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Portfolio updates –ADC data readouts, AVROBIO, Chiasma

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Crucial ADC readouts at WCLC 2019

The coming months will be very important for the ADC industry which has been struggling to bring forward effective treatments, especially for solid tumors. While there have been some positive news (mostly utilizing Seattle Genetics’ technology like the recent  update on GSK’s BCMA program in multiple myeloma), existing platforms are still limited by side effects. In order to address this need, the industry has to find new technologies that would minimize off -target toxicities.

To me, the most intriguing ADC platform today is that of Daiichi Sankyo, which has been quietly developing its next generation ADC platform at a time when most of its peers de-prioritized their ADC programs. Continue reading →

Investment ideas for 2019

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Despite the recent surge in general and biotech indices I still believe we are in the beginning of a significant correction after a 10-year bull market. If a major correction occurs in 2019, I intend to use it and increase exposure to small cap biotechs as I still believe in their long term value proposition.

With respect to stock picking, the thriving biotech IPO market created a dichotomy. On the one hand, investors have a lot to choose from as the IPO class of 2017-18 includes so many high quality biotech companies. On the other, valuations for many companies (especially the ones without clinical validation) appear to be overblown, driven by hype rather than data. Continue reading →

Biotech portfolio updates – Esperion, Abeona , Sage and adding two more GTx names

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It has been a hectic 5 months here at Pontifax (10 new investments, some yet to be announced) so unfortunately I didn’t have a lot of time to publish new posts. Going forward, I will try to make posts more concise so I’ll be able to publish stuff also during busy periods.Today, I will focus on what I consider to be the three winners in the portfolio in 2017 so far, not only from a stock performance but also from a strategic development perspective. All three will have important readouts in the coming 6 months.  

Esperion – Flawless execution, pivotal readouts in Q2/18

Despite its strong stock performance (+275% YTD), I still feel that Esperion (ESPR) and its management team don’t get the credit they deserve for their flawless execution in 2017. After starting 2017 with poor investor sentiment and great uncertainty about its clinical/regulatory strategy, Esperion is ideally positioned for pivotal readouts next year (Q2 2018). Although risk is still significant I am more excited than ever about Esperion for the following reasons: Continue reading →