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ArcticZymes Technologies Interim / Quarterly Report 2014

Apr 30, 2014

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Interim / Quarterly Report

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First Quarter 2014

30 April 2014

Svein W. F. Lien – CEO

Agenda

  • Highlights
  • Q1 financials
  • Beta-Glucans
  • – advanced wound care
  • Enzymes
  • – molecular testing
  • Summary and Outlook

Highlights

BetaGlucans Enzymes
Obtained CE-marking for Woulgan®

Biogel

Increasing end-user sales but lower
rSAP
shipments to OEM partners
  • Started market evaluation process with Smith & Nephew
  • Launched Woulgan® Biogel on web shop
  • Signed beta-glucan supply agreement with Nutreco Skretting, marking re-entry into the animal health market

  • rSAP shipments to OEM partners

  • Gaining traction with several new OEM partners
  • Expecting broader adoption of the enzyme portfolio in the second half of 2014

Financials

  • Highlights
  • Q1 financials
  • Beta-Glucans
  • – advanced wound care
  • Enzymes
  • – molecular testing
  • Summary and Outlook

Financial Highlights

NOK million Q1 2014 Q1 2013 2013
Enzymes 3.2 4.5 15.8
Beta-Glucans 0.9 1.4 6.3
Sales revenues 4.1 5.9 22.1
Enzymes -1.5 -1.0 -2.6
Beta-Glucans -5.6 -5.1 -18.9
EBITDA -7.1 -6.1 -21.5
Profit before tax -7.6 -6.6 -22.9

Cash Flow and Cash Position

(Amounts
in NOK 1.000)
Q1 2014 Q1 2013 2013
Operating activities -10.6 -7.4 -17.4
Investing activities -1.9 -0.3 -1.6
Financing activities 0.7 43.2 43.2
Changes in cash and cash equivalents -11.9 35.5 24.3
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning 33.7 9.4 9.4
of period
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 21.8 44.9 33.7

• Strengthened cash balance and equity through share issue raising NOK 78 million at NOK 20 per share

Biotec BetaGlucans

  • Highlights
  • Q1 financials
  • Beta-Glucans
  • – advanced wound care
  • Enzymes
  • – molecular testing
  • Summary and Outlook

Biotec BetaGlucans

Segment numbers

NOK million Q1 2014 Q1 2013 2013
Sales Revenue 0.9 1.4 6.3
Other income 0.0 0.3 1.2
Operating expenses -6.5 -6.8 -26.4
EBITDA -5.6 -5.1 -26.5
Depreciation & Amortization -0.4 -0.3 -1.3
EBIT -6.0 -5.4 -20.2

Obtained CE-marking of Woulgan

  • Major milestone achieved in April, with the CE-marking of Woulgan® Biogel
  • Approved by DNV Nemko Presafe with the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Authority (MHRA) as Competent Medicinal Authority
  • Classified as a medical device in Class III, rule 13 under the EU Directive for Medical Devices
  • Advanced classification for medical devices with secondary, ancillary medicinal effects – all claims accepted
  • Main initial indications will be diabetic ulcers, leg ulcers, pressure ulcers and burns
  • Product also approved for other wounds such as post-surgery wounds, trauma wounds, lacerations and abrasions

Woulgan® has shown clear beneficial effects of SBG

  • SBG effect in healing of diabetic foot ulcers covered in article published in the 2014 Journal of Diabetes
  • Advanced classification opens unique opportunities for a gel in the wound market

Zykova et al 2014;

«Macrophage stimulating agent soluble yeast b-1,3/1,6-glucan as a topical treatment of diabetic foot and leg ulcers: A randomized,double blind, placebo-controlled phase II study.»

collaboration

  • Addressing a large market in need of new and cost-effective wound healing solutions
  • Running a market evaluation trial with Smith & Nephew
  • Establishing end-user efficiency in routine clinical setting
  • Forming commercial strategy
  • Clarifying the basis for long-term partnership

The European market opportunity Market estimate of annual number of wounds

Population Europe 571 million
# of Diabetic Foot Ulcer 2.0 million
# of Leg Ulcers 0.9
million
# of Pressure Ulcers 5.0 million
# of burns 1.0 million
Total # of wounds Europe ≈ 9.0 million

Europe represents approximately 1/3 of the total available wound market

Model for calculation:

Push / Pull strategy is key to succeed with distribution of advanced products:

Push = Distribution Partner(s) Pull = Marketing/
Testing/Opinion
leaders
We
should not take short term
actions that may destroy the
larger opportunities
User
and opinion leader support
can never be wrong = short term
focus
Large market
opportunities will
Also test sales to get market

Woulgan® claims and market

Market Segments: Paid by:
Hospitals and Wound Clinics Dependent on country but
normally funded by Budget
Primary Care Reimbursement =
National application and
process
OTC/Individuals Reimbursement and individuals

Web-shop sales creates interest

  • Launched web-shop on 8 April
  • Sales statistics per 29 April:
  • Number of tubes: 3096
  • Revenue (excl. VAT): NOK 152'

Supply agreement with Skretting

  • Signed preferred supplier agreement with leading aquaculture feed producer Skretting AS
  • Supplying beta-glucans for fish and shrimp
  • Marks a re-entry into the animal health market

  • Highlights

  • Q1 financials
  • Beta-Glucans
  • – advanced wound care
  • Enzymes
  • – molecular testing

Summary and Outlook

ArcticZymes Segment numbers

NOK million Q1 2014 Q1 2013 2013
Sales Revenue 3.2 4.5 15.8
Other income 1.2 1.1 5.1
Operating expenses -5.9 -6.6 -23.5
EBITDA -1.5 -1.0 -2.6
Depreciation & Amortization -0.2 -0.3 -1.1
EBIT -1.7 -1.2 -3.7

Revenue development

  • Fluctuating rSAP sales to key OEM – lower volumes in Q1'14
  • Higher end-user sales vs. both Q1'13 and Q4'13
  • Sales through direct sales channels, outbound marketing campaigns and web-shop grew 25% vs Q1'13

Broadening the distribution

  • Broadened the base of OEM customers with agreements with global leaders like GE Healthcare Life Sciences and New England Biolabs over the past years
  • Continuing to add regional distribution partners
  • Signed agreements with several new partners in Q1'14, including:
  • Q-Bio
  • Kem-En-Tec
  • Elisabeth Pharma
  • Techtum
  • Commercial OEM opportunities increasing for both the Cod-UNG enzyme and the Dnase portfolio in the tier 2 segment

R&D update

  • Working to broaden the product offering of marine enzymes
  • Participating in the NextZyme project starting in the third quarter 2014
  • Have received NOK 4 million grant from the Norwegian Research Council
  • Own R&D focusing on new ready-touse enzyme kits and functionalized enzymes

  • Highlights

  • Q1 financials
  • Beta-Glucans
  • – advanced wound care
  • Enzymes
  • – molecular testing
  • Summary and Outlook

Outlook

Biotec BetaGlucans:

  • Reviewing commercial strategy for Woulgan® Biogel in market evaluation trial with Smith & Nephew – limited launch outside of the trial
  • Other beta-glucan sales set to increase with Nutreco Skretting feed agreement commencing in mid-2014

ArcticZymes:

• Gaining traction with more OEM partners within enzymes, and expecting broader adoption of the enzyme portfolio going forward

Questions?

Svein W. F. Lien Mob: +4792289323 Email: [email protected] www.biotec.no