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<ul><li>Viatris is a well-known global healthcare major with operations spread across North America, Europe, China, and other markets.</li><li>The company’s financial performance has been in recovery mode and has been impacted by numerous industry headwinds, especially inflationary pressures.</li><li>It had an interesting set of developments which included a strategic agreement to sell off their biosimilars business to Biocon Biologics.</li></ul>

Viatris is a well-known global healthcare major with operations spread across North America, Europe, China, and other markets.The company’s financial performance has been in recovery mode and has been impacted by numerous industry headwinds, especially inflationary pressures.It had an interesting set of developments which included a strategic agreement to sell off their biosimilars business to Biocon Biologics.

Viatris Inc: Detailed Credit Analysis & Financial Strength Evaluation Report

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<ul><li>This is our first report on global healthcare giant, Viatris.</li><li>The company had an interesting set of developments which included a strategic agreement to sell off their biosimilars business to Biocon Biologics.</li><li>Due to the Famy Life Sciences acquisition, five more front-of-the-eye programs in diverse indications that are in Phase III or are ready for Phase III will be added.</li></ul>

This is our first report on global healthcare giant, Viatris.The company had an interesting set of developments which included a strategic agreement to sell off their biosimilars business to Biocon Biologics.Due to the Famy Life Sciences acquisition, five more front-of-the-eye programs in diverse indications that are in Phase III or are ready for Phase III will be added.

Viatris Inc: Initiation of Coverage – Recent Acquisitions & Other Drivers

Global Healthcare Analyst

Tina Banerjee

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/celltrion-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:991:1" rel="noopener">Celltrion Inc (068270 KS)</a> has recently received FDA approval for Vegzelma, a biosimilar to the reference product Avastin (bevacizumab), for the treatment of multiple types of cancer.</li>
<li>Apart from Celltrion, FDA has already approved three Avastin biosimilars. With increasing competition, ASP for the market leader Mvasi in the U.S. declined 39% y/y and 21% q/q in 2Q22.</li>
<li>Despite being present in the U.S. oncology biosimilar market for quite a long time, Celltrion has not been able to gain dominant market share for its existing products.</li>
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Celltrion Inc (068270 KS) has recently received FDA approval for Vegzelma, a biosimilar to the reference product Avastin (bevacizumab), for the treatment of multiple types of cancer.
Apart from Celltrion, FDA has already approved three Avastin biosimilars. With increasing competition, ASP for the market leader Mvasi in the U.S. declined 39% y/y and 21% q/q in 2Q22.
Despite being present in the U.S. oncology biosimilar market for quite a long time, Celltrion has not been able to gain dominant market share for its existing products.


Celltrion (068270 KS): Competition Makes US Approval of New Oncology Biosimilar Unappealing

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/biocon-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:398:1" rel="noopener">Biocon Ltd (BIOS IN)</a> divested 5.4% stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/syngene-international-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26923:1" rel="noopener">Syngene International Ltd (SYNG IN)</a> and raised INR12.2B. The proceed will be used to finance Biocon’s acquisition of biologics business of Viatris.</li>
<li>Biocon is still working on the equity-debt split of Viatris deal, and a final decision on the same will be announced soon.</li>
<li>The strategic deal with Viatris will transform Biocon Biologics into a leading vertically integrated global biologics company, with one of the broadest and deepest commercialized biosimilars portfolio in the industry.</li>
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Biocon Ltd (BIOS IN) divested 5.4% stake in Syngene International Ltd (SYNG IN) and raised INR12.2B. The proceed will be used to finance Biocon’s acquisition of biologics business of Viatris.
Biocon is still working on the equity-debt split of Viatris deal, and a final decision on the same will be announced soon.
The strategic deal with Viatris will transform Biocon Biologics into a leading vertically integrated global biologics company, with one of the broadest and deepest commercialized biosimilars portfolio in the industry.


Biocon Ltd (BIOS IN): Stake Sale in Subsidiary Is a Step in Right Direction

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/santen-pharmaceutical-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8602:1" rel="noopener">Santen Pharmaceutical (4536 JP)</a> is the market leader for prescription ophthalmic pharmaceuticals in Japan, with 52% market share. 68% of total revenue comes from domestic market.  </li>
<li>Santen’s key partnered drug, Eylea, which contributes 29% of total revenue, is set to lose patent protection in Japan this year.</li>
<li>Eylea is expected to face competition from biosimilars as well as new biologic drugs launched. This will limit Santen’s near-term growth potential.  </li>
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Santen Pharmaceutical (4536 JP) is the market leader for prescription ophthalmic pharmaceuticals in Japan, with 52% market share. 68% of total revenue comes from domestic market.  
Santen’s key partnered drug, Eylea, which contributes 29% of total revenue, is set to lose patent protection in Japan this year.
Eylea is expected to face competition from biosimilars as well as new biologic drugs launched. This will limit Santen’s near-term growth potential.  


Santen Pharmaceutical (4536 JP): Future Is Uncertain Beyond Eylea

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Viatris Inc. operates as a pharmaceutical company. The Company produces medicines for patients across broad range of major therapeutic areas spanning both noncommunicable and infectious diseases. Viatris serves clients worldwide.

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