Biotechnology
Commented by André Will-Laudien on March 21st, 2022 | 13:10 CET
Attention - MorphoSys, Valneva, CureVac, MAS Gold: These shares smell of a turnaround!
The biotech sector, especially around vaccine manufacturers, has recently fallen somewhat out of fashion - Germany's most extensive Corona measures have likely already taken place. The general willingness to vaccinate can hardly be increased, and the vaccination obligation was dropped without a trace after lawyers formed a massive wave of lawsuits. But now that the Omicron infection figures are exploding to unimagined heights, we can expect a hot autumn again after a summer with a breather. "Corona has come to stay!" said Karl Lauterbach when he was not yet health minister. We take a look at some shares that have recently rebounded strongly.
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Commented by Carsten Mainitz on March 14th, 2022 | 12:47 CET
BioNTech, Defence Therapeutics, MorphoSys - Shares with blockbuster potential!
Developing a blockbuster drug is the highest achievement in the pharmaceutical industry. A blockbuster is defined as a drug that can generate more than USD 1 billion in revenues per year. According to experts, the vaccine Comirnaty, developed by BioNTech and Pfizer, is likely to have brought in sales of well over USD 30 billion, thus clearly breaking the blockbuster barrier. Outside of vaccine research, there are also numerous companies with high long-term potential.
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Commented by Armin Schulz on March 7th, 2022 | 13:05 CET
Valneva, Defence Therapeutics, MorphoSys - Blockbuster potential
Every pharmaceutical or biotech company wants a blockbuster. This term refers to a drug that generates annual sales of at least USD 1 billion. The best-known blockbuster drug currently is the Corona vaccine from BioNTech. In 2020, the rheumatism drug Humira was in the top spot with sales of over USD 20 billion. The Mainz-based vaccine manufacturer is likely to have significantly surpassed this mark in 2021. If a company hits the big time, it can reap the rewards for 20 years before the patent expires. Today, we take a look at three companies that have potential blockbusters.
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Commented by Stefan Feulner on March 4th, 2022 | 13:33 CET
Bayer, Defence Therapeutics, Merck KGaA - At the start of the trend
The biotech industry is the innovative engine for a pharmaceutical industry dependent on new concepts due to the shift from blockbuster products to personalized medicine. Even before Corona, more than EUR seven billion per year was invested in R&D in 2019. The development of new drugs is particularly important for the pharmaceutical industry, as patent protection for many blockbuster drugs is expiring or has already expired. For this reason, the pharmaceutical industry is now much more often entering biotech companies in the early development phases of a new drug. The example of vaccine manufacturers has successfully highlighted this strategy, which will also be applied to other diseases in the future.
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Commented by Juliane Zielonka on March 3rd, 2022 | 13:12 CET
Cardiol, BioNTech, Novartis - Inventory at three high-flyers
Good news, this time from Cardiol Therapeutics. Both the US FDA and regulatory authorities in Brazil and Mexico have given the green light for the inclusion of patients already vaccinated against COVID-19 in the LANCER trial. The opening with respect to this patient group increases the likelihood of a speedy trial completion. The pandemic cannot be over until global efforts are made to fight the virus together. So BioNTech will build a plant in Rwanda. And Novartis, as an experienced Big Pharma giant, illustrates through its quarterly figures how valuable the pharmaceutical industry as a whole can be as an investment.
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Commented by Armin Schulz on March 2nd, 2022 | 11:24 CET
BioNTech, XPhyto Therapeutics, Valneva - Where are the Corona winners?
Even if the Corona coverage, which has prevailed for 2 years, has recently been replaced by the Ukraine conflict, the pandemic is not yet over. RKI chief Wieler recently reported increased outbreaks in nursing homes and rising incidences among the elderly. Health Minister Lauterbach also sees the wave not yet broken and reports the highest death rates in months. Since the legal basis for the Corona measures expires on March 19, a new law has been introduced to allow measures to be enacted beyond that date. Which companies could benefit?
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Commented by Carsten Mainitz on February 24th, 2022 | 11:30 CET
SYNLAB, XPhyto, Novavax - How long will the Corona boom last?
Corona has been turning the world upside down for two years. Although the stock markets have largely recovered from their crash in February and March 2020 and are clearly up again, some stocks are still doing much better, thanks to Corona. For example, shares of companies involved in developing and producing Corona vaccines, medicines, or testing methods have significantly outperformed the indices. But how sustainable is this boom?
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Commented by André Will-Laudien on February 22nd, 2022 | 13:05 CET
BioNTech, Moderna, Valneva, Cardiol Therapeutics: The gold rush is over!
The mild progression of the Omicron variant and the associated massive relaxations of the Corona measures in many countries weighs heavily on the prospects of the vaccine manufacturers. That is because the winter is drawing to a close, clinical shortages are not occurring, and vaccination rates do not want to increase despite massive public campaigns. Meanwhile, even those in power realize that enforcing a general vaccination requirement could become a hot legal ride under the current circumstances. For the biotech sector and vaccine producers, in particular, this is a reason for profit-taking for the time being. Here are a few further ideas.
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Commented by Armin Schulz on February 16th, 2022 | 10:59 CET
Valneva, Cardiol Therapeutics, Pfizer - Great opportunities after setbacks
First, vaccine maker stocks were pushed down by fears of a pandemic ending by the Omicron variant. Add to that a nervous and challenging market environment that has to deal with interest rate hikes and inflation. Late last week, news that Russia's invasion of Ukraine was imminent added further worry lines. All of this is weighing on the markets, but these setbacks also offer investors opportunities. Today, we analyze three turnaround candidates in more detail.
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Commented by Stefan Feulner on February 14th, 2022 | 12:17 CET
BioNTech, XPhyto, Steinhoff - Explosives for the stock markets
The situation on the stock markets remains tense. Due to the persistently high inflation figures, voices are becoming increasingly louder, calling for far more than the originally planned 3 interest rate hikes by the FED for this year. The ECB should also not be long in finally abandoning its ultra-loose monetary policy. And to make matters worse, the situation in Ukraine is threatening to escalate. The US already reacted to the tense situation and withdrew embassy staff from the Ukrainian capital Kiev.
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