Addex Reports 2019 Full Year Audited Results and Provides Corporate Update

Robust cash position at December 31, 2019 of CHF 31.5 million providing runway through 2021Awarded Eurostars / Innosuisse grant of €4.85 million supporting mGlu7 NAM PTSD programAdditional funding of $1.6 million in 2019 from Indivior to support GABAB PAM addiction programDipraglurant pivotal registration study in PD-LID ready to start dosing patients subject to lifting of restrictions in US associated with the global Covid-19 crisisGeneva, Switzerland, April 8, 2020 – Addex Therapeutics (SIX: ADXN and Nasdaq: ADXN), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company pioneering allosteric modulation-based drug discovery and development, today reported its full-year audited results for the year ended December 31, 2019 and provided a corporate update.“We made significant progress in 2019 in advancing our pipeline of innovative in-house discovered allosteric modulators, including our priority dipraglurant levodopa-induced dyskinesia program, which is ready to start dosing patients in a pivotal registration clinical trial as soon as the Covid-19 crisis is over,” said Tim Dyer, CEO of Addex. “We also achieved important milestones in our GABA_B PAM collaboration with Indivior and secured funding from Eurostars/Innosuisse to advance our mGlu7NAM program for PTSD as well as completing the listing of American Depositary Shares (ADSs) on the Nasdaq Stock Market.”2019 Operating Highlights:Dipraglurant pivotal phase 2b/3 clinical trial expected to dose first patient in H2 2020 and readout topline results in Q2 2022Indivior funded GABA_B PAM research program on track to deliver drug candidates by end of 2020Addex led consortium awarded Eurostars grant of €4.85 million to fund discovery of mGlu7 NAM drug candidates for post-traumatic stress disorderCompleted 2019 with a strong liquidity position of CHF31.5 million of cash and cash equivalentsListed American Depositary Shares (ADS) representing our ordinary shares on the Nasdaq Stock Market on January 29, 2020Key 2019 Financial Data:Financial Summary:Revenue decreased by CHF 3.2 million to CHF 2.8 million in 2019 compared to CHF 6.0 million in 2018, primarily due to the absence of the USD 5.0 million (CHF4.8 million) upfront payment received from Indivior in January 2018 but partially offset by the increase in collaborative research funding from Indivior PLC.Other income decreased by CHF 0.6 million to CHF 0.1 million in 2019 compared to CHF 0.7 million in 2018, primarily due to the absence of MJFF research grants recognized in 2018. In 2019, research grants relate to amounts recognized under our Eurostars/Innosuisse grant.Research and development expenses increased by CHF7.5 million to CHF 12.4 million in 2019 compared to CHF 4.9 million in 2018, mainly due to an increase in outsourced development costs related to our dipraglurant PD-LID program and to a lesser extent our GABA_B PAM program. R&D expenses consist primarily of costs associated with research, preclinical and clinical testing, and related staff costs. They also include depreciation of laboratory equipment, costs of materials used in research, costs associated with renting and operating facilities and equipment, as well as fees paid to consultants, patent costs and other outside service fees and overhead costs. These expenses include costs for proprietary and third party R&D.G&A expenses increased by CHF 1.8 million to CHF 5.0 million in 2019, compared to CHF 3.2 million in 2018, mainly due to the increase in headcount and costs related to preparing the listing of ADSs representing our shares on the Nasdaq Stock Market.Conference Call Details:
A conference call will be held today, April 8, 2020, at 16:00 CEST (15:00 BST / 10:00 ET) to review the financial results. Tim Dyer, Chief Executive Officer, Roger Mills, Chief Medical Officer, Jean-Philippe Rocher, Head of Discovery Chemistry and Robert Lütjens, Head of Discovery Biology will deliver a brief presentation followed by a Q&A session.Joining the Conference Call:
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2: Password: WelcomeAbout Addex Therapeutics:Addex Therapeutics is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of an emerging class of novel orally available small molecule drugs known as allosteric modulators for neurological disorders. Allosteric modulators offer several potential advantages over conventional non-allosteric molecules and may offer an improved therapeutic approach to conventional “orthosteric” small molecule or biological drugs. Addex’s allosteric modulator drug discovery platform targets receptors and other proteins that are recognized as essential for therapeutic intervention. Addex’s lead drug candidate, dipraglurant (mGlu5 negative allosteric modulator or NAM), is scheduled to enter a pivotal registration clinical trial for Parkinson’s disease levodopa induced dyskinesia (PD-LID). In parallel, dipraglurant’s therapeutic use in dystonia is being investigated in preclinical models. Addex’s second clinical program, ADX71149 (mGlu2 positive allosteric modulator or PAM) is being developed in collaboration with Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc for the treatment of epilepsy. In addition, Addex’s GABA_B PAM program has been licensed to Indivior PLC for the treatment of addiction. Preclinical programs include GABA_B PAM for CMT1A, mGlu7 NAM for PTSD, mGlu2 NAM for mild neurocognitive disorders, mGlu4 PAM for Parkinson’s disease and mGlu3 PAM for neurodegenerative disorders. Press Contacts:Forward Looking Statements:
Certain statements made in this announcement are forward-looking statements including with respect to the creation of a trading market for ADSs representing the Company’s shares in the United States. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts but rather are based on the Company’s current expectations, estimates, and projections about its industry; its beliefs; and assumptions. Words such as ‘anticipates,’ ‘expects,’ ‘intends,’ ‘plans,’ ‘believes,’ ‘seeks,’ ‘estimates,’ and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, some of which are beyond the Company’s control, are difficult to predict, and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements. The Company cautions securityholders and prospective securityholders not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect the view of the Company only as of the date of this announcement. The forward-looking statements made in this announcement relate only to events as of the date on which the statements are made. The Company will not undertake any obligation to release publicly any revisions or updates to these forward-looking statements to reflect events, circumstances, or unanticipated events occurring after the date of this announcement except as required by law or by any appropriate regulatory authority.