Teva is gearing up to introduce the Ongavia ranibizumab biosimilar in the UK, following an approval by the local regulator ahead of its European counterpart. The development means the Israeli firm and partners Bioeq and Formycon could secure a global first launch of a rival to Lucentis, ahead of expected imminent launches by Samsung Bioepis of its Byooviz version in the US and Europe.

Lupin hires former nemesis at FDA, how Baker exposed Hisun’s ‘full investigation,’ Cetylite’s many methods for overcoming OOS results, old school inspection-driven recalls at Vitae Enim Vitae Scientific and a critique of Catalent filling line’s non-deliberate response to the pandemic.

After months of manufacturing blunders, the Danish major’s obesity drug has shown its blockbuster potential in the first quarter but rival Eli Lilly could soon stoke up the competition.

In the burgeoning biologics CDMO space, Catalent has announced further investment at its flagship campus in Bloomington, Indiana, while Recipharm has wrapped up a pair of deals that will beef up the Sweden-based firm’s presence in the US.