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ArcticZymes Technologies — Investor Presentation 2016
Mar 17, 2016
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March 2016 Presentation
Svein W. F. Lien – CEO
- Biotec in brief
- Q4 Financials
- BetaGlucans
- Advanced wound care
• Enzymes
- Molecular testing
- Outlook
Biotec in brief
A corporation of two independent versatile technology platforms
Beta-Glucans:
- Proprietary Beta-Glucans
- Immuno-modulatory substance activating the immune system
- Building up international marketing and sales organization in wound care
- Bulk sales of products for Animal Health and Nutrition
- Strong and experienced scientific team with in-house production
Enzymes - ArcticZymes:
- Unique Cold-adapted Enzymes for the life science industry based on species from the Barents Sea
- International marketing and sales team
- Established relation with core industrial companies (B2B)
- Strong and experienced scientific team with in house production
Biotec in brief
A corporation of two independent versatile technology platforms
Value proposition Beta-Glucans:
To become a competitive supplier of advanced wound care products under the Woulgan® brand while continue to build the other business areas including cancer
Value proposition Enzymes:
To expand the business into key molecular biology platform technologies with a ground breaking strategic value
Biotec is emerging into a commercially driven company
Q4 financials
Financial highlights Q4
| NOK million | Q4 2015 | Q4 2014 | 12M 2015 | 12M 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enzymes | 3.3 | 4.3 | 23.5 | 16.2 |
| BetaGlucans | 9.8 | 5.7 | 29.7 | 16.8 |
| Sales revenues | 13.1 | 10.0 | 53.3 | 33.0 |
| Enzymes | -3.8 | -1.1 | 1.2 | -3.8 |
| BetaGlucans | -3.3 | -4.7 | -15.6 | -17.4 |
| EBITDA | -7.1 | -5.8 | -14.4 | -21.2 |
| EBIT | -8.0 | -6.3 | -17.3 | -23.6 |
Cash flow and cash position
| NOK million | Q4 2015 | Q4 2014 | 12M 2015 | 12M 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating activities | 2.3 | 1.3 | -12.9 | -22.0 |
| Investing activities |
-0.9 | -0.5 | -1.5 | -1.9 |
| Financing activities |
0 | 0.8 | 4.4 | 77.7 |
| Changes in cash and cash equivalent |
1.4 | 1.6 | -9.9 | 53.3 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of period |
76.9 | 86.7 | 88.3 | 33.6 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period |
78.3 | 88.3 | 78.3 | 88.3 |
Advanced wound care
Beta-Glucan product portfolio
- Animal Health: Deliver feed ingredients to improve animal health in e.g. fish farming
- Nutrition: Deliver bulk ingredients for food supplements
- Cosmetic: Deliver bulk ingredients for cosmetic products
- Medicinal: Produces SBG for use in wound care (Woulgan®) and for clinical trials as adjuvant in cancer treatment
Active wound healing
- 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, postoperative surgical wounds, 1st and 2nd degree burns, abrasions and lacerations
- WOULGAN® is a patent-protected, advanced gel containing soluble beta-glucan (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
Status Woulgan®
- Strategic decision to position the product towards "stalled wounds"
- Means it will utilize its ability to kick-start wounds that have stopped healing and health care professional can continue with existing treatment plans as 1st line therapy
- This also mean that the product will be targeted where its unique features are really needed
- Nothing in this strategy precludes the product from being used outside this target positioning
Stalled Wounds: A Growing, Global Issue
- US: DFU costs \$9-13 billion per annum*
- US: diabetic population to double to 44 million by 2034
- US: VLU incidence at 2.2% of population, costing \$14.9 billion**
- China: diabetes prevalence at 11.6% of population‡
Globally >5M stalled wounds‡‡ ( >60% of all chronic wounds):
Stalled Wounds by Market
Biotec Pharmacon ASA 12 *Rice JB1, Diabetes Care. 2014;37(3):651-8. **Rice JB1, J Med Econ. 2014 May;17(5):347-56 ‡Prof. Xiaobing Fu EWMA Journal 2015 vol 15 no 1 ‡‡BBG analysis:not responding after 4 weeks treatments with standard of care
A Substantial Burden: UK† Example
- UK NHS managed 600K chronic wounds
- £3.0 billion annual cost of treating unhealed wounds (all types)
- Time to heal is main driver of cost in wound care
35 Million Visits to Care for Chronic Wounds in UK
Vision: "Building a >USD100M Wound Care Company"
Bioactive Beta-Glucan technology demonstrated ability to kick-start "stalled wounds" where healing slowed or stopped:
Positioning for stalled wounds allows Woulgan to show:
- more healing benefit versus standard of care
- stronger, positive clinician experiences
Clear, clean and credible message on when to use and when to not use Woulgan across multiple wound types
Woulgan® Improves Outcomes AND Reduces Costs
• 2.3 times more patients healed at 8 weeks* (44% vs. 17% in control)
% Patients with Complete Healing
Duration of Therapy/(Weeks)
• Woulgan® heals faster, saving 44% costs**
- Appointed H&R Healthcare in UK and Navamedic in Nordic Countries
- Drug Tariff Application sent in December 2015 expect approval mid 2016
- Used health economic data to support application
- KOL contacts for evaluation studies ongoing
- A number of marketing activities in process
- Aim for commercial launch in the Nordic and UK this year
Woulgan® in Spray and Dressing Proof of concept obtained – diabetic mice model
Spray format Dressing format
Activities outside Woulgan®
- Signed a one-year non-exclusive agreement with NutraQ (Sana Pharma )for supply and delivery of beta-glucans to the nutrition segment
- Biotec and Sana Pharma will enter into arbitration relating understanding of an IP agreement that was entered into in 2009
- Nutrition is not a key focus area for Biotec
- Biotec will await any further strategic initiatives for the nutrition segment until arbitration is settled
Activities outside Woulgan® cont…
- Increasing interest for Biotec's M-Glucan® within the animal health segment
- This week signed additional agreement of NOK 20M over 2 years
- Continue to document the M-glucan® effect as a feed ingredient
- R&D projects ongoing
- Promising preliminary results
Commercialising the Arctic's Uniqueness
Leveraging Uniqueness
Arctic Bioprospecting
- Driven by University of Tromsø (UiT)
- Large biobank of novel enzymes
Discovery
- Identifying commercially attractive & novel enzymes
- Engineering & formulation to enhance desired features
Product Development & Manufacturing
- Cost efficient manufacturing
- Scalability & customisation
Commercialisation
- B2B product offering => Early access
- Support for application development (integration into customer workflows)
Molecular Diagnostics (MDx)
Large platforms Points Of Care Specialised/Lab Developed Test
- DNA or genetic tests used to diagnose, and prevent disease as well as guides treatment:
- Infectious Disease (HIV, HCV, Influenza)
- Cancer (colorectal, prostate)
- Prenatal care (Down Syndrome, Turners, Edwards)
- Dominated by instrument platforms running integrated workflows
- Highly regulated FDA/EU regulatory authorities
- Enzymes are very essential components. Unique features are often demanded
- Market Size: \$6,5 Bil (8,5% CAGR) in 2016
Molecular Research
Qiagen kit Isolate DNA
Thermo kit Amplification (PCR)
Affymetrix kit Clean up
- Advancing our understanding and knowledge about DNA and other genetic material
- Kits are used in sequential fashion in performing workflows
- Large diversity of kits on the market which can be combined to achieve the desired workflow
- Majority of kits are driven by enzymes. Leading technologies demand novel enzymes
- Market size: \$8,9 Bil (6% CAGR) in 2016
Molecular Enzymes - \$1,5 Bil today (8,3% CAGR)
ArcticZymes Unique Value Proposition
Arctic Access
Direct access to unique bioprospecting libraries via University of Tromsø
Commercial Capability
Internal capabilities to translate into high value & novel enzyme products
B2B Approach
Commercial Partnering - collaborate and provide our solutions to global players in Molecular Research & Diagnostics
Molecular Enzyme Market \$1.5 Bil (2016)
Adapted from Molecular Biology Enzymes and Kits & Reagents market – Global Forecast to 2018; MarketsandMarkets 2014. Data excludes restriction enzymes.
OUTLOOK 2016
- Enter into distribution agreement(s) for Woulgan® in Germany
- Finalize the UK reimbursement process in the high-end category of the market
- Full launch and growing revenues in UK and Scandinavia
- Grow business further in Animal Health and Nutrition
- Achieve important milestones in the development of the ArcticZymes business and in the new enzyme development projects