万联证券：25H1医疗研发外包利润增速亮眼 板块迎估值修复

Group 1 - The report from Wanlian Securities indicates that the global investment and financing recovery in the first half of 2025 will drive a rebound in demand for front-end drug discovery [1] - The CRO (Contract Research Organization) business is experiencing a shortened order conversion cycle, which is driving performance realization [1] - The entry of innovative drugs into late-stage clinical and commercialization phases is increasing the demand for production outsourcing, thereby boosting the growth of the CDMO (Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization) business [1] Group 2 - The expectation of interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve is leading to a valuation recovery in the innovative drug and medical research outsourcing industries [1] - The medical research outsourcing sector is expected to see a performance inflection point in the first half of 2025, with a focus on benefiting from the trend of increasing industry concentration [1] - The report highlights the importance of focusing on head enterprises and companies engaged in high-value-added businesses such as CDMO and peptides [1] Group 3 - From the beginning of the year to August 31, 2025, the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sector achieved a 25.50% increase, outperforming the CSI 300 index by 11.22 percentage points, ranking 9th among 31 industries [2] - The medical research outsourcing index surged by 62.37%, ranking first among the sub-industries of the pharmaceutical sector [2] - In the first half of 2025, the overall revenue of the medical research outsourcing sector grew by 13.77% year-on-year, while the net profit attributable to the parent company increased by 63.82% year-on-year [2]