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Water Tower Research is a leading equity research firm that provides research on micro, small and mid cap companies.

Water Tower Research was founded by Wall Street veterans after witnessing a fundamental shift in the investment research industry with the result being a declining knowledge base among investors, a lack of awareness and a shrinking pool of fundamental research being conducted on companies across the small-cap and micro-cap spectrum. The same issues are now increasingly occurring in the mid-cap space. This sea change within the investment community is impacting not only the companies themselves but also current shareholders and potential investors. With significantly less active sell-side sponsorship by Wall Street, a substantial information gap has developed between companies and various constituents in the financial community. The net result is fewer channels for insight and information to flow between companies and investors.

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<ul><li>Biogen built its reputation on a differentiated modality-agnostic approach to drug development, deploying innovative technologies to address complex and intractable diseases.</li><li>This innovative approach yielded the company’s golden era, which lasted ~20 years from the mid- 1990s to 2017. During this period, Biogen enjoyed near unrivaled leadership in the disease-modifying treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS).</li><li>But the adage of ‘all good things must come to an end’ could not be more of a truism for the company, as genericization and the entry of more efficacious next-generation treatments began to erode revenue from its MS franchise. </li></ul>

Biogen built its reputation on a differentiated modality-agnostic approach to drug development, deploying innovative technologies to address complex and intractable diseases.This innovative approach yielded the company’s golden era, which lasted ~20 years from the mid- 1990s to 2017. During this period, Biogen enjoyed near unrivaled leadership in the disease-modifying treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS).But the adage of ‘all good things must come to an end’ could not be more of a truism for the company, as genericization and the entry of more efficacious next-generation treatments began to erode revenue from its MS franchise. 

Biogen, Inc: Breakthrough Drug Developer in Reset Mode; Initiating Coverage

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<ul><li>Preannouncements were abundant as we approached this week’s major healthcare conference in SF.</li><li>As investors prepped for company updates and significant news flow, signs of M&amp;A activity were trickling in, with BIIB bidding for SAGE, LLY looking at Scorpion, and JNJ talking with ITCI.</li><li>Last week, Medicare confirmed coverage for LLY’s obesity drug, SANA had a successful hypoimmune transplant for T1D, and VIR’s dual- masked TCE kept up with JANX. </li></ul>

Preannouncements were abundant as we approached this week’s major healthcare conference in SF.As investors prepped for company updates and significant news flow, signs of M&amp;A activity were trickling in, with BIIB bidding for SAGE, LLY looking at Scorpion, and JNJ talking with ITCI.Last week, Medicare confirmed coverage for LLY’s obesity drug, SANA had a successful hypoimmune transplant for T1D, and VIR’s dual- masked TCE kept up with JANX. 

Biopharma Week in Review - January 13, 2025

<ul><li>We review last week’s biopharma news for meaningful clinical data, regulatory updates, research innovation, and M&amp;A.</li><li>Last week, SRRK gained from muscle-building data in SMA, with positive read-through for obesity and BHVN.</li><li>WW joined HIMS in selling NVO GLP-1 copies, while the FDA backed off on LLY copiers after a lawsuit.</li></ul>

We review last week’s biopharma news for meaningful clinical data, regulatory updates, research innovation, and M&amp;A.Last week, SRRK gained from muscle-building data in SMA, with positive read-through for obesity and BHVN.WW joined HIMS in selling NVO GLP-1 copies, while the FDA backed off on LLY copiers after a lawsuit.

Biopharma Week in Review - October 14, 2024

<ul><li>Last week, IONS matched Ultragenyx’s Angelman benefit, with maybe better safety.</li><li>PFE and SGMO had approvable gene therapy results in hemophilia A, but durability remains a question.</li><li>BIIB had a bad week, as SAGE-partnered essential tumor trial failed and ESAIY-partnered lecanemab in Alzheimer’s hit an EU regulatory wall. </li></ul>

Last week, IONS matched Ultragenyx’s Angelman benefit, with maybe better safety.PFE and SGMO had approvable gene therapy results in hemophilia A, but durability remains a question.BIIB had a bad week, as SAGE-partnered essential tumor trial failed and ESAIY-partnered lecanemab in Alzheimer’s hit an EU regulatory wall. 

<ul><li>We review last week’s biopharma news for meaningful clinical data, regulatory updates, research innovation, and M&amp;A.</li><li>Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) received FDA approval for donanemab (Kisunla) in early Alzheimer’s, which was largely expected following unanimous support from the June AdComm and multiple delays.</li><li>The cost of Kisunla is $32K/year, which is at a premium to Leqembi (Biogen, Inc. [BIIB]/Eisai Co., Ltd. [ESAIY]) at $26.5K/year, but total cost per patient should be lower for Kisunla, as treatment can be stopped with amyloid clearance.</li></ul>

We review last week’s biopharma news for meaningful clinical data, regulatory updates, research innovation, and M&amp;A.Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) received FDA approval for donanemab (Kisunla) in early Alzheimer’s, which was largely expected following unanimous support from the June AdComm and multiple delays.The cost of Kisunla is $32K/year, which is at a premium to Leqembi (Biogen, Inc. [BIIB]/Eisai Co., Ltd. [ESAIY]) at $26.5K/year, but total cost per patient should be lower for Kisunla, as treatment can be stopped with amyloid clearance.

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Biogen Inc. develops, manufactures, and commercializes therapies, focusing on neurology, oncology, and immunology. The Company products address diseases such as multiple sclerosis, non-hodgkin's lymphoma, rheumatoid arthritis, crohn's disease, and psoriasis.

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Biogen (BIIB UW)

Biogen, Inc: Breakthrough Drug Developer in Reset Mode; Initiating Coverage

Biogen built its reputation on a differentiated modality-agnostic approach to drug development, deploying innovative technologies to address...

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Biopharma Week in Review - January 13, 2025

As investors prepped for company updates and significant news flow, signs of M&A activity were trickling in, with BIIB bidding for SAGE, LLY...

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Biopharma Week in Review - October 14, 2024

We review last week’s biopharma news for meaningful clinical data, regulatory updates, research innovation, and M&A. Last week, SRRK gained from...

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Biopharma Week in Review - Jul 29, 2024

Last week, IONS matched Ultragenyx’s Angelman benefit, with maybe better safety. PFE and SGMO had approvable gene therapy results in hemophilia A,...

Water Tower Research

Biopharma Week in Review - Jul 8, 2024

The cost of Kisunla is $32K/year, which is at a premium to Leqembi (Biogen, Inc. [BIIB]/Eisai Co., Ltd. [ESAIY]) at $26.5K/year, but total cost per...

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