HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Equity Bottom-Up

At present, although the competition of PD-1/PD-L1 is becoming more and more fierce in China, it has to be admitted that, compared with the global market share of about 55%, domestic monoclonal antibodies only occupy 6% of the biopharmaceutical market share, so there is still a broad space and growth potential. Meanwhile, with PD-1/PD-L1 products of the domestic top four companies (<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jiangsu-hengrui-medicine-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14128:1" rel="noopener">Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine (600276 CH)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/beigene-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27352:1" rel="noopener">BeiGene Ltd (6160 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/innovent-biologics-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27452:1" rel="noopener">Innovent Biologics Inc (1801 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shanghai-junshi-bioscience-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27760:1" rel="noopener">Shanghai Junshi Bioscience Co. Ltd. (1877 HK)</a>) being included in medical insurance catalogue, the pricing of PD-1/PD-L1 products of these four companies would be the ceiling for all subsequent homogeneous enterprises. The only companies that are capable of joining the competition are those with the best products and strong commercialization capability. Actually, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/akeso-biopharma-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28830:1" rel="noopener">Akeso Biopharma Inc (9926 HK)</a> could be the very one to challenge the top four. Besides, as a competitive and strong biotech company, Akeso is also moving in the direction of a Big Pharma.

At present, although the competition of PD-1/PD-L1 is becoming more and more fierce in China, it has to be admitted that, compared with the global market share of about 55%, domestic monoclonal antibodies only occupy 6% of the biopharmaceutical market share, so there is still a broad space and growth potential. Meanwhile, with PD-1/PD-L1 products of the domestic top four companies (Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine (600276 CH), BeiGene Ltd (6160 HK), Innovent Biologics Inc (1801 HK) and Shanghai Junshi Bioscience Co. Ltd. (1877 HK)) being included in medical insurance catalogue, the pricing of PD-1/PD-L1 products of these four companies would be the ceiling for all subsequent homogeneous enterprises. The only companies that are capable of joining the competition are those with the best products and strong commercialization capability. Actually, Akeso Biopharma Inc (9926 HK) could be the very one to challenge the top four. Besides, as a competitive and strong biotech company, Akeso is also moving in the direction of a Big Pharma.

Akeso Biopharma Inc (9926.HK) - Could Be the Very One to Challenge the “Top Four”

Recently, according to the official website, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/everest-medicines-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29224:1" rel="noopener">Everest Medicines (1952 HK)</a> announced that its sacituzumab govitecan-hziy (SG, Trodelvy) was granted Priority Review by the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) of the China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA). This marks another progress following the Company's announcement that the NMPA accepted its Biologics License Application (BLA) for SG for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) who have received two or more prior systemic therapies, at least one of them for metastatic disease. The BLA submission of Trodelvy, the core product candidate of Everest Medicines, was substantially earlier than the Company's previous guidance and our expectations, so it is expected that Trodelvy would contribute sales revenue much earlier, and the Company’s commercialization prospect has reshaped.

Recently, according to the official website, Everest Medicines (1952 HK) announced that its sacituzumab govitecan-hziy (SG, Trodelvy) was granted Priority Review by the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) of the China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA). This marks another progress following the Company's announcement that the NMPA accepted its Biologics License Application (BLA) for SG for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) who have received two or more prior systemic therapies, at least one of them for metastatic disease. The BLA submission of Trodelvy, the core product candidate of Everest Medicines, was substantially earlier than the Company's previous guidance and our expectations, so it is expected that Trodelvy would contribute sales revenue much earlier, and the Company’s commercialization prospect has reshaped.

Everest Medicines (1952.HK) - The Commercialization Prospect Has Reshaped

Equity Capital Markets

On April 28, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lepu-biopharma-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33231:1" rel="noopener">Lepu Biopharma (LBP HK)</a>, a subsidiary of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lepu-medical-technology-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16654:1" rel="noopener">Lepu Medical Technology A (300003 CH)</a>, submitted its application to the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange for listing. Actually, many companies in the medical device industry are good at capital operation, such as M&amp;A or spin-off and listing, which has been reflected in the leading medical device companies such as <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shenzhen-mindray-bio-medic-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28017:1" rel="noopener">Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics (300760 CH)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/microport-scientific-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4487:1" rel="noopener">Microport Scientific (853 HK)</a>. However, Lepu Medical is the only one that enters the fields of both drugs and preparations, and according to the pipeline, the focus is not only on generic drugs, but also on biological drugs of higher competitive dimension (e.g. Lepu Biopharma is in this field.). It is also worth mentioning that this is the second company of Lepu factions to be listed in Hong Kong. The first one was <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pw-medtech-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9891:1" rel="noopener">Pw Medtech (1358 HK)</a> (Zhang yue’e is Pu Zhongjie’s wife) and the share price has been very weak since its listing. So can Lepu Biopharma have a better performance?

On April 28, Lepu Biopharma (LBP HK), a subsidiary of Lepu Medical Technology A (300003 CH), submitted its application to the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange for listing. Actually, many companies in the medical device industry are good at capital operation, such as M&amp;A or spin-off and listing, which has been reflected in the leading medical device companies such as Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics (300760 CH) and Microport Scientific (853 HK). However, Lepu Medical is the only one that enters the fields of both drugs and preparations, and according to the pipeline, the focus is not only on generic drugs, but also on biological drugs of higher competitive dimension (e.g. Lepu Biopharma is in this field.). It is also worth mentioning that this is the second company of Lepu factions to be listed in Hong Kong. The first one was Pw Medtech (1358 HK) (Zhang yue’e is Pu Zhongjie’s wife) and the share price has been very weak since its listing. So can Lepu Biopharma have a better performance?

Pre-IPO Lepu Biopharma - There Are Still Many Uncertainties

Keymed Biosciences / Equity Capital Markets

On April 8, 2021, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/keymed-biosciences-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33011:1" rel="noopener">Keymed Biosciences Inc (KBS HK)</a> filed a prospectus with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to apply for a main board listing. It is worth mentioning that, the major competing product, Sanofi’s Dupixent (dupilumab) was approved in China last year for the indication of moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD) in adults and was successfully included in the medical insurance catalogue in December 2020, becoming the only targeted biological agent for the treatment of moderate-to-severe AD in the catalogue. On the other hand, the core product of Keymed, CM310, was just at phase II clinical trial, far lagging behind Dupixent. Besides, the Company has no products approved for commercial sale at present. So it is not surprising that Keymed plans to go public for financing so as to accelerate the development and commercialization of the its product candidates.

On April 8, 2021, Keymed Biosciences Inc (KBS HK) filed a prospectus with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to apply for a main board listing. It is worth mentioning that, the major competing product, Sanofi’s Dupixent (dupilumab) was approved in China last year for the indication of moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD) in adults and was successfully included in the medical insurance catalogue in December 2020, becoming the only targeted biological agent for the treatment of moderate-to-severe AD in the catalogue. On the other hand, the core product of Keymed, CM310, was just at phase II clinical trial, far lagging behind Dupixent. Besides, the Company has no products approved for commercial sale at present. So it is not surprising that Keymed plans to go public for financing so as to accelerate the development and commercialization of the its product candidates. 

Pre-IPO Keymed Biosciences - Challenges Are Inevitable Despite Some Advantages on Pipeline

Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine / Equity Bottom-Up

Recently, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jiangsu-hengrui-medicine-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14128:1" rel="noopener">Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine (600276 CH)</a>'s share price has seen a significant pullback. Since April 9th, 2021, the Company's stock price had fallen for six consecutive trading days, with a cumulative decline of more than 10%, and its market value dropped by about RMB63 billion. So what happened to Hengrui? And what is the future business prospects of this Company? The following mainly included some important insights that deserve to pay attention to.

Recently, Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine (600276 CH)'s share price has seen a significant pullback. Since April 9th, 2021, the Company's stock price had fallen for six consecutive trading days, with a cumulative decline of more than 10%, and its market value dropped by about RMB63 billion. So what happened to Hengrui? And what is the future business prospects of this Company? The following mainly included some important insights that deserve to pay attention to.

Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine (600276.CH) - Insights on Recent Pullback and Future Business Prospects

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Sichuan Kelun Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. manufactures pharmaceutical products. The Company's products include large infusion products, tablets, capsules, antibiotic injection, lyophilized powder for injection, and traditional Chinese medicine.

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This article mainly analyzed Akeso in terms of its core product candidates AK-105, AK-104, AK-112, AK-101, the potential, the business outlook, and...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Everest Medicines (1952.HK) - The Commercialization Prospect Has Reshaped

After the BLA submission of Trodelvy, the commercialization prospect of Everest Medicines has reshaped. This article mainly analyzed the business...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Pre-IPO Lepu Biopharma - There Are Still Many Uncertainties

This article analyzed Lepu Biopharma in terms of its core product candidates in the pipeline, the challenges, concerns and future outlook for this...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Pre-IPO Keymed Biosciences - Challenges Are Inevitable Despite Some Advantages on Pipeline

This article analyzed Keymed Biosciences in terms of the insights on core product CM310 and two key products CM326 and CMG901, the advantages, the...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine (600276.CH) - Insights on Recent Pullback and Future Business Prospects

For the recent big pullback in share price of Hengrui, this article mainly analyzed the potential reasons, performance of PD-1, competitors,...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

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