Initiating Coverage December 13, 2016 Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd. (BSLN.S) Initiation Report LifeSci Investment Abstract Basilea Pharmaceutica (SIX: BSLN.S) is a commercial stage biopharmaceutical company with Analysts two marketed anti-infective products and two early stage oncology assets. CRESEMBA is a Jerry Isaacson, Ph.D. (AC) potent antifungal with activity against multiple clinically relevant species that is approved in (646) 597-6991 both the US and Europe. Basilea has a commercialization agreement with Astellas for the drug
[email protected] in the US. Zevtera, a broad-spectrum antibiotic, has been approved in over a dozen European countries for the treatment of community acquired and hospital acquired pneumonia. It has QIDP status and BARDA funding for a US Phase III program, which is expected to begin in Market Data the first half of 2017. BAL3833 is a kinase inhibitor indicated for melanoma and other small Price $69.97 tumors that is currently being evaluated in a Phase I study for the treatment of refractory solid Market Cap (M) $826 tumors. BAL101553 showed early signs of efficacy in Phase I/IIa study and an oral study is EV (M) $762 ongoing. Shares Outstanding (M) 11.8 Key Points of Discussion Fully Diluted Shares (M) 14.4 52-week Range: $57.62 - $95.60 ■ CRESEMBA is Partnered with Astellas. CRESEMBA (isavuconazole) is an anti- Cash (M) $255.7 fungal targeting invasive mold species. CRESEMBA is available in oral and intravenous Net Cash/Share $5.46 formulations and is approved in the US for the treatment of invasive aspergillosis and Annualized Cash Burn (M) $48.7 invasive mucormycosis in adults and in the EU for the treatment of adult patients with Years of Cash Left >2.0 invasive aspergillosis and for the treatment of adult patients with mucormycosis for Debt (M) $195.1 who amphotericin is inappropriate.