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Aydin Harston combines his love for science and technology with legal expertise to advocate for his clients in all matters necessary to grow, protect, and defend their businesses.  With a Ph.D. in biochemistry and numerous scientific and legal publications, Aydin seeks to produce creative and effective approaches to achieve his clients' goals as efficiently as possible.

  • FDA approves first Neulasta® (pegfilgrastim) and Procrit® (epoetin alfa) biosimilars and second Neupogen® (filgrastim biosimilar)
  • European Medicines Agency approves third and fourth trastuzumab, fourth infliximab, and fifth, sixth and seventh adalimumab biosimilars
  • Only four of twelve approved biosimilars have launched in the United States

As pharmaceutical drug costs attract increasing media attention and political scrutiny,

  • European Medicines Agency approves second trastuzumab and third insulin glargine biosimilars
  • FDA has not approved any biosimilar drug in 2018
  • Only three of nine approved biosimilars have launched in the United States

As pharmaceutical drug costs attract increasing media attention and political scrutiny, a growing number of biosimilar drugs are set to enter the U.S.

Biologic drugs are large molecules, such as therapeutic proteins, DNA vaccines, monoclonal antibodies, and fusion proteins, that are typically derived from living cells and used in the treatment, diagnosis, or prevention of disease. Most biologics are produced by genetically engineering living cells to express the therapeutic proteins rather than through traditional chemical synthesis. As proteins

  • U.S. Food & Drug Administration and European Medicines Agency approve first trastuzumab biosimilars
  • U.S. Food & Drug Administration approves a second infliximab biosimilar

As pharmaceutical drug costs attract increasing media attention and political scrutiny, a growing number of biosimilar drugs are set to enter the U.S. and European markets in the coming years.  Global sales

  • European Medicines Agency newly approves two adalimumab biosimilars
  • U.S. Food & Drug Administration approves first bevacizumab biosimilar

As pharmaceutical drug costs attract increasing media attention and political scrutiny, a growing number of biosimilar drugs are set to enter the U.S. and European markets in the coming years.  Global sales for the top nine branded biologic

  • European Medicines Agency newly approves five rituximab biosimilars and an etanercept biosimilar, while recommending approval of adalimumab biosimilar
  • U.S. Food & Drug Administration approves second adalimumab biosimilar

As pharmaceutical drug costs attract increasing media attention and political scrutiny, a growing number of biosimilar drugs are set to enter the U.S. and European markets in the

The Biosimilar User Fee Act (“BsUFA”) was originally enacted in 2012, and the current legislative authority is set to expire at the end of September 2017.  Under BsUFA, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) is authorized to collect fees directly from biosimilar drug product applicants, and the fees are dedicated to expediting the approval