Takes a special kind of a person to short Oncology biotechs17 Jan 2022 07:36
Cancer will kill 1 in 3 of us, at current rates and you should think twice before coming here and being all proud about shorting 4D, here's why.
Shorting Oncology biotechs massively hinders their ability to raise finance, accelerate R&D and outlicense to pharma- who then make those drugs available to people who are currently dying. And Oncology (Immuno-oncology in particular) has really achieved very serious progress over the last 10-15 years, but we are still far away from beating cancer.
No, by shorting biotechs you are not just playing the market - you are genuinely switching their lights off slowly and making it difficult for them to invest in their science.
Big pharma have over the last 15 years massively reduced their in-house R&D operations in favour of in-licensing from university spin-offs and niche, specialist biotechs so we, humans, really massively rely on small biotechs these days for innovation and new treatments.
4D is developing what is increasingly looking like a brand new drug class. Go short mining companies or weapons manufacturers if you have any decency. What will you say to yourself or your family when cancer comes knocking?
Good luck all holders.