Heidelberg Pharma - ATACking cancer cells with novel technology

Heidelberg Pharma is building a proprietary pipeline of Antibody Targeted Amanitin Conjugates (ATACs). Lead product, HDP-101, is in preparation to start clinical development at the end of 2018. The company has a back-loaded research and option deal with Takeda that could be worth up to $113m per product. The investment case rests on its current and new partnerships and on the clinical progress of its proprietary ATAC pipeline. Cash at end-9M17 was €4.5m; the company has an additional funding commitment of €5.6m, sufficient into Q218.