TORONTO, July 14, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Intellipharmaceutics International Inc. (Nasdaq:IPCI) (TSX:I), a pharmaceutical company specializing in the research, development and manufacture of novel or generic controlled release and targeted release oral solid dosage drugs, today reported the results of operations for the three and six month periods ended May 31, 2010. All comparative information is that of the predecessor company Intellipharmaceutics Ltd. ("IPC Ltd"). All dollar amounts referenced herein are in United States dollars unless otherwise noted.
The loss for the three month period ended May 31, 2010 was $0.3 million, or $0.03 per common share, compared with a loss of $0.2 million, or $0.02 per common share for the three month period ended June 30, 2009. The loss for the six month period ended May 31, 2010 was $1.7 million, or $0.16 per common share, compared with a loss of $0.8 million, or $0.09 per common share for the six month period ended June 30, 2009. The increased period-over-period loss is mainly due to increases in both research and development expenses and increases in selling, general and administrative expenses. The significant decrease in the Company's loss during the second quarter ended May 31, 2010 compared to the first quarter ended February 28, 2010, can be mainly attributed to the fact that a drug development agreement was mutually terminated by Intellipharmaceutics and another party and as a result, unearned revenue of approximately $1.4 million was brought into income.
The Company increased research and development expenditures as a result of a stronger financial position during the three and six month period ended May 31, 2010 in comparison to the three and six month period ended June 30, 2009. This stronger financial position is allowing Intellipharmaceutics to pursue its strategy of advancing its products from the formulation stage through product development, regulatory approval and manufacturing before out-licensing marketing and sales rights to established organizations.
The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses is due to an increase in expenses related to legal fees, wages, and marketing cost and due to certain expenditures which were not incurred in the comparable period as Intellipharmaceutics was not a publicly traded company during that period.
At May 31, 2010, Intellipharmaceutics' cash totaled $4.1 million, compared with $5.0 million at February 28, 2010. The decrease is a result of cash used in operating activities which was partially offset by receipt of C$0.9 million in research & development tax credits during the three month period ended May 31, 2010. The Company believes that it may receive up to an additional C$1.1 million during the second half of fiscal 2010 comprised of other research & development tax credits. The continuation of our research and development activities and the commercialization of our products are dependent upon our ability to fund these activities through equity or debt financings, payments received under marketing and/or development agreements as well as other financing opportunities. Depending on the progress of these initiatives, the Company may elect to increase or reduce expenses associated with its research programs, and therefore the expected cash burn for fiscal 2010 cannot be projected.
Corporate Update
- On March 11, 2010 we announced that Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation and Celgene Corporation had tentatively settled their patent suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, and Elan Pharma International Ltd. had tentatively settled its patent suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, with Intellipharmaceutics Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Intellipharmaceutics International Inc., and with its licensee Par Pharmaceutical, Inc., over a generic version of the Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder drug Focalin XR® (dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride), subject to regulatory and court approval. On May 20, 2010 we confirmed that the parties had stipulated to the dismissal of the litigation, and that management expected that marketing of its generic version of Focalin XR® would commence no sooner than the fourth quarter of 2012.
- On May 7, 2010 we announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had accepted our filing for an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for a generic version of the antidepressant Effexor XR® (venlafaxine hydrochloride)
- On May 20, 2010 we announced that we had taken delivery of and fully qualified our primary manufacturing equipment for the manufacture of an abuse-deterrent formulation of controlled-release oxycodone hydrochloride, and that the manufacture of clinical batches using that equipment has commenced.
- On June 14, 2010 we announced we had filed an ANDA with the FDA for a generic version of Protonix® (delayed release pantoprazole sodium).
- On July 2, 2010 we announced that Wyeth LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer Inc., filed suit against us for patent infringement in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware and for the Southern District of New York, relating to our generic version of Effexor XR® (venlafaxine hydrochloride extended release) capsules. Lawsuits such as these are an ordinary and expected part of the process of obtaining approval to commercialize a generic drug product in the United States. We remain confident that our generic versions of Effexor XR® do not infringe those patents. We intend to vigorously defend against the complaints described above.
About Intellipharmaceutics
Intellipharmaceutics International Inc. is a pharmaceutical company specializing in the research, development and manufacture of novel or generic controlled release and targeted release oral solid dosage drugs. The Company's patented Hypermatrix™ technology is a unique and validated multidimensional controlled-release drug delivery platform that can be applied to the efficient development of a wide range of existing and new pharmaceuticals. Based on this technology, Intellipharmaceutics has a pipeline of products in various stages of development in therapeutic areas that include neurology, cardiovascular, GIT, pain and infection.
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Certain statements in this document constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and/or "forward-looking information" under the Securities Act (Ontario). These statements include, without limitation, statements regarding the status of development or expenditures relating to our business, plans to fund our current activities, statements concerning our partnering activities, health regulatory submissions, strategy, future operations, future financial position, future revenues and projected costs. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may", "will", "should", "expects", "plans", "anticipates", "believes", "estimated", "predicts", "potential", "continue", "intends", "could", or the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. We made a number of assumptions in the preparation of these forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements, which are subject to a multitude of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, future circumstances or events to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. These risks include, but are not limited to, securing and maintaining corporate alliances, the need for additional capital and the effect of capital market conditions and other factors, including the current status of our programs, on capital availability, the potential dilutive effects of any financing , the timing of our programs to research, develop and commercialize our products, the timing and costs of obtaining regulatory approvals, our estimates regarding our capital requirements and future revenues, the timing and amount of investment tax credits, and other risks detailed from time to time in our public disclosure documents or other filings with the securities commissions or other securities regulatory bodies in Canada and the U.S. Additional risks and uncertainties relating to IPC and our business can be found in the "Risk Factors" section of our annual information form dated February 26, 2010, as well as in our other public filings. The forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof, and we disclaim any intention and have no obligation or responsibility, except as required by law, to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements, accompanying notes to the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements, and Management's Discussion and Analysis for the three and six month periods ended May 31, 2010, will be accessible on Intellipharmaceutics Website at www.intellipharmaceutics.com and will be available on SEDAR and EDGAR.
Summary financial tables are provided below.
| Intellipharmaceutics International Inc. | ||
| Unaudited consolidated balance sheets | ||
| As at May 31, 2010 and November 30, 2009 | ||
| (Stated in U.S. dollars) | ||
| May 31, | November 30, | |
| 2010 | 2009 | |
| $ | $ | |
| Assets | ||
| Current | ||
| Cash | 4,068,780 | 8,014,492 |
| Accounts receivable | 2,659 | 5,427 |
| Investment tax credits | 1,135,525 | 1,840,044 |
| Prepaid expenses and sundry assets | 128,304 | 175,248 |
| 5,335,268 | 10,035,211 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 1,056,008 | 1,046,121 |
| 6,391,276 | 11,081,332 | |
| Liabilities | ||
| Current | ||
| Accounts payable | 471,004 | 1,323,368 |
| Accrued liabilities | 220,181 | 540,604 |
| Employee costs payable | 526,276 | 501,114 |
| Current portion of capital | ||
| lease obligations | 27,460 | 35,595 |
| Due to related parties | 1,562,604 | 2,360,181 |
| 2,807,525 | 4,760,862 | |
| Warrant liability | 97,655 | 226,268 |
| Capital lease obligations | 3,774 | 12,862 |
| Deferred revenue | 8,906 | 1,449,326 |
| 2,917,860 | 6,449,318 | |
| Shareholders' equity | ||
| Capital stock | ||
| Authorized | ||
| Unlimited common shares without par value | ||
| Unlimited preference shares | ||
| Issued and outstanding | ||
| 10,907,057 common shares | 16,969 | 16,969 |
| (November 30, 2009 - 5,997,751 special voting shares | ||
| 3,329,965 common shares), with $0.01 par value | ||
| Additional paid-in capital | 18,811,489 | 18,263,340 |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (304,591) | (341,844) |
| Deficit | (15,050,451) | (13,306,451) |
| 3,473,416 | 4,632,014 | |
| 6,391,276 | 11,081,332 | |
| Intellipharmaceutics International Inc. | ||||
| Unaudited consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss | ||||
| For the three and six months period ended | ||||
| (Stated in U.S. dollars) | ||||
| Three Months ended | Six Months ended | |||
| May 31, 2010 | June 30, 2009 | May 31, 2010 | June 30, 2009 | |
| $ | $ | $ | $ | |
| Revenue | ||||
| Research and development | 1,449,624 | 118,460 | 1,452,221 | 342,832 |
| Expenses | ||||
| Cost of revenue | -- | 87,077 | -- | 114,196 |
| Research and development | 1,174,769 | 253,226 | 1,874,427 | 660,017 |
| Selling, general and administrative | 682,628 | 202,261 | 1,386,657 | 322,147 |
| Depreciation | 60,898 | 103,939 | 115,883 | 201,649 |
| 1,918,295 | 646,503 | 3,376,967 | 1,298,009 | |
| Loss before the undernoted | (468,671) | (528,043) | (1,924,746) | (955,177) |
| Fair value adjustment of warrants | 110,157 | -- | 132,021 | -- |
| Net foreign exchange gain | 46,592 | 319,106 | 74,956 | 186,629 |
| Interest income | 20,101 | 225 | 23,734 | 1,518 |
| Interest expense | (24,626) | (15,950) | (49,965) | (30,642) |
| Loss | (316,447) | (224,662) | (1,744,000) | (797,672) |
| Other comprehensive (loss) income | ||||
| Foreign exchange translation adjustment | 29,907 | (278,180) | 37,253 | (168,150) |
| Comprehensive loss | (286,540) | (502,842) | (1,706,747) | (965,822) |
| Loss per common share, basic and diluted | (0.03) | (0.02) | (0.16) | (0.09) |
| Weighted average number of common | ||||
| shares outstanding, basic and diluted | 10,907,057 | 9,327,716 | 10,907,057 | 9,327,716 |