Cancer
Commented by Tarik Dede on August 17th, 2026 | 07:55 CEST
Cancer in Focus: Merck & Co., Vidac Pharma and AstraZeneca
According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), part of the WHO, there are currently around 20.6 million new cancer cases worldwide. The annual death toll is estimated at approximately 10 million people. In recent years, more than 53 million people globally have received a cancer diagnosis. According to the WHO, the number of new cases per year is expected to rise to about 35 million by 2050. Two factors are generally cited as the main drivers: demographic change, with the global population getting older, as well as rising rates of obesity, physical inactivity, smoking and air pollution in many countries. Unsurprisingly, the oncology market is correspondingly lucrative. Oncology is the world's largest pharmaceutical market. There is, however, also some good news: the age-adjusted risk of dying from cancer is declining thanks to earlier detection, targeted therapies and advances in immuno-oncology. Today, we take a closer look at this market through the stocks of Merck & Co., Vidac Pharma and AstraZeneca.
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Commented by Tarik Dede on August 11th, 2026 | 07:20 CEST
Pharma and Biotech Stocks in the Spotlight: Moderna, BioNxt Solutions, and Eli Lilly
Many patents held by the major pharmaceutical giants are set to expire in the coming years. Once that protection is gone, companies face the risk of lost revenue due to copycat drugs, known as generics. Consequently, the stakes are currently very high in the industry. Acquisitions and massive investments in the research pipeline are shaping the landscape. The markets for oncology and weight-loss injections are particularly lucrative. The former is a matter of life and death, while the latter is mostly about appearance and health. At the same time, many countries need to reduce their healthcare costs. Demographic trends and many lifestyle-related diseases are taking their toll on people and health insurance premiums. For investors, this tension presents a wealth of opportunities. We are therefore taking a look today at the stocks of Moderna, BioNxt Solutions, and Eli Lilly.
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Commented by André Will-Laudien on August 4th, 2026 | 09:10 CEST
"Buy the Dip" in the Life Sciences Supercycle: Gerresheimer, Vidac Pharma, Novo Nordisk, and Pfizer as Top Performers of the Future
Rising healthcare spending, an aging population, and an unprecedented depth of research are propelling the life sciences sector into a multi-year supercycle. And there are some strong players! Gerresheimer stands out as a brilliant infrastructure asset and a leading provider of high-quality primary packaging. In the field of injections and biologics, the company benefits directly from the explosion of complex therapies and GLP-1 markets. Vidac Pharma is conducting research in the field of cancer and leveraging the Warburg effect for its upcoming studies—a classic high-beta play for investors betting on above-average growth. Novo Nordisk remains the undisputed flagship of the obesity and diabetes wave, and Pfizer is using the current lull in valuations as an opportunity to ignite the next phase of growth with a broad pipeline spanning oncology, vaccines, and new forms of therapy. Who belongs in the portfolio for the next life sciences boom?
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Commented by Nico Popp on July 23rd, 2026 | 07:40 CEST
The Patent Cliff Could Cost Billions: How Bayer and Merck & Co. Respond—and How Vidac Pharma Is Gaining Momentum
Leading oncology centers have long recognized that the fight against cancer cannot be won with just one active ingredient. It is increasingly clear that lasting treatment success depends on combining multiple therapeutic approaches. For years, oncologists relied heavily on conventional chemotherapy. Yet tumours consistently prove resilient and demand more complex therapies. Since patents on many active ingredients are expiring anyway, new, complementary forms of therapy are gaining prominence. One of these therapies targets the disrupted energy metabolism of cancer cells and shows promise. We examine the market and introduce an exciting biotech company that few experts are familiar with.
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Commented by Nico Popp on July 7th, 2026 | 07:35 CEST
Pulling the Plug on Cancer: Agios Pharmaceuticals, Revolution Medicines, and Vidac Pharma
Without health, everything else is nothing. In recent years, companies in the pharmaceutical and biotech sectors have already achieved major successes when it comes to easing the suffering of the chronically ill and of cancer patients. Progress is increasingly being made thanks to innovative platform approaches that make it possible to combine different technologies. One example is thermodynamic and metabolic platforms. We examine the latest trends and explain how investors can also benefit from innovations in biotechnology.
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Commented by Armin Schulz on June 24th, 2026 | 08:30 CEST
Cancer remains the hottest bet in the pharmaceutical market: Bayer, Vidac Pharma, and Pfizer are competing for the next generation of therapies
The oncology market is the most dynamic segment of the pharmaceutical industry. While global heavyweights are positioning their multibillion-dollar pipelines, a small biotech company is banking on a scientific approach that directly targets the metabolism of tumour cells. For investors, the key question is whether the future of cancer treatment will be defined by broad-based therapies, targeted antibody-drug conjugates, or precise interventions at the cellular metabolic level. The differing approaches taken by Bayer, Vidac Pharma, and Pfizer promise to set the course not only medically but also financially for the coming decade.
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Commented by Nico Popp on June 18th, 2026 | 07:35 CEST
The Secret Mechanism That Kills Cancer Cells: What Revolution Medicines and Merck & Co. Need to Learn from Vidac Pharma
There is, without exaggeration, a looming "patent cliff" of enormous scale: an estimated USD 236 billion in annual revenue losses are forcing the biopharmaceutical industry to find new paths forward. Pharma giants must replace dwindling blockbuster revenues by strategically acquiring innovative oncology platforms, as conventional cancer therapies are increasingly reaching their limits. This innovation pressure is triggering a consolidation wave in which research-driven biotech companies with protected mechanisms of action are moving into the center of potential takeover activity. In particular, intracellular and metabolic treatment approaches are rapidly gaining importance in the fight against treatment-resistant cancers. We take a look at Revolution Medicines' successes and identify the next potential high-flyer.
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Commented by Stefan Feulner on June 15th, 2026 | 07:40 CEST
Nurix, BioNxt Solutions, Zealand Pharma: New Therapies Ignite the Imagination
The biotech sector is currently experiencing tremendous momentum. Therapies for obesity, diabetes, autoimmune diseases, and neurological conditions, in particular, rank among the largest growth markets in the healthcare industry. The booming GLP-1 market for weight loss and metabolic disorders alone is expected to reach a volume of tens of billions of USD in the coming years. At the same time, new classes of active ingredients and innovative delivery technologies are providing fresh momentum. Investors find themselves in an environment where clinical advances and technological innovations can trigger significant increases in value.
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Commented by Tarik Dede on June 11th, 2026 | 07:05 CEST
Wave of Biotech Acquisitions: Eli Lilly, Vidac Pharma, and GSK in the Spotlight
Cancer remains one of humanity's greatest scourges, and at the same time, it is by far the largest healthcare market of all. But the old-school pharmaceutical giants are running out of oncology pipeline candidates, and now smaller, far more innovative players are increasingly being acquired. The M&A market is currently experiencing extremely dynamic times. This week, for example, GSK announced the acquisition of Nuvalent for USD 10.6 billion in cash. Gilead Sciences, in turn, struck a deal in April with the German company Tubulis—for a total of USD 5 billion. Shortly thereafter, Eli Lilly offered up to USD 7 billion for Kelonia Therapeutics, just to name a few of this year's deals. That is why we are taking a look at the opportunities in the sector today and putting the stocks of Eli Lilly, Vidac Pharma, and GSK under the microscope!
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Commented by Armin Schulz on June 3rd, 2026 | 07:25 CEST
Opportunities in the Oncology Market: Positioning for the Next Billion-Dollar Catalyst with BioNTech, Vidac Pharma, and Pfizer
An aging population is driving rapid increases in healthcare spending. A trillion-dollar market is emerging in the cancer sector, as over 30 million new cases are expected annually by 2040. As traditional chemotherapy approaches its limits, new technologies and ideas are needed. Those who set the course today can benefit from this transformation, even if not every approach will succeed. The key question remains: which companies possess the key technologies to benefit from this boom? Three players are coming into particular focus: BioNTech with its mRNA platform, Vidac Pharma with a patented metabolic approach, and Pfizer with its multi-billion-dollar acquisitions.
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