Basilea Pharmaceutica - Pfizer Cresemba deal extended to Asia and China

Basilea has announced an extension to its licence agreement with Pfizer (PFE) for Cresemba (for invasive fungal infections). The original deal granted PFE exclusive commercialisation rights to the product in Europe (ex-Nordics), Russia, Turkey and Israel and the new amendment includes China and 16 countries within Asia Pacific. The extension of Cresemba’s global footprint at this stage highlights PFE’s commitment to the product in areas outside of Europe. Concomitantly Basilea has updated its guidance for FY17 to a reduced operating loss of CHF1m per month vs CHF2m per month. Our valuation rises slightly to CHF1,222m.