Gain Therapeutics Reports Financial Results for Second Quarter 2024 and Provides Corporate Update

Rhea-AI Summary

Gain Therapeutics (NASDAQ: GANX) reported Q2 2024 financial results and provided a corporate update. Key highlights include:

1. Completion of dosing in the Multiple Ascending Dose (MAD) portion of the Phase 1 trial for GT-02287, their lead candidate for Parkinson's disease.

2. Positive results from the Single Ascending Dose (SAD) portion of the Phase 1 trial.

3. Topline results from the MAD study expected in August 2024.

4. Initiation of a Phase 1b study in Parkinson's disease patients anticipated in Q4 2024.

5. Q2 2024 financial results: R&D expenses increased to $4.4 million, G&A expenses remained at $3.7 million, and net loss was $0.42 per share.

6. Cash position of $16.9 million as of June 30, 2024.

Positive

• Completion of dosing in the Multiple Ascending Dose (MAD) portion of Phase 1 trial for GT-02287
• Positive results from the Single Ascending Dose (SAD) portion of Phase 1 trial
• Preclinical data showed improvement in cognitive performance with GT-02287 treatment in Parkinson's disease mouse model
• Raised approximately $10.0 million in net proceeds from a public offering
• Cash position increased to $16.9 million as of June 30, 2024, compared to $16.8 million as of December 31, 2023

Negative

• Research and development expenses increased by $0.4 million to $4.4 million in Q2 2024
• Net loss of $0.42 per share in Q2 2024

Insights

Financial Analyst

Gain Therapeutics' Q2 2024 results reveal a mixed financial picture. While R&D expenses increased by $0.4 million to $4.4 million, reflecting ongoing clinical trials, G&A expenses remained stable at $3.7 million. The company's net loss per share improved to $0.42 from $0.62 year-over-year, indicating better cost management. However, the cash position of $16.9 million as of June 30, 2024, shows only a slight increase from $16.8 million at the end of 2023, despite a $10 million public offering. This suggests rapid cash burn, which could be a concern for investors considering the company's ongoing clinical trials and future development plans.

Medical Research Analyst

Gain Therapeutics is making significant progress with its lead candidate GT-02287 for Parkinson's disease. The completion of both SAD and MAD portions of the Phase 1 trial, with favorable safety profiles, is encouraging. The upcoming topline results from the MAD study in August 2024 and planned Phase 1b study initiation in Q4 2024 are critical milestones. Notably, the preclinical data showing improved cognitive performance and daily living activities in mouse models is promising. However, it's important to note that success in animal models doesn't guarantee human efficacy. The upcoming presentations at major neuroscience conferences will be important for peer review and potential partnership opportunities.

Market Research Analyst

Gain Therapeutics' focus on allosteric small molecule therapies positions it in a niche but growing market. The potential of GT-02287 to treat Parkinson's patients with or without GBA1 mutations could significantly expand its target market. However, the company faces intense competition in the Parkinson's disease space. The appointment of Gene Mack as interim CEO and CFO brings financial expertise but may raise questions about long-term leadership stability. The $10 million public offering demonstrates investor interest, but the company's cash runway remains a concern given the costly nature of clinical trials. Upcoming milestones in Q3 and Q4 2024 could be pivotal for investor sentiment and potential partnerships.

Topline Results From MAD Phase 1 Study of GT-02287 on Track for August 2024 With Full Presentation at Upcoming Medical Conferences in Early Q4 2024

Initiation of Phase 1b Study of GT-02287 in Parkinson’s Disease Patients Anticipated in Q4 2024

BETHESDA, Md., Aug. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gain Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: GANX) (“Gain”, or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company leading the discovery and development of the next generation of allosteric small molecule therapies, today reports financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, and provides a corporate update.

“The second quarter of 2024 proved to be productive for Gain, as we made significant progress in advancing our lead candidate GT-02287,” said Gene Mack, Interim CEO and CFO of Gain. “We are encouraged by results to date, from both the SAD and MAD studies completed in the second quarter, demonstrating GT-02287’s favorable safety profile. As we eagerly await the full topline results from the MAD part of the study expected this month, we remain confident in the potential of GT-02287 to become a lead treatment for Parkinson’s disease in patients with or without a GBA1 mutation. We look forward to presenting our findings at medical conferences this fall and advancing GT-02287 into a Phase 1b study to evaluate its efficacy in actual Parkinson’s patients in the fourth quarter of 2024. Finally, we believe we are well-positioned to continue executing on our near-term clinical milestones, with the goal of delivering a life-changing therapy to patients in need.”

Second Quarter 2024 and Recent Corporate Highlights

Pipeline Updates

• Announced the completion of dosing in the Multiple Ascending Dose (MAD) portion of the Phase 1 trial of GT-02287, the Company’s lead candidate being evaluated for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease in patients with or without a GBA1 mutation;
• Announced positive results from the Single Ascending Dose (SAD) portion of the Phase 1 trial of GT-02287; and
• Presented preclinical data demonstrating an improvement in cognitive performance and activities of daily living with GT-02287 treatment in a mouse model of Parkinson’s disease in a late-breaking poster presentation at the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) Forum 2024 held in Austria.

Corporate Updates

• Announced appointment of Gene Mack as interim CEO and Chief Financial Officer. Khalid Islam, Ph.D., founder and Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors, is serving as Executive Chairman; and
• Completed an underwritten public offering that resulted in approximately $10.0 million of net proceeds.

Upcoming Milestones

• Data lock for the MAD portion of the Phase 1 trial for GT-02287 in healthy volunteers will occur in mid-August with topline results expected soon after;
• Presentation of late-breaking abstract at International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders from September 27^th through October 1^st;
• Presentation of abstract at Neuroscience 2024 from October 5^th through October 9^th ; and
• Initiation of Phase 1b trial evaluating GT-02287 in actual Parkinson’s disease patients expected in Q4 2024.

Q2 2024 Financial Results

Research and development expenses increased by $0.4 million to $4.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024, as compared to $4.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023. The increase in research and development expenses was primarily related to costs associated with the ongoing Clinical Phase 1 trial of our lead program GT-02287 for the treatment of Parkinson’s Disease in patients with or without a GBA1 mutation.

General and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2024, were $3.7 million, consistent with the expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2023. General and administrative expenses mainly consist of legal and professional fees relating to general corporate matters, share-based compensation expenses and employee’s termination benefits expenses.

Net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2024, was $0.42 per share, basic and diluted, compared to $0.62 per share, basic and diluted, for the three months ended June 30, 2023.

Cash, cash equivalent and marketable securities were $16.9 million as of June 30, 2024, compared to $16.8 million as of December 31, 2023.

About Gain Therapeutics, Inc.
Gain Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company leading the discovery and development of next generation allosteric therapies. Gain’s lead drug candidate GT-02287 for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease with or without a GBA1 mutation is currently being evaluated in a Phase 1 clinical trial.

Leveraging AI-supported structural biology, proprietary algorithms, and supercomputer-powered physics-based models, the company’s Magellan™ drug discovery platform can identify novel allosteric binding sites on disease-implicated proteins, pinpointing pockets that cannot be found or drugged with current technologies. Its AI and machine-learning tools and virtual screening capabilities leverage the emerging on-demand compound libraries covering vast chemical spaces of over five trillion compounds to identify and select suitable small molecule hits for experimental validation.

Gain’s unique approach enables the discovery of novel, allosteric small molecule modulators that can restore or disrupt protein function. Deploying its highly advanced platform, Gain is accelerating drug discovery and unlocking novel disease-modifying treatments for untreatable or difficult-to-treat disorders including neurodegenerative diseases, rare genetic disorders and oncology.

Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains “forward-looking statements” made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are typically preceded by words such as “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “will,” “may,” “should,” or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements reflect management’s current knowledge, assumptions, judgment and expectations regarding future performance or events. Although management believes that the expectations reflected in such statements are reasonable, they give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct or that those goals will be achieved, and you should be aware that actual results could differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, risks associated with market conditions and the satisfaction of customary closing conditions related to the offering and uncertainties related to the offerings and the use of proceeds from the offerings. For a further description of the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed in these forward-looking statements, as well as risks relating to the Company’s business in general, please refer to the Company’s prospectus supplement to be filed with the SEC, and the documents incorporated by reference therein, including the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2024.

All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary notice. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release. We have no obligation, and expressly disclaim any obligation, to update, revise or correct any of the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Investor Contacts:
Apaar Jammu and Chuck Padala
ajammu@gaintherapeutics.com
chuck@lifesciadvisors.com

Media Contacts:
Russo Partners
Nic Johnson and Elio Ambrosio
nic.johnson@russopartnersllc.com
elio.ambrosio@russopartnersllc.com
(212) 845-4242

GAIN THERAPEUTICS, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited)
	Three Months Ended June 30,								Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024				2023				2024				2023
Revenues:
Collaboration revenues	$	—			$	—			$	—			$	55,180
Other income		—				—				—				—
Total revenues	$	—			$	—			$	—			$	55,180
Operating expenses:
Research and development		(4,437,631	)			(3,987,943	)			(6,944,537	)			(6,779,148	)
General and administrative		(3,745,193	)			(3,743,171	)			(5,615,987	)			(6,236,930	)
Total operating expenses		(8,182,824	)			(7,731,114	)			(12,560,524	)			(13,016,078	)
Loss from operations	$	(8,182,824	)		$	(7,731,114	)		$	(12,560,524	)		$	(12,960,898	)
Other income/(expense):
Interest income, net		84,531				129,929				199,834				281,964
Foreign exchange gain/(loss), net		(43,576	)			(60,195	)			224,501				(103,037	)
Loss before income tax	$	(8,141,869	)		$	(7,661,380	)		$	(12,136,189	)		$	(12,781,971	)
Income tax		(1,209	)			(26,589	)			(21,083	)			(43,317	)
Net loss	$	(8,143,078	)		$	(7,687,969	)		$	(12,157,272	)		$	(12,825,288	)
Net loss per shares:
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders - basic and diluted	$	(0.42	)		$	(0.62	)		$	(0.65	)		$	(1.05	)
Weighted average common shares - basic and diluted		19,215,582				12,387,089				18,600,683				12,157,969

GAIN THERAPEUTICS, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited)
	June 30,				December 31,
	2024				2023
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	16,936,315			$	11,794,949
Marketable securities - current		—				4,999,704
Tax credits		313,248				242,577
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		1,289,316				741,638
Total current assets	$	18,538,879			$	17,778,868
Non-current assets:
Property and equipment, net	$	123,930			$	125,962
Internal-use software		158,149				193,375
Operating lease - right of use assets		325,879				459,215
Restricted cash		31,803				34,021
Long-term deposits and other non-current assets		17,547				17,890
Total non-current assets		657,308				830,463
Total assets	$	19,196,187			$	18,609,331
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	2,046,832			$	1,318,965
Operating lease liability - current		186,846				229,693
Other current liabilities		3,468,254				2,160,366
Deferred income - current		710,001				1,122,138
Loans - current		111,051				118,797
Total current liabilities	$	6,522,984			$	4,949,959
Non-current liabilities:
Defined benefit pension plan	$	298,428			$	307,454
Operating lease liability - non-current		134,321				229,855
Deferred income - non-current		80,364				94,786
Loans - non-current		375,352				449,053
Total non-current liabilities		888,465				1,081,148
Total liabilities	$	7,411,449			$	6,031,107
Stockholders’ equity
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; nil shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.		—				—
Common stock, $0.0001 par value: 50,000,000 shares authorized; 25,172,573 issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2024; 16,206,680 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2023.		2,518				1,621
Additional paid-in capital		84,710,747				73,113,079
Accumulated other comprehensive income		12,462				247,241
Accumulated deficit		(60,783,717	)			(38,516,197	)
Loss for the period		(12,157,272	)			(22,267,520	)
Total stockholders’ equity		11,784,738				12,578,224
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	19,196,187			$	18,609,331

FAQ

When will Gain Therapeutics (GANX) release topline results for the MAD study of GT-02287?

Gain Therapeutics expects to release topline results from the Multiple Ascending Dose (MAD) study of GT-02287 in August 2024.

What is the cash position of Gain Therapeutics (GANX) as of June 30, 2024?

Gain Therapeutics reported a cash, cash equivalent, and marketable securities position of $16.9 million as of June 30, 2024.

When does Gain Therapeutics (GANX) plan to initiate the Phase 1b study of GT-02287 in Parkinson's disease patients?

Gain Therapeutics anticipates initiating the Phase 1b study of GT-02287 in Parkinson's disease patients in Q4 2024.

What was Gain Therapeutics' (GANX) net loss per share for Q2 2024?

Gain Therapeutics reported a net loss of $0.42 per share, basic and diluted, for the three months ended June 30, 2024.