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Strong newsflow expected in 2017

PharmaMar is approaching two key milestones in H217: an approval decision for Aplidin for multiple myeloma in Europe; and Phase III results for lurbinectedin in ovarian cancer. The Chugai licence deal for lurbinectedin in Japan has strengthened the company’s financial position (pro forma net debt €32m) and seen it put increased emphasis on its preferred strategy to either self-commercialise or co-promote lurbinectedin in the US. Separately, a US manufacturing patent granted last year has extended IP protection for lurbinectedin until at least December 2032. These developments have prompted us to adopt co-promotion in the US in our base case valuation scenario and to extend our rNPV model to 2035 vs 2030 previously. Our base case valuation has increased by 29% to €1.29bn (vs €1.01bn), or €5.79/share (vs €4.55/share).
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Pharma Mar SA

Pharma Mar SA is a Spain-based company engaged in the bio therapeutic drugs manufacture. The Company focuses on research, development and marketing of bio-active principles, primarily from marine origin, for application in human diseases treatment, including antitumour, antiviral and immunomodulation, as well as tropical diseases areas. It manufactures and sells Yondelis, a synthetically modified antitumor agent, which is derived from sea squirts and is implemented in the treatment of soft tissue sarcomas and relapsed ovarian cancer. Furthermore, the Company's products pipeline comprises drug candidates and agents for cancer treatment, such as Aplidin, PM01183 and PM060184. The Company operates through subsidiaries in Italy, Germany, France, and the United States, among others.

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Dr Dennis Hulme

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