20.04.2016
Formycon AG DE000A1EWVY8
DGAP-News: Formycon AG: Formycon ends 2015 fiscal year with successful results
DGAP-News: Formycon AG / Key word(s): Final Results/Forecast
Formycon AG: Formycon ends 2015 fiscal year with successful results
20.04.2016 / 07:31
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Press Release // April 20, 2016
Formycon ends 2015 fiscal year with successful results
1. Significant advances in the development pipeline: FYB201 (ranibizumab)
in Phase III, license agreement for FYB203 (aflibercept) with Santo
Holding
2. Substantial sales growth; positive results
3. Good financial position safeguards development over the next few years
Munich - The biosimilars company Formycon, Martinsried near Munich, has
ended the 2015 financial year with both operational and financial success.
In the last year, Formycon has made great strides with the initiation of
the clinical Phase III study involving the biosimilar candidate FYB201
(ranibizumab) in particular. FYB201 is a follow-on drug to the successful
ophthalmic agent Lucentis*, which achieved global sales worth around 3.5
million dollars in 2015. With the Phase III, managed by licensing partner
Santo Holding, the widespread use on patients is intended to demonstrate
that FYB201 is comparable with the reference product in terms of efficacy
and safety.
At the same time, Formycon was able to license out a further biosimilar
project - FYB203 (aflibercept) - from its pipeline to Santo Holding GmbH in
2015. FYB203 is a biosimilar candidate for Eylea**. Consequently,
Formycon's development pipeline comprises the two most important and
best-selling drugs for intraocular anti-VEGF treatments, one of the
fastest-growing therapeutic sectors on the pharmaceutical market.
Operational advances have been underpinned by the company's strong
financial development. Formycon was therefore able to successfully raise
capital in the spring of 2015, bringing in Euro 11.1 million for the
company's further development. As a result of the out-licensing, the
company has also once again earned significant sales that were considerably
higher than 2014.
The Formycon Group increased its turnover in 2015 by 34 percent compared to
the previous year, from Euro 12.58 million to Euro 16.9 million. The EBITDA
was Euro 1.47 million (2014: 1.94 million), while the annual net profit
stood at Euro 0.57 million (2014: 0.86 million). The Group's equity ratio
had risen during the period under review from 77.6 percent to 91.5 percent,
representing an above-average level. The company has no financial
liabilities. Stocks of liquid assets, which comprise cash, checks, bank
deposits and securities, totaled Euro 20.3 million on the day of reporting.
Including short-term receivables from deliveries and services worth Euro
2.76 million, Formycon held liquid assets of around Euro 23.1 million
(2014: 12.48 million).
Formycon AG achieved a turnover of Euro 13.6 million (2014: 10.53 million)
and had an annual net profit of Euro 0.6 million (0.87 million).
The number of employees has grown from 40 at the start of the year to 53 at
the end of December 2015. For 2016, Formycon is planning a further moderate
increase in its workforce.
The focus of the next few years will be on the further consistent
implementation of the company's strategy, ongoing expansion of the pipeline
and further out-licensings of biosimilar candidates. The aim is to continue
combining business development with healthy financial results.
Dr. Nicolas Combé, Director and CFO of Formycon, also anticipates positive
development in 2016: "Thanks to our two out-licensed biosimilar projects
FYB201 and FYB203, we expect the 2016 financial year to bring a further
increase in group turnover compared to 2015 to over Euro 20 million. The
2016 annual results will depend greatly on a potential partnership for the
FYB202 project. We will also continue to invest a considerable share of our
resources in the development of our biosimilars and the expansion of our
pipeline in order that we can guarantee the long-term economic success of
our company."
* Lucentis is a registered trademark of Genentech Inc.
** Eylea is a registered trademark of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.
About Formycon:
Formycon is a leading independent pure play developer of biosimilars and
has become a recognized innovator in this field. The company has extensive
experience in the development of complex biological molecules. Formycon's
specialist expertise allows the company to develop high-quality biosimilars
that meet the strict regulatory requirements of highly regulated markets
such as Europe and the United States. Formycon currently has three
biosimilars under development, with further product candidates already
identified. Two biosimilar candidates have been licensed out to Santo
Holding GmbH.
About Biosimilars:
Since their introduction in the 1980s, biopharmaceuticals have
revolutionized the treatment of serious diseases such as cancer, diabetes,
rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis. In the coming years, many of
these biotech drugs will lose their patent protection - and by 2020,
medications with revenues of more than USD 100 billion will be off patent.
Biosimilars are follow-on versions of biopharmaceuticals, for which
exclusivity has expired. They are approved via stringent regulatory
pathways in highly regulated markets (such as EU, US, Japan, Canada,
Australia) based on proven similarity of the biosimilar with the originator
biopharmaceutical reference product. While the global market for
biosimilars is currently some USD 2.5 billion, industry experts expect this
figure to grow tenfold by the year 2020. In contrast to traditional generic
drugs, the development and production of biosimilars is highly complex and
requires specialized expertise.
Contact:
Thorsten Schüller
Corporate Communications and Investor Relations
Formycon AG
Fraunhoferstr. 15
82152 Martinsried/Planegg/Germany
phone +49 (0) 89 - 86 46 67 150
fax + 49 (0) 89 - 86 46 67 110
[email protected] // www.formycon.com
Disclaimer:
This press release may contain forward-looking statements and information
which are based on our current expectations and certain assumptions.
Various known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors could lead
to material differences between the actual future results, financial
situation, performance of the company, development of the products and the
estimates given here.
Such known and unknown risks and uncertainties comprise, among others, the
research and development, the regulatory approval process, the timing of
the actions of regulatory bodies and other governmental authorities,
clinical results, changes in laws and regulations, product quality, patient
safety and patent litigation. With respect to pipeline products, Formycon
AG does not provide any representation, warranties or any other guarantees
that the products will receive the necessary regulatory approvals or that
they will prove to be commercially exploitable and/or successful.
Formycon AG assumes no obligation to update these forward-looking
statements or to correct them in case of developments which differ from
those anticipated.
This document neither constitutes an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an
offer to buy or subscribe for securities of Formycon AG. No public offering
of securities of Formycon AG will be made nor is a public offering
intended.
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in or into the United States of America, Canada, Australia, Japan or any
other jurisdictions, in which such offer or such solicitation would be
prohibited. This document does not constitute an offer for the sale of
securities in the United States.
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Language: English
Company: Formycon AG
Fraunhoferstraße 15
82152 Planegg-Martinsried
Germany
Phone: 089 864667 100
Fax: 089 864667 110
Internet: www.formycon.com
ISIN: DE000A1EWVY8
WKN: A1EWVY
Listed: Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin; Open Market (Entry
Standard) in Frankfurt
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