BiondVax Reports Second Quarter Financial Results and Provides Business Update
JERUSALEM, Aug. 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via IBN - BiondVax Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Nasdaq: BVXV), a biotechnology company focused on developing, manufacturing, and commercializing innovative immunotherapeutic products primarily for the treatment of infectious and autoimmune diseases, announced the publication today of its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023, and provided a business update.
Second Quarter 2023 Financial Summary
- R&D expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2023, amounted to
$1.45 million compared with$1.97 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022. - Marketing, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2023, amounted to
$1.14 million compared with$1.29 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022. - Total operating expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2023, amounted to
$2.56 million compared with$3.26 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022. - Financial (loss) income for the three months ended June 30, 2023, amounted to
$1.16 million loss compared with$0.28 million income for the three months ended June 30, 2022. - Net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2023, amounted to
$3.76 million compared with$2.98 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022.
As of June 30, 2023, BiondVax had cash and cash equivalents of
BiondVax’s unaudited financial results will be submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 6‑K. A summary of such results is included in the tables below.
Business Update
- CDMO:
- As announced previously, BiondVax has decided to leverage its aseptic manufacturing site and laboratories by creating a CDMO business unit in parallel to its innovative R&D business unit. The CDMO business unit offers biological drug development services with a focus on preclinical and small clinical stage biopharmaceutical companies. These companies tend to have limited capital and require cost effective drug development services that can be executed in very short timelines. These companies also typically lack the resources required to build their own laboratories and production lines for biological drug development. They also often encounter challenges working with large CDMOs due to the relatively high costs, long timelines and lack of agility in their processes. To overcome these challenges, preclinical and small clinical stage companies may outsource product development to a boutique CDMO such as the one owned by BiondVax. In particular, BiondVax’s CDMO business unit allows clients to leverage BiondVax’s expertise in process development, optimization, scale-up, GMP manufacturing for clinical trials, and navigating complex regulatory frameworks. Additional information is available at www.biondvax.com/cdmo.
- As announced previously, BiondVax has decided to leverage its aseptic manufacturing site and laboratories by creating a CDMO business unit in parallel to its innovative R&D business unit. The CDMO business unit offers biological drug development services with a focus on preclinical and small clinical stage biopharmaceutical companies. These companies tend to have limited capital and require cost effective drug development services that can be executed in very short timelines. These companies also typically lack the resources required to build their own laboratories and production lines for biological drug development. They also often encounter challenges working with large CDMOs due to the relatively high costs, long timelines and lack of agility in their processes. To overcome these challenges, preclinical and small clinical stage companies may outsource product development to a boutique CDMO such as the one owned by BiondVax. In particular, BiondVax’s CDMO business unit allows clients to leverage BiondVax’s expertise in process development, optimization, scale-up, GMP manufacturing for clinical trials, and navigating complex regulatory frameworks. Additional information is available at www.biondvax.com/cdmo.
- Pipeline Development:
- In June 2023, BiondVax signed an exclusive license agreement with Max Planck Innovation for development and commercialization of a novel anti-IL-17 NanoAb (VHH antibody) for treatment of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases including psoriasis. We are aggressively advancing the NanoAb preclinical development and expect the IL-17 NanoAb to enter clinical testing in 2024.
- BiondVax is pursuing a strategic partnership for its COVID-19 self-administered inhaled NanoAb therapeutic/prophylactic which demonstrated highly promising in vivo results in animals.
- NanoAbs for treatment of additional autoimmune diseases such as asthma and wet AMD are being developed at Max Planck and University Medical Center Göttingen as part of their research collaboration agreement with BiondVax. BiondVax holds exclusive options for exclusive licenses at pre agreed financial terms for each of the resulting NanoAbs.
About BiondVax
BiondVax Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Nasdaq: BVXV) is a biotechnology company focused on developing, manufacturing, and commercializing innovative immunotherapeutic products primarily for the treatment of infectious and autoimmune diseases. Since its inception, the company has executed eight clinical trials including a seven-country, 12,400-participant Phase 3 trial of its vaccine candidate and has built a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility for biopharmaceutical products. With highly experienced pharmaceutical industry leadership, BiondVax is aiming to develop a pipeline of diversified and commercially viable products and platforms beginning with an innovative nanosized antibody (NanoAb) pipeline. www.biondvax.com.
Company Contact Details
Joshua E. Phillipson | +972 8 930 2529 | j.phillipson@biondvax.com
Forward Looking Statements
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| CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| U.S. dollars in thousands (except share and per share data) | ||||||||
| June 30, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
| Unaudited | Audited | |||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| CURRENT ASSETS: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 7,506 | $ | 14,075 | ||||
| Restricted cash | 126 | 140 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other receivables | 138 | 155 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 7,770 | 14,370 | ||||||
| NON-CURRENT ASSETS: | ||||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 10,802 | 11,245 | ||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 1,325 | 1,452 | ||||||
| Total non-current assets | 12,127 | 12,697 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 19,897 | $ | 27,067 | ||||
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
| CURRENT LIABILITIES: | ||||||||
| Trade payables | $ | 651 | $ | 716 | ||||
| Operating lease liabilities | 394 | 382 | ||||||
| Other payables | 843 | 1,240 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 1,888 | 2,338 | ||||||
| NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES: | ||||||||
| Warrants liability | 902 | 5,329 | ||||||
| Loan from others | 23,292 | 20,082 | ||||||
| Non-current operating lease liabilities | 927 | 1,078 | ||||||
| Total non-current liabilities | 25,121 | 26,489 | ||||||
| CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND COMMITMENTS | ||||||||
| SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT): | ||||||||
| Ordinary shares of no par value: Authorized: 20,000,000,000 shares at June 30, 2023 and at December 31, 2022; Issued and outstanding 1,453,970,784 shares at June 30, 2023 and 989,290,784 shares at December 31, 2022 | - | - | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 117,740 | 116,082 | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (123,112 | ) | (115,835 | ) | ||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (1,740 | ) | (2,007 | ) | ||||
| Total shareholders’ deficit | (7,112 | ) | (1,760 | ) | ||||
| Total liabilities and shareholders’ deficit | $ | 19,897 | $ | 27,067 | ||||
| CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
| U.S. dollars in thousands (except share and per share data) | |||||||||||||||
| Three months ended June 30, | Six months ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||
| Unaudited | |||||||||||||||
| Research and development expenses, net | $ | 1,454 | $ | 1,974 | $ | 3,449 | $ | 3,137 | |||||||
| Marketing, general and administrative | 1,141 | 1,289 | 2,332 | 2,741 | |||||||||||
| Total operating loss | 2,595 | 3,263 | 5,781 | 5,878 | |||||||||||
| Financial loss (income), net | 1,167 | (280 | ) | 1,496 | (420 | ) | |||||||||
| Net loss | $ | 3,762 | $ | 2,983 | $ | 7,277 | $ | 5,458 | |||||||
| Net loss per share attributable to ordinary shareholders, basic and diluted | (0.003 | ) | (0.004 | ) | (0.006 | ) | (0.01 | ) | |||||||
| Basic and diluted net loss per share | |||||||||||||||
| Weighted average number of shares used for computing basic and diluted net loss per share | 1,351,850,046 | 746,898,671 | 1,322,019,241 | 745,817,220 | |||||||||||
| CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||
| U.S. dollars in thousands (except share and per share data) | ||||||||||||||||
| Three months ended June 30, | Six months ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||
| Unaudited | ||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | (3,762 | ) | (2,983 | ) | (7,277 | ) | (5,458 | ) | ||||||||
| Other comprehensive (income) loss: | ||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | 151 | (13 | ) | 267 | (47 | ) | ||||||||||
| Total comprehensive loss | $ | 3,611 | $ | (2,996 | ) | $ | 7,010 | $ | (5,505 | ) | ||||||
The notes in BiondVax’s quarterly report are an integral part of the financial statements. The notes to the financial results will be available in the Form 6-K to be filed by BiondVax with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
