Earnings Release • Apr 25, 2017
Earnings Release
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Strasbourg, France, April 25, 2017, 6:00 p.m. CET - Transgene (Euronext Paris: TNG), a biotech company that designs and develops viral-based immunotherapies, today announces its business update for the quarter ending March 31, 2017.
The following table summarizes the first quarter operating revenue for 2017 compared to the same period in 2016:
| Q1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| In millions of euros | 2017 | 2016 |
| Revenue from collaborative and licensing agreements | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Government financing for research expenditures | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| Operating revenue | 1.9 | 2.0 |
During the first quarter of 2017, revenue from collaborative and licensing agreements was mainly composed of research services and royalties.
As of March 31, 2017, government financing for research expenditures mainly consisted of 25% of the research tax credit expected for 2017 (€1.6 million in the first quarter of 2017, same as 2016).
Cash, cash equivalents, available-for-sale financial assets and other financial assets stood at €50.7 million as of March 31, 2017, compared to €56.2 million as of December 31, 2016. Cash burn was €5.5 million in the first quarter of 2017, versus €8.2 million for the same quarter last year.
In addition to these financial resources, the Company has access to funding of up to a further €10 million from the second tranche of the European Investment Bank (EIB) loan.
Transgene confirms that it expects 2017 cash burn to be around €30 million, which includes the development plan as currently programmed, as well as a \$4 million milestone payment to SillaJen, Inc. This payment will be made in the second quarter of 2017 following the inclusion of the first patient in Europe in the Phase 3 trial evaluating Pexa-Vec in patients with advanced liver cancer.
First Half 2017 Financial Results: September 13, 2017
Contacts
Lucie Larguier Director Corporate Communications & IR +33 (0)3 88 27 91 04 [email protected]
Citigate Dewe Rogerson David Dible / Marine Perrier + 44 (0)20 7638 9571 [email protected]
Transgene S.A. (Euronext: TNG), part of Institut Mérieux, is a publicly traded French biotechnology company focused on designing and developing targeted immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Transgene's programs utilize viral vector technology with the goal of indirectly or directly killing infected or cancerous cells. The Company's two lead clinical-stage programs are: TG4010, a therapeutic vaccine against non-small cell lung cancer and Pexa-Vec, an oncolytic virus against liver cancer. The Company has several other programs in clinical and preclinical development. Transgene is based in Strasbourg, France, and has additional operations in Lyon, as well as a joint venture in China. Additional information about Transgene is available at www.transgene.fr.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements, which are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. The occurrence of any of these risks could have a significant negative outcome for the Company's activities, perspectives, financial situation, results, regulatory authorities' agreement with development phases, and development. The Company's ability to commercialize its products depends on but is not limited to the following factors: positive pre-clinical data may not be predictive of human clinical results, the success of clinical studies, the ability to obtain financing and/or partnerships for product manufacturing, development and commercialization, and marketing approval by government regulatory authorities. For a discussion of risks and uncertainties which could cause the Company's actual results, financial condition, performance or achievements to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Risk Factors ("Facteurs de Risque") section of the Document de Référence, available on the AMF website (http://www.amf-france.org) or on Transgene's website (www.transgene.fr). Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and Transgene undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future.
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