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Daily Brief Health Care: Chugai Pharmaceutical, BenQ BM Holding Cayman Corp., D.Western Therapeutics Institute Inc. and more

In today’s briefing:

  • Chugai Pharmaceutical (4519 JP): Positive Phase 3 Results Of Orforglipron Augurs Well
  • BenQ BM Pre-IPO: PHIP Updates – Performance Continues to Deteriorate
  • D. Western Therapeutics Institute (DWTI) 4576 JP – Full Report


Chugai Pharmaceutical (4519 JP): Positive Phase 3 Results Of Orforglipron Augurs Well

By Tina Banerjee

  • Eli Lilly & Co (LLY US) has recently announced positive topline Phase 3 results for orforglipron, the GLP 1 RA drug candidate they licensed from Chugai Pharma in 2018.
  • At the top dose, patients lost 7.3 kg of the 90.2 kg they weighed at the start of the trial, bettering Ozempic’s trial results.
  • Once approved and commercialized, orforglipron should provide a long-term revenue visibility for Chugai Pharmaceutical (4519 JP) through milestone and royalty receipts from Lilly.

BenQ BM Pre-IPO: PHIP Updates – Performance Continues to Deteriorate

By Nicholas Tan

  • BenQ BM Holding Cayman Corp. (BBHC HK)  is looking to raise at least $US100m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO.
  • BenQ is a leading private for-profit general hospital group in mainland China, operating two general hospitals – Nanjing BenQ Hospital and Suzhou BenQ Hospital.
  • In this note, we provide updates on the firm’s past performance. 

D. Western Therapeutics Institute (DWTI) 4576 JP – Full Report

By Sessa Investment Research

  • SIR believes DWTI has entered an exciting new phase given significant advances in pipeline development achieved over the last 12 months.
  • Key advances include: 1) publishing favorable topline results of in-house H-1337 PIIb US trials (strong prospects as “first choice as a second-line Glaucoma drug”),
  • 2) commencing jointly developed Japan PII clinical trials of regenerative medicine cell therapy DWR-2206 with ActualEyes, and successfully completing all transplants

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