Global Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology Outlook 2013: Mature Biotech

Macro Analysis

  • Performance of the Mature Biotech companies recommended by MP Advisors in 2012 -report card is very impressive and we expect the positive sentiments to prevail in 2013 and beyond
  • Valuation Multiples and Fundamentals- Drivers of Growth.
  • MP Advisors’ Proprietary Sum-of-The-Parts Valuation and Top Picks for 2013
  • Drug Approvals 2012-15
  • Key Milestones During 2013/14
  • Impact on revenue 2012-2017 from Patent Expiry and Strategies deployed to meet the challenges.
  • Pipeline of Biosimilar mAbs
  • Joint Ventures between innovators and biosimilar players
  • Merger & Acquisitions Forecast- 2013-2020

In-depth Company Analysis

  1. FDA APPROVED PRODUCTS – FRACTIONATED PLASMA PRODUCTSAcorda (ACOR)
    1. Continuing Growth in AMPYRA’s Sales
    2. Ex. US Sales – Risk Factored in the Current Price
    3. Pipeline Beyond AMPYRA – AC105, diazepam
    4. Takeover target
    5. Sum of the parts valuation
    6. Background
  2. Alexion (ALXN)
    1. Product Pipeline – Future Potential
    2. Soliris in PNH and aHUS: Growth to Continue
    3. Soliris beyond PNH and aHUS
    4. Diversifying Beyond Soliris – Asfotase alfa, ALXN1102/ALXN1103, ALXN1007
    5. Sum of the parts valuation
  3. Amgen (AMGN)
    1. Investment Drivers
    2. Pipeline Products – Promising Progress, AMG145, Romosozumab
    3. Enriched Pipeline through acquisitions or collaborations – Blinatumomab, Talimogene laherparepvec, Omecamtiv mecarbil
    4. Divest Pipeline Products Smartly
    5. Tapping Emerging markets and other Geographical Expansion
    6. Strategy for Biosimilars onslaught
    7. Sum of the parts valuation
  4. Biogen Idec (BIIB)
    1. Catalysts in the Next 6-8 Months – BG-12, recombinant long-lasting Factor VIII (rFVIIFc) and IX (rFIXFc), Obinutuzumab
    2. March of Marketed Products Continues
    3. Sum of the parts valuation
    4. OBINUTUZUMAB: PHIII TRIALS
    5. RITUXIMAB BIOSIMILAR PIPELINE
    6. Other CNS drugs in the Pipeline
    7. Biosimilar Development
  5. Celgene (CELG)
    1. Upcoming Key Milestones – Pomalidomide, Apremilast, ABRAXANE
    2. Negative – Downside risk but not before 2019
    3. Sum of the parts valuation
    4. PROTEASOME INHIBITOR – CLINICAL DATA COMPARISON: R/R MM
  6. Gilead (GILD)
    1. Advancements in the Anti-viral space – HIV, and HCV
    2. Beyond Anti-Virals
    3. Key Catalysts – Sofosbuvir, QUAD Pill, Elvitegravir
    4. Competition from dolutegravir
    5. Pipeline beyond anti-virals – Ranexa, GS-1101 (PI3K inhibitor)
    6. Sum of the parts valuation
    7. KEY PRODUCTS IN PIPELINE: IFN-FREE COMBINATION
    8. DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE
  7. Grifols (GRF)
    1. Basis of OP recommendation
    2. IVIG’ AD Opportunity – A Wild Card but Not a Risk to its Core Business
    3. Capacity Matters in Plasma Business
    4. Weakness
    5. BACKGROUND – BioScience Division, Diagnostic, Hospital
    6. NEW PROTEINS IN DEVELOPMENT
    7. FDA APPROVED PRODUCTS – FRACTIONATED PLASMA PRODUCTS
  8. Onyx (ONXX)
    1. Investments drivers – Kyprolis, Oprozomab, Nexavar label expansion
    2. Sum of the parts valuation
    3. KYPROLIS: ASH ’12 UPDATE
  9. Regeneron (REGN)
    1. Investments drivers
    2. Upcoming Catalysts – Marketed Products (Eylea, ZALTRAP)
    3. Upside from Ex-Trap Late-stage Pipeline (REGN727/SAR236553, Sarilumab, REGN475)
    4. Sum of the parts valuation
    5. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE: ANTI-PCSK9 MAB – HYPERLIPIDEMIA
    6. Commercializing strategy
    7. Manufacturing and Global Supply Chain:
    8. VASCEPA vs. LOVAZA & EPANOVA
    9. CLINICAL DATA COMPARISON IN HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA – VASCEPA vs. LOVAZA & EPANOVA
  10. Vertex (VRTX)
    1. INCIVEK, KALYDECO Label Expansion – Little to Bet On,
    2. Development Plans for IFN-free Combination
    3. Beyond HCV and CF – VX-509m VX-787, VX-765
    4. Sum of the parts valuation
    5. KEY PIPELINE PRODUCTS: IFN-FREE COMBINATION
    6. DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE
    7. DATA FROM IFN-FREE COMBINATIONS

Industry Tables

  • Valuation Snapshots
  • Expected Drug Clinical Milestones
  • MB sector Selected M&A Activities
  • Marketed Products’ Potential
  • Pipeline Potential Thru 2017
  • Patent Expiry – Impact On The Sector

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