Biosimilar timeline

BYOOVIZ biosimilars — when can they launch?

BYOOVIZ (RANIBIZUMAB-NUNA) · BLA761202 · SAMSUNG BIOEPIS CO LTD

Reference exclusivity
2033-09-17
7 years remaining
Original approval
2021-09-17
FDA BLA761202
Originator
SAMSUNG BIOEPIS CO LTD
 

Where BYOOVIZ sits in the biosimilar timeline

BPCIA 12-year reference product exclusivity for BYOOVIZ extends to 2033 (7 years from today). Biosimilars cannot be approved by the FDA before this date. Biosimilar developers begin clinical comparability studies 4-6 years before the cliff.

Under the US Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA), a reference biologic is protected from biosimilar competition for 12 years from FDA approval (with 4 years of data exclusivity preventing 351(k) submissions). Biosimilars enter via the abbreviated 351(k) pathway, which requires comparability — not exact identity — to the reference product.

Key dates for BYOOVIZ

EventDateStatus
FDA approval (BLA filed by SAMSUNG BIOEPIS CO LTD) 2021-09-17 Past
4-year data exclusivity ends (first biosimilar 351(k) submission permitted) 2025-09-17 Past
12-year reference product exclusivity ends (first biosimilar can be marketed) 2033-09-17 Future

Note: composition-of-matter and method-of-use patent expiries (separate from BPCIA exclusivity) may set the actual launch window. See BYOOVIZ on Drug Landscape for the full patent picture.

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Not legal advice. BPCIA exclusivity may interact with composition-of-matter patents and patent term extensions — see the full drug profile for the consolidated picture.

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