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ArcticZymes Technologies — Investor Presentation 2010
Jan 21, 2010
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BIOTEC PHARMACON

BIOTEC PHARMACON
Immunity for Life™
Ekstraordinær Generalforsamling
Tromsø 21. januar, 2010
Lars Viksmoen, CEO
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3Q09 Messages
- Pharma:
- Q4'09: Results from both phase III studies for diabetic foot ulcer, expected already in November
- Q1'10: Results from first phase III study for oral mucositis
- Q3'10: Filing for MAA in Europe for diabetic foot ulcers in July 2010
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2H'10: Securing commercial partner for launch of SBG for treatment of diabetic foot ulcer
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Non-pharma:
Continued growth of Biotec Marine Biochemicals, revenue decline to be met with cost measures in Immunocorp -
Funding:
Processes ongoing to secure funding through 2010
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Tracking of partnering activities
Dialogue with > 150 companies
Strong interest expressed by > 60 companies
Confidentiality agreements with approx. 30 companies

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What happened during Q4?
- End of November
- Two negative phase III studies
- Severe market capitalization drop
- Early December
- Significant cost management
- Significant organizational downsizing
- End of December
- Capitalization on non-core business (ICH)
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Phase III – diabetic foot ulcer
Two negative pivotal studies - a big surprise !

Blue area = periods of patient inclusion, black areas = periods of study completion and reporting
Q4 2009 • Two negative phase III studies
Q12010 • Investigating reasons behind the negative studies
Q12010 • Re-direct the pharma development strategy
2010 • Identify alternatives to capitalize on DU

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Possible explanations
- Study design flaws
- Technical study flaws
- Product flaws
- SBG
- Placebo
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Re-analysis of study medication
Planned sampling of drug substance/product
| Substance | Storage place |
|---|---|
| Drug substance | |
| (API) | Quality laboratorium Tromsø |
| Drug product | |
| (PE-ampules) | Production factory Tromsø |
| (fra Holopack) | |
| Drug product | |
| (PE-ampules) | Return from study centers |
| (UK og Europa) |
- Where available also compared with samples of drug substance/product from phase I and II
- Basket of tests, both for SBG and placebo
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New organization after downsizing
Biotec Pharmacon ASA

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New organization
Biotec Marine Biochemicals AS

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Immunocorp Consumer Health Divested end of Q4
- Divested non-core business
- Good strategic match with buyer
- Selling price: 31,5 MNOK
- 5-year supply agreement


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Biotec Marine Biochemicals ASA Enzymes for R&D and diagnostics markets
- Strong revenue growth
- High EBITDA-margin: ~40% on a stand-alone basis
- Exceeded 2009 revenue target of 15 MNOK, achieving 17,5 MNOK
- Longer-term revenue target: More than doubling over the next three years

Molecular structure of cod Uracil-DNA N-glycosylase (Leiros, et al. 2003)
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SBG development pipeline
Immunotherapy of cancer:
- Phase I/II studies with SBG in combinations with mAbs for;
- Neuroblastoma
- Non-Hodgkins’ lymphoma
- Breast cancer
- Further progress pending strategic decisions
Other potential indications:
- Filed patent application with SBG for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
- Filed patent application with SBG for asthma
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Summary
Moving forward
- Identify and address reasons behind phase III diabetic foot ulcer results
- Re-establish the pharmaceutical strategy platform
- Ensure funding for future R&D activities
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The End
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Back-ups
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Oral Mucositis – Clinical Program
| Clinical phase | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | |
| Phase III, Europe | ||||||||||||
| Phase III, Eastern Europe | 2^{nd} study put on hold awaiting results from the 1^{st} study |
Blue area represent periods of patient inclusion, black areas represent periods of study completion and reporting
- Treatment follow-up completed in Q4 2009
- Study results expected in Q1 2010
- Possible second study and timing of filing pending these results
- Lowered expectations...
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Re-analysis of study medication
Planned tests
| SBG | Placebo |
|---|---|
| Visual inspection | Visual inspection |
| Identification | Identification |
| Biological activity | Biological activity |
| Endotoksin-content | Endotoksin-content |
| SEC-MALS-RI | |
| (molecular weigth distribution) | |
| Contamination of glukan |