SEATTLE, Nov. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Impel Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: IMPL), a commercial-stage pharmaceutical company developing transformative therapies for people suffering from diseases with high unmet medical needs, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2022 and provided a corporate update.
“This quarter represents a milestone for Impel as we completed the first full year of Trudhesa® marketing and sales, generating over 42,000 prescriptions at the end of September,” said Adrian Adams, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Impel Pharmaceuticals. “Trudhesa continues to show robust growth and momentum and has captured approximately a 5% market share of acute branded prescriptions among prescribers after only one year in the market.”
Adams added, “We are also encouraged with the results that we’ve seen from the additional sales force added towards the end of July of this year. As expected, the expansion has led to efficiencies among both new and existing sales representatives and has already had a positive impact on all leading performance indicators. We have increased Trudhesa prescribers by 30 percent and increased new patients by 58 percent since Q2 and will continue to have a strong focus on disciplined execution. At the same time we are actively assessing both financing and strategic opportunities. ”
Recent Corporate Highlights
Trudhesa® (Dihydroergotamine Mesylate) Nasal Spray (0.725 Mg Per Spray)
Clinical Developments
Financial Results for Third Quarter 2022
Conference Call Information
Impel Pharmaceuticals’ Executive Management will host a live conference call and webcast at 8:30 a.m. ET today to discuss the third quarter 2022 financial results and provide a corporate update. To access the live conference call, please register using the conference link: Conference Registration (vevent.com). A live webcast of the event will be available on the Investors section of the Impel Pharmaceuticals website at https://investors.impelpharma.com/. A replay of the webcast and accompanying slides will be available on the Impel Pharmaceuticals website following the event
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We have provided in this press release certain financial information that has not been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”). Our management uses these non-GAAP financial measures internally in analyzing our financial results and believes that use of these non-GAAP financial measures is useful to investors as an additional tool to evaluate ongoing operating results and trends and in comparing our financial results with other companies in our industry, many of which present similar non-GAAP financial measures. Non-GAAP financial measures are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP and should be read only in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of our historical non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures has been provided in the financial statement tables included in this press release, and investors are encouraged to review these reconciliations.
About Impel Pharmaceuticals
Impel Pharmaceuticals is a commercial-stage pharmaceutical company developing transformative therapies for people suffering from diseases with high unmet medical needs, with an initial focus on diseases of the central nervous system. Impel offers and is developing treatments that pair its proprietary POD® technology with well-established therapeutics. In addition to Trudhesa® nasal spray, which is approved in the U.S. for the acute treatment of migraine with or without aura in adults, Impel is also developing INP105 for the acute treatment of agitation and aggression in patients with autism.
About Impel’s Precision Olfactory Delivery (POD®) Technology:
Impel’s proprietary POD® technology is able to deliver a range of therapeutic molecules and formulations into the vascular-rich upper nasal space, believed to be a gateway for unlocking the previously unrealized full potential of these molecules. By delivering predictable doses of drug directly to the upper nasal space, Impel’s precision performance technology has the goal of enabling increased and consistent absorption of drug, overriding the high variability associated with other nasal delivery systems, yet without the need for an injection. While an ideal target for drug administration, to date no technology has been able to consistently deliver drugs to the upper nasal space. By utilizing this route of administration, Impel Pharmaceuticals has been able to demonstrate blood concentration levels for its investigational therapies that are comparable to intramuscular (IM) administration and can even reach intravenous (IV)-like systemic levels quickly, which could transform the treatment landscape for central nervous system (CNS) and other disorders. Importantly, the POD technology offers propellant-enabled delivery of dry powder and liquid formulations that eliminates the need for coordination of breathing, allowing for self- or caregiver-administration in a manner that may improve patient outcome, comfort, and potentially, compliance.
About Trudhesa®
Indication
Trudhesa® is used to treat an active migraine headache with or without aura in adults. Do not use Trudhesa to prevent migraine when you have no symptoms. It is not known if Trudhesa is safe and effective in children.
Important Safety Information
| Serious or potentially life-threatening reductions in blood flow to the brain or extremities due to interactions between dihydroergotamine (the active ingredient in Trudhesa) and strong CYP3A4 inhibitors (such as protease inhibitors and macrolide antibiotics) have been reported rarely. As a result, these medications should not be taken together. |
Do not use Trudhesa if you:
Before taking Trudhesa, tell your doctor if:
The use of Trudhesa should not exceed dosing guidelines and should not be used on a daily basis. Serious cardiac (heart) events, including some that have been fatal, have occurred following the use of dihydroergotamine mesylate, particularly with dihydroergotamine for injection, but are extremely rare.
You may experience some nasal congestion or irritation, altered sense of taste, sore throat, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, and fatigue after using Trudhesa.
Contact your doctor immediately if you experience:
The risk information provided here is not comprehensive. To learn more, talk about Trudhesa with your healthcare provider or pharmacist. The FDA-approved product labeling can be found at www.Trudhesa.com or 1-800-555-DRUG. You can also call 1-833-TRUDHESA (1-833-878-3437) for additional information.
About INP105:
INP105 is an upper nasal formulation of olanzapine administered using Impel’s novel POD® technology and being developed for the potential treatment of agitation and aggression associated with autism spectrum disorder. The POD® is a novel, simple-to-use device designed to deliver consistent and predictable doses of drug. INP105 delivers olanzapine to the richly vascularized upper nasal space to offer rapid, consistent, and optimized bioavailability that can be administered by the patient or a caregiver. Olanzapine is the most used treatment for acute agitation, but its use is limited to intramuscular injection and in a hospital setting. INP105 is intended to be a preferred choice for the safe and rapid treatment of acute agitation and because it is designed to be non-invasive, it has the potential to expand the treatment setting beyond the emergency room, such as inpatient treatment or community care facilities and the patient’s home.
Cautionary Note on Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, but not limited to, the potential clinical benefits of Trudhesa®, the market opportunities of Trudhesa within the migraine market, the speed of uptake and market growth of Trudhesa, the effectiveness of the Trudhesa sales force, the timing of announcements of clinical results and clinical development activities of Impel’s product candidates, and Impel’s cash runway. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as: “believe,” “may,” “will,” “potentially,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “could,” “would,” “project,” “plan,” “expect” or the negative or plural of these words or similar expressions. These statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from those anticipated, including but not limited to, Impel’s ability to maintain regulatory approval of Trudhesa, its ability to execute its commercialization strategy for Trudhesa, its ability to develop, manufacture and commercialize its other product candidates including plans for future development of its POD® devices and plans to address additional indications for which Impel may pursue regulatory approval, whether results of preclinical studies or clinical trials will be indicative of the results of future trials, and the effects of COVID-19 on its clinical programs and business operations. Many of these risks are described in greater detail in Impel’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking statements in this press release speak only as of the date of this press release. Impel assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, after the date of this press release.
Impel, POD and the Impel logo are trademarks of Impel Pharmaceuticals Inc. To learn more about Impel Pharmaceuticals, please visit our website at https://impelpharma.com.
| IMPEL PHARMACEUTICALS INC. Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet (In thousands, except share and per share data) | ||||||||||
| September 30, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | |||||||||
| Assets | ||||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 79,731 | $ | 88,212 | ||||||
| Trade receivables, net | 6,129 | 1,352 | ||||||||
| Inventory | 8,622 | 2,824 | ||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 4,794 | 2,188 | ||||||||
| Total current assets | 99,276 | 94,576 | ||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 2,776 | 3,149 | ||||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 2,933 | — | ||||||||
| Other assets | 187 | 187 | ||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 105,172 | $ | 97,912 | ||||||
| Liabilities and stockholders’ (deficit) equity | ||||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 4,751 | $ | 6,367 | ||||||
| Accrued liabilities | 11,743 | 8,950 | ||||||||
| Current portion of deferred royalty obligation | 1,765 | — | ||||||||
| Current portion of operating lease liability | 1,346 | — | ||||||||
| Common stock warrant liability | 358 | 637 | ||||||||
| Total current liabilities | 19,963 | 15,954 | ||||||||
| Operating lease liability, net of current portion | 1,584 | — | ||||||||
| Derivative liability | 1,890 | — | ||||||||
| Deferred royalty obligation, net of current portion | 56,662 | — | ||||||||
| Long-term debt | 47,362 | 29,450 | ||||||||
| Total liabilities | 127,461 | 45,404 | ||||||||
| Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||||
| Stockholders’ (deficit) equity: | ||||||||||
| Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized: none issued | — | — | ||||||||
| Common stock, $0.001 par value; 300,000,000 shares authorized; 23,739,313 and 23,037,298 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively | 24 | 23 | ||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 275,756 | 267,283 | ||||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (298,069 | ) | (214,798 | ) | ||||||
| Total stockholders’ (deficit) equity | (22,289 | ) | 52,508 | |||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ (deficit) equity | $ | 105,172 | $ | 97,912 | ||||||
| Impel Pharmaceuticals Inc. Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||
| For the Three Months Ended September 30, | For the Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||||
| Product revenue, net | $ | 3,082 | $ | 91 | $ | 7,644 | $ | 91 | ||||||||||
| Cost of goods sold | 1,508 | 250 | 4,277 | 250 | ||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 1,574 | (159 | ) | 3,367 | (159 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||||
| Research and development | 3,155 | 5,929 | 10,756 | 16,103 | ||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 19,659 | 16,338 | 57,553 | 30,971 | ||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 22,814 | 22,267 | 68,309 | 47,074 | ||||||||||||||
| Loss from operations | (21,240 | ) | (22,426 | ) | (64,942 | ) | (47,233 | ) | ||||||||||
| Other income (expense), net : | ||||||||||||||||||
| Interest income (expense), net | (3,192 | ) | (2,420 | ) | (11,069 | ) | (3,471 | ) | ||||||||||
| Other income (expense), net | (6,665 | ) | (175 | ) | (7,260 | ) | (1,090 | ) | ||||||||||
| Total other income (expense), net | (9,857 | ) | (2,595 | ) | (18,329 | ) | (4,561 | ) | ||||||||||
| Loss before income taxes | (31,097 | ) | (25,021 | ) | (83,271 | ) | (51,794 | ) | ||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Net loss and comprehensive loss | $ | (31,097 | ) | $ | (25,021 | ) | $ | (83,271 | ) | $ | (51,794 | ) | ||||||
| Accretion on redeemable convertible preferred stock | — | — | — | 129 | ||||||||||||||
| Net loss attributable to common stockholders | $ | (31,097 | ) | $ | (25,021 | ) | $ | (83,271 | ) | $ | (51,923 | ) | ||||||
| Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted | $ | (1.31 | ) | $ | (1.24 | ) | $ | (3.57 | ) | $ | (4.42 | ) | ||||||
| Weighted-average shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted | 23,709,546 | 20,150,990 | 23,345,946 | 11,746,923 | ||||||||||||||
| Impel Pharmaceuticals Inc. Earnings Per Share (in thousands, except share and per share amounts) | ||||||||||||||||||
| For the Three Months Ended September 30, | For the Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||||
| GAAP Basic and Diluted EPS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Numerator: | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss and comprehensive loss | $ | (31,097 | ) | $ | (25,021 | ) | $ | (83,271 | ) | $ | (51,794 | ) | ||||||
| Add: Accretion of preferred stock to redemption value | — | — | — | (129 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Net loss attributable to common shareholders | $ | (31,097 | ) | $ | (25,021 | ) | $ | (83,271 | ) | $ | (51,923 | ) | ||||||
| Denominator: | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted-average common shares shares outstanding, basic and diluted | 23,709,546 | 20,150,990 | 23,345,946 | 11,746,923 | ||||||||||||||
| Net loss per share attributable to common shareholders, basic and diluted | $ | (1.31 | ) | $ | (1.24 | ) | $ | (3.57 | ) | $ | (4.42 | ) | ||||||
| For the Three Months Ended September 30, | For the Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP loss per share information: | ||||||||||||||||||
| Numerator: | ||||||||||||||||||
| Historical net loss attributable to common shareholders | $ | (31,097 | ) | $ | (25,021 | ) | $ | (83,271 | ) | $ | (51,923 | ) | ||||||
| Accretion of preferred stock to redemption value | — | — | — | 129 | ||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of convertible notes | — | — | — | 839 | ||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of redeemable convertible preferred stock warrant liabilities | — | — | — | 222 | ||||||||||||||
| Interest expense on convertible notes | — | — | — | 55 | ||||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP pro forma net loss attributable to common stockholders | $ | (31,097 | ) | $ | (25,021 | ) | $ | (83,271 | ) | $ | (50,678 | ) | ||||||
| Denominator: | ||||||||||||||||||
| Common shares outstanding: | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding | 23,709,546 | 20,150,990 | 23,345,946 | 11,746,923 | ||||||||||||||
| Shares issued in IPO | — | — | — | 2,266,179 | ||||||||||||||
| Common shares issued upon conversion of preferred stock | — | — | — | 5,356,311 | ||||||||||||||
| Automatic exchange of Avenue warrant | — | — | — | 45,747 | ||||||||||||||
| Issuance of shares of common stock pursuant to the cash and net exercise of warrants | — | — | — | 26,138 | ||||||||||||||
| Shares issued upon conversion of convertible notes | — | — | — | 237,772 | ||||||||||||||
| Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding used to compute pro forma net loss per share, as adjusted, basic and diluted | 23,709,546 | 20,150,990 | 23,345,946 | 19,679,070 | ||||||||||||||
| Pro forma net loss per share attributable to common shareholders, basic and diluted | $ | (1.31 | ) | $ | (1.24 | ) | $ | (3.57 | ) | $ | (2.58 | ) | ||||||
| Contact: | |
| Investor Relations: | Media Relations: |
| Christina Tartaglia | Melyssa Weible |
| Stern Investor Relations | Elixir Health Public Relations |
| Phone: (1) 212-362-1200 | Phone: (1) 201-723-5805 |
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| Last Trade: | US$0.24 |
| Daily Volume: | 0 |
| Market Cap: | US$5.760M |
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