Global Healthcare Analyst

Tina Banerjee

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>We have screened for APAC (ex-China) healthcare companies using their respective Smart Score, a compound score for a company indicating its overall outlook based on key factors.</li>
<li>Smart Score screens the stock based on five major components including value, dividends, growth, resilience, and momentum. It also provides a cumulative score, which puts equal weightage on each parameter.  </li>
<li>Parameters used to screen the stocks: market cap≥ $800M and smart score≥ 3.5. We have seen stocks having high smart score has strong growth prospects and qualify for investment proposition.</li>
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We have screened for APAC (ex-China) healthcare companies using their respective Smart Score, a compound score for a company indicating its overall outlook based on key factors.
Smart Score screens the stock based on five major components including value, dividends, growth, resilience, and momentum. It also provides a cumulative score, which puts equal weightage on each parameter.  
Parameters used to screen the stocks: market cap≥ $800M and smart score≥ 3.5. We have seen stocks having high smart score has strong growth prospects and qualify for investment proposition.


Top APAC (Ex-China) Investment Worthy Healthcare Companies Using Smartkarma’s Smart Score Screener

Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/eubiologics-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23739:1" rel="noopener">Eubiologics (206650 KS)</a> received UNICEF oral cholera vaccine order of KRW124B in 2024. This is nearly 1.9x higher than last year's sales, making the case for record-high sales in 2024.</li>
<li>Eubiologics is not expecting any near-term competition. The company is boosting its production capability to 90M doses annually by 2025 from 33M doses currently.</li>
<li>Eubiologics is planning to enter the premium vaccine market, which should further accelerate the revenue growth and improve its margins. Recently, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bionote-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36446:1" rel="noopener">Bionote (377740 KS)</a> has increased stake in Eubiologics.</li>
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Eubiologics (206650 KS) received UNICEF oral cholera vaccine order of KRW124B in 2024. This is nearly 1.9x higher than last year's sales, making the case for record-high sales in 2024.
Eubiologics is not expecting any near-term competition. The company is boosting its production capability to 90M doses annually by 2025 from 33M doses currently.
Eubiologics is planning to enter the premium vaccine market, which should further accelerate the revenue growth and improve its margins. Recently, Bionote (377740 KS) has increased stake in Eubiologics.


EuBiologics (206650 KS): Secular Sectoral Tailwind Is Not The Only Catalyst

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<li>Hengrui Pharmaceuticals’ trastuzumab rezetecan got third indication approval in China for colorectal cancer. CSPC Pharma and AstraZeneca entered JV contract for the construction of new-generation biologics manufacturing facility in China.</li>
<li>Takeda Pharmaceutical got FDA approval for Orzeyful for narcolepsy type 1. As a first-in-class orexin treatment, Orzeyful is the only medicine indicated in the U.S. to treat the disease holistically.</li>
<li>Otsuka announced new data from the Phase 3 trial demonstrating that Voyxact stabilizes kidney function decline. Alteogen signed an exclusive license agreement with a global pharmaceutical company for ALT-B4. </li>
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Hengrui Pharmaceuticals’ trastuzumab rezetecan got third indication approval in China for colorectal cancer. CSPC Pharma and AstraZeneca entered JV contract for the construction of new-generation biologics manufacturing facility in China.
Takeda Pharmaceutical got FDA approval for Orzeyful for narcolepsy type 1. As a first-in-class orexin treatment, Orzeyful is the only medicine indicated in the U.S. to treat the disease holistically.
Otsuka announced new data from the Phase 3 trial demonstrating that Voyxact stabilizes kidney function decline. Alteogen signed an exclusive license agreement with a global pharmaceutical company for ALT-B4. 


APAC Healthcare Weekly (August 9) – Hengrui, CSPC Pharma, Takeda Pharma, Otsuka, Alteogen

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<li>Shanghai Henlius Biotech announced that PMDA of Japan approved phase 2/3 clinical trial of HLX43 for injection (an anti-PD-L1 antibody-drug conjugate) for advanced squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).</li>
<li>Simcere Pharmaceutical announced that, SIM0613 for Injection, an antibody-drug conjugate, received the clinical trial approval in China, and is intended for commencing the clinical trial for advanced solid tumors.</li>
<li>Olympus has signed an exclusive global distribution agreement with EndoRobotics. Under this agreement, robot-assisted technologies manufactured by EndoRobotics will be distributed globally by Olympus exclusively.</li>
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Shanghai Henlius Biotech announced that PMDA of Japan approved phase 2/3 clinical trial of HLX43 for injection (an anti-PD-L1 antibody-drug conjugate) for advanced squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Simcere Pharmaceutical announced that, SIM0613 for Injection, an antibody-drug conjugate, received the clinical trial approval in China, and is intended for commencing the clinical trial for advanced solid tumors.
Olympus has signed an exclusive global distribution agreement with EndoRobotics. Under this agreement, robot-assisted technologies manufactured by EndoRobotics will be distributed globally by Olympus exclusively.


APAC Healthcare Weekly (May 10) – Henlius Bio, Simcere, Olympus, Daewoong Pharma

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<li>Sino Biopharmaceutical got indication expansion approval for benmelstobart in stage III NSCLC in China. Hansoh Pharmaceutical got EU approval for Ameile as first-line treatment of advanced NSCLC.</li>
<li>EMA validated Daiichi Sankyo’s marketing authorization application for Enhertu as a monotherapy for HER2+ breast cancer. FDA accepted Ono Pharmaceutical’s NDA for primary central nervous system lymphoma drug candidate tirabrutinib.</li>
<li>ABL Bio initiates global phase 2 trial evaluating ABL111 as first-line treatment for metastatic gastric cancer. CSL entered an exclusive outlicensing agreement with Eli Lilly to develop and commercialise clazakizumab.</li>
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Sino Biopharmaceutical got indication expansion approval for benmelstobart in stage III NSCLC in China. Hansoh Pharmaceutical got EU approval for Ameile as first-line treatment of advanced NSCLC.
EMA validated Daiichi Sankyo’s marketing authorization application for Enhertu as a monotherapy for HER2+ breast cancer. FDA accepted Ono Pharmaceutical’s NDA for primary central nervous system lymphoma drug candidate tirabrutinib.
ABL Bio initiates global phase 2 trial evaluating ABL111 as first-line treatment for metastatic gastric cancer. CSL entered an exclusive outlicensing agreement with Eli Lilly to develop and commercialise clazakizumab.


APAC Healthcare Weekly (February 22) – Sino Bio, Hansoh Pharma, Daiichi Sankyo, Ono, ABL Bio, CSL

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SD Biosensor, INC. operates medical device manufacturing businesses. The Company produces electric medical instruments and other products. SD Biosensor conducts businesses across worldwide.

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Tina Banerjee

APAC Healthcare Weekly (August 9) – Hengrui, CSPC Pharma, Takeda Pharma, Otsuka, Alteogen

Hengrui’s trastuzumab rezetecan got 3rd indication approval in China. CSPC and AstraZeneca form JV for biologics manufacturing facility in China....

Tina Banerjee

APAC Healthcare Weekly (May 10) – Henlius Bio, Simcere, Olympus, Daewoong Pharma

Henlius Bio and Simcere got trial approval for their respective ADC candidates in Japan and China, respectively. Olympus forges exclusive global...

Tina Banerjee

APAC Healthcare Weekly (February 22) – Sino Bio, Hansoh Pharma, Daiichi Sankyo, Ono, ABL Bio, CSL

Hansoh Pharma got EU approval for Ameile. EMA validated Daiichi Sankyo’s Enhertu in breast cancer. FDA accepted Ono Pharmaceutical’s tirabrutinib....

Tina Banerjee

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Top APAC (Ex-China) Investment Worthy Healthcare Companies Using Smartkarma’s Smart Score Screener

We have screened APAC (ex-China) healthcare companies with market cap≥$800M using Smartkarma’s Smart Score and picked up 2 investable ideas by...

Tina Banerjee

EuBiologics (206650 KS): Secular Sectoral Tailwind Is Not The Only Catalyst

​Eubiologics secures UNICEF order for oral cholera vaccine and expects record-high sales in 2024. The company has plans for production capacity...

Tina Banerjee

APAC Healthcare Weekly (August 9) – Hengrui, CSPC Pharma, Takeda Pharma, Otsuka, Alteogen

Hengrui’s trastuzumab rezetecan got 3rd indication approval in China. CSPC and AstraZeneca form JV for biologics manufacturing facility in China....

Tina Banerjee

APAC Healthcare Weekly (May 10) – Henlius Bio, Simcere, Olympus, Daewoong Pharma

Henlius Bio and Simcere got trial approval for their respective ADC candidates in Japan and China, respectively. Olympus forges exclusive global...

Tina Banerjee

APAC Healthcare Weekly (February 22) – Sino Bio, Hansoh Pharma, Daiichi Sankyo, Ono, ABL Bio, CSL

Hansoh Pharma got EU approval for Ameile. EMA validated Daiichi Sankyo’s Enhertu in breast cancer. FDA accepted Ono Pharmaceutical’s tirabrutinib....

Tina Banerjee

Eubiologics secures UNICEF order for oral cholera vaccine and expects record-high sales in 2024. The company has plans for production capacity...