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BioLineRx Reports Second Quarter 2023 Financial Results and Recent Corporate and Portfolio Updates

Key Takeaway: BioLineRx reported its second quarter 2023 financial results, highlighting significant progress in its clinical pipeline. The company is on track for a PDUFA target action date for Motixafortide in stem cell mobilization. Additionally, BioLineRx signed an exclusive license agreement for Motixafortide in Asia and initiated a Phase 2 trial for pancreatic cancer. The CEO expressed optimism for the company's future as it transitions towards commercialization.
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POSITIVE FACTORS

  • On track for PDUFA target action date for Motixafortide.
  • Signed exclusive license agreement for Motixafortide in Asia.
  • Initiated Phase 2 trial for Motixafortide in pancreatic cancer.

Full Press Release Details

- On Track forSeptember 9, 2023PDUFA Target Action Date on NDA for Motixafortide in Stem Cell Mobilization (SCM) for Autologous Transplantation in Multiple Myeloma (MM) -
- Signed Exclusive License Agreement to Motixafortide in Asia Region with Concurrent Equity Investment -
- Announced Initiation of Investigator-Initiated Randomized Phase 2 Combination Trial with Motixafortide in First Line PDAC in Collaboration withColumbia University-
- Management to host conference call today,August 30, at 10:00am EDT -
TEL AVIV, Israel,Aug. 30, 2023/PRNewswire/ -- BioLineRx Ltd. (NASDAQ:BLRX) (TASE: BLRX), a pre-commercial stage biopharmaceutical company pursuing life-changing therapies for certain cancers and rare diseases, today reported its unaudited financial results for the second quarter endedJune 30, 2023, and provided corporate and portfolio updates.
"We had a very productive second quarter across all areas of the company, including our focused pre-launch preparation activities tied to the potential U.S. approval of motixafortide in the next few weeks, as well as the formation of a new strategic partnership, announced today, to develop and commercialize motixafortide inAsia," said Philip Serlin, Chief Executive Officer of BioLineRx. "The partnership, which is subject to certain closing conditions, provides a pathway forward to pursue potential indications for motixafortide in stem cell mobilization and pancreatic cancer inAsia, as well as a source of substantial funding to the company.
Additionally, we advanced our second major development program for motixafortide in pancreatic cancer through the initiation of a randomized Phase 2 clinical trial withColumbia Universityin first line metastatic pancreatic cancer based on promising data from a single-arm pilot phase.
"Finally, our clinical trial collaboration withWashington UniversitySchool of Medicine inSt. Louisto evaluate motixafortide as monotherapy and in combination with natalizumab for stem cell mobilization for gene therapies in sickle cell disease continues to progress, and we anticipate clinical trial initiation this year. I am extremely pleased with our progress to date and look forward to a fruitful second half of the year, including our potential transition to a commercial stage company," Mr. Serlin concluded.

Corporate Updates

Clinical Portfolio Updates

Motixafortide (selective inhibitor of CXCR4 chemokine receptor)

Multiple Myeloma
Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
Sickle Cell Disease & Gene Therapy

AGI-134 (synthetic alpha-Gal glycolipid)

Solid Tumor Immunotherapy

Second Quarter 2023 Financial Results

Conference Call and Webcast Information

To access the conference call, please dial +1-888-281-1167 from the U.S. or +972-3-918-0685 internationally. A live webcast and a replay of the call can be accessed through theevent pageon the Company's website. Please allow extra time prior to the call to visit the site and download any necessary software to listen to the live broadcast. The call replay will be available approximately two hours after completion of the live conference call. A dial-in replay of the call will be available untilSeptember 1, 2023; please dial +1-888-295-2634 from the US or +972-3-925-5904 internationally.

About BioLineRx

BioLineRx Ltd. is a pre-commercial stage biopharmaceutical company pursuing life-changing therapies for certain cancers and rare diseases.  The company is advancing a pipeline of investigational medicines for patients with multiple myeloma, sickle cell disease, pancreatic cancer, and other solid tumors.  Headquartered inIsrael, and with operations in the U.S., BioLineRx is driving innovative therapeutics with end-to-end expertise in development and commercialization, ensuring life-changing discoveries move beyond the bench to the bedside.
Learn more about who we are, what we do, and how we do it atwww.biolinerx.com, or onTwitterandLinkedIn.

Forward Looking Statement

Various statements in this release concerning BioLineRx's future expectations constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include words such as "anticipates," "believes," "could," "estimates," "expects," "intends," "may," "plans," "potential," "predicts," "projects," "should," "will," and "would," and describe opinions about future events. These include statements regarding management's expectations, beliefs and intentions regarding, among other things, our planned and ongoing clinical trials, the plans and objectives of management for future operations, regulatory filings submitted to the FDA (including potential timing of the FDA's review of the NDA for motixafortide), commercial potential of motixafortide, expectations regarding the announced license agreement, statements relating to the private placement, including, as to the consummation of the private placement and license agreement, and our financial condition and results of operations. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of BioLineRx to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause BioLineRx's actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: the initiation, timing, progress and results of BioLineRx's preclinical studies, clinical trials and other therapeutic candidate development efforts; BioLineRx's ability to advance its therapeutic candidates into clinical trials or to successfully complete its preclinical studies or clinical trials;BioLineRx's receipt of regulatory approvals for its therapeutic candidates, and the timing of other regulatory filings and approvals, including BioLineRx's ability to secure adequate and viable pricing and reimbursement coverage of any marketed product; the clinical development, commercialization and market acceptance of BioLineRx's therapeutic candidates; BioLineRx's ability to establish and maintain corporate and academic collaborations and licensees, including the collaboration contemplated in the license; BioLineRx's ability to integrate new therapeutic candidates and new personnel; the interpretation or characterization of the properties and characteristics of BioLineRx's therapeutic candidates and of the results obtained with its therapeutic candidates in preclinical studies or clinical trials; the implementation of BioLineRx's business model and strategic plans for its business and therapeutic candidates; the scope of protection BioLineRx is able to establish and maintain for intellectual property rights covering its therapeutic candidates and its ability to operate its business without infringing the intellectual property rights of others; estimates of BioLineRx's expenses, future revenues, capital requirements and its needs for and ability to access sufficient additional financing; risks related to changes in healthcare laws, rules and regulations inthe United States,Asia, or elsewhere; competitive companies, technologies and BioLineRx's industry, including generic entrants; risks related to unfavorable economic and market conditions and adverse developments with respect to financial institutions and associated liquidity risk; and statements as to the impact of the political and security situation inIsraelon BioLineRx's business. These and other factors are more fully discussed in the "Risk Factors" section of BioLineRx's most recent annual report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission onMarch 22, 2023. In addition, any forward-looking statements represent BioLineRx's views only as of the date of this release and should not be relied upon as representing its views as of any subsequent date. BioLineRx does not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements unless required by law.
Contacts:
United StatesJohn LaceyBioLineRx[email protected]
IsraelMoran MeirLifeSci Advisors, LLC[email protected]
BioLineRx Ltd.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
(UNAUDITED)
December 31, June 30,
2022 2023
in USD thousands
Assets
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents 10,587 10,104
Short-term bank deposits 40,495 22,711
Prepaid expenses 198 1,749
Other receivables 721 128
Total current assets 52,001 34,692
NON-CURRENT ASSETS
Property and equipment, net 726 648
Right-of-use assets, net 1,772 1,583
Intangible assets, net 21,885 22,013
Total non-current assets 24,383 24,244
Total assets 76,384 58,936
Liabilities and equity
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Current maturities of long-term loan 1,542 3,078
Accounts payable and accruals:
Trade 6,966 6,733
Other 1,744 2,260
Current maturities of lease liabilities 427 375
Total current liabilities 10,679 12,446
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Warrants 4,509 15,352
Long-term loan, net of current maturities 8,626 8,495
Lease liabilities 1,729 1,589
Total non-current liabilities 14,864 25,436
Total liabilities 25,543 37,882
EQUITY
Ordinary shares 27,100 27,100
Share premium 338,976 339,045
Warrants 1,408 1,408
Capital reserve 14,765 15,616
Other comprehensive loss (1,416) (1,416)
Accumulated deficit (329,992) (360,699)
Total equity 50,841 21,054
Total liabilities and equity 76,384 58,936
BioLineRx Ltd.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(UNAUDITED)
Three months ended June 30, Six months ended June 30,
2022 2023 2022 2023
in USD thousands in USD thousands
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES (5,395) (3,006) (9,830) (6,690)
SALES AND MARKETING EXPENSES (1,158) (5,604) (1,795) (9,478)
GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES (1,049) (1,305) (2,056) (2,603)
OPERATING LOSS (7,602) (9,915) (13,681) (18,771)
NON-OPERATING INCOME (EXPENSES), NET 458 (7,733) 1,726 (10,649)
FINANCIAL INCOME 80 440 147 977
FINANCIAL EXPENSES (379) (1,337) (565) (2,264)
NET LOSS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (7,443) (18,545) (12,373) (30,707)
in USD in USD
LOSS PER ORDINARY SHARE - BASIC AND DILUTED (0.01) (0.02) (0.02) (0.03)
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES USED INCALCULATION OF LOSS PER ORDINARY SHARE 715,365,554 922,958,942 715,260,781 922,958,942
CONDENSED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
(UNAUDITED)
Ordinary Share Capital Othercomprehensive Accumulated
shares premium Warrants reserve loss deficit Total
in USD thousands
BALANCE AT JANUARY 1, 2022 21,066 339,346 975 13,157 (1,416) (305,041) 68,087
CHANGES FOR SIX MONTHS ENDEDJUNE 30, 2022:
Issuance of share capital, net 89 177 - - - - 266
Employee stock options exercised 2 12 - (12) - - 2
Employee stock options expired - 135 - (135) - - -
Share-based compensation - - - 586 - - 586
Comprehensive loss for the period - - - - - (12,373) (12,373)
BALANCE AT JUNE 30, 2022 21,157 339,670 975 13,596 (1,416) (317,414) 56,568
Ordinary Share Capital Othercomprehensive Accumulated
shares premium Warrants reserve loss deficit Total
in USD thousands
BALANCE AT JANUARY 1, 2023 27,100 338,976 1,408 14,765 (1,416) (329,992) 50,841
CHANGES FOR SIX MONTHS ENDEDJUNE 30, 2023:
Employee stock options expired - 69 - (69) - - -
Share-based compensation - - - 920 - - 920
Comprehensive loss for the period - - - - - (30,707) (30,707)
BALANCE AT JUNE 30, 2023 27,100 339,045 1,408 15,616 (1,416) (360,699) 21,054
BioLineRx Ltd.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM CASH FLOW STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
Six months ended June 30,
2022 2023
in USD thousands
CASH FLOWS - OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net loss for the period (12,373) (30,707)
Adjustments required to reflect net cash used in operating activities(see appendix below) 498 13,009
Net cash used in operating activities (11,875) (17,698)
CASH FLOWS – INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Investments in short-term deposits (9,000) (6,006)
Maturities of short-term deposits 24,141 24,000
Purchase of property and equipment (62) (99)
Purchase of intangible assets - (153)
Net cash provided by investing activities 15,079 17,742
CASH FLOWS – FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Issuance of share capital and warrants, net of issuance costs 266 -
Employee stock options exercised 2 -
Repayments of loan (1,812) -
Repayments of lease liabilities (88) (183)
Net cash used in financing activities (1,632) (183)
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 1,572 (139)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - BEGINNINGOF PERIOD 12,990 10,587
EXCHANGE DIFFERENCES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (562) (344)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - END OF PERIOD 14,000 10,104
BioLineRx Ltd.
APPENDIX TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM CASH FLOW STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
Six months ended June 30,
2022 2023
in USD thousands
Adjustments required to reflect net cash used in operating activities:
Income and expenses not involving cash flows:
Depreciation and amortization 314 457
Exchange differences on cash and cash equivalents 562 344
Fair value adjustments of warrants (1,673) 10,843
Share-based compensation 586 920
Interest and exchange differences on short-term deposits (142) (210)
Interest on loan 68 1,405
Exchange differences on lease liability (205) (75)
(490) 13,684
Changes in operating asset and liability items:
Increase in prepaid expenses and other receivables (688) (958)
Increase in accounts payable and accruals 1,676 283
988 (675)
498 13,009
Supplemental information on interest received in cash 146 761
Supplemental information on interest paid in cash 217 640
Supplemental information on non-cash transactions:
Acquisition of right-of-use asset - 66

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the PDUFA target action date for Motixafortide?

The PDUFA target action date for Motixafortide is September 9, 2023.

What recent partnership did BioLineRx announce?

BioLineRx signed an exclusive license agreement for Motixafortide in Asia.

What trial did BioLineRx initiate for pancreatic cancer?

BioLineRx initiated a randomized Phase 2 trial for Motixafortide in first line pancreatic cancer.

When is the conference call scheduled?

The conference call is scheduled for August 30, 2023, at 10:00 AM EDT.

Last updated: Aug 30, 2023