In aggregated financial terms, the top ten highest-value deals so far in 2024 could be worth over $31 billion. Although the total for the corresponding period in 2023 exceeded $53 billion, it included a mammoth $22 billion agreement between Daiichi Sankyo and Merck, which was one of the most substantial deals of the past decade, making it difficult to draw direct comparisons between the figures for the two years. The potential monetary value of each deal in the 2024 list is more than $2 billion, and a couple of the deals could reach at least double or even triple that. Although cardiovascular disease and dementia feature among these agreements, cancer is the most common focus, accounting for six of the top ten deals. Protein drugs are a particular theme, as is access to early-stage candida
Hot PD-(L)1xVEGF Space to Continue Delivering Key Data In '25; TIL Upped to Buy
2024 was a banner year for PD-(L)1xVEGF class and we expect the hype to continue in 2025 with two key catalysts on the horizon: HARMONi-2 OS Data (YE25/Early26) and first global Ph3 data (Mid-25). We anticipate positive results from both, and continued excitement to attract more deals in the space. We see sig upside for TIL as its SYN2510 is the 3rd US asset w/ global trial planned in 2025 and stock is currently trading ~cash. Upgrade to Buy w/ $52 PT.