Eylea Biosimilar Race Hots Up As Formycon Launches Phase III Trials
Formycon Collaborating With Partner Bioeq
Executive Summary
Formycon has pushed its second ophthalmology biosimilar candidate into Phase III trials, the German firm’s Eylea (aflibercept) biosimilar, FYB203, which has been licensed to Bioeq. Multiple firms are now circling Eylea, ahead of a projected US market formation in 2023.
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