Aprogen Strikes Third Global Biosimilar Deal With Nichi-Iko
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
South Korean biotech firm Aprogen is emerging as another notable player in the increasingly crowded biosimilar space and the company has just reached its third worldwide biosimilar deal since 2014, again with Japan’s Nichi-Iko and this time for its rituximab product.
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