In the week ahead, the International Generic and Biosimilar medicines Association (IGBA) will renew its commitment to raise awareness of the powerful and lifechanging impact of biosimilar medicines, and focus on the importance of advancing access to these essential therapies.

IGBA, the International Generic and Biosimilar medicines Association, representing global manufacturers of generic and biosimilar medicines, announced today that AMIP has been accepted and welcomed as a new IGBA Associate Member.

The mandate to conduct routine comparative clinical efficacy studies for biosimilar medicines, compounded by duplicative regional requirements, serves as a barrier to greater medicine access for patients. The International Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association (IGBA) has issued two position papers; the first proposing streamlined development through reduced clinical studies and the second proposing use of the same comparator product across jurisdictions.