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ArcticZymes Technologies — Investor Presentation 2015
Oct 29, 2015
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Biotec Pharmacon– en nordnorsk børshistorie Sparebank 1 Nord-Norge Investorseminar
Tromsø, 29th October 2015 Svein W. F. Lien – CEO
- Company overview
- Q2 financials
- BetaGlucans
- Advanced wound care
• Enzymes
- Molecular testing
- Outlook
Overview Biotec Pharmacon ASA
- Listed on Oslo Stock Exchange (ticker: biotec)
- 2500 shareholders market cap. NOK 750M
- Headquarter in Tromsø, Norway
- 38 employees
- Annual turnover of NOK 40-50M
- 25 years of history in two focus areas:
- Beta-glucans used in a variety of immunomodulating applications
- Heat labile Enzymes used in molecular research and diagnostics
Q2 financials
Financial highlights Q2 (Q3 on Nov 3rd)
| NOK million | Q2 2015 | Q2 2014 | 6M 2015 | 6M 2014 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enzymes | 7.3 | 4.0 | 14.9 | 8.6 | 16.3 |
| BetaGlucans | 4.2 | 5.3 | 8.9 | 4.8 | 16.8 |
| Sales revenues | 11.5 | 9.3 | 23.8 | 13.4 | 33.0 |
| EBITDA | -1.0 | -2.3 | -3.8 | -9.4 | -21.2 |
| EBIT | -1.7 | -2.9 | -5.1 | -10.7 | -23.6 |
| Net cash flow from operations |
-4.8 | -7.7 | -14.0 | -18.3 | -21.2 |
| Net cash end of period |
78.3 | 89.0 | 78.3 | 89.0 | 88.4 |
Advanced wound care
One source – different products
Woulgan® Next generation, advanced wound healing product
- WOULGAN® is a CE-marked medical device, class III, rule 13, approved for a range of wound conditions including diabetic ulcers, leg ulcers, pressure ulcers, post-operative surgical wounds, 1st and 2nd degree burns, abrasions and lacerations
- WOULGAN® is a patent-protected, advanced gel containing soluble betaglucan (SBG®), an ancillary medicinal substance proven to heal wounds faster
- SBG® is a proprietary platform technology that can be extended to other product formats and can be tailor-made for new application areas
- Woulgan® has a variety of strong primary and secondary claims, thus increasing the likelihood to demand higher prices. (Full set of approved claims are enclosed)
- The product is preferably positioned towards the advanced wound care market
Woulgan® - the development history
April 2014
Received CEmark as a class lll medical device
Dec 2012 Signed evaluation agreement with Smith & Nephew
May 2014 – July 2015 Smith & Nephew evaluation study and negotiations (Had exclusivity throughout 2014)
Jan 2015 – onwards
Process with alternative regional distributors. August: Appointed H&R Healthcare for UK and Ireland as the first regional distribution partner
- 2009 Pharmaceutical Development (failed due to instability)
Biotec Pharmacon ASA 9
Advanced wound healing - market
• The European market counts ~9 million wounds in the initial indication areas:
Diabetic ulcers, leg ulcers, pressure ulcers, burns
• Approved also for other major wound areas
Post-surgery wounds, trauma wounds, lacerations, and abrasions
Europe represents ~1/3 of the total available global wound market
SBG Clinical phase II
Patients with complete healing (%)
Biotec Pharmacon ASA 11 Placebo controlled double blinded study of 60 patients Statistical significant after 8 weeks (p=0.03)
- Methylcellulose (Control)
- N= 60
- Treatment schedule:
- 2-3 treatments per week
- 8 weeks treatment
- Ulcer size 1-34 cm2
- Complete healing within 8 weeks:
- SBG 45%
- Placebo 15%
Woulgan® - Clinical evaluation in Norway
- Primarily used in chronic wounds
- Variety of wound types
- 72% of clinicians rated the product good to fantastic
Health economics
- Building documentation for Diabetic Foot Ulcers (DFU)
- Important basis for marketing
| Woulgan | Std. care | Difference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Average cost per healed ulcer |
|||||
| 8 weeks 12 weeks 52 weeks* |
£1890 £2260 £2760 |
£3885 £2660 £3542 |
- £1995 - £400 - £782 |
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| Average patient cost to reach standard of care healing rate at 12 weeks (37%) |
||||||
| £577 | £1038 | - £461 |
Distribution process - activities
Other areas Woulgan®
- Strengthening the commercial organization:
- Employed International Marketing Director Woulgan
- Will over time employ 6-8 marketing/product managers in local markets
- New follow-up products under development:
- Spray product
- Combination product
A number of other activities outside Woulgan®:
- New documentation in animal feed and a number of follow up opportunities in the animal health market
- Working to clarify the strategic options for the Nutrition market. Exclusivity is expiring January 2016
- The study using Biotec's SBG as an adjuvant in treatment of Neuroblastoma conducted by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York are encouraging and is expanded into a phase II aiming to recruit a total of 115 patients
ArcticZymes
- unique marine enzymes for molecular DNA/RNA analysis used in research and diagnostics
- Unique enzymes based on genetic information from the marine Arctic
- In close cooperation with academic institutions in particular UiT
- ArcticZymes formulates, develops and manufacture customized applications
Business to Business (B2B) = long- term focus
- The majority of molecular biology business is related to large multinational corporations and specialised diagnostic players
- ArcticZymes shall be a creative and reliable long term partner to these companies
- The future is a mix of own unique products and customer initiated development
- ArcticZymes access to bioprospecting and library is unique and key to success
Outlook
- The primary focus of Biotec currently is to conduct a number of parallel activities to secure the full commercial potential of Woulgan®
- Biotec is currently working with potential distributors and key opinion leaders in Europe to position the product for launch
- Processes in the most important markets outside Europe have been initiated but will take time
- Keeping up the momentum on ArcticZymes continuous growth with existing products
- Close partnerships with the main life science companies secure ArcticZymes strong commercial basis for its new product developed program