Atreca Reports First Quarter 2020 Financial Results and Recent Corporate Developments
“While the COVID-19 pandemic has presented unexpected challenges, we continue to execute on our pipeline and business strategy, and we look forward to further progress throughout 2020,” said
Recent Developments and Highlights
- In
February 2020 ,Atreca commenced patient dosing in a Phase 1b first-in-human clinical trial evaluating ATRC-101 in patients with select solid tumor cancers. Patient screening continues in the study and, to date, three subjects have been enrolled in the first dose cohort. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is likely to impact our ability to initiate additional clinical trial sites quickly, which may ultimately result in enrollment delays.
Atreca announced a collaboration with BeiGene, Ltd. and IGM Biosciences, Inc. to discover and develop a novel antibody treatment for COVID-19. The alliance will utilize Atreca’s proprietary discovery platform to generate the sequences of antibodies made by particular B cells found in blood obtained from acutely infected COVID-19 patients.
Upcoming Milestone
Atreca will present a trial-in-progress poster at the upcomingAmerican Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2020 Virtual Scientific Program being held fromMay 29 to May 31, 2020 . The poster will describe the design of Atreca’s ongoing Phase 1b first-in-human clinical trial evaluating ATRC-101 in patients with select solid tumor cancers.
First Quarter 2020 Financial Results
- As of
March 31, 2020 , cash, cash equivalents and investments totaled$166.3 million .
- Research and development expenses for the three months ended
March 31, 2020 were$14.2 million , including non-cash share-based compensation expense of$1.1 million .
- General and administrative expenses for the three months ended
March 31, 2020 were$7.1 million , including non-cash share-based compensation expense of$1.4 million .
Atreca reported a net loss of$20.4 million , or basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders of$0.73 , for the three months endedMarch 31, 2020 .
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Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements regarding our strategy and future plans, including statements regarding the development of ATRC-101 and our clinical and regulatory plans, and the timing thereof. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about our plans, objectives, representations and contentions and are not historical facts and typically are identified by use of terms such as “believe,” “likely,” “may,” “will,” “forward,” “potential,” and similar words, although some forward-looking statements are expressed differently. Our actual results may differ materially from those indicated in these forward-looking statements due to risks and uncertainties related to the initiation, timing, progress and results of our research and development programs, preclinical studies, any clinical trials and Investigational New Drug application and other regulatory submissions, and other matters that are described in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets | ||||||||
(in thousands, except share and per share data) | ||||||||
2020 | 2019 | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Current Assets | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 92,183 | $ | 157,954 | ||||
Investments | 58,880 | 14,663 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 3,147 | 3,502 | ||||||
Total current assets | 154,210 | 176,119 | ||||||
Property and equipment, net | 6,632 | 5,771 | ||||||
Long-term investments | 15,229 | 10,799 | ||||||
Deposits and other | 2,898 | 3,026 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 178,969 | $ | 195,715 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
Current Liabilities | ||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 2,378 | $ | 2,133 | ||||
Accrued expenses | 2,930 | 5,395 | ||||||
Other current liabilities | 1,549 | 419 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 6,857 | 7,947 | ||||||
Capital lease obligations, net of current portion | 41 | 53 | ||||||
Deferred rent | 1,431 | 763 | ||||||
Other non-current liabilities | 505 | - | ||||||
Total liabilities | 8,834 | 8,763 | ||||||
Stockholders’ equity | ||||||||
Common stock | 3 | 3 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 354,477 | 351,039 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | 179 | 16 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit | (184,524 | ) | (164,106 | ) | ||||
Total stockholders’ equity | 170,135 | 186,952 | ||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 178,969 | $ | 195,715 | ||||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands, except share and per share data) (unaudited) |
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Three Months Ended | |||||||||
2020 | 2019 | ||||||||
Expenses | |||||||||
Research and development | $ | 14,210 | $ | 11,713 | |||||
General and administrative | 7,123 | 2,518 | |||||||
Total expenses | 21,333 | 14,231 | |||||||
Interest and other income (expense) | |||||||||
Other income | 231 | 165 | |||||||
Interest income | 685 | 545 | |||||||
Interest expense | (1 | ) | (2 | ) | |||||
Preferred stock warrant liability revaluation | — | (50 | ) | ||||||
Loss on disposal of property and equipment | — | (5 | ) | ||||||
Loss before Income tax expense | (20,418 | ) | (13,578 | ) | |||||
Income tax benefit (expense) | — | (1 | ) | ||||||
Net loss | $ | (20,418 | ) | $ | (13,579 | ) | |||
Net loss per share, basic and diluted | $ | (0.73 | ) | $ | (6.40 | ) | |||
Weighted-average shares used in computing | |||||||||
net loss per share, basic and diluted | 28,020,408 | 2,120,925 | |||||||
Contacts
Chief Financial Officer
info@atreca.com
Investors:
agray@atreca.com
Media:
sseapy@w2ogroup.com
Source:
Source: Atreca, Inc.