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WESTON, Fla., May 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ZyVersa Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZVSA, or “ZyVersa”), a clinical-stage specialty biopharmaceutical company developing first-in-class drugs for the treatment of renal and inflammatory diseases with high unmet medical needs, reports financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 and provides business update.
“We are pleased to announce that ZyVersa is on track to achieve key development milestones over the next 3 quarters,” stated Stephen C. Glover, ZyVersa’s Co-founder, Chairman, CEO, and President. “Our Phase 2a clinical trial with Cholesterol Efflux MediatorTM VAR 200 in diabetic kidney disease is expected to enroll the first patient(s) within the next few months, with initial data read-out in the second half of the year. Inflammasome ASC Inhibitor IC 100’s indication expansion studies are nearing completion for atherosclerosis, expected to conclude in June, and obesity-associated metabolic comorbidities, expected to conclude by year’s end. IND preparation has been initiated for IC 100, with submission targeted for year’s end, and initiation of a phase 1 clinical trial in first quarter 2025. We believe achievement of these milestones is a key inflection point for ZyVersa and for shareholder value.”
BUSINESS Update
CHOLESTEROL EFFLUX MEDIATORTM VAR 200 FOR RENAL DISEASE
INFLAMMASOME ASC INHIBITOR IC 100 FOR INFLAMMATORY DISEASES
FIRST QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS
Net losses were approximately $2.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, with an improvement of $0.7 million or 20.2% compared to a net loss of approximately $3.5 million, for the three months ended March 31, 2023.
Based on its current operating plan, ZyVersa expects its cash of $2.0 million as of March 31, 2024 will be sufficient to fund its operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements on a month-to-month basis. ZyVersa will need additional financing to support its continuing operations and to meet its stated milestones. ZyVersa will seek to fund its operations and clinical activity through public or private equity or debt financings or other sources, which may include government grants, collaborations with third parties or outstanding warrant exercises. During Q1, ZyVersa raised approximately $2.7 million from investors exercising in-the-money warrants.
Research and development expenses were $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, a decrease of $0.5 million or 51.4% from $1.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The decrease is attributable to lower manufacturing costs of IC 100 of $0.4 million and lower research and development payroll costs of $0.2 million due to fewer employees. This was offset by an increase in CRO fees of $0.1 million for VAR 200.
General and administrative expenses were $2.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, a decrease of $1.2 million or 34.6% from $3.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The decrease is primarily attributable to a decrease of $0.4 million in payments for the Effectiveness Failure related to the PIPE shares, a decrease of $0.4 million for bonus accruals, a $0.2 million decrease in accounting fees and a $0.1 million decrease in director and officer insurance.
About ZyVersa Therapeutics, Inc.
ZyVersa (Nasdaq: ZVSA) is a clinical stage specialty biopharmaceutical company leveraging advanced, proprietary technologies to develop first-in-class drugs for patients with renal and inflammatory diseases who have significant unmet medical needs. The Company is currently advancing a therapeutic development pipeline with multiple programs built around its two proprietary technologies – Cholesterol Efflux Mediator™ VAR 200 for treatment of kidney diseases, and Inflammasome ASC Inhibitor IC 100, targeting damaging inflammation associated with numerous CNS and peripheral inflammatory diseases. For more information, please visit www.zyversa.com.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this press release regarding matters that are not historical facts, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These include statements regarding management’s intentions, plans, beliefs, expectations, or forecasts for the future, and, therefore, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on them. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed, and actual results may differ materially from those projected. ZyVersa Therapeutics, Inc. (“ZyVersa”) uses words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “plans,” “expects,” “projects,” “future,” “intends,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” “guidance,” and similar expressions to identify these forward-looking statements that are intended to be covered by the safe-harbor provisions. Such forward-looking statements are based on ZyVersa’s expectations and involve risks and uncertainties; consequently, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the statements due to a number of factors, including ZyVersa’s plans to develop and commercialize its product candidates, the timing of initiation of ZyVersa’s planned preclinical and clinical trials; the timing of the availability of data from ZyVersa’s preclinical and clinical trials; the timing of any planned investigational new drug application or new drug application; ZyVersa’s plans to research, develop, and commercialize its current and future product candidates; the clinical utility, potential benefits and market acceptance of ZyVersa’s product candidates; ZyVersa’s commercialization, marketing and manufacturing capabilities and strategy; ZyVersa’s ability to protect its intellectual property position; and ZyVersa’s estimates regarding future revenue, expenses, capital requirements and need for additional financing.
New factors emerge from time-to-time, and it is not possible for ZyVersa to predict all such factors, nor can ZyVersa assess the impact of each such factor on the business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements included in this press release are based on information available to ZyVersa as of the date of this press release. ZyVersa disclaims any obligation to update such forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release, except as required by applicable law.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities.
Corporate, Media, IR Contact
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| ZYVERSA THERAPEUTICS, INC. | ||||||||||
| CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | ||||||||||
| March 31, | December 31, | |||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||||
| Assets | ||||||||||
| Current Assets: | ||||||||||
| Cash | $ | 2,033,576 | $ | 3,137,674 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 866,476 | 215,459 | ||||||||
| Total Current Assets | 2,900,052 | 3,353,133 | ||||||||
| Equipment, net | 4,333 | 6,933 | ||||||||
| In-process research and development | 18,647,903 | 18,647,903 | ||||||||
| Vendor deposit | 98,476 | 98,476 | ||||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use asset | - | 7,839 | ||||||||
| Total Assets | $ | 21,650,764 | $ | 22,114,284 | ||||||
| Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | ||||||||||
| Current Liabilities: | ||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 8,127,746 | $ | 8,431,583 | ||||||
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 1,454,970 | 1,754,533 | ||||||||
| Operating lease liability | - | 8,656 | ||||||||
| Total Current Liabilities | 9,582,716 | 10,194,772 | ||||||||
| Deferred tax liability | 844,914 | 844,914 | ||||||||
| Total Liabilities | 10,427,630 | 11,039,686 | ||||||||
| Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||||
| Stockholders' Equity: | ||||||||||
| Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized: | ||||||||||
| Series A preferred stock, 8,635 shares designated, 50 shares issued | ||||||||||
| and outstanding as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 | - | - | ||||||||
| Series B preferred stock, 5,062 shares designated, 5,062 shares issued | ||||||||||
| and outstanding as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 250,000,000 shares authorized; | ||||||||||
| 834,903 and 405,212 shares issued as of March 31, 2024 and | ||||||||||
| December 31, 2023, respectively, and 834,896 and 405,205 shares outstanding | ||||||||||
| as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively | 83 | 40 | ||||||||
| Additional paid-in-capital | 117,276,079 | 114,300,849 | ||||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (106,045,861 | ) | (103,219,124 | ) | ||||||
| Treasury stock, at cost, 7 shares at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, | ||||||||||
| respectively | (7,168 | ) | (7,168 | ) | ||||||
| Total Stockholders' Equity | 11,223,134 | 11,074,598 | ||||||||
| Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | $ | 21,650,764 | $ | 22,114,284 | ||||||
| ZYVERSA THERAPEUTICS, INC. | |||||||||
| CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | |||||||||
| (Unaudited) | |||||||||
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||
| Operating Expenses: | |||||||||
| Research and development | $ | 512,937 | $ | 1,055,943 | |||||
| General and administrative | 2,313,699 | 3,536,136 | |||||||
| Total Operating Expenses | 2,826,636 | 4,592,079 | |||||||
| Loss From Operations | (2,826,636 | ) | (4,592,079 | ) | |||||
| Other (Income) Expense: | |||||||||
| Interest (income) expense | 101 | (1,078 | ) | ||||||
| Pre-Tax Net Loss | (2,826,737 | ) | (4,591,001 | ) | |||||
| Income tax benefit | - | 1,047,051 | |||||||
| Net Loss | (2,826,737 | ) | (3,543,950 | ) | |||||
| Net Loss Per Share | |||||||||
| - Basic and Diluted | $ | (4.53 | ) | $ | (135.88 | ) | |||
| Weighted Average Number of | |||||||||
| Common Shares Outstanding | |||||||||
| - Basic and Diluted | 623,600 | 26,081 | |||||||
| Last Trade: | US$1.11 |
| Daily Change: | 0.11 10.45 |
| Daily Volume: | 256,191 |
| Market Cap: | US$2.600M |
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