Three biotech stocks to buy now

Professional investors Ailsa Craig and Marek Poszepczynski of the International Biotechnology Trust pick three of their favourite biotech stocks to buy now.

Biotechnology investors are increasingly beginning to focus on life beyond the pandemic. There are many innovative companies in the biotech sector addressing long-term challenges, such as cancer and various neurological conditions.

As we look forward to the eventual endemic stage of the pandemic, these companies will benefit from the resumption of standard medical activities. We could also see the development of groundbreaking new drugs to treat conditions with considerable unmet need. We highlight three portfolio holdings well placed to outperform.

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Ailsa Craig has been the lead portfolio manager of International Biotechnology Trust (IBT) since 2021.

Ailsa has managed IBT since 2006. She began her career at Insight Investment / Rothschild Asset Management before joining Baring Asset Management as a research analyst. She holds a BSc (Hons) in Biology from the University of Manchester, the IMC and the Securities Institute Diploma.