ABINGDON, OXFORDSHIRE / ACCESSWIRE / April 26, 2022 / Pharma PLC (AIM:MTPH.L)(NASDAQ:MTP), a drug delivery technology company focused on improving the bio-delivery and biodistribution of medicines, announces its audited preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2021.
2021 HIGHLIGHTS
Operational
· In June 2021, in an R&D update we announced:
o Breakthrough data on the successful encapsulation of a biologic using Q-Sphera technology. We believe no other commercial or academic organisation has been able to successfully deliver therapeutic proteins over extended periods using methods capable of commercial scale up.
o Delivery of proof of concept formulations of MTX214 and MTX216 to our collaboration partner Janssen for them to undertake in vivo studies.
o Successful development of a long-acting formulation of MTD211 (Q-brexpiprazole) which, in in vivo studies, demonstrated that a single injectable dose could deliver therapeutic blood levels of brexpiprazole over a period of three months.
· In July 2021, we closed a Placing of 35.1m new ordinary shares with investors in the UK to raise gross proceeds of £10m (£9m net of expenses).
· In August 2021, we announced that the Company had moved its headquarters, including offices and custom built laboratories to new facilities at Caspian Point in Cardiff. The new premises were officially opened by Vaughn Gething MS, Welsh Government Minister for the Economy.
· In December 2021, we announced the successful completion of the 30-day FDA review period of our Investigational New Drug Application for a planned Phase I study of MTX110 in recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme.
Post period end
· In January 2022, we announced an extension of our R&D collaboration with Janssen. Under the extended collaboration we will focus on maximizing drug loading and optimizing in vitro duration of release for Janssen's undisclosed experimental molecule using our Q-Sphera technology.
· In February 2022, we announced Janssen had added a second molecule to the collaboration with the same objectives of maximizing drug loading and optimizing in vitro duration of release.
Financial
· Total gross revenue(1) for the year of £0.58m (2020: £0.34m).
· Customer revenue(2) for 2021 of £0.58m (2020: £0.18m).
· UK Placing in July 2021 raised £9.0m, net of expenses.
· Cash and deposits at 31 December 2021 of £10.06m (2020: £7.55m).
· Net loss from continuing operations of £5.46m (2020: £22.19m loss).
· Net cash inflow in the year of £2.52m (2020: £3.64m outflow).
· Tax credit receivable of £0.67m (2020: £1.16m).
1. Total gross revenue represents collaboration income from continuing operations plus grant revenue.
2. Customer revenue represents total gross revenue, excluding grant revenue.
Midatech Pharma PLC (dual listed on LSE AIM: MTPH; and NASDAQ: MTP) is a drug delivery technology company focused on improving the bio-delivery and biodistribution of medicines. The Company combines approved and development medications with its proprietary and innovative drug delivery technologies to provide compelling products that have the potential to powerfully impact the lives of patients.
The Company has developed three in-house technology platforms, each with its own unique mechanism to improve delivery of medications to sites of disease. All of the Company's technologies have successfully entered human use in the clinic, providing important validation of the potential for each platform:
Q-Sphera™ platform: a disruptive micro-technology used for sustained release to prolong and control the release of therapeutics over an extended period of time (from weeks to months).
MidaSolve™ platform: an innovative nanotechnology used to dissolve insoluble drugs so that they can be administered in liquid form directly and locally into tumours.
MidaCore™ platform: a leading-edge nanotechnology used for targeting medications to sites of disease.
The platform nature of the technologies offers the potential to develop multiple drug assets rather than being reliant on a limited number of programmes. Midatech's technologies are supported by 36 patent families including 120 granted patents and an additional 70 patent applications. Midatech's headquarters and R&D facility is in Cardiff, UK. For more information please visit www.midatechpharma.com
Forward-Looking Statements
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