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Water Tower Research is a leading equity research firm that provides research on micro, small and mid cap companies.

Water Tower Research was founded by Wall Street veterans after witnessing a fundamental shift in the investment research industry with the result being a declining knowledge base among investors, a lack of awareness and a shrinking pool of fundamental research being conducted on companies across the small-cap and micro-cap spectrum. The same issues are now increasingly occurring in the mid-cap space. This sea change within the investment community is impacting not only the companies themselves but also current shareholders and potential investors. With significantly less active sell-side sponsorship by Wall Street, a substantial information gap has developed between companies and various constituents in the financial community. The net result is fewer channels for insight and information to flow between companies and investors.

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<ul><li>Welcome to a new year and we are excited for the innovation and therapeutic breakthroughs that biopharma will reveal this year, while navigating through any changes in the regulatory and M&amp;A environment.</li><li>For our first Biopharma <span style="font-size: var(--content-font-size);">Review report in 2025, we cover the news that we missed during </span>the holiday break.</li><li>On the obesity front, NVO’s CagriSema fell short of expectations, while the FDA reaffirmed LLY’s GLP-1 shortage resolution, bearing bad news for HIMS and LFMD. </li></ul>

Welcome to a new year and we are excited for the innovation and therapeutic breakthroughs that biopharma will reveal this year, while navigating through any changes in the regulatory and M&amp;A environment.For our first Biopharma Review report in 2025, we cover the news that we missed during the holiday break.On the obesity front, NVO’s CagriSema fell short of expectations, while the FDA reaffirmed LLY’s GLP-1 shortage resolution, bearing bad news for HIMS and LFMD. 

Biopharma Week in Review - January 6, 2025

Independent research on the U.S. markets, Baptista Research

Baptista Research

Independent research on the U.S. markets

Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

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<ul><li>Novo Nordisk recently presented its third-quarter financial results, showcasing significant growth and strategic developments within the company.</li><li>The key highlights from the call indicate robust expansion across various segments, particularly driven by the strong performance of its diabetes and obesity treatments, including notable products like Ozempic and Wegovy.</li><li>The company reported an impressive 24% increase in sales alongside a 22% rise in operating profit for the first nine months of the fiscal year.</li></ul>

Novo Nordisk recently presented its third-quarter financial results, showcasing significant growth and strategic developments within the company.The key highlights from the call indicate robust expansion across various segments, particularly driven by the strong performance of its diabetes and obesity treatments, including notable products like Ozempic and Wegovy.The company reported an impressive 24% increase in sales alongside a 22% rise in operating profit for the first nine months of the fiscal year.

Novo Nordisk: Global Adoption & Expansion of GLP-1 Therapeutics Driving Our Bullishness!  - Major Drivers

<ul><li>We review last week’s biopharma news for meaningful clinical data, regulatory updates, research innovation, and M&amp;A.</li><li>Last week, NVO had all semaglutide dosages listed available on the FDA drug shortage list, pressuring compounded GLP-1 seller HIMS.</li><li>ABBV acquired a private Alzheimer’s biotech, boosting neuro developers PRTA, VIGL, and ALEC.</li></ul>

We review last week’s biopharma news for meaningful clinical data, regulatory updates, research innovation, and M&amp;A.Last week, NVO had all semaglutide dosages listed available on the FDA drug shortage list, pressuring compounded GLP-1 seller HIMS.ABBV acquired a private Alzheimer’s biotech, boosting neuro developers PRTA, VIGL, and ALEC.

Biopharma Week in Review - November 4, 2024

<ul><li>We review last week’s biopharma news for meaningful clinical data, regulatory updates, research innovation, and M&amp;A.</li><li>Last week, SRRK gained from muscle-building data in SMA, with positive read-through for obesity and BHVN.</li><li>WW joined HIMS in selling NVO GLP-1 copies, while the FDA backed off on LLY copiers after a lawsuit.</li></ul>

We review last week’s biopharma news for meaningful clinical data, regulatory updates, research innovation, and M&amp;A.Last week, SRRK gained from muscle-building data in SMA, with positive read-through for obesity and BHVN.WW joined HIMS in selling NVO GLP-1 copies, while the FDA backed off on LLY copiers after a lawsuit.

Biopharma Week in Review - October 14, 2024

HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

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<li>Anhui’s new VBP included OTC TCM for the first time, which poses a big challenge to the pricing autonomy of CR Sanjiu. This makes Sanjiu's acquisition of Tasly more important/urgent. </li>
<li>Novo Nordisk's performance has raised concerns. The capacity bottleneck for weight-loss drugs seems resolved. Could this signal that the market for weight-loss drugs is reaching its peak?</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/keymed-biosciences-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33011:1" rel="noopener">Keymed Biosciences (2162 HK)</a>’s CM310 will miss this year’s NRDL negotiations, putting the company at a disadvantage. Considering the competitive landscape, we are concerned about Keymed’s performance.</li>
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Anhui’s new VBP included OTC TCM for the first time, which poses a big challenge to the pricing autonomy of CR Sanjiu. This makes Sanjiu's acquisition of Tasly more important/urgent. 
Novo Nordisk's performance has raised concerns. The capacity bottleneck for weight-loss drugs seems resolved. Could this signal that the market for weight-loss drugs is reaching its peak?

Keymed Biosciences (2162 HK)’s CM310 will miss this year’s NRDL negotiations, putting the company at a disadvantage. Considering the competitive landscape, we are concerned about Keymed’s performance.


China Healthcare Weekly (Sep.22) - CR Sanjiu's Trouble, Weight-Loss Drug Market Saturation, Keymed

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Novo Nordisk A/S develops, produces, and markets pharmaceutical products. The Company focuses on diabetes care and offers insulin delivery systems and other diabetes products. Novo Nordisk also works in areas such as haemostatis management, growth disorders, and hormone replacement therapy. The Company offers educational and training materials. Novo Nordisk markets worldwide.

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Biopharma Week in Review - January 6, 2025

On the obesity front, NVO’s CagriSema fell short of expectations, while the FDA reaffirmed LLY’s GLP-1 shortage resolution, bearing bad news for...

Water Tower Research

Novo Nordisk: Global Adoption & Expansion of GLP-1 Therapeutics Driving Our Bullishness! - Major Drivers

Novo Nordisk recently presented its third-quarter financial results, showcasing significant growth and strategic developments within the...

Baptista Research

Biopharma Week in Review - November 4, 2024

Last week, NVO had all semaglutide dosages listed available on the FDA drug shortage list, pressuring compounded GLP-1 seller HIMS.

Water Tower Research

Biopharma Week in Review - October 14, 2024

We review last week’s biopharma news for meaningful clinical data, regulatory updates, research innovation, and M&A. Last week, SRRK gained from...

Water Tower Research

China Healthcare Weekly (Sep.22) - CR Sanjiu's Trouble, Weight-Loss Drug Market Saturation, Keymed

Anhui's VBP includes OTC TCM, challenging CR Sanjiu's pricing autonomy. There are concerns about weight-loss drug market saturation. CM310 missing...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

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Biopharma Week in Review - January 6, 2025

On the obesity front, NVO’s CagriSema fell short of expectations, while the FDA reaffirmed LLY’s GLP-1 shortage resolution, bearing bad news for...

Water Tower Research

Novo Nordisk: Global Adoption & Expansion of GLP-1 Therapeutics Driving Our Bullishness! - Major Drivers

Novo Nordisk recently presented its third-quarter financial results, showcasing significant growth and strategic developments within the...

Baptista Research

Biopharma Week in Review - November 4, 2024

Last week, NVO had all semaglutide dosages listed available on the FDA drug shortage list, pressuring compounded GLP-1 seller HIMS.

Water Tower Research

Biopharma Week in Review - October 14, 2024

We review last week’s biopharma news for meaningful clinical data, regulatory updates, research innovation, and M&A. Last week, SRRK gained from...

Water Tower Research

China Healthcare Weekly (Sep.22) - CR Sanjiu's Trouble, Weight-Loss Drug Market Saturation, Keymed

​Anhui's VBP includes OTC TCM, challenging CR Sanjiu's pricing autonomy. There are concerns about weight-loss drug market saturation. CM310 missing...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Anhui's VBP includes OTC TCM, challenging CR Sanjiu's pricing autonomy. There are concerns about weight-loss drug market saturation. CM310 missing...