Global Healthcare Analyst

Tina Banerjee

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Hengrui Pharmaceuticals entered license agreements with BMS to advance 13 early-stage programs in oncology, hematology, and immunology. Sino Biopharmaceutical entered exclusive strategic collaboration with GlaxoSmithKline for Hepatitis B drug bepirovisen.</li>
<li>BeOne received FDA approval for Beqalzi for the treatment of mantle cell lymphoma. Otsuka’s subsidiary, Taiho Pharmaceutical secured FDA approval for Inqovi plus venetoclax for newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia.</li>
<li>Celltrion has acquired Gifrer, a 114-year-old local healthcare company in France. Bora Pharmaceuticals will acquire GMP manufacturing operations, including the CDMO business, of MacroGenics for $122.5M.</li>
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Hengrui Pharmaceuticals entered license agreements with BMS to advance 13 early-stage programs in oncology, hematology, and immunology. Sino Biopharmaceutical entered exclusive strategic collaboration with GlaxoSmithKline for Hepatitis B drug bepirovisen.
BeOne received FDA approval for Beqalzi for the treatment of mantle cell lymphoma. Otsuka’s subsidiary, Taiho Pharmaceutical secured FDA approval for Inqovi plus venetoclax for newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia.
Celltrion has acquired Gifrer, a 114-year-old local healthcare company in France. Bora Pharmaceuticals will acquire GMP manufacturing operations, including the CDMO business, of MacroGenics for $122.5M.


APAC Healthcare Weekly (May 17) – Hengrui, Sino Bio, BeOne, Otsuka, Celltrion, Bora Pharmaceuticals

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<li>Hengrui Pharma received indication expansion approval for trastuzumab rezetecan in China. MicroPort NeuroScientific’s Apollo Dream Rapamycin Target Eluting Stent has been granted the Breakthrough Device Designation by the FDA.</li>
<li>Celltrion signed KRW375B CMO agreement with a global pharmaceutical company for the supply of drug substance. Samsung Bioepis entered global commercialization agreement with Sandoz for five biosimilar candidates under development.</li>
<li>FDA accepted Sun Pharma’s indication expansion application for Ilumya for active psoriatic arthritis. Zydus Lifesciences entered licensing and supply agreements with Torrent Pharmaceuticals and Lupin to co-market Semaglutide in India.</li>
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Hengrui Pharma received indication expansion approval for trastuzumab rezetecan in China. MicroPort NeuroScientific’s Apollo Dream Rapamycin Target Eluting Stent has been granted the Breakthrough Device Designation by the FDA.
Celltrion signed KRW375B CMO agreement with a global pharmaceutical company for the supply of drug substance. Samsung Bioepis entered global commercialization agreement with Sandoz for five biosimilar candidates under development.
FDA accepted Sun Pharma’s indication expansion application for Ilumya for active psoriatic arthritis. Zydus Lifesciences entered licensing and supply agreements with Torrent Pharmaceuticals and Lupin to co-market Semaglutide in India.


APAC Healthcare Weekly (March 22) – Hengrui, Microport Neuro, Celltrion, Samsung Bio, Sun Pharma

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<li>Simcere entered outlicensing agreement with Boehringer Ingelheim for IBD drug candidate SIM0709 for upfront payment of €42M. CSPC entered collaboration and license agreement with AstraZeneca for upfront payment of $1.2B.</li>
<li>Hanmi Pharm signs exclusive Mexico distribution deal for GLP-1 obesity drug efpeglenatide. HK inno.N will be launching 'X1 Plus Tablet', a triple antihypertensive drug for the first time in Korea.</li>
<li>Eisai’s Leqembi autoinjector is now under FDA review as weekly starting dose, with target action date of May 24. Chugai Pharmaceutical filed for additional indication of Tecentriq for bladder cancer.</li>
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Simcere entered outlicensing agreement with Boehringer Ingelheim for IBD drug candidate SIM0709 for upfront payment of €42M. CSPC entered collaboration and license agreement with AstraZeneca for upfront payment of $1.2B.
Hanmi Pharm signs exclusive Mexico distribution deal for GLP-1 obesity drug efpeglenatide. HK inno.N will be launching 'X1 Plus Tablet', a triple antihypertensive drug for the first time in Korea.
Eisai’s Leqembi autoinjector is now under FDA review as weekly starting dose, with target action date of May 24. Chugai Pharmaceutical filed for additional indication of Tecentriq for bladder cancer.


APAC Healthcare Weekly (February 1) – Simcere, CSPC, Hanmi Pharm, HK Inno.N, Eisai, Chugai Pharma

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<li>Takeda has dropped AstraZeneca-partnered antibody drug candidate from its pipeline. Eisai and Merck are closing late-stage trial of Lenvima plus Keytruda in hepatocellular carcinoma on disappointing result.</li>
<li>Wuxi AppTec sharpens CRDMO business by selling its China-based clinical research subsidiaries. FDA has designated Celltrion’s Stoboclo and Osenvelt as interchangeable biosimilars to the reference products Prolia and Xgeva, respectively.</li>
<li>CSL is delaying demerger of CSL Seqirus ‘to maximise shareholder value.’ PharmaEssentia has filed for the additional indication of Besremi for Essential Thrombocythemia (ET) with the FDA.</li>
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Takeda has dropped AstraZeneca-partnered antibody drug candidate from its pipeline. Eisai and Merck are closing late-stage trial of Lenvima plus Keytruda in hepatocellular carcinoma on disappointing result.
Wuxi AppTec sharpens CRDMO business by selling its China-based clinical research subsidiaries. FDA has designated Celltrion’s Stoboclo and Osenvelt as interchangeable biosimilars to the reference products Prolia and Xgeva, respectively.
CSL is delaying demerger of CSL Seqirus ‘to maximise shareholder value.’ PharmaEssentia has filed for the additional indication of Besremi for Essential Thrombocythemia (ET) with the FDA.


APAC Healthcare Weekly (November 2) – Takeda, Eisai, Wuxi AppTec, Celltrion, CSL, PharmaEssentia

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Index Rebalance

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<li>There could be 25 inclusions, including many new listings, to the Hang Seng Composite Index (HSCI) in September. Another 6 stocks are close adds on liquidity and market cap.</li>
<li>We see 19 potential deletes and 2 close deletes on market cap, 5 potential deletes on prolonged trading suspension, and 2 close deletes on liquidity.</li>
<li>There are 8 potential deletions where holdings via Stock Connect are more than 20% of shares outstanding. There could be some unwinding of positions over the next couple of months.</li>
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There could be 25 inclusions, including many new listings, to the Hang Seng Composite Index (HSCI) in September. Another 6 stocks are close adds on liquidity and market cap.
We see 19 potential deletes and 2 close deletes on market cap, 5 potential deletes on prolonged trading suspension, and 2 close deletes on liquidity.
There are 8 potential deletions where holdings via Stock Connect are more than 20% of shares outstanding. There could be some unwinding of positions over the next couple of months.


HSCI Index Rebalance Preview and Stock Connect: The Final List for September

China

Shanghai Bio-heart Biological Technology is an interventional cardiovascular device company that develops innovative therapies for unmet medical needs in the treatment of coronary artery disease and hypertension. Its key products include the Bioheart bioresorbable scaffolds (BRS) system, the Iberis 2nd renal denervation (RDN) product candidate, and drug-coated balloons (DCB). The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Shanghai, People's Republic of China.

Shanghai Bio-heart Biological Technology (2185 HK)

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Shanghai Bio-heart Biological Technology (2185 HK)

APAC Healthcare Weekly (May 17) – Hengrui, Sino Bio, BeOne, Otsuka, Celltrion, Bora Pharmaceuticals

Hengrui stuck licensing agreement with BMS. Sino Bio enters exclusive collaboration with GSK. BeOne got FDA approval for new drug. Bora will...

Tina Banerjee

APAC Healthcare Weekly (March 22) – Hengrui, Microport Neuro, Celltrion, Samsung Bio, Sun Pharma

Celltrion signed KRW375B biologics CMO deal with a global pharma company. Samsung Bioepis expands biosimilar collaboration with Sandoz. 40+ Indian...

Tina Banerjee

APAC Healthcare Weekly (February 1) – Simcere, CSPC, Hanmi Pharm, HK Inno.N, Eisai, Chugai Pharma

CSPC and Simcere signed outlicensing deals with AstraZeneca and Boehringer Ingelheim, respectively. Eisai’s Leqembi autoinjector is now under FDA...

Tina Banerjee

APAC Healthcare Weekly (November 2) – Takeda, Eisai, Wuxi AppTec, Celltrion, CSL, PharmaEssentia

Takeda and Eisai witnessed clinical trials setback. Wuxi AppTec is selling China-based CRO subsidiaries. CSL is delaying demerger of CSL Seqirus....

Tina Banerjee

HSCI Index Rebalance Preview and Stock Connect: The Final List for September

There could be nearly 50 adds/deletes for the HSCI in September. That will trigger changes to the Southbound Stock Connect list and increase flows...

Brian Freitas

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