In today’s briefing:
- SSI Weekly Newsletter: Updates on Liquidia, SpringWorks, Allakos, Acelyrin, SAGA, NZME, Nathan’s, HilleVax, TTEC
- China Healthcare Weekly (Apr.6) – SASAC to Encourage SOE M&A, WuXi AppTec Disposed XDC Shares Again
- Quiddity Leaderboard Hang Seng Index Jun25: Beigene Is Our Top Pick
- HCA Healthcare’s New Revenue Strategy: Inside The Government Policies & Critical Factors Powering Its Growth!

SSI Weekly Newsletter: Updates on Liquidia, SpringWorks, Allakos, Acelyrin, SAGA, NZME, Nathan’s, HilleVax, TTEC
- Liquidia’s NDA for Yutrepia accepted by FDA with a PDUFA date set for May 24, commercialization expected soon.
- SpringWorks Therapeutics’ stock dropped 17% amid silence on Merck takeover talks, market perceives low deal probability.
- Allakos announced a buyout at $0.33/share, stock jumped 40%, deal expected to close in May 2025.
China Healthcare Weekly (Apr.6) – SASAC to Encourage SOE M&A, WuXi AppTec Disposed XDC Shares Again
- Licensing-Out partnerships are expected to contribute approximately US$6–7 billion in annual upfront payments, US$12–14 billion in milestone payments, and US$25–30 billion in sales-sharing revenues to China’s innovative drug industry.
- SASAC’s new policy promotes SOE M&A to strengthen industrial chains, especially in weaker sectors like biomedicine. The strategic deployment of state-owned capital is set to gain momentum.
- WuXi AppTec is divesting its stake in WuXi XDC, viewing the shares as overvalued and aiming to lock in profits ahead of a potential price correction.
Quiddity Leaderboard Hang Seng Index Jun25: Beigene Is Our Top Pick
- The Hang Seng Index is the benchmark index for Hong Kong stocks. It follows a highly-subjective selection process which makes it difficult to predict index changes.
- In this insight, we take a look at a group of names with reasonably high likelihood of being involved in index changes during the next review in June 2025.
- The index changes are expected to be confirmed on 16th May 2025.
HCA Healthcare’s New Revenue Strategy: Inside The Government Policies & Critical Factors Powering Its Growth!
- HCA Healthcare delivered a mixed performance in its fourth-quarter 2024 results, reflecting both strengths and challenges faced during the period.
- Positively, the company continued to demonstrate robust demand for healthcare services, with an overall revenue growth of approximately 6% compared to the previous year.
- Key performance indicators like inpatient admissions showed a healthy upward trajectory, with a 3% increase in both categories when measured on a same-facility basis.
