BIOCYTOGEN-B Shares Surge Over 6% in Afternoon Trading on Announcement of Major Project Investment

Stock News05-12 14:00

BIOCYTOGEN-B (02315) saw its shares rise more than 6% in afternoon trading. At the time of writing, the stock was up 6.2%, trading at HK$54.8 with a turnover of HK$48.46 million.

The increase follows a recent company announcement that it plans to invest in the construction of the Biocytogen Model Animal and Antibody Drug R&D Base Project, also known as the Nantong Haimen Phase IV Construction Project, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Jiangsu Biocytogen. The total investment for the project is approximately RMB 1.6 billion.

The project is aligned with the company's core business and aims to expand facility scale, increase production capacity, meet market demand, and enhance core competitiveness. Analysis from CITIC Securities points out that, alongside rapid business growth, the company's existing animal facilities are projected to reach full operational capacity by the end of 2025. A new 15,000-square-meter animal facility in Nantong Haimen, Jiangsu, is expected to be progressively operational by the third quarter of 2026, adding approximately 120,000 cage spaces.

Furthermore, the company has also planned for a new 90,000 to 100,000-square-meter animal facility in Nantong, slated for early 2026, to meet longer-term demand for innovative animal models and related CRO services.

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