Ted Zhang
Portfolio Manager of Turbotection at Revere Asset Management
AI-driven discovery strengthens the biomedicine case: Anthropic says Claude found a previously unknown enzyme system in bacteriophage DNA, beside a repeating array that resembles CRISPR. Per Anthropic, the few known systems with its features can cut, copy and paste DNA, and such programmable systems have historically helped revolutionize medicine, though what this one does is not yet understood. x.comÂ
Genomics stocks appear to be benefiting from AI, with the ARK Genomic Revolution ETF clearly outpacing broader biotech. x.comÂ
ARKG's genomics thesis faces a timing problem, as much of the index consists of companies with no important clinical data readouts until 2028 or later. Clinical trials remain painstakingly long, and AI is moving faster than trial progress can keep up with, raising the question of when the broader biotech theme becomes overextended. x.comÂ
Genomics and innovation biotech stocks are an unusually asymmetric short: the companies are 50-100% overvalued even on an aggressive DCF and burn cash while rates break out. They are benefiting from quarter-end markups that end tomorrow, the chart is overbought, and they broke out on Moderna news that has nothing to do with them. Some will benefit from AI, but that is largely narrative. x.comÂ
Biotech's usual Q4 strength ahead of JPM season makes aggressive rallies in smaller names highly likely. ARKG is starting to break out, and PDS Biotechnology is showing multiple buy signals. If ARKG keeps running as expected, Nautilus Biotechnology, PDS Biotechnology and Quantum-Si could reasonably rally toward about $10 soon; broken chart structures would invalidate that view. x.com x.comÂ
The biotech and genomics boom is best owned broadly, because single biotech stocks are binary bets on trial results no analyst can handicap. One failed readout can halve a stock, as Novo Nordisk's lost market value on disappointing data showed. Owning blue-chip biotech and high-beta genomics as diversified baskets captures the funding rebound, the AI drug-discovery tailwind and the re-rating after years of deep bear market and a decisive breakout, without the single-molecule lottery. x.com x.com … Show more
Pharma, biotech and genomics stocks could benefit as frontier AI accelerates drug design, which may help explain the health sector's recent strength. Anthropic's Mythos 5 sped up parts of its protein design work about 10x, proposed an E. coli binding mechanism later validated by an outside lab, and beat purpose-built models on AAV gene therapy predictions. Biology capabilities appear restricted and Anthropic plans its own drugs, so the gain depends on pharma eventually adopting such models. … Show more
Biotech is the next AI trade after compute and memory as the market shifts to the application layer, and the ARK Genomic Revolution ETF could top $100. Biotech runs on data, pattern recognition, R&D and precise manufacturing, all things AI excels at, helping firms like Twist, Tempus and CRISPR make drugs faster and reach profit sooner. The Trump administration is also opening the door to innovation and M&A. Winners are hard to pick, so a basket is easiest; expect volatility. x.com x.com x.com … Show more
Small- and mid-cap biotech looks like one of healthcare's more asymmetric setups after a four-year bear market, as AI speeds drug discovery and Big Pharma faces a patent cliff. Over $300B of pharma revenue goes off patent in the next few years, M&A is already ramping hard as pharma hunts for assets, and many small and mid-cap names still trade at reasonable valuations, making them potential takeover targets. x.comÂ
Biotech is the next AI trade, as AI turns drug discovery from a 10-year guessing game into a data problem while investors still treat the sector like a casino. Tempus AI uses a large clinical dataset for AI diagnostics; Recursion maps over a trillion cells with Genentech and Sanofi as partners; CRISPR Therapeutics has catalysts before end-2026; Absci designs antibodies with generative AI and starts Phase 2; Schrödinger sells physics-plus-AI design software and posted a surprise profit. x.com … Show more
Genomics is likely one of the most important long-term investment themes of the next decade, as AI speeds how life's information is read, understood and edited. Picks: Illumina in sequencing; Tempus AI for AI with genomic data; CRISPR Therapeutics and Beam in gene editing; uniQure (high risk, high payoff) and BioMarin (more certain) in gene therapy; Natera and Guardant Health in diagnostics; Twist Bioscience and Thermo Fisher in tools; Vertex and Alnylam in therapeutics. x.comÂ
