Friday, 24 April 2026 — Publication BB Biotech Interim Report Q1 2026 To the report

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Ticker
Sector
Weight
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
ALNY
Orphan Diseases
2.7%
Company LocationUSA
Size in % of Securities2.7%
Size of Stake in Company0.2%
Market Capitalization43.8 Mrd.
Sector: Orphan DiseasesMain candidate: VutrisiranMain indications: ATTR Amyloidosis

About the company

Alnylam is a biotechnology company focused on developing RNA therapies, a treatment approach to selectively block the synthesis of specific disease-causing proteins. The company is focusing on four therapeutic areas including genetic medicines, cardio-metabolic diseases, infectious diseases, central nervous system diseases and ocular diseases. Alnylam company was founded in 2002 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the US. Alongside Ionis, another of BB Biotech´s portfolio companies, Alnylam is considered one of the leaders in the RNA interference field. The company has four products approved and on the market: Patisiran, Givosiran, Lumasiran and Vutrisiran.

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Amgen
AMGN
Cardiovascular Diseases
3.3%
Company LocationUSA
Size in % of Securities3.3%
Size of Stake in Company0.0%
Market Capitalization189.7 Mrd.
Sector: Cardiovascular DiseasesMain candidate: Tezspire 

About the company

Amgen Inc. is one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies, developing innovative therapies across multiple disease areas. Headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California (USA), the company has extensive expertise in biologics and protein-based therapeutics.Its portfolio includes medicines in oncology, cardiovascular, and inflammatory diseases. The pipeline includes a broad range of early- and late-stage programs, including biologics, bispecific antibodies, and other advanced therapeutic modalities.

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Annexon
ANNX
Inflammation & Immunology 
1.0%
Company LocationUSA
Size in % of Securities1.0%
Size of Stake in Company3.2%
Market Capitalization890 Mio.
Sector: Inflammation & Immunology Main candidate: ANX005, ANX007, ANX1502Main indications: Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Geographic Atrophy and autoimmune diseases

About the company

Annexon Biosciences is a biotechnology company advancing a late-stage clinical platform of novel therapies for people living with devastating classical complement-mediated neuroinflammatory diseases of the body, brain, and eye. Annexon’s approach targets upstream C1q to block the classical complement inflammatory cascade before it starts, and its therapeutic candidates are designed to provide meaningful benefits across multiple autoimmune, neurodegenerative and ophthalmic diseases. Annexon is advancing its mid-to late-stage clinical trials to bring new potential treatments to patients as quickly as possible.

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Argenx SE
ARGX
Inflammation & Immunology
8.0%
Company LocationNetherlands 
Size in % of Securities8.0%
Size of Stake in Company0.5%
Market Capitalization44.3 Mrd.
Sector: Inflammation & ImmunologyMain candidate: Vyvgart and Vyvgart Hytrulo Main indications: Myasthenia gravis

About the company

Argenx is a biotechnology company focused on discovery and development of targeted antibodies through its multiple antibody technology platform. The company is headquartered in Belgium with operations in US and Japan. The company´s lead product Vyvgart (also known as Efgartimod) is marketed for treating generalized Myasthenia gravis. Efgartigimod has the potential to address multiple autoimmune diseases driven by pathological immunoglobulin G. Argenx has several other product candidates in clinical development and can be considered an antibody platform company targeting novel scientific pathways in disease areas with high unmet medical needs.

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Atrium Therapeutics
RNA
Orphan Diseases 
0.1%
Company LocationUSA
Size in % of Securities0.1%
Size of Stake in Company1.7%
Market Capitalization210 Mio.
Sector: Orphan Diseases Main candidate: Del-desiran (AOC 1001)Main indications: Myotonic dystrophy type 

About the company

Atrium Therapeutics is a biotechnology company focused on developing targeted therapies in immunology and inflammatory diseases. The company applies a mechanism-driven approach to identify and validate novel targets with the potential to modulate immune pathways more precisely.Its pipeline comprises early-stage programs aimed at addressing diseases with significant unmet medical need, with a focus on differentiated biology and clear translational potential.

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Celldex Therapeutics
CLDX
Inflammation & Immunology 
1.3%
Company LocationUSA
Size in % of Securities1.3%
Size of Stake in Company1.8%
Market Capitalization2.1 Mrd.
Sector: Inflammation & Immunology Main candidate: BarzolvolimabMain indications: Urticaria and other mast cell driven diseases 

About the company

Celldex Therapeutics is a clinical stage biotechnology company dedicated to developing monoclonal and bispecific antibodies that address devastating diseases for which available treatments are inadequate. The pipeline includes antibody-based therapeutics that have the ability to engage the human immune system and/or directly affect critical pathways to improve the lives of patients with inflammatory diseases and many forms of cancer. The company's lead product candidate Barzolvolimab is a first in class Fc silenced human IgG1 monoclonal antibody (mAb) against wildtype c-KIT receptor leading to depletion and/or inhibition of mast cell activation. The company is on track to start Phase III barzolvolimab clinical development in Chronic spontaneous Urticaria during 2024 and to report Phase II clinical data in Chronic Inducible Urticaria as well as Eosinophilic Esophagitis.

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Crinetics Pharmaceuticals
CRNX
Orphan Diseases
4.2%
Company LocationUSA
Size in % of Securities4.2%
Size of Stake in Company3.1%
Market Capitalization3.8 Mrd.
Sector: Orphan DiseasesMain candidate: PaltusotineMain indications: Acromegaly, neuroendocrine tumors

About the company

Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing oral therapies for endocrine disorders. Headquartered in San Diego, California (USA), the company targets rare hormonal diseases.Its lead candidate, paltusotine, is an oral somatostatin receptor agonist for acromegaly and neuroendocrine tumors. The pipeline includes additional programs targeting endocrine conditions with high unmet need.

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Disc Medicine
IRON
Orphan Diseases
1.0%
Company LocationUSA
Size in % of Securities1.0%
Size of Stake in Company1.2%
Market Capitalization2.4 Mrd.
Sector: Orphan DiseasesMain candidate: BitopertinMain indications: Erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP)

About the company

Disc Medicine, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing therapies for hematologic diseases, particularly those related to iron homeostasis and erythropoiesis. Headquartered in Watertown, Massachusetts (USA), the company targets rare blood disorders.Its pipeline includes multiple candidates targeting key regulators such as hepcidin to treat disorders of iron metabolism.

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Edgewise Therapeutics
EWTX
Orphan Diseases
1.7%
Company LocationUSA
Size in % of Securities1.7%
Size of Stake in Company1.4%
Market Capitalization3.4 Mrd.
Sector: Orphan DiseasesMain candidate: EDG-5506 (Sevasemten) and EDG-7500Main indications: Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Becker muscular dystrophy and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) 

About the company

Edgewise Therapeutics is a biotechnology company founded in 2017 and headquartered in Colorado in the US focused on developing new drugs for muscle diseases. The company is focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of innovative treatments for severe, rare muscle disorders for which there is a significant unmet medical need. Edgewise are developing their drug candidates using small molecules that target myosin to treat rare muscle disorders. The company´s technology measure integrated muscle function in whole organ extracts to identify small molecule precision medicines regulating key proteins in muscle tissue. Today, the company´s focus is on Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Becker muscular dystrophy and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). Its lead candidate is EDG-5506 (Sevasemten) is in phase III development for Becker muscular dystrophy and EDG-7500 is in Phase II development for HCM.   

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Enliven Therapeutics
ELVN
Oncology
3.2%
Company LocationUSA
Size in % of Securities3.2%
Size of Stake in Company3.9%
Market Capitalization2.3 Mrd.
Sector: OncologyMain candidate: ELVN-001Main indications: Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML)

About the company

Enliven Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing targeted cancer therapies. Headquartered in Boulder, Colorado (USA), the company uses a rational drug design approach to create selective kinase inhibitors.Its lead candidate, ELVN-001, is a BCR-ABL inhibitor for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). The pipeline also includes ELVN-002, a HER2 inhibitor for certain solid tumors.

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Damora Therapeutics
DMRA
Oncology
2.1%
Company LocationUSA
Size in % of Securities2.1%
Size of Stake in Company3.8%
Market Capitalization1.6 Mrd.
Sector: OncologyMain candidate: DMR-001

About the company

Damora Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing novel disease-modifying therapies for hematologic disorders. Headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts (USA), the company is advancing innovative biologics designed to directly target underlying genetic disease drivers, particularly in rare blood disorders with high unmet medical need.Its lead candidate, DMR-001, is a monoclonal antibody targeting mutant calreticulin (mutCALR) for the treatment of myeloproliferative neoplasms such as essential thrombocythemia and myelofibrosis. The broader pipeline includes additional mutCALR-targeted programs (e.g., DMR-002, DMR-003) as well as other approaches, including small molecule therapies for acute myeloid leukemia. The company aims to deliver first-in-class, disease-modifying treatments for genetically defined hematologic malignancie

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Gilead Sciences
GILD
Infectious diseases
5.5%
Company LocationUSA
Size in % of Securities5.5%
Size of Stake in Company0.1%
Market Capitalization173 Mrd.
Sector: Infectious diseasesMain candidate: Biktarvy Main indications: HIV

About the company

Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on antiviral therapies and innovative treatments for serious diseases. Headquartered in Foster City, California (USA).Key products include HIV therapies and cell therapies such as Yescarta and Tecartus. Its pipeline spans virology, oncology, and inflammatory diseases.

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Immunocore
IMCR
Oncology
2.9%
Company LocationUK
Size in % of Securities2.9%
Size of Stake in Company5.5%
Market Capitalization1.5 Mrd.
Sector: OncologyMain candidate: Kimmtrak and IMC-F106CMain indications: Metastatic uveal melanoma

About the company

Immunocore is a biotechnology company focused on developing T cell receptor treatments for unmet medical needs in cancer, infectious diseases, and autoimmune diseases. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Oxfordshire in the UK. Immunocore are enhancing human T cell receptors to overcome the limitations of the natural immune system and current therapeutics approaches, through engineering novel bispecific drugs called ImmTAX molecules. In early 2022 their product Kimmtrak was approved for the treatment of metastatic uveal melanoma. The company has several product candidates in clinical development including IMC-F106C, which is being tested in multiple types of cancer.

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Ionis Pharmaceuticals
ARGX
Orphan Diseases 
4.7%
Company LocationUSA
Size in % of Securities4.7%
Size of Stake in Company1.1%
Market Capitalization12.4 Mrd.
Sector: Orphan Diseases Main candidate: MultipleMain indications: Neurology, cardiovascular, respiratory

About the company

Ionis Pharmaceuticals is a biotechnology company focused on developing RNA-targeted drugs. Its technology platform in the antisense space allows for the control of protein production and reduction at a genetic level. Ionis´ antisense drugs are designed to interact precisely with RNA, allowing them to create treatments that disrupt the disease process and change its course. The company – on its own and in collaboration with its partners – has brought five drugs to the market already and currently has more than ten drug candidates in mid- to late-stage clinical development. The five approved drugs are Spinraza (partnered with Biogen) for spinal muscular atrophy, Tegsedi for hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis polyneuropathy, Waylivra for familial chylomicronemia syndrome, Qalsody (partnered with Biogen) for ALS and Wainua (partnered with AstraZeneca) for polyneuropathy.

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Jade Biosciences
JBIO
Inflammation & Immunology
1.7%
Company LocationUSA
Size in % of Securities1.7%
Size of Stake in Company7.1%
Market Capitalization690 Mio.
Sector: Inflammation & ImmunologyMain candidate: JADE101Main indications: immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN)

About the company

Jade Biosciences, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing potentially best-in-class therapies for patients living with autoimmune diseases and other serious conditions with high unmet medical need. The company was founded in 2024 and is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA. Jade’s programs build on discovery-stage assets licensed from Paragon Therapeutics, an antibody discovery engine, and are designed to transform the standard of care in immunology and inflammation indications.The lead candidate, JADE101, is a monoclonal antibody that inhibits the cytokine APRIL (A PRoliferation-Inducing Ligand) and is being developed for the treatment of immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN), with first-in-human clinical studies anticipated. The company’s pipeline also includes additional development candidates such as JADE201 and JADE-003 in preclinical stages, aimed at addressing other autoimmune targets.

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Krystal Biotech
KRYS
Orphan Diseases
4.3%
Company LocationUSA
Size in % of Securities4.3%
Size of Stake in Company1.6%
Market Capitalization7.5 Mrd.
Sector: Orphan DiseasesMain candidate: VyjuvekMain indications: Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa

About the company

Krystal Biotech, Inc. is a biotechnology company focused on developing and commercializing genetic therapies for rare and serious diseases. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (USA), the company leverages a proprietary HSV-1 based gene delivery platform to develop targeted treatments for genetically driven conditions.Its commercial product Vyjuvek is a gene therapy for dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa. In addition, the company is advancing a pipeline of genetic medicines in clinical and preclinical development, including programs in dermatology and respiratory diseases, aiming to directly address the underlying genetic causes of disease.

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Nuvalent
NUVL
Oncology
3.8%
Company LocationUSA
Size in % of Securities3.8%
Size of Stake in Company1.4%
Market Capitalization8 Mrd.
Sector: OncologyMain candidate: NVL-520Main indications: ROS1-positive non-small cell lung cancer

About the company

Nuvalent, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel, selective kinase inhibitors for genetically defined cancers. Headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA), the company applies a rational drug design approach to create highly selective molecules designed to improve efficacy and tolerability, particularly in overcoming resistance to existing targeted therapies.Its lead candidates include zidesamtinib (NVL-520), a selective ROS1 inhibitor for the treatment of ROS1-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and neladalkib (NVL-655), an ALK-selective inhibitor for ALK-positive tumors. Both programs are in clinical development and are designed to differentiate through improved selectivity and central nervous system (CNS) activity.

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Monte Rosa Therapeutics
GLUE
Oncology
0.7%
Company LocationUSA
Size in % of Securities0.7%
Size of Stake in Company1.6%
Market Capitalization1.3 Mrd.
Sector: OncologyMain candidate: MRT-2359Main indications: MYC-getriebene Tumoren

About the company

Monte Rosa Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing molecular glue degraders for targeted protein degradation. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts (USA), the company applies a novel approach to drug discovery.Its pipeline includes multiple programs in oncology and immunology designed to selectively degrade disease-driving proteins, including early clinical candidates.

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Oruka Therapeutics
ORKA
Immunologie
0.9%
Company LocationUSA
Size in % of Securities0.9%
Size of Stake in Company1.0%
Market Capitalization2.4 Mrd.
Sector: ImmunologieMain candidate: IL-23 / IL-17Main indications: Psoriasis

About the company

Oruka Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing innovative antibody therapies for immunological diseases. Based in the United States, the company aims to create differentiated biologics with improved durability and efficacy.Its pipeline includes antibody programs targeting autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, with a focus on enhancing treatment outcomes and dosing convenience.

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Relay Therapeutics
RLAY
Oncology
2.7%
Company LocationUSA
Size in % of Securities2.7%
Size of Stake in Company4.4%
Market Capitalization1.8 Mrd.
Sector: OncologyMain candidate: RLY-2608Main indications: PI3Kα mutant metastatic breast cancer

About the company

Relay Therapeutics is a clinical-stage precision medicines company transforming the drug discovery process with the goal of bringing life-changing therapies to patients. Built on unparalleled insights into protein motion and how this dynamic behavior relates to protein function, Relay Therapeutics aims to effectively drug protein targets that have previously been intractable, with an initial focus on enhancing small molecule therapeutic discovery in targeted oncology. The company’s Dynamo platform integrates an array of leading-edge experimental and computational approaches to provide a differentiated understanding of protein structure and motion to drug these targets. The company has deployed its Dynamo platform to initially focus on the area of precision oncology. Most advanced clinical candidate is RLY-2608, a pan PI3Kα for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer with a PI3Kα mutation currently in Phase I/II dose expansion in combination with Standard of care.

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Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
7.5%
Company LocationUSA
Size in % of Securities7.5%
Size of Stake in Company0.3%
Market Capitalization81.6 Mrd.
Main candidate: EyleaMain indications: Ophthalmology

About the company

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing, and commercializing innovative medicines. Headquartered in Tarrytown, New York (USA), the company leverages proprietary technologies such as VelociSuite to develop monoclonal antibodies and other biologics.Key products include Eylea (ophthalmology), Dupixent (in partnership with Sanofi, inflammatory diseases), and Libtayo (oncology). Its broad pipeline spans immunology, oncology, rare diseases, and cardiovascular conditions.

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Revolution Medicines
RVMD
Oncology
5.2%
Company LocationUSA
Size in % of Securities5.2%
Size of Stake in Company0.8%
Market Capitalization19.2 Mrd.
Sector: OncologyMain candidate: RMC-6236Main indications: Tumor types featuring specific oncogenic mutations in solid tumors

About the company

Revolution Medicines is a clinical-stage precision oncology company focused on developing novel targeted therapies to inhibit elusive frontier targets within notorious growth and survival pathways, with particular emphasis on RAS and associated signaling pathways. The company is utilizing its deep understanding of genetic drivers and adaptive resistance mechanisms in cancer, coupled with robust drug discovery and medicinal chemistry capabilities, to build a portfolio of compounds that inhibit critical signaling nodes within the RAS and associated pathways.  The company is developing a portfolio of mutant-selective RAS inhibitors that could be the first potent, selective, cell-active inhibitors of the active, GTP-bound form of RAS, or RAS(ON). Lead asset is RMC-6236, a multi-selctive KRAS inhibitor that hass shown encouraging signs of antitumor efficacy in lung as well as pancreatic cancer with any type of KRAS mutation.

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Rivus Pharmaceuticals
Cardiovascular Diseases 
1.9%
Company LocationUSA
Size in % of Securities1.9%
Sector: Cardiovascular Diseases Main candidate: HU6Main indications: Obesity

About the company

Rivus Pharmaceuticals is a non-listed biotechnology company focused on developing a new class of medicines designed to address obesity. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Charlottesville, Virginia in the US. Rivus is advancing a new class of therapies called Controlled Metabolic Accelerators (CMAs) designed to selectively reduce excess fat by leveraging mitochondrial uncoupling. For its lead program HU6, Rivus has completed Phase I studies and a Phase IIa metabolic study. Rivus recently initiated a Phase IIa study in obese patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and plans to initiate a Phase IIb study in obesity, including a subset of patients with type 2 diabetes, in 2023. Rivus is expanding the therapeutic utility of mitochondrial uncoupling with new CMAs targeting a myriad of diseases where preclinical evidence for safe metabolic acceleration is strong and the therapeutic need is substantial.

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Scholar Rock
SRRK
Orphan Diseases 
6.2%
Company LocationUSA
Size in % of Securities6.2%
Size of Stake in Company3.1%
Market Capitalization5.6 Mrd.
Sector: Orphan Diseases Main candidate: ApitegromabMain indications: SMA type 2 and 3, immuno-oncology

About the company

Scholar Rock is a biotechnology company focused on developing monoclonal antibodies that are able to modulate growth factors with extraordinary selectivity. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the US. Scholar Rock has a technology platform based on the understanding of the extracellular activation of growth factors. The company develops antibodies to target the latent, inactive forms of growth factors to selectively and locally modulate growth factor activity within the tissue microenvironment. The lead asset, apitegromab, is an antibody targeting TGF-β currently in Phase III clinical development for Spinal Muscular Dystrophy Type 2 and 3 with data expected in late 2024.

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Tango Therapeutics
TNGX
Oncology
1.8%
Company LocationUSA
Size in % of Securities1.8%
Size of Stake in Company1.7%
Market Capitalization3 Mrd.
Sector: OncologyMain candidate: VopimetostatMain indications: MTAP-deleted tumors

About the company

Tango Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing precision oncology therapies. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts (USA), the company leverages genetic insights such as synthetic lethality to identify novel cancer targets.Its lead candidate, vopimetostat, is a PRMT5 inhibitor being developed for MTAP-deleted tumors. The pipeline further includes multiple early-stage programs targeting genetically defined subsets of solid tumors.

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Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical
RARE
Orphan diseases
1.7%
Company LocationUSA
Size in % of Securities1.7%
Size of Stake in Company2.4%
Market Capitalization2.1 Mrd.
Sector: Orphan diseasesMain candidate: CrysvitaMain indications: X-linked hypophosphatemia

About the company

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing therapies for rare and ultra-rare diseases. Headquartered in Novato, California (USA), the company targets severe genetic disorders.Its portfolio includes approved therapies for rare diseases, while the pipeline spans gene therapies, enzyme replacement therapies, and RNA-based approaches.

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Vaxcyte
PCVX
Infectious diseases
2.4%
Company LocationUSA
Size in % of Securities2.4%
Size of Stake in Company0.8%
Market Capitalization8.4 Mrd.
Sector: Infectious diseasesMain candidate: VAX-24Main indications: Oneumococcal conjugate vaccine

About the company

Vaxcyte, Inc. is a biotechnology company focused on developing innovative vaccines to prevent bacterial infectious diseases. Headquartered in San Carlos, California (USA), the company leverages a proprietary conjugate vaccine platform.Its lead candidate, VAX-24, is a 24-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine candidate. The pipeline includes additional vaccines targeting invasive bacterial infections.

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Vera Therapeutics
VERA
Inflammation & Immunology
2.4%
Company LocationUSA
Size in % of Securities2.4%
Size of Stake in Company2.4%
Market Capitalization2.9 Mrd.
Sector: Inflammation & ImmunologyMain indications: IgA nephropathy

About the company

Vera Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing innovative therapies for serious immunological diseases. Headquartered in Brisbane, California (USA), the company focuses on nephrology and autoimmune conditions with high unmet medical need.Its lead candidate, atacicept, modulates B-cell activating factors and is being developed for IgA nephropathy. The company is also exploring additional immunological indications to target key disease-driving pathways.

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Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
Orphan Diseases
10.4%
Company LocationUSA
Size in % of Securities10.4%
Size of Stake in Company0.3%
Market Capitalization113.4 Mrd.
Sector: Orphan DiseasesMain candidate: TrikaftaMain indications: Cystic Fibrosis

About the company

Vertex is a biotechnology company focused primarily on treatments for the genetic disease cystic fibrosis, as well as other unmet medical needs. Founded in 1989, the company is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the US, with operations across Europe, Australia, and Latin America. The company has a number of approved medicines that treat the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis – a rare and life-threatening genetic disease. The approved drugs in this disease area include Kalydeco, Orkambi, Symdeko, and Trikafta. Besides cystic fibrosis, Vertex has a pipeline of investigational small molecule medicines for other serious diseases where it has deep insight into causal human biology, including alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, APOL1-mediated kidney diseases, and pain. In addition, the company has a partnership with Crispr Therapeutics for the development and commercialization of Casgevy, the first ex-vivo cell therapy ever been approved by the US FDA (December 2023) for patients with sickle cell therapy.

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Viridian Therapeutics
VRDN
Orphan Diseases
4.6%
Company LocationUSA
Size in % of Securities4.6%
Size of Stake in Company6.6%
Market Capitalization2 Mrd.
Sector: Orphan DiseasesMain candidate: VRDN-001Main indications: Thyroid Eye Disease (TED)

About the company

Viridian Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing novel therapies for autoimmune and rare diseases. Headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts (USA), the company leverages advanced antibody technologies to create differentiated biologics.Its lead candidate, veligrotug (VRDN-001), is an IGF-1R antagonist for the treatment of Thyroid Eye Disease (TED). The broader pipeline includes additional IGF-1R-targeting antibodies as well as programs targeting the TSH receptor and FcRn inhibitors for potential applications in other autoimmune diseases.

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