Alvotech and Teva Announce Filing Acceptance of U.S. Biologics License Applications for AVT05, a Proposed Biosimilar to Simponi® and Simponi Aria® (golimumab)

REYKJAVIK, Iceland and PARSIPPANY, N.J., Jan. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alvotech (NASDAQ: ALVO), a global biotech company specializing in the development and manufacture of biosimilar medicines for patients worldwide, and Teva Pharmaceuticals, a U.S. affiliate of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE and TASE: TEVA), today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review Biologics License Applications (BLA) for AVT05, Alvotech’s proposed biosimilar to Simponi^® and Simponi Aria^® (golimumab), which are prescribed to treat a variety of inflammatory conditions. These are the first U.S. BLA filing acceptances announced for a biosimilar candidate to golimumab. The FDA review process for these applications is anticipated to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2025.

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