• Teva’s subsidiary Ratiopharm is going to commercialize Fymskina® as a second Formycon ustekinumab biosimilar on a semi-exclusive basis in Germany
  • Market launch of Fymskina® is planned for Q3 2025
  • Formycon is responsible for the manufacturing and supply of the finished product

Planegg-Martinsried, Germany – Formycon AG (FWS: FYB, “Formycon”) announces that it has entered into a distribution agreement with ratiopharm GmbH (“Ratiopharm”), a subsidiary of the Teva Group (“Teva”), for the semi-exclusive commercialization of its Stelara®1 biosimilar FYB202/Fymskina®2 in Germany. Under the agreement, Formycon is responsible for the manufacturing and the supply of the finished product, while Ratiopharm is responsible for commercialization.

In February 2023, Formycon entered into a global commercialization partnership for FYB202/Otuli®3 (ustekinumab) with Fresenius Kabi. Under this agreement, Formycon retained secondary commercialization rights for Germany, parts of Latin America, and the MENA region in order to also license these rights separately to strong regionally focused distribution partners. In this respect, a license and supply agreement with MS Pharma for numerous countries in the MENA region was successfully concluded in December 2024.

“We aim to provide as many patients as possible with access to high-quality biosimilars while expanding our market presence in Germany. That’s why we set the strategic course for semi-exclusive partnerships early on,” explains Nicola Mikulcik, Chief Business Officer of Formycon AG. She adds: “With Fresenius Kabi, we already have a strong partner that, successfully launched FYB202/Otulfi® in the US and various European markets, including Germany in March this year. We are delighted to have gained Teva/Ratiopharm as a strong second partner for the commercialization of FYB202 in our important home market Germany. We are convinced that we can significantly increase market coverage in Germany with this second product, FYB202/Fymskina®.”

Teva already commercializes Formycon’s Lucentis®4 biosimilar FYB201/Ranivisio®5 in Europe. As one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies, Teva is leveraging its unique expertise in the generics and biosimilars market to drive the availability of modern medicines.

Under the agreement for the commercialization of Fymskina® in Germany, Formycon will receive milestone payments and a share of the gross margin.

FYB202/Fymskina® (ustekinumab) is a human monoclonal antibody that targets the cytokines interleukin-12 and interleukin-23. These play an important role in inflammatory and immune responses. In September 2024, Fymskina® was approved by the European Commission for the treatment of moderate to severely active Crohn’s disease, moderate to severe plaque psoriasis, and active psoriatic arthritis.


1) Stelara® is a registered trademark of Johnson & Johnson
2) Fymskina® is a registered trademark of Formycon AG
3) Otulfi® is a registered trademark of Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH in selected countries
4) Lucentis® is a registered trademark of Genentech Inc.
5) Ranivisio® is a registered trademark of Bioeq AG