ADVANZ PHARMA enters into an exclusive agreement with Alvotech to commercialise a proposed biosimilar to Xolair® (omalizumab)

ADVANZ PHARMA secures exclusive rights to register and commercialise a proposed biosimilar to Novartis’ Xolair® (omalizumab) in the European Economic Area, the UK, Switzerland, Canada, Australia, and New ZealandADVANZ PHARMA will leverage its existing specialty and hospital platform in these markets to ensure successful commercialisation and patient access London, UK – 6th February 2023: ADVANZ PHARMA Corp. Limited (“ADVANZ PHARMA” or “the Company”), a UK headquartered global pharmaceutical company with a strategic focus on speciality, hospital, and rare disease medicines in Europe, today announced that it has entered into an exclusive agreement with Alvotech, a leading global biotech company specialising in the development and manufacture of biosimilar medicines, for the exclusive license and supply rights for a proposed biosimilar to Xolair® (omalizumab). Alvotech will be responsible for the development and commercial supply and ADVANZ will be responsible for registration and commercialisation in the European Economic Area, the UK, Switzerland, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. “This collaboration is an important next step in ADVANZ’s ambition to be a partner of choice for the commercialisation of specialty, hospital, and rare disease medicines in Europe”, said Steffen Wagner, CEO of ADVANZ. Susanna El-Armale, Chief Corporate Development Officer at ADVANZ, stated: “This partnership is in line with our strategy, and highlights our commitment to further strengthen ADVANZ’s pipeline of innovative and value-added medicines to drive growth over the next 5-10 years.” Omalizumab is used to treat severe persistent allergic asthma, chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps, and chronic spontaneous urticaria. Omalizumab is an established treatment option to decrease the number of asthma attacks (sudden episodes of wheezing, shortness of breath, and trouble breathing) in adults and children six years of age and older with allergic asthma whose symptoms are not controlled with high dose inhaled steroids. According to IQVIA, the current addressable market for omalizumab is more than US$1bn in the markets in scope of the agreement.

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