PolyPid Provides Corporate Update and Reports First Quarter 2024 Financial Results
More Than 200 Patients Enrolled in Ongoing SHIELD II Phase 3 Trial of D-PLEX100 for the Prevention of Abdominal Colorectal Surgical Site Infections
Approximately 50 Centers Currently Open
Unblinded Interim Analysis to be Conducted Once Approximately 400 Patients Complete Their 30-Day Follow-up; Top-line Results Expected in Second Half of 2024
Conference Call Scheduled for Today at
PETACH TIKVA, Israel,
Recent Corporate Highlights:
- More than 200 patients have been enrolled to date in the ongoing SHIELD II Phase 3 trial that is recruiting patients undergoing colorectal abdominal surgery with large incisions.
- Approximately 50 centers are currently open in multiple countries, including the
U.S. ,Germany ,Italy ,Ireland ,Portugal ,Hungary andIsrael .
- Unblinded interim analysis is planned to be conducted once approximately 400 patients complete their 30-day follow up, which is expected to occur in mid-2024.
- Top-line results are anticipated in the second half of 2024.
- To date, the median age, male/female split and percentage of enrolled cancer patients in
SHIELD II are similar to the patient population in the SHIELD I large incision pre-specified subgroup. Observing similar demographics between the two studies in this more focused patient population in which D-PLEX100 has already generated highly positive data in SHIELD I could be an important de-risking factor forSHIELD II .
- Approximately 50 centers are currently open in multiple countries, including the
- Closed a private placement financing (“PIPE”) for $16 million of gross proceeds. The Company’s cash runway now extends into the fourth quarter of 2024 and beyond the expected timing of the planned unblinded interim analysis.
PolyPid has the potential to secure an additional $19 million if the results of the unblinded interim analysis are positive and all of the warrants issued in the PIPE are exercised, which would fund PolyPid to the start of a planned New Drug Application (“NDA”) submission for D-PLEX100.
“We are excited about the substantial momentum throughout our business, most importantly as it relates to enrollment in our ongoing
Financial results for three months ended
- Research and development (R&D) expenses for the three months ended
March 31, 2024 , were$5.1 million , compared to$3.8 million for the same three-month period of 2023. The increase in R&D expenses in the most recently completed quarter was driven by the ramp up of the ongoing SHIELD II Phase 3 trial.
- General and administrative (G&A) expenses for the three months ended
March 31, 2024 , were$1.0 million , compared to$1.6 million for the same period of 2023.
- Marketing and business development expenses for the three months ended
March 31, 2024 , were$0.2 million , compared to$0.4 million for the same period of 2023.
- For the three months ended
March 31, 2024 , the Company had a net loss of $6.4 million, or ($1.37 ) per share, compared to a net loss of$6.1 million , or ($8.47 ) per share, for the three-month period endedMarch 31, 2023 .
Balance Sheet Highlights
- As of March 31, 2024, the Company had cash and cash equivalents and short-term deposits in the amount of
$14.5 million , compared to$5.3 million as ofDecember 31, 2023 . This includes the net proceeds of approximately $15 million generated from the PIPE financing closed in January 2024. PolyPid expects that its pro forma cash balance will be sufficient to fund operations into the fourth quarter of 2024.
Conference Call Dial-In & Webcast Information:
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| Webcast: | https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/34fyspqn |
About SHIELD II
SHIELD II (Surgical site Hospital acquired Infection prEvention with Local D-PLEX) is a prospective, multinational, randomized, double blind Phase 3 trial designed to assess the efficacy and safety of D-PLEX100 administered concomitantly with standard of care (“SoC”), which includes prophylactic systemic antibiotics, compared to SoC alone arm, in the prevention of post abdominal-surgery incisional infection in patients undergoing abdominal colorectal surgeries with large incisions. The primary endpoint of the trial is measured by the proportion of subjects with either a surgical site infection (“SSI”) event as determined by a blinded and independent adjudication committee, reintervention, or mortality for any reason within 30 days post-surgery. Patient safety will be monitored for an additional 30 days. The trial will enroll patients in centers in the United States, Europe and Israel.
About D-PLEX100
D-PLEX100, PolyPid’s lead product candidate, is designed to provide local prolonged and controlled anti-bacterial activity directly at the surgical site to prevent SSIs. Following the administration of D-PLEX100 into the surgical site, the PLEX (Polymer-Lipid Encapsulation matriX) technology pairs with Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients, enabling a prolonged and continuous release of the broad-spectrum antibiotic doxycycline, resulting in a high local concentration of the drug for a period of 30 days for the prevention of SSIs, with additional potential to prevent SSIs caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria at the surgical site. D-PLEX100 received Breakthrough Therapy Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the prevention of SSIs in patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery. D-PLEX100 is currently in Phase 3 SHIELD II trial for the prevention of surgical site infections in patients undergoing abdominal colorectal surgery with large incisions.
About PolyPid
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Forward-looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act and other securities laws. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates” and similar expressions or variations of such words are intended to identify forward-looking statements. For example, the Company is using forward-looking statements when it discusses the expected timing for top-line results from the SHIELD II trial and of the unblinded interim analysis, that observing similar demographics between SHIELD I and
References and links to websites have been provided as a convenience, and the information contained on such websites is not incorporated by reference into this press release. PolyPid is not responsible for the contents of third-party websites.
Contacts:
PolyPid Ltd.
COO – US
908-858-5995
IR@Polypid.com
Investors:
212-915-2578
britchie@lifesciadvisors.com
| CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | ||||||
| U.S. dollars in thousands | ||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||
| (Unaudited) | (Audited) | |||||
| ASSETS | ||||||
| CURRENT ASSETS: | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 3,844 | $ | 5,309 | ||
| Restricted cash | 166 | 300 | ||||
| Short-term deposits | 10,612 | - | ||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 471 | 458 | ||||
| Total current assets | 15,093 | 6,067 | ||||
| LONG-TERM ASSETS: | ||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 7,201 | 7,621 | ||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 2,883 | 1,597 | ||||
| Other long-term assets | 218 | 87 | ||||
| Total long-term assets | 10,302 | 9,305 | ||||
| Total assets | $ | 25,395 | $ | 15,372 | ||
| CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | |||||||||
| U.S. dollars in thousands (except share and per share data) | |||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||
| (Unaudited) | (Audited) | ||||||||
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT) | |||||||||
| CURRENT LIABILITIES: | |||||||||
| Current maturities of long-term debt | $ | 4,436 | $ | 4,003 | |||||
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 2,609 | 1,971 | |||||||
| Trade payables | 1,288 | 772 | |||||||
| Current maturities of operating lease liabilities | 862 | 540 | |||||||
| Total current liabilities | 9,195 | 7,286 | |||||||
| LONG-TERM LIABILITIES: | |||||||||
| Long-term debt | 4,288 | 6,379 | |||||||
| Deferred revenues | 2,548 | 2,548 | |||||||
| Long-term operating lease liabilities | 1,816 | 857 | |||||||
| Other liabilities | 403 | 398 | |||||||
| Total long-term liabilities | 9,055 | 10,182 | |||||||
| COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES | |||||||||
| SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT): | |||||||||
| Ordinary shares, no par value *) - | |||||||||
| Authorized: 107,800,000 shares at |
- | - | |||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 251,902 | 236,213 | |||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (244,757 | ) | (238,309 | ) | |||||
| Total shareholders' equity (deficit) | 7,145 | (2,096 | ) | ||||||
| Total liabilities and shareholders' equity (deficit) | $ | 25,395 | $ | 15,372 | |||||
*) Prior period results have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the 1-for-30 reverse share split affected on
| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | ||||||
| U.S. dollars in thousands (except share and per share data) | ||||||
| Three Months Ended |
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| 2024 | 2023 | |||||
| (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||
| Research and development, net | $ | 5,050 | $ | 3,794 | ||
| Marketing and business development expenses | 236 | 385 | ||||
| General and administrative | 1,015 | 1,609 | ||||
| Operating loss | 6,301 | 5,788 | ||||
| Financial expense, net | 140 | 255 | ||||
| Loss before income tax | 6,441 | 6,043 | ||||
| Income tax expense | 7 | 25 | ||||
| Net loss | $ | 6,448 | 6,068 | |||
| Basic and Diluted loss per Ordinary share *) | $ | 1.37 | $ | 8.47 | ||
| Weighted average number of Ordinary shares used in computing basic and diluted loss per share *) | 4,691,445 | 716,555 | ||||
*) Prior period results have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the 1-for-30 reverse share split affected on
Source: PolyPid Ltd.
