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Jasper Therapeutics Announces Third Quarter
2021 Financial Results and Provides Business Update
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., November 12, 2021
- Jasper Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: JSPR), a biotechnology company focused on hematopoietic cell transplant therapies, today announced
results for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, and provided a business update.
Highlights of the quarter and recent weeks include:
"Our third quarter has been a transformative
period for Jasper, during which we became a Nasdaq-listed company, secured $100 million of gross proceeds in new capital, continued to
have success in advancing JSP191 in clinical trials, established proof of concept in our research-stage therapeutic stem cell platform
and signed two additional corporate partnerships," said Bill Lis, executive chairman and chief executive officer of Jasper Therapeutics.
"As a result, we are now poised for the next stage of success towards transforming the field with upcoming milestones, including:
JSP191 AML/MDS top line data in broader patient cohorts with long term follow-up, additional long-term JSP191 data in SCID patients, initiation
of a pilot study of JSP191 in autoimmune disease, in-vivo proof of concept data in our therapeutic stem cell program using mRNA cell engineering,
initiation of corporate partner gene therapy studies as well as enrollment into academic partner studies across multiple indications.
Third Quarter 2021 Financial Results
JSP191 is a humanized monoclonal antibody in
clinical development as a conditioning agent that blocks stem cell factor receptor signaling leading to clearance of hematopoietic stem
cells from bone marrow, creating an empty space for donor or gene-corrected transplanted stem cells to engraft. While hematopoietic cell
transplantation can be curative for patients, its use is limited because standard high-dose myeloablative conditioning is associated with
severe toxicities and standard low-dose conditioning has limited efficacy. To date, JSP191 has been evaluated in more than 90 healthy
volunteers and patients. Two clinical trials for myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS)/acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and severe combined immunodeficiency
(SCID) are currently enrolling.
About Jasper Therapeutics
Jasper Therapeutics is a biotechnology company
focused on the development of novel curative therapies based on the biology of the hematopoietic stem cell. The company is advancing two
potentially groundbreaking programs. JSP191, an anti-CD117 monoclonal antibody, is in clinical development as a conditioning agent that
clears hematopoietic stem cells from bone marrow in patients undergoing a hematopoietic cell transplantation. It is designed to enable
safer and more effective curative allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplants and gene therapies. In parallel, Jasper Therapeutics is advancing
its preclinical mRNA engineered hematopoietic stem cell (eHSC) platform, which is designed to overcome key limitations of allogeneic and
autologous gene-edited stem cell grafts. Both innovative programs have the potential to transform the field and expand hematopoietic stem
cell therapy cures to a greater number of patients with life-threatening cancers, genetic diseases and autoimmune diseases than is possible
today. For more information, please visit us at jaspertherapeutics.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements included in this press
release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the United States
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are sometimes accompanied by words such as "believe,"
"may," "will," "estimate," "continue," "anticipate," "intend,"
"expect," "should," "would," "plan," "predict," "potential," "seem,"
"seek," "future," "outlook" and similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends
or that are not statements of historical matters. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding
the advancement of our product candidates, including our clinical programs for JSP191 and our novel mRNA engineered hematopoietic stem
cell platform and the expected timeline for significant milestones with respect thereto; the status of our Phase 1b study of JSP191 in
AML/MDS and the expected timing for receipt of top-line interim data; the status of our Phase 1b SCID study for JSP191; our research collaborations
with Aruvant Sciences, Inc. and AVROBIO, Inc.; the Phase 1/2 clinical trial with NCI to evaluate JSP191 with GATA2-related myelodysplastic
syndromes; the success of our in-vitro experiments for our therapeutic stem cell program; our potential to transform the field; the expected
timing of achieving milestones relating to JSP191 and our therapeutic stem cell platform; and the anticipated initiation of corporate
partner gene therapy studies and enrollment into academic partner studies across multiple indications. These forward-looking statements
are based on management's current expectations and beliefs and are subject to uncertainties and factors, all of which are difficult
to predict and many of which are beyond our control and could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from those described
in the forward-looking statements. These risks include, but are not limited to, the risk that our product candidates may not progress
through clinical development or receive required regulatory approvals within expected timelines or at all; risks relating to uncertainty
regarding the regulatory pathway for our product candidates; the risk that clinical trials may not confirm any safety, potency or other
product characteristics described or assumed in this press release; the risk of not successfully executing or continuing our preclinical
and clinical studies; the risk that prior preclinical studies and clinical results may not be replicated in future studies and trials,
the risk that we will be unable to successfully market or gain market acceptance of our product candidates, if approved; the risk that
our product candidates may not be beneficial to patients or successfully commercialized; the risk that third parties on which we depend
for laboratory, clinical development, manufacturing and other critical services will fail to perform satisfactorily; the risk that our
business, operations, clinical development plans and timelines, and supply chain could be adversely affected by the effects of health
epidemics, including the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic; the risk that we will be unable to obtain and maintain sufficient intellectual property
protection for our investigational products or will infringe the intellectual property protection of others and
other factors discussed in the "Risk Factors" section of our most recent periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission ("SEC"), including in our final prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, on October 26, 2021 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 to be filed with
the SEC on or about the date hereof, all of which you may obtain for free on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Although we believe
that the expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements are reasonable, we do not know whether our expectations will prove correct.
You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof, even if subsequently
made available by us on our website or otherwise. We do not undertake any obligation to update, amend or clarify these forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities
John Mullaly (investors)
Jeet Mahal (investors)
JASPER THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
and Comprehensive Loss
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | ||||||||||||||||
| Research and development (1) | $ | 7,188 | $ | 4,520 | $ | 16,764 | $ | 11,236 | ||||||||
| General and administrative (1) | 2,891 | 1,488 | 7,987 | 3,489 | ||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 10,079 | 6,008 | 24,751 | 14,725 | ||||||||||||
| Loss from operations | (10,079 | ) | (6,008 | ) | (24,751 | ) | (14,725 | ) | ||||||||
| Interest and other expense, net | (9 | ) | (111 | ) | (4 | ) | (93 | ) | ||||||||
| Change in fair value of earnout liability | 6,226 | - | 6,226 | - | ||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of derivative liability | - | (4,706 | ) | (3,501 | ) | (6,864 | ) | |||||||||
| Change in fair value of common stock warrant liability | 450 | - | 450 | - | ||||||||||||
| Total other income (expense), net | 6,667 | (4,817 | ) | 3,171 | (6,957 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net loss and comprehensive loss | $ | (3,412 | ) | $ | (10,825 | ) | $ | (21,580 | ) | $ | (21,682 | ) | ||||
| Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted | $ | (0.69 | ) | $ | (6.14 | ) | $ | (7.13 | ) | $ | (12.81 | ) | ||||
| Weighted-average shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted | 4,966,226 | 1,762,700 | 3,028,277 | 1,692,427 |
(1) Amounts include non-cash stock-based
compensation expense as follows (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||||||
| Research and development | $ | 115 | $ | 146 | $ | 480 | $ | 223 | ||||||||
| General and administrative | 80 | 170 | 337 | 550 | ||||||||||||
| $ | 195 | $ | 316 | $ | 817 | $ | 773 |
JASPER THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
| September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
| Assets | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 100,905 | $ | 19,838 | ||||
| Other receivables | - | 600 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 1,502 | 247 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 102,407 | 20,685 | ||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 3,278 | 693 | ||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 1,183 | 1,336 | ||||||
| Restricted cash | 345 | 345 | ||||||
| Other non-current assets | - | 298 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 107,213 | $ | 23,357 | ||||
| Liabilities, Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders' Equity | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 2,247 | $ | 1,417 | ||||
| Current portion of operating lease liabilities | 490 | - | ||||||
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 6,422 | 2,595 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 9,159 | 4,012 | ||||||
| Derivative tranche liability | - | 8,158 | ||||||
| Non-current portion of operating lease liabilities | 2,512 | 1,624 | ||||||
| Common stock warrant liability | 7,400 | - | ||||||
| Earnout liability | 8,794 | - | ||||||
| Other non-current liabilities | 746 | 853 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 28,611 | 14,647 | ||||||
| Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||
| Redeemable convertible preferred stock | - | 43,840 | ||||||
| Stockholders' equity (deficit) | ||||||||
| Preferred stock | - | - | ||||||
| Common stock | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 136,991 | 1,682 | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (58,393 | ) | (36,813 | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders' equity (deficit) | 78,602 | (35,130 | ) | |||||
| Total liabilities, redeemable convertible preferred stock and stockholders' equity | $ | 107,213 | $ | 23,357 |