Bone Therapeutics Provides First Quarter 2022 Business Update
01 Juni 2022 - 07:00AM
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Bone Therapeutics Provides First Quarter 2022 Business Update
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Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium,
1 June 2022, 7am CEST –
BONE THERAPEUTICS (Euronext Brussels and Paris:
BOTHE), the cell therapy company addressing unmet medical needs in
orthopedics and other diseases, today announces its business update
for the first quarter, ended 31 March 2022.
“Bone Therapeutics is now concentrating fully on
the development of our allogeneic cell therapy product, ALLOB. We
remain on target for delivery of topline results for the Phase IIb
study ALLOB, in patients with difficult tibial fractures. We firmly
believe that ALLOB has the highest potential of near-term value
creation and are focused on completing the current Phase IIb study.
This is based on Bone Therapeutics successfully completing two
clinical studies showing promising safety profile and efficacy
signals in more than 60 patients,” said Miguel Forte, MD,
PhD, CEO of Bone Therapeutics. “In addition, Bone
Therapeutics has now signed a non-binding term sheet to explore an
exclusive reverse merger with Medsenic.”
Key
highlights
- Bone
Therapeutics continues to advance the patient recruitment of the
Phase IIb study with its allogeneic cell therapy product, ALLOB, in
patients with high-risk tibial fractures. This randomized,
double-blind, placebo-controlled study assesses and compares
against placebo, in association with standard of care stabilization
surgery, the potential for ALLOB to accelerate fracture healing
after 3-months follow-up and prevent late-stage complications.
- In March 2022,
Bone Therapeutics realigned its strategic priorities to fully
concentrate on the clinical development of its most advanced asset,
ALLOB.
- In April 2022,
Bone Therapeutics signed a binding term sheet for a EUR 5 million
convertible bonds (CBs) facility arranged by ABO Securities. The
proceeds of the financing will be used to advance the clinical
development of Bone Therapeutics’ lead asset, ALLOB. At the end of
May 2022, Bone Therapeutics signed the definitive subscription
agreement for a maximum EUR 5 million CBs facility with ABO
Securities. The CBs will be issued and subscribed in ten tranches.
A first tranche of 10 CBs with an aggregate principal amount of EUR
0.5 million will be subscribed to in early June 2022.
- In May 2022, Bone Therapeutics has
entered into a non-binding term sheet and exclusive discussions for
a period of three months with the shareholders of Medsenic, a
privately held, clinical stage biopharmaceutical company
incorporated in France and specialized in the development of
optimized formulations of arsenic salts and their application in
inflammatory conditions and other potential new indications.
Financial highlights
- Net cash at the
end of March 2022 amounted to €6.0 million (1).
- Disciplined cost and cash
management will remain a key priority. The net cash burn for the
full year 2022 is expected to be in the range of €8-10 million,
assuming normal operation as the effect of the ongoing COVID-19
epidemic still cannot be entirely excluded. The situation continues
to be actively and closely monitored. The company anticipates
having sufficient cash to carry out its business objectives into Q1
2023, assuming, amongst other, full issuance of the new convertible
bond facility.
Outlook for the remainder of
2022
- In the ongoing
Phase IIb ALLOB clinical study in difficult tibial fractures, Bone
Therapeutics expects to report topline results as scheduled by the
first quarter of 2023. However, a delay still cannot be excluded.
Should the pandemic continue to have impact on patient
availability, Bone Therapeutics may have to re-evaluate this
timeline and, in that eventuality, will communicate again to the
market.
- The negotiations
for ALLOB, with one of Bone Therapeutics’ current Chinese partners,
for the global rights agreement are still ongoing but are taking
longer than originally anticipated. The potential completion of a
final binding agreement is anticipated in Q2 2022.
- Bone
Therapeutics and Medsenic aim to reach an agreement in the course
of Q2/Q3 2022, subject to regulatory control clearance, the outcome
of due diligence, shareholders' approval and other customary
conditions precedent.
(1) Unaudited number
About Bone Therapeutics
Bone Therapeutics is a leading biotech company
focused on the development of innovative products to address high
unmet needs in orthopedics and other diseases. Currently Bone
Therapeutics is concentrating specifically on the development of
its most advanced clinical asset, the allogeneic cell therapy
platform, ALLOB.
Bone Therapeutics’ core technology is based on
its cutting-edge allogeneic cell and gene therapy platform with
differentiated bone marrow sourced Mesenchymal Stromal Cells (MSCs)
which can be stored at the point of use in the hospital. Its
leading investigational medicinal product, ALLOB, represents a
unique, proprietary approach to bone regeneration, which turns
undifferentiated stromal cells from healthy donors into
bone-forming cells. These cells are produced via the Bone
Therapeutics’ scalable manufacturing process. Following the CTA
approval by regulatory authorities in Europe, the Company has
initiated patient recruitment for the Phase IIb clinical trial with
ALLOB in patients with difficult tibial fractures, using its
optimized production process. ALLOB continues to be evaluated for
other orthopedic indications including spinal fusion, osteotomy,
maxillofacial and dental.
Bone Therapeutics’ cell therapy products are
manufactured to the highest GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices)
standards and are protected by a broad IP (Intellectual Property)
portfolio covering ten patent families as well as knowhow. The
Company is based in the Louvain-la-Neuve Science Park in
Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium. Further information is available at
www.bonetherapeutics.com.
For further information, please
contact:
Bone Therapeutics SAMiguel
Forte, MD, PhD, Chief Executive OfficerTel: +32 (0)493 09 73
66investorrelations@bonetherapeutics.com
For Belgian Media and Investor
Enquiries:BepublicBert BouserieTel: +32 (0)488 40
44 77bert.bouserie@bepublicgroup.be
International Media Enquiries:Image Box
CommunicationsNeil Hunter / Michelle BoxallTel: +44 (0)20
8943 4685neil.hunter@ibcomms.agency / michelle@ibcomms.agency
For French Media and Investor
Enquiries:NewCap Investor Relations & Financial
CommunicationsPierre Laurent, Louis-Victor Delouvrier and
Arthur RouilléTel: +33 (0)1 44 71 94 94bone@newcap.eu
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