Category Archives: Biotech Letter

When Skynet Finally Gets A Medical License

The first robotic surgery took place in 1985, when a clunky PUMA 560 robot assisted in a neurosurgical biopsy. It was primitive, sure, but revolutionary. Fast forward to today, and we’ve traded the clunky for the uncanny. This is where Intuitive Surgical’s (ISRG) da Vinci 5 comes in. This is a robotic surgeon so advanced […]

Time For Some Retail Therapy

The other week, while hiking through the Marin Headlands with my old climbing partner from my Everest days, I got a call that reminded me why contrarian investing can be so profitable. My friend Janet, who runs a small biotech fund in Boston, was practically hyperventilating about Moderna (MRNA). Not because she was excited, mind […]

The Biotech That Figured Out How To Make Oxygen Profitable

A few months ago, I was catching up with a former colleague over coffee when he casually mentioned something that nearly made me spit out my latte. “You know this little pill I take twice a day?” he said, tapping his chest. “It probably costs more than most people’s rent. Maybe their mortgage too.” He […]

Shaken, Not Stirred

Did you know the antibody behind Johnson & Johnson’s (JNJ) blockbuster cancer drug Darzalex was actually developed by a small Danish biotech most investors have never heard of? That biotech is Genmab (GMAB), and they’re like the secret agent of the biotech world — operating in the shadows while their technology powers some of the […]