema, and diabetic retinopathy. In 2023, reported sales of Eylea® in Europe were $2.9 billion and cumulative global sales were $5.9 billion [1].
In January 2024, Alvotech announced positive top-line results from a confirmatory clinical study (AVT06-GL-C01) comparing the efficacy, safety, and immunogenicity of AVT06 with Eylea in patients with neovascular (wet) AMD. The study met its primary endpoint, with results demonstrating therapeutic equivalence and comparable safety including immunogenicity between Alvotech’s biosimilar candidate and Eylea.
About AVT06/AVT29 (aflibercept)
AVT06/AVT29 is a recombinant fusion protein and a biosimilar candidate to Eylea® (aflibercept) 2 mg and 8 mg dose, which binds vascular endothelial growth factors (VEGF), inhibiting the binding and activation of VEGF receptors, neovascularization, and vascular permeability [2]. AVT06/AVT29 are investigational products and have not received regulatory approval in any country. Biosimilarity has not been established by regulatory authorities and is not claimed.
Sources
[1] Regeneron Full Year 2023 Earnings Press Release
[2] Eylea product information
Use of trademarks
Elyea is a registered trademark of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Bayer AG.
About Alvotech
Alvotech is a biotech company, founded by Robert Wessman, focused solely on the development and manufacture of biosimilar medicines for patients worldwide. Alvotech seeks to be a global leader in the biosimilar space by delivering high quality, cost-effective products, and services, enabled by a fully integrated approach and broad in-house capabilities. Alvotech has launched two biosimilars. The current development pipeline includes nine disclosed biosimilar candidates aimed at treating autoimmune disorders, eye disorders, osteoporosis, respiratory disease, and cancer. Alvotech has formed a network of strategic commercial partnerships to provide global reach and leverage local expertise in markets that include the United States, Europe, Japan, China, and other Asian countries and large parts of South America, Africa and the Middle East. Alvotech’s commercial partners include Teva Pharmaceuticals, a US affiliate of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (US), STADA Arzneimittel AG (EU), Fuji Pharma Co., Ltd (Japan), Advanz Pharma (EEA, UK, Switzerland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand), Dr. Reddy’s (EEA, UK and US), Biogaran (FR), Cipla/Cipla Gulf/Cipla Med Pro (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa/Africa), JAMP Pharma Corporation (Canada), Yangtze River Pharmaceutical (Group) Co., Ltd. (China), DKSH (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, India, Bangladesh and Pakistan), YAS Holding LLC (Middle East and North Africa), Abdi Ibrahim (Turkey), Kamada Ltd. (Israel), Mega Labs, Stein, Libbs, Tuteur and Saval (Latin America) and Lotus Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, and South Korea). Each commercial partnership covers a unique set of product(s) and territories. Except as specifically set forth therein, Alvotech disclaims responsibility for the content of periodic filings, disclosures and other reports made available by its partners. For more information, please visit www.alvotech.com. None of the information on the Alvotech website shall be deemed part of this press release.
Please visit our investor portal, and our website or follow us on social media on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.
About Advanz Pharma
Partner of choice in specialty, hospital, and rare disease medicines. ADVANZ PHARMA is a global pharmaceutical company with the purpose to improve patients’ lives by providing and enhancing the specialty, hospital, and rare disease medicines they depend on. Our headquarters are in London, UK. We have commercial sales in more than 90 countries globally and have a direct commercial presence in more than 20 countries, including key countries in Europe, the US, Canada, and Australia, a Centre of Excellence in Mumbai, India, as well as an established global distribution and commercialization partner network. Advanz Pharma’s product portfolio and pipeline comprises innovative medicines, specialty generics & biosimilars, and originator brands. Our products cover a broad range of therapeutic areas, including hepatology, gastroenterology, anti-infectives, critical care, endocrinology, oncology, CNS, and, more broadly, rare disease medicines. Our ambition is to be a partner of choice for the commercialization of specialty, hospital, and rare disease medicines in Europe, Canada, and Australia. In line with our ambition, we are partnering with biopharma and development companies to bring medicines to patients. We can only achieve this due to our dedicated and highly qualified employees, acting in line with our company values of entrepreneurship, speed, and integrity.
SOURCE: Alvotech
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