Shanghai Henlius Biotech
Biosimilar developer, China. 3 development products across 3 molecules: denosumab, pertuzumab, trastuzumab.
About Shanghai Henlius Biotech
Henlius, based in Shanghai, has three antibody biosimilars approved in the United States and Europe, all sold by partners: trastuzumab through Accord, and denosumab and pertuzumab through Organon. Its pertuzumab, Poherdy, is the first pertuzumab biosimilar approved outside India.
Portfolio by market
| Molecule | Product | FDA | EMA | MHRA | PMDA | HC | CDSCO | EDE | Markets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denosumab | Bildyos / Bilprevda HLX14 | Aug 2025 | Sep 2025 | MHRA | · | Mar 2026 | · | · | 4/7 |
| Pertuzumab | Poherdy HLX11 | Nov 2025 | Apr 2026 | MHRA | · | · | · | · | 3/7 |
| Trastuzumab | Hercessi / Zercepac HLX02 | Apr 2024 | Jul 2020 | MHRA | · | · | · | · | 3/7 |
Month shown is the first approval or registration of that product in that market.
In development
ClinicalTrials.gov lists four comparative trials sponsored by Shanghai Henlius Biotech for four molecules: adalimumab, pertuzumab, rituximab, trastuzumab. Candidates without an approval yet in the seven markets: HLX01, HLX03.
| Molecule | Candidate | Developer or sponsor | Reference product | Phase | Design | Registry status | Started | Primary completion | In the Atlas | Registry record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adalimumab | HLX03 | Shanghai Henlius Biotech | Humira | Phase 1 | Comparative PK | Completed | Jan 2017 | Sep 2018 | no approval in the seven markets | NCT03357939 |
| Pertuzumab | HLX11 | Shanghai Henlius Biotech | Perjeta | Phase 3 | Comparative efficacy | Active, not recruiting | Apr 2022 | May 2024 | Poherdy | NCT05346224 |
| Rituximab | HLX01 | Shanghai Henlius Biotech | MabThera (brand not stated) | Phase 3 | Comparative efficacy | Completed | Oct 2015 | May 2018 | no approval in the seven markets | NCT02787239 |
| Trastuzumab | HLX02 | Shanghai Henlius Biotech | Herceptin | Phase 3 | Comparative efficacy | Completed | Nov 2016 | Nov 2018 | Hercessi / Zercepac | NCT03084237 |
Registry data from ClinicalTrials.gov, entered by the sponsors and not verified by any regulator. Status and dates are as posted; sponsors often update them late. Trials registered only on other registries, such as India's CTRI or China's ChiCTR, are not included. Checked 12 Sep 2026.
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Chronology
- EMAJul 2020Zercepac, trastuzumab
- FDAApr 2024Hercessi, trastuzumab
- FDAAug 2025Bildyos, denosumab
- FDAAug 2025Bilprevda, denosumab
- EMASep 2025Bildyos, denosumab
- EMASep 2025Bilprevda, denosumab
- FDANov 2025Poherdy, pertuzumab
- HCMar 2026Bildyos, denosumab
- HCMar 2026Tuzemty, denosumab
- EMAApr 2026Poherdy, pertuzumab
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