Biosimilars represent a significant cost-savings opportunity in the United States because they can introduce competition for some of the most expensive and widely used prescription drugs on the market: originator biologics. Several market and regulatory barriers have slowed biosimilar market entry and uptake in the United States.
In his article for Intellectual Asset Management (IAM), Life Sciences Reporter Adam Houldsworth discusses the weaknesses in the US patent system that enable the “thorny” problem of patent thickets. MGA’s report, “How Patent Thickets Constrain the US Biosimilars Market and Domestic Manufacturing,” was featured heavily in the article to provide evidence of the growing problem.
In a new BioWorld article, Mari Serebrov discusses efforts by Congress to control US prescription drug prices. Interviewed for the article was MGA’s Alex Brill, who talks about the potential side effects of such efforts.
In Intellectual Asset Management (IAM), Fresenius Kabi Intellectual Property Chief Rachel Moodie discusses the worsening problem of patent thickets in the U.S. biosimilars market. Featured in the article is MGA’s report on patent thickets, as well as a quote from MGA’s Christy Robinson, who voiced her concern regarding the future of the biosimilars market.
The Center for Biosimilars has announced that MGA’s recent report, “How Patent Thickets Constrain the US Biosimilars Market and Domestic Manufacturing,” was the top-read article on its website for the week of June 14, 2021.
