Title: Pie basic
1 What are the real opportunities for
biosimilars/ follow-on-biologics - an analysis on
EPO
Global Generic Medicines Summit Health Network
Communications London, 27th - 28th February
2007 Elmar Schäfer CEO BioGeneriX AG Mannheim,
Germany
2The Global Market
- Biologics are growing at twice the rate of
Small Molecules (Rx Market)
Source IMS Health, BioGeneriX Projection
3Pipeline Products
Biopharmaceuticals Global Market
in absolut Numbers
In clinical Trials
On the Market
Source Merrill Lynch
4Share of New Approvals (US)
5The Innovation Gap (US)
Source FDA/ ErnstYoung, Global Report 2005
6Pipeline Products
- Biologics growing at twice the rate of Small
Molecules - In 2010 nearly 50 of all new approved
Pharmaceuticals will be of biotechnological Origin
Pharmaceuticals in Development
100 1.280
40 of Products in Phase III Trials are Biologics
Source IMS 2003 / Dataminitor
7Top Global Biologics 2005
Sales
in b
8Patent Situation in Europe SPC-Dates
Patent Expiry including SPC
2005
2006
2007
2009
Supplementary Protection Certificate Source
BioGeneriX AG/ IMS/ Patent Databases
9The German Generics Market - What happens after
Patent Expiry Omeprazole-Performance (Volume)
after Generic Launch
The share of generics in a patent free market in
Germany is 68
Source IMS Health
10Development Costs and Pricing (in m)
- Possible Cost Savings for Health Care Systems in
Germany (based on manufacturer Price for EPO)
Source BioGeneriX AG/ Arzneiverordnungsreport
2004
11Example EPO Potential Global
Cancer Patients
100 20.500.000 (35 growth)
12Example EPO Potential Europe
- 58,6 of all Cancer Patients are treated by
Chemotherapy - 8 of them are on EPO-Treatment
- EPO-Sales in Cancer in 2005 approx. 1.186 m
Treated Cancer Patients Europe
100 4.510.000
approx. 75 suffer from Anemia 1.982.145
Patients
None 7,8
158.572 Patients
Surgery 33,6
Chemotherapy 58,6
1.823.573 Patients
13Passing Barriers to Compete in the FoB Market
Entry strategy
- Barriers
- Patents
- Biotech expertise and biotech production
- Partnering
- Capital
- Regulatory
- Market access
patent department defines development strategy
partnership with a leading biotech CMO In-house
biotech experts with external support
development/ licensing agreements, risk
management
sustainable business model to allow long term
investment
streamline needs for centralized procedure
Specialist sales force in global key markets
co-marketing with one or two strong international
partners
Source Team
14Hurdles for Biogeneric Products in Germany
- No generic approach, i.e. proof of bioequivalence
in an abbreviated process is not accepted by
EMEA/FDA - The European comparability guideline indicates
that a complete new filing and clinical trials on
a case by case basis are required - No clear regulatory framework
- Biopharmaceuticals are defined by their
production process? any change can impact safety
and efficacy and therefore demands new approval - Very difficult patent situation
- Development time at least twice as long
- Development costs 8-100 times higher!
15Development Costs
16Development Costs and Pricing (in m)
Development Costs for FOBs can easily be 100
times higher than for Generics
below Innovator Price
below Innovator Price
Source BioCentury/ BioGeneriX AG
17Development Timelines EMEA
- From the first Steps until Launch it could take
approx. 5-8 Years
Process/ Analytics
Approval
Clinics
Cell Biology
1-2 Years
1 Year
2-4 Years
1 Year
Source BioGeneriX AG
18 Regulatory Aspects Authority Expectations for
biosimilar Erythropoietins
- Comparative single-dose Pharmacokinetic Study
- Equivalence Trials
- Patients with Renal Anemia
- Titration Phase Study
- Maintenace Phase Study
- Primary Endpoints Hb-Level and Dosage
- One-Year Immunogenicity
- Risk Management Plan
- Extrapolation to other approved Indications
possible
Source BfArM / BioGeneriX AG/ EMEA
19FUTURE OUTLOOK on FOBs
- The biogeneric industry initially saw numerous
companies, but a lot have failed gt limited
number of competitors - Successful FoB companies have a profound
expertise in biotechnology, financial strength,
patent knowledge and access to pharmaceutical
marketing infrastructure - Cost leadership might become an issue, depending
on the price erosion witnessed (number of
competitors), but this is unlikely to occur in
the beginning - No marginal costing, no commodity pricing
- Originators in Europe seem not to defend their
markets by patent disputes, but rather by
building up regulatory hurdles, marketing tools,
and switches to second generation products. No
early entry deals were done up to now. - Generic industry is likely to reduce investments
due to margin pressure in their main business
20 Conclusions
- Big Growing Market (9,24 on a global Basis)
- High Prevalence, High Number of Untreated
Patients (untreated Dialysis 46 - Cancer 95) - High Margins
- High Investments (20-80 m)
- High Authority Expectations and Demands