We are excited to announce State Senator Tony Munoz (D-Chicago) as the honoree for the 2015 John W Maitland Jr Biotechnology Leadership Award. The award will be presented at a ceremony on October 27th, at River Roast in Chicago Illinois from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.

Assistant Majority Leader Tony Munoz will be honored for his leadership and extraordinary efforts to pass biosimilar substitution legislation (SB 455) in Illinois.

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SPRINGFIELD – Today, legislation sponsored by State Senator Tony Munoz (D-Chicago) that would allow pharmacists to substitute a prescription for a biological product with a biosimilar product was approved by the Senate.

A biologic is an original medical product that is manufactured by an innovator. A biosimilar is an approved version of that product that can be made available after the original product patent expires. As with name-brand prescriptions and generics, pricing for the latter is usually more affordable.

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