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Team Pharma

ODDO : The macroeconomic environment is not helping the sector

The last few weeks had seen renewed interest in the sector, with stronger volumes, M&A activity and market transactions. Unfortunately, the political context in France has again undermined French biotechs. A large number of clinical results are expected in the next few months (Ose, Aelis, Genfit, Medincell, Trangsene, Abivax, etc.). If successful, these could reinvigorate the sector. In the meantime, we are taking a more decisive stance, increasing the beta of the firms in our sa...
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Abivax SA

ABIVAX is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focusing on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel anti-viral compounds and therapeutic vaccines against severe and life threatening infectious diseases. ABIVAX utilizes RNA-protein interaction interference and cytotoxic TH1 cell amplification to generate therapies to help patients clear viruses like HIV, HBV and HPV. The Company's product pipeline comprises ABX 203, which is the therapeutic vaccine candidate obtained from the Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Cuba (CIGB) and is intended for patients with chronic hepatitis B disease; and ABX196, the adjuvant for therapeutic vaccines, among others.

Adocia SA

ADOCIA is a biotechnology company based in France. Co. specializes in the development of formulations for already-approved therapeutic proteins with a primary focus on insulins and treatments for diabetic foot ulcers. Co.'s biotherapy products are used in tissue regeneration and for treating chronic diseases. Co.'s proprietary BioChaperone® technological platform is designed to enhance the effectiveness and safety of therapeutic proteins in areas such as wound Healing, diabetes, ulcers and monoclonal antibody creation. Co. also maintains activities in the formulation of monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of various chronic pathologies (oncology, inflammation, etc.).

AELIS FARMA SA

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Crossject SA

Crossject SA is a France-based company that designs and develops medical injection systems. The Company specializes in needle-free, pre-filled, single-use injection systems for intradermal, subcutaneous and intramuscular applications for pharmaceutical companies. Is also has a pipeline and three drugs in the preclinical or clinical phase of research. The Company's products, which are based on well-known injectable drugs (chemicals and biologics), are designed to enhance patients' safety, compliance and comfort. Crossject's first ZENEO SUPERGENERIC product is expected to reach the market in the year 2015. The Company has industrial partnerships with Hirtenberger and Recipharm.

Evotec SE

Evotec is a holding company engaged as a drug discovery solutions company providing drug discovery capabilities to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies as well as to academic institutions. These drug discovery solutions are provided in form of fee-for service work, integrated drug discovery alliances, development partnerships, licensing of drug candidates and consulting arrangements. Co. is primarily involved in the areas of neuroscience, pain, metabolic diseases, oncology and inflammation. Co. provides its drug discovery activities under the banners of EVT Execute, EVT Integrate and EVT Innovate. Co.'s operations are divided into two segments: EVT Execute and EVT Innovate.

Galapagos NV

Galapagos is a clinical-stage biotechnology company specialized in the discovery and development of small molecule medicines with novel modes of action, addressing disease areas of high unmet medical need. Execution on its proprietary drug target discovery platform has delivered a pipeline that consists of three Phase 2, three Phase 1, five pre-clinical, and 20 discovery programs in inflammation, cystic fibrosis, or CF, osteoarthritis, and other indications. Co.'s highly flexible platform offers applicability across a broad set of therapeutic areas. Co.'s programs include filgotinib, GLPG1837, GLPG1690, GLPG2222, GLPG1972.

Genfit SA

Genfit is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of drugs and biomarkers in therapeutic areas of high unmet need due to the lack of effective treatments or diagnostic tools and/or due to the increasing number of patients worldwide. Co. concentrates its research and development efforts to participate in the commercialization of treatment solutions and diagnostic tools to fight certain metabolic, inflammatory, autoimmune or fibrotic diseases affecting especially the liver (such as non-alcoholic steatohepatitis or "NASH").

Gensight Biologics SA

GenSight Biologics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company based in France. Co. is engaged in discovering and developing novel therapies for mitochondrial and neurodegenerative diseases of the eye and central nervous system by combining a gene therapy-based approach with its core technology platforms of mitochondrial targeting sequence, or MTS, and optogenetics. Co.'s initial focus has been on developing therapies for severe retinal diseases, with the goal of preserving or restoring vision in patients suffering from sight-threatening ophthalmic diseases. Co.'s product pipeline comprises two candidates for the treatment of sight-threatening retinal degenerative diseases, GSO1O and GSO3O.

Innate Pharma SA Class A

Innate Pharma S.A. is a biopharmaceutical Company developing immunotherapy drugs for cancer and inflammatory diseases. Co. specializes in the development of new monoclonal antibodies targeting receptors and pathways controlling the activation of innate immunity cells. Also, Co. has three product-candidates resulting from its research platform are being tested in clinical trials; two of these by Co.'s partners, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Novo Nordisk A/S. Co. focuses on immunopharmacology and antibody technology. Co. has a panel of molecular and cellular assays and in vivo models for assessing the pharmacodynamics, the pharmacotoxicology and efficacy of drug candidates.

MedinCell SA

Medincell SA. Medincell SA is a France-based manufacturer of biological products and pharmaceutical preparations. The Company is focused on the development of therapeutic solutions with worldwide access. The Company works on both for-profit and non-profit projects, in collaboration with partners ranging from pharmaceutical corporations to physicians, from biotechnology firms to academics and foundations. Its range of products consists of three products in development phase: mdc-IRM, a subcutaneous injection in phase III clinical study for the treatment of schizophrenia; mdc-CWM, an intra-articular injection in phase II clinical study for the treatment of post-surgical pain and inflammation; mdc-TJK, a subcutaneous injection for the treatment of schizophrenia, as well as a number of other products that are in the research phase, such as mdc-WWM, which is a subcutaneous injection for contraception, and mdc-ELK, a subcutaneous injection for the treatment of depression, among others.

OSE Immunotherapeutics SA

Ose Immunotherapeutics SA, formerly Orphan Synergy Europe Pharma SA, is a France-based company principally engaged in the clinical stage biotechnological sector. The Company develops immunotherapy products against invasive or metastatic late-stage cancers. The Company offers a technology, called Memopi, which helps the immune system to eliminate malignant cells; it re-educates the body's immunological memory so that the immune system (and particularly T cytotoxic cells) attacks tumor cells by increasing the patient's specific cytotoxic T response against their cancer. The Company's main product, Texopi, is a patented combination of ten epitopes, selected and optimized from five tumor associated antigens.

Transgene SA

Transgene is a biopharmaceutical company that designs and develops immunotherapy and virotherapy products for the treatment of cancers and infectious diseases. Co. is developing three anti-cancer products that are in clinical trials: (cancer of the lungs, liver and oropharynx); two anti-infectious immunotherapy products also in clinical trials: (hepatitis B and C). Co. also has products in the pre-clinical development stage. Co. operates in a single business segment, the research and development of therapeutic vaccines and immunotherapy products. Co. does not have any products on the market. Substantially all of its operations are conducted in France.

Valbiotis SA

Valbiotis SA Formerly known as Valbiotis SAS. Valbiotis SA is a France-based company engaged in the biotechnology industry. The Company specializes in developing nutrition solutions designed to prevent cardiometabolic diseases and provide nutritional support for patients. It seeks to develop solutions designed to prevent type 2 diabetes, NASH, (non-alcoholic steatohepatitis) and obesity and to offer nutritional support. The Company prevents disease by developing products that reduce the risk factors of irreversible chronic diseases. It provides patient support through new-generation medical nutrition solutions containing patented substances with clinically proven effects. Its products are plant-based and undergo strict scientific and clinical tests in collaboration with academic research centers.

Valneva SE

Valneva, together with its subsidiaries, is focused on vaccine development and antibody discovery. Co. generates revenue from both its marketed product, a vaccine for the prevention of Japanese encephalitis (IXIARO®/JESPECT®), commercial partnerships around a portfolio of product candidates and licensed technology platforms (EB66® cell line, VIVA,Screen antibody discovery technology, and the IC31® adjuvant) developed by Co. Related business activities include product research and development, regulatory and clinical activities, manufacturing of commercial product and advanced clinical product candidates, as well as administrative, corporate development, and marketing and sales activities.

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Oddo BHF

​Oddo Securities provides securities brokerage and research services. The company offers equity, economic, and derivatives research and credit analysis services. It focuses on insurance, automotive, building materials, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, information technology, and agri-food industries.

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