Hopkinton, MA, November 11, 1998Creative BioMolecules, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBMI) today announced financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 1998, ended September 30, 1998. Revenues for the three month period were $2,827,000 and expenses were $8,503,000, and a net loss of $5,676,000 or $0.18 per share. Comparable numbers for the quarter ending September 30, 1997 were revenues of $4,319,000, expenses of $7,863,000 and a net loss of $3,544,000, or $0.11 per share. The Company has focused its efforts this quarter on accelerating the commercialization of its lead product, the OP-1 bone graft device, and developing new therapeutic opportunities based on its proven technology which uses proteins that stimulate new tissue formation and repair.
Revenues during the third quarter of 1998 include funding from Stryker Corporation for work preformed by the Company in conjunction with the Pre-Market Approval (PMA) application for the OP-1 bone graft device and research revenues from Biogen in support of the development of a therapy for the treatment of renal disease. In the third quarter 1997, significant revenues were received from the sale of OP-1 to Biogen. These revenues were not repeated this quarter. The increase in expenses compared with the third quarter of 1997 relate primarily to preparations for the Food and Drug Administrations Pre-Approval Inspection (PAI) of the Companys manufacturing facilities and continued work with Stryker to support PMA-related activities.
In October, the Company restructured its partnership with Stryker to accelerate the commercialization of the OP-1 bone graft device and maximize its return to Creatives shareholders. Under the agreement, Stryker will assume full responsibility for the OP-1 device manufacturing. Creative will receive from Stryker approximately $20 million plus substantially increased royalties on product sales. The transaction, which is expected to close and to be accounted for in the fourth quarter of 1998, will significantly reduce the Companys expenses in 1999.
Program Highlights
Orthopaedic Reconstruction
The majority of the Companys focus and expenses during the second quarter were devoted to preparing the manufacturing facilities for the anticipated Pre-Approval Inspection (PAI) of the facilities in conjunction with the Modular Pre-Market Approval (PMA) application initiated by Stryker earlier this year. The PMA review is ongoing.
Stryker recently presented positive clinical data in support of the OP-1 bone graft device at scientific and clinical conferences, including: the Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association and the First European Conference on Bone Morphogenetic Proteins. Data from the 122 patient U.S. pivotal trial demonstrated that the OP-1 device group had comparable clinical success to the autograft group in healing non-union fractures of the tibia without the need for a second invasive procedure to harvest bone from the hip.
Strykers increased financial investment, expanded clinical program and newly presented clinical data provide continued support for the Companys confidence in the future commercial success for OP-1 products in the fields of orthopaedic and dental reconstruction.
Renal Therapy
In October the Company announced that it had modified its renal disease partnership with Biogen. Under the revised terms, Creative will assume primary responsibility for the development of an OP-1-based therapy for the treatment of chronic renal failure. Biogen will pay Creative $4.75 million and will retain an option to resume responsibility for the program until the end of 1999. Creative will assume, independent of Biogen, all responsibilities for the development of a therapy for acute renal failure.
Stroke Therapy
The Company is developing a potential therapy for the enhancement of motor skills recovery following stroke. New preclinical data presented at the November meeting of the Society for Neuroscience indicate that OP-1 enhances motor skill recovery in rodent models when administered up to three days following stroke. This significant time window for intervention expands the potential therapeutic and commercial opportunitycurrent treatment requires patients to receive medical attention within hours of the strokes onset, and often before they have reached the hospital. The studies were conducted by collaborators at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School.
In addition to its stroke therapy, the Company is exploring the potential of its proprietary proteins in spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, and Parkinsons Disease. In the third quarter, the Company expanded its collaborations to include The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis and the University of Colorado.
Creative BioMolecules is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of therapies for human tissue regeneration and repair.
This news release includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Factors which could cause actual results to differ from the Companys expectations include, without limitation, the course of the research and development programs, including the achievement of development milestones by the Company and completion of clinical testing, the impact of competitive products, the timely receipt of regulatory clearances required for clinical testing, manufacturing and marketing of products and the other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in the Companys periodic reports.
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Creative BioMolecules, Inc. and Subsidiary |
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Consolidated Statements of Operations |
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(Unaudited) |
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Three Months Ended |
Nine Months Ended |
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9/30/98 |
9/30/97 |
9/30/98 |
9/30/97 |
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REVENUE: | ||||||||
Research and development contracts | $2,198,000 |
$3,763,000 |
$7,001,000 |
$9,652,000 |
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Manufacturing contracts | 394,000 |
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Interest and other | 629,000 |
556,000 |
1,525,000 |
1,836,000 |
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Total revenues | 2,827,000 |
4,319,000 |
8,526,000 |
11,882,000 |
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COSTS AND EXPENSES: | ||||||||
Research and development | 6,354,000 |
6,343,000 |
18,935,000 |
18,359,000 |
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Cost of manufacturing contracts | 274,000 |
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General and administrative | 2,049,000 |
1,468,000 |
6,035,000 |
4,607,000 |
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Interest | 100,000 |
52,000 |
259,000 |
158,000 |
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Total costs and expenses | 8,503,000 |
7,863,000 |
25,229,000 |
23,398,000 |
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NET LOSS | (5,676,000) |
(3,544,000) |
(16,703,000) |
(11,516,000) |
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ACCRETION ON SERIES PREFERRED STOCK | (422,000) |
0 |
(574,000) |
0 |
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NET LOSS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS | ($6,098,000) |
($3,544,000) |
($17,277,000) |
($11,516,000) |
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BASIC AND DILUTED LOSS PER COMMON SHARE | ($0.18) |
($0.11) |
($0.52) |
($0.35) |
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SHARES FOR BASIC AND DILUTED | 33,620,764 |
33,110,299 |
33,523,588 |
32,993,795 |
Balance Sheet Data (Unaudited) |
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9/30/98 |
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Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities | $39,773,000 |
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Total Assets | $67,899,000 |
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Total Stockholders' Equity | $36,609,000 |
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