** Cowen and Company starts coverage of biopharma co Bicycle
Therapeutics BCYC.O with "outperform" rating
** Brokerage believes BCYC's early-stage cancer drug
candidate, BT8009, could generate about $1 bln in peak global
sales by 2035
** In April, co announced its interim BT8009 phase-1 trials
results and confirmed that the overall response rate was 50%
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** "BT8009 data before year-end should reduce concerns over
BT8009's safety profile and lend a greater understanding for
which patients could derive the greatest benefit" - Cowen
** Avg. stock rating is "buy"; median PT is $60 - Refinitiv
** As of last close, BCYC down ~57% this year
(Reporting by Roshan Abraham in Bengaluru)
((Roshan.Abraham@thomsonreuters.com))