平安证券：BD、商业化、政策三大驱动下创新药长期向好

Core Viewpoint - The rise of innovative drugs in China is reshaping the global pharmaceutical landscape, driven by lower costs and higher efficiency, leading to significant commercial breakthroughs and increased foreign interest in Chinese innovative assets [1] Group 1: Innovative Drug Business Development (BD) - In 2024, over 100 external authorization transactions occurred in China's biopharmaceutical sector, with a total disclosed transaction value of approximately $52.3 billion (+25%), marking a historical high [2] - By June 12, 2025, the cumulative BD transaction value reached $50.1 billion (+135%), with 3SBio authorizing its PD-1/VEGF dual antibody SSGJ-707 to Pfizer for a total of $6.05 billion [2] Group 2: Commercialization Breakthroughs - A selection of 56 A-share Sci-Tech Innovation Board and 53 Hong Kong 18A innovative drug companies showed an increasing trend in profitability, with 58.9% and 73.6% respectively reporting "profit increase," "turning losses into profits," or "maintaining or reducing losses" in 2024, compared to 44.6% and 69.8% in 2023 [3] Group 3: Supportive Policies - The innovative drug sector was included in the government work report for the first time in 2024, with the State Council approving the "Implementation Plan for Full-Chain Support of Innovative Drug Development" on July 5, 2024, and the Shanghai Municipal Government releasing supportive opinions for the biopharmaceutical industry on July 30, 2024 [4] Group 4: CXO and Upstream Developments - The industry environment shows stable funding for innovation, with multinational corporations (MNCs) increasing R&D investments and maintaining steady medical financing, while BD transactions facilitate capital turnover for domestic pharmaceutical companies [5] - Emerging fields like peptides and ADCs are becoming R&D hotspots, with external CXOs achieving growth above the industry average, while internal CXOs are stabilizing, suggesting a focus on leading companies with strong capabilities and market share [5] Group 5: Medical Devices - Since 2025, numerous equipment upgrade projects have entered the bidding phase, driving recovery growth in the overall equipment industry, with expectations for continued high demand in 2025 as inventory levels are gradually digested [6]