REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rezolute, Inc. (Nasdaq: RZLT), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing transformative therapies for metabolic diseases associated with chronic glucose imbalance, today announced its financial results for the fiscal third quarter ended March 31, 2021.
“We continue to advance the clinical development of our pipeline candidates, RZ358 and RZ402, with several milestones expected this year,” said Nevan Elam, Chief Executive Officer of Rezolute. “Highly encouraging topline results from our Phase 1 study of RZ402 support oral daily dosing for the treatment of diabetic macular edema, and we are on track to initiate a repeat-dose Phase 1b trial in the third quarter of 2021.”
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About Rezolute, Inc.
Rezolute is advancing transformative therapies for metabolic diseases associated with chronic glucose imbalance. The Company’s lead clinical asset, RZ358, is in Phase 2b development for treatment of congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI), a rare pediatric endocrine disorder. The Company is also developing RZ402, an orally available plasma kallikrein inhibitor, for the treatment of diabetic macular edema. For more information, visit www.rezolutebio.com or follow us on Twitter.
Forward-Looking Statements
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Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements Data | |||||||||||||||
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Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
March 31, | March 31, | ||||||||||||||
2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||||||||
(unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations Data: | |||||||||||||||
Operating expenses: | |||||||||||||||
Research and development | 3,758 | 3,733 | 10,598 | 12,005 | |||||||||||
General and administrative | 1,725 | 1,337 | 5,660 | 4,964 | |||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 5,483 | 5,070 | 16,258 | 16,969 | |||||||||||
Loss from operations | (5,483 | ) | (5,070 | ) | (16,258 | ) | (16,969 | ) | |||||||
Non-operating income - interest and other | 1,788 | 30 | 1,846 | 183 | |||||||||||
Net loss | $ | (3,695 | ) | $ | (5,040 | ) | $ | (14,412 | ) | $ | (16,786 | ) | |||
Basic and diluted net loss per common share | $ | (0.44 | ) | $ | (0.86 | ) | $ | (1.94 | ) | $ | (2.93 | ) | |||
Shares used to compute basic and diluted net loss per common share | 8,352 | 5,866 | 7,445 | 5,719 | |||||||||||
March 31, | June 30, | ||||||||||||||
2021 | 2020 | ||||||||||||||
(unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets Data: | |||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 31,989 | $ | 9,955 | |||||||||||
Working capital | 28,607 | 7,292 | |||||||||||||
Total assets | 32,933 | 10,965 | |||||||||||||
License fees payable to Xoma (1) | - | 1,809 | |||||||||||||
Accumulated deficit | (161,648 | ) | (147,236 | ) | |||||||||||
Total stockholders’ equity | 29,132 | 7,365 | |||||||||||||
(1) In October 2020, we completed a private placement of equity securities for gross proceeds of $41.0 million, resulting in acceleration of the entire $1.4 million outstanding obligation shown above and we paid it on October 23, 2020. |