Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd – UK first to license Teva’s ophthalmology biosimilar Ongavia (ranibizumab)

AMSTERDAM – Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd welcomes the UK Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency (MHRA) decision to license Ongavia, a biosimilar to Lucentis (ranibizumab), an eye injection. the UK is the first country of Europe to authorize the marketing of Ongavia for the treatment of neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration (‘AMD‘). Ongavia is also authorized for: the treatment of visual impairment due to diabetic macular edema (DME); the treatment of proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR); treatment of visual impairment due to macular edema secondary to retinal vein occlusion (branch OVR or central OVR); and the treatment of visual impairment due to choroidal neovascularization (CNV).

Ranibizumab inhibits vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), which is responsible for the excessive formation of blood vessels in the retina2. Teva’s biosimilar ranibizumab is very similar to its reference medicine in terms of clinical efficacy, ocular and systemic safety in treating patients with AMD and its other indications, as stated in the COLUMBUS-AMD study (a phase III randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, multicentre3 study).

Welcoming the news, Richard DaniellExecutive Vice President, Teva Europe Commercial, said, “Teva is delighted to bring Lucentis’ first biosimilar in ophthalmology to clinicians and patients across the UK. Our mission is to improve access to advanced treatments at affordable prices and we are establishing a role for biosimilars. We believe that unlocking the value of biologics is the new frontier of medicine and that reducing system costs worldwide is the key to expanding patient access. We are committed to providing high quality products and services to support the eye care community.’

Teva has entered into a strategic partnership for the exclusive commercialization of ranibizumab with Bioeq AG. Teva hopes to commercialize ranibizumab biosimilar in Europe.

AMD is the most common cause of blindness in developed countries and it is estimated that up to 77 million Europeans will be affected by 20504. The consequences weigh heavily on health systems and society. With the incidence of humidity AMD increasing, it is expected that a considerable amount of health care resources and careful planning will be required for decades to come.4

Lucentis is a registered trademark of Genentech inc.

About Teva

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE and TASE: TEVA) has been developing and producing medicines to improve people’s lives for more than a century. We are a global leader in generic, biosimilar and specialty medicines with a portfolio of over 3,500 products in nearly every therapeutic area. Around 200 million people worldwide take a Teva medicine every day and are served by one of the largest and most complex supply chains in the pharmaceutical industry. Along with our established presence in generics, we have significant innovative research and operations that support our growing portfolio of specialty and biopharmaceutical products. Learn more at www.tevapharm.com

About Bioeq:

Bioeq is a Swiss biopharmaceutical joint venture between the Polpharma Biologics Group and the Formycon Group. Bioeq develops, licenses and markets biosimilars. www.bioeq.ch

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