On November 15, local time, Boston Scientific announced the completion of its acquisition of medical technology company Axonics, Inc. The transaction was priced at $71 per share, with an equity value of $3.7 billion (equivalent to approximately RMB 26.76 billion). Boston Scientific expects that the transaction will have little impact on adjusted earnings per share in 2024 and 2025, and will increase thereafter. Axonics focuses on the development and commercialization of differentiated devices for the treatment of urinary and intestinal dysfunction. Its core products include sacral nerve modulation systems and urethral swelling hydrogels. Axonics is an important competitor of Medtronic in the field of sacral nerve modulation. This field was previously an absolute dominance of Medtronic. After the approval of Axonics products, it gradually expanded its market territory. Data shows that the company has a 27% market share in the sacral nerve modulation market. Axonics ranked second in the list ...
Recently, the National Health Commission organized a symposium with 24 pharmaceutical/medical device companies, including domestic/multinational companies, state-owned/private companies, and traditional Chinese medicine/chemical medicine/medical device companies. According to the meeting arrangements circulated in the industry, the symposium conducted research and discussions on six aspects (see the following figure for details), including “supporting medical staff to participate in academic conferences of Chinese and foreign pharmaceutical companies in compliance with regulations and to receive lecture fees in compliance with regulations.” At the meeting, the National Health Commission also made it clear that “support and guide the standardized development of academic exchanges and cooperation, and conduct marketing in compliance with regulations.” In fact, this is not the first time that the state has expressed its support for the compliance of pharmaceutical academic conferences and marketing. In the second half of 2023, various departments launched a special rectification of unhealthy trends in the pharmaceutical field, ...
The cold winter of CXO has lasted for three full years since the second half of 2021. From industry leaders to emerging pharmaceutical companies, everyone has felt the chill. However, since the second half of 2024, the entire industry has shown some signs of recovery. Against the backdrop of interest rate cuts in Europe and the United States, the situation in the pharmaceutical investment and financing market has reversed, orders from many listed companies have begun to grow, and the industry turning point is about to come. Haoyuan Pharmaceutical is one of the first CXO companies to feel the warmth. Since the end of August, the stock price has risen from a low of 18.49 yuan/share to a high of 46.52 yuan/share, an increase of more than 150%. Haoyuan Pharmaceutical stock price trend Image source: Oriental Fortune What is the secret of Haoyuan Pharmaceutical behind the fluctuations in stock prices? ...
A report released by the World Health Organization in 2017 mentioned that about 322 million people suffer from depression worldwide; according to the “2022 National Depression Blue Book”, the number of people suffering from depression in my country is as high as 95 million, but the treatment rate is only 9.5%. As social pressure increases, more and more people have mental health problems, the number of patients with depression continues to increase, and the demand for antidepressants continues to increase. According to Grand View Research, the global antidepressant market size will reach US$60 billion in 2028. At present, although there are many antidepressants available clinically, most drugs still have defects such as slow onset, low efficiency, and even sexual dysfunction and cognitive impairment. Therefore, patients still need more new and effective antidepressants. LPM682000012 is a Class 1 new drug declared by Luye Pharmaceuticals. The indication for clinical trials approved this ...
Recently, Johnson & Johnson announced that it has obtained approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Varipulse pulsed field ablation system for the treatment of drug-refractory paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. After obtaining approval, Johnson & Johnson became the third company in the United States to have PFA technology for the treatment of AFib, joining the ranks of Medtronic and Boston Scientific, and the three-way competition in the PFA market has officially begun. It is understood that the Varipulse pulsed field ablation system consists of the Varipulse ablation catheter and the TRUPULSE generator. Among them, the VARIPULSE ablation catheter was developed based on Johnson & Johnson’s previous mapping catheter LASSO catheter, which is a continuation of the LASSO catheter technology, which further demonstrates Johnson & Johnson’s deep technical reserves in the catheter field. The Varipulse ablation catheter has 10 electrodes on the ring tip, and the ring tip ...
On the evening of November 12, BeiGene released its 2024 third quarter US stock performance report and A-share main financial data announcement. In the third quarter, BeiGene continued its strong growth momentum, achieving revenue of 7.139 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 26.9%. Global product revenue reached 7.079 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 65.1%. In the first three quarters of 2024, BeiGene’s total operating revenue reached 19.136 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 48.6%. Products continued to increase in volume at a high speed, with product revenue of 18.986 billion yuan in the first three quarters, a year-on-year increase of 72.9%. Whether it is total revenue or product revenue, the first three quarters have exceeded last year’s full-year revenue of 17.423 billion yuan, and the performance is very eye-catching. The US stock financial report shows that BeiGene’s financial situation continues to improve, with total revenue of US$1.002 billion this ...
According to the CDE official website, two new traditional Chinese medicines have obtained implicit permission for clinical trials. They are the Category 2.3 new drug “Xuesaitong Soft Capsules” from China Resources Shenghuo and the Category 1.1 new drug “Jiuwei Zhengxiao” from the Institute of Clinical Basic Medicine of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences. Particles”. Xuesaitong soft capsule: carotid atherosclerosis Xuesaitong soft capsule has the functions of activating blood circulation, removing blood stasis, unblocking meridians and activating meridians, and its main component is total saponins of Panax notoginseng. Currently, this drug has been approved for use in the meridian recovery period of ischemic stroke (cerebral infarction) caused by blood stasis blockage. Symptoms include hemiplegia, numbness on one side of the body, crooked mouth and tongue, and slurred speech. This time, China Resources Shenghuo’s Class 2.3 new Chinese medicine “Xuesetong Soft Capsule” has obtained another implied clinical trial license, which ...
On the evening of November 12, BeiGene released its third quarter 2024 U.S. stock performance report and A-share main financial data announcement. In the third quarter, BeiGene continued its strong growth momentum, achieving revenue of 7.139 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 26.9%. Global product revenue reached 7.079 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 65.1%. The overall performance is eye-catching . In the first three quarters of 2024, BeiGene’s total operating revenue reached 19.136 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 48.6%. Products continue to increase in volume at a high speed, with product revenue of 18.986 billion yuan in the first three quarters, a year-on-year increase of 72.9%. Whether it is total revenue or product revenue, the first three quarters have exceeded last year’s full-year revenue of 17.423 billion yuan, and the performance is very eye-catching. According to the U.S. stock financial report, BeiGene’s financial situation continues to improve, with ...
Recently (November 7th), the official website of the China National Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) showed that Chengdu Yuandong Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd.’s application for the marketing of injection grade naprolimus mesylate, classified as Class 3, has been accepted. According to public information, the indications of this product are for the treatment of acute pancreatitis, chronic pancreatitis with acute exacerbation, postoperative acute pancreatitis, acute pancreatitis after pancreatography, and acute traumatic pancreatitis; Used for the treatment of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC); 3. Used to prevent blood clotting during extracorporeal circulation. Naprolimus mesylate is a strong and broad-spectrum serine protease inhibitor. This product was first launched in Japan for the prevention and treatment of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), improvement of acute symptoms of pancreatitis, and anticoagulation during extracorporeal circulation. In March 2020, according to overseas media reports, Professor Junichiro Inoue of the Medical Research Institute of the University of Tokyo and others issued ...
M&A is a metaphysics, with heaven on one side and hell on the other, tempting prominent names to enter. The latest to enter “hell” is AbbVie. On November 11, AbbVie announced that emraclidine, the “ace project” acquired by acquiring Cerevel for $8.7 billion at the end of last year, failed to reach the expected endpoint in two Phase II studies for schizophrenia, which cast a shadow on its future. As soon as the news came out, AbbVie’s stock price plummeted 12.57%, and its market value evaporated by more than $40 billion overnight. Once, this merger and acquisition was a “model” in the industry. From the first acquisition invitation to the final acquisition of Cerevil, AbbVie took less than two months. Fast, accurate, and ruthless, it foreshadowed AbbVie’s determination to deal with the patent cliff. But now, everything is coming to nothing. This once again allows us to see the “variables” ...
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