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Regulated Information
The interim financial report is prepared in accordance with article 13 of the Royal Decree on the obligations of issuers of financial instruments admitted to trading on a regulated market and can be accessed on the website of Bone Therapeutics in the section ‘Financial information’.
Bone Therapeutics publishes its interim financial report in English. A French translation of the report will also be made available. In the event of differences between the English and the French version of the report, the original English version will prevail.
Bone Therapeutics announces H1 results for 2017
Patient recruitment completed for the interim analyses of ALLOB® Phase I/IIA delayed-union and PREOB® Phase III osteonecrosis studies
Strengthening of Company’s Board with the appointments of Steve Swinson as Chairman, Damian Marron and Dirk Dembski as new Board members
Jean-Luc Vandebroek appointed Chief Financial Officer
Thomas Lienard, Chief Executive Officer and Wim Goemaere, Chief Financial Officer, will host a conference call today at 11:00 CEST / 10:00 BST
The call will be conducted in English and a replay will be available for 30 days
To access the conference call, please dial one of the appropriate number below quoting the conference ID.
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Standard International Dial-In: +44 (0) 1452 555 566
Conference ID: 75560121
The presentation will be made available on the Investors section of the Bone Therapeutics website shortly before the call (http://bonetherapeutics.com/en/investors/presentations)
Gosselies, Belgium,31 August 2017, 7am CEST - BONE THERAPEUTICS (Euronext Brussels and Paris: BOTHE), the bone cell therapy company addressing high unmet medical needs in orthopaedics and bone diseases, today provides a business update and its financial results for the six-month period ended 30 June 2017, prepared in accordance with IFRS as adopted by the European Union.
Thomas Lienard, CEO of Bone Therapeutics commented: "During the first half of 2017, Bone Therapeutics has continued to advance its allogeneic and autologous bone cell therapy platforms through key clinical studies and notably, we successfully completed the patient recruitment for the interim analysis of the ALLOB® Phase I/IIA delayed-union trial. Results for this interim analysis, as well as in spinal fusion, expected in September, could provide potential value inflection points for the platform, bringing our innovative bone cell therapy platform a step closer to commercialisation. We have also made good progress on our PREOB® Phase III study in osteonecrosis of the hip, completing recruitment of 44 treated patients required for the planned interim analysis of the trial."
“We are also delighted to welcome Jean-Luc Vandebroek to our management team, replacing Wim Goemaere as Chief Financial Officer. His experience in strategy, financial planning and corporate finance will be critical to Bone Therapeutics as we move towards a more commercial phase of our business and we are pleased that Wim, who has decided to pursue an opportunity in the not-for-profit sector, will remain on the Board as a Non-Executive Director and will lead a managed succession during the transition period.”
Operational Highlights
ALLOB®
- In March, Bone Therapeutics completed the recruitment of the 16 patients required for the interim analysis of the ALLOB® Phase I/IIA delayed-union study.
- In June, the Company was notified by the European Patent Office of its intention to grant a key patent covering Company’s first-in-class allogeneic cell therapy technology.
PREOB®
- In June, the Company announced the completion of the recruitment of the 44 treated patients required for the planned interim analysis of the Phase III trial for the treatment of osteonecrosis of the hip with its autologous bone cell therapy product, PREOB®.
Corporate Highlights
- The Company welcomed Steve Swinson, Damian Marron and Dirk Dembski to its Board of Directors, further expanding its knowledge base and experience in the field of orthopedics and cell therapy.
- Following his appointment, Steve Swinson was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors in June, replacing Michel Helbig, who remains a Non-Executive Director.
- Post period, the Company appointed Jean-Luc Vandebroek as Chief Financial Officer to replace Wim Goemaere who will take up a senior role within a not-for-profit. Jean Luc previously served as Chief Financial Officer of Fluxys and Moteo Two Wheels/Bihr Europe (Alcopa Group) and has held a number of senior executive positions at the international retailer, Ahold-Delhaize. Jean-Luc’s previous experience in strategy, financial planning and corporate finance will help support Bone Therapeutics as it moves its bone cell therapy programmes towards commercialisation.
Financial Highlights
- During the first six months of 2017, operating income amounted to EUR 1.92 million, in line with revenues realized during the first half of 2016 (EUR 1.95 million)
- Operating loss for the period amounted to EUR 6.16 million, compared with EUR 5.74 million in H1 2016
- The Company ended the first six months of 2017 with EUR 12.60 million in cash and cash equivalents. Cash used for the period amounted to EUR 7.70 million, in line with cash used over the same period last year.
Outlook for the remainder of 2017
In September 2017, Bone Therapeutics expects to announce interim results for its two ongoing Phase IIA programs for delayed union and spinal fusion with its allogeneic product ALLOB®. A positive outcome for the 16 delayed-union patients treated and followed over a six-month period could allow the Company to complete this Phase IIA program early and allow the Company to take the necessary steps to initiate the next phase. The interim results for the first cohort of 16 patients recruited and followed over a one-year period in the spinal fusion trial are expected within the same time frame. Both trials continue to recruit in the meantime and recruitment of the total number of patients (32) required for the spinal fusion trial is expected around year-end.
Diligent cash management will remain a key priority, with a strong focus on net cash burn. Cash burn for the full year 2017 is expected to be in the range of EUR 14-15 million. Based on its current strategic priorities, the Company provides guidance that it has sufficient cash to carry out its strategic objectives into Q2 2018.
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