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Commented by Juliane Zielonka on April 19th, 2023 | 11:20 CEST

BioNxt Solutions, Bayer, Morphosys - Using high-speed technology to beat cancer in men

  • Biotechnology
  • Pharma
  • Cancer

Cancer drugs dominate the global pharmaceutical market and register a significant share. While the global market was worth around EUR 128.6 billion in 2019, it is expected to be around EUR 159.3 billion in 2022. This is reason enough for pharmaceutical companies such as Bayer and Morphosys to advance their research in these areas. Men are particularly affected by specific types of cancer. But what good is the best therapeutic agent if the effect is not achieved immediately? This is precisely where BioNxt Solutions comes in, with a unique coating technology for the rapid release of active substances.

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Commented by Stefan Feulner on April 19th, 2023 | 07:30 CEST

Morphosys, Defence Therapeutics, Moderna - The takeover wave keeps rolling

  • Biotechnology
  • Pharma
  • Cancer

The biotechnology industry has seen a significant increase in acquisitions and mergers in recent months. Large pharmaceutical companies are looking to expand their portfolios to provide innovative solutions to unmet medical needs. The most recent example is Pfizer's acquisition of Seagen for USD 43 billion. With Big Pharma sitting on filled coffers, this is likely to be just the beginning.

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Commented by Stefan Feulner on March 20th, 2023 | 09:37 CET

Evotec, Defence Therapeutics, Morphosys - Movement in the biotech sector

  • Biotechnology
  • Investments

Is a new wave of takeovers starting in the biotech sector? Already last year, acquisitions by Big Pharma were expected to increase, but these largely failed to materialize. However, this could accelerate in the current year. On the one hand, pharmaceutical companies, such as vaccine manufacturer Pfizer, have deep pockets and need new innovations for their product portfolio; on the other hand, second-tier stocks are attractive targets due to the strong correction.

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Commented by Fabian Lorenz on March 16th, 2023 | 11:51 CET

Takeover speculation at Defence Therapeutics! What are BioNTech, Morphosys, and Evotec doing?

  • Biotechnology
  • Takeover

Defence Therapeutics is one of the biotech high flyers of the past months. The share has more than doubled since October. And this could be just the beginning. Operationally, things are going well, a strong partner has been acquired, and experts are speculating about a takeover. And what are the German biotechs doing? At BioNTech, it will be exciting at the end of March, because the Mainz-based company needs new blockbusters. At Morphosys, analysts recently saw further downside potential. Will a new management board bring about a turnaround? Evotec also had little positive to report. However, an AI investment in the hype surrounding ChatGPT is making headlines.

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Commented by André Will-Laudien on March 10th, 2023 | 10:15 CET

Defeat cancer! Defence Therapeutics, BioNTech, Morphosys, Bayer - These biotechs are close

  • Biotechnology
  • Cancer

The listed biotechnology sector has entered a strong correction phase since the COVID-19 pandemic mode ended. In the process, sector leader BioNTech suffered a loss of over 70% from its high. Compounding the problem for companies is the significant increase in interest rates for long-term financing. The segment relies on revolving investor capital, but the corresponding risk parameters have been adjusted upward, making some refinancings extremely expensive. Costs are rising, which is leading to renewed price markdowns. However, some companies are convincing through their innovative strength and have recently outperformed the market. We take a closer look at the blockbuster stocks.

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Commented by Nico Popp on February 14th, 2023 | 15:49 CET

Takeover fever around biotechs - Bayer's reaction, purchase candidates BioNxt and Morphosys?

  • Biotechnology

Something is happening in the biotech sector: several global players are looking for potential acquisition targets. Above all, pharmaceutical companies focusing on the US are seeing their chances of survival dwindle in light of the Inflation Reduction Act. If drug prices are to fall, new products must be developed or costs cut elsewhere. We take a look at the industry and do a takeover check.

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Commented by André Will-Laudien on January 30th, 2023 | 09:13 CET

Mega biotech rally 2023! Defence Therapeutics, Bayer, BioNTech, Morphosys - Where to put the money?

  • Biotechnology
  • Cancer
  • Covid19
  • Investments

Who would have thought it? Since the beginning of the year, the stock markets have been jubilant despite difficult predictions about the economic trend in 2023. High inflation and rising interest rates are not a good breeding ground for the popular biotech stocks because they have to constantly refinance their research expenses. As the risk fee is readjusted as costs rise, investors demand higher premiums for providing money. However, some biotech stocks have taken off since the beginning of the year despite adverse conditions. What is their secret?

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Commented by André Will-Laudien on January 5th, 2023 | 06:35 CET

It is the year 2023 and COVID is back! BioNTech, Bayer, Defence Therapeutics, Morphosys - Which stocks stand up to the virus from China?

  • Biotechnology
  • Covid19
  • Cancer

The next COVID wave is raging in China. The situation is no less dramatic today than in 2019 because until now, only vaccines produced in the country may be administered to locals in China. Before Christmas, however, the German government obtained permission to have Germans in China vaccinated with the active ingredient from BioNTech and immediately had the first doses flown out to Beijing. Yesterday, the EU discussed a joint reaction to the current conditions in China. German medical officials are calling for mandatory Europe-wide testing of all people entering the country and are warning of a new, dangerous virus mutation due to the large numbers of infections. Investors are therefore taking the vaccine experts back into focus.

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Commented by Juliane Zielonka on December 23rd, 2022 | 08:00 CET

BioNxt Solutions, MorphoSys, BioNTech - Innovations and scaling potential for the portfolio

  • Biotechnology

Around the world, patients are used to swallowing medicines in pill form. Sales of oral, fixed-dose drugs alone accounted for a whopping 23.8% of the global pharmaceutical drug delivery market in 2021. That is reason enough for Canadian biotech company BioNxt Solutions to further expand its strategic pole position. BioNxt Solutions secures further rights to a unique platform technology in this segment. Caution is currently the order of the day for MorphoSys. Analysts downgrade the target price from EUR 16 to EUR 12 after a disappointing Q3. BioNTech, on the other hand, can expand its dominance. The Mainz-based company is scaling up in the Asia-Pacific region with new production sites.

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Commented by Fabian Lorenz on December 19th, 2022 | 13:57 CET

BioNTech top, Morphosys flop and Defence Therapeutics takeover candidate?

  • Biotechnology
  • vaccine
  • Cancer

Biotech shares are volatile. Investors were reminded of this again just last week. Moderna shares initially rose by almost 30%, only to fall back by around 10% towards the weekend. But overall, the mood in the biotech segment was positive. Moderna reported positive study results on a combination therapy of a Moderna cancer vaccine and the tumor drug pembrolizumab from Merck & Co. At BioNTech, two buy recommendations and the expansion in Asia created a good mood. This mood has also prevailed at Defence Therapeutics for several weeks. The Canadians reported positive study results against tumors, and their Accum technology delivers what it promises, in which case mRNA specialists such as Moderna, BioNTech and Co. should be interested in a cooperation or even acquisition. In contrast, Morphosys slides to a new multi-year low.

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