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Ellie Merle

Barclays · covers Healthcare

Period: Reporting periods mapped to calendar 2024 Q4 – 2026 Q2 (7 quarters; questions recorded in 6).

Questions
12on tracked calls
Challenge rate
0%none of 12 questions
Companies
4questioned at least once
Reporting periods
6with questions

These figures cover the whole profile: every tracked question, all reporting periods.

How to read these numbers

Challenge rate is the share of questions that pushed back, pressed for specifics or questioned management’s assumptions. It describes how questions were asked on the calls tracked here; it does not measure whether any view turned out to be right.

Rounding. Rates are rounded to whole percentages, so a small share can show as 0% even when some questions were challenging. The count beside each rate is exact; “none of N questions” means no question was challenging.

No questions recorded. “—” means there is nothing to calculate: no questions were recorded for that period on the calls tracked here. It does not mean there was no activity.

Fewer than 3 questions. A company-level rate is withheld when fewer than 3 questions were recorded for that company; the questions are still counted everywhere else.

Small samples. Profiles with fewer than 10 questions are marked Limited sample.

Reporting periods. Questions are grouped by the calendar quarter each company’s fiscal reporting period maps to, not by the date of the call. Periods without a calendar mapping are listed separately under their fiscal label.

Questions asked

Grouped by company, most questions first. Open a company to read its questions, newest reporting period first.

Showing 12 of 12 questions from 4 companies

VRTXVertex Pharmaceuticals5 questions · 5 reporting periods · 0 of 5 challenging
VRTX company page →

Calendar 2026 Q2

what would be good data at the data update in the second half? And how are you thinking about it

Innovation & R&DCompetitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2026 Q2 →
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Reshma: for DM1 Phase II she watches splicing plus functional endpoints (vHOT, QMT); likes the oligo circular-peptide cell/nucleus delivery.

Calendar 2025 Q4

how do you see the mix between retail and

Product LaunchMarginTranscript · FY2025 Q4 →
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Duncan confirmed the year ended at roughly 50/50 retail-hospital split and expects the mix to shift more towards retail. Gross-to-net dynamics depend on prescription duration, patient type (commercial vs Medicaid), and patient support program utilization.

Calendar 2025 Q2

can you comment a little bit more on how the progress in the real-world evidence generation is going at some of these key health systems

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Reshma noted faster-than-expected P&T adoption at large systems. Phase IV trials in plastic surgery and orthopedic conditions showing positive data on pain control and opioid use reduction.

Calendar 2025 Q1

Can you put this in the context relative to the total number of retail locations you hope to be stocked at

Product LaunchSupply ChainTranscript · FY2025 Q1 →
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Duncan confirmed 95% retail coverage. Prescription duration averaging about 14 days, consistent with NSAID patterns. Initial prescriptions concentrated in discharge settings as expected while hospital formularies ramp.

Calendar 2024 Q4

Can you give any color on the new starts that are coming from the patients who had previously been on a CFTR modulator

DemandProduct LaunchTranscript · FY2024 Q4 →
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Stuart cited ALYFTREK's clinical profile and once-daily dosing as key drivers but could not provide granularity on individual patient reasons for returning.

ALNYAlnylam Pharmaceuticals4 questions · 4 reporting periods · 0 of 4 challenging
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Calendar 2025 Q4

Which programs are you most excited about, or do you think are the most de-risked? And then a second question, you mentioned for the U.S., you expect a mid-single-digit net price decrease in 2026. ...

Innovation & R&DPricingTranscript · FY2025 Q4 →
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CMO highlighted nuceresiran, zalesiran (four positive studies), CAA/Alzheimer's, Huntington's, and plasminogen as most de-risked. CFO on pricing: gradual net price reductions expected as business scales, mid-single-digit in year two, with 25% CAGR goal built to incorporate competitive entry.

Calendar 2025 Q2

Should we think of this cadence of new starts continuing in 3Q and beyond

DemandProduct LaunchTranscript · FY2025 Q2 →
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Management expects both first-line and progressor categories to continue growing but declined to provide specific patient start numbers, citing single-SKU inability to precisely split indications.

Calendar 2025 Q1

what are you seeing in terms of the use of the first injection free versus those going straight to paid drug

PricingProduct LaunchTranscript · FY2025 Q1 →
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Management confirmed single price across PN and CM indications. Quick Start free-dose program seeing limited use as patients are converting to paid therapy quickly across all payer types.

Calendar 2024 Q4

how would you characterize the mix of growth in the TTR guidance from polyneuropathy versus cardiomyopathy

Revenue GrowthProduct LaunchTranscript · FY2024 Q4 →
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Management declined to break down PN vs CM within TTR guidance. On VBAs, noted ~60% of PN lives covered by value-based agreements and expects carryover to CM.

MRNAModerna2 questions · 2 reporting periods · 0 of 2 challenging
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Calendar 2026 Q1

Curious what your expectations are for timing for data from RCC and muscle invasive bladder cancer

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Hoge said both blinded, event-driven studies with ~300 participants each. Registrational potential preserved. RCC as proof of INT efficacy across tumor types since it differs from melanoma in mutational burden. Timing uncertain, this year or early next.

Calendar 2025 Q4

how you are thinking about the European COVID vaccination market and how you see the vaccination rate and pricing evolving there

Geographic ExpansionCompetitive DynamicsRegulation PolicyTranscript · FY2025 Q4 →
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Hoge estimated European market at ~700M shots. MNEXT Spike competitive profile strong. Combo under review in Europe with potential 2026 approval. European regulators showing appetite for later strain selection, with different strains circulating in U.S. vs rest of Northern Hemisphere.

GILDGilead Sciences1 question · 1 reporting period · 0 of 1 challenging
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Calendar 2024 Q4

how is the enrolment in the IDEAL study in the partial UDCA responders going

Innovation & R&DDemandTranscript · FY2024 Q4 →
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Dietmar confirmed enrollment on track. Johanna added that a third of PBC patients are partial responders, representing 20,000-25,000 people in US and similar in Europe.

Challenge rate by company

Every company this analyst questioned, most questions first. A company-level rate is shown from 3 questions; below that it is withheld.

CompanyQuestionsChallenge rate
VRTX Vertex Pharmaceuticals50%none of 5 questions
ALNY Alnylam Pharmaceuticals40%none of 4 questions
MRNA Moderna2—Rate withheld: fewer than 3 questions
GILD Gilead Sciences1—Rate withheld: fewer than 3 questions
  • VRTX
    Vertex Pharmaceuticals · 5 questions
    0%none of 5 questions
  • ALNY
    Alnylam Pharmaceuticals · 4 questions
    0%none of 4 questions
  • MRNA
    Moderna · 2 questions
    —rate withheld: under 3 questions
  • GILD
    Gilead Sciences · 1 question
    —rate withheld: under 3 questions

Activity by reporting period

Questions recorded for each calendar quarter that companies’ reporting periods map to (not the call date), with the challenge rate for that period. Periods inside the range with no questions are shown as “No questions recorded”.

Questions by calendar reporting period
Calendar periodQuestionsChallenge rateCompanies
2024 Q430%none of 3 questions3
2025 Q120%none of 2 questions2
2025 Q220%none of 2 questions2
2025 Q3No questions recorded——
2025 Q430%none of 3 questions3
2026 Q110%none of 1 question1
2026 Q210%none of 1 question1
  1. 2024 Q43 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 3 questions) · 3 companies
  2. 2025 Q12 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 2 questions) · 2 companies
  3. 2025 Q22 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 2 questions) · 2 companies
  4. 2025 Q3No questions recorded
  5. 2025 Q43 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 3 questions) · 3 companies
  6. 2026 Q11 question · challenge rate 0% (none of 1 question) · 1 company
  7. 2026 Q21 question · challenge rate 0% (none of 1 question) · 1 company

Topics

Topics tagged on this analyst’s questions.

  • Product Launch7
  • Innovation & R&D4
  • Demand3
  • Competitive Dynamics2
  • Pricing2
  • Geographic Expansion1
  • Regulation Policy1
  • Margin1
  • Supply Chain1
  • Revenue Growth1