EQS-News: Vivoryon Therapeutics N.V.
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Vivoryon Therapeutics N.V. Reports Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results and Highlights Operational Progress
HALLE (SAALE) / MUNICH, GERMANY, November 22, 2022 – Vivoryon Therapeutics N.V. (Euronext Amsterdam: VVY; NL00150002Q7) (Vivoryon), a clinical stage company focused on the discovery and development of small molecule medicines to modulate the activity and stability of pathologically altered proteins, today reported financial results for the third quarter of 2022, ending September 30, 2022, and provided an update on clinical and corporate progress. “In the third quarter of 2022, we were very pleased to have strengthened our financial position with a successful private placement of up to EUR 30 million. Vivoryon is happy to welcome our new investor, KKR affiliate Memory Investments, while receiving continued support from our existing and longstanding investors. Our extended financial runway allows us to continue our focus on clinical development of varoglutamstat in Alzheimer’s disease as we see progress in both our VIVIAD and VIVA-MIND trials in Europe and the U.S., respectively,” said Ulrich Dauer, CEO of Vivoryon. “We are happy to report that we have completed enrollment for VIVIAD as planned. Given the recent challenges observed within the broader Alzheimer’s disease space, we believe it is a critical time for Vivoryon to evaluate how we are optimizing our clinical development programs for varoglutamstat as we work to provide meaningful benefit to our patients and their families. We are incredibly pleased with the safety profile of varoglutamstat observed to-date and are happy to share new updates to the program development today. We have carefully crafted a well-defined clinical development strategy and are pursuing a differentiated regulatory path to a potential approval for varoglutamstat with options for surrogate markers, reflecting patient benefit beyond the simple endpoint of plaque-removing potential. By utilizing both VIVIAD and VIVA-MIND to inform each respective trial, we expect to reach an exceptionally high level of clinical information for varoglutamstat.”
Portfolio Highlights (Q3 2022 and post-period) VIVIAD
VIVA-MIND
Preclinical Programs
Corporate Development Highlights (Q3 2022 and post-period)
Financial Results for the Third Quarter of 2022 The Company generated no license revenues or other revenues in the nine months ended September 30, 2022. In the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company generated license revenues of EUR 10.8 million from a strategic regional licensing partnership in China.
Research and development expenses increased by EUR 2.5 million to EUR 16.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021. This increase is primarily attributable to EUR 1.9 million higher expenses related to our clinical trial VIVIAD, which has advanced significantly compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
General and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 have increased by EUR 1.0 million to EUR 4.2 million, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The main reason for that development were higher expenses for share based payments with EUR 1.0 million following new share option grants in 2022.
Net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was EUR 18.9 million, compared to EUR 7.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The difference is mainly due to the strategic regional licensing partnership in 2021, which resulted in a gross profit of EUR 9.2 million (nil in 2022). The Company held EUR 19.8 million in cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2022, compared to EUR 14.7 million as of December 31, 2021.
Cash flows provided from financing activities were EUR 19.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to cash used in financing activities of EUR 0.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The change mainly relates to a private placement on April 1, 2022 by way of accelerated book building, placing 2,000,000 registered shares at an offering price of EUR 10.50 per share. The Company’s issued share capital has increased to EUR 22,050,482. The gross proceeds of the offering amounted to EUR 21.0 million. The proceeds of the private placement entered into on September 30, 2022 are not included in cash flows provided from financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.
Financial Guidance According to current planning and estimates, Vivoryon expects that its existing cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient to fund its research and development expenses as well as the general and administrative expenses and cash flows from investing and financing activities at least through December 2023. This does not include the exercise of the option to acquire up to an additional 2.054.796 shares for a period ending the later of twelve months after the date of the approval of an EU Recovery Prospectus or the achievement date of a defined clinical milestone.
Conference Call and Webcast Vivoryon will host a conference call and webcast today, November 22, 2022, at 3:00 pm CET (9:00 am ET). A Q&A session will follow the presentation of the third quarter results and operational progress.
Please dial one of the following access numbers: From Germany: +49 6917415712 From UK: +44 1 212818004 From the U.S.: +1 718 7058796 HD Webphone: https://hdeu.choruscall.com/?$Y2FsbHR5cGU9Mg==
Please dial in ten minutes prior to commencement. A live webcast and slides will be made available at: www.vivoryon.com/investors-news/news-and-events/presentations-webcasts/
Approximately one day after the call, a slide-synchronized audio replay of the conference will be available on: www.vivoryon.com/investors-news/news-and-events/presentations-webcasts/
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About Vivoryon Therapeutics N.V. Vivoryon is a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on developing innovative small molecule-based medicines. Driven by our passion for ground-breaking science and innovation, we strive to change the lives of patients in need suffering from severe diseases. We leverage our in-depth expertise in understanding post-translational modifications to develop medicines that modulate the activity and stability of proteins which are altered in disease settings. Beyond our lead program, varoglutamstat, which is in Phase 2 clinical development to treat Alzheimer‘s disease, we have established a solid pipeline of orally available small molecule inhibitors for various indications including cancer, inflammatory diseases, and fibrosis. www.vivoryon.com
Vivoryon Forward Looking Statements This press release includes forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, those regarding the business strategy, management plans and objectives for future operations of the Vivoryon Therapeutics N.V. (the “Company”), estimates and projections with respect to the market for the Company’s products and forecasts and statements as to when the Company’s products may be available. Words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “project,” “predict,” “should” and “will” and similar expressions as they relate to the Company are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance; rather they are based on the Management’s current expectations and assumptions about future events and trends, the economy and other future conditions. The forward-looking statements involve a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties and other factors could materially adversely affect the outcome and financial effects of the plans and events described herein. Actual results, performance or events may differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements and from expectations. As a result, no undue reliance should be placed on such forward-looking statements. This press release does not contain risk factors. Certain risk factors that may affect the Company’s future financial results are discussed in the published annual financial statements of the Company. This press release, including any forward-looking statements, speaks only as of the date of this press release. The Company does not assume any obligation to update any information or forward-looking statements contained herein, save for any information required to be disclosed by law.
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Language: | English |
Company: | Vivoryon Therapeutics N.V. |
Weinbergweg 22 | |
06120 Halle/Saale | |
Germany | |
Phone: | +49 (0)345 555 9900 |
Fax: | +49 (0)345 555 9901 |
E-mail: | contact@vivoryon.com |
Internet: | www.vivoryon.com |
ISIN: | NL00150002Q7 |
WKN: | A2QJV6 |
Listed: | Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich, Stuttgart; Amsterdam |
EQS News ID: | 1493027 |
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