AI assistant
Telix Pharmaceuticals Ltd — M&A Activity 2018
Nov 25, 2018
31324_rns_2018-11-25_88de9b51-c1b2-4936-baeb-02ad62de3f1b.pdf
M&A Activity
Open in viewerOpens in your device viewer
Acquisition of ANMI SA
Market Briefing 26 November, 2018
==> picture [354 x 540] intentionally omitted <==
Liège, Belgium
Summary of acquisition terms
-
€3.15m (AUD $5m) Telix shares to ANMI shareholders, at AUD $0.83 per share
-
➢ 46.5% of shares are management shares, escrowed for two years
-
➢ 53.5% of shares are investor shares. 25% of investor shares are escrowed for three months with the remaining 75% escrowed for 12 months from the date of the transaction
-
➢ The shares will be issued to 20 new shareholders. No allotted holder is a substantial holder under the Corporations Act
-
€2m (AUD $3.1m) in cash , of which €1.7m is paid as consideration to ANMI shareholders, €300,000 for repayment of a convertible loan from an ANMI investor with a commercial conflict-of-interest with Telix
-
Assumption of €0.8m of debt. Non-recourse, low-interest repayable grants and development loans (mostly long-term)
-
Earn-out based on product sales for a period of 5 years following first marketing authorization of an ANMI product in either the US or EU
==> picture [960 x 104] intentionally omitted <==
----- Start of picture text -----
2
----- End of picture text -----
Background : ANMI-Telix Partnership
-
Telix needed a “companion diagnostic” for its prostate therapy program – collaborative partnering identified as optimal solution
-
After extensive landscape analysis, Telix elected to focus on[68] GaPSMA both for companion diagnostic and US market opportunities. ANMI selected as the technology partner.
-
Decision has been validated by several high-value commercial partnerships in the United States (e.g. Cardinal Health, Endocyte)
==> picture [683 x 10] intentionally omitted <==
-
Outcome : illumet[TM] , a “cold kit” for the rapid, room-temperature preparation of[68] Ga-PSMA-11*
-
Outcome : Enables PET imaging doses to be prepared on-demand, anywhere. Proprietary chemistry enables rapid preparation of a patient-ready dose in under 5 minutes
*68Ga-PSMA-11 is an investigational product and has not received marketing authorization in the US or EU
==> picture [9 x 12] intentionally omitted <==
----- Start of picture text -----
3
----- End of picture text -----
Q. Why is imaging so important to prostate cancer management? A. Lots of watching and waiting…
==> picture [136 x 320] intentionally omitted <==
==> picture [686 x 344] intentionally omitted <==
----- Start of picture text -----
Locally Lymph Node
Local Disease Distant Mets
Advanced Mets
Low Risk Medium Risk High Risk
Active Radical Radical Radical P’tectomy +
Endocrine Tx
Surveillance Prostatectomy Prostatectomy P’tectomy ++ Endocrine Tx
Radical EBRT + EBRT + EBRT + Bone Seeking
EBRT
Prostatectomy Endocrine Tx Endocrine Tx Endocrine Tx Agents
EBRT + LDR EBRT + HDR + EBRT + HDR + Symptom
EBRT Endocrine Tx
Brachytherapy Endocrine Tx Endocrine Tx Oriented Tx
LDR EBRT +
Brachytherapy Endocrine Tx Watchful Watchful Watchful
Active Waiting Waiting Waiting
Surveillance
Watchful
Waiting This treatment matrix illustrates “typical” strategies for
Watchful treating prostate cancer (darker blues illustrate a trend
Waiting toward systemic therapy).
----- End of picture text -----
EBRT = External Beam Radiation Therapy
4
68Ga-PSMA-11 imaging with PET is sensitive, correlates with PSA
==> picture [726 x 362] intentionally omitted <==
----- Start of picture text -----
A B C
It is possible to image disease with
PSMA, even at very low PSA levels
(= lower tumour burden)
The three panels A)-C) illustrate how
EVERYWHERE
PSMA as a
imaging avidity changes
function of PSA levels (from low to
All of these are
high PSA). patients
imaged post-prostatectomy [1]
A few highly vivid tumours are marked
for noting (red arrows)
tumour load Low Medium High
PSA 4.8ng/ml 454ng/ml 2860ng/ml
----- End of picture text -----
5
1) Adapted from : Oncotarget . 2017; 8:55094-55103
Two ways to produce PET agents for prostate cancer imaging
==> picture [304 x 196] intentionally omitted <==
Cyclotrons .[18] F is the most commercially used isotope (2 hour half-life). Very high-scale production but also high infrastructure / operating cost, ageing install base. Scheduled production means less patient flexibility and challenging to deliver product to the “last mile”
==> picture [142 x 179] intentionally omitted <==
==> picture [140 x 136] intentionally omitted <==
Generators . For PET imaging we use[68] Ge/[68] Ga (gallium) generators. This is a portable radiation source that “lives” in the hospital radiopharmacy and is 6 months or so. replenished every Convenient, dose-on-demand, easy to use. Lower but can be used[68] Ga has a throughput anywhere. short half-life of 68 minutes which means that a dose needs to be prepared very quickly
6
illumet TM : a true “shake and shoot” product
68Ga Generator
==> picture [186 x 186] intentionally omitted <==
==> picture [22 x 20] intentionally omitted <==
The “Kit”
A package containing all the components necessary to attach the radioactivity to a targeting The kit is used at room agent (PSMA-11). temperature (no heating) and takes a few minutes to prepare an injection-ready dose*.
68 – Ga PSMA11
==> picture [205 x 132] intentionally omitted <==
Up to 4 hours stability
==> picture [191 x 112] intentionally omitted <==
*68Ga-PSMA-11 is an investigational product and has not received marketing authorization in the US or EU
7
Extensive validation
-
We have validated illumet with the three leading brands of[68] Ga (gallium) generators used in the United States
-
Validation data with IRE, E&Z and ITG generators was provided to the FDA in our Drug Master File (DMF) submission for the product[*]
-
Currently validated generators reflect >95% of the install base of[68] Ga generators in the United States – and globally
==> picture [154 x 95] intentionally omitted <==
==> picture [231 x 38] intentionally omitted <==
==> picture [133 x 88] intentionally omitted <==
==> picture [845 x 11] intentionally omitted <==
-
Telix is continuing to validate with other 3[rd] party generators that are starting to become available in the US (i.e. iThemba)
-
Since[68] Ga can also be produced via cyclotron, we are also validating the illumet with[68] Ga produced from GE and IBA cyclotrons
-
We are amending our FDA DMF to include support for cyclotronproduced gallium – in progress
==> picture [133 x 70] intentionally omitted <==
==> picture [165 x 69] intentionally omitted <==
==> picture [84 x 84] intentionally omitted <==
*68Ga-PSMA-11 is an investigational product and has not received marketing authorization in the US or EU
8
==> picture [960 x 540] intentionally omitted <==
----- Start of picture text -----
The US market opportunity is significant
•
.
Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most common male cancer in the US [1]
160,000 new cases diagnosed annually in men over 50. Three
million men are living with prostate cancer [2]
•
Imaging will play a role all the way from staging high-risk patients,
through recurrence to monitoring disease in response to therapy
•
Localizing metastatic disease early gives more treatment options but
existing imaging solutions are inadequate
•
A patient who progresses post-prostatectomy will have at least 3
imaging studies over the course of their treatment journey
•
Reimbursement benchmarks for PCa imaging agents are in excess
of USD $3,000 / dose (i.e. Axumin [®] / Blue Earth Diagnostics)
•
PCa imaging is at a USD $500m realizable market opportunity,
dominated by imaging Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen or
“PSMA” with Positron Emission Tomography (PET) [3]
1) Excluding skin cancer
2) Source : American Cancer Society 9
3) Jadvar et al. J Nucl Med February 1, 2018 vol. 59 no. 2 228-229
----- End of picture text -----
Going beyond the US
-
US the initial focus – homogenous regulatory landscape ✓ Including reasonable predicates for product reimbursement (e.g. Axumin® / Blue Earth Diagnostics)
-
EU + RoW > doubles the market opportunity for[68] Ga-PSMA ✓ Already well accepted in Europe but still a need for a commercially produced product
-
✓ Growing clinical traction in Asia and Latin America
-
Telix’s investment in manufacturing scale-up of the illumet[TM] product can support the international market as well as the US
-
Global partnership opportunities are enabled by bringing ANMI and Telix together
==> picture [265 x 313] intentionally omitted <==
10
Acquisition drivers
-
✓ Significant expansion of near-term revenues outside of the United States for a high-value product
-
✓ Ability to transact globally rather than in a market-segmented fashion
-
✓ Better alignment of US and EU clinical and regulatory activities
-
✓ ANMI has several other pipeline products that are synergistic with Telix’s disease focus areas (i.e. urology)
-
✓ ANMI talent will significantly add to Telix operational capability in Europe
-
✓ Escalating demand for validated prostate cancer assets = defensive measure:
-
➢ particularly in light of Novartis acquisition of Endocyte; and
-
➢ recent competitor failures (Progenics, Theragnostics)
11
Near-term financial considerations
-
First US sales (Telix) have commenced this quarter (as an investigational product)
-
ANMI (ex-US) 9 months YTD sales ~€ 1.5m
-
Modest revenues expected prior to US / EU marketing authorizations for compassionate / investigational use
-
EBIT from early kit sales expected to cover the basic working capital costs of Telix group
-
Telix can direct AUD $2m / annual planned development costs for outsourced development activity to ANMI as an “in-house” process development team
-
Back-ended transaction structure means near-term cash flow impact is neutral
-
*68Ga-PSMA-11 is an investigational product and has not received marketing authorization in the US or EU
12
Upside and synergies
-
✓ ANMI has qualified and established a number of international distribution partnerships – also useful for Telix
-
✓ ANMI has other strategic “cold kit” products in their pipeline that will be disclosed in due course – anticipated positive financial impact within 18 months
-
✓ ANMI team (regulatory, quality, clinical operations, commercial) will support Telix’s broader activity in Europe in a cost-effective way
-
✓ Near-term possibility of marketing authorizations in certain secondary markets also underpin revenue growth in FY19/20 while we complete product development in the US/EU
-
Telix will leverage ANMI’s expertise in developing kits to apply similar concepts to Telix’s therapeutic pipeline – particularly Telix’s prostate PSMA therapy program (TLX591)
13
Summary
-
The acquisition of ANMI builds on an excellent working relationship and a track record of execution
-
Clear product, operational and commercial synergies
-
Radiopharmaceutical talent acquisition
-
Outcome is a stronger, more globally capable “theranostics” company
-
Enables the combined company to develop an international strategy for prostate imaging more effectively, including with respect to achieving product marketing authorizations in key commercial territories (US/EU)
-
Back-ended deal plus additional near-term revenue potential means cash flow impact is neutral to Telix
14
==> picture [556 x 319] intentionally omitted <==
www.telixpharma.com
==> picture [960 x 104] intentionally omitted <==