RE: Sajy17 Dec 2023 16:50
There does seem to be some blatant ramping here, don’t get me wrong there are many positives but the risks don’t get identified. I can only assume these investors haven’t done their due diligence. Factors below are important to highlight in order to provide a balanced opinion:
Destiny have been in talks for over a year now for a partnership for XF-73. The business model is completely different to other medicines being developed, in that XF-73 is prescribed as a short term need for an ailment whereas for example medicines by GW pharmaceuticals are prescribed for long term ailments, eg 10 years plus and can generate £15000 per annum per patient for the company. Once you have this business it’s unlikely to be lost unless cheaper alternatives are developed.
It’s this that is the stumbling block for the partnership. This is echoed by the fact that destiny are paying Susan Koppy a 6 figure salary, appointed 6 months ago to push a partnership deal over the line. Also destiny spent a significant amount of money to conduct further market analysis to make the market more appealing to partners, raising from this $1 to $2 billion. A little odd that you don’t accurately know your market size prior to developing a product.
Also it’s important to highlight that destiny purchased NTCD-M3 to diversify their portfolio. My thoughts on this is that if you are confident in your platform (XF-73), focus all your efforts and resources on this, particularly as M3 hasn’t turned out to be as lucrative as initially thought.
Also talks of a takeover soon is just ridiculous. Until destiny has 1 or 2 xf-73 products on the market this is highly unlikely. So at least another 3 years.
Last research I could see on an upfront payment for XF-73 was predicted to be $10m.