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Pharma Reports Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results & Continued Operational Progress
DALLAS, TX - October 29, 2020 - Lantern Pharma
Inc. (NASDAQ: LTRN), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company using its proprietary artificial intelligence ("A.I.")
platform, RADR , to transform oncology drug discovery and development, today announced financial results
for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020.
Panna Sharma, CEO and President of Lantern Pharma, stated, "We
have been extremely focused on advancing our portfolio of compounds, increasing the functionality, capabilities and data powering
our A.I. platform, while also strengthening our team with cancer biologists, data scientists and drug development professionals
who share our passion to transform oncology drug development."
Lantern has three drug compounds in development where genomics
and data-driven methods have been used to refine and accelerate the development process: LP-100 in a Phase 2 trial for the
treatment of metastatic, hormone-refractory prostate cancer (MHRPC), which is partnered with a European biotech; LP-300
which is preparing to enter into a Phase 2 trial for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) as a combination therapy; and LP-184
which is in preclinical development for genomically defined cancers, including prostate, pancreatic and glioblastoma multiforme
Mr. Sharma also commented, "Our
proprietary RADR platform recently surpassed one billion data points - which is roughly four times the amount
of data since our June IPO. The data is comprised largely of genomic, transcriptomic and drug sensitivity datapoints that have
been thoughtfully curated from both our own studies and from relevant published studies and cancer data sets. RADR
was essential in helping determine that GBM, a particularly deadly form of brain cancer, should be a key focus in our portfolio
development. Additionally, RADR has significantly accelerated the process of developing an initial signature that
could be used to identify GBM patients, potentially resulting in a new more effective treatment and in uncovering sub-types of
GBM in which our compound can be most effective. Our growing A.I. platform will be pivotal in uncovering potential new therapeutic
opportunities and also in developing insights into the creation of combination-therapy programs."
During the third quarter, Lantern also announced drug development
and research collaborations with two leading academic and translational research cancer centers, Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia
and Georgetown University in Washington D.C. These collaborations are focused on advancing LP-184 in specific, genomically defined
sub-types of pancreatic and prostate cancer. The focus of both collaborations is to provide critical insights for the design of
our upcoming clinical testing for LP-184. The data and results from these collaborative studies will provide data that will advance
the development of biomarker signatures and aid in defining the patient groups most likely to benefit from our therapies.
Corporate and Scientific Highlights
Third Quarter Financial Highlights
Mr. Sharma continued, "We are changing the pace, risk
and cost of oncology drug discovery and development. The high failure rate and protracted development process lead to development
costs in oncology that are not sustainable for our health-care system or for patients globally. A.I. and large scale machine-learning
enabled systems that can leverage real-world oncology data and biomarker driven approaches offer the tremendous potential of a
more sustainable route and one that can lead in the transformation of oncology drug development to benefit patients and advance
Lantern Pharma will host a conference call and webcast today,
Thursday, October 29 at 4:00 p.m. ET.
Conference Call & Webcast Details
Web participants should register 15 minutes prior to the start
of the call. The webcast will be archived on the Lantern Pharma website for 30 days.
A replay of the conference call will be available for replay
until 11:59 pm ET November 29, 2020.
About Lantern Pharma
Lantern Pharma (Nasdaq: LTRN) is a
clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company innovating the repurposing, revitalization and development of precision therapeutics
in oncology. We leverage advances in machine learning, genomics, and artificial intelligence by using a proprietary A.I.
platform to discover biomarker signatures that help identify patients more likely to respond to our pipeline of cancer
therapeutics. Lantern's focus is to improve the outcome for patients by leveraging our technology to uncover, rescue
and develop abandoned or failed drugs. Our current pipeline of three drugs, with two programs in clinical stages and two in
preclinical, focuses on cancers that have unique and unmet clinical needs with a clearly defined patient population. We
believe that the use of machine learning, genomics and computational methods can help accelerate the revitalization,
refocusing and development of small molecule-based therapies. By targeting drugs to patients whose genomic profile identifies
them as having the highest probability of benefiting from the drug, this approach represents the potential to deliver
best-in-class outcomes. Our team seeks out experienced industry partners, world-class scientific advisors, and innovative
clinical-regulatory approaches to assist in delivering cancer therapies to patients as quickly and efficiently as possible.
For more information, please visit the company's website at www.lanternpharma.com or Twitter @lanternpharma.
Director, Investor Relations
Forward-looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended. These forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements relating to: future events or our future financial
performance; the potential advantages of our RADR platform in identifying drug candidates and patient populations
that are likely to respond to a drug candidate; our strategic plans to advance the development of our drug candidates; estimates
regarding the development timing for our drug candidates; our strategic plans to expand the number of data points that our RADR
platform can access and analyze; our research and development efforts of our internal drug discovery programs and the utilization
of our RADR platform to streamline the drug development process; our intention to leverage artificial intelligence,
machine learning and genomic data to streamline and transform the pace, risk and cost of oncology drug discovery and development
and to identify patient populations that would likely respond to a drug candidate; estimates regarding potential markets and potential
market sizes; sales estimates for our drug candidates and our plans to discover and develop drug candidates and to maximize their
commercial potential by advancing such drug candidates ourselves or in collaboration with others. Any statements that are not statements
of historical fact (including, without limitation, statements to the effect that Lantern Pharma Inc. or our management "believes",
"expects", "anticipates", "estimates", "plans" (and similar expressions) should be considered
forward-looking statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from
those indicated by the forward-looking statements, such as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the results of our clinical trials,
and the impact of competition. Additional factors can be found in the Risk Factors section in our final prospectus, dated June
10, 2020, for our initial public offering, on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You may access our June 10, 2020
final prospectus under the investor SEC filings tab of our website at www.lanternpharma.com or on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
Given these risks and uncertainties, we can give no assurances that our forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, or
that any other results or events projected or contemplated by our forward-looking statements will in fact occur, and we caution
investors not to place undue reliance on these statements. All forward-looking statements in this press release represent our judgment
as of the date hereof, and, except as otherwise required by law, we disclaim any obligation to update any forward-looking statements
to conform the statement to actual results or changes in our expectations.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
| September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | |||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||
| CURRENT ASSETS | ||||||||
| Cash | $ | 20,802,542 | $ | 1,232,030 | ||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 1,672,802 | 788 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 22,475,344 | 1,232,818 | ||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 17,608 | 8,758 | ||||||
| Deferred offering costs | - | 191,000 | ||||||
| TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 22,492,952 | $ | 1,432,576 | ||||
| CURRENT LIABILITIES | ||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 814,557 | $ | 489,292 | ||||
| Total current liabilities | 814,557 | 489,292 | ||||||
| Loan payable | 108,500 | - | ||||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | 923,057 | 489,292 | ||||||
| STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||||
| Preferred Stock - Par Value (1,000,000 authorized at September 30, 2020; 3,480,000 authorized at December 31, 2019; $.0001 par value) (Zero shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2020; 2,438,866 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2019) | - | 244 | ||||||
| Common Stock - Par Value (25,000,000 authorized at September 30, 2020; 12,180,000 authorized at December 31, 2019; $.0001 par value) (6,217,577 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2020; 1,978,269 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2019) | 622 | 198 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 31,333,164 | 7,694,547 | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (9,763,891 | ) | (6,751,705 | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders' equity | 21,569,895 | 943,284 | ||||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | $ | 22,492,952 | $ | 1,432,576 |
Condensed Consolidated Statements of
Operations (Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
| September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 1,100,719 | 441,251 | 2,117,290 | 977,300 | ||||||||||||
| Research and development | 600,769 | 228,401 | 894,896 | 775,718 | ||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 1,701,488 | 669,652 | 3,012,186 | 1,753,018 | ||||||||||||
| NET LOSS | $ | (1,701,488 | ) | $ | (669,652 | ) | $ | (3,012,186 | ) | $ | (1,753,018 | ) | ||||
| Net loss per share of common shares, basic and diluted | $ | (0.27 | ) | $ | (0.34 | ) | $ | (0.82 | ) | $ | (0.89 | ) | ||||
| Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, basic and diluted | 6,217,577 | 1,978,269 | 3,661,942 | 1,978,269 |