Articles by Anna Rose Welch

61. The Biologic, Biosimilar Insulin Transition: The Patient Perspective 11/29/2019

    In this article, a patient advocate from the JDRF shares the diabetes community’s perspective on the upcoming regulatory transition of insulins and how the industry can better engage and educate patients about the future presence of insulin biosimilars.

62. Real-World Evidence & Biosimilars: Weighing The Potential Impact 11/26/2019

    Here, IQVIA’s Jaclyn Bosco, Sandoz’s Edward Li, and the University of Messina’s Dr. Gianluca Trifirò discuss how RWE can impact regulator and payer decisions, shape treatment pathways, and encourage greater stakeholder comfort and action toward biosimilars.

63. Transition Biologics: FDA, Industry Examine Regulatory Nuances 11/22/2019

    Though these experts all believe this transition should go off without a hitch and will not hinder insulin access, there are several overarching regulatory and educational considerations the industry should be aware of as March continues to creep closer.

64. Biosimilars: Not Just Big Pharma's Playground 11/20/2019

    In addition to discussing past challenges, two experts from NeuClone shared insights into the critical analytical, manufacturing, and clinical considerations that are important to make for any company — but especially for smaller companies — when developing biosimilars.   

65. EMA Update: What Challenges Are Biosimilars Bringing To The Table? 11/8/2019

    One EMA regulator brought up several points at a recent conference that stood out, either as bright spots to boost industry morale, or that emphasized where the industry needs to focus its energy to pave the way for future regulatory reform.

66. WHO Elaborates Upon Biosimilar Prequalification Progress 10/31/2019

    One technical expert from the WHO outlined the current requirements for the two pathways for biosimilar prequalification and the progresses and pitfalls for companies seeking a spot on the WHO’s list of prequalified medicines.

67. Sterile Injectable Outsourcing Trends: What Biosimilar Developers Must Know 10/29/2019

    Though a majority of the data points in a recent ISR report on Sterile Manufacturing are not specifically focused around biosimilars, I reached out to the report’s lead author to unpack a handful of findings I thought would be important for those involved in both biologics and biosimilar manufacturing and outsourcing.  

68. What Incentivized These Oncology Clinics To Embrace Biosimilars? 10/23/2019

    I reached out to Dr. Jeffrey Patton, the CEO of Tennessee Oncology and president of physician services and board member at OneOncology to better understand the overall decision to implement Amgen's Kanjinti and Mvasi biosimilars, as well as which mechanisms he believes will help improve biosimilar usage in oncology in the months and years ahead.

69. Regulators Emphasize Patience In Tailored Biosimilar Development 10/9/2019

    Though analytical comparability has been embraced by regulators for routine manufacturing changes since 1996, there remain what regulators consider to be analytical limitations giving them pause in determining biosimilarity strictly based on analytics and PK.

70. FDA's Woodcock: Biosimilar Development Promotes Future Of Better Biologics 9/30/2019

    While some regulators may express skepticism that we’ll see major changes to the clinical component of the biosimilar development pathway, Woodcock’s DIA keynote exemplified what I found to be a strikingly different attitude about the future possibilities for biosimilar development.