investor presentation · 2017-07-14 · manufacturing capability ... woodford investment management...

26
Investor Presentation July 2017 Michael Hunt, Chief Financial Officer

Upload: others

Post on 06-Jul-2020

0 views

Category:

Documents


0 download

TRANSCRIPT

Page 1: Investor Presentation · 2017-07-14 · Manufacturing capability ... Woodford Investment Management 9.5% Wales Life Science Fund 9.3% Invesco 5.7% Aviva £53 million ($66 million)

Investor PresentationJuly 2017

Michael Hunt, Chief Financial Officer

Page 2: Investor Presentation · 2017-07-14 · Manufacturing capability ... Woodford Investment Management 9.5% Wales Life Science Fund 9.3% Invesco 5.7% Aviva £53 million ($66 million)

Disclaimer

THIS PRESENTATION IS CONFIDENTIAL AND IS BEING SUPPLIED TO YOU SOLELY FOR YOUR INFORMATION AND MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED,

FURTHER DISTRIBUTED TO ANY OTHER PERSON OR PUBLISHED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, FOR ANY PURPOSE.

Neither this presentation, nor the information contained in it constitutes or forms part of an admission document or a prospectus and does not form any part of (and

should not be construed as constituting or forming any part of) an offer of, or invitation to apply for, securities nor shall this document or any part of it, or the fact of its

distribution, form the basis of or be relied on in connection with any investment decision, contract or commitment whatsoever. This presentation should not be

considered a recommendation by ReNeuron Group Plc (the “Company”) or any of its respective directors, members, officers, employees, agents or advisers in relation

to any purchase of the Company’s securities, including any purchase of or subscription for any ordinary shares in the capital of the Company. Accordingly, information

and opinions contained in this presentation are being supplied to you solely for your information only.

Although reasonable care has been taken to ensure that the facts stated in this presentation are accurate and that the opinions expressed are fair and reasonable, the

contents of this presentation have not been verified by the Company or any other person. Accordingly, no representation or warranty, express or implied, is made as to

the fairness, accuracy, completeness or correctness of the information and opinions contained in this presentation, and no reliance should be placed on such

information or opinions. Further, the information in this presentation is not complete and may be changed. Neither the Company nor any of its respective members,

directors, officers or employees nor any other person accepts any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from any use of such information or opinions or

otherwise arising in connection with this presentation.

In the UK this presentation is being provided only to investment professional and high net worth companies, as described in articles 19 and 49(2), respectively, of the

Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotions) Order 2005 and persons otherwise exempt under such Order. Securities in the Company have not

been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or qualified for sale under the law of any state or

other jurisdiction of the United States of America and may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not

subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The Company does not presently intend to register any securities under the Securities Act, and no public

offering of securities in the United States will be made. In the United States, this presentation is directed only at, and may be communicated only to, persons that are

institutional “accredited investors” within the meaning of Rule 501(a) (1), (2), (2) or (7) under the Securities Act. Neither the United States Securities and Exchange

Commission (“SEC”) nor any securities regulatory body of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States of America, nor any securities regulatory body of any

other country or political subdivision thereof, has passed on the accuracy or adequacy of the contents of this presentation. Any representation to the contrary is

unlawful. The distribution of this presentation in certain other jurisdictions may be restricted by law, and persons into whose possession this presentation comes should

inform themselves about, and observe, any such restrictions.

This presentation may contain forward-looking statements that reflect the Company's current expectations regarding future events, its liquidity and results of operations

and its future working capital requirements and capital raising activities. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Actual events could differ

materially from those projected herein and depend on a number of factors, including the success of the Company's development strategies, the successful and timely

completion of clinical studies, the ability of the Company to obtain additional financing for its operations and the market conditions affecting the availability and terms of

such financing.

By participating in and/or accepting delivery of this presentation you agree to be bound by the foregoing restrictions and the other terms of this disclaimer.

2

Page 3: Investor Presentation · 2017-07-14 · Manufacturing capability ... Woodford Investment Management 9.5% Wales Life Science Fund 9.3% Invesco 5.7% Aviva £53 million ($66 million)

Company overview

3

A global leader in cell-based therapeutics

Breadth of pipeline

Strong managementteam

Unique platformtechnologies

Well backed andwell funded

Focus on high valueindications

Page 4: Investor Presentation · 2017-07-14 · Manufacturing capability ... Woodford Investment Management 9.5% Wales Life Science Fund 9.3% Invesco 5.7% Aviva £53 million ($66 million)

Global leader in cell-based therapeutics

4

1. Leaders in cell therapy field

2. Targeting unmet needs

3. Ahead of the competition in our selected indications

4. Secure Intellectual Property

5. Manufacturing capability

High growth sector

Potential to broaden therapeutic pipeline

beyond cell-based programmes

Page 5: Investor Presentation · 2017-07-14 · Manufacturing capability ... Woodford Investment Management 9.5% Wales Life Science Fund 9.3% Invesco 5.7% Aviva £53 million ($66 million)

Unique platform technologies

5

CTX cell line

Human Retinal

Progenitor Cells

(hRPC)

CTX

Clinical pipeline in vascular and neurological

indications

CTX-derived exosomes

Potential to broaden therapeutic pipeline

beyond cell-based programmes

hRPC

Targeting retinal degenerative diseases

Originally derived from

single neural stem cell

Retinal stem cell

population

Page 6: Investor Presentation · 2017-07-14 · Manufacturing capability ... Woodford Investment Management 9.5% Wales Life Science Fund 9.3% Invesco 5.7% Aviva £53 million ($66 million)

Breadth of the pipeline

6

Product/

Indication

Discovery Pre-clinical Phase I Phase II Phase III Market

approval

CTX Cell line

CTX

Stroke Disability

CTX

Critical Limb Ischaemia

Exosomes (CTX-derived)

Cancer

Human Retinal

Progenitor Cells

hRPC

Retinitis Pigmentosa

hRPC

Cone-Rod Dystrophy

Page 7: Investor Presentation · 2017-07-14 · Manufacturing capability ... Woodford Investment Management 9.5% Wales Life Science Fund 9.3% Invesco 5.7% Aviva £53 million ($66 million)

Well backed and well funded

7

Backed by major generalist and specialist life science institutional investors:

35.5%Woodford Investment

Management

9.5%Wales Life

Science Fund

9.3%Invesco

5.7%Aviva

£53 million($66 million)

Cash on balance sheet (as at 31 March 2017)

Funds therapeutic programmes into mid or late-stage clinical development

Page 8: Investor Presentation · 2017-07-14 · Manufacturing capability ... Woodford Investment Management 9.5% Wales Life Science Fund 9.3% Invesco 5.7% Aviva £53 million ($66 million)

Strong management team

8

Olav HellebøChief Executive

Officer

(Schering-Plough,

Novartis, UCB,

Clavis)

Board member

Michael Hunt

ACAChief Financial

Officer

(Biocompatibles,

Bunzl)

Board member

Dr. Randolph

CortelingHead of Research

Dr. John

SindenChief Scientific

Officer and co-

Founder

Sharon

GrimsterVP Development

and General

Manager, Wales

(F-Star, Antisoma,

Celltech)

Shaun

StapletonHead of

Regulatory Affairs

(Elly Lilly,

Boehringer

Ingelheim, Ipsen,

RRG)

Dr. Julian

HowellChief Medical

Officer

(Shield, ProStrakan,

Roche, Pharmion)

Senior Management

Non-executive Board

John

BerrimanChairman

(Autolus, Algeta,

Heptares,

Abingworth)

Simon

Cartmell OBE(Apatech,

Celltech, Glaxo)

Dr. Tim Corn(Jazz Pharma,

EUSA Pharma,

Circassia, Glaxo)

Prof. Sir Chris

Evans OBE(Arthurian,

Excalibur)

Dr. Paul

Harper(Physiomics,

Sareum, CAT,

Glaxo)

Dr. Michael

OwenChair - ReNeuron

Scientific Advisory

Board

(Zealand Pharma,

Avacta, Kymab,

GSK, ICRF)

Page 9: Investor Presentation · 2017-07-14 · Manufacturing capability ... Woodford Investment Management 9.5% Wales Life Science Fund 9.3% Invesco 5.7% Aviva £53 million ($66 million)

Focused strategy

9

1

2

3

Gain clinical validation for our therapeutic programmes via robust clinical trials in well regulated territories.

Develop best-in-class cell based therapies for life changing high value products

Realise value for our technologies and therapeutic programmes via direct sales or substantial license deals

Page 10: Investor Presentation · 2017-07-14 · Manufacturing capability ... Woodford Investment Management 9.5% Wales Life Science Fund 9.3% Invesco 5.7% Aviva £53 million ($66 million)

10

Indication Assumptions Peak

Annual

Sales ($bn)

CTX for stroke 1.76 million strokes/year (total US/EU/Japan)

85% survival, 85 % ischaemic

Peak penetration 5% US/EU/Japan

Treatment cost $40,000 EU to $60,000 US/Japan

1.1 - 3.9

hRPC for RP Prevalence 1:4000, ~244,000 cases (total US/EU/Japan)

Peak penetration 7.5% US/ EU

Per-eye treatment cost $50,000 EU to $75,000 US/Japan

0.5 - 1.8

Market potential according to Analysts’ estimates*

• Applicability of hRPC in other hard-to-treat ophthalmic diseases could

provide upside potential

• Longer-term upside from exosome platform

*Stifel July 2016, N+1 Singer April 2017, Edison May 2017

Page 11: Investor Presentation · 2017-07-14 · Manufacturing capability ... Woodford Investment Management 9.5% Wales Life Science Fund 9.3% Invesco 5.7% Aviva £53 million ($66 million)

11CTX cell product

Page 12: Investor Presentation · 2017-07-14 · Manufacturing capability ... Woodford Investment Management 9.5% Wales Life Science Fund 9.3% Invesco 5.7% Aviva £53 million ($66 million)

CTX cell product

12

CTX - an allogeneic, cryopreserved human neural stem cell product

• GMP production, full release testing with a 6 month shelf life

• Product can be readily ordered, shipped and stored at the hospital

• Commercial scale manufacturing allows low cost of goods

• No generation of immune response after administration

CTX delivered in

cryo-shipper

Controlled thawing by

validated methods

Administer to

patient ‘on demand’

Similar to a conventional ‘off-the-shelf’ pharmaceutical /biologic drug

Page 13: Investor Presentation · 2017-07-14 · Manufacturing capability ... Woodford Investment Management 9.5% Wales Life Science Fund 9.3% Invesco 5.7% Aviva £53 million ($66 million)

CTX for Stroke disability: unmet medical need

13

• Stroke is the single largest cause of adult disability

• Annual health/social costs: >$70 billion in the US

• Only one pharmaceutical treatment option available within 4 hours of stroke onset

• No treatment options available for stroke patients months to years later

• CTX administration promotes repair in the damaged brain

Lifetime risk of stroke:

1 in 5 women

1 in 6 men

Page 14: Investor Presentation · 2017-07-14 · Manufacturing capability ... Woodford Investment Management 9.5% Wales Life Science Fund 9.3% Invesco 5.7% Aviva £53 million ($66 million)

Two distinct cell therapy strategies for stroke

Str

oke D

am

ag

eB

rain

Re

co

ve

ryT

rea

tme

nts Thrombolysis;

Thrombectomy

Brain

ProtectionBrain Repair

Neuroplasticity:• Neurogenesis

• Angiogenesis

• Scar remodelling

Stem Cells

Minutes DaysHours Months Years

Inflammation

Neuron death

Neuroplasticity

Neuroprotective

Intravascular route

Regenerative

Intracerebral route

Acute Stroke Chronic Stroke

ReNeuron are pioneers in treating chronic stroke patients

14

Page 15: Investor Presentation · 2017-07-14 · Manufacturing capability ... Woodford Investment Management 9.5% Wales Life Science Fund 9.3% Invesco 5.7% Aviva £53 million ($66 million)

Implanted CTX cells

modulate the immune

system to promote repair by

Formation of new blood

vessels (angiogenesis)

Formation of new

neurons (neurogenesis)

Formation of new

connections between

neurons (synaptogenesis)

CTX promotes anatomical plasticity in the brain

Images are for illustration only15

Page 16: Investor Presentation · 2017-07-14 · Manufacturing capability ... Woodford Investment Management 9.5% Wales Life Science Fund 9.3% Invesco 5.7% Aviva £53 million ($66 million)

CTX for Stroke disability: Phase I data published

16

• PISCES I - Phase I dose escalation safety study published with 24 months follow up

• 11 disabled, stable stroke patients, 6 months to 5 years post stroke

• Single, straightforward neurosurgical procedure, Doses at 2, 5, 10, 20 million cells

• No cell-related or immunological adverse events

Encouraging results across multiple efficacy measures of disability

Page 17: Investor Presentation · 2017-07-14 · Manufacturing capability ... Woodford Investment Management 9.5% Wales Life Science Fund 9.3% Invesco 5.7% Aviva £53 million ($66 million)

CTX for stroke disability – Phase II study design

17

• PISCES II - To demonstrate effect of CTX cells on improving outcome of patients during rehabilitation phase following an ischaemic stroke

• Male and female patients; aged 40-89; 2-12 months after a stroke

• CTX 20 million cells injected into brain (putamen) on affected side

• Treated 23 patients in 8 centres across the UK

• Median Age: 62 yrs (41-79), Median time from stroke to treatment: 7 months (2-13)

• Outcome measures:

• Modified Rankin Score, Barthel Index, ARAT, Fugl-Meyer

Robust trial of the capabilities of CTX in stroke patients

Page 18: Investor Presentation · 2017-07-14 · Manufacturing capability ... Woodford Investment Management 9.5% Wales Life Science Fund 9.3% Invesco 5.7% Aviva £53 million ($66 million)

PISCES II – Results

18

• Rate of patient improvement in patients with established disability due to stroke has greatly exceeded what we expected

• 15 out of 21 patients responded to one or more of the four efficacy measures

• 33% response rate on Modified Rankin Score (mRS) was greater than expected

• 53% response rate in evaluable patients for Barthel Index measure (activities of daily living)

Potential of CTX in stroke warrants moving into a Phase III study

Page 19: Investor Presentation · 2017-07-14 · Manufacturing capability ... Woodford Investment Management 9.5% Wales Life Science Fund 9.3% Invesco 5.7% Aviva £53 million ($66 million)

Bedridden, requires constant help from others

Needing help to walk, use toilet, bathe

Can walk with appliance,

Needs some help at home

Slight to no disability

From Lekander et al 2017, 42,114 patients from 2007-2012

Costs from Sweden, translated into pounds

Costs of disability – Modified Rankin Score (mRS)

19

Improvements in disability result in substantial reductions in patient care costs

Page 20: Investor Presentation · 2017-07-14 · Manufacturing capability ... Woodford Investment Management 9.5% Wales Life Science Fund 9.3% Invesco 5.7% Aviva £53 million ($66 million)

Phase III Study - PISCES III

20

• Pivotal randomised, placebo controlled study

• 220 patients, 1 to 1 randomisation, CTX 20 million cell dose as used in PISCES II

• Primary endpoint: one-point change in modified Rankin Score (from mRS 3 or 4) at 6

months post-treatment

• US and European sites

• Formal discussions held with FDA /EMA - favourable responses received

• Planning to commence study in early 2018 – Data expected early 2020

• A similar response rate in mRS to that seen in PISCES II would provide basis for a

clinically and commercially viable cell therapy

Page 21: Investor Presentation · 2017-07-14 · Manufacturing capability ... Woodford Investment Management 9.5% Wales Life Science Fund 9.3% Invesco 5.7% Aviva £53 million ($66 million)

21Human Retinal Progenitor Cells

Page 22: Investor Presentation · 2017-07-14 · Manufacturing capability ... Woodford Investment Management 9.5% Wales Life Science Fund 9.3% Invesco 5.7% Aviva £53 million ($66 million)

Retinal platform

22

Broad application across a range of retinal diseases

• The eye does not regenerate lost cells

• Small changes in the retina will have a great impact on vision

• Programmes based on human retinal progenitor cells (hRPCs)

• Recent approval of hRPC frozen formulation - ship and thaw

on demand

• Targeting Retinitis Pigmentosa, Cone Rod Dystrophy

Page 23: Investor Presentation · 2017-07-14 · Manufacturing capability ... Woodford Investment Management 9.5% Wales Life Science Fund 9.3% Invesco 5.7% Aviva £53 million ($66 million)

Retinal disease programmes

23

Retinitis pigmentosa (RP)

• Inherited, degenerative eye disease

• Results in tunnel vision then blindness

• Orphan Drug Designation in EU and the US & Fast Track Designation in US

• Phase I/II study ongoing in the USRP vision

CRD vision

Working to prevent lifelong blindness

Cone rod dystrophy (CRD)

• Rare inherited, degenerative eye disease

• Initial damage to cones in central retina – leading to blindness

• Second therapeutic target for hRPC

• Use safety data from RP Phase I study

• Phase II clinical trial planned to run alongside RP study

Page 24: Investor Presentation · 2017-07-14 · Manufacturing capability ... Woodford Investment Management 9.5% Wales Life Science Fund 9.3% Invesco 5.7% Aviva £53 million ($66 million)

24

Future newsflow

Page 25: Investor Presentation · 2017-07-14 · Manufacturing capability ... Woodford Investment Management 9.5% Wales Life Science Fund 9.3% Invesco 5.7% Aviva £53 million ($66 million)

Key clinical milestones – next 18 months

25

H2 2017

• CTX for Stroke disability – Phase II 12 month follow-up data

• hRPC for Retinitis pigmentosa – Phase I safety data

• hRPC for Retinitis pigmentosa – Phase II commencement

H1 2018

• CTX for Stroke disability – Phase III commencement

• hRPC for Cone-rod dystrophy – Phase II commencement

H2 2018

• hRPC for Retinitis pigmentosa – Phase II efficacy data

• Exosomes for cancer – Phase I commencement

Page 26: Investor Presentation · 2017-07-14 · Manufacturing capability ... Woodford Investment Management 9.5% Wales Life Science Fund 9.3% Invesco 5.7% Aviva £53 million ($66 million)

Pencoed Business Park │ Pencoed │ Bridgend │ CF35 5HY │ UK

T +44 (0) 203 819 8400 │E [email protected]

www.reneuron.com

Ticker: RENE.L26