Biosimilars Boost In Europe: 2017 Kicks Off With Three Approvals And Backing From ESMO
Executive Summary
With three new approvals in January, the first anticancer about to be authorized, and a vote of confidence from the oncology physicians’ body ESMO, the European biosimilar medicines sector already seems to be picking up momentum in 2017.
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