Surfing the next wave of biosimilars

Formycon is a pure-play biosimilar company focused on third-wave biosimilars (those coming off patent after 2020), an overlooked opportunity for most biosimilar developers. The company has four compounds, two of which are partnered. FYB201 is a biosimilar of Lucentis for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) undergoing a global Phase III study; the company is aiming for US and EU launch in 2020 and 2022, respectively, upon patent expiries. FYB203 is a proposed biosimilar of Eylea, also for nAMD, in preclinical studies. Both compounds are partnered in deals worth over €100m and target all available biologics in the nAMD market. The liquidity position at end September 2016 was €19m.