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Nipro-Samsung Alliance Nears First Approval in Japan with Stelara Biosimilar

By Shinya Sato November 14, 2025
Nipro and South Korea’s Samsung Bioepis are moving toward their first biosimilar approval in Japan under the strategic partnership the two companies announced in June, with a follow-on version of Stelara (ustekinumab) set to come before a key advisory panel…

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