DUBLIN, Ireland, April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the report "Biosimilars: Current Situation & Future Prospects, Worldwide" to their offering.

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The engine of the biosimilar sector is the same as with small molecule drugs, patent expiry. On this basis, prospects for biosimilars look good, with the vast majority of leading originator brands in the global biologics market expected to lose some degree of protection by 2019. All major countries now make provision for an abbreviated biosimilar development and regulatory pathway. Funds are flowing into the sector and many new partnership agreements signed. Everything in the biosimilar garden might look rosy, but what is the reality?

Biosimilar sales of $16+ billion were forecast in the EU and US alone for 2011.This estimate turned out to be 50-times too high. Does publication of the long-awaited guidance on the US Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act mean a new dawn for biosimilars, or another false one?

Written with the understandable detail and objectivity you need, Biosimilars: Current Situation & Future Prospects, Worldwide provides the answers, including:

- On the basis of several years market experience in Europe and Japan, where and with which biosimilars has most and least success been achieved, and why.

- Complexities of biological patents.

- The big controversies with biosimilars explained: Sourcing of reference products, similarity, naming, interchangeability, immunogenicity, traceability, indication extrapolation.

- Where payers incentivise usage of biosimilars.

- The importance of devices to administer biosimilars.

- Which companies are most active in biosimilar development, what are their targets and how far have they reached.

- Where biosimilar prospects are brightest through 2016

KEY FEATURES

Comprehensive: From patents/data exclusivity via development, manufacturing issues to regulatory requirements, pricing and reimbursement demands, funding provisions and beyond to the realities of the market - it's all here

Global: The situation in 27 developed and developing countries - across Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific and the Indian subcontinent

Up-to-date: Includes 2011 sales data and February 2012 proposed FDA guidance

Fact-filled: Over 60 tables

REASONS TO BUY

While there has been a lot written about biosimilars, most has focused on regulatory issues alone, while this report encompasses everything from patents to market uptake. Packed full of facts it is also the most-up-to-date report including FDA guidance.

Key Topics Covered:

- Executive Summary

- Introduction

- Safety Concerns

- Regulatory Developments in Europe

- Market Access Situation in Europe

- North America

- Asia-Pacific

- Emerging Markets

- Biobetters

- Future Biosimilar Product Opportunities

- Future Biosimilar Market Opportunities

- Biosimilar Challenges

- Forecast

For more information, including full table of contents, please visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/r6s8c9/biosimilars

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