On June 19th, ASBM Chairman Richard Dolinar, MD presented at the Drug Information Agency’s (DIA) 50th Annual Meeting in San Diego, California.

 “Trends in Biosimilars Regulation Within Developed and Emerging Markets” was an assessment of current debates within the regulatory landscape of biosimilars.  Dr. Dolinar participated on a panel moderated by Andrew Robertson, Director of U.S. Regulatory Policy at Merck and panelist Sonica Sachdeva, Director of Clinical Development at Dr. Reddy’s Laboratory, India.

Dr. Dolinar shared the results of the ASBM European Prescriber Survey while advocating for distinguishable non-proprietary names for biosimilars.  Dr. Sachdeva reviewed how biologics and biosimilars are regulated in Eastern Asia.

View presentation here.