Mylan, Fujifilm Kyowa Kirin Biologics Receive European Marketing Authorization for Hulio

Mylan and Fujifilm Kyowa Kirin Biologics announced the European Commission (EC) has granted marketing authorization for Hulio, a biosimilar to AbbVie's Humira (adalimumab), for all indications.

The authorization follows the adoption of a positive opinion by the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP), which concluded that the development program including analytical, functional, clinical and immunogenicity data demonstrated biosimilarity with the reference product, Humira.

The EC approval of Hulio applies to all 28 European Union (EU) member countries and European Economic Area (EEA) member states of Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein. Mylan plans to launch Hulio across various markets in Europe on or after Oct. 16. Mylan and Fujifilm Kyowa Kirin Biologics partnered earlier this year. Fujifilm Kyowa Kirin Biologics has a nonexclusive royalty bearing license with AbbVie (Mylan has a sublicense) for the use and sale of Hulio in European countries.

"We're very pleased with the decision of the European Commission to grant marketing authorization for Hulio. This is the fourth product that Mylan will be bringing to market in the area of complex generics and biosimilars, and we're proud to be a leader in the market formation. We've made great progress with Fujifilm Kyowa Kirin Biologics and look forward to continuing this important collaboration," Mylan President Rajiv Malik said.

"We are delighted that Hulio has received approval from the European Commission," said Dr. Yoshifumi Torii, Fujifilm Kyowa Kirin Biologics President and CEO. "The EC's approval of Hulio marks a significant milestone. In cooperating with Mylan, we continue to commit all efforts to bring high quality and affordable biosimilars to patients throughout European countries."

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