BIO Comments on Facilitating Competition and Innovation in the Biological Products Marketplace
September 21, 2018
BIO submitted comments for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) public hearing on Facilitating Competition and Innovation in the Biological Products Marketplace, which took place on September 4, 2018. BIO remarked on the need to foster a robust, competitive marketplace for biological products to improve patient access to safe, effective, and affordable therapies. BIO unequivocally believes that safe and effective biosimilars and interchangeable products are good for patients and good for public health.
BIO's detailed comments cover topics as they relate to the biosimilars market including interchangeability, analysis of analytical similarity, patented and unpatented uses, regulatory exclusivity, and the Purple Book.
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FINAL BIO Commet Letter Biosimilars Part 15 Public Hearing 9-21-18
Dear Mr. Thune, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Jeffries:As President and CEO of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), as a father and entrepreneur whose family is here today because of biotech innovation, and on behalf of the more than…
Chairman Griffith, Chairman Guthrie, Ranking Member DeGette, Ranking Member Pallone, and distinguished members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today on behalf of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)…
Dear Congressional Leaders:On behalf of the Council of State Bioscience Associations (CSBA)—a national coalition of independent, state and territory-based organizations representing the full breadth of America’s biotechnology ecosystem—we write to…
BIO submitted comments for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) public hearing on Facilitating Competition and Innovation in the Biological Products Marketplace, which took place on September 4, 2018. BIO remarked on the need to foster a robust, competitive marketplace for biological products to improve patient access to safe, effective, and affordable therapies. BIO unequivocally believes that safe and effective biosimilars and interchangeable products are good for patients and good for public health.
BIO's detailed comments cover topics as they relate to the biosimilars market including interchangeability, analysis of analytical similarity, patented and unpatented uses, regulatory exclusivity, and the Purple Book.