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Formycon AG · ISIN: DE000A1EWVY8 · EQS - Company News (161 News)
Country: Germany · Primary market: Germany · EQS NID: 1803579
27 December 2023 07:30AM

Formycon announces EMA acceptance of the MAA for FYB203, a biosimilar candidate to Eylea® (Aflibercept)


EQS-News: Formycon AG / Key word(s): Regulatory Admission
Formycon announces EMA acceptance of the MAA for FYB203, a biosimilar candidate to Eylea® (Aflibercept)

27.12.2023 / 07:30 CET/CEST
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Press Release // December 27, 2023

 

Formycon announces EMA acceptance of the MAA for FYB203, a biosimilar candidate to Eylea®(Aflibercept)

Munich – Formycon AG (ISIN: DE000A1EWVY8/ WKN: A1EWVY) and its license partner Klinge Biopharma GmbH (“Klinge”) announce that the European Medicines Agency (“EMA”) has accepted the marketing authorization application (“MAA”) for FYB203, a biosimilar candidate to Eylea®1 (Active Ingredient: Aflibercept), for review.

Aflibercept is used in the treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (“nAMD”) and other severe retinal diseases. Around 67 million people in Europe are affected by AMD[[i]]. Due to current demographic trends, this number is expected to continue to rise in the coming years. In most cases, intravitreal injections with the VEGF inhibitor Aflibercept can significantly slow down or even stop the loss of vision caused by the neovascular form of AMD.

"The experience of recent years shows that both patients and healthcare systems benefit from biosimilar competition. With the recent EMA acceptance for our ophthalmological biosimilar candidate FYB203, we are an important step closer to providing another effective treatment option - in addition to our already launched biosimilar FYB201 (ranibizumab) - to the many patients affected by severe retinal diseases in Europe", says Formycon CEO Dr. Stefan Glombitza.

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1Eylea® is a registered Trademark of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.

 

About Formycon:
Formycon (ISIN: DE000A1EWVY8 / WKN: A1EWVY) is a leading, independent developer of high-quality biopharmaceutical medicines, especially biosimilars. The company focuses on treatments in ophthalmology, immunology and on other key chronic diseases, covering the entire value chain from technical development to clinical phase III as well as the preparation of dossiers for marketing approval. With its biosimilars, Formycon is making a major contribution towards providing as many patients as possible with access to vital and affordable medicines. Formycon currently has six biosimilars in development.

About Biosimilars:
Since their introduction in the 1980s, biopharmaceuticals have revolutionized the treatment of serious diseases such as cancer, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis and eye diseases. In the coming years, many of these biotech drugs will lose their patent protection – and by 2025, medications with revenues of approximately USD 100 billion will be off patent. Biosimilars are follow-on versions of biopharmaceuticals, for which exclusivity has expired. They are approved via stringent regulatory pathways in highly regulated markets (such as EU, US, Japan, Canada, Australia) based on proven similarity of the biosimilar with the originator biopharmaceutical reference product. Currently, global sales of biosimilars are estimated at more than $15 billion. By 2030, analysts estimate that this figure could rise to over $74 billion. 

Contact:
Sabrina Müller
Senior Manager Corporate Communications and Investor Relations
Formycon AG
Fraunhoferstr. 15
82152 Martinsried/Planegg/Germany
phone +49 (0) 89 - 86 46 67 149
fax + 49 (0) 89 - 86 46 67 110
Sabrina.Mueller@formycon.com // www.formycon.com
 

Disclaimer:
This press release may contain forward-looking statements and information which are based on our current expectations and certain assumptions. Various known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors could lead to material differences between the actual future results, financial situation, performance of the company, development of the products and the estimates given here. Such known and unknown risks and uncertainties comprise, among others, the research and development, the regulatory approval process, the timing of the actions of regulatory bodies and other governmental authorities, clinical results, changes in laws and regulations, product quality, patient safety, patent litigation, contractual risks and dependencies from third parties. With respect to pipeline products, Formycon AG does not provide any representation, warranties or any other guarantees that the products will receive the necessary regulatory approvals or that they will prove to be commercially exploitable and/or successful. Formycon AG assumes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements or to correct them in case of developments which differ from those anticipated. This document neither constitutes an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy or subscribe for securities of Formycon AG. No public offering of securities of Formycon AG will be made nor is a public offering intended. This document and the information contained therein may not be distributed in or into the United States of America, Canada, Australia, Japan or any other jurisdictions, in which such offer or such solicitation would be prohibited. This document does not constitute an offer for the sale of securities in the United States.

 

[i] Prevalence and incidence of age-related macular degeneration in Europe: a systematic review and meta-analysis; Li JQ, Welchowski T, Schmid M, et al. British Journal of Ophthalmology 2020;104:1077-1084. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjophthalmol-2019-314422

 



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Language: English
Company: Formycon AG
Fraunhoferstraße 15
82152 Planegg-Martinsried
Germany
Phone: 089 864667 100
Fax: 089 864667 110
Internet: www.formycon.com
ISIN: DE000A1EWVY8
WKN: A1EWVY
Indices: Scale 30
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