Ewopharma to market anti-TNF biosimilars in Central Eastern Europe

23 January 2017

Privately-held Swiss firm Ewopharma has signed an agreement to market and sell anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) biosimilars of Enbrel (etanercept) and Remicade (infliximab) in Central Eastern Europe.

The originator drugs are from US pharma majors Pfizer (NYSE PFE) and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), respectively. The biosimilars were developed by Samsung Bioepis, the joint venture between Samsung BioLogics and US biotech major Biogen (Nasdaq: BIIB).

Under the terms of the deal with Biogen, starting in 2017, Ewopharma will bring Benepali (etancercept) and Flixabi (infliximab) to six countries, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Benepali and Flixabi are indicated to treat a number of inflammatory diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, ankylosing spondylitis and inflammatory bowel disease.

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