Geneva, 11 January 2021 - IGBA, the International Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association (IGBA), representing global manufacturers of generic and biosimilar medicines, announced today that Sudarshan Jain, Secretary General of the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA), is taking over the position of IGBA Chair for 2021 from Hanan Sboul, Secretary General of the Jordanian Association of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers.
Geneva, November 16, 2020 – Today the International Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association (IGBA) launched the first ever Global Biosimilars Week, which is aimed at raising the awareness of biosimilar medicines worldwide through a globally aligned educational initiative.
Geneva 10 November 2020 – On the occasion of the World Health Assembly, the world’s research-based and generic & biosimilar pharmaceutical industry bodies delivered a statement declaring their shared commitment to equitable access to COVID-19 medicines and vaccines. In their joint statement, the two global pharmaceutical industry bodies acknowledge their responsibility and commitment to support the international response to the pandemic with their unique scientific, technical and manufacturing expertise to meet the increased demand for medicines; and to the discovery and development of affordable therapeutics and vaccines for COVID-19. However, for the pharmaceutical industry to do so fully, it requires others to play their part.
- Global Biosimilars Week: Message of the IGBA Chair (November 2020)
- Global Roadmap for Tailored Clinical Biosimilar Development: Instrumental for Sustainable Access to Biologics (24 September 2020)
- CILFA, the Argentinian Generic and Biosimilar Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association, joins IGBA (1 July 2020)
- IGBA Statement // Solidarity Call to Action: To realize equitable global access to COVID-19 health technologies through sharing of knowledge, intellectual property and data (29 May 2020)
