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Chinese biopharmaceutical company Innovent Biologics Inc., (HKG: 1801) has reported impressive quarterly sales figures, announcing over RMB 1.6 billion (USD 219 million) in product sales for Q4 2023, marking a 65% year-on-year (YOY) increase. In the final quarter of the year, Innovent’s PD-1 inhibitor, Tyvyt (sintilimab injection), maintained strong market…
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Japanese pharmaceutical corporation Astellas Pharma Inc., (TYO: 4503) has announced its financial results for the first three quarters of its fiscal year 2023, concluding on December 31, 2023. The company has experienced a modest 2.1% year-on-year (YOY) increase in global revenues, totaling JPY 1,189 billion (USD 8 billion) for the…
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US-based medical technology company Beckton Dickinson (BD; NYSE: BDX) has reported its financial results for the first quarter of the fiscal year 2024, ending December 31, 2023. In constant currency terms, sales increased by 1.6% year-on-year (YOY) to USD 4.7 billion. Breaking down the figures by business segment, BD Medical,…
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AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) reported revenues of $54.3 billion for 2023, reflecting a 5.9% year-on-year decline at constant currency rates, as the company grapples with the erosion of its flagship immunosuppressant, Humira (adalimumab). While the neuroscience and aesthetics segments showed resilience with revenue increases of 18.5% and 0.9%, generating $7.7 billion…
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Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS; NYSE: BMY) reported a 2% year-on-year contraction in 2023 revenues, excluding foreign exchange effects, totaling $45.0 billion, according to its recently released financial report. The company’s global sales were bolstered by a 4% increase in in-line products, generating $34.3 billion, and a remarkable 76% surge in…
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Siemens Healthineers AG (ETR: SHL), based in Germany, has released its quarterly report for the first quarter of the fiscal year 2024, concluded on December 31, 2023. On a currency-adjusted basis, sales increased by 5.7% to EUR 5.18 billion (USD 5.6 billion). When excluding the impact of COVID-19-related sales, the…
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Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche (SWX: ROG) has published its 2023 financial results, showing a modest 1% year-on-year (YOY) increase in global sales at constant exchange rates (CER) to CHF 58.7 billion (USD 68.5 billion). This growth was primarily due to a 6% YOY expansion in the pharmaceutical business to CHF…
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Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE: NVO), a Denmark-based pharmaceutical company, has announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and the full year of 2023, showcasing a remarkable performance. The company’s revenues reached DKK 232.3 billion (USD 33.75 billion), reflecting a 36% year-on-year growth in constant currency terms. The standout product…
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Sanofi (NASDAQ: SNY), a leading French pharmaceutical company, has released its financial report for the fourth quarter and full year of 2023. The company’s global revenues for the 12-month period reached EUR 43.07 billion (USD 47 billion), marking a 5.3% increase year-on-year in constant currency terms. Key drivers of this…
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Takeda (TYO: 4502), a leading Japanese pharmaceutical company, has released its financial results for the 9-month period ended December 31, 2023, reporting a revenue of JPY 3.2 trillion (USD 21.9 billion) with a 0.0% growth at constant exchange rates (CER). The company’s performance was impacted by declines in oncology, neuroscience,…
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Merck, Sharp & Dohme (MSD; NYSE: MRK), a leading US pharmaceutical company, has released its financial report for the fourth quarter and full year of 2023. In Q4, MSD generated USD 14.6 billion in sales, marking a 6% year-on-year increase, with growth expanding to 13% when excluding the impacts from…
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WuXi XDC (HKG: 2268), a joint venture between Wuxi Biologics (HKEX: 2269) and WuXi STA, a subsidiary of WuXi AppTec Co., Ltd (SHA: 603259), has unveiled an impressive 2023 performance forecast following its recent listing on the Hong Kong stock exchange. The company anticipates a more than 100% surge in…
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GSK plc (NYSE: GSK), the UK pharmaceutical giant, announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year 2023, with a 5% year-on-year (YOY) growth to GBP 30.3 billion (USD 38.5 billion) in revenue over the 12-month period. When excluding the impact of COVID-related products, the company’s sales surged by…
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Novartis (NYSE: NVS), the Swiss pharmaceutical giant, reported a substantial leap in its global sales for the last financial year, amassing USD 45.4 billion—a 10% year-on-year (YOY) increase in constant currency terms, as per the 2023 financials released this week. This achievement marks Novartis’s inaugural annual report following the strategic…
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Shanghai Junshi Biosciences Co., Ltd (HKG: 1877; SHA: 688180), a biopharmaceutical company based in China, has released its financial forecast for 2023. The company anticipates generating RMB 1.541 billion in revenues, marking a 6.02% year-on-year (YOY) increase. Junshi Biosciences’ research and development expenses for the period are estimated at RMB…
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Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) has reported a significant downturn in global revenues for the week, amounting to USD 58.5 billion, following a 41% year-on-year (YOY) decrease in operational terms. This substantial drop reflects the diminishing sales of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine Comirnaty and the antiviral treatment Paxlovid. The reported figures align…
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Shanghai-based medical device conglomerate MicroPort Scientific Corp., (HKG: 0853) has issued a revenue and growth forecast for its subsidiary Shanghai MicroPort Endovascular MedTech Co., Ltd (SHA: 688016), in which it holds a 40.32% stake. MicroPort Endovascular is anticipated to achieve revenues within the range of RMB 1.17-1.2 billion (USD 168-238…
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Swiss Contract Manufacturing Organization (CMO) Lonza has released its 2023 financial report, which includes plans to shut down two of its factories, one in the US and another in China. The report states that this decision is made “in the context of current market dynamics” and is part of efforts…
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Beijing Wantai Biological Pharmacy Enterprise Co., Ltd (SHA: 603392), a Chinese pharmaceutical company, has issued a forecast for its 2023 performance, warning that net profits are expected to be within the range of RMB 1.2-1.35 billion (USD 169-190 million), marking a significant year-on-year (YOY) decrease of 74.66%-71.49%. The company’s sales…
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US healthcare company Abbott (NYSE: ABT) has released its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2023. The company’s Q4 global sales increased by 2.1% year-on-year (YOY) in constant currency terms to USD 10.24 billion, although for the full year, sales declined by 6.2% to USD 40.1…