Biosimilars – interchangeability / substitution and advertising

October 2018

Many of the top selling drugs worldwide are biologics and many companies are seeking to produce biosimilars to compete in these lucrative markets. Activity relating to biosimilars is intensifying in the US following the introduction of the BPCIA and continues in Europe since the first biosimilars were authorised in 2006. Successfully bringing a biosimilar to market raises different challenges to small molecule generics and there are differences in the approach in the US and Europe. 
Taylor Wessing and Willkie Farr & Gallagher are hosting a series of three webinars covering various aspects of market access for biosimilars. 
In our second webinar 'Biosimilars - interchangeability / substitution and advertising' we cover:

  • Access to market – how biosimilars are prescribed in the US, the UK, France, Germany and the Netherlands
  • Issues relating to interchangeable biosimilars in the US
  • Advertising rules in the US compared to the position in UK, France, Germany and the Netherlands

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Biosimilars

Matthew Royle


Matthew is a partner specialising in patents law in the pharmaceutical / biotech and life sciences industry sectors.

Manja Epping


Manja is a partner in our Munich office and Head of Life Sciences in Germany.

Evelyne Friedel


Evelyne is a partner in our Paris office and Head of Life Sciences in France.

Carreen Shannon


Carreen is a partner in our Eindhoven office and Head of Life Sciences in the Netherlands.

Michael W. Johnson


Michael is a partner in the IP department of Willkie Farr & Gallagher's New York office.

Heather M. Schneider


Heather is a partner in the IP department of Willkie Farr & Gallagher's New York office.

Dan Constantinescu


Dan is an associate in the IP department of Willkie Farr & Gallagher's New York office.