Biotech stocks to watch
Amgen Inc AMGN
Amgen Inc. is a biotechnology company. It discovers, develops, manufactures and delivers medicines for the toughest diseases. It focuses on areas of high unmet medical need and leverages its expertise to strive for solutions that improve people’s lives. It operates in the human therapeutics segment. Its marketed products portfolio includes EPOGEN (epoetin alfa); Aranesp (darbepoetin alfa); Parsabiv (etelcalcetide); Neulasta (pegfilgrastim); KANJINTI (trastuzumab-anns); Otezla; BLINCYTO (blinatumomab); ACTIMMUNE (interferon gamma-1b); Neulasta (pegfilgrastim); Sensipar/Mimpara (cinacalcet); Prolia (denosumab); ENBREL; QUINSAIR (levofloxacin); Repatha (evolocumab) and others. It markets ENBREL, a tumor necrosis factor blocker, in the United States and Canada. It markets Otezla, a small molecule that inhibits phosphodiesterase 4, in many countries around the world. It markets Repatha, a proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitor, in many countries around the world.
Gilead Sciences, Inc GILD
Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company. It is engaged in advancing medicines to prevent and treat life-threatening diseases, including HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19, cancer, and inflammation. It is focused on discovering, developing, and delivering medicines to address unmet medical needs in virology, oncology, and other therapeutic areas. Its portfolio of marketed products includes AmBisome, Atripla, Biktarvy, Cayston, Complera, Descovy, Descovy for PrEP, Emtriva, Epclusa, Eviplera, Genvoya, Harvoni, Hepcludex, Hepsera, Jyseleca, Letairis, Livdelzi/Lyvdelzi, Odefsey, Sovaldi, Stribild, Sunlenca, Tecartus, Trodelvy, Truvada for PrEP, and others. It also sells and distributes authorized generic versions of Epclusa and Harvoni in the United States through its subsidiary, Asegua Therapeutics LLC. It has control on anitocabtagene autoleucel (anito cel), an investigational BCMA-directed CAR T cell therapy for multiple myeloma. It operates in over 35 countries worldwide.
Biogen Inc BIIB
Biogen Inc. is a biotechnology company. The Company is focused on discovering, developing and delivering therapies. It has a portfolio of medicines to treat Multiple Sclerosis (MS), has introduced an approved treatment for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), co-developed treatments to address a defining pathology of Alzheimer’s disease and launched an approved treatment to target a genetic cause of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). It markets a drug approved in United States, European Union and certain international markets for the treatment of Friedreich Ataxia (FA) in adults and adolescents aged 16 years and older. It is focused on advancing its pipeline in neurology, specialized immunology and rare diseases. Its marketed products include VUMERITY, TYSABRI, TECFIDERA, AVONEX and PLEGRIDY for the treatment of MS; SPINRAZA for the treatment of SMA; SKYCLARYS for the treatment of FA, and QALSODY for the treatment of ALS. Its commercialized products also include EMPAVELI and SYFOVRE.
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc REGN
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a fully integrated biotechnology company. The Company invents, develops, manufactures, and commercializes medicines for people with serious diseases. Its products and product candidates in development are designed to help patients with eye diseases, allergic and inflammatory diseases, cancer, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, neurological diseases, hematologic conditions, infectious diseases, and rare diseases. The Company is accelerating drug development using its proprietary technologies, such as VelociSuite, which produces optimized fully human antibodies and new classes of bispecific antibodies. VelociSuite consists of VelocImmune, VelociGene, VelociMouse, VelociMab, Veloci-Bi, VelociT, VelociHum, and other related technologies. Its marketed products include EYLEA (aflibercept); Dupixent (dupilumab); Libtayo (cemiplimab); Ordspono (odronextamab); Kevzara (sarilumab); Itepekimab; Lynozyfic, and others.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc VRTX
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation to create transformative medicines for people with serious diseases, with a focus on specialty markets. It has seven approved medicines: five that treat the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis (CF), one that treats severe sickle cell disease (SCD) and transfusion dependent beta thalassemia (TDT), and one that treats moderate-to-severe acute pain. Its pipeline includes clinical-stage programs in CF, SCD, beta thalassemia, acute and peripheral neuropathic pain, APOL1-mediated kidney disease, IgA nephropathy and other autoimmune renal diseases and cytopenias, type 1 diabetes, myotonic dystrophy type 1, and autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Its marketed medicines are TRIKAFTA/KAFTRIO (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor and ivacaftor), SYMDEKO/SYMKEVI (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor and ivacaftor), ORKAMBI (lumacaftor/ivacaftor), and KALYDECO (ivacaftor).
Illumina Inc ILMN
Illumina, Inc. specializes in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, serving customers in research, clinical and applied markets. The Company's products are used for applications in the life sciences, oncology, reproductive health, agriculture, and other emerging segments. Its customers include genomic research centers, academic institutions, government laboratories, and hospitals, as well as pharmaceutical, biotechnology, commercial molecular diagnostic laboratories, and consumer genomics companies. Its comprehensive line of products addresses the scale of experimentation and breadth of functional analysis to advance disease research, drug development, and the development of molecular tests. It also specializes in data-driven proteomics technology. Its products include instruments, kits and reagents, selection tools, and software and analysis. Its services include sequencing services, microarray services, proactive instrument monitoring, and instrument services and training.
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc BMRN
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. is a global biotechnology company engaged in the development of genetic discovery into medicines that make an impact on the life of each patient. The Company has a portfolio of commercial therapies and a clinical and preclinical pipeline. Its commercial products include Vimizim (elosulfase alpha), Naglazyme (galsulfase), Palynziq (pegvaliase-pqpz), Brineura (cerliponase alfa), Aldurazyme (laronidase), Roctavian (valoctocogene roxaparvovec), Kuvan (sapropterin dihydrochloride), and Voxzogo (vosoritide). Vimizim is an enzyme replacement therapy for the treatment of MPS IVA, a lysosomal storage disorder. The Roctavian is an adeno-associated virus (AAV5) vector gene therapy designed to restore factor VIII plasma concentrations in patients with severe hemophilia A. Its Galafold (migalastat) is the first oral treatment for Fabry disease, and Pombiliti (cipaglucosidase alfa-atga) + Opfolda (miglustat), is a two-component therapy for Pompe disease.
Incyte Corp INCY
Incyte Corporation is a biopharmaceutical company, which is focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of therapeutics. The Company operates in two therapeutic areas. One therapeutic area is Hematology/Oncology, which is comprised of Myeloproliferative Neoplasms and Graft-Versus-Host Disease, as well as solid tumors and hematologic malignancies. Its other therapeutic area is Inflammation and Autoimmunity, which includes its Dermatology commercial franchise. Its hematology and oncology franchise are comprised of six products, which are JAKAFI (ruxolitinib), MONJUVI (tafasitamab-cxix)/MINJUVI (tafasitamab), PEMAZYRE (pemigatinib), ICLUSIG (ponatinib), NIKTIMVO (axatilimab-csfr), and ZYNYZ (retifanlimab-dlwr), as well as numerous clinical development programs. The Company's pipeline also includes two first-in-class small molecule antagonist of Mas-related G protein-coupled receptor (MRGPRX2) and INCB000547, an oral MRGPRX4 antagonist.
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