Samsung Biologics (KRX:207940) subsidiary Samsung Bioepis and Israel's Teva Pharmaceutical entered into a licensing, development, and commercialization agreement for EPYSQLI, or eculizumab-aagh, biosimilar to Soliris in the US.
Samsung Bioepis will handle the development, regulatory registration, manufacturing, and supply, while Teva Pharmaceutical will manage the product's commercialization.
EPYSQLI is a complement inhibitor used to treat rare diseases such as paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria and atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome, Samsung Bioepis said Friday.
Financial details of the deal were undisclosed.
Shares of Samsung Biologics rose more than 1% in recent trade on Tuesday.