NEW HOPE, Pa., Nov. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Orchestra BioMed Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: OBIO, “Orchestra BioMed” or the “Company”), a biomedical innovation company accelerating high-impact technologies to patients through risk-reward sharing partnerships, today reported its third quarter 2024 financial results and provided a business update.

"The Orchestra BioMed team is focused on execution of the BACKBEAT global pivotal study alongside our strategic partner, Medtronic. We are excited about the enthusiasm we have seen from the clinical community for the potential of AVIM therapy to provide these typically older, higher risk hypertension patients with a potent, programmable, always on treatment option for managing their blood pressure,” commented David Hochman, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and Founder of Orchestra BioMed. “We received FDA approval for and recently started to implement an important amendment to our study protocol that improves patient engagement processes and significantly expands our window for screening and enrollment. We believe this amendment will help us execute the ongoing study and deliver regulatory-submission-ready clinical results to our partners at Medtronic.”

Mr. Hochman continued, “In parallel with our work on AVIM therapy, we are continuing to advance our Virtue SAB program with active preparations to initiate coronary pivotal studies. The agenda at this year’s TCT conference highlighted the growing importance of drug-coated balloons in the future of coronary and peripheral interventions for artery disease. We view Virtue SAB as a revolutionary innovation that can elevate this rapidly accelerating therapeutic trend, offering superior drug delivery without the limitations of fragile balloon coatings. Overall, we expect 2025 to be a milestone year for Orchestra BioMed and remain steadfast in our commitment to employ our partnership-enabled business model to deliver innovative solutions that will make a meaningful impact on patient care."

Recent Business Highlights:

• Continued site activation and patient enrollment of the BACKBEAT global pivotal study, in collaboration with Medtronic (NYSE: MDT), evaluating the efficacy and safety of atrioventricular interval modulation (“AVIM”) therapy in hypertensive pacemaker patients.
• Received FDA approval for and are now implementing an amendment to the BACKBEAT study protocol intended to improve patient engagement processes and expand the window for screening and enrolling patients.
• Preparing to initiate coronary pivotal studies for Virtue® Sirolimus AngioInfusion^TM Balloon (“SAB”).
• Actively engaged with Terumo in Virtue SAB partnership restructuring discussions.
• Vivasure Medical Ltd. (“Vivasure”), a strategic holding of Orchestra BioMed, reported positive data from its U.S. IDE PATCH pivotal study at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (“TCT”) 2024 annual conference demonstrating that its PerQseal® Closure Device achieved closure with very low rates of major vascular complications and rapid times to hemostasis. This data positions PerQseal for potential regulatory approval and commercial launch in 2025.
  • Haemonetics Corporation (NYSE: HAE) has invested over $30 million in Vivasure and has an option to acquire the company.

Financial Results for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2024

• Cash and cash equivalents and Marketable securities totaled $66.9 million as of September 30, 2024. Following the close of Q3 2024, cash and cash equivalents increased in November 2024 by approximately $15 million from the initial draw on our credit facility with Hercules Capital, Inc. Operating cash runway is expected into second half of 2026 based on internal forecast reflecting operating priorities and certain potential future proceeds.
• Net cash used in operating activities and for the purchase of fixed assets was $13.8 million during the third quarter of 2024, compared with $10.3 million for the third quarter of 2023, with the primary driver of this increase being increased cash outflows for research and development during the third quarter of 2024.
• Revenue for the third quarter of 2024 was $1.0 million, compared with $0.4 million for the third quarter in 2023. The increase was primarily due to increased recognition of partnership revenues earned under the agreement with Terumo.
• Research and development expenses for the third quarter of 2024 were $11.6 million, compared with $8.6 million for the same period in 2023. The increase was primarily due to additional costs associated with the ongoing BACKBEAT global pivotal study.
• Selling, general and administrative expenses for the third quarter of 2024 were $5.7 million, compared with $6.3 million for the third quarter of 2023. The decrease was primarily due to reduced expenses related to stock-based compensation.
• Net loss for the third quarter of 2024 was $15.4 million, or $0.41 per share, compared with a net loss of $13.3 million, or $0.38 per share, for 2023. Net loss for the third quarter of 2024 included non-cash stock-based compensation expense of $2.4 million as compared with $3.5 million for the same period in 2023.

About Orchestra BioMed

Orchestra BioMed (Nasdaq: OBIO) is a biomedical innovation company accelerating high-impact technologies to patients through risk-reward sharing partnerships with leading medical device companies. Orchestra BioMed’s partnership-enabled business model focuses on forging strategic collaborations with leading medical device companies to drive successful global commercialization of products it develops. Orchestra BioMed’s lead product candidate is atrioventricular interval modulation (AVIM) therapy (also known as BackBeat Cardiac Neuromodulation Therapy (CNT™)) for the treatment of hypertension, a significant risk factor for death worldwide. Orchestra BioMed is also developing the Virtue^® Sirolimus AngioInfusion™ Balloon (SAB) for the treatment of atherosclerotic artery disease, the leading cause of mortality worldwide. Orchestra BioMed has a strategic collaboration with Medtronic, one of the largest medical device companies in the world, for development and commercialization of AVIM therapy for the treatment of hypertension in pacemaker-indicated patients, and a strategic partnership with Terumo, a global leader in medical technology, for development and commercialization of Virtue SAB for the treatment of artery disease. For further information about Orchestra BioMed, please visit www.orchestrabiomed.com, and follow us on LinkedIn.

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About AVIM Therapy

AVIM therapy, also known as BackBeat CNT™, is an investigational therapy compatible with standard dual-chamber pacemakers designed to substantially and persistently lower blood pressure. It has been evaluated in pilot studies in patients with hypertension who are also indicated for a pacemaker. MODERATO II, a double-blind, randomized, pilot study, showed that patients treated with AVIM therapy experienced net reductions of 8.1 mmHg in 24-hour ambulatory systolic blood pressure (aSBP) and 12.3 mmHg in office systolic blood pressure (oSBP) at six months when compared to control patients. The BACKBEAT (BradycArdia paCemaKer with atrioventricular interval modulation for Blood prEssure treAtmenT) global pivotal study will further evaluate the safety and efficacy of AVIM therapy in lowering blood pressure in a similar target population of patients who have been indicated for, and recently implanted with, a dual-chamber cardiac pacemaker.

About Virtue SAB

Virtue SAB is a patented drug/device combination product candidate in development for the treatment of certain forms of artery disease that is designed to deliver a proprietary, investigational, extended-release formulation of sirolimus, SirolimusEFR™, to the vessel wall during balloon angioplasty without any coating on the balloon surface or the need to leave a stent or other permanent implant in the artery. Virtue SAB demonstrated positive three-year clinical data in coronary ISR in the SABRE study, a multi-center prospective, independent core lab-adjudicated clinical study conducted in Europe. Virtue SAB has been granted Breakthrough Device designation by the FDA for specific indications relating to coronary ISR, coronary small vessel disease and peripheral artery disease below-the-knee. Orchestra BioMed has a strategic partnership with Terumo (Terumo, TSE: 4543), a global leader in medical technology headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, as well as Terumo Medical Corporation, its U.S. subsidiary, to collaborate on the global development and commercialization of Virtue SAB in coronary and peripheral vascular indications.

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The Company operates in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time. Given these risks and uncertainties, the Company cautions against placing undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which only speak as of the date of this press release. The Company does not plan and undertakes no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements made herein, except as required by law.