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Beyond biogenerics: the real threats for therapeutic proteins

BARCELONA, Spain | April 25, 2007 | The Business Intelligence firm La Merie S.L. reported today that the consolidation process in the biogenerics industry has commenced after first approvals of biogeneric human growth hormone products in the US and the EU and first filings of biogeneric erythropoietin and insulin in the EU. Smaller biogeneric companies have been taken over by generic players from India and Eastern Europe. Large generic and hospital specialist companies have entered the field by acquisition and licensing deals. Apart from biogenerics, the US$ 42 bln market of the major therapeutic proteins (EPO, insulin, coagulation factors, interferons, G-CSF, hGH, enzyme replacement and FSH) is being challenged by competitor projects arising from various technologies. Oral small molecules or oral delivery of packaged or engineered proteins can bypass conventional next generation solutions such as pegylation, fusion proteins or non-invasive drug delivery technologies. These results and more were found in a competitor analysis conducted by La Merie Business Intelligence. The competitor analysis of Biogenerics & Therapeutic Proteins can be acquired at PipelineReview.com, La Merie’s News Center and Online Store.

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SOURCE: La Merie Business Intelligence

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