Global Healthcare Analyst

Tina Banerjee

Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ablbio-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35621:1" rel="noopener">ABLBio (298380 KS)</a> has secured equity investment of KRW22B (~$15M) from Eli Lilly. The issue price of KRW125,900 per share represents ~22% discount to last undisturbed closing price.</li>
<li>ABL Bio plans to use the proceeds to advance its core technologies, including bispecific antibody platform, Grabody and bispecific ADCs. ABL Bio has rich pipeline, with eight ongoing clinical projects.</li>
<li>From a long-term perspective, relationship with Lilly opens a broad range of collaborative opportunities to develop innovative therapies. We may see similar deals with other major global pharma companies.</li>
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ABLBio (298380 KS) has secured equity investment of KRW22B (~$15M) from Eli Lilly. The issue price of KRW125,900 per share represents ~22% discount to last undisturbed closing price.
ABL Bio plans to use the proceeds to advance its core technologies, including bispecific antibody platform, Grabody and bispecific ADCs. ABL Bio has rich pipeline, with eight ongoing clinical projects.
From a long-term perspective, relationship with Lilly opens a broad range of collaborative opportunities to develop innovative therapies. We may see similar deals with other major global pharma companies.


ABLBio (298380 KS): Funding From Lilly To Strengthen Drug Development Capabilities

Technical Analyst, Vermilion Research

Joe Jasper

Technical Analyst

Technical and Quantitative Research

Vermilion Research

Vermilion’s objective is to deliver timely, actionable, and unique technical research to professional investors through the application of our various technical indicators.

Our research strategists seek to highlight securities which we believe are at major inflection points, based on our various technical and quantitative indicators, and offer asymmetric risk/return profiles. Our unique research methodology, centered on relative strength, enables our strategists to deliver superior investment recommendations.

Our process begins by organizing the universe of actively traded stocks into discrete sectors, then into industry groups. We then apply our technical and quantitative tools to identify developing price trends. Once attractive trends are identified within a selected sector or group, we screen for individual stocks which we believe offer the best risk/reward profile. We provide a historical perspective that often reveals, through our long-term charts, how price patterns often repeat themselves over time.

Technical Analysis

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<li>We had been near-term bullish on the S&amp;P 500 (SPX) since our 4/22/25 Compass, however, we are officially downgrading our near-term outlook to neutral</li>
<li>The SPX, Nasdaq 100 (QQQ), and Russell 2000 (IWM) are breaking below their 50-day MAs and are also violating their multi-month uptrends, signaling a consolidation period is here</li>
<li>Still, our intermediate-term outlook remains bullish (as of 5/14/25 report), and we'll maintain our bullish intermediate-term view as long as market dynamics remain constructive and the SPX is above 6200</li>
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We had been near-term bullish on the S&amp;P 500 (SPX) since our 4/22/25 Compass, however, we are officially downgrading our near-term outlook to neutral
The SPX, Nasdaq 100 (QQQ), and Russell 2000 (IWM) are breaking below their 50-day MAs and are also violating their multi-month uptrends, signaling a consolidation period is here
Still, our intermediate-term outlook remains bullish (as of 5/14/25 report), and we'll maintain our bullish intermediate-term view as long as market dynamics remain constructive and the SPX is above 6200


Coasting as We Stalk for Buying Opportunity; Downgrading Discretionary to Underweight

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories / Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dr-reddy-s-laboratories-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16406:1" rel="noopener">Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (DRRD IN)</a> reported 14% YoY growth in net profit in Q2FY26, on 10% YoY growth in revenue. Declining contribution from North America is adversely affecting margin.</li>
<li>With lenalidomide benefit fading away, DRL’s North America business revenue has become stagnant. During Q2FY26, North America recorded revenue of INR32B, down 13% YoY and 5% QoQ.</li>
<li>NRT portfolio and domestic business cannot be strong revenue and margin drivers. DRL is relying on semaglutide and abatacept as major drivers, which will be reflected not before FY28.</li>
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Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (DRRD IN) reported 14% YoY growth in net profit in Q2FY26, on 10% YoY growth in revenue. Declining contribution from North America is adversely affecting margin.
With lenalidomide benefit fading away, DRL’s North America business revenue has become stagnant. During Q2FY26, North America recorded revenue of INR32B, down 13% YoY and 5% QoQ.
NRT portfolio and domestic business cannot be strong revenue and margin drivers. DRL is relying on semaglutide and abatacept as major drivers, which will be reflected not before FY28.


Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (DRRD IN): Soft US Performance Drags Margin; New Launches to Bring Respite?

Boryung Pharmaceutical / Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/boryung-pharmaceutical-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19265:1" rel="noopener">Boryung Pharmaceutical (003850 KS)</a> is acquiring cytotoxic anti-cancer drug Taxotere (docetaxel) from <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sanofi" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4564:1" rel="noopener">Sanofi (SAN FP)</a> for €175M (~KRW288B), inclusive of potential milestone payments worth €14M.</li>
<li>Post acquisition, Boryung aims to enhance the therapeutic value of Taxotere to include formulation improvements, combination strategies, and research into new indications. Currently, oncology contributes 20%+ of total revenue.</li>
<li>Over the last six months, Boryung shares remained almost flat, reflecting lack of any strong catalyst. Acquisition of Taxotere is not going to change the situation overnight.</li>
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Boryung Pharmaceutical (003850 KS) is acquiring cytotoxic anti-cancer drug Taxotere (docetaxel) from Sanofi (SAN FP) for €175M (~KRW288B), inclusive of potential milestone payments worth €14M.
Post acquisition, Boryung aims to enhance the therapeutic value of Taxotere to include formulation improvements, combination strategies, and research into new indications. Currently, oncology contributes 20%+ of total revenue.
Over the last six months, Boryung shares remained almost flat, reflecting lack of any strong catalyst. Acquisition of Taxotere is not going to change the situation overnight.


Boryung Pharmaceutical (003850 KS): New Drug Acquisition Fans High Oncology Aspiration

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Daiichi Sankyo’s indication expansion application for Enhertu has been accepted for review by FDA for certain types of breast cancers. Santen’s new drug application has been accepted in China.  </li>
<li>Hanmi Pharm entered into a global licensing agreement with Gilead Sciences granting Gilead the exclusive rights to develop and commercialize encequidar. Boryung is acquiring Sanofi’s cytotoxic anti-cancer drug Taxotere.</li>
<li>IHH Healthcare received SEBI approval for mandatory open offer for 26% stake in Fortis Healthcare. Lupin has launched Liraglutide prefilled pen, bioequivalent to Victoza, in the U.S.</li>
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Daiichi Sankyo’s indication expansion application for Enhertu has been accepted for review by FDA for certain types of breast cancers. Santen’s new drug application has been accepted in China.  
Hanmi Pharm entered into a global licensing agreement with Gilead Sciences granting Gilead the exclusive rights to develop and commercialize encequidar. Boryung is acquiring Sanofi’s cytotoxic anti-cancer drug Taxotere.
IHH Healthcare received SEBI approval for mandatory open offer for 26% stake in Fortis Healthcare. Lupin has launched Liraglutide prefilled pen, bioequivalent to Victoza, in the U.S.


APAC Healthcare Weekly (October 5) – Daiichi Sankyo, Santen, Hanmi Pharm, Boryung, IHH Health, Lupin

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Sanofi operates as a pharmaceutical company. The Company manufactures prescription pharmaceuticals and vaccines. Sanofi also develops cardiovascular, thrombosis, metabolic disorder, central nervous system, and oncology medicines and drugs. Sanofi serves customers worldwide.

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ABLBio (298380 KS): Funding From Lilly To Strengthen Drug Development Capabilities

ABLBio secured equity investment of KRW22B from Eli Lilly. ABL Bio plans to use the proceeds to advance its core technologies, including bispecific...

Tina Banerjee

Coasting as We Stalk for Buying Opportunity; Downgrading Discretionary to Underweight

Coasting as We Stalk for Buying Opportunity; Downgrading Near-Term Outlook to Neutral, But Still Bullish Intermediate-Term $SPX $QQQ; Downgrading...

Vermilion Research

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (DRRD IN): Soft US Performance Drags Margin; New Launches to Bring Respite?

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories sees 14% YoY profit growth in Q2FY26, but faces challenges with declining North America revenue impacting margins. Future...

Tina Banerjee

Boryung Pharmaceutical (003850 KS): New Drug Acquisition Fans High Oncology Aspiration

Boryung Pharmaceutical is acquiring anti-cancer drug Taxotere from Sanofi for €175M. This deal marks the company’s first acquisition of an...

Tina Banerjee

APAC Healthcare Weekly (October 5) – Daiichi Sankyo, Santen, Hanmi Pharm, Boryung, IHH Health, Lupin

Daiichi Sankyo’s label expansion application for Enhertu has been accepted by FDA. Hanmi Pharm entered into global licensing agreement with Gilead...

Tina Banerjee

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ABLBio (298380 KS): Funding From Lilly To Strengthen Drug Development Capabilities

ABLBio secured equity investment of KRW22B from Eli Lilly. ABL Bio plans to use the proceeds to advance its core technologies, including bispecific...

Tina Banerjee

Coasting as We Stalk for Buying Opportunity; Downgrading Discretionary to Underweight

Coasting as We Stalk for Buying Opportunity; Downgrading Near-Term Outlook to Neutral, But Still Bullish Intermediate-Term $SPX $QQQ; Downgrading...

Vermilion Research

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (DRRD IN): Soft US Performance Drags Margin; New Launches to Bring Respite?

​Dr. Reddy's Laboratories sees 14% YoY profit growth in Q2FY26, but faces challenges with declining North America revenue impacting margins. Future...

Tina Banerjee

Boryung Pharmaceutical (003850 KS): New Drug Acquisition Fans High Oncology Aspiration

​Boryung Pharmaceutical is acquiring anti-cancer drug Taxotere from Sanofi for €175M. This deal marks the company’s first acquisition of an...

Tina Banerjee

APAC Healthcare Weekly (October 5) – Daiichi Sankyo, Santen, Hanmi Pharm, Boryung, IHH Health, Lupin

Daiichi Sankyo’s label expansion application for Enhertu has been accepted by FDA. Hanmi Pharm entered into global licensing agreement with Gilead...

Tina Banerjee

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories sees 14% YoY profit growth in Q2FY26, but faces challenges with declining North America revenue impacting margins. Future...

Boryung Pharmaceutical is acquiring anti-cancer drug Taxotere from Sanofi for €175M. This deal marks the company’s first acquisition of an...