MADRID, Spain and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oryzon Genomics, S.A. (ISIN Code: ES0167733015, ORY), a public clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company leveraging epigenetics to develop therapies in diseases with strong unmet medical need, today reports financial results for the fourth quarter of 2019 and provides an update on recent developments.
"Oryzon continued to make strong clinical progress in the fourth quarter,” said Dr. Carlos Buesa, Oryzon’s Chief Executive Officer. “We are encouraged by the promising efficacy seen in both our iadademstat oncology program and vafidemstat neurology program and importantly, these exciting signals of clinical activity were achieved with good safety and tolerability profiles. We look forward to a number of important milestones in 2020, including data readouts for our REIMAGING-AD and ETHERAL trials and the initiation of the Phase IIb PORTICO study evaluating vafidemstat in borderline personality disorder and also additional data on the ongoing cancer trials. We are confident that our two lead candidates are exciting potential treatment options in areas of high unmet medical need and look forward to continued clinical progress.”
Fourth Quarter and Recent Highlights
Iadademstat in oncology:
Vafidemstat in neurological disease:
Financial Update: Fourth Quarter 2019 Financial Results
Research and development (R&D) expenses were $3.6 and $12.7 million, respectively, for the 3 and 12 months ended December 31, 2019 compared to the $2.3 and $8.5 million for the 3 and 12 months ended December 31, 2018. The $4.2 million increase was driven primarily by expenses associated with advancing the company’s clinical trials.
General and administrative expenses were $0.5 and $3.2 million, respectively, for the 3 and 12 months ended December 31, 2019 compared to $0.5 and $3.0 million for the 3 and 12 months ended December 2018.
Net losses were $0.8 and $4.3 million, respectively, for the 3 and 12 months ended December 31, 2019, compared to net losses of $0.7 and $3.3 million for the 3 and 12 months ended December 2018.
Negative net result of $4.1 million (-$0.10 per share) for the 12 months ended December 31, 2019 as a consequence basically of -$1.7 million non-recurrent R&D tax deductions, compared to a negative net result of $1.3 million for the 12 months ended December 31, 2018.
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities totaled $39.6 million as of December 31, 2019, compared to $39.5 million as of December 31, 2018.
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BALANCE SHEET DATA (AUDITED)1 | |||||
(Amounts in thousands US $) | |||||
December 31st, 2019 | December 31st, 2018 | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 39,430 | 39,296 | |||
Marketable securities | 159 | 162 | |||
Total Assets | 89,946 | 77,231 | |||
Deferred revenue | 0 | 0 | |||
Total Stockholders' equity | 68,648 | 51,668 | |||
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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (AUDITED)1 | |||||||
(US $, amounts in thousands except per share data) | |||||||
Three Months Ended December 31st | Twelve Months Ended December 31st | ||||||
2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | ||||
Collaboration Revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Operating expenses: | |||||||
Research and Development | 3,553 | 2,324 | 12,715 | 8,489 | |||
General and administrative | 516 | 539 | 3,185 | 2,993 | |||
Total operating expenses | 4,069 | 2,863 | 15,900 | 11,482 | |||
Loss from Operations | -4,069 | -2,863 | -15,900 | -11,482 | |||
Other income, net | 3,301 | 2,177 | 11,589 | 8,143 | |||
Net Loss | -768 | -686 | -4,312 | -3,339 | |||
Net Financial & Tax | -296 | -178 | 174 | 1,991 | |||
Net Result | -1,064 | -864 | -4,138 | -1,348 | |||
Loss / profit per share allocable to common stockholders: | |||||||
Basic | -0.02 | -0.02 | -0.10 | -0.04 | |||
Diluted | -0.02 | -0.02 | -0.10 | -0.04 | |||
Weighted average Shares outstanding | |||||||
Basic | 45,488,554 | 36,836,648 | 41,589,158 | 34,335,636 | |||
Diluted | 45,488,554 | 36,836,648 | 41,589,158 | 34,335,636 | |||
1 Spanish GAAP | |||||||
* Exchange Euro/Dollar (1.123 for 2019 and 1.145 in 2018) | |||||||
About Oryzon
Founded in 2000 in Barcelona, Spain, Oryzon (ISIN Code: ES0167733015) is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company considered as the European champion in Epigenetics. Oryzon has one of the strongest portfolios in the field. Oryzon’s LSD1 program has rendered two compounds, vafidemstat and iadademstat, in clinical trials. In addition, Oryzon has ongoing programs for developing inhibitors against other epigenetic targets. Oryzon has a strong technological platform for biomarker identification and performs biomarker and target validation for a variety of malignant and neurodegenerative diseases. Oryzon has offices in Spain and the United States. For more information, visit www.oryzon.com
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