UNITY Biotechnology, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results and Business Updates
UNITY Biotechnology, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results and Business Updates
August 6, 2024
“Having expanded and extended our ASPIRE study to 50 patients and 36 weeks, respectively, to better assess the efficacy and durability of UBX1325 compared to aflibercept, we have been laser-focused on enrollment and execution this quarter,” said
UBX1325 (foselutoclax) is designed as a novel and durable therapeutic option in diabetic macular edema (DME) that acts via a senolytic mechanism of action upstream of VEGF inhibitors, with the potential to address shortcomings of the current standard of care, such as high treatment burden and sub-optimal response to treatment.
UNITY expects topline 24-week primary endpoint data in the first quarter of 2025 and 36-week data in the second quarter of 2025. The Phase 2b ASPIRE study in DME is a multi-center, randomized, double-masked, active-controlled study designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of UBX1325 in a head-to-head comparison to aflibercept. More information about ASPIRE (NCT06011798) can be found here.
Second Quarter Financial Results
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities totaled
Net loss for the three months ended
Research and development expenses decreased by
General and administrative expenses decreased by
About UNITY
UNITY is developing a new class of therapeutics to slow, halt, or reverse diseases of aging. UNITY’s current focus is on creating medicines to selectively eliminate or modulate senescent cells and thereby provide transformative benefit in age-related ophthalmologic and neurologic diseases. More information is available at www.unitybiotechnology.com or follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements including statements related to UNITY’s understanding of cellular senescence and the role it plays in diseases of aging, the potential for UNITY to develop therapeutics to slow, halt, or reverse diseases of aging, including for ophthalmologic and neurologic diseases, the potential for UNITY to successfully commence and complete clinical studies of UBX1325 for DME, AMD, and other ophthalmologic diseases, the expected timing of enrollment and results of the clinical trials in UBX1325, and UNITY’s expectations regarding the sufficiency of its cash runway. These statements involve substantial known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements to be materially different from the information expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements, including risks related to delay or disruption in the enrollment of patients in clinical trials, risks relating to the uncertainties inherent in the drug development process, and risks relating to UNITY’s understanding of senescence biology. We may not actually achieve the plans, intentions, or expectations disclosed in our forward-looking statements, and you should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. Actual results or events could differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations disclosed in the forward-looking statements we make. The forward-looking statements in this press release represent our views as of the date of this release. We anticipate that subsequent events and developments will cause our views to change. However, while we may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we have no current intention of doing so except to the extent required by applicable law. You should, therefore, not rely on these forward-looking statements as representing our views as of any date subsequent to the date of this release. For a further description of the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed in these forward-looking statements, as well as risks relating to the business of the Company in general, see UNITY’s most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss (In thousands, except share and per share amounts) |
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| Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| Research and development | $ | 3,463 | $ | 6,435 | $ | 7,184 | $ | 12,195 | ||||||||
| General and administrative | 3,516 | 5,413 | 7,394 | 10,212 | ||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 6,979 | 11,848 | 14,578 | 22,407 | ||||||||||||
| Loss from operations | (6,979 | ) | (11,848 | ) | (14,578 | ) | (22,407 | ) | ||||||||
| Interest income | 515 | 805 | 1,028 | 1,660 | ||||||||||||
| Interest expense | — | (883 | ) | — | (1,885 | ) | ||||||||||
| Gain (loss) on warrant liability | 1,246 | (3,461 | ) | 2,622 | 2,030 | |||||||||||
| Other income (expense), net | (61 | ) | (69 | ) | (141 | ) | (133 | ) | ||||||||
| Net loss | (5,279 | ) | (15,456 | ) | (11,069 | ) | (20,735 | ) | ||||||||
| Other comprehensive gain (loss) | ||||||||||||||||
| Unrealized gain (loss) on marketable debt securities | 3 | 14 | (11 | ) | 115 | |||||||||||
| Comprehensive loss | $ | (5,276 | ) | $ | (15,442 | ) | $ | (11,080 | ) | $ | (20,620 | ) | ||||
| Net loss per share, basic and diluted | $ | (0.31 | ) | $ | (1.07 | ) | $ | (0.66 | ) | $ | (1.44 | ) | ||||
| Weighted-average number of shares used in computing net loss per share, basic and diluted | 16,815,387 | 14,425,775 | 16,800,238 | 14,369,643 | ||||||||||||
Condensed Balance Sheets (In thousands) |
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| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Current Assets: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 7,584 | $ | 19,803 | ||||
| Short-term marketable securities | 26,400 | 23,398 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 1,862 | 3,404 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 35,846 | 46,605 | ||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 4,630 | 5,082 | ||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 11,900 | 12,981 | ||||||
| Long-term restricted cash | 896 | 896 | ||||||
| Other long-term assets | 250 | 126 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 53,522 | $ | 65,690 | ||||
| Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 1,456 | $ | 1,380 | ||||
| Accrued compensation | 1,385 | 1,841 | ||||||
| Accrued and other current liabilities | 5,977 | 4,619 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 8,818 | 7,840 | ||||||
| Operating lease liability, net of current portion | 21,659 | 23,539 | ||||||
| Warrant liability | 3,291 | 5,913 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 33,768 | 37,292 | ||||||
| Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity: | ||||||||
| Common stock | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 515,209 | 512,773 | ||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive gain | (35 | ) | (24 | ) | ||||
| Accumulated deficit | (495,422 | ) | (484,353 | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | 19,754 | 28,398 | ||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 53,522 | $ | 65,690 | ||||
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