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ATOMO DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED Interim / Quarterly Report 2021

Mar 9, 2021

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This announcement was authorised by John Kelly, Managing Director

Atomo Diagnostics Limited 701 – 703 Parramatta Road Leichhardt NSW 2040 Australia

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MARKET UPDATE
10 March 2021
ATOMO DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED | (ASX: AT1)
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DISCLAIMER

This presentation has been prepared by Atomo Diagnostics Limited (ACN 142 925 684) (the Company ). It contains general background information only which is current at the date of this presentation unless otherwise specified. It contains selected summary information and does not purport to be all-inclusive, comprehensive or to contain all of the information that may be relevant, or which a prospective investor may require in evaluations for a possible investment in the Company. Prospective investors should not rely on the information contained in this presentation, and must satisfy themselves as to the accuracy of all such information. This presentation has been prepared based on information available at the time of preparation and is subject to change without notice. In receiving this presentation, each recipient agrees to the foregoing terms and conditions, including any modifications to them. No person is under any obligation to update this presentation at any time after its release.

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INTRODUCTION

Atomo Diagnostics Limited (“Atomo”) (ASX: AT1) is a medical company supplying unique, integrated rapid diagnostic test (RDT) devices to the global diagnostic market

  • Headquartered in Australia, Atomo develops and manufactures innovative patented devices that simplify testing and reduce errors

  • Significant proven market traction selling approved Atomo finished products to healthcare distributors and Atomo devices to diagnostic customers (OEM) across global markets and multiple clinical applications

  • Well capitalised balance sheet with $24.7m cash (no debt)

  • Unique ‘all in one’ rapid test devices that have the ability to disrupt the global point of care (POC) rapid test market

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PATENT PROTECTED UNIQUE SOLUTIONS

Traditional ‘bits in a box’ kits

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Atomo’s fully integrated user-friendly solutions
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Standard lateral flow ‘bits in a box’ test kits
typically contain multiple components
adding complexity with user errors common
and regulatory challenges for self testing
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Atomo has developed a range of
unique, integrated devices that deliver
blood-based rapid diagnostic testing
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The test process can be completed
in just three simple user steps, with
the result provided after 15 minutes
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* The Atomo Elion device shown above is designed and developed, and is currently being commercialised 4
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COMPANY TIMELINE

Pre‐commercialisation

  • 2010: Founded, with initial focus on R&D and usability trials

  • 2014: AtomoRapid RDT awarded ‘Best in Show’ at Medical Design Excellence Awards (MDEA)

  • 2015 : US$6m investment from Global Health Investment Fund (GHIF) to support business scale‐up

  • 2016 : US$2.6m grant from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) to develop HIV self‐test

  • 2016 : GHIF leads follow‐on equity round investment totalling A$4.3m

  • 2017: Atomo secures HIV Self Test approval in Europe

  • 2017: Atomo secures first HIV approval from WHO (ERP)

Atomo HIV Self Atomo HIV Self Test Viatris (ex: Mylan) Atomo pivots to Atomo secures first Test approved approved by the launches the Atomo COVID‐19[2] : NG/ large US contract – for CE marking Australian TGA as HIV Self Test in Europe (sales of 2m unit COVID‐19 by European the first and only LMIC[1] markets 1.9m units) take or pay; Access regulators self test for sale in Bio Australia 2018 2020 2021 2019 Atomo announces Atomo expands its Atomo completes Atomo successfully Atomo records H1 partnership for HIV OEM business via pre‐IPO raise for lists on ASX: AT1 FY21 cash receipts self‐testing with partnership with $16M during pandemic of $5.8m Viatris (ex: Mylan) Lumos/ FebriDx covering more than 100 countries

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1LMIC refers to Lower and Middle Income Countries
2 COVID‐19 rapid testing detects SARS‐COV2, the virus that causes COVID‐19 5
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- KEY FINANCIAL METRICS FOR 1H FY21[1] Strong top-line growth

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Revenue Gross Profit GP Margin Drivers
Revenue:
• COVID-19: Sales to NG Biotech &
$4.58m $2.52m 55%
direct to the Australian market
• HIV: Viatris (ex: Mylan) sales into
388% 278% 1,300bps South Africa & other countries, plus
direct in the Australian market
• OEM: Sales to Lumos to support
global FebriDx rollout
Net Op. Gross Profit & Margin:
EBITDA Net Cash
Cashflow • Continued expansion of higher
margins as the business scales
($2.12m) $24.7m Net Op. Cashflow:
($193k)
• Benefit of volume gains, decline in
68% 91% Debt free unit costs, lower funding costs and
increase in R&D grant
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1. Percentage changes show the relative change since 1H FY20, being the previous corresponding 6
period (unless otherwise stated)
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UNDERLYING P/L & CASHFLOW – Scale benefits materialising

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  • Overall Gross Profit margin increased from 42% to 55% as new higher margin contracts delivered improved performance and scale benefits allowed the business to drive down COGS

  • Overheads increased as the company and increased capability across management, technical and sales functions, plus public company expenses

  • EBITDA loss of $2.12 million as gross margins continued to improve and expenses were managed

  • Strong cash conversion on sales with cash receipts totalling $5.8m

  • Net Operating Cashflow improvement to near break-even ($193k)

  • Significant revenue growth of 389% generated by:

  • $2.61 million from continued customer demand for COVID-19 point of care antibody testing devices, including sales of Atomo devices to NG Biotech and sales of finished products by Atomo in the Australian market

  • $0.77 million from HIV related sales, as sales were made into South Africa, directly in Australia and in other markets via Viatris (ex: Mylan).

  • $1.11 million from OEM business as Lumos in particular continued to ramp up its FebriDX roll out

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KEY MEDIUM TERM STRATEGIC FOCUS

COVID business HIV business Leveraging existing
platforms
Leveraging existing
platforms
Commercialising new Atomo
COVID – an ongoing test
market
Atomo building a global
COVID test business
Anticipating strong growth -
upgraded facility ready to
support large tenders from
Global Health and rollout of
PrEP drugs


and OEM products:
Neutralizing COVID-19
Antibody*
Coeliac disease
Hepatitis C
Liver disease
Expanding in-house International Build brand
capabilities expansion awareness
Investing in Atomo in-house
capability for assay
development and
commercialisation of new
Atomo products to be launched
in the US and establishment of
a US business
Increasing focus on building
Atomo brand and product
awareness in the global
finished test products Pushing into new large markets diagnostic market

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* Neutralizing COVID-19 antibody tests detect antibodies that bind to a specific part of the virus SARS-COV2, that have been observed to decrease
SARS-COV2 viral infection in cells (https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavirus-covid-19-update-fda-authorizes-first-test- 8
detects-neutralizing-antibodies-recent-or)
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COVID-19 – AN ONGOING TEST MARKET – BROAD TRENDS

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Source: Atomo. The COVID-19 Rapid Testing Landscape is conceptual in nature and seeks to broadly outline trends in testing demand experienced by
Atomo, Atomo customers and through dialogue with industry participants. The chart is not a forecast and outlines the potential evolution of the market for 9
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ATOMO’S COVID BUSINESS – EMERGING GLOBAL COVERAGE*

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• 1.9m units sold to NG Biotech for France
• NG Biotech Self test CE Mark target mid CY21 • Atomo in discussions with
• Other partner discussions in progress large Chinese global player
• Considering antigen test market opportunities for antibody and
neutralizing antibody tests
on Atomo platform. Online
and self-test channels in
China subject to regulatory
approval
• Access Bio launch
~Q4FY21 post FDA
EUA. • Atomo launch Q2 FY21
Min 2m take or pay – revenue to date $560k
• Self/At-home Test FDA • Antibody test primary
EUA targeted end of driver, antigen test
CY21 gaining traction
• Neutralising antibody • Neutralizing antibody
discussions • Local distribution deal in test partnership in
commenced negotiation with leading
place ‐ regulatory
local institute
approval to be sought
• Negotiations under post FDA EUA for Access
way with potential Bio/Atomo test
partner for Brazil for all • Consideration being
COVID-19 products, given to expand into
large and significantly neutralising antibody and
impacted population self ‐test applications
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There is no guarantee that negotiations will result in a binding distribution agreement and/or that necessary regulatory approvals will
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HIV SELF-TESTING: A GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY

Global Health Markets

Private Sector Markets

Strategic Companion Dx Partnership with Viatris (ex: Mylan)

  • Atomo has partnered with the leading global HIV drug business through an exclusive agreement covering more than 100 countries

  • With WHO prequalification, the Atomo test is one of only 4 products eligible for procurement in the global health tender market

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Focus on increasing partnerships with PrEP providers in developed markets

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  • Selling in Australia, UK, Germany and across LMIC markets

  • Atomo is looking at options to expand its Companion Dx. business via PrEP delivery and is piloting this channel in Australia where there are currently 50,000 patients on PrEP, each of which requiring multiple HIV tests annually

  • Atomo estimates the global private sector HIV Self Test market to be ~7M units in FY22

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J ohnson C et al (2020). HIV self‐testing market forecasting. World Health Organization ‐ Diagnostic Manufacturer
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Meeting. Power Point presentation (virtual meeting). 20th October 2020.
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LEVERAGING EXISTING PLATFORMS

Atomo has developed innovative integrated rapid test platforms which offer improved functionality and reliability for a broad range of clinical applications

The company is focused on commercialising a range of RDT products on its existing platforms. Products in the pipeline or under consideration include:

  • Neutralising COVID Antibody, Hepatitis C, liver disease, Coeliac disease

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To support the launch of new test products in the field Atomo is well advanced with the commercialisation of eHealth solutions that deliver results interpretation and traceability

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The images illustrate Atomo’s digital reader and app currently under development

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GROWING ATOMO’S CAPABILITIES AND OPERATIONS

Atomo is expanding its development and manufacturing capabilities to expedite the commercialisation of finished products

Assay development and pilot test strip manufacturing to enable Atomo to deliver key clinical applications and opportunities

Next gen blister manufacturing

Completed redesign and commenced build for additional next generation automated blister machines to support the expansion of Pascal and Elion in OEM markets, as well as providing ‘best in class’ platforms for new Atomo finished products

Increased decentralised supply chain redundancy

  • North American made product for US customers and government contracts

  • Continued expansion of manufacturing capacity in South Africa for HIV tenders

  • Australian onshoring of development & commercialisation capabilities and offering a proven channel to market for the development of innovative Australian institute research

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INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION*

US MARKET

Increased focus on securing additional US partners (both OEM customers and channel partners for Atomo products)

Launching Atomo based products in the US market:

  • First suite of Atomo based approvals in process via the FDA EUA path for COVID-19 antibody test (Access Bio) and FebriDx via FDA 510(k) (Lumos) – CY21

  • Targeting rapid tests currently being sold in the US market for OEM - CY21

  • Atomo to bring own finished products to US market - CY22

NEW MARKET ENTRY

The opportunity for Atomo’s products is global with a focus on entering new large markets

  • Atomo is in discussions with a large Chinese global player for products related to COVID, Hepatitis and various other products regarding possible launch in China and certain LMIC markets

  • Atomo is in discussions with a Brazilian healthcare company regarding launch of Atomo COVID products into Brazil

Europe

Continued focus on securing additional European business through the launch of COVID tests (neutralising antibody and self-test products) and the commercialisation of new Atomo tests via distributor and OEM channels

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There is no guarantee that negotiations will result in a binding distribution agreement and/or that necessary regulatory approvals will
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INVESTMENT CASE

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A proven innovator – commercialised the world’s first fully integrated, blood-based rapid tests

Emerging market participant with more than 3.5m units sold globally to date and a further 2m units contracted

‘Best in class’ solutions based on Atomo’s award winning technology now increasingly recognised in market

Flexible, convenient rapid test platform that can be quickly and effectively adapted to launch new tests across a broad range of clinical applications

Large & growing global rapid test market - the global lateral testing market accounted for US$5.4 billion in 2020*

Scalable production with a cost-effective supply chain capacity of 1.6m total devices per month, based on a family of Robust Intellectual property and significant proprietary know-how on design and manufacturing Well capitalised balance sheet with $24.7m cash and no debt

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* https://www.globenewswire.com/fr/news-release/2020/06/04/2043819/0/en/Global-Lateral-Testing-Market-is-Estimated-to-be-USD-7-9-Billion-by-
2029-with-a-CAGR-of-4-3-During-the-Forecast-Period.html 1 5
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John Kelly Managing Director [email protected] +61 401 922 279

atomodiagnostics.com