TEL AVIV, Israel, Nov. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Cellect Biotechnology Ltd. (NASDAQ: APOP), a developer of innovative technology which enables the functional selection of stem cells, today provided a corporate update and announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2018.
"During the third quarter, we have strengthened significantly our IP portfolio position with granted patents from the EU and Korea while closing an important partnership agreement with the Korean Cell2in and the German denovoMATRIX for collaborations to further improve stem cell selection," stated Dr. Shai Yarkoni, Cellect's Chief Executive Officer.
"During the year we opened a second site for the Company's ongoing clinical trial which allowed us to expedite the recruitment of additional patients and as a result, half of the patients planned for the study have finished first month follow up and all such patients have shown 100% engraftment with no procedure related adverse events and the first three patients of the trial (cohort I) have completed the study period (180 days) with full safety and tolerability," continued Dr. Yarkoni. "We also achieved positive results on the use of fat derived cells in orthopedic treatments in an animal model, we completed the first prototype of the Apotainer, showing stable immobilization and good biological activity of FasL coated paramagnetic beads and we received a formal Notice of Allowance from the Japanese and Australian Offices for Patents & Trademarks," Dr. Yarkoni added.
"As we are getting nearer to commercialization of our technology, we are putting more and more emphasis on partnerships with key players in our industry. We intend to continue this path going forward and build one of the world's strongest IP portfolios for stem cell therapy related technologies and a line of partnerships that will take the company to the next level commercially within the next 24 months," summarized Dr. Yarkoni
During the third quarter, Cellect accomplished the following: -
Recent Corporate Highlights:
Third Quarter 2018 Financial Results:
Balance Sheet Highlights:
* For the convenience of the reader, the amounts above have been translated from NIS into U.S. dollars, at the representative rate of exchange on September 30, 2018 (U.S. $1 = NIS 3.627).
The Company's consolidated financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 are presented in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards.
About Cellect Biotechnology Ltd.
Cellect Biotechnology (NASDAQ: APOP) has developed a breakthrough technology for the selection of stem cells from any given tissue that aims to improve a variety of stem cell-based therapies.
The Company's technology is expected to provide research, hospitals and pharma companies with the tools to rapidly isolate stem cells in quantity and quality allowing stem cell-based treatments and procedures in a wide variety of applications in regenerative medicine. The Company's current clinical trial is aimed at bone marrow transplantations in cancer treatment.
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Consolidated Statement of Operation | ||||||||||
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Nine months ended | Nine months ended | Three months ended | ||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | September 30, | ||||||||
2018 | 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | ||||||
Unaudited | Unaudited | |||||||||
U.S. dollars | NIS | |||||||||
(In thousands, except share and per share data) | ||||||||||
Research and development expenses | 2,612 | 9,473 | 8,099 | 4,125 | 2,872 | |||||
General and administrative expenses | 3,033 | 11,001 | 9,524 | 3,929 | 3,478 | |||||
Operating loss | 5,645 | 20,474 | 17,623 | 8,054 | 6,350 | |||||
Financial expenses (income) due to | (809) | (2,935) | 6,821 | (1,320) | 1,509 | |||||
Other financial expenses (income), net | (325) | (1,177) | 411 | 64 | (57) | |||||
Total comprehensive loss | 4,511 | 16,362 | 24,855 | 6,798 | 7,802 | |||||
Loss per share: | ||||||||||
Basic and diluted loss per share | 0.035 | 0.127 | 0.228 | 0.052 | 0.070 | |||||
Basic and diluted loss per ADS | 0.7 | 2.54 | 4.56 | 1.04 | 1.40 | |||||
Weighted average number of shares | 129,139,278 | 129,139,278 | 109,188,626 | 130,192,799 | 111,476,292 |
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Consolidated Balance Sheet Data | ||||||||
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September 30, | September 30, | December 31, | ||||||
2018 | 2018 | 2017 | ||||||
Unaudited | Unaudited | Audited | ||||||
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(In thousands, except share and per share data) | ||||||||
CURRENT ASSETS: | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 6,447 | 23,385 | 13,734 | |||||
Marketable securities | - | - | 13,999 | |||||
Other receivables | 164 | 593 | 818 | |||||
6,611 | 23,978 | 28,551 | ||||||
NON-CURRENT ASSETS: | ||||||||
Restricted cash | 92 | 333 | 305 | |||||
Other long-term assets | 39 | 142 | 173 | |||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 458 | 1,661 | 1,344 | |||||
589 | 2,136 | 1,822 | ||||||
7,200 | 26,114 | 30,373 | ||||||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||||
CURRENT LIABILITIES: | ||||||||
Trade payables | 354 | 1,283 | 1,703 | |||||
Other payables | 584 | 2,120 | 2,396 | |||||
938 | 3,403 | 4,099 | ||||||
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES: | ||||||||
Warrants to ADS | 1,745 | 6,327 | 7,422 | |||||
EQUITY: | ||||||||
Ordinary shares of no par value: | - | - | - | |||||
Additional Paid In Capital | 26,135 | 94,793 | 82,839 | |||||
Share-based payments | 3,121 | 11,321 | 9,381 | |||||
Treasury shares | (2,598) | (9,425) | (9,425) | |||||
Accumulated deficit | (22,141) | (80,305) | (63,943) | |||||
4,517 | 16,384 | 18,852 | ||||||
7,200 | 26,114 | 30,373 | ||||||
*) Net of 2,641,693 treasury shares of the Company held by the Company. |
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2018 | 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | |||||||
Unaudited | Unaudited | ||||||||||
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Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||||||
Total comprehensive loss | (4,511) | (16,362) | (24,855) | (6,798) | (7,802) | ||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net | |||||||||||
Net financing expenses | (227) | (823) | 504 | 14 | (29) | ||||||
Loss (gain) from revaluation of financial | (79) | (288) | 140 | (140) | (149) | ||||||
Depreciation | 93 | 337 | 278 | 122 | 94 | ||||||
Changes in fair value of traded and not | (885) | (3,208) | 6,650 | (1,320) | 1,337 | ||||||
Share-based payment | 895 | 3,247 | 4,016 | 1,063 | 1,572 | ||||||
Decrease (increase) in other receivables | 70 | 256 | 362 | 343 | 126 | ||||||
Increase (decrease) in other payables | (195) | (706) | (633) | 409 | (4) | ||||||
Interest received | (13) | (47) | - | (32) | - | ||||||
Net cash used in operating activities | (4,852) | (17,594) | (13,538) | (6,339) | (4,855) | ||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | |||||||||||
Short term deposits, net | 78 | 282 | 19,530 | 3,785 | 18,020 | ||||||
Restricted deposit, net | (6) | (22) | (167) | 6 | (2) | ||||||
(Purchase) Sales of marketable securities | 3,859 | 13,999 | (5,009) | 5,501 | (10,000) | ||||||
Purchase of property, plant and equipment | (177) | (643) | (175) | (415) | (59) | ||||||
Net cash provided by investing activities | 3,754 | 13,616 | 14,179 | 8,877 | 7,959 | ||||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||||||
Exercise of warrants and stock options into | 110 | 399 | 1,263 | - | 197 | ||||||
Issue of share capital and warrants, net of | 3,408 | 12,360 | 14,893 | - | 14,893 | ||||||
Net cash provided (used) by financing | 3,518 | 12,759 | 16,156 | - | 15,090 | ||||||
Exchange differences on balances of cash | 240 | 870 | (504) | 18 | 29 | ||||||
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash | 2,660 | 9,651 | 16,293 | 2,556 | 18,223 | ||||||
Balance of cash and cash equivalents at the |
3,787 | 13,734 | 6,279 | 20,829 | 4,349 | ||||||
Balance of cash and cash equivalents at |
6,447 | 23,385 | 22,572 | 23,385 | 22,572 |
Contact:
Cellect Biotechnology Ltd.
Eyal Leibovitz, Chief Financial Officer
www.cellect.co
+ 972-9-974-1444
SOURCE Cellect Biotechnology Ltd.
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