Who are Betaferon/Betaseron's main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): Plegridy, Avonex, Betaseron, Rebif® (clone 484-39), Interferon beta-1a (Rebif), Peginterferon.

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Betaferon/Betaseron — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Name: Drug Landscape Pharmaceutical Database
Creator: Drug Landscape
Published: 2026-01-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Betaferon/Betaseron (Betaferon/Betaseron) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Interferon beta. Area: Immunology/Neurology.

marketed Interferon beta Interferon beta receptor (IFNBR) Immunology/Neurology Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Betaferon/Betaseron (Betaferon/Betaseron) — Bayer. Betaferon is interferon beta-1b, which activates immune cells and reduces inflammatory responses in the central nervous system to slow disease progression.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target	Approval / PDUFA
Betaferon/Betaseron TARGET	Betaferon/Betaseron	Bayer	marketed	Interferon beta	Interferon beta receptor (IFNBR)
Plegridy	PEGINTERFERON BETA-1A	Biogen Idec Inc	marketed	Interferon beta [EPC]	Interferon alpha/beta receptor	2014-01-01
Avonex	INTERFERON BETA-1A	Biogen	marketed	Interferon beta [EPC]	Interferon alpha/beta receptor	1996-01-01
Betaseron	INTERFERON BETA-1B	Bayer Healthcare Pharms	marketed	Interferon beta	Interferon alpha/beta receptor	1993-01-01
Rebif® (clone 484-39)	Rebif® (clone 484-39)	Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany	marketed	Interferon beta-1a	Type I interferon receptor (IFNAR)
Interferon beta-1a (Rebif)	Interferon beta-1a (Rebif)	Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany	marketed	Interferon beta	Interferon-beta receptor (IFNAR)
Peginterferon	Peginterferon	Ziv Hospital	marketed	Interferon beta [EPC]	Interferon alpha/beta receptor

Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)

No regulatory actions in the last 90 days for this set.

Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)

No PDUFA dates in the next 180 days for this set.

Patent timeline (forward window)

No upcoming patent expiries for this set.

Sponsor landscape (Interferon beta class)

Biogen · 2 drugs in this class
Bayer · 1 drug in this class
Bayer Healthcare Pharms · 1 drug in this class
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). Betaferon/Betaseron — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/betaferon-betaseron. Accessed 2026-05-17.

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