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Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China Biotech

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CARsgen Therapeutics / Equity Capital Markets

Carsgen is a China and US-based clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on CAR-T therapies. The company has four CAR-T products and one monoclonal antibody in the clinical stage.  The company is looking to raise up to USD 300m via a Hong Kong listing.The company has many selling points, including the potentially best-in-class BCMA target for the indication of r/r MM, and its advancement in two targets for the CAR-T therapy, namely CLDN18.2 and GPC3. It has its own technologies that improved the safety for CAR-T technology and also demonstrated preliminary efficacy in the solid tumor which was challenging for the CAR-T therapy. Having looked at numbers from its clinical trials for CT053, we are of the view that this is a promising therapy for r/r MM but the market will be mostly in the US where the company has started clinical trial. As the company is leading in the CLDN18.2 and GPC3, there might be upside if the target is proven to work for CAR-T therapy. The company has a strong management team with academic experiences. Its pre-IPO investors are strong but are mainly domestic institutions. In this note, we will provide our thoughts on the company's valuation.

Carsgen is a China and US-based clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on CAR-T therapies. The company has four CAR-T products and one monoclonal antibody in the clinical stage.  The company is looking to raise up to USD 300m via a Hong Kong listing.The company has many selling points, including the potentially best-in-class BCMA target for the indication of r/r MM, and its advancement in two targets for the CAR-T therapy, namely CLDN18.2 and GPC3. It has its own technologies that improved the safety for CAR-T technology and also demonstrated preliminary efficacy in the solid tumor which was challenging for the CAR-T therapy. Having looked at numbers from its clinical trials for CT053, we are of the view that this is a promising therapy for r/r MM but the market will be mostly in the US where the company has started clinical trial. As the company is leading in the CLDN18.2 and GPC3, there might be upside if the target is proven to work for CAR-T therapy. The company has a strong management team with academic experiences. Its pre-IPO investors are strong but are mainly domestic institutions. In this note, we will provide our thoughts on the company's valuation.

CARsgen (科济药业) Pre-IPO: Thoughts on Valuation

HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Keymed Biosciences / Equity Capital Markets

On April 8, 2021, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/keymed-biosciences-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33011:1" rel="noopener">Keymed Biosciences Inc (KBS HK)</a> filed a prospectus with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to apply for a main board listing. It is worth mentioning that, the major competing product, Sanofi’s Dupixent (dupilumab) was approved in China last year for the indication of moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD) in adults and was successfully included in the medical insurance catalogue in December 2020, becoming the only targeted biological agent for the treatment of moderate-to-severe AD in the catalogue. On the other hand, the core product of Keymed, CM310, was just at phase II clinical trial, far lagging behind Dupixent. Besides, the Company has no products approved for commercial sale at present. So it is not surprising that Keymed plans to go public for financing so as to accelerate the development and commercialization of the its product candidates.

On April 8, 2021, Keymed Biosciences Inc (KBS HK) filed a prospectus with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to apply for a main board listing. It is worth mentioning that, the major competing product, Sanofi’s Dupixent (dupilumab) was approved in China last year for the indication of moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD) in adults and was successfully included in the medical insurance catalogue in December 2020, becoming the only targeted biological agent for the treatment of moderate-to-severe AD in the catalogue. On the other hand, the core product of Keymed, CM310, was just at phase II clinical trial, far lagging behind Dupixent. Besides, the Company has no products approved for commercial sale at present. So it is not surprising that Keymed plans to go public for financing so as to accelerate the development and commercialization of the its product candidates. 

Pre-IPO Keymed Biosciences - Challenges Are Inevitable Despite Some Advantages on Pipeline

The new IPO regulations of the HKEX accelerate the listing of many unprofitable domestic biopharmaceutical companies, which help them to raise funds for the clinical progress and R&amp;D. At the same time, these companies also hope to seize the huge unmet medical market with the advantage of taking the first step. Among them, there are companies focusing on the CAR-T therapy. For example, on February 26, 2021, according to the disclosure of the HKEX, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/carsgen-therapeutics-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32213:1" rel="noopener">CARSgen Therapeutics (1186504D CH)</a> submitted the application for listing. The following mainly analyzed the Company’s major product candidates and the concerns.

The new IPO regulations of the HKEX accelerate the listing of many unprofitable domestic biopharmaceutical companies, which help them to raise funds for the clinical progress and R&amp;D. At the same time, these companies also hope to seize the huge unmet medical market with the advantage of taking the first step. Among them, there are companies focusing on the CAR-T therapy. For example, on February 26, 2021, according to the disclosure of the HKEX, CARSgen Therapeutics (1186504D CH) submitted the application for listing. The following mainly analyzed the Company’s major product candidates and the concerns.

Pre-IPO CARsgen Therapeutics - Insights on Pipeline and Challenges

Carsgen is a China and US-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on CAR-T therapies. The company has four CAR-T products and one monoclonal antibody in the clinical stage.  The company is looking to raise up to USD 300m via a Hong Kong listing.The company has many selling points, including the potentially best-in-class BCMA target for the indication of r/r MM, and its advancement in two targets for the CAR-T therapy, namely CLDN18.2 and GPC3. It has its own technologies that improved the safety for CAR-T technology and also demonstrated preliminary efficacy in the solid tumor which was challenging for the CAR-T therapy. Having looked at numbers from its clinical trials for CT053, we are of the view that this is a promising therapy for r/r MM but the market will be mostly in the US where the company has started clinical trial. As the company is leading in the CLDN18.2 and GPC3, there might be upside if the target is proven to work for CAR-T therapy.The company has a strong management team with academic experiences. Its pre-IPO investors are strong but are mainly domestic institutions.

Carsgen is a China and US-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on CAR-T therapies. The company has four CAR-T products and one monoclonal antibody in the clinical stage.  The company is looking to raise up to USD 300m via a Hong Kong listing.The company has many selling points, including the potentially best-in-class BCMA target for the indication of r/r MM, and its advancement in two targets for the CAR-T therapy, namely CLDN18.2 and GPC3. It has its own technologies that improved the safety for CAR-T technology and also demonstrated preliminary efficacy in the solid tumor which was challenging for the CAR-T therapy. Having looked at numbers from its clinical trials for CT053, we are of the view that this is a promising therapy for r/r MM but the market will be mostly in the US where the company has started clinical trial. As the company is leading in the CLDN18.2 and GPC3, there might be upside if the target is proven to work for CAR-T therapy.The company has a strong management team with academic experiences. Its pre-IPO investors are strong but are mainly domestic institutions. 

CARsgen (科济药业) Pre-IPO: Scientific Bet on New CAR-T Targets

China

CARsgen Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, researching, and developing innovative CAR T-cell therapies. The company's pipeline includes therapies for hematological malignancies, solid tumors, and autoimmune diseases, such as CT053 for multiple myeloma. It is headquartered in Shanghai, China, and was founded in 2014.

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CARsgen (科济药业) Pre-IPO: Thoughts on Valuation

In this insight, we provide a risk-adjusted NPV based valuation for the company's key product CT035 and the SOTP valuation for the company.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Pre-IPO Keymed Biosciences - Challenges Are Inevitable Despite Some Advantages on Pipeline

This article analyzed Keymed Biosciences in terms of the insights on core product CM310 and two key products CM326 and CMG901, the advantages, the...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Pre-IPO CARsgen Therapeutics - Insights on Pipeline and Challenges

This article mainly analyzed CARsgen in terms of key product candidates in the pipeline, competitive landscape, challenges, financial position and...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

CARsgen (科济药业) Pre-IPO: Scientific Bet on New CAR-T Targets

CT053 is a promising CAR-T therapy for r/r MM but the market will be mostly in the US where the company has started clinical trial. Upside could...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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