BB Biotech (BION)

Last close As at 18/09/2024

CHF37.55

−0.05 (−0.13%)

Market capitalisation

CHF2,081m

BB Biotech, a Switzerland-based investment company, targets long-term capital growth from biotechnology companies developing and marketing innovative drugs. At least 90% of the portfolio is held in listed companies, primarily those that already have products on the market or promising drug candidates in advanced stages of development. BION is benchmarked against the Nasdaq Biotech Index (in CHF) but is managed on a bottom-up basis, with a focused c 20–35 stock portfolio.

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Equity Analyst

Joanne Collins

Joanne Collins

Analyst, Investment Trusts

Key Management

  • Claude Mikkelsen

    Director of IR

  • Daniel Koller

    Head of investment management

  • Dr Silvia Siegfried-Schanz

    Director of IR

  • Erich Hunziker

    Chairman

Share Price Performance

Price Performance
% 1M 3M 12M
Actual (6.5) (4.1) (14.2)
Relative (5.3) (4.4) (20.2)
52 week high/low CHF49.4/CHF35.6

Overview

BB Biotech (BION) offers investors exposure to the innovative, rapidly expanding biotech sector. It is the largest biotech investor among its investment company peers, focused on high-quality biotech assets that target substantial market opportunities. The company recently released its interim report for the period ended 30 June 2024, which provided an update on recent performance and developments with portfolio companies, and outlined the major milestones expected from these holdings during the second half of 2024. This note summarises the key points from the report, and the reasons why BION’s managers are optimistic about the outlook for the biotech sector and for their portfolio.

Research

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