April 15, 2024
Fresenius Accelerates Momentum in its (Bio)Pharma Business and Launches Tyenne®*, its Third Approved Biosimilar in the U.S.
Fresenius, via its operating company Fresenius Kabi, announced today the immediate U.S. availability of Tyenne® (tocilizumab-aazg), a biosimilar of Actemra®** (tocilizumab).
Tyenne® is the first tocilizumab biosimilar with an intravenous and subcutaneous formulation approved by the FDA.
Tyenne® is the company’s third approved biosimilar available in the U.S. and the second within its immunology portfolio.
Michael Sen, CEO of Fresenius: “With the launch of Tyenne® in the U.S., we have reached another important milestone in accelerating our strong (Bio)Pharma momentum going into 2024. Growing this platform is a substantial cornerstone of our #FutureFresenius journey. Overall, we have seen an encouraging performance of our (Bio)Pharma business so far. We are particularly happy with the good progress of our majority-owned biotechnology company mAbxience and the traction of Tyenne®.”
*Tyenne® is a registered trademark of Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH.
**Actemra® is a registered trademark of Chugai Seiyaku Kabushiki Kaisha Corp., a member of the Roche Group.