
The agreement for up to ten biosimilar assets represents one of largest ever biosimilar collaborations for the company

The agreement will expand the pipeline and builds on an existing partnership

Metzger was most recently Executive VP, Chief Technical Operations Officer at Ferring Pharmaceuticals

The treatment is FDA-approved to treat MS and Crohn’s disease

Acquisition will add in-house continuous manufacturing expertise and expand Sandoz’s biosimilar production capacity

The biosimilars have been authorised for all indications covered by Amgen's reference medicines

The split allows Sandoz to strengthen its position in generics and biosimilars

Tyruko is the first and only biosimilar treatment for relapsing-remitting MS in Europe

The disease-modifying therapy is approved to treat all indications covered by Tysabri

The neurological disease affects approximately 2.8 million people worldwide

Hyrimoz HCF is approved to treat indications including rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn’s disease

The Novartis unit will aim to expand its current pipeline of biosimilars to about 24 candidates