[Photo] Samsung Bioepis launches biosimilar of world’s best-selling drug

Posted on : 2018-10-18 16:36 KST Modified on : 2019-10-19 20:29 KST

Samsung Bioepis has launched a biosimilar (a medical product that is nearly identical to another) of Humira, the world’s best-selling prescription drug, called Imraldi. The company announced on Oct. 17 that Imraldi has hit markets in Europe. Originally developed by the US pharmaceutical firm AbbVie and released in 2002, Humira is used to treat autoimmunity diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Global sales from Humira in 2017 totaled around US$17.6 billion. Professors Frances Arnold of the California Institute of Technology, George Smith from the University of Missouri and Gregory Winter of Britain’s MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology were awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for their work, which led to the drug’s development. (provided by Samsung Bioepis)

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