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JCR Pharmaceuticals

Biosimilar developer, Japan. 3 development products across 3 molecules: agalsidase beta, darbepoetin alfa, epoetin alfa and zeta.

First approval in the Atlas: Jan 2010, Epoetin Alfa BS [JCR], epoetin alfa and zeta (PMDA)
FDAproducts approved0
EMAproducts approved0
MHRAproducts approved0
PMDAproducts approved3
HCproducts approved0
CDSCOproducts approved0
EDEproducts registered0

About JCR Pharmaceuticals

JCR, based in Kobe, has three biosimilars approved in Japan and none elsewhere: epoetin in 2010, the second biosimilar approved in Japan; darbepoetin in 2019; and agalsidase beta in 2018, the only enzyme replacement biosimilar approved anywhere in the world.

Portfolio by market

MoleculeProductFDAEMAMHRAPMDAHCCDSCOEDEMarkets
Agalsidase betaAgalsidase Beta BS JCR···Sep 2018···1/7
Darbepoetin alfaDarbepoetin Alfa BS JCR···Sep 2019···1/7
Epoetin alfa and zetaEpoetin Alfa BS JCR···Jan 2010···1/7

Month shown is the first approval or registration of that product in that market.

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Data current to September 2026.