Group 1 - The A-share innovative drug concept showed slight weakness after opening, while the Hong Kong pharmaceutical and biotechnology sector performed positively [1] - The Tianhong Innovative Drug ETF (517380) saw a rise of 0.30% after initially dropping nearly 0.9%, with a premium rate of 0.07% [1] - Major weighted stocks in the ETF, such as WuXi AppTec, Hengrui Medicine, and Innovent Biologics, performed well, while BeiGene saw declines [1] Group 2 - Chinese innovative drugs are at a critical turning point from quantitative to qualitative change, with broad prospects for growth [2] - Domestic pharmaceutical companies are shifting their business development (BD) focus from inward introduction to outward licensing [2] - The innovative drug sector has experienced rapid growth in product revenue and external licensing over the past three years, with significant BD transactions occurring this year [2]

Group 1 - The innovative drug sector showed strong performance today, with notable gains from companies such as Innovent Biologics rising over 13%, and Tigermed, Ascentage Pharma-B, and Kelun Pharmaceutical increasing over 3% [1] - The Tianhong Innovative Drug ETF (517380) rose by 1.88% in early trading, reaching a 250-day high in net value, influenced by the overall market trend [1] - The upcoming 2025 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting in Chicago is expected to further boost investment enthusiasm in innovative drugs, with a record number of presentations from Chinese experts [1] Group 2 - The Tianhong Innovative Drug ETF (517380) has a core holding that includes leading innovative drug companies such as Hengrui Medicine, BeiGene, Innovent Biologics, Kelun Pharmaceutical, China National Pharmaceutical Group, Hansoh Pharmaceutical, and CXO companies like WuXi AppTec and Kelun [2] - Historically, the Tianhong Innovative Drug ETF has shown strong excess returns, with a cumulative increase of over 25% this year, outperforming the second-best industry ETF by more than 10 percentage points [2] Group 3 - Investors optimistic about the pharmaceutical sector may consider focusing on linked funds, specifically Class A (014564) and Class C (014565) [3]