Bio deals10 Aug 2022 09:35
We all know the company line of better deals the further down the development you go, but let's look at what makes them better and how that would impact Sareum and the shareholders.
First of all, unless it has a billion dollar topline then it's not on the table, imo.
So would you as a shareholder be happy with 50milliom upfront now, or 100million upfront on completion of 1a, or 150m on 1b...
The further larger payments are always going to be on phase 2 and 3 progression which I don't think we will ever do, certainly not for 1801.
Will I be happy with 50m now, honestly, yes - because in the long run it doesn't matter, if you believe in the molecule and the science which we all do then the other milestones will be forthcoming. Taking the deal now will also progress 1802 at a faster rate. As once we sign off 1801, what are we going to do with 50million in the bank developing one compound on our burn rate. Then 1a is a success and another 50million comes our way, etc etc..
Once the BMS decision is made in September the want for a tyk2 in big pharma should increase, as John has stated, allosteric can't differentiate and that's their problem, we can, he believes we have the optimal amount of JAK1 selectivity, so the question is, do you trust his judgement on this. That's basically what we are investing in.
That preclinical deal with GSK and Mersana just shows what can be done; https://endpts.com/in-1-36b-biobuck-deal-with-gsk-mersana-touts-biggest-preclinical-adc-deal-ever/
Yes it's a jam tomorrow view but isn't that just a phrase the doubters use to dampen your will - when infact every company in the world is a jam tomorrow view otherwise there is no growth, no innovation and no investment.
Mid September then sign 1801 off to the highest motivated bidder with a mid and back loaded billion dollar value, invest in 1802, apply for orphan drug status and keep it until phase 2. That's good enough for me and it's not that I've lost faith, more we don't need to wait for a 200million upfront as we can't spend it - and we are approaching the funding window for 1b which we won't wait much longer than next month to secure imo.