Equity Long-Short Analyst

Pyari Menon

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Recently a note on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shockwave-medical-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28730:1" rel="noopener">Shockwave Medical Inc (SWAV US)</a> was published on SK. Being a potential game changer, we analyzed technical publications to see how well the company is positioned</li>
<li>Currently, Shockwave Medical is likely the only player in the intravascular lithotripsy market. As the intravascular device deals with calcified lesions, its primary competition is from the atherectomy market </li>
<li>Despite being a recent company with a new technology it ranks third in innovating in the area of - removing/modifying obstructions, calculi and pre-procedure preparation for intravascular intervention.</li>
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Recently a note on Shockwave Medical Inc (SWAV US) was published on SK. Being a potential game changer, we analyzed technical publications to see how well the company is positioned
Currently, Shockwave Medical is likely the only player in the intravascular lithotripsy market. As the intravascular device deals with calcified lesions, its primary competition is from the atherectomy market 
Despite being a recent company with a new technology it ranks third in innovating in the area of - removing/modifying obstructions, calculi and pre-procedure preparation for intravascular intervention.


Datamining Tech Publications to Assess Shockwave's Paradigm Shift Solution In Vascular Interventions

HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

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<li>Shanghai Municipal Medical Insurance Bureau issued a policy that TAVR consumables would be reimbursed according to surgery performance, breaking the bottleneck of low demand due to the expensive TAVR surgery.</li>
<li>The COVID nucleic acid testing industry faces the problem of exit, because it is very difficult to find a corresponding scale of replacement business for these huge capacity accumulated.</li>
<li>In terms of the internationalization prospects of China biotech companies, we prefer to pick RemeGen. The same logic also applies to Keymed.</li>
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Shanghai Municipal Medical Insurance Bureau issued a policy that TAVR consumables would be reimbursed according to surgery performance, breaking the bottleneck of low demand due to the expensive TAVR surgery.
The COVID nucleic acid testing industry faces the problem of exit, because it is very difficult to find a corresponding scale of replacement business for these huge capacity accumulated.
In terms of the internationalization prospects of China biotech companies, we prefer to pick RemeGen. The same logic also applies to Keymed.


China Healthcare Weekly (May.27) - New TAVR Policy, Exiting Issue of COVID Testing, RemeGen/Keymed

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<li>Last week, the focus of the 2022 Volume-Based Purchase (VBP) was finalized. We summarized the key points and major VBP projects to be promoted this year.</li>
<li>For IVD companies that seize the golden COVID-19 testing opportunity, they have already accumulated large amount of cash flow. It means M&amp;A opportunities but also bubbles in the industry. </li>
<li>The market value of a lot of medical device companies in HKEX has already been very small. Is the market overly pessimistic?</li>
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Last week, the focus of the 2022 Volume-Based Purchase (VBP) was finalized. We summarized the key points and major VBP projects to be promoted this year.
For IVD companies that seize the golden COVID-19 testing opportunity, they have already accumulated large amount of cash flow. It means M&amp;A opportunities but also bubbles in the industry. 
The market value of a lot of medical device companies in HKEX has already been very small. Is the market overly pessimistic?


China Healthcare Weekly (Apr.15)- 2022 VBP Focus, Post-COVID IVD Outlook, Undervalued Medical Device

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<li>Recently, Premier Li Keqiang delivered the government work report, which mentioned 2022 pharmaceutical industry's priorities. We summarized the key points below.</li>
<li>The skyrocketed experimental monkey price should be noticed, which would put more pressure on biotech companies. CXO also needs to control costs, both its own personnel and the monkeys.</li>
<li>The market value of a pharmaceutical enterprise is not determined by technology patent,but by the market competitiveness of products, which is based on R&amp;D capabilities and deep technology accumulation.</li>
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Recently, Premier Li Keqiang delivered the government work report, which mentioned 2022 pharmaceutical industry's priorities. We summarized the key points below.
The skyrocketed experimental monkey price should be noticed, which would put more pressure on biotech companies. CXO also needs to control costs, both its own personnel and the monkeys.
The market value of a pharmaceutical enterprise is not determined by technology patent,but by the market competitiveness of products, which is based on R&amp;D capabilities and deep technology accumulation.


China Healthcare Weekly (Mar.11) - 2022 Government Work Report, Expensive Monkeys, Technology Patent

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<li>Based on our analysis, the growth rate of China's drug spending is linked to GDP, and it would not be a high growth rate, but a stable growth rate.</li>
<li>The logic behind China and US biotech companies is different. To some extent, the lower the domestic biotech’s share price, the greater the risk.</li>
<li>In the current policy environment, the risks of VBP on anesthetics could be low because of their high barriers, strict control and potential social risks.</li>
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Based on our analysis, the growth rate of China's drug spending is linked to GDP, and it would not be a high growth rate, but a stable growth rate.
The logic behind China and US biotech companies is different. To some extent, the lower the domestic biotech’s share price, the greater the risk.
In the current policy environment, the risks of VBP on anesthetics could be low because of their high barriers, strict control and potential social risks.


China Healthcare Weekly (Jan.7)-China's Drug Spending,Logic Behind China/US Biotech, Anesthetics VBP

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MicroPort CardioFlow Medtech Corporation is a medical device company specializing in the research, development, and commercialization of transcatheter and surgical solutions for structural heart diseases. Its product portfolio includes transcatheter aortic valves, left atrial appendage closure systems, and cardiac rhythm management devices like pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

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Datamining Tech Publications to Assess Shockwave's Paradigm Shift Solution In Vascular Interventions

Shockwave’s intravascular lithotripsy product could become a game changer in dealing with coronary calcium and may offer a more effective solution...

Pyari Menon

China Healthcare Weekly (May.27) - New TAVR Policy, Exiting Issue of COVID Testing, RemeGen/Keymed

New TAVR policy will break the low demand bottleneck due to high cost; COVID testing industry faces the problem of exit; Remegen/Keymed may have...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

China Healthcare Weekly (Apr.15)- 2022 VBP Focus, Post-COVID IVD Outlook, Undervalued Medical Device

The focus of 2022 VBP was finalized. In post-COVID era, how would cash-rich IVD companies with find new growth point?After continuous pullback,...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

China Healthcare Weekly (Mar.11) - 2022 Government Work Report, Expensive Monkeys, Technology Patent

We listed the key points about healthcare industry in 2022 government work report. Companies should notice the skyrocketed experimental monkey...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

China Healthcare Weekly (Jan.7)-China's Drug Spending,Logic Behind China/US Biotech, Anesthetics VBP

The insight mainly analyzed the relationship of drug spending with GDP growth, different logic behind China/US biotech companies and related risks...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

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