Earnings Release • Dec 4, 2015
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Paris (France) & Cambridge (Mass), 4 December 2015 – Biophytis (Alternext Paris: ALBPS), a geriatric medicine company advancing clinical stage drug-candidates to treat sarcopenic obesity and age related macular degeneration (AMD), announced today financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2015, prepared under IFRS.
Stanislas Veillet, CEO of BIOPHYTIS commented: "During the first half of the year 2015, we successfully completed the IPO of the Company in Paris. We are now totally focused on preparing two Phases 2b trials : Sarcob for sarcopenic obesity and Maculia for dry AMD – indications for which there is important unmet need and for which no suitable therapies are currently available.".
«The IPO and subsequent private placement allowed us to raise capital and acquire intellectual property critical to the creation of shareholder value», added Jean-Christophe Montigny, CFO. «With the cash in hand, the Company can complete ongoing preparations for Phase IIb trials for both of our lead products.»
| In Euros – IFRS | June 30, 2015 | June 30, 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating income | - | - |
| Research & Development expenses | 400 304 | 430 942 |
| Public funding & other Products | 134 301 | 315 463 |
| General and Administrative expenses | 603 596 | 196 232 |
| Current operating result | (869 599) | (311 710) |
| Financial result | (125 750) | (14 721) |
| Net result | (995 350) | (326 431) |
July 2015: Initial public offering of the Company on Euronext's Alternext, Paris segment. Biophytis issued 1,672,500 new shares, trading under the ticker ALBPS, at a price of 6 euros per share corresponding a €10 million capital increase, including the purchase of intellectual property. The shares began trading on July 13, 2015.
August 2015: The Company realized a private placement in public equity with an undisclosed North American investor, raising
an additional €6 million through the issuance of 666,700 new shares.
September 2015: Biophytis announced that it had begun production of the clinical batches of Sarcob BIO101 with the american group Patheon, for future clinical trials in to treat sarcopnic obesity.
Novembre 2015 : Biophytis established a U.S. subsidiary in Boston, Mass., to accelerate clinical development and facilitate relationships with leading U.S. biotech and pharmaceutical companies.
Biophytis SA (www.biophytis.com), founded in 2006, develops drug candidates targeting diseases of aging. Using its technology and know-how, Biophytis has discovered and begun clinical development of innovative therapeutics to restore the muscular and visual functions in diseases with significant unmet medical need. Specifically, the company is advancing two lead products into mid-stage clinical testing next year: Sarcob (BIO101) to treat sarcopenic obesity and Maculia (BIO201) to treat dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
The company was founded in partnership with researchers at the UPMC (Pierre et Marie Curie University) and also collaborates with scientists at the Institute of Myology, and the Vision Institute.
BIOPHYTIS is eligible for the French PEA-PME regime.
Biophytis Stanislas Veillet CEO [email protected] Tel : +33 1 41 83 66 00
Milestones Bruno Arabian [email protected] Tel : +33 1 83 62 34 84 Mob : +33 6 87 88 47 26 LifeSci Advisors Chris Maggos Managing Director, Europe [email protected] Tel : +41 79 367 6254
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