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Juan Pedro Serrate

Surfing the next wave of biosimilars

Formycon is a pure-play biosimilar company focused on third-wave biosimilars (those coming off patent after 2020), an overlooked opportunity for most biosimilar developers. The company has four compounds, two of which are partnered. FYB201 is a biosimilar of Lucentis for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) undergoing a global Phase III study; the company is aiming for US and EU launch in 2020 and 2022, respectively, upon patent expiries. FYB203 is a proposed biosimilar of Eylea, also for nAMD, in preclinical studies. Both compounds are partnered in deals worth over €100m and target all available biologics in the nAMD market. The liquidity position at end September 2016 was €19m.
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Formycon AG

Formycon AG is a Germany-based company engaged in providing biosimilar drugs and formulations. Its business activities are focused on the development and marketing of biopharmaceuticals that are similar to existing drugs, for which the patent protection is expiring. The Company focuses on treatments in the area of ophthalmology, immunology and other chronic diseases, covering all steps of biosimilar development process, from early-stage analysis of the originator drug to the preclinical and clinical testing phases, as well as the preparation of dossiers for marketing approval. Its biosimilar product pipeline consists of four candidates in pre-clinical and clinical testing phases, including FYB201, a biosimilar candidate for Lucentis; FYB202, a biosimilar candidate for Stelara; FYB203, a biosimilar candidate for Eylea, and FYB205.

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Juan Pedro Serrate

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