Sunday, June 28, 2009

Sandoz Receives Approval for First-ever Japanese Biosimilar

June 25, 2009 -Sandoz has received marketing authorization for the first-ever Japanese biosimilar, recombinant human growth hormone somatropin. The precedent-setting decision further reinforces Sandoz's global leadership position in the rapidly-emerging market for biosimilars, or follow-on versions of existing state-of-the-art biopharmaceuticals.

The details can be read here.

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