WINDTREE THERAPEUTICS INC /DE/ - Annual Report: 2007 (Form 10-K)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-K
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ANNUAL
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934
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For
the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2007
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934
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transition period
from to
Commission
file number 000-26422
DISCOVERY
LABORATORIES, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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94-3171943
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
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2600 Kelly Road, Suite 100
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Warrington, Pennsylvania 18976-3622
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(215)
488-9300
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
None
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common
Stock, $.001 par value
Preferred
Stock Purchase Rights
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The
aggregate market value of shares of voting and non-voting common equity held
by
non-affiliates of the registrant computed using the closing price of common
equity as reported on The Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol DSCO on June
29,
2007, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second
fiscal quarter, was approximately $228 million. For the purposes of determining
this amount only, the registrant has defined affiliates to include: (a) the
executive officers named in Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K; (b)
all
directors of the registrant; and (c) each shareholder that has informed the
registrant by February 14, 2008 that it is the beneficial owner of 10% or more
of the outstanding shares of common stock of the registrant.
As
of
March 6, 2008, 96,651,532 shares of the registrant’s common stock were
outstanding.
DOCUMENTS
INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:
Portions
of the information required by Items 10 through 14 of Part III of this Annual
Report on Form 10-K are incorporated by reference to the extent described herein
from our 2008 definitive proxy statement, which is expected to be filed by
us
with the Commission within 120 days after the close of our 2007 fiscal
year.
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Unless
the context otherwise requires, all references to “we,” “us,” “our,” and the
“Company” include Discovery Laboratories, Inc., and its wholly-owned, presently
inactive subsidiary, Acute Therapeutics, Inc.
FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
This
Annual Report on Form 10-K contains “forward-looking statements” within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act). The forward-looking statements
are only predictions and provide our current expectations or forecasts of future
events and financial performance and may be identified by the use of
forward-looking terminology, including the terms “believes,” “estimates,”
“anticipates,” “expects,” “plans,” “intends,” “may,” “will” or “should” or, in
each case, their negative, or other variations or comparable terminology, though
the absence of these words does not necessarily mean that a statement is not
forward-looking. Forward-looking statements include all matters that are not
historical facts and include, without limitation statements concerning: our
business strategy, outlook, objectives, future milestones, plans, intentions,
goals, future financial conditions, our research and development programs and
planning for and timing of any clinical trials; the possibility, timing and
outcome of submitting regulatory filings for our products under development;
remediation manufacturing issues related to the April 2006 process validation
stability failures and plans with respect to the release and stability testing
of new process validation batches of Surfaxin®
;
plans
regarding strategic alliances and collaboration arrangements with pharmaceutical
companies and others to develop, manufacture and market our drug products;
research and development of particular drug products, technologies and
aerosolization drug devices; the development of financial, clinical,
manufacturing and marketing plans related to the potential approval and
commercialization of our drug products, and the period of time for which our
existing resources will enable us to fund our operations.
We
intend
that all forward-looking statements be subject to the safe-harbor provisions
of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements
are subject to many risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results
to differ materially from any future results expressed or implied by the
forward-looking statements. Examples of the risks and uncertainties include,
but
are not limited to:
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the
risk that we may not successfully and profitably develop and market
our
products;
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risks
relating to our research and development activities, which involve
time-consuming and expensive pre-clinical studies, multi-phase clinical
trials and other studies, and which may be subject to potentially
significant delays or regulatory holds, or
fail;
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risks
relating to the rigorous regulatory approval processes required for
approval of any drug or medical device products that we may
develop, independently,
with development partners or pursuant to collaboration arrangements;
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the
risk that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or other regulatory
authorities may not accept, or may
withhold or delay consideration of, any applications that we may
file,
including our New Drug Application (NDA) for Surfaxin,
or
may limit approval to particular indications or other label
limitations;
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the
risk that, even after acceptance and review of applications that
we file,
the FDA or other regulatory authorities will not approve the marketing
and
sale of our drug product
candidates;
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the
risk that changes in the national or international political and
regulatory environment may make it more difficult to gain FDA or
other
regulatory approval of our drug product
candidates;
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the
risk that we may not have successfully resolved the Chemistry,
Manufacturing and Controls (CMC) and other cGMP-related matters at
our
manufacturing operations in Totowa, New Jersey, with respect to Surfaxin
and our other Surfactant Replacement Therapies presently under
development, including those matters related to our April 2006 process
validation stability failures and noted by the FDA in inspectional
reports
on Form FDA 483;
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the
risk that our November 2007 Complete Response to the April 2006 Approvable
Letter will not satisfy the FDA;
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the
risk that we, our collaborators and development partners will be
unable to
develop and successfully manufacture and commercialize products that
combine our drug products with innovative aerosolization
technologies;
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the
risk that we, our contract manufacturers or any of our materials
suppliers
encounter problems manufacturing our products or drug substances
on a
timely basis or in an amount sufficient to meet
demand;
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risks
relating to the transfer of our manufacturing technology to third-party
contract manufacturers;
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risks
relating to the ability of our development partners and third-party
suppliers of materials, drug substances and aerosolization systems
and
related components to timely provide us with adequate supplies and
expertise to support manufacture of drug product and aerosolization
systems for initiation and completion of our clinical
studies;
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the
risk that, upon approval of a product candidate, we do not adequately
forecast customer demand;
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risks
that financial market conditions may change, additional financings
could
result in equity dilution, or we will be unable to maintain The Nasdaq
Global Market listing requirements, causing the price of our shares
of
common stock to decline;
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the
risk that we will not be able to raise additional capital or enter
into
additional strategic alliances and collaboration arrangements (including
strategic alliances in support of our aerosol and other SRT);
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the
risk that recurring losses, negative cash flows and the inability
to raise
additional capital could threaten our ability to continue as a going
concern;
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risks
relating to our ability to develop a successful sales and marketing
organization in a timely manner, if at all, and that we or our marketing
and advertising consultants will not succeed in developing market
awareness of our products;
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the
risk that we or our development partners, collaborators or marketing
partners will not be able to attract or maintain qualified
personnel;
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the
risk that our product candidates will not gain market acceptance
by
physicians, patients, healthcare payers and others in the medical
community;
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risks
relating to the maintenance, protection and expiry of the patents
and
licenses related to our SRT and the potential development of competing
therapies and/or technologies by other
companies;
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risks
relating to the impact of securities, product liability, and other
litigation or claims that have been and may be brought against us
and our
officers and directors;
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risks
relating to reimbursement and health care reform; and
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other
risks and uncertainties detailed in “Risk Factors” and in the documents
incorporated by reference in this
report.
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Pharmaceutical
and biotechnology companies have suffered significant setbacks in advanced
clinical trials, even after obtaining promising earlier trial results. Data
obtained from such clinical trials are susceptible to varying interpretations,
which could delay, limit or prevent regulatory approval.
Except
to
the extent required by applicable laws or rules, we do not undertake to update
any forward-looking statements or to publicly announce revisions to any of
the
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise.
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DISCOVERY
LABORATORIES, INC.
Table
of Contents to Annual Report on Form 10-K
For
the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2007
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BUSINESS
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ITEM
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RISK
FACTORS
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ITEM
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UNRESOLVED
STAFF COMMENTS
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ITEM
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PROPERTIES
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ITEM
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LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
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ITEM
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SUBMISSION
OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
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PART
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ITEM
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MARKET
FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER
PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
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ITEM
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SELECTED
FINANCIAL DATA
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ITEM
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MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
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ITEM
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QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
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ITEM
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FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
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ITEM
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CHANGES
IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE
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ITEM
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CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
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ITEM
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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PART
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ITEM
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DIRECTORS,
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
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ITEM
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EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
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ITEM
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SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
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ITEM
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CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR
INDEPENDENCE
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ITEM
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PRINCIPAL
ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
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ITEM
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EXHIBITS
AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
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SIGNATURES
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PART
I
ITEM
1. BUSINESS.
COMPANY
OVERVIEW AND BUSINESS STRATEGY
Discovery
Laboratories, Inc., which we refer to as “we,” “us,” or the “Company,” is a
Delaware corporation, with our principal offices located at 2600 Kelly Road,
Suite 100, Warrington, Pennsylvania. Our telephone number is 215-488-9300 and
our website address is www.discoverylabs.com.
Our
common stock is listed on The Nasdaq Global Market, where our symbol is
DSCO.
We
are
a
biotechnology company developing Surfactant Replacement Therapies (SRT) for
respiratory disorders and diseases. Surfactants are produced naturally in the
lungs and are essential for breathing. Our proprietary technology produces
a
precision-engineered surfactant that is designed to closely mimic the essential
properties of natural human lung surfactant. We believe that through this SRT
technology, pulmonary surfactants have the potential, for the first time, to
be
developed into a series of respiratory therapies to treat conditions for which
there are few or no approved therapies available for patients in the Neonatal
Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), Intensive
Care
Unit (ICU) and other hospital settings.
Our
SRT
pipeline is focused initially on the most significant respiratory conditions
prevalent in the NICU
and
PICU. We
have
filed a New Drug Application (NDA) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) for our lead product, Surfaxin®
(lucinactant) for the prevention of Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS) in
premature infants. The FDA has established May 1, 2008 as its target date to
complete its review of this NDA. We are also developing Surfaxin for the
treatment of Acute Respiratory Failure (ARF) in children up to two years of
age
suffering and for the prevention and treatment of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
(BPD) in premature infants, a debilitating and chronic lung disease typically
affecting premature infants who have suffered RDS. Aerosurf™ is our proprietary
SRT in aerosolized form and is being developed for the treatment of RDS in
premature infants. Aerosurf has the potential to obviate the need for
endotracheal intubation and conventional mechanical ventilation and
holds
the promise to significantly expand the use of surfactants in respiratory
medicine.
We
also
believe that our SRT will potentially address a variety of debilitating
respiratory conditions such as Acute Lung Injury (ALI), cystic fibrosis (CF),
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, and Acute Respiratory
Distress Syndrome (ARDS), that affect other pediatric, young adult and adult
patients in the ICU and other hospital settings
We
have
implemented a business strategy that includes:
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continued
investment in the development of our SRT pipeline programs, initially
focused on Surfaxin and Aerosurf for neonatal and pediatric conditions,
including ongoing efforts intended to gain regulatory approval to
market
and sell Surfaxin for the prevention of RDS in premature infants
in the
United States;
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preparing
for the potential approval and launch of Surfaxin for RDS in the
United
States, including building our own commercial sales and marketing
organization specialized in neonatal and pediatric indications to
execute
the launch of Surfaxin in the United
States;
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seeking
collaboration agreements and strategic partnerships in the international
and domestic markets for the development and potential commercialization
of our SRT product candidates, including Surfaxin and
Aerosurf;
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continued
investment in our quality systems and manufacturing capabilities,
including our recently-completed analytical laboratories in Warrington,
Pennsylvania and our manufacturing operations in Totowa, New Jersey.
We
plan to manufacture sufficient drug product to meet the anticipated
pre-clinical, clinical and potential future commercial requirements
of
Surfaxin, Aerosurf and our other SRT product candidates. For our
aerosolized SRT, we
plan to collaborate with engineering device experts and use contract
manufacturers to produce aerosol devices and related components to
meet
our development and potential future commercial requirements. Our
long-term manufacturing strategy includes potentially expanding our
existing facilities or building or acquiring additional manufacturing
capabilities for the production and development of our
precision-engineered SRT drug products;
and
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seeking
investments of additional capital, including potentially from business
alliances, commercial and development partnerships, equity financings
and
other similar opportunities, although we cannot assure you that we
will
identify or enter into any specific actions or
transactions.
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SRT
TECHNOLOGY
Surfactant
Technology
Our
precision-engineered surfactant replacement technology was invented at The
Scripps Research Institute and was exclusively licensed to Johnson &
Johnson, Inc. (Johnson & Johnson) which developed it further. We acquired
the exclusive worldwide sublicense to the technology in October
1996.
Surfactants
are protein and lipid (fat) compositions that are produced naturally in the
lungs and are critical to all air-breathing mammals. They cover the entire
alveolar surface, or air sacs, of the lungs and the terminal conducting airways,
which lead to the air sacs. Surfactants facilitate respiration by continually
modifying the surface tension of the fluid normally present within the alveoli,
or air sacs, that line the inside of the lungs. In the absence of sufficient
surfactant or should the surfactant degrade, these air sacs tend to collapse,
and, as a result, the lungs do not absorb sufficient oxygen. In addition to
lowering alveolar surface tension, surfactants play other important roles in
human respiration including, but not limited to, lowering the surface tension
of
the conducting airways and maintaining airflow and airway patency (keeping
the
airways open and expanded). Human surfactants include four known surfactant
proteins: A, B, C and D. Numerous studies have established that, of the four
known surfactant proteins, surfactant protein B (SP-B) is essential for
respiratory function.
Presently,
the FDA has approved surfactants as replacement therapy only for premature
infants with RDS, a condition in which infants, due to premature birth, have
an
insufficient amount of their own natural surfactant. The most commonly used
of
the approved surfactants are derived from pig and cow lungs. Although they
are
clinically effective, they have drawbacks and cannot readily be scaled or
developed to treat broader populations for RDS in premature infants and other
respiratory diseases. There is only one approved synthetic surfactant; however,
this product does not contain surfactant proteins, is not widely used and is
not
actively marketed by its manufacturer.
Animal-derived
surfactant products are prepared from minced cow or pig lung using a chemical
extraction process. Because of the animal-sourced materials and the chemical
extraction processes, there potentially can be significant variation in
production lots. In addition, the protein levels of these animal-derived
surfactants are inherently lower than the protein levels of native human
surfactant. The production costs of these animal-derived surfactants are likely
high relative to other analogous pharmaceutical products, generation of large
quantities is limited, and these products cannot readily be reformulated for
aerosol delivery to the lungs.
Our
precision-engineered surfactant product candidates, including Surfaxin, are
engineered versions of natural human lung surfactant and contain a
precision-engineered peptide, KL-4 (sinapultide). KL-4 is a 21 amino acid
protein-like substance that is designed to closely mimic the essential
attributes of human surfactant protein B (SP-B), the surfactant protein most
important for the proper functioning of the respiratory system. Our surfactant
has the potential to be precisely formulated, either as a liquid instillate,
aerosolized liquid or dry powder, to address various medical
indications.
We
believe that our precision-engineered surfactant can be manufactured in
sufficient quantities to treat broader populations for RDS and other respiratory
diseases, more consistently and less expensively than the animal-derived
surfactants and with no potential to cause adverse immunological responses
in
young and older adults, all important attributes for our products to potentially
fulfill significant unmet medical needs. In addition, we believe that our
precision-engineered surfactants might possess other pharmaceutical benefits
not
currently exhibited by the animal surfactants, such as elimination of the risk
of animal-borne diseases and a unique ability to lessen inflammatory response
in
the lung.
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We
also
believe that our precision-engineered surfactant may be uniquely beneficial
in
reducing lung inflammation and preserving pulmonary function. In May 2007,
we
announced the results of two studies that were presented at the Pediatric
Academic Societies
Annual
Meeting in Toronto, Canada, the first of which concluded that Surfaxin reduced
the inflammatory response, and therefore improved cell survival and function
compared with both a saline control as well as Survanta®
(beractant),
an animal-derived surfactant and the most prescribed surfactant in the United
States. The second study objective was to determine the impact of Surfaxin
on
cytokine-driven lung inflammation and focused specifically on the transforming
growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) superfamily. In this study, Surfaxin suppressed
two central members of the TGF-beta superfamily (BMP10 and BMP15), which could
have implications in reducing inflammation and fibrosis (scarring) of the lung
in a variety of pulmonary diseases. Members of the TGF-beta superfamily are
known to induce fibrosis (scar tissue formation) in the lung. These results
support our strategy to focus on diseases in which respiratory inflammation
plays in integral part in development, such as BPD, ARF, ALI and Cystic
Fibrosis.
Aerosol
Technology
Many
respiratory diseases are associated with an inflammatory event that causes
surfactant dysfunction and a loss of patency of the conducting airways.
Scientific data support the premise that the therapeutic use of surfactants
in
aerosol form has the ability to reestablish airway patency, improve pulmonary
mechanics and act as an anti-inflammatory. Surfactant normally prevents moisture
from accumulating in the airways’ most narrow sections and thereby maintains the
patency of the conducting airways.
We
have
demonstrated through research and feasibility studies that we can aerosolize
our
SRT at the proper particle size and with the fluid dynamics capable of
penetrating the deep lung. To date, we have achieved the following important
development objectives with our aerosol SRT:
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full
retention of the surface-tension lowering properties of a functioning
surfactant necessary to restore lung function and maintain patency
of the
conducting airways;
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full
retention of the surfactant composition upon
aerosolization;
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drug
particle size believed to be suitable for deposition in the
deep-lungs;
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delivery
rates to achieve therapeutic dosages in a reasonable time period;
and
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reproducible
aerosol output.
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In
September 2005, we completed and announced the results of our first pilot Phase
2 clinical study of Aerosurf for the prevention of RDS in premature infants,
which was designed as an open label, multicenter study to evaluate the
feasibility, safety and tolerability of Aerosurf delivered using a
commercially-available aerosolization device (Aeroneb Pro®) via nCPAP
administered within 30 minutes of birth over a three hour duration. The
study showed that it is feasible to deliver Aerosurf via nCPAP and that the
treatment was generally safe and well tolerated.
Through
our strategic alliance with Chrysalis Technologies, a Division of Philip Morris
USA Inc. (Chrysalis) we gained worldwide exclusive rights to Chrysalis’
aerosolization technology for use with pulmonary surfactants for all respiratory
diseases. See “Strategic Alliances - Chrysalis Technologies, a Division of
Philip Morris USA Inc.” This novel, proprietary aerosol-generation technology
has the potential to enable targeted upper respiratory or deep lung delivery
of
therapies for local or systematic applications and is designed to produce
high-quality, low-velocity aerosols for possible deep lung aerosol delivery.
Aerosols are created by pumping the drug formulation through a small, heated
capillary wherein the excipient system is substantially converted to the vapor
state. Upon exiting the capillary, the vapor stream quickly cools and slows
in
velocity, yielding a dense aerosol with a defined particle size. The defined
particle size can be readily controlled and adjusted through device
modifications and drug formulation changes.
Developmental
studies, the data of which were presented at the 2007 Annual Hot
Topics in Neonatology
meeting
held in Washington, DC, demonstrated that Aerosurf improves lung function and
reduces inflammatory markers associated with lung injury and chronic lung
disease. These studies were conducted using a well-established pre-clinical
model of RDS, which was selected because it closely resembles the development,
structure, and function of human lungs and is regarded as the most relevant
system to study the pathophysiology and treatment of RDS. Additionally, studies
presented at the Pediatric
Academic Societies
Annual
Meeting in 2007 compared our novel capillary aerosol generator technology to
commercially available aerosol devices. The data from these studies demonstrate
that (i) Aerosurf maintains its chemical composition and essential
functional activity post-aerosolization, and (ii) the Chrysalis
aerosolization system generated as much as a 10-fold higher aerosol output
rate
compared with the other devices studied.
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We
believe this new aerosolization technology will expand the therapeutic options
for a broad range of patients with respiratory diseases.
SURFACTANT
THERAPY FOR RESPIRATORY MEDICINE
Products
for the Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Units
Surfaxin
for the Prevention of Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Premature
Infants
RDS
is a
condition in which premature infants are born with an insufficient amount of
their own natural surfactant. Premature infants born prior to 32 weeks gestation
have not fully developed their own natural lung surfactant and therefore need
treatment to sustain life. This condition often results in the need for the
infant to undergo surfactant therapy or mechanical ventilation. RDS is
experienced in approximately half of the babies born between 26 and 32 weeks
gestational age. The incidence of RDS approaches 100% in babies born less than
26 weeks gestational age. Surfaxin is the first precision-engineered, protein
B-based agent that mimics the surface-active properties of human surfactant.
To
treat premature infants suffering from RDS, surfactants, including Surfaxin,
are
presently delivered in a liquid form and injected through an endotracheal tube
(a tube inserted into the infant’s mouth and down the trachea).
RDS
afflicts approximately 120,000 premature infants in the United States annually,
with a global at-risk population in excess of 500,000 infants. Only
approximately 75,000 infants are treated annually in the United States with
currently-available surfactant products, all of which are currently
animal-derived.
We
conducted a Phase 3 pivotal trial (SELECT) for the prevention of RDS in
premature infants, which formed the basis of the NDA that we filed with the
FDA
in April 2004. The SELECT trial enrolled 1,294 patients and was designed as
a
multinational, multicenter, randomized, masked, controlled, prophylaxis,
event-driven, superiority trial to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of
Surfaxin over Exosurf®,
an
approved, non-protein containing synthetic surfactant. Survanta®,
a
cow-derived surfactant and the leading surfactant used in the United States,
served as a reference arm in the trial. Key trial results were assessed by
an
independent, blinded adjudication committee comprised of leading neonatologists
and pediatric radiologists. This committee provided a consistent and
standardized method for assessing critical efficacy data in the trial. An
independent Data Safety Monitoring Board was responsible for monitoring the
overall safety of the trial and no major safety issues were
identified.
We
also
conducted a supportive, multinational, multicenter, prophylaxis, randomized,
controlled, masked, Phase 3 clinical trial (STAR) which enrolled 252 patients
and was designed as a non-inferiority trial comparing Surfaxin to
Curosurf®,
a
porcine (pig) derived surfactant and the leading surfactant used in Europe.
The
STAR trial demonstrated the overall safety and non-inferiority of Surfaxin
compared to Curosurf.
Data
from
the SELECT study demonstrate that Surfaxin is significantly more effective
in
the prevention of RDS and improved survival (continuing through at least one
year of life) and other outcomes versus comparator surfactants. The SELECT
and
STAR trials, as well as a pooled Phase 3 analysis, have been presented at
several international medical meetings and the results from the two studies
were
published in Pediatrics,
the
Official Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a premier medical
journal for pediatric healthcare practitioners.
These
data supported the filing of our NDA which is currently being reviewed by the
FDA. The FDA has established May 1, 2008 as its target date to complete the
review of the Surfaxin NDA.
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In
April
2006, we received a second Approvable Letter from the FDA for Surfaxin for
the
prevention of RDS in premature infants. Specifically, the FDA requested
information primarily focused on the Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls
(CMC)
section of our NDA, predominately involving drug product specifications and
stability, analytical methods and related controls. Also in April 2006, ongoing
analysis of Surfaxin process validation batches that had been manufactured
for
us in 2005 by our contract manufacturer, Laureate Pharma, Inc. (Laureate),
as a
requirement for our NDA indicated that certain stability parameters no longer
met acceptance criteria. We immediately conducted a comprehensive investigation,
which focused on analysis of our manufacturing processes, analytical methods
and
method validation, and active pharmaceutical ingredient suppliers. As a result
of our investigation, we identified a most probable root cause to the process
validation stability failures and executed a corrective action and preventative
action (CAPA) plan.
In
December 2006, we attended a meeting with the FDA to clarify certain of the
key
CMC matters identified in the Approvable Letter, provide information concerning
our comprehensive investigation into the process validation stability failures
and remediation of the related manufacturing issues, and obtain guidance from
the FDA on the appropriate path to potentially gain approval of Surfaxin for
the
prevention of RDS in premature infants. In February 2007, we completed
manufacture of three new Surfaxin process validation batches, which are subject
to ongoing comprehensive stability testing in accordance with an established
protocol that complies with guidelines established by the International
Conference on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of
Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH). We included six-month stability data on
these batches in our response to the Approvable Letter and, as of March 2008,
we
have submitted our 12-month stability data to the FDA.
In
November 2007, we submitted to the FDA our formal response to the April 2006
Approvable Letter. The FDA accepted our response as a Complete Response and
established May 1, 2008 as its target date to complete its review of the NDA
for
Surfaxin for the prevention of RDS in premature infants.
In
October 2004, we filed a Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) with the
European Medicines Agency (EMEA) for clearance to market Surfaxin for the
prevention and rescue treatment of RDS in premature infants in Europe. Following
the Surfaxin process validation stability failure, we determined that we could
not resolve our manufacturing issues within the regulatory time frames mandated
by the EMEA procedure. Consequently, in June 2006, we voluntarily withdrew
the
MAA without resolving with the EMEA certain outstanding clinical issues related
to the Surfaxin Phase 3 clinical trials. We plan in the future to have further
discussions with the EMEA and potentially develop a strategy to gain approval
for Surfaxin in Europe.
The
FDA
has granted us Orphan Drug designation for Surfaxin as a treatment for RDS
in
premature infants. “Orphan Drugs” are pharmaceutical products that are intended
to treat diseases affecting fewer than 200,000 patients in the United States.
The Office of Orphan Product Development of the FDA grants certain advantages
to
the sponsors of Orphan Drugs including, but not limited to, seven years of
market exclusivity upon approval of the drug, certain tax incentives for
clinical research and grants to fund testing of the drug. The Commission of
the
European Communities has designated Surfaxin as an Orphan Medicinal Product
for
the prevention and treatment of RDS in premature infants. This designation
allows us exclusive marketing rights for Surfaxin for indications of RDS in
Europe for 10 years (subject to revision after six years) following marketing
approval by the EMEA. In addition, the designation enables us to receive
regulatory assistance in the further development process of Surfaxin, and to
access reduced regulatory fees throughout its marketing life.
Surfaxin for
the Prevention of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
BPD,
also
known as Chronic Lung Disease, affects premature infants and is associated
with
surfactant deficiency and the prolonged use of mechanical ventilation and oxygen
supplementation. Some premature babies are born with a lack of natural
surfactant in their lungs. Without surfactant, the air sacs in the lungs
collapse and are unable to absorb sufficient oxygen resulting in RDS. To prevent
and treat RDS, babies require a surfactant usually within the first hours of
birth and mechanical ventilation to support the babies’ respiration. The lack of
surfactant and use of mechanical ventilation may cause chronic injury and
scarring of the lungs - resulting in BPD. Presently there are no approved drugs
for the treatment of BPD. These babies suffer from abnormal lung development
and
typically have a need for respiratory assistance - oftentimes, for many months,
as well as comprehensive care spanning years. The cost of treating an infant
with BPD in the United States is estimated to approach $250,000 during the
initial inpatient stay. Approximately 100,000 infants are at risk for BPD in
the
United States and Europe each year.
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In
October 2006, we announced preliminary results of our Phase 2 clinical trial
for
Surfaxin for the prevention and treatment of BPD,
which
was designed
as an estimation study to evaluate the safety and potential efficacy of Surfaxin
in infants at risk for BPD. We believe that these results suggest that Surfaxin
may potentially represent a novel therapeutic option for infants at risk for
BPD. We currently plan to seek scientific advice from the FDA and other
regulatory agencies with respect to potential clinical trial designs to support
the further development of Surfaxin for the prevention of BPD.
In
June
2006, the FDA granted Orphan Drug designation to Surfaxin for the prevention
of
BPD in premature infants. The FDA previously designated Surfaxin as an Orphan
Drug for the treatment of BPD in premature infants. In January 2006, the FDA
granted Fast Track designation for Surfaxin for the treatment and prevention
of
BPD in premature infants. Designation as a “Fast Track” product means that the
FDA has determined that the drug is intended for the treatment of a serious
or
life-threatening condition and demonstrates the potential to address unmet
medical needs, and that the FDA will facilitate and expedite the development
and
review of the application for the approval of the product. The FDA generally
will review an NDA for a drug granted Fast Track designation within six
months.
Surfaxin for
Infants and Children Suffering from Acute Respiratory Failure
ARF
occurs when lung tissue is significantly damaged, leading to an impairment
in
lung function and the requirement for endotracheal intubation and mechanical
ventilation (the current standard of care). Children
with ARF have reduced levels of functional surfactant. Damage to the lung that
causes ARF usually leads to surfactant dysfunction and decreased surfactant
production. When there is insufficient functional surfactant in the lung, the
air sacs collapse and are unable to support sufficient oxygenation. The most
common cause of respiratory failure in these children is viral infection of
the
lung, particularly influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). ARF affects
approximately 15,000 children under two years of age in the United States with
an estimated 30,000 - 40,000 children afflicted in developed countries each
year, depending on severity of the viral season. Presently there are no approved
drugs for the treatment of ARF.
In
June
2007, we initiated a clinical trial to
determine if restoration of surfactant with Surfaxin will improve lung function
and result in a shorter duration of mechanical ventilation and NICU/PICU stay
for children up to two years of age suffering with ARF. The Phase
2
clinical trial is a multicenter, randomized, masked, placebo-controlled trial
that will compare Surfaxin to standard of care represented by a sham air
control. Approximately 180 children under the age of two with ARF will receive
standard of care and be randomized to receive either Surfaxin at 5.8 mL/kg
of
body weight (expected weight range up to 15 kg) or sham air control. The trial
will be conducted at approximately 20 - 25 sites throughout the world in both
the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. The objective of the study is to evaluate
the safety and tolerability of Surfaxin administration and to assess whether
such treatment can decrease the duration of mechanical ventilation in young
children with ARF. Patient enrollment has been slower than expected and, as
a
result, we have extended the period for patient enrollment, originally expected
to conclude in mid-2008, through an additional viral season at existing and
planned new clinical sites in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. At that
time, we will assess the status of patient enrollment in this trial and
determine whether further adjustments to our timeline are required. Currently,
we believe that data from this trial will be available in the first half of
2009.
Aerosurf,
Aerosolized Surfactant Replacement Therapy in the NICU
Serious
respiratory problems are some of the most prevalent medical issues facing
premature infants in the NICU. There
are
more than 1 million premature infants born annually worldwide at risk for
respiratory problems associated with surfactant dysfunction. Neonatologists
generally try to avoid mechanically ventilating these patients because doing
so
requires intubation (the invasive insertion of a breathing tube down the
trachea). The potential utility of a non-invasive method of delivering SRT
to
treat premature infants suffering from an array of respiratory disorders has
been recognized by the neonatal medical community.
Aerosurf
is our precision-engineered aerosolized SRT administered via nasal continuous
positive airway pressure (nCPAP) and is intended to treat premature infants
at
risk for RDS. In September 2005, we completed and announced the results of
our first pilot Phase 2 clinical study of Aerosurf for the prevention of RDS
in
premature infants, which was designed as an open label, multicenter study to
evaluate the feasibility, safety and tolerability of Aerosurf delivered using
a
commercially-available aerosolization device (Aeroneb Pro®)
via
nCPAP administered within 30 minutes of birth over a three hour duration.
The study showed that it is feasible to deliver Aerosurf via nCPAP and that
the
treatment was generally safe and well tolerated.
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We
are
presently collaborating with Chrysalis on a novel aerosolization system to
deliver Aerosurf to patients in the NICU. In anticipation of planned
clinical trials, we are executing a series of supportive pre-clinical studies.
Our design engineers, together with Chrysalis and our contract manufacturers,
are optimizing the initial prototype version of this novel aerosolization
system. Once development milestones have been achieved, we expect to
receive from Chrysalis the prototype aerosolization system technology platform,
with which we plan to manufacture aerosolization systems for use in clinical
trials. In that regard, we have met with and received guidance from the
FDA with respect to the design of a proposed Phase 2 clinical program, which
we
currently expect to initiate in mid-2008, utilizing our novel
aerosolization technology.
We
are
also currently discussing with Chrysalis a plan for the further development
of
our Aerosurf program, including conceptualization and development of the
next-generation aerosolization system. For this phase of development, we
anticipate seeking the assistance of design engineers and medical device experts
who have a track record of developing and gaining regulatory approval for
medical devices and drug-device combination products, both in the United States
and other international markets. If we are successful, we plan to use our
next-generation version of the aerosolization system in our planned Phase 3
clinical trials and, if approved, in future commercial activities.
With
the
knowledge that we gain from our development activities related to the NICU
and
PICU, we plan to develop a program utilizing this novel aerosolization
technology to develop aerosolized SRT administered as a prophylactic for adult
patients in the hospital setting.
Products
for the Critical Care Unit and other Hospital Settings
Surfaxin
and Aerosolized SRT for Other Respiratory Indications
We
are
also evaluating the potential development of our proprietary
precision-engineered SRT to address respiratory disorders such as cystic
fibrosis, ALI, COPD, asthma, and other debilitating respiratory conditions.
We
plan on applying the experience obtained in the development of Aerosurf to
potentially develop our aerosolized SRT to treat some or all these respiratory
disorders.
Surfaxin for
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Adults
ARDS
is a
life-threatening disorder for which there is no approved therapy. ARDS is
characterized by an excess of fluid in the lungs, destruction of surfactants
naturally present in lung tissue, and decreased oxygen levels (measured by
a
decrease in the P/F ratio (a measurement of the efficiency of oxygen exchange
at
the alveolar level in the lung) in the patient. The disorder is caused by
various illnesses and events, including pneumonia, gastric aspiration, near
drowning, smoke inhalation, lung contusions (collectively known as Direct ARDS
causes) and sepsis (a toxic condition caused by infection), pancreatitis, major
surgery, trauma, and severe burns (collectively known as Indirect ARDS causes).
The current standard of care for ARDS includes placing patients on mechanical
ventilators in intensive care units at a cost per patient of approximately
$8,500 per day, typically for an average of 21 to 28 days. There are estimated
to be between 150,000 and 200,000 adults per year in the United States suffering
from ARDS with similar numbers afflicted in Europe. Presently, the mortality
rate is estimated to be 30% to 40%.
In
March
2006, we announced preliminary results of a Phase 2 clinical trial of our SRT
for the treatment of ARDS in adults, which was designed as an
open-label, controlled, multi-center, international study of surfactant lavage
for the treatment of ARDS in adults. The key preliminary results of this trial
included that surfactant lavage exhibited a positive pharmacologic effect
manifested as improved oxygenation, demonstrated by an acute increase in the
P/F
ratio after patients received surfactant lavage. In May 2007, data from this
trial was presented at the Annual American Thoracic Society Medical Congress.
We
plan in the future to seek potential partners, with which we can apply the
scientific and clinical observations generated from this trial to support the
design of potential future trials to treat ARDS.
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The
FDA
has granted us Fast Track designation and Orphan Drug designation for our SRT
for the treatment of ARDS in adults. The EMEA has granted us Orphan Medicinal
Product designation for our SRT for the treatment of ALI in adults (which in
this circumstance encompasses ARDS).
Research
and Development
In
addition to our current focus in the areas described above, we continually
evaluate our research and development priorities in light of a number of
factors, including our cash flow requirements and financial liquidity, the
availability of third party funding, advances in technology, the results of
ongoing development projects and the potential for development partnerships
and
collaborations. As a result of such evaluations, we modify and adapt our
research and development plans from time to time and anticipate that we will
continue to do so. We recorded research and development expenses of $26.2
million, $23.7 million and $24.1 million during the years ended December 31,
2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
STRATEGIC
ALLIANCES
Chrysalis
Technologies, a Division of Philip Morris USA Inc.
In
December 2005, we entered into a strategic alliance with Chrysalis through
which
we gained exclusive license rights to Chrysalis’ aerosolization technology for
use with pulmonary surfactants for all respiratory diseases. The alliance unites
two complementary respiratory technologies – our precision–engineered surfactant
technology with Chrysalis’ novel aerosolization technology that is being
developed to deliver therapeutics to the deep lung.
We
are
presently collaborating with Chrysalis on a novel aerosolization system to
deliver Aerosurf to patients in the NICU. Chrysalis is responsible
for developing the design for the initial prototype aerosolization device
platform and disposable dose packets. We are responsible for aerosolized SRT
drug formulations, clinical and regulatory activities, and further development,
manufacturing and commercialization of the combination drug–device products. See
“Business – Surfactant Therapy for Respiratory Medicine – Products for the
Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Units – Aerosurf,
Aerosolized Surfactant Replacement Therapy in the NICU.”
Laboratorios
del Dr. Esteve, S.A.
In
December 2004, we restructured our strategic alliance with Laboratorios del
Dr.
Esteve, S.A. (Esteve) for the development, marketing and sales of our products.
Under the restructuring, we regained full commercialization rights to our SRT,
including Surfaxin for the prevention of RDS in premature infants and the
treatment of ARDS in adults, in key European markets, Central America, and
South
America. Esteve will focus on Andorra, Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain,
and
now has development and marketing rights to a broader portfolio of potential
SRT
products. Esteve will pay us a transfer price on sales of Surfaxin and other
SRT. We will be responsible for the manufacture and supply of all of the covered
products and Esteve will be responsible for all sales and marketing in the
revised territory. We also agreed to pay to Esteve 10% of any cash up-front
and
milestone fees (not to exceed $20 million in the aggregate) that we may receive
in connection with any future strategic collaborations for the development
and
commercialization of Surfaxin for RDS, ARDS or certain other SRTs in the
territory for which we had previously granted a license to Esteve. Esteve has
agreed to make stipulated cash payments to us upon our achievement of certain
milestones, primarily upon receipt of marketing regulatory approvals for the
covered products. In addition, Esteve has agreed to contribute to Phase 3
clinical trials for the covered products by conducting and funding development
performed in the revised territory.
LICENSING
ARRANGEMENTS; PATENTS AND PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
Patents
and Proprietary Rights
Johnson
& Johnson, Ortho Pharmaceutical Corporation and The Scripps Research
Institute
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Our
precision-engineered surfactant platform technology, including Surfaxin, is
based on the proprietary peptide, KL4
(sinapultide), a 21 amino acid protein-like substance that closely mimics the
essential human lung protein SP-B). This technology was invented at The Scripps
Research Institute and was exclusively licensed to and further developed by
Johnson & Johnson. We have received an exclusive, worldwide license and
sublicense from Johnson & Johnson and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Ortho
Pharmaceutical Corporation, and Scripps for, and have rights to, a series of
over 30 patents and patent filings (worldwide) which are important, either
individually or collectively, to our strategy for commercializing our
precision-engineered surfactant technology for the diagnosis, prevention and
treatment of disease. The license and sublicense give us the exclusive rights
to
such patents for the life of the patents.
Patents
covering our proprietary precision-engineered surfactant technology that have
been issued or are pending worldwide include composition of matter, formulation,
manufacturing and uses, including the pulmonary lavage, or “lung wash”
techniques. Our most significant patent rights principally consist of seven
issued United States patents: U.S. Patent No. 5,164,369; U.S. Patent No.
5,260,273; U.S. Patent No. 5,407,914; U.S. Patent No. 5,789,381; U.S. Patent
5,952,303; U.S. Patent No. 6,013,619; and U.S. Patent No. 6, 613,734 (along
with
certain corresponding issued and pending foreign counterparts). These patents
relate to precision-engineered pulmonary surfactants (including Surfaxin),
certain related peptides (amino acid protein-like substances) and compositions,
methods of treating respiratory distress syndromes with these surfactants and
compositions, and our proprietary pulmonary lavage method of treating RDS with
these surfactants.
Our
licensed patent estate also includes United States and foreign patents and
applications that relate to methods of manufacturing Surfaxin and certain
peptides that may be used in the manufacture of Surfaxin, and
other
aspects of our precision-engineered surfactant technology. These patents include
U.S. Patent 5,748,891; U.S. Patent 6,013,764; U.S. Patent 6,120,795; and U.S.
Patent 6,492,490 (along with certain corresponding issued and pending foreign
counterparts).
All
such
patents, including our relevant European patents, expire on various dates
beginning in 2009 and ending in 2017 or, in some cases, possibly
later.
We
also
have licensed certain pending applications that relate to combination therapies
of pulmonary surfactant and other drugs, and methods of use. These patent
applications are pending in the United States and a number of foreign
jurisdictions, including Europe and Japan.
Our
Patents and Patent Rights
We
have
been active in seeking patent protection for our innovations relating to new
formulations and methods of manufacturing and delivering sinapultide pulmonary
surfactants. Our patent activities have focused particularly on formulation
and
delivery of aerosolized pulmonary surfactant.
In
May
2005, we filed United States and International patent applications (US
11/130,783 and PCT US/2005/0178184) directed to systems, devices and methods
for
non-invasive pulmonary delivery of aerosolized surfactant.
In
August
2005, we filed additional U.S. and International patent applications (US
11/209,588 and PCT US/2005/0029811) to seek expanded protection of our aerosol
delivery system and methods to include non-invasive pulmonary delivery in
conjunction with invasive techniques as needed.
In
November 2005, we filed U.S. and International patent applications (US11/274,201
and PCT US/2005/041281), directed to lyophilized formulations of sinapultide
pulmonary surfactants and methods of manufacture.
In
December 2005, we filed U.S. and International patent applications (US
11/316,308 and PCT US/2005/046862), directed to sinapultide pulmonary surfactant
formulations having improved viscosity characteristics, aerosolization capacity
and storage stability.
In
January 2006, we filed U.S. and International patent applications (US 11/326885
and PCT/US06/00308), directed to a surfactant treatment regimen for BPD.
Each
of
the above-listed PCT applications has been filed nationally in Europe and Japan,
among other countries.
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In
September 2007, we filed U.S. and International patent applications (US
11/901,866 and PCT US/2007/090260) directed to surfactant compositions and
methods of promoting mucus clearance and treating pulmonary disorders such
as
cystic fibrosis.
In
November 2007, we filed a U.S. provisional patent application (US 61/001,586)
directed to an aerosolizable liquid formulation of pulmonary surfactant, and
a
method and system for delivering an aerosolized pulmonary
surfactant.
Chrysalis
Technologies, a Division of Philip Morris USA Inc.
Through
our strategic alliance with Chrysalis, we hold an exclusive license to
Chrysalis’ aerosolization technology for use with pulmonary surfactants for all
respiratory diseases. The aerosolization technology patents expire on various
dates beginning in May 2016 and ending in 2022, or, in some cases, possibly
later. The alliance provides for monitoring inventions and seeking patent
protection for innovations related to both Chrysalis’ aerosolization technology
and our surfactant technology. Our license rights to Chrysalis’ technology
extend to innovations to the aerosolization technology that are made in
connection with the alliance. With these proprietary rights, we believe that
our
aerosol SRT can be developed to potentially address a broad range of serious
respiratory conditions. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations – Corporate Partnership Agreements –
Chrysalis Technologies, a Division of Philip Morris USA Inc.”
See
“Risk
Factors – If we cannot protect our intellectual property, other companies could
use our technology in competitive products. If we infringe the intellectual
property rights of others, other companies could prevent us from developing
or
marketing our products” “ – Even if we obtain patents to protect our products,
those patents may not be sufficiently broad and others could compete with us” “
– Intellectual property rights of third parties could limit our ability to
develop and market our products” and “ – If we cannot meet requirements under
our license agreements, we could lose the rights to our products.”
MANUFACTURING
AND DISTRIBUTION
Manufacturing —
Precision-Engineered Surfactant
Our
precision-engineered surfactant product candidates, including Surfaxin, must
be
manufactured in compliance with current good manufacturing practices (cGMP)
established by the FDA and other international regulatory authorities. Surfaxin
is a complex drug and, unlike many drugs, contains four active ingredients.
It
must be aseptically manufactured at our facility as a sterile, liquid suspension
and requires ongoing monitoring of drug product stability and conformance to
specifications.
Our
product candidates are manufactured by combining raw materials, such as
KL4,
which
is provided by Bachem California, Inc., and PolyPeptide Laboratories Inc.,
and
other active ingredients, including certain lipids that are provided by
suppliers such as Genzyme Pharmaceuticals, a division of the Genzyme
Corporation, and Avanti Polar Lipids, Inc. Containers, closures and excipients
used in our manufacturing process are provided by suppliers including West
Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., Gerresheimer Glass Inc. and Spectrum Chemical
Mfg. Corp. In addition, we plan to utilize the services of Catalent Pharma
Solutions, for labeling and packaging of Surfaxin, if approved, in the United
States.
Our
manufacturing facility is located in Totowa, New Jersey and consists of
approximately 21,000 square feet of leased pharmaceutical manufacturing and
development space that is designed for the manufacture and filling of sterile
pharmaceuticals in compliance with cGMP. In December 2005, we purchased these
operations from Laureate, our then-contract manufacturer, and entered into
a
transitional services arrangement under which Laureate agreed to provide us
with
certain manufacturing-related support services through December 2006. In July
2006, we completed the transition and terminated the transitional arrangement
with Laureate. This facility is the only facility in which we produce our drug
product.
Owning
the Totowa manufacturing operations has provided us with direct operational
control and, we believe, potentially improved economics for the production
of
clinical and potential commercial supply of our lead product, Surfaxin, and
our
SRT pipeline products. We view our acquisition of these operations as an initial
step of our long-term manufacturing strategy for the continued development
of
our SRT portfolio, including life cycle management of Surfaxin for new
indications, potential new formulations and formulation enhancements, and
expansion of our aerosol SRT products, beginning with Aerosurf
.
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Prior
to
our acquisition of the Totowa operations, in January 2005, the FDA conducted
an
inspection of the Totowa operations and issued to Laureate a FDA Form 483,
citing inspectional observations related to basic quality controls, process
assurances and documentation requirements necessary to comply with cGMP. In
response, Laureate and we implemented improved quality systems and documentation
controls. In April 2006, the FDA concluded a re-inspection of the facility
and
issued a FDA Form 483 citing
inspectional observations related predominantly to the clarification of
procedures, documentation and preventative maintenance. Also in April 2006,
ongoing testing of Surfaxin process validation batches that had been
manufactured for us in 2005 by Laureate indicated that certain stability
parameters no longer met acceptance criteria. We immediately conducted a
comprehensive investigation and thereafter implemented a corrective action
and
preventative action (CAPA) plan. We expect the FDA to complete a re-inspection
of this facility as part of its review of our NDA, for which the FDA has
currently established a target date of May 1, 2008. For a discussion of these
manufacturing issues, see “See Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations - Manufacturing”;
and
“Risk Factors – The manufacture of our drug products is a highly exacting and
complex process, and if we, our contract manufacturers or any of our materials
suppliers encounter problems manufacturing our products or drug substances,
our
business could suffer.”
The
lease
for our Totowa facility expires in December 2014. In addition to customary
terms
and conditions, the lease is subject to a right in the landlord, first
exercisable after December 2007 and upon two years’ prior notice, to terminate
the lease early. This termination right is subject to certain conditions,
including that the master tenant, a related party of the landlord, must have
ceased all activities at the premises, and, in the earlier years, if we satisfy
certain financial conditions, the landlord must make payments to us of
significant early termination amounts. At the present time, we understand that
the master tenant continues to be active in the premises. Taking into account
this early termination option, which could require us to move out of our Totowa
facility as early as March 2010, our long-term manufacturing strategy includes
building or acquiring additional manufacturing capabilities for the production
of our precision-engineered surfactant drug products, as
well
as using contract manufacturers, for the production of our precision-engineered
SRT drug products.
We
are
planning to have manufacturing capabilities, primarily through our Totowa
manufacturing operations, that should allow for sufficient commercial production
of Surfaxin, if approved, to supply the potential worldwide demand for the
prevention of RDS in premature infants and all of our anticipated clinical-scale
production requirements for development of our SRT pipeline, including Aerosurf.
Our long-term manufacturing strategy includes potentially building or acquiring
additional manufacturing capabilities, as well as using contract manufacturers,
for the production of our precision-engineered SRT drug products.
Manufacturing
- SRT Aerosolization Systems
We
are
developing and will potentially commercialize our aerosolized SRT to address
a
broad range of serious respiratory conditions, initially for hospitalized
patients, including those in the NICU, PICU and ICU. “See Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations –
Corporate Partnership Agreements – Chrysalis Technologies, a Division of Philip
Morris USA Inc.”
To
manufacture our aerosolized SRT, we currently plan to utilize third-party
contract manufacturers, suppliers and integrators to manufacture, assemble
and
integrate the subcomponents of the aerosolization systems and related
components. The manufacturing process involves assembly of key device
sub-components that comprise the aerosolization systems, including the
aerosol-generating device, disposable dose delivery packets, which must be
assembled in a clean room environment, and patient interface systems necessary
to administer our aerosolized SRT to patients in the NICU, PICU and ICU. Under
our manufacturing plan, third-party vendors will manufacture customized parts
and assemble the key device sub-components and ship them to one central location
for final assembly and integration into the aerosolization system. Once
assembled, the critical drug product-contact components and patient interface
systems will be packaged and sterilized. The aerosolization systems will be
quality-control tested prior to release for use in our clinical trials and,
potentially, for commercial use. We have entered into a Master Services
Agreement with Kloehn, Inc. to act as integrator of the prototype aerosolization
system device sub–components and disposable dose delivery packets that we plan
to use in our planned Phase 2 clinical trials. To complete the combination
drug-device product, we plan to manufacture the SRT drug product at our Totowa,
New Jersey manufacturing facility. See “Risk Factors - The manufacture of our
drug products is a highly exacting and complex process, and if we, our contract
manufacturers or any of our materials suppliers encounter problems manufacturing
our products or drug substances, our business could suffer.”
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Distribution
We
are
currently manufacturing Surfaxin as a liquid instillate that requires cold-chain
storage and distribution. We plan to provide for appropriate distribution
arrangements to commercialize Surfaxin in the United States, if approved,
through ASD Specialty Healthcare, Inc., which will act as our sole U.S.
wholesaler.
Our
collaboration with Esteve provides that Esteve has responsibility for
distribution of our SRT in Andorra, Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain. In other
parts of the world, we plan to evaluate third-party distribution capabilities
prior to commercializing in those regions.
COMPETITION
We
are
engaged in highly competitive fields of pharmaceutical research and development.
Competition from numerous existing companies and others entering the fields
in
which we operate is intense and expected to increase. We expect to compete
with,
among others, conventional pharmaceutical companies. Most of these companies
have substantially greater research and development, manufacturing, marketing,
financial, technological personnel and managerial resources than we do.
Acquisitions of competing companies by large pharmaceutical or health care
companies could further enhance such competitors’ financial, marketing and other
resources. Moreover, competitors that are able to complete clinical trials,
obtain required regulatory approvals and commence commercial sales of their
products before we do may enjoy a significant competitive advantage over us.
There are also existing therapies that may compete with the products we are
developing. See “Risk Factors – Our industry is highly competitive and we have
less capital and resources than many of our competitors, which may give them
an
advantage in developing and marketing products similar to ours or make our
products obsolete.”
Currently,
the FDA has approved surfactants as replacement therapy only for the prevention
and treatment of RDS in premature infants, a condition in which infants are
born
with an insufficient amount of their own natural surfactant. The most commonly
used of these approved replacement surfactants are derived from a chemical
extraction process of pig and cow lungs. Curosurf®
is a
porcine (pig) lung extract that is marketed in Europe by Chiesi Farmaceutici
S.p.A., and in the United States by Dey Laboratories, Inc. Survanta®,
marketed by the Ross division of Abbott Laboratories, Inc., is derived from
minced cow lung that contains the cow version of surfactant protein B. Forest
Laboratories, Inc., markets its calf lung surfactant extract,
Infasurf®,
in the
United States. There has been only one approved synthetic surfactant available,
Exosurf®,
formerly marketed by GlaxoSmithKline, plc. However, this product does not
contain any surfactant proteins and it is not widely used. The manufacturer
of
Exosurf has discontinued marketing this product.
GOVERNMENT
REGULATION
The
testing, manufacture, distribution, advertising and marketing of drug products
are subject to extensive regulation by
federal, state and local governmental authorities in the United States,
including the FDA, and by similar agencies in other countries. Any
product that we develop must receive all relevant regulatory approvals or
clearances before it may be marketed in a particular country.
The
regulatory process, which includes preclinical studies and clinical trials
of
each pharmaceutical compound to establish its safety and efficacy and
confirmation by the FDA that good laboratory, clinical and manufacturing
practices were maintained during testing and manufacturing, can take many years,
requires the expenditure of substantial resources and gives larger companies
with greater financial resources a competitive advantage over us. Delays or
terminations of clinical trials we undertake would likely impair our development
of product candidates and could result from a number of factors, including
stringent enrollment criteria, slow rate of enrollment, size of patient
population, having to compete with other clinical trials for eligible patients,
geographical considerations and others.
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The
FDA
review process can be lengthy and unpredictable, and we may encounter delays
or
rejections of our applications when submitted. Generally, in order to gain
FDA
approval, we first must conduct preclinical studies in a laboratory and in
animal models to obtain preliminary information on a compound’s efficacy and to
identify any safety problems. The results of these studies are submitted as
part
of an Investigational New Drug (IND) application that the FDA must review before
human clinical trials of an investigational drug can commence.
Clinical
trials normally are conducted in three sequential phases and generally take
two
to five years or longer to complete. Phase 1 consists of testing the drug
product in a small number of humans, normally healthy volunteers, to determine
preliminary safety and tolerable dose range. Phase 2 usually involves studies
in
a limited patient population to evaluate the effectiveness of the drug product
in humans having the disease or medical condition for which the product is
indicated, determine dosage tolerance and optimal dosage and identify possible
common adverse effects and safety risks. Phase 3 consists of additional
controlled testing at multiple clinical sites to establish clinical safety
and
effectiveness in an expanded patient population of geographically dispersed
test
sites to evaluate the overall benefit-risk relationship for administering the
product and to provide an adequate basis for product labeling. Phase 4 clinical
trials may be conducted after approval to gain additional experience from the
treatment of patients in the intended therapeutic indication.
After
clinical trials of a new drug product are completed, the drug sponsor must
obtain FDA and foreign regulatory authority marketing approval. After an NDA
is
submitted, FDA approval generally takes from one to three years. If questions
arise during the FDA review process, approval may take significantly longer.
The
testing and approval processes require substantial time and effort and we may
not receive approval on a timely basis, if at all. Even if we were to obtain
regulatory clearances, a marketed product is highly regulated and subject to
continual review. A post-approval discovery of previously unknown problems
or
failure to comply with the applicable regulatory requirements may result in
restrictions on the marketing of a product or withdrawal of the product from
the
market as well as possible civil or criminal sanctions. To market our drug
products outside the United States, we also will be subject to foreign
regulatory requirements governing human clinical trials and required to obtain
foreign marketing approvals. The requirements governing the conduct of clinical
trials, product licensing, pricing and reimbursement vary widely from country
to
country.
Combination
drug products, such as our aerosolized SRT, which consists of our proprietary
SRT administered through our novel aerosolization system, are similarly subject
to extensive regulation by federal, state and local governmental authorities
in
the United States and in other countries. Combination products involve review
of
two or more regulated components that might normally be reviewed by different
types of regulatory authorities and may involve more complicated and
time-consuming regulatory coordination, approvals and clearances than our SRT
drug products alone. In the United States, our aerosolized SRT combination
drug-device product will be reviewed by the Center for Drug Evaluation and
Research (CDER) of the FDA, subject to oversight by the Office of Combination
Products. Among other things, we will have to demonstrate compliance with both
cGMP, to ensure that the drug possesses adequate strength, quality, identity
and
purity, and applicable Quality System (QS) regulations, to ensure that the
device is in compliance with applicable performance standards. Although cGMP
and
QS overlap in many respects, each is tailored to the particular characteristics
of the types of products to which they apply, such that compliance with both
cGMP and QS may present unique problems and manufacturing
challenges.
None
of
our products under development has been approved for marketing in the United
States or elsewhere. We may not be able to obtain regulatory approval for any
of
our products under development. If we do not obtain the requisite governmental
approvals or if we fail to obtain approvals of the scope we request, we or
our
licensees or marketing partners may be delayed or precluded entirely from
marketing our products, or the commercial use of our products may be limited.
Such events would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial
condition and results of operations. See “Risk Factors – Our technology platform
is based solely on our proprietary precision-engineered surfactant technology”
“ – Our ongoing clinical trials may be delayed, or fail, which will harm our
business” and “ – The regulatory approval process for our products is expensive
and time–consuming, and the outcome is uncertain. We may not obtain required
regulatory approvals for the commercialization of our products.”
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The
FDA
has granted us Fast Track designation for the indications of ARDS in adults
and
for the prevention and treatment of BPD in premature infants. Designation as
a
Fast Track product means that the FDA has determined that the drug is intended
to treat
a
serious or
life-threatening condition
and demonstrates the potential to address
unmet
medical needs.
An
important feature is that it provides for accelerated approval and the
possibility of rolling submissions and emphasizes the critical nature of close,
early communication between the FDA and sponsor to improve the efficiency of
product development. The FDA generally will review an NDA for a drug granted
Fast Track designation within six months instead of the typical one to three
years.
The
Office of Orphan Products Development of the FDA has granted Orphan Drug
designation for Surfaxin as a treatment for RDS in premature infants, ARDS
in
adults and the treatment and prevention of BPD in premature infants.
Additionally, our SRT has received designation as an Orphan Medicinal Product
for ALI (which, in this circumstance, encompasses ARDS) from the
EMEA.
EMPLOYEES
As
of
February 29, 2008, we have approximately 122 full-time employees, all employed
in the United States. In connection with our manufacturing operations in Totowa,
New Jersey, we have entered into collective bargaining arrangements, expiring
December 2009, with respect to several employee classifications affecting 16
of
our current employees. See “Risk Factors - We depend upon key employees and
consultants in a competitive market for skilled personnel. If we are unable
to
attract and retain key personnel, it could adversely affect our ability to
develop and market our products.”
AVAILABLE
INFORMATION
We
file
annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You may read and copy any materials
that we file with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street,
N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of
the
Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. Many of our
SEC filings
are also available to the public from the SEC’s website at “http://www.sec.gov.”
We make available for download free of charge through our website our annual
report on Form 10-K, our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports
on
Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section
13(a) or 15(d) the Exchange Act as soon as reasonably practicable after we
have
filed it electronically with, or furnished it to, the SEC.
We
maintain a website at “http://www.DiscoveryLabs.com” (this is not a hyperlink,
you must visit this website through an Internet browser). Our website and the
information contained therein or connected thereto are not incorporated into
this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
ITEM
1A. RISK
FACTORS.
You
should carefully consider the following risks and any of the other information
set forth in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and in the documents incorporated
herein by reference, before deciding to invest in shares of our common stock.
The risks described below are not the only ones that we face. Additional risks
not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair
our business operations. The following risks, among others, could cause our
actual results, performance, achievements or industry results to differ
materially from those expressed in our forward-looking statements contained
herein and presented elsewhere by management from time to time. If any of the
following risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition or results
of
operations would likely suffer. In such case, the market price of our common
stock would likely decline due to the occurrence of any of these risks, and
you
may lose all or part of your investment.
We
may not successfully develop and market our products, and even if we do, we
may
not become profitable.
We
currently have no products approved for marketing and sale and are conducting
research and development on our product candidates. As a result, we have not
begun to market or generate revenues from the commercialization of any of our
products. Our long-term viability will be impaired if we are unable to obtain
regulatory approval for, or successfully market, our product
candidates.
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To
date,
we have only generated revenues from investments, research grants and
collaborative research and development agreements. We need to continue to engage
in significant, time-consuming and costly research, development, pre-clinical
studies, clinical testing and regulatory approval activities for our products
under development before their commercialization. In addition, pre-clinical
or
clinical studies may show that our products are not effective or safe for one
or
more of their intended uses. We may fail in the development and
commercialization of our products. As of December 31, 2007, we have an
accumulated deficit of approximately $288.3 million and we expect to continue
to
incur significant increasing operating losses over the next several years.
If we
succeed in the development of our products, we still may not generate sufficient
or sustainable revenues or we may not be profitable.
The
regulatory approval process for our products is expensive and time-consuming,
and the outcome is uncertain. We may not obtain required regulatory approvals
for the commercialization of our products.
To
sell
Surfaxin or any of our other products under development, we must receive
regulatory approvals for each product. The FDA and foreign regulators
extensively and rigorously regulate the testing, manufacture, distribution,
advertising, pricing and marketing of drug products like our products. This
approval process includes preclinical studies and clinical trials of each
pharmaceutical compound to establish the safety and effectiveness of each
product and the confirmation by the FDA and foreign regulators that, in
manufacturing the product, we maintain good laboratory and manufacturing
practices during testing and manufacturing. Even if favorable testing data
are
generated by clinical trials of drug products, the FDA or a foreign regulator,
such as the EMEA, may not accept or approve an NDA, an MAA or other similar
application filed with a foreign regulator. To market our products or conduct
clinical trials outside the United States, we also must comply with foreign
regulatory requirements governing marketing approval for pharmaceutical products
and the conduct of human clinical trials.
We
have
filed an NDA with the FDA for Surfaxin for the prevention of RDS in premature
infants. In April 2006, we received a second Approvable Letter requesting
additional information predominately involving drug product specifications
and
stability, analytical methods and related controls. Also in April 2006, ongoing
analysis of Surfaxin process validation batches that had been manufactured
for
us in 2005 by Laureate as a requirement for our NDA indicated that certain
stability parameters no longer met acceptance criteria. We immediately conducted
a time-consuming comprehensive investigation into the process validation
stability failure and implemented a corrective action and preventative action
(CAPA) plan. In February 2007, we completed the manufacture of new Surfaxin
process validation batches. Stability data at six months from these new process
validation batches were included in our November 2007 Complete Response to
the
Approvable Letter. The FDA has established May 1, 2008 as its target date to
complete its review of our NDA. Even thought the FDA has established a target
date to complete its review, the FDA might still delay its approval of our
NDA,
issue another Approvable Letter or reject our NDA. Any such delay or rejection
would have a material adverse effect on our business.
In
June
2006, we voluntarily withdrew the MAA that we had filed with the EMEA for
Surfaxin for the prevention and rescue treatment of RDS in premature infants
without reaching a final resolution of certain outstanding clinical issues
related to the Surfaxin Phase 3 clinical trials. Although we plan in the future
to have further discussions with the EMEA and develop a strategy to potentially
gain approval for Surfaxin in Europe, we cannot assure you that we will ever
file another MAA with the EMEA for Surfaxin for the prevention and rescue of
RDS
in premature infants, or for any other indication, or that, if we do file an
MAA
in the future, the EMEA will approve such MAA.
If
the FDA and foreign regulators do not approve our products, we will not be
able
to market our products.
The
FDA
and foreign regulators have not yet approved any of our products under
development for marketing in the United States or elsewhere. Without regulatory
approval, we are not able to market our products. Further, even if we were
to
succeed in gaining regulatory approvals for any of our products, the FDA or
a
foreign regulator could at any time withdraw any approvals granted if there
is a
later discovery of unknown problems or if we fail to comply with other
applicable regulatory requirements at any stage in the regulatory process,
or
the FDA or a foreign regulator may restrict or delay our marketing of a product
or force us to make product recalls. In addition, the FDA could impose other
sanctions such as fines, injunctions, civil penalties or criminal prosecutions.
Any failure to obtain regulatory approval or any withdrawal or significant
restriction on our ability to market our products after approval would have
a
material adverse effect on our business.
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Our
pending NDA for Surfaxin for the prevention of RDS in premature infants may
not
be approved by the FDA in a timely manner or at all, which would adversely
impact our ability to commercialize this product.
Receipt
of the April 2006 Approvable Letter and the process validation stability
failures significantly delayed the FDA’s review of our NDA for Surfaxin for the
prevention of RDS in premature infants. See “Business–Surfactant Therapy for
Respiratory Medicine–Products for the Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care
Units–Surfaxin
for the Prevention of Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Premature
Infants.”
The
FDA has now established May 1, 2008 as the target date by which it will complete
its review of our NDA. In connection with its review, the FDA may request
additional information from us, which could further delay review of our NDA.
Although the FDA has not requested additional clinical data to date, it could
at
any time in its review process request additional data from additional clinical
trials. Ultimately, the FDA may not approve Surfaxin for RDS in premature
infants. Any failure to obtain FDA approval or further delay associated with
the
FDA’s review process would adversely impact our ability to commercialize our
lead product and would have a material adverse effect on our
business.
Even
though some of our drug candidates have qualified for expedited review, the
FDA
may not approve them at all or any sooner than other drug candidates that do
not
qualify for expedited review.
The
FDA
has notified us that two of our intended indications for our
precision-engineered SRT, BPD in premature infants and ARDS in adults have
been
granted designation as “Fast Track” products under provisions of the Food and
Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997. We believe that other potential
products in our SRT pipeline may also qualify for Fast Track designation.
Designation as a “Fast Track” product means that the FDA has determined that the
drug is intended for the treatment of a serious or life-threatening condition
and demonstrates the potential to address unmet medical needs, and that the
FDA
will facilitate and expedite the development and review of the application
for
the approval of the product. The FDA generally will review an NDA for a drug
granted Fast Track designation within six months. Fast Track designation does
not accelerate clinical trials nor does it mean that the regulatory requirements
are less stringent. Our products may cease to qualify for expedited review
and
our other drug candidates may fail to qualify for Fast Track designation or
expedited review. Moreover, even if we are successful in gaining Fast Track
designation, other factors could result in significant delays in our development
activities with respect to our Fast Track products.
Our
research and development activities involve significant risks and uncertainties
that are inherent in the clinical development and regulatory approval processes.
Development
risk factors include, but are not limited to whether we, or our third party
collaborators and providers, will be able to:
·
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complete
our pre-clinical and clinical trials of our SRT product candidates
with
scientific results that are sufficient to support further development
and/or regulatory approval;
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receive
the necessary regulatory approvals;
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·
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obtain
adequate supplies of surfactant active drug substances, manufactured
to
our specifications and on commercially reasonable terms;
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·
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perform
under agreements to supply of drug substances, medical device components
and related services necessary to manufacture our SRT drug product
candidates, including Surfaxin and
Aerosurf;
|
·
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successfully
resolve the chemistry, manufacturing and controls (CMC) matters identified
by the FDA in the April 2006 Approvable Letter and in inspectional
reports
cited on Form FDA 483;
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·
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provide
for sufficient manufacturing capabilities, at our manufacturing operations
in Totowa and with third-party contract manufacturers, to produce
sufficient SRT drug product, including Surfaxin, and aerosolization
systems to meet our pre-clinical and clinical development
requirements;
|
·
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successfully
develop and implement a manufacturing strategy for our aerosolization
systems and related materials to support clinical studies of Aerosurf;
and
|
·
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obtain
capital necessary to fund our research and development efforts, including
our supportive operations, manufacturing and clinical trials
requirements.
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Because
these factors, many of which are outside our control, could have a potentially
significant effect on our development activities, the success, timing of
completion, and ultimate cost of development of any of our product candidates
is
highly uncertain and cannot be estimated with any degree of certainty. The
timing and cost to complete drug trials alone may be impacted by, among other
things:
·
|
slow
patient enrollment;
|
·
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long
treatment time required to demonstrate
effectiveness;
|
·
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lack
of sufficient clinical supplies and
material;
|
·
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adverse
medical events or side effects in treated
patients;
|
·
|
lack
of compatibility with complimentary
technologies;
|
·
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failure
of a product candidate to demonstrate effectiveness;
and
|
·
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lack
of sufficient funds.
|
If
we do
not successfully complete clinical trials, we will not receive regulatory
approval to market our SRT products. Failure to obtain and maintain regulatory
approval and generate revenues from the sale of our products would have a
material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations
and
could reduce the market value of our common stock.
Our
ongoing clinical trials may be delayed, or fail, which will harm our
business.
Clinical
trials generally take two to five years or more to complete. Like many
biotechnology companies, we may suffer significant setbacks in advanced clinical
trials, even after obtaining promising results in earlier trials or in
preliminary findings for such clinical trials. Data obtained from clinical
trials are susceptible to varying interpretations that may delay, limit or
prevent regulatory approval. In addition, we may be unable to enroll patients
quickly enough to meet our expectations for completing any or all of these
trials. The timing and completion of current and planned clinical trials of
our
product candidates depend on many factors, including the rate at which patients
are enrolled. Delays in patient enrollment in clinical trials may occur, which
would be likely to result in increased costs, program delays, or both.
Patient
enrollment is a function of many factors, including:
·
|
the
number of clinical sites;
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·
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the
size of the patient population;
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·
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the
proximity of patients to the clinical
sites;
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·
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the
eligibility and enrollment criteria for the
study;
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·
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the
willingness of patients or their parents or guardians to participate
in
the clinical trial;
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·
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the
existence of competing clinical trials;
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·
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the
existence of alternative available products;
and
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·
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geographical
and geopolitical considerations.
|
If
we
succeed in achieving our patient enrollment targets, patients that enroll in
our
clinical trials could suffer adverse medical events or side effects that are
known to occur with the administration of the surfactant class of drugs
generally, such as a decrease in the oxygen level of the blood upon
administration. It is also possible that the FDA or foreign regulators could
interrupt, delay or halt any one or more of our clinical trials for any of
our
product candidates. If we or any regulator believe that trial participants
face
unacceptable health risks, any one or more of our trials could be suspended
or
terminated. We also may not reach agreement with the FDA or a foreign regulator
on the design of any one or more of the clinical studies necessary for approval.
Conditions imposed by the FDA and foreign regulators on our clinical trials
could significantly increase the time required for completion of such clinical
trials and the costs of conducting the clinical trials.
In
addition to our efforts to gain approval of Surfaxin for the prevention of
RDS
in premature infants, we are currently conducting a Phase 2 clinical trial
to
evaluate the use of Surfaxin in children up to two years of age suffering from
Acute Respiratory Failure. We are also planning to initiate clinical studies
in
support of other products in our SRT pipeline, including planned Phase 2
clinical trials with respect to Aerosurf for the treatment and prevention of
RDS
in premature infants in the NICU. All of these clinical trials will be
time-consuming and potentially costly. Should we fail to complete our clinical
development programs or should such programs yield unacceptable results, such
failures would have a material adverse effect on our business.
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The
manufacture of our drug products is a highly exacting and complex process,
and
if we, our contract manufacturers or any of our materials suppliers encounter
problems manufacturing our products or drug substances, this could cause us
to
delay any potential clinical program or product launch or, following approval,
cause us to experience shortages of products inventories.
The
FDA
and foreign regulators require manufacturers to register manufacturing
facilities. The FDA and foreign regulators also periodically inspect these
facilities to confirm compliance with cGMP or other similar requirements that
the FDA or foreign regulators establish. Surfaxin is a complex drug and, unlike
many drugs, contains four active ingredients. It must be aseptically
manufactured at our facility as a sterile, liquid suspension and requires
ongoing monitoring of drug product stability and conformance to
specifications.
The
manufacture of pharmaceutical products requires significant expertise and
compliance with strictly enforced federal, state and foreign regulations. We,
our contract manufacturers or our materials and drug substances suppliers may
experience manufacturing or quality control problems that could result in a
failure to maintain compliance with the FDA’s cGMP requirements, or those of
foreign regulators, which is necessary to continue manufacturing our drug
products, materials or drug substances. Other problems that may be encountered
include:
·
|
the
need to make necessary modifications to qualify and validate a
facility;
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·
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difficulties
with production and yields, including scale-up requirements and achieving
adequate capacity;
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·
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availability
of raw materials and supplies;
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·
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quality
control and assurance; and
|
·
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shortages
of qualified personnel.
|
Such
a
failure could result in product production and shipment delays or an inability
to obtain materials or drug substances supplies.
Manufacturing
or quality control problems have already occurred and may again occur at our
Totowa, New Jersey facility or may occur at the facilities of a contract
manufacturer or our materials or drug substances suppliers. Such problems,
including, for example, our April 2006 process validation stability failure,
may
require potentially complex, time-consuming and costly comprehensive
investigations to determine the root causes of such problems and may also
require detailed and time-consuming remediation efforts, which can further
delay
a return to normal manufacturing and production activities. Any failure by
our
own manufacturing operations or by the manufacturing operations of any of our
suppliers to comply with cGMP requirements or other FDA or foreign regulatory
requirements could adversely affect our ability to manufacture our drug
products, which in turn would adversely affect our clinical research activities
and our ability to develop and gain regulatory approval to market our drug
products.
Since
we
acquired Laureate’s manufacturing operations in Totowa, New Jersey in December
2005, we have been manufacturing our drug products. This is the only facility
at
which we produce our drug product. Any interruption in manufacturing operations
at this location could result in our inability to satisfy our needs for planned
clinical trials, and, if approved, commercial requirements for Surfaxin. A
number of factors could cause interruptions, including:
·
|
equipment
malfunctions or failures;
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·
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technology
malfunctions;
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·
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work
stoppages or slowdowns;
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·
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damage
to or destruction of the facility;
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·
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regional
power shortages; and
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·
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product
tampering.
|
To
assure
adequate drug supplies and continued compliance with cGMP and other FDA or
foreign regulatory requirements, we own certain specialized manufacturing
equipment, employ experienced manufacturing senior executive and managerial
personnel, and continue to invest in enhanced quality systems and manufacturing
capabilities. However, we may nevertheless be unable to produce Surfaxin and
our
other SRT drug candidates to appropriate standards. If we are unable to
successfully develop and maintain our manufacturing capabilities and comply
with
cGMP, it will adversely affect our clinical development activities and,
potentially, the sales of our products.
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If
we fail to maintain relationships with our manufacturers, assemblers and
integrator of our aerosolization systems, or if we fail to identify additional,
qualified replacement manufacturers, assemblers and integrators to manufacture
subcomponents and integrate our initial prototype aerosolization system or
our
anticipated next-generation and later development versions of our aerosolization
systems, the timeline of our plans for the development and, if approved,
commercialization of Aerosurf could suffer.
In
connection with the development of aerosol formulations of our SRT, including
Aerosurf, we currently plan to rely on third-party contract manufacturers to
manufacture, assemble and integrate the subcomponents of the aerosolization
systems to support our clinical studies and potential commercialization of
Aerosurf. Certain of these key components must be manufactured in an
environmentally-controlled area and, when assembled, the critical
product-contact components and patient interface systems must be packaged and
sterilized. Each of the aerosolization system devices must be quality-control
tested prior to release and monitored for conformance to designated product
specifications, and each manufacturer, assembler and integrator must be
registered with the FDA and conduct its manufacturing activities in compliance
with cGMP requirements or other FDA or foreign regulatory requirements.
We
currently have identified component manufacturers and an integrator to
manufacture and integrate the initial prototype aerosolization system that
we
plan to use in our early Phase 2 clinical trials. However, we may not be able
to
identify additional or replacement qualified manufacturers and integrators
to
manufacture subcomponents and integrate our current prototype or next generation
and later development versions of our aerosolization systems or we may not
be
able to enter into agreements with them on terms and conditions favorable and
acceptable to us. In addition, the manufacturers and assemblers and integrators
that we identify may be unable to timely comply with FDA, or other foreign
regulatory agency, requirements regulating manufactures of combination
drug-device products. If we do not successfully identify and enter into a
contractual agreements with aerosolization systems and components manufacturers,
assemblers and integrators, it will adversely affect the timeline of our plans
for the development and, if approved, commercialization of
Aerosurf.
If
the parties we depend on for supplying our active drug substance and certain
manufacturing-related services do not timely supply these products and services,
it may delay or impair our ability to develop, manufacture and market our
products.
We
rely
on suppliers for our active drug substances, materials and excipient products,
and third parties for certain manufacturing-related services to produce drug
material that meets appropriate content, quality and stability standards for
use
in clinical trials and, if approved, for commercial distribution. To succeed,
clinical trials require adequate supplies of drug substance and drug product,
which may be difficult or uneconomical to procure or manufacture. The
manufacturing process for Aerosurf, a combination drug-device product, includes
the integration of a number of components, many of which are comprised of a
large number of subcomponent parts that we expect will be produced by
potentially a number of manufacturers. We and our suppliers may not be able
to
(i) produce our drug substances, drug product or drug product devices or
related subcomponent parts to appropriate standards for use in clinical studies,
(ii) perform to applicable specifications under any definitive manufacturing,
supply or service agreements with us, or (iii) remain in business for a
sufficient time to successfully produce and market our product candidates.
In
some
cases, we are dependent upon a single supplier to produce our full requirement
of drug substances, drug product or drug product devices. If we do not maintain
important manufacturing and service relationships, we may fail to find a
replacement supplier or vendor and may not be able to develop our own
manufacturing capabilities, which could delay or impair our ability to obtain
regulatory approval for our products and substantially increase our costs or
deplete our profit margins, if any. Even if we are able to find replacement
manufacturers, suppliers and vendors when needed, we may not be able to enter
into agreements with them on terms and conditions favorable to us or there
could
be a substantial delay before such manufacturer, vendor or supplier, or a
related new facility is properly qualified and registered with the FDA or other
foreign regulatory authorities. Such delays could have a material adverse effect
on our development activities and our business.
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If
we do not adequately forecast customer demand for our product candidates,
including Surfaxin, if approved, our business could
suffer.
The
timing and amount of customer demand is difficult to predict and the scale-up
requirements to meet changing customer demand is difficult to predict. We may
not be able to respond to unanticipated increases in demand quickly enough
to
fill customer orders on a timely basis. This could cause us to lose business.
If
we overestimate customer demand, or choose to commercialize products for which
the market is smaller than we anticipate, we could incur significant
unrecoverable costs from creating excess capacity. In addition, if we do not
successfully develop and timely commercialize our product candidates, we may
never require the production capacity that we expect to have available.
Our
limited sales and marketing experience may restrict our success in
commercializing our product candidates.
We
have
limited experience in marketing or selling pharmaceutical products and have
a
limited marketing and sales team. As a result of our April 2006 manufacturing
problems, we discontinued our commercial activities in the second quarter 2006.
To achieve commercial success, we will have to establish satisfactory
arrangements for marketing, sales and distribution capabilities necessary to
commercialize and gain market acceptance for Surfaxin or our other product
candidates, if approved.
We
expect
to rely primarily on our marketing and sales team to market Surfaxin, if
approved, in the United States. Accordingly, we plan to further develop our
marketing and sales team. Developing a marketing and sales team to market and
sell products is a difficult, expensive and time-consuming process. Recruiting,
training and retaining qualified sales personnel is critical to our success.
Competition for skilled personnel can be intense, and we may be unable to
attract and retain a sufficient number of qualified individuals to successfully
launch Surfaxin. Additionally, we may not be able to provide adequate incentive
to our sales force. If we are unable to successfully motivate and expand our
marketing and sales force and further develop our sales and marketing
capabilities, we will have difficulty selling, maintaining and increasing the
sales of our products.
We
also
will need to establish marketing, sales and distribution capabilities necessary
to commercialize and gain market acceptance for Surfaxin or our other product
candidates, which will likely require a substantial capital investment. We
expect to incur significant expenses in developing our marketing and sales
team.
Our ability to make that investment and also execute our current operating
plan
is dependent on numerous factors, including, potentially, the performance of
third party collaborators with whom we may contract. Accordingly, we may not
have sufficient funds to successfully commercialize Surfaxin or any other
potential product in the United States or elsewhere.
The
commercial success of our product candidates will depend upon the degree of
market acceptance by physicians, patients, healthcare payers and others in
the
medical community.
Any
potential products that we bring to market may not gain or maintain market
acceptance by governmental purchasers, group purchasing organizations,
physicians, patients, healthcare payers and others in the medical community.
If
any products that we develop do not achieve an adequate level of acceptance,
we
may not generate material revenues with these products. The degree of market
acceptance of our product candidates, if approved for commercial sale, will
depend on a number of factors, including:
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the
perceived safety and efficacy of our
products;
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the
potential advantages over alternative
treatments;
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the
prevalence and severity of any side
effects;
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the
relative convenience and ease of
administration;
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cost
effectiveness;
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the
willingness of the target patient population to try new products
and of
physicians to prescribe our products;
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the
effectiveness of our marketing strategy and distribution support;
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the sufficiency of coverage or reimbursement by third parties. |
To
market and distribute our products, we may enter into distribution arrangements
and marketing alliances, which could require us to give up rights to our product
candidates.
We
may
rely on third-party distributors to distribute our products or enter into
marketing alliances to sell our products, either internationally or in the
United States. We may not be successful in identifying such third parties or
finalizing such arrangements on terms and conditions that are favorable to
us.
Our failure to successfully enter into these arrangements on favorable terms
could delay or impair our ability to commercialize our product candidates and
could increase our costs of commercialization. Our dependence on distribution
arrangements and marketing alliances to commercialize our product candidates
will subject us to a number of risks, including:
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we
may be required to relinquish important rights to our products or
product
candidates;
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· |
we
may not be able to control the amount and timing of resources that
our
distributors or collaborators may devote to the commercialization
of our
product candidates;
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· |
our
distributors or collaborators may experience financial
difficulties;
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· |
our
distributors or collaborators may not devote sufficient time to the
marketing and sales of our products thereby exposing us to potential
expenses in terminating such distribution agreements; and
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business
combinations or significant changes in a collaborator’s business strategy
may adversely affect a collaborator’s willingness or ability to complete
its obligations under any
arrangement.
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We
also
may need to enter into additional co-promotion arrangements with third parties
where our own sales force is neither well situated nor large enough to achieve
maximum penetration in the market. We may not be successful in entering into
any
co-promotion arrangements, and the terms of any co-promotion arrangements may
not be favorable to us. In addition, if we enter into co-promotion arrangements
or market and sell additional products directly, we may need to further expand
our sales force and incur additional costs.
If
we
fail to enter into arrangements with third parties in a timely manner or if
such
parties fail to perform, it could adversely affect sales of our products. We
and
our third-party collaborators must also market our products in compliance with
federal, state and local laws relating to the providing of incentives and
inducements. Violation of these laws can result in substantial penalties.
We
intend
to market and sell Surfaxin outside of the United States, if and when approved,
through one or more marketing partners. Although our agreement with Esteve
provides for collaborative efforts in directing a global commercialization
effort, we have somewhat limited influence over the decisions made by Esteve
or
their sublicensees or the resources they may devote to the marketing and
distribution of Surfaxin products in their licensed territory, and Esteve or
their sublicensees may not meet their obligations in this regard. Our marketing
and distribution arrangement with Esteve may not be successful, and, as a
result, we may not receive any revenues from it. Also, we may not be able to
enter into marketing and sales agreements for Surfaxin on acceptable terms,
if
at all, in territories not covered by the Esteve agreement, or for any of our
other product candidates.
Our
strategy with respect to development and marketing of our products, in many
cases, is to enter into collaboration agreements and strategic partnerships
with
third parties. If we fail to enter into these agreements, or if we or the third
parties fail to perform under such agreements, it could impair our ability
to
develop and commercialize our products.
To
fund
development, clinical testing and marketing and commercialization of our
products, our strategy, in many cases, depends upon collaboration arrangements
and strategic partnerships with pharmaceutical and other biotechnology companies
to develop, market, commercialize and distribute our products. In addition
to
funding our activities, we may depend on our collaborators’ expertise and
dedication of sufficient resources to develop and commercialize the covered
products. In addition, if our current collaboration arrangements fail to timely
meet our objectives, we may need to enter into additional collaboration
agreements and our success may depend upon obtaining such additional
collaboration partners.
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Our
collaboration arrangement with Esteve for Surfaxin and certain other of our
product candidates is focused on key southern European markets. If we or Esteve
should fail to conduct our respective collaboration-related activities in a
timely manner, or otherwise breach or terminate the agreements that make up
our
collaboration arrangements, or if a dispute should arise under our collaboration
arrangements, such events could impair our ability to commercialize or develop
our products for the Esteve territory in Europe covered by the arrangement.
In
such events, we may need to seek other partners and collaboration agreements,
or
we may have to develop our own internal capabilities to market the covered
products in the Esteve territory without a collaboration
arrangement.
Under
our
alliance with Chrysalis, Chrysalis is responsible for developing the design
for
the initial prototype aerosolization device platform and disposable dose
packets. We are responsible for aerosolized SRT drug formulations, clinical
and
regulatory activities, and further development, manufacturing and
commercialization of the combination drug-device products. We are currently
discussing with Chrysalis a plan for the further development of our Aerosurf
program and anticipate seeking the assistance of design engineers and medical
device experts who have a track record of developing and gaining regulatory
approval for medical devices and drug-device combination products. If we or
Chrysalis should fail in our efforts to develop the initial prototype
aerosolization system, or if we are unable to identify design engineers and
medical device experts to support our program, or if a dispute should arise
under the Chrysalis collaboration arrangements, such events could impair our
ability to commercialize or develop our aerosolized SRT products.
We
may,
in the future, grant to our present or additional collaboration partners rights
to license and commercialize our pharmaceutical products. Under such
arrangements, our collaboration partners may control key decisions relating
to
the development and commercialization of the covered products. By granting such
rights to our collaboration partners, we would likely limit our flexibility
in
considering alternative strategies to develop and commercialize our products.
If
we were to fail to successfully develop these relationships, or if our
collaboration partners were to fail to successfully develop, market or
commercialize any of the covered products, such failures may delay or prevent
us
from developing or commercializing our products in a competitive and timely
manner and would have a material adverse effect on the commercialization of
Surfaxin and our other SRT product candidates. See “Risk Factors - Our limited
sales and marketing experience may restrict our success in commercializing
our
product candidates.”
We
will need additional capital and our ability to continue all of our existing
planned research and development activities is uncertain. Any additional
financing could result in equity dilution.
We
will
need substantial additional funding to conduct our presently planned research
and product development activities. Our operating plans require that
expenditures will only be committed if we have the necessary working capital
resources. Our existing capital will allow us to continue operations into 2009.
Our future capital requirements will depend on a number of factors that are
uncertain, including the results of our research and development activities,
clinical studies and trials, competitive and technological advances and the
regulatory process, among others. We will likely need to raise substantial
additional funds through collaborative ventures with potential corporate
partners and through additional debt or equity financings. We may also continue
to seek additional funding through new capital financing arrangements, if
available. In some cases, we may elect to develop products on our own instead
of
entering into collaboration arrangements, which would increase our cash
requirements for research and development.
We
have
not entered into arrangements to obtain any additional financing, except for
the
CEFF with Kingsbridge Capital Limited (Kingsbridge), our loan with PharmaBio
Development Inc. d/b/a NovaQuest (PharmaBio), and our equipment financing
facility with General Electric Capital Corporation (GECC), as successor to
Merrill Lynch Capital. Any future financing could be on unattractive terms
or
result in significant dilution of stockholders’ interests and, in such event,
the market price of our common stock may decline. Furthermore, if the market
price of our common stock were to decline, we could cease to meet the financial
requirements to maintain the listing of our securities on The Nasdaq Global
Market.
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If
we
fail to enter into collaborative ventures or to receive additional funding,
we
may have to delay, scale back or discontinue certain of our research and
development operations and consider licensing the development and
commercialization of products that we consider valuable and which we otherwise
would have developed ourselves. If we are unable to raise required capital,
we
may be forced to limit many, if not all, of our research and development
programs and related operations, curtail commercialization of our product
candidates and, ultimately, cease operations. See also “Risk Factors - Our
Committed Equity Financing Facilities may have a dilutive impact on our
stockholders.”
We
continue to consider multiple strategic alternatives, including, but not limited
to potential additional financings as well as potential business alliances,
commercial and development partnerships and other similar opportunities,
although we cannot assure you that we will take any further specific actions
or
enter into any transactions.
The
terms of our indebtedness may impair our ability to conduct our
business.
Our
capital requirements are funded in part by an $8.5 million loan with
PharmaBio
Development Inc. d/b/a NovaQuest (PharmaBio), the strategic investment group
of
Quintiles Transnational Corp. (Quintiles),
which
is secured by substantially all of our assets and contains a number of covenants
and restrictions that, with certain exceptions, restricts our ability to, among
other things, incur additional indebtedness, borrow money or issue guarantees,
use assets as security in other transactions, and sell assets to other
companies. We may not be able to engage in these types of transactions, even
if
we believe that a specific transaction would be in our best interests. Moreover,
our ability to comply with these restrictions could be affected by events
outside our control. A breach of any of these restrictions could result in
a
default under the PharmaBio loan documents. If a default were to occur,
PharmaBio would have the right to declare all borrowings to be immediately
due
and payable. If we are unable to pay when due amounts owed to PharmaBio, whether
at maturity or in connection with acceleration of the loan following a default,
PharmaBio would have the right to proceed against the collateral securing the
indebtedness.
We
finance the acquisition of personal property, machinery and equipment through
a
$12.5 million equipment financing facility with GECC, as successor to Merrill
Lynch Capital (Merrill Lynch) under a facility that we entered with Merrill
Lynch in May 2007. The amounts financed by this facility are secured by the
acquired assets. Initially, $9 million was made available immediately and a
portion applied to the prepayment of all amounts outstanding under our
then-existing lending facility with GECC. As we raise additional capital,
additional funds become available under the facility. To date, an additional
$3
million has become available. Our ability to draw under this facility expires
in
May 2008. Although the Loan Agreement provides that the Lender will consider
extending the draw period, on a best efforts basis, for an additional six
months, there can be no assurances that we will obtain an extension. Moreover,
although we negotiated the terms of this facility with Merrill Lynch, the
decision on the extension will be made by GECC. Failure to gain an extension
from GECC or to secure a replacement facility would have an adverse effect
on
our capital planning and our ability to conduct our business.
In
addition, the aggregate amount of our indebtedness may adversely affect our
financial condition, limit our operational and financing flexibility and
negatively impact our business. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity
and Capital Resources-Debt.”
Our
Committed Equity Financing Facilities may have a dilutive impact on our
stockholders.
The
issuance of shares of our common stock under the CEFF and upon exercise of
the
warrants we issued to Kingsbridge will have a dilutive impact on our other
stockholders and the issuance, or even potential issuance, of such shares could
have a negative effect on the market price of our common stock. In addition,
if
we access the CEFF, we will issue shares of our common stock to Kingsbridge
at a
discount of between 6% and 10% to the daily volume weighted average price of
our
common stock during a specified period of trading days after we access the
CEFF.
Issuing shares at a discount will further dilute the interests of other
stockholders.
To
the
extent that Kingsbridge sells to third parties the shares of our common stock
that we issue to Kingsbridge under the CEFF, our stock price may decrease due
to
the additional selling pressure in the market. The perceived risk of dilution
from sales of stock to or by Kingsbridge may cause holders of our common stock
to sell their shares, or it may encourage short sales of our common stock or
other similar transactions. This could contribute to a decline in the stock
price of our common stock.
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If
we are
unable to meet the conditions provided under the CEFF, we may not be able
to
issue any portion of the shares potentially available for issuance for future
financings, subject to the terms and conditions of the CEFF. Kingsbridge
has the
right under certain circumstances to terminate the CEFF, including in the
event
of a material adverse event. In addition, even if we meet all conditions
provided under the CEFF, we are dependent upon the financial ability of
Kingsbridge to perform its obligations and purchase shares of our common
stock
under the CEFF. Any inability on our part to use the CEFF or any failure
by
Kingsbridge to perform its obligations under the CEFF could have a material
adverse effect upon us.
The
market price of our stock may be adversely affected by market
volatility.
The
market price of our common stock, like that of many other development stage
pharmaceutical or biotechnology companies, has been and is likely to be
volatile. In addition to general economic, political and market conditions,
the
price and trading volume of our stock could fluctuate widely in response to
many
factors, including:
· |
announcements
of the results of clinical trials by us or our
competitors;
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patient
adverse reactions to drug products;
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· |
governmental
approvals, delays in expected governmental approvals or withdrawals
of any
prior governmental approvals or public or regulatory agency concerns
regarding the safety or effectiveness of our
products;
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· |
changes
in the United States or foreign regulatory policy during the period
of
product development;
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· |
changes
in the United States or foreign political environment and the passage
of
laws, including tax, environmental or other laws, affecting the product
development business;
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· |
developments
in patent or other proprietary rights, including any third party
challenges of our intellectual property
rights;
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· |
announcements
of technological innovations by us or our
competitors;
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· |
announcements
of new products or new contracts by us or our competitors;
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· |
actual
or anticipated variations in our operating results due to the level
of
development expenses and other
factors;
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· |
changes
in financial estimates by securities analysts and whether our earnings
meet or exceed the estimates;
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· |
conditions
and trends in the pharmaceutical and other
industries;
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· |
new
accounting standards; and
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· |
the
occurrence of any of the risks described in these “Risk Factors” or
elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K or our other publics
filings.
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Our
common stock is listed for quotation on The Nasdaq Global Market. During the
twelve month period ended December 31, 2007, the price of our common stock
has
ranged from $1.90 to $3.75. We
expect
the price of our common stock to remain volatile. The average daily trading
volume in our common stock varies significantly. For the twelve month period
ended December 31, 2007, the average daily trading volume in our common stock
was approximately 801,079 shares and the average number of transactions per
day
was approximately 2,142. Our relatively low average volume and low average
number of transactions per day may affect the ability of our stockholders to
sell their shares in the public market at prevailing prices and a more active
market may never develop.
In
addition, we may not be able to continue to adhere to the strict listing
criteria of The Nasdaq Global Market. If the common stock were no longer listed
on The Nasdaq Global Market, investors might only be able to trade in the
over-the-counter market in the Pink Sheets®
(a
quotation medium operated by the National Quotation Bureau, LLC) or on the
OTC
Bulletin Board®
of the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. This would impair the liquidity
of our securities not only in the number of shares that could be bought and
sold
at a given price, which might be depressed by the relative illiquidity, but
also
through delays in the timing of transactions and reduction in media
coverage.
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In
the
past, following periods of volatility in the market price of the securities
of
companies in our industry, securities class action litigation has often been
instituted against companies in our industry. Such an action is currently
pending against us and certain of our former and current executive officers.
See
“Legal Proceedings.” Even if they or other actions that we may face in the
future are ultimately determined to be meritless or unsuccessful, such actions
would involve substantial costs and a diversion of management attention and
resources, which would negatively impact our business.
Future
sales and issuances of our common stock or rights to purchase our common stock,
including pursuant to our stock incentive plans and upon the exercise of
outstanding securities exercisable for shares of our common stock, could result
in substantial additional dilution of our stockholders, cause our stock price
to
fall and adversely affect our ability to raise capital.
We
expect
that we will require significant additional capital to continue to execute
our
business plan and advance our research and development efforts. To the extent
that we raise additional capital through the issuance of additional equity
securities and through the exercise of outstanding warrants, our stockholders
may experience substantial dilution. We may sell shares of our common stock
in
one or more transactions at prices that may be at a discount to the then-current
market value of our common stock and on such other terms and conditions as
we
may determine from time to time. Any such transaction could result in
substantial dilution of our existing stockholders. If we sell shares of our
common stock in more than one transaction, stockholders who purchase our common
stock may be materially diluted by subsequent sales. Such sales could also
cause
a drop in the market price of our common stock. As of March 6, 2008, we had
96,651,532 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.
We
have a
universal shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-128929), filed
with the SEC on October 11, 2005, for the proposed offering from time to time
of
up to $100 million of our debt or equity securities, of which $24.8 million
is
remaining. We may issue securities from time to time in response to market
conditions or other circumstances on terms and conditions that will be
determined at such time.
Additionally,
there are 375,000 shares of our common stock that are currently reserved for
issuance with respect to the Class B Investor Warrant and approximately 5.2
million shares of our common stock that are currently reserved for issuance
under the CEFF, including 490,000 shares reserved for issuance with respect
to
the Class C Investor Warrant issued to Kingsbridge in connection with the
CEFF. See “Risk Factors: Our Committed Equity Financing Facility may have a
dilutive impact on our stockholders.”
As
of
December 31, 2007, 19,078,751 shares of our common stock are reserved for
issuance pursuant to our equity incentive plans (including 13,929,591 shares
underlying outstanding stock options and 56,660 shares underlying unvested
restricted stock awards), 6,339,196 shares of our common stock are reserved
for
issuance upon exercise of outstanding warrants, and 205,626 shares of our common
stock are reserved for issuance pursuant to our 401(k) Plan. The exercise of
stock options and other securities could cause our stockholders to experience
substantial dilution. Moreover, holders of our stock options and warrants are
likely to exercise them, if ever, at a time when we otherwise could obtain
a
price for the sale of our securities that is higher than the exercise price
per
security of the options or warrants. Such exercises, or the possibility of
such
exercises, may impede our efforts to obtain additional financing through the
sale of additional securities or make such financing more costly. It may also
reduce the price of our common stock.
If,
during the term of certain of our warrants, we declare or make any dividend
or
other distribution of our assets to holders of shares of our common stock,
by
way of return of capital or otherwise (including any distribution of cash,
stock
or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off,
reclassification, corporate rearrangement or other similar transaction), then
the exercise price of such warrants may adjust downward and the number of shares
of common stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants would increase. As
a
result, we may be required to issue more shares of common stock than previously
anticipated, which could result in further dilution of our existing
stockholders.
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Directors,
executive officers, principal stockholders and affiliated entities own a
significant percentage of our capital stock, and they may make decisions
that
you do not consider to be in your best interest.
As
of
December 31, 2007, our directors, executive officers, principal stockholders
and
affiliated entities beneficially owned, in the aggregate, approximately 18%
of
the issued and outstanding shares of our common stock. For the purpose of
computing this amount, an affiliated entity includes any entity that is known
to
us to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of our issued and
outstanding common stock. As a result, if some or all of them acted together,
they would have the ability to exert substantial influence over the election
of
our Board of Directors and the outcome of issues requiring approval by our
stockholders. This concentration of ownership may have the effect of delaying
or
preventing a change in control of our company that may be favored by other
stockholders. This could prevent transactions in which stockholders might
otherwise recover a premium for their shares over current market prices.
Our
technology platform is based solely on our proprietary precision-engineered
surfactant technology.
Our
technology platform is based solely on the scientific rationale of using our
precision-engineered surfactant technology to treat life-threatening respiratory
disorders and as the foundation for the development of novel respiratory
therapies and products. Our business is dependent upon the successful
development and approval of our product candidates based on this technology
platform. Any material problems with our technology platform could have a
material adverse effect on our business.
If
we cannot protect our intellectual property, other companies could use our
technology in competitive products. If we infringe the intellectual property
rights of others, other companies could prevent us from developing or marketing
our products.
We
seek
patent protection for our drug candidates to prevent others from commercializing
equivalent products in substantially less time and at substantially lower
expense. The pharmaceutical industry places considerable importance on obtaining
patent and trade secret protection for new technologies, products and processes.
Our success will depend in part on our ability and that of parties from whom
we
license technology to:
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defend
our patents and otherwise prevent others from infringing on our
proprietary rights;
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protect
trade secrets; and
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· |
operate
without infringing upon the proprietary rights of others, both in
the
United States and in other
countries.
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The
patent position of firms relying upon biotechnology is highly uncertain and
involves complex legal and factual questions for which important legal
principles are unresolved. To date, the United States Patent and Trademark
Office (USPTO) has not adopted a consistent policy regarding the breadth of
claims that it will allow in biotechnology patents or the degree of protection
that these types of patents afford. As a result, there are risks that we may
not
develop or obtain rights to products or processes that are or may appear to
be
patentable.
Even
if we obtain patents to protect our products, those patents may not be
sufficiently broad or they may expire and others could then compete with
us.
We,
and
the parties licensing technologies to us, have filed various United States
and
foreign patent applications with respect to the products and technologies under
our development, and the USPTO and foreign patent offices have issued patents
with respect to our products and technologies. These patent applications include
international applications filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty. Our
pending patent applications, those we may file in the future or those we may
license from third parties may not result in the USPTO or foreign patent office
issuing patents. In addition, if patent rights covering our products are not
sufficiently broad, they may not provide us with sufficient proprietary
protection or competitive advantages against competitors with similar products
and technologies. Furthermore, even if the USPTO or foreign patent offices
issue
patents to us or our licensors, others may challenge the patents or circumvent
the patents, or the patent office or the courts may invalidate the patents.
Thus, any patents we own or license from or to third parties may not provide
us
any protection against competitors.
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The
patents that we hold also have a limited life. We have licensed a series of
patents from Johnson & Johnson and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Ortho
Pharmaceutical Corporation (Ortho Pharmaceutical), which are important, either
individually or collectively, to our strategy of commercializing our surfactant
technology. These patents, which include relevant European patents, expire
on
various dates beginning in 2009 and ending in 2017 or, in some cases, possibly
later. For our aerosolized SRT, we hold an exclusive license to Chrysalis’
aerosolization technology for use with pulmonary surfactants for all respiratory
diseases, which extends to innovations that are made in connection with the
alliance. The aerosolization technology patents expire on various dates
beginning in May 2016 and ending in 2022, or, in some cases, possibly later.
We
have filed, and when possible and appropriate, will file, other patent
applications with respect to our products and processes in the United States
and
in foreign countries. We may not be able to develop enhanced or additional
products or processes that will be patentable under patent law and, if we do
enhance or develop additional products that we believe are patentable,
additional patents may not be issued to us. See also “Risk Factors - If we
cannot meet requirements under our license agreements, we could lose the rights
to our products.”
Intellectual
property rights of third parties could limit our ability to develop and market
our products.
Our
commercial success also depends upon our ability to operate our business without
infringing the patents or violating the proprietary rights of others. The USPTO
keeps United States patent applications confidential while the applications
are
pending. As a result, we cannot determine in advance what inventions third
parties may claim in their pending patent applications. We may need to defend
or
enforce our patent and license rights or to determine the scope and validity
of
the proprietary rights of others through legal proceedings, which would be
costly, unpredictable and time consuming. Even in proceedings where the outcome
is favorable to us, they would likely divert substantial resources, including
management time, from our other activities. Moreover, any adverse determination
could subject us to significant liability or require us to seek licenses that
third parties might not grant to us or might only grant at rates that diminish
or deplete the profitability of our products. An adverse determination could
also require us to alter our products or processes or cease altogether any
product sales or related research and development activities.
If
we cannot meet requirements under our license agreements, we could lose the
rights to our products.
We
depend
on licensing agreements with third parties to maintain the intellectual property
rights to our products under development. Presently, we have licensed rights
from Johnson & Johnson, Ortho Pharmaceutical and Chrysalis. These agreements
require us to make payments and satisfy performance obligations to maintain
our
rights under these licensing agreements. All of these agreements last either
throughout the life of the patents, or with respect to other licensed
technology, for a number of years after the first commercial sale of the
relevant product.
In
addition, we are responsible for the cost of filing and prosecuting certain
patent applications and maintaining certain issued patents licensed to us.
If we
do not meet our obligations under our license agreements in a timely manner,
we
could lose the rights to our proprietary technology.
Finally,
we may be required to obtain licenses to patents or other proprietary rights
of
third parties in connection with the development and use of our products and
technologies. Licenses required under any such patents or proprietary rights
might not be made available on terms acceptable to us, if at all.
We
rely on confidentiality agreements that could be breached and may be difficult
to enforce.
Although
we believe that we take reasonable steps to protect our intellectual property,
including the use of agreements relating to the non-disclosure of our
confidential information to third parties, as well as agreements that provide
for disclosure and assignment to us of all rights to the ideas, developments,
discoveries and inventions of our employees and consultants while we employ
them, such agreements can be difficult and costly to enforce. Although we
generally seek to enter into these types of agreements with our consultants,
advisors and research collaborators, to the extent that such parties apply
or
independently develop intellectual property in connection with any of our
projects, disputes may arise concerning allocation of the related proprietary
rights. If a dispute were to arise enforcement of our rights could be costly
and
the result unpredictable. In addition, we also rely on trade secrets and
proprietary know-how that we seek to protect, in part, through confidentiality
agreements with our employees, consultants, advisors or others.
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Despite
the protective measures we employ, we still face the risk that:
· |
agreements
may be breached;
|
· |
agreements
may not provide adequate remedies for the applicable type of
breach;
|
· |
our
trade secrets or proprietary know-how may otherwise become known;
|
· |
our
competitors may independently develop similar technology;
or
|
· |
our
competitors may independently discover our proprietary information
and
trade secrets.
|
We
depend upon key employees and consultants in a competitive market for skilled
personnel. If we are unable to attract and retain key personnel, it could
adversely affect our ability to develop and market our
products.
We
are
highly dependent upon the principal members of our management team, especially
our Chief Executive Officer, Robert J. Capetola, Ph.D., and our directors,
as
well as our scientific advisory board members, consultants and collaborating
scientists. Many of these people have been involved in our formation or have
otherwise been involved with us for many years, have played integral roles
in
our progress and we believe that they will continue to provide value to us.
A
loss of any of our key personnel may have a material adverse effect on aspects
of our business and clinical development and regulatory programs.
Following
receipt of the Approvable Letter and the manufacturing issues that occurred
in
April 2006, we reduced our staff levels by approximately 50 people and
reorganized our corporate structure. As a consequence, our dependence on our
remaining management team was significantly increased. To retain and provide
incentives to our key executives and certain officers, in 2006, we entered
into
amended and new employment agreements that generally include provisions such
as
a stated term, enhanced severance benefits in the event of a change of control
and equity incentives in the form of stock and option grants. As of February
29,
2008, we have employment agreements with 13 officers, of which three expire
in
May 2010; the remainder expire in December 2008. Each employment agreement
provides that its term shall automatically be extended for one additional year,
unless at least 90 days prior to the renewal date either party gives notice
that
it does not wish to extend the agreement. Although these employment agreements
generally include non-competition covenants and provide for severance payments
that are contingent upon the applicable employee’s refraining from competition
with us, the applicable noncompete provisions can be difficult and costly to
monitor and enforce. The loss of any of these persons’ services would adversely
affect our ability to develop and market our products and obtain necessary
regulatory approvals. Further, we do not maintain key-man life
insurance.
Our
future success also will depend in part on the continued service of our key
scientific and management personnel and our ability to identify, hire and retain
additional personnel. We may experience intense competition for qualified
personnel and the existence of non-competition agreements between prospective
employees and their former employers may prevent us from hiring those
individuals or subject us to suit from their former employers.
While
we
attempt to provide competitive compensation packages to attract and retain
key
personnel, some of our competitors are likely to have greater resources and
more
experience than we have, making it difficult for us to compete successfully
for
key personnel.
Our
industry is highly competitive and we have less capital and resources than
many
of our competitors, which may give them an advantage in developing and marketing
products similar to ours or make our products obsolete.
Our
industry is highly competitive and subject to rapid technological innovation
and
evolving industry standards. We compete with numerous existing companies
intensely in many ways. We intend to market our products under development
for
the treatment of diseases for which other technologies and treatments are
rapidly developing and, consequently, we expect new companies to enter our
industry and that competition in the industry will increase. Many of these
companies have substantially greater research and development, manufacturing,
marketing, financial, technological, personnel and managerial resources than
we
have. In addition, many of these competitors, either alone or with their
collaborative partners, have significantly greater experience than we do
in:
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· |
developing
products;
|
· |
undertaking
preclinical testing and human clinical trials;
|
· |
obtaining
FDA and other regulatory approvals or products;
and
|
· |
manufacturing
and marketing products.
|
Accordingly,
our competitors may succeed in obtaining patent protection, receiving FDA or
comparable foreign approval or commercializing products before us. If we
commence commercial product sales, we will compete against companies with
greater marketing and manufacturing capabilities who may successfully develop
and commercialize products that are more effective or less expensive than ours.
These are areas in which, as yet, we have limited or no experience. In addition,
developments by our competitors may render our product candidates obsolete
or
noncompetitive.
We
also
face, and will continue to face, competition from colleges, universities,
governmental agencies and other public and private research organizations.
These
competitors are becoming more active in seeking patent protection and licensing
arrangements to collect royalties for use of technology that they have
developed. Some of these technologies may compete directly with the technologies
that we are developing. These institutions will also compete with us in
recruiting highly qualified scientific personnel. We expect that therapeutic
developments in the areas in which we are active may occur at a rapid rate
and
that competition will intensify as advances in this field are made. As a result,
we need to continue to devote substantial resources and efforts to research
and
development activities.
If
product liability claims are brought against us, it may result in reduced demand
for our products or damages that exceed our insurance coverage and we may incur
substantial costs.
The
clinical testing, marketing and use of our products exposes us to product
liability claims if the use or misuse of our products causes injury, disease
or
results in adverse effects. Use of our products in clinical trials, as well
as
commercial sale, could result in product liability claims. In addition, sales
of
our products through third party arrangements could also subject us to product
liability claims. We presently carry product liability insurance with coverage
of up to $10 million per occurrence and $10 million in the aggregate. However,
this insurance coverage includes various deductibles, limitations and exclusions
from coverage, and in any event might not fully cover any potential claims.
We
may need to obtain additional product liability insurance coverage, including
by
insurers licensed in countries where we conduct our clinical trials, before
initiating clinical trials. We expect to obtain product liability insurance
coverage before commercializing any of our product candidates; however, such
insurance is expensive and may not be available when we need it.
In
the
future, we may not be able to obtain adequate insurance, with acceptable limits
and retentions, at an acceptable cost. Any product liability claim, even one
that is within the limits of our insurance coverage or one that is meritless
and/or unsuccessful, could adversely affect the availability or cost of
insurance generally and our cash available for other purposes, such as research
and development. In addition, such claims could result in:
· |
uninsured
expenses related to defense or payment of substantial monetary awards
to
claimants;
|
· |
a
decrease in demand for our product candidates;
|
· |
damage
to our reputation; and
|
· |
an
inability to complete clinical trial programs or to commercialize
our
product candidates, if approved.
|
Moreover,
the existence of a product liability claim could affect the market price of
our
common stock.
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Our
corporate compliance program cannot ensure that we are in compliance with all
applicable laws and regulations affecting our activities in the jurisdictions
in
which we may sell our products, if approved, and a failure to comply with such
regulations or prevail in litigation related to noncompliance could harm our
business.
Many
of
our activities, including the research, development, manufacture, sale and
marketing of our products, are subject to extensive laws and regulation,
including without limitation, health care "fraud and abuse" laws, such as the
federal false claims act, the federal anti-kickback statute, and other state
and
federal laws and regulations. We have developed and implemented a corporate
compliance policy and oversight program based upon what we understand to be
current industry best practices, but we cannot assure you that this program
will
protect us from governmental investigations or other actions or lawsuits
stemming from a failure to be in compliance with such laws or regulations.
If
any such investigations, actions or lawsuits are instituted against us, and
if
we are not successful in defending or disposing of them without liability,
such
investigations, actions or lawsuits could result in the imposition of
significant fines or other sanctions and could otherwise have a significant
impact on our business.
We
expect to face uncertainty over reimbursement and healthcare
reform.
In
both
the United States and other countries, sales of our products will depend in
part
upon the availability of reimbursement from third-party payers, which include
governmental health administration authorities, managed care providers and
private health insurers. Third party payers are increasingly challenging the
price and examining the cost effectiveness of medical products and services.
Moreover, the current political environment in the United States and abroad
may
result in the passage of significant legislation that could, among other things,
restructure the markets in which we operate and restrict pricing strategies
of
drug development companies. If, for example, price restrictions were placed
on
the distribution of drugs such as our SRT, we may be forced to curtail
development of our pipeline products and this could have a material adverse
effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Even
if
we succeed in commercializing our SRT, uncertainties regarding health care
policy, legislation and regulation, as well as private market practices, could
affect our ability to sell our products in quantities or at prices that will
enable us to achieve profitability.
To
obtain
reimbursement from a third party payer, it must determine that our drug product
is a covered benefit under its health plan, which is likely to require a
determination that our product is:
· |
safe,
effective and medically necessary;
|
· |
appropriate
for the specific patient;
|
· |
cost-effective;
and
|
· |
neither
experimental nor investigational.
|
Obtaining
a determination that a product is a covered benefit may be a time-consuming
and
costly process that could require us to provide supporting scientific, clinical
and cost-effectiveness data about our products to each payer. We may not be
able
to provide sufficient data to gain coverage.
Even
when
a payer determines that a product is covered, the payer may impose limitations
that preclude payment for some uses that are approved by the FDA or other
regulatory authorities. Moreover, coverage does not imply that any product
will
be covered in all cases or that reimbursement will be available at a rate that
would permit a health care provider to cover its costs of using our
product.
Provisions
of our Certificate of Incorporation, Shareholder Rights Agreement and Delaware
law could defer a change of our management and thereby discourage or delay
offers to acquire us.
Provisions
of our Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, our Shareholder Rights
Agreement and Delaware law may make it more difficult for someone to acquire
control of us or for our stockholders to remove existing management, and might
discourage a third party from offering to acquire us, even if a change in
control or in management would be beneficial to our stockholders. For example,
our Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, allows us to issue shares
of preferred stock without any vote or further action by our stockholders.
Our
Board of Directors has the authority to fix and determine the relative rights
and preferences of preferred stock. Our Board of Directors also has the
authority to issue preferred stock without further stockholder approval. As
a
result, our Board of Directors could authorize the issuance of a series of
preferred stock that would grant to holders the preferred right to our assets
upon liquidation, the right to receive dividend payments before dividends are
distributed to the holders of common stock and the right to the redemption
of
the shares, together with a premium, before the redemption of our common stock.
In addition, our Board of Directors, without further stockholder approval,
could
issue large blocks of preferred stock. We have adopted a Shareholder Rights
Agreement, which under certain circumstances would significantly impair the
ability of third parties to acquire control of us without prior approval of
our
Board of Directors thereby discouraging unsolicited takeover proposals. The
rights issued under the Shareholder Rights Agreement would cause substantial
dilution to a person or group that attempts to acquire us on terms not approved
in advance by our Board of Directors.
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The
failure to prevail in litigation or the costs of litigation, including
securities class action and patent claims, could harm our financial performance
and business operations.
We
are
potentially susceptible to litigation. For example, as a public company, we
are
subject to claims asserting violations of securities laws. In early May 2006,
four shareholder class actions and two derivative actions were filed in the
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania naming
as
defendants the Company and certain of its current and former executive officers
and directors. These actions were consolidated under the caption “In re:
Discovery Laboratories Securities Litigation” and the District Court granted our
motions to dismiss two Consolidated Amended Complaints. On April 10, 2007,
plaintiffs filed a Notice of Appeal with the United States District Court for
the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Briefing on this matter is completed
and
oral argument is scheduled for March 25, 2008.
The
potential impact of these actions, all of which generally seek unquantified
damages, attorneys fees and expenses, is uncertain. Additional actions based
upon similar allegations, or otherwise, may be filed in the future. There can
be
no assurance that an adverse result in these proceedings would not have a
potentially material adverse effect on our business, results of operations
and
financial condition.
We
have
from time to time been involved in disputes and proceedings arising in the
ordinary course of business, including in connection with the conduct of
clinical trials and the termination of certain pre-launch commercial programs
following the April 2006 manufacturing issues. Such claims, with or without
merit, if not resolved, could be time-consuming and result in costly litigation.
Although we believe such claims are unlikely to have a material adverse effect
on our financial condition or results of operations, it is impossible to predict
with certainty the eventual outcome of such claims and there can be no assurance
that we will be successful in any proceeding to which we may be a
party.
In
addition, as the USPTO keeps United States patent applications confidential
while the applications are pending, we cannot ensure that our products or
methods do not infringe upon the patents or other intellectual property rights
of third parties. As the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries expand
and
more patents are filed and issued, the risk increases that our patents or patent
applications for our product candidates may give rise to a declaration of
interference by the USPTO, or to administrative proceedings in foreign patent
offices, or that our activities lead to claims of patent infringement by other
companies, institutions or individuals. These entities or persons could bring
legal proceedings against us seeking substantial damages or seeking to enjoin
us
from conducting research and development activities.
ITEM
1B. UNRESOLVED
STAFF COMMENTS.
There
are
no unresolved written comments that were received from the SEC staff 180 days
or
more before the end of our fiscal year relating to our periodic or current
reports under the Exchange Act.
ITEM
2. PROPERTIES.
We
maintain our principal executive offices at 2600 Kelly Road, Suite 100,
Warrington, Pennsylvania 18976-3622, which consists of 39,594 square feet of
space that we lease at an annual rent of approximately $922,000. In
April
2007, the lease, which originally expired in February 2010 with total aggregate
payments of $4.6 million, was extended through February 2013, with additional
payments of $3.0 million over the three-year extension period. We do not own
any
real property.
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We
recently completed construction of a new analytical and development laboratory
within our Warrington, Pennsylvania headquarters location. We are consolidating
into our new laboratory all of the analytical, quality and development
activities that have been conducted in Doylestown, Pennsylvania and Mountain
View, California. Our analytical testing activities predominantly involve
release and stability testing of raw materials as well as commercial and
clinical drug product supply. We also expect to perform development work with
respect to our aerosolized SRT and novel formulations of our product
candidates.
We
lease
21,000 square feet of space for our manufacturing facility in Totowa, New
Jersey, at an annual rent of $150,000. This space is specifically designed
for
the production of sterile pharmaceuticals in compliance with cGMP requirements
and is our only manufacturing facility. This lease expires in December 2014,
subject to a right in the landlord, first exercisable after December 2007 and
upon two years’ prior notice, to terminate the lease early. This termination
right is subject to certain conditions, including that the master tenant, a
related party of the landlord, must have ceased all activities at the premises,
and, in the earlier years, if we satisfy certain financial conditions, the
landlord must make payments to us of significant early termination
amounts.
We
lease
approximately 5,600 square feet of space in Doylestown, Pennsylvania for our
analytical laboratory at an annual rent of approximately $93,800. The original
term of this lease expired in August 2007 but we have been extending on a
month-to-month basis. We are currently consolidating the activities at this
location into our new laboratory space in Warrington, Pennsylvania and plan
to
terminate this lease in the second quarter 2008.
We
lease
16,800 square feet at our research facility in Mountain View, California, at
an
annual rent of approximately $275,000. We have used this facility principally
to
develop aerosolized and other formulations of our proprietary
precision-engineered surfactant. The term of this lease expires at the end
of
June 2008. In December 2007, we consolidated these activities into our new
laboratory space in Warrington, Pennsylvania and will not renew or extend this
lease.
ITEM
3. LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS.
On
March
15, 2007, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of
Pennsylvania granted defendants’ motion to dismiss the Second Consolidated
Amended Complaint filed by the Mizla Group, individually and on behalf of a
class of investors who purchased our publicly traded securities between March
15, 2004 and June 6, 2006, alleging securities laws-related violations in
connection with various of our public statements. The amended complaint had
been
filed on November 30, 2006 against us, our Chief Executive Officer, Robert
J.
Capetola, and our former Chief Operating Officer, Christopher J. Schaber, under
the caption “In re: Discovery Laboratories Securities Litigation” and sought an
order that the action proceed as a class action and an award of compensatory
damages in favor of the plaintiffs and the other class members in an unspecified
amount, together with interest and reimbursement of costs and expenses of the
litigation and other equitable or injunctive relief. On April 10, 2007,
plaintiffs filed a Notice of Appeal with the United States District Court for
the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and filed an opening brief on July 2,
2007.
Briefing on this matter is completed and oral argument is scheduled for March
25, 2008.
We
intend
to vigorously defend this action. The potential impact of such actions, which
generally seek unquantified damages, attorneys’ fees and expenses is uncertain.
Additional actions based upon similar allegations, or otherwise, may be filed
in
the future. There can be no assurance that an adverse result in any such
proceedings would not have a potentially material adverse effect on our
business, results of operations and financial condition.
We
have
from time to time been involved in disputes and proceedings arising in the
ordinary course of business, including in connection with the termination in
2006 of certain pre-launch commercial programs following our process validation
stability failure. Such claims, with or without merit, if not resolved, could
be
time-consuming and result in costly litigation. While it is impossible to
predict with certainty the eventual outcome of such claims, we believe the
pending matters are unlikely to have a material adverse effect on our financial
condition or results of operations. However, there can be no assurance that
we
will be successful in any proceeding to which we are or may be a
party.
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ITEM
4. SUBMISSION
OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
No
matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth quarter
2007.
PART
II
ITEM
5. MARKET
FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES
OF EQUITY SECURITIES.
Market
Information
Our
common stock is traded on The Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “DSCO.” As
of February 29, 2008, the number of stockholders of record of shares of our
common stock was 163 and the number of beneficial owners of shares of our common
stock was approximately 15,000. As of March 6, 2008, there were
96,651,532 shares
of
our common stock issued and outstanding.
The
following table sets forth the quarterly sales price ranges of our common stock
for the periods indicated, as reported by Nasdaq.
Low
|
High
|
||||||
First
Quarter 2006
|
$
|
6.66
|
$
|
8.60
|
|||
Second
Quarter 2006
|
$
|
1.16
|
$
|
7.40
|
|||
Third
Quarter 2006
|
$
|
1.47
|
$
|
2.40
|
|||
Fourth
Quarter 2006
|
$
|
2.00
|
$
|
3.18
|
|||
First
Quarter 2007
|
$
|
1.90
|
$
|
2.90
|
|||
Second
Quarter 2007
|
$
|
2.20
|
$
|
3.75
|
|||
Third
Quarter 2007
|
$
|
2.07
|
$
|
2.95
|
|||
Fourth
Quarter 2007
|
$
|
2.10
|
$
|
3.25
|
|||
First
Quarter 2008 (through March 6, 2008)
|
$
|
1.75
|
$
|
2.46
|
We
have
not paid dividends on our common stock. It is anticipated that we will not
pay
dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future.
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Performance
Graph(1)
The
graph
below compares the cumulative total stockholder return from the common stock
with the cumulative total return of the NASDAQ Composite Index and the NASDAQ
Biotechnology Index. The period shown commences on December 31, 2002, and ends
on December 31, 2007. The cumulative total stockholder return assumes that
$100
was invested on December 31, 2002 in the Common Stock.
Note:
The
performance shown in the graph and table represents past performance and should
not be considered an indication of future performance.
|
2002
|
2003
|
2004
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||
Discovery
Labs, Inc.
|
$
|
100.00
|
$
|
368.07
|
$
|
277.19
|
$
|
229.44
|
$
|
79.40
|
$
|
70.54
|
|||||||
Nasdaq
Biotech Index
|
$
|
100.00
|
$
|
144.86
|
$
|
153.00
|
$
|
156.98
|
$
|
157.58
|
$
|
163.89
|
|||||||
Nasdaq
Composite
|
$
|
100.00
|
$
|
148.74
|
$
|
160.89
|
$
|
164.87
|
$
|
179.65
|
$
|
196.11
|
(1)
The
material contained in this Performance Graph shall not be deemed to be
“soliciting material,” or “filed” with the SEC and is not to be incorporated by
reference in any of our filings under the Securities Act of 1933 or the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, whether made before or after the date hereof
and irrespective of any general incorporation language in any such
filing
Sales
of Unregistered Securities
During
the 12 months ended December 31, 2007, we did not issue any unregistered shares
of common stock pursuant to the exercise of outstanding warrants and options.
There were no stock repurchases in the 12 months ended December 31, 2007.
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ITEM
6. SELECTED
FINANCIAL DATA
The
selected consolidated financial data set forth below with respect to our
consolidated statement of operations for the years ended December 31, 2007,
2006
and 2005 and with respect to the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December
31,
2007 and 2006 have been derived from audited consolidated financial statements
included as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The statement of operations
data for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 and the balance sheet data
as of December 31, 2005 and 2004 and 2003 are derived from audited financial
statements not included in this Annual Report. The following selected
consolidated financial data should be read in conjunction with the consolidated
financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this Annual
Report.
Consolidated
Statement of Operations Data:
(in
thousands, except per share data)
For
the year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
2003
|
||||||||||||
Revenues
from collaborative agreements
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
134
|
$
|
1,209
|
$
|
1,037
|
||||||
Operating
Expenses:
|
||||||||||||||||
Research
and development
|
26,200
|
23,716
|
24,137
|
25,793
|
19,750
|
|||||||||||
General
and administrative
|
13,747
|
18,386
|
18,505
|
13,322
|
5,722
|
|||||||||||
Restructuring
charges
|
-
|
4,805
|
-
|
8,126
|
-
|
|||||||||||
In-process
research and development
|
-
|
-
|
16,787
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Total
expenses
|
39,947
|
46,907
|
59,429
|
47,241
|
25,472
|
|||||||||||
Operating
loss
|
(
39,947
|
)
|
(46,907
|
)
|
(59,295
|
)
|
(46,032
|
)
|
(24,435
|
)
|
||||||
Other
income / (expense)
|
(58
|
)
|
574
|
391
|
(171
|
)
|
155
|
|||||||||
Net
loss
|
$
|
(
40,005
|
)
|
$
|
(46,333
|
)
|
$
|
(58,904
|
)
|
$
|
(46,
203
|
)
|
$
|
(24,280
|
)
|
|
Net
loss per common share - basic and diluted
|
$
|
(0.49
|
)
|
$
|
(0.74
|
)
|
$
|
(1.09
|
)
|
$
|
(1.00
|
)
|
$
|
(0.65
|
)
|
|
Weighted
average number of common shares outstanding
|
81,731
|
62,767
|
54,094
|
46,179
|
37,426
|
Consolidated
Balance Sheet Data:
(in
thousands)
For the year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
2003
|
||||||||||||
Cash
and investments
|
$
|
53,007
|
$
|
26,402
|
$
|
50,908
|
$
|
32,654
|
$
|
29,422
|
||||||
Working
capital
|
43,149
|
18,999
|
33,860
|
24,519
|
23,061
|
|||||||||||
Total
assets
|
62,744
|
34,400
|
56,008
|
37,637
|
32,715
|
|||||||||||
Long-term
obligations, less current potion
|
13,494
|
12,110
|
3,562
|
7,583
|
711
|
|||||||||||
Total
stockholder’s equity
|
$
|
38,781
|
$
|
14,322
|
$
|
34,838
|
$
|
21,097
|
$
|
24,303
|
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ITEM
7. MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS.
This
item
should be read in connection with our Consolidated Financial Statements. See
“Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.”
OVERVIEW
We
are a
biotechnology company developing Surfactant Replacement Therapies (SRT) for
respiratory disorders and diseases. Surfactants are produced naturally in the
lungs and are essential for breathing. Our proprietary technology produces
a
precision-engineered surfactant that is designed to closely mimic the essential
properties of natural human lung surfactant. We believe that through this SRT
technology, pulmonary surfactants have the potential, for the first time, to
be
developed into a series of respiratory therapies to treat conditions for which
there are few or no approved therapies available for patients in the Neonatal
Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), Intensive
Care
Unit (ICU) and other hospital settings.
Our
SRT
pipeline is focused initially on the most significant respiratory conditions
prevalent in the NICU
and
PICU. We have filed a New Drug Application (NDA) with the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) for our lead product, Surfaxin®
(lucinactant) for the prevention of Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS) in
premature infants. The FDA has established May 1, 2008 as its target date to
complete its review of this NDA. We are also developing Surfaxin for the
treatment of Acute Respiratory Failure (ARF) in children up to two years of
age
suffering and for the prevention and treatment of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
(BPD) in premature infants, a debilitating and chronic lung disease typically
affecting premature infants who have suffered RDS. Aerosurf™ is our proprietary
SRT in aerosolized form and is being developed for the treatment of RDS in
premature infants. Aerosurf has the potential to obviate the need for
endotracheal intubation and conventional mechanical ventilation and
holds
the promise to significantly expand the use of surfactants in respiratory
medicine.
We
also
believe that our SRT will potentially address a variety of debilitating
respiratory conditions such as Acute Lung Injury (ALI), cystic fibrosis (CF),
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, and Acute Respiratory
Distress Syndrome (ARDS), that affect other pediatric, young adult and adult
patients in the ICU and other hospital settings
We
are
implementing a business strategy that includes:
· |
continued
investment in the development of our SRT pipeline programs, initially
focused on Surfaxin and Aerosurf for neonatal and pediatric conditions,
including ongoing efforts intended to gain regulatory approval to
market
and sell Surfaxin for the prevention of RDS in premature infants
in the
United States. The
FDA accepted our Complete Response to the April 2006 Approvable Letter
and
has established May 1, 2008 as its target date to complete its review
of
our Surfaxin NDA;
|
· |
preparing
for the potential approval and launch of Surfaxin for RDS in the
United
States, including building our own commercial sales and marketing
organization specialized in neonatal and pediatric indications to
execute
the launch of Surfaxin in the United States;
|
· |
seeking
collaboration agreements and strategic partnerships in the international
markets for the development and potential commercialization of our
SRT
pipeline, including Surfaxin and Aerosurf. We have a corporate partnership
with Laboratorios del Dr. Esteve, S.A., primarily for the marketing
and
sales of Surfaxin and certain of our other SRT products in southern
Europe. We continue to evaluate a variety of other potential strategic
international and domestic collaborations intended to support the
future
growth of our SRT pipeline and enhance shareholder
value;
|
· |
continued
investment in our quality systems and manufacturing capabilities,
including our recently-completed analytical laboratories in Warrington,
Pennsylvania and our manufacturing operations in Totowa, New Jersey.
We
plan to manufacture sufficient drug product to meet the anticipated
pre-clinical, clinical, formulation development and potential future
commercial requirements of Surfaxin, Aerosurf and our other SRT product
candidates. For our aerosolized SRT, we
plan to collaborate with engineering device experts and use contract
manufacturers to produce aerosol devices and related components to
meet
our development and potential future commercial requirements. Our
long-term manufacturing strategy includes potentially expanding our
existing facilities or building or acquiring additional manufacturing
capabilities for the production and development of our
precision-engineered SRT drug products;
and
|
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· |
seeking
investments of additional capital, including potentially from business
alliances, commercial and development partnerships, equity financings
and
other similar opportunities, although we cannot assure you that we
will
identify or enter into any specific actions or transactions.
|
Since
our
inception, we have incurred significant losses and, as of December 31, 2007,
we
had an accumulated deficit of $288.3 million (including historical results
of
predecessor companies). The majority of our expenditures to date have been
for
research and development activities and, during 2005 and the first half 2006,
also include significant general and administrative expense, primarily
pre-commercialization activities. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Plan of
Operations.”
Historically,
we have funded our operations with working capital provided principally through
public and private equity financings, debt arrangements and strategic
collaborations. As of December 31, 2007, we had: (i) cash of $53.0 million;
(ii)
approximately 5.2 million shares potentially available for issuance under a
Committed Equity Financing Facility (CEFF) with Kingsbridge Capital Limited
(Kingsbridge), a private investment group, for future financings (not to exceed
$35.5 million), subject to the terms and conditions of the agreement; (iii)
$9.6
million outstanding ($8.5 million principal and $1.1 million of accrued interest
as of December 31, 2007) on a loan from PharmaBio Development Inc. d/b/a
NovaQuest (PharmaBio), the strategic
investment group of Quintiles Transnational Corp. (Quintiles), which, after
a
restructuring, is due and payable, together with all accrued interest, on April
30, 2010; and (iv) $5.6 million outstanding on under our equipment financing
facility with GECC, as successor to Merrill Lynch Capital. See “Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations -
Liquidity and Capital Resources.”
RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT
Research
and development expenses for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
were $26.2 million, $23.7 million, and $24.1 million, respectively. These costs
are charged to operations as incurred and are tracked by category rather than
by
project. Research and development costs consist primarily of expenses associated
with manufacturing development, research, formulation development, clinical
and
regulatory operations and other direct preclinical and clinical projects. In
2005, we incurred a non-recurring charge of $16.8 million associated with the
purchase of the manufacturing operations at the Totowa, New Jersey, facility,
which was classified as in-process research and development. This non-recurring
charge is not reflected in the following discussion.
These
cost categories typically include the following expenses:
Manufacturing
Development
Manufacturing
development primarily reflects costs incurred to develop current good
manufacturing practices (cGMP) manufacturing capabilities. Manufacturing
development includes: (1) costs associated with manufacturing activities at
operations in Totowa, New Jersey to support the production of clinical and
anticipated commercial drug supply for our SRT programs, such as employee
expenses, depreciation, the purchase of drug substances, quality control and
assurance activities, and analytical services; (2) investments in our
quality assurance and analytical chemistry capabilities, including ongoing
enhancements to quality controls, process assurance and documentation and
expanding and upgrading our quality operations to meet production requirements
for our SRT pipeline in accordance with cGMP; and (3) expenses associated with
our comprehensive investigation of the April 2006 Surfaxin process validation
stability failure, remediation of our related manufacturing issues and
activities associated with obtaining related data and other information included
in our Complete Response to the April 2006 Surfaxin Approvable
Letter.
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Unallocated
Development - Clinical, Regulatory, Formulation Development and Medical Affairs
Clinical,
regulatory and formulation development activities include preparation,
implementation and management of our clinical trial programs in accordance
with
current good clinical practices (cGCPs), research and development of aerosolized
and other formulations of our precision-engineered SRT, engineering of aerosol
delivery systems and analytical chemistry activities to support the continued
development of Surfaxin. Included in Unallocated Development are costs of
associated personnel, supplies, facilities, fees to consultants, other related
costs of clinical trials and management, clinical quality control and regulatory
compliance activities, data management and biostatistics, including activities
associated with obtaining related data and other information included in our
Complete Response to the Surfaxin Approvable Letter. Unallocated development
also includes medical affairs activities, primarily consisting of medical
science liaisons personnel providing medical education about the use of
surfactants.
Direct
Pre-Clinical and Clinical Program Expenses
Direct
pre-clinical and clinical program expenses include pre-clinical activities,
activities associated with the development of our SRT formulations
aerosolization systems prior to initiation of any potential human clinical
trials, and activities associated with conducting human clinical trials,
including patient enrollment costs, external site costs, costs of clinical
drug
supply and related external costs such as contract research consultant fees
and
expenses.
The
following summarizes our research and development expenses by each of the
foregoing categories for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and
2005:
(Dollars
in thousands)
Year
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
Research
and Development Expenses:
|
2007
(1)
|
2006
(1)
|
2005
|
|||||||
Manufacturing
development
|
$
|
11,888
|
$
|
10,057
|
$
|
11,416
|
||||
Unallocated
development – clinical, regulatory, etc.
|
8,885
|
10,288
|
9,485
|
|||||||
Direct
pre-clinical and clinical program expenses
|
5,427
|
3,371
|
3,236
|
|||||||
Total
Research and Development Expenses
|
$
|
26,200
|
$
|
23,716
|
$
|
24,137
|
(1)
Included in research and development expenses for the year ended December 31,
2007 and 2006 is a charge of $1.7 million and $1.6 million associated with
stock-based employee compensation in accordance with the provisions of Statement
No. 123(R), respectively.
Due
to
the significant risks and uncertainties inherent in the clinical development
and
regulatory approval processes, the nature, timing of completion, and ultimate
cost of development of any of our product candidates is highly uncertain and
cannot be estimated with any degree of certainty. Results from clinical trials
may not be favorable and data from clinical trials are subject to varying
interpretation and may be deemed insufficient by the regulatory bodies reviewing
applications for marketing approvals. As such, clinical development and
regulatory programs are subject to risks and changes that may significantly
impact cost projections and timelines.
Currently,
none of our drug product candidates are available for commercial sale. All
of
our potential products are in regulatory review, clinical or pre-clinical
development. The status and anticipated completion date of each of our lead
SRT
programs are discussed in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations - Plan of Operations.” Successful completion
of development of our SRT is contingent on numerous risks, uncertainties and
other factors, some of which are described in detail in “Risk Factors.”
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CORPORATE
PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS
Chrysalis
Technologies, a Division of Philip Morris USA Inc.
In
December 2005, we entered into a strategic alliance with Chrysalis through
which
we gained exclusive license rights to Chrysalis’ aerosolization technology for
use with pulmonary surfactants for all respiratory diseases. The alliance unites
two complementary respiratory technologies - our precision-engineered surfactant
technology with Chrysalis’ novel aerosolization technology that is being
developed to deliver therapeutics to the deep lung.
We
and
Chrysalis are utilizing our respective capabilities and resources to support
and
fund the design and development of combination drug-device systems that can
be
uniquely customized to address specific respiratory diseases and patient
populations. Chrysalis is responsible for developing the design for the initial
prototype aerosolization device platform and disposable dose packets. We are
responsible for aerosolized SRT drug formulations, clinical and regulatory
activities, and further development, manufacturing and commercialization of
the
combination drug-device products. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Plan of Operations - Research
and Development - SRT for Neonatal Intensive Care Unit - Aerosurf,
Aerosolized SRT.”
Laboratorios
del Dr. Esteve, S.A.
In
December 2004, we restructured our strategic alliance with Laboratorios del
Dr.
Esteve, S.A. (Esteve) for the development, marketing and sales of our products.
Under the restructuring, we regained full commercialization rights to our SRT,
including Surfaxin for the prevention of RDS in premature infants and the
treatment of ARDS in adults, in key European markets, Central America, and
South
America. Esteve will focus on Andorra, Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain,
and
now has development and marketing rights to a broader portfolio of potential
SRT
products. Esteve will pay us a transfer price on sales of Surfaxin and other
SRT. We will be responsible for the manufacture and supply of all of the covered
products and Esteve will be responsible for all sales and marketing in the
revised territory. We also agreed to pay to Esteve 10% of any cash up-front
and
milestone fees (not to exceed $20 million in the aggregate) that we may receive
in connection with any future strategic collaborations for the development
and
commercialization of Surfaxin for RDS, ARDS or certain other SRTs in the
territory for which we had previously granted a license to Esteve. Esteve has
agreed to make stipulated cash payments to us upon our achievement of certain
milestones, primarily upon receipt of marketing regulatory approvals for the
covered products. In addition, Esteve has agreed to contribute to Phase 3
clinical trials for the covered products by conducting and funding development
performed in the revised territory.
PLAN
OF OPERATIONS
We
have
incurred substantial losses since inception and expect to continue to make
significant investments for continued product research, development,
manufacturing, and general business activities. We will need to generate
significant revenues from product sales, related royalties and transfer prices
to achieve and maintain profitability.
Through
December 31, 2007, we had no revenues from any product sales, and had not
achieved profitability on a quarterly or annual basis. Our ability to achieve
profitability depends upon, among other things, our ability to develop products,
obtain regulatory approval for products under development and enter into
collaboration and other agreements for product development, manufacturing and
commercialization. In addition, our results are dependent upon the performance
of our strategic partners and suppliers. Moreover, we may never achieve
significant revenues or profitable operations from the sale of any of our
products or technologies.
Through
December 31, 2007, we had not generated taxable income. At
December 31, 2007, net operating losses available to offset future taxable
income for Federal tax purposes were approximately $258.7 million. The future
utilization of such loss carryforward may be limited pursuant to regulations
promulgated under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code. In addition, we
had
a research and development tax credit carryforward of $6.1 million at December
31, 2007. The Federal net operating loss and research and development tax credit
carryforwards expire beginning in 2008 through 2026.
39
We
anticipate that during the next 12 to 24 months:
Research
and Development
We
will
focus our research, development and regulatory activities in an effort to
develop a pipeline of potential SRT for respiratory diseases. The drug
development, clinical trial and regulatory process is lengthy, expensive and
uncertain and subject to numerous risks including, without limitation, the
applicable risks discussed in herein and those contained in the “Risk Factors.”
See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations - Research and Development.”
Our
major
research and development projects include:
SRT
for Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
In
order to address the most prevalent respiratory disorders affecting
infants in the NICU and PICU, we are conducting several NICU and
PICU
therapeutic programs targeting respiratory conditions cited as some
of the
most significant unmet medical needs for the neonatal and pediatric
community.
|
Surfaxin
for the Prevention of RDS in Premature Infants
We
have
filed an NDA with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for our lead
product, Surfaxin®
(lucinactant) for the prevention of Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS) in
premature infants. The FDA has established May 1, 2008 as its target date to
complete its review of this NDA.
In
April
2006, we received a second Approvable Letter from the FDA for Surfaxin for
the
prevention of RDS in premature infants. Specifically, the FDA requested
information primarily focused on the Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls
(CMC)
section of our NDA, predominately involving drug product specifications and
stability, analytical methods and related controls. Also in April 2006, ongoing
analysis of Surfaxin process validation batches that had been manufactured
for
us in 2005 by Laureate as a requirement for our NDA indicated that certain
stability parameters no longer met acceptance criteria. We immediately conducted
a comprehensive investigation, which focused on analysis of our manufacturing
processes, analytical methods and method validation, and active pharmaceutical
ingredient suppliers. As a result of our investigation, we identified a most
probable root cause to the process validation stability failures and executed
a
corrective action and preventative action (CAPA) plan.
In
December 2006, we attended a meeting with the FDA to clarify certain of the
key
CMC matters identified in the April 2006 Approvable Letter, provide information
concerning our comprehensive investigation into the process validation stability
failures and remediation of the related manufacturing issues, and obtain
guidance from the FDA on the appropriate path to potentially gain approval
of
Surfaxin for the prevention of RDS in premature infants. In February 2007,
we
completed manufacture of three new Surfaxin process validation batches, which
are subject to ongoing comprehensive stability testing in accordance with an
established protocol that complies with guidelines established by the
International Conference on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for
Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH). We included six-month
stability data on these batches in our response to the Approvable Letter and,
as
of March 2008, we have submitted our 12-month stability data to the
FDA.
In
November 2007, we submitted to the FDA our formal response to the April 2006
Approvable Letter. The FDA accepted our response as a complete response and
established May 1, 2008 as its target date to complete its review of the NDA
for
Surfaxin for the prevention of RDS in premature infants.
In
October 2004, we filed a Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) with the
European Medicines Agency (EMEA) for clearance to market Surfaxin for the
prevention and rescue treatment of RDS in premature infants in Europe. Following
the Surfaxin process validation stability failure, we determined that we could
not resolve our manufacturing issues within the regulatory time frames mandated
by the EMEA procedure. Consequently, in June 2006, we voluntarily withdrew
the
MAA without resolving with the EMEA certain outstanding clinical issues related
to the Surfaxin Phase 3 clinical trials. We plan in the future to have further
discussions with the EMEA and potentially develop a strategy to gain approval
for Surfaxin in Europe.
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Surfaxin
for the Prevention of BPD in Premature Infants
In
October 2006, we announced preliminary results of our Phase 2 clinical trial
for
Surfaxin for the prevention and treatment of BPD,
which
was designed
as an estimation study to evaluate the safety and potential efficacy of Surfaxin
in infants at risk for BPD. We believe that these results suggest that Surfaxin
may potentially represent a novel therapeutic option for infants at risk for
BPD. We currently plan to seek scientific advice from the FDA and other
regulatory agencies with respect to potential clinical trial designs to support
the further development of Surfaxin for the prevention of BPD.
Surfaxin
for Infants and Children Suffering from Acute Respiratory
Failure
In
June
2007, we initiated a clinical trial to determine if restoration of surfactant
with Surfaxin will improve lung function and result in a shorter duration of
mechanical ventilation and NICU/PICU stay for children up to two years of age
suffering with ARF. The Phase 2 clinical trial is a multicenter, randomized,
masked, placebo-controlled trial that will compare Surfaxin to standard of
care
represented by a sham air control. Approximately 180 children under the age
of
two with ARF will receive standard of care and be randomized to receive either
Surfaxin at 5.8 mL/kg of body weight (expected weight range up to 15 kg) or
sham
air control. The trial will be conducted at approximately 20 - 25 sites
throughout the world in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. The
objective of the study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of Surfaxin
administration and to assess whether such treatment can decrease the duration
of
mechanical ventilation in young children with ARF. Patient enrollment has been
slower than expected and, as a result, we have extended the period for patient
enrollment, originally expected to conclude in mid-2008, through an additional
viral season at existing and planned new clinical sites in the Northern and
Southern Hemispheres. At that time, we will assess the status of patient
enrollment in this trial and determine whether further adjustments to our
timeline are required. Currently, we believe that data from this trial will
be
available in the first half of 2009.
Aerosurf,
Aerosolized SRT
In
September 2005, we completed and announced the results of our first pilot
Phase
2 clinical study of Aerosurf for the prevention of RDS in premature infants,
which was designed as an open label, multicenter study to evaluate the
feasibility, safety and tolerability of Aerosurf delivered using a
commercially-available aerosolization device (Aeroneb Pro®)
via
nCPAP administered within 30 minutes of birth over a three hour duration.
The study showed that it is feasible to deliver Aerosurf via nCPAP and that
the
treatment was generally safe and well tolerated.
We
are
presently collaborating with Chrysalis on a novel aerosolization system to
deliver Aerosurf to patients in the NICU. In anticipation of planned
clinical trials, we are executing a series of supportive pre-clinical studies.
Our design engineers, together with Chrysalis and our contract manufacturers,
are optimizing the initial prototype version of this novel aerosolization
system. Once development milestones have been achieved, we expect to
receive from Chrysalis the prototype aerosolization system technology platform,
with which we plan to manufacture aerosolization systems for use in clinical
trials. In that regard, we have met with and received guidance from the
FDA with respect to the design of a proposed Phase 2 clinical program, which
we
currently expect to initiate in mid-2008, utilizing our novel aerosolization
technology.
41
We
are
also currently discussing with Chrysalis a plan for the further development
of
our Aerosurf program, including conceptualization and development of the
next-generation aerosolization system. For this phase of development, we
anticipate seeking the assistance of design engineers and medical device experts
who have a track record of developing and gaining regulatory approval for
medical devices and drug-device combination products, both in the United States
and other international markets. If we are successful, we plan to use our
next-generation version of the aerosolization system in our planned Phase 3
clinical trials and, if approved, in future commercial activities.
With
the
knowledge that we gain from our development activities related to the NICU
and
PICU, we plan to develop a program utilizing this novel aerosolization
technology to develop aerosolized SRT administered as a prophylactic for adult
patients in the hospital setting.
SRT
for Critical Care and Hospital Indications
We
are
also evaluating the potential development of our proprietary
precision-engineered SRT to address respiratory disorders such as CF, ALI,
COPD,
asthma, and other debilitating respiratory conditions.
Manufacturing
Our
precision-engineered surfactant product candidates, including Surfaxin, must
be
manufactured in compliance with cGMP established by the FDA and other
international regulatory authorities. Surfaxin is a complex drug and, unlike
many drugs, contains four active ingredients. It must be aseptically
manufactured at our facility as a sterile, liquid suspension and requires
ongoing monitoring of drug product stability and conformance to
specifications.
We
plan
to invest in and support our manufacturing strategy for the production of our
precision-engineered SRT to meet anticipated clinical needs and, if approved,
commercial needs in the United States, Europe and other markets:
Current
Manufacturing Capabilities
In
December 2005, we purchased our manufacturing operations from Laureate (our
contract manufacturer at that time) and completed the transition of all related
activities from Laureate in July 2006. Owning the Totowa manufacturing
operations has provided us with direct operational control and, we believe,
potentially improved economics for the production of clinical and potential
commercial supply of our lead product, Surfaxin, and our SRT pipeline
products.
In
April
2006, ongoing analysis of our initial Surfaxin process validation batches that
were manufactured for us in 2005 by Laureate as a requirement for our NDA for
Surfaxin for the prevention of RDS in premature infants indicated that certain
stability parameters no longer met acceptance criteria. We immediately initiated
a comprehensive investigation, which focused on analysis of manufacturing
processes, analytical methods and method validation and active pharmaceutical
ingredient suppliers, to determine the cause of the failure. As a result of
this
investigation, we developed a corrective action and preventative action (CAPA)
plan to remediate the related manufacturing issues. We expect the FDA to
complete an inspection of this facility as part of its review of our Surfaxin
NDA, for which the FDA has currently established a target date of May 1, 2008.
See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations - Plan of Operations - Research and Development - SRT for Neonatal
Intensive Care Unit - Surfaxin
for the Prevention of RDS in Premature Infants.”
In
February 2007, consistent with guidance obtained at a December 2006 meeting
with
the FDA, we completed the manufacture of three new Surfaxin process validation
batches, which are subject to ongoing comprehensive stability testing in
accordance with an established protocol that complies with guidelines
established by the International Conference on Harmonisation of Technical
Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH). We
included six-month stability data on these batches in our response to the
Approvable Letter and, as of March 2008, we have submitted our 12-month
stability data to the FDA.
42
Our
manufacturing strategy includes ongoing investment in our analytical and quality
systems to support our manufacturing and development activities. In October
2007, we completed construction of a new analytical and development laboratory
in our Warrington, Pennsylvania corporate headquarters. The new laboratory
will
consolidate the analytical, quality and development activities that are
presently located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania and Mountain View, California,
including release and stability testing of raw materials as well as commercial
and clinical drug product supply. We also expect to perform development work
with respect to our aerosolized SRT and novel formulations of our product
candidates. The laboratory will expand our capabilities by providing additional
capacity to conduct analytical testing as well as opportunities to leverage
our
newly consolidated professional expertise across a broad range of projects,
improving both operational efficiency and financial economics.
Long-Term
Manufacturing Capabilities
We
are
planning to have manufacturing capabilities, primarily through our manufacturing
operations in Totowa, New Jersey that should allow for sufficient commercial
production of Surfaxin, if approved, to supply the potential worldwide demand
for our RDS, ARF and BPD programs and all of our anticipated clinical and
potential commercial production requirements for Aerosurf.
We
view
our acquisition of manufacturing operations in Totowa as an initial step of
our
manufacturing strategy for the continued development of our SRT portfolio,
including life cycle management of Surfaxin for new indications, potential
new
formulations and formulation enhancements, and expansion of our aerosol SRT
products, beginning with Aerosurf. The lease for our Totowa facility expires
in
December 2014. In addition to customary terms and conditions, the lease is
subject to a right in the landlord, first exercisable after December 2007 and
upon two years’ prior notice, to terminate the lease early. This termination
right is subject to certain conditions, including that the master tenant, a
related party of the landlord, must have ceased all activities at the premises,
and, in the earlier years, if we satisfy certain financial conditions, the
landlord must make payments to us of significant early termination amounts.
Taking into account this early termination option, which could require us to
move out of our Totowa facility as early as March 2010, our long-term
manufacturing strategy includes building or acquiring additional manufacturing
capabilities for the production of our precision-engineered surfactant drug
products, as well as using contract manufacturers, for the production of our
precision-engineered SRT drug products.
Aerosol
Devices and Related Componentry
To
manufacture our aerosolization
systems for our planned clinical trials, we expect to utilize third-party
contract manufacturers, suppliers and integrators. The manufacturing process
involves assembly of key device sub-components that comprise the aerosolization
systems, including the aerosol-generating device, disposable dose delivery
packets, which must be assembled in a clean room environment, and patient
interface systems necessary to administer our aerosolized SRT. Under our
manufacturing plan, third-party vendors will manufacture customized parts for
us
and assemble the key device sub-components and ship them to one central location
for final assembly and integration into the aerosolization system. Once
assembled, the critical drug product-contact components and patient interface
systems will be packaged and sterilized. The aerosolization systems will be
quality-control tested prior to release for use in our clinical trials. We
have
entered into a Master Services Agreement with Kloehn, Inc. to act as integrator
of the prototype aerosolization system device sub-components and disposable
dose
delivery packets that we plan to use in our planned Phase 2 clinical
trials.
See
the
applicable risks related to our manufacturing activities and our long-term
manufacturing strategy discussed in “Risk Factors.”
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Sales
and Marketing
To
prepare for the anticipated approval of Surfaxin for the prevention of RDS
in
premature infants, we are establishing our own U.S. specialty pulmonary sales
and marketing organization that will initially specialize in neonatal and
pediatric indications and,
as
products are developed, will potentially expand to critical care and hospital
settings. This strategic initiative is intended to allow us to manage and
administer our own sales and marketing operation, establish a strong presence
in
the NICU, and optimize the economics of our business.
We
anticipate that the FDA will potentially grant approval of our Surfaxin NDA
in
May 2008 and that the U.S. commercial launch of Surfaxin will occur later in
the
year. We have initiated marketing and related activities, including the hiring
of experienced management personnel, and plan to hire sales and marketing
representatives following receipt of approval to market Surfaxin.
Additionally, we are also enhancing our medical affairs capabilities to provide
for increased scientific and educational activities.
We
expect
to rely primarily on our marketing and sales team to market Surfaxin, if
approved, in the United States. We expect to incur significant expenses in
developing our U.S. marketing and sales team. We also intend to pursue
potential collaboration arrangements with international partners to co-develop
and/or co-commercialize our neonatal and pediatric pipeline for Surfaxin and
Aerosurf.
General
and Administrative
We
intend
to invest in general and administrative resources in the near term primarily
to
support our legal requirements, intellectual property portfolios (including
building and enforcing our patent and trademark positions), our business
development initiatives, financial systems and controls, management information
technologies, and general management capabilities.
Potential
Collaboration Agreements and Strategic Partnerships
We
intend
to seek investments of additional capital and potentially enter into
collaboration agreements and strategic partnerships for the development and
commercialization of our SRT product candidates. From June 2006 to July 2007,
we
engaged Jefferies & Company, Inc. (Jefferies), a New York-based investment
banking firm, under an exclusive arrangement to assist us in identifying and
evaluating strategic alternatives intended to enhance the future growth
potential of our SRT pipeline and maximize shareholder value. We continue to
evaluate a variety of strategic transactions, including, but not limited to,
potential business alliances, commercial and development partnerships,
financings and other similar opportunities, although we cannot assure you that
we will enter into any specific actions or transactions. See “Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations -
Liquidity and Capital Resources - Registered Public Offerings” and “ - Private
Placements”
CRITICAL
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The
preparation of financial statements, in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States, requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities
at
the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and
expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
We
have
identified below some of our more critical accounting policies and changes
to
accounting policies. For further discussion of our accounting policies see
Note
2 - “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements. See “Exhibits and Financial Statement
Schedules.”
Revenue
Recognition- research and development collaborative
agreements
For
up-front payments and licensing fees related to our contract research or
technology, we defer and recognize revenue as earned over the life of the
related agreement. Milestone payments are recognized as revenue upon achievement
of contract-specified events and when there are no remaining performance
obligations.
There
have been no changes to our critical accounting policies since December 31,
2006.
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RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
The
net
loss for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 was $40.0 million
(or
$0.49 per share), $46.3 million (or $0.74 per share) and $58.9 million (or
$1.09
per share), respectively.
For
the
years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, we incurred two restructuring charges
that were identified separately on our Statements of Operations: (i) in 2006,
we
incurred a restructuring charge of $4.8 million (or $0.08 per share) related
to
staff reductions and the close out of certain pre-launch commercial programs
that followed the April 2006 process validation stability failure, and (ii)
in
2005, we purchased our manufacturing operations in Totowa, New Jersey, for
$16.0
million and incurred additional related expenses of $0.8 million ($16.8 million
charge or $0.31 per share), which was classified on the Statement of Operations
as In-Process Research and Development.
Additionally,
on January 1, 2006, we adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
(Statement) No. 123(R) using the modified prospective method, which resulted
in
the recognition of stock-based compensation expense totaling $5.2 million (of
$0.06 per share) and $5.5 million (or $0.09 per share) in the Statement of
Operations for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, without
adjusting the year ending December 31, 2005.
Revenue
We
did
not earn revenue during the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006. For the
year
ended December 31, 2005, we earned $0.1 million of revenue associated with
our
corporate partnership agreement with Esteve to develop, market and sell Surfaxin
in southern Europe.
Research
and Development Expenses
Research
and development expenses for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
were $26.2 million, $23.7 million, and $24.1 million, respectively. For a
description of expenses and research and development activities, see
“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations - Research and Development.” For a description of the clinical
programs included in research and development, see “Management’s Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Plan of
Operations.”
The
change in research and development expenses for the years ended December 31,
2007, 2006 and 2005 primarily reflects:
(i) |
Manufacturing
development activities (included in research and development expenses)
to
support the production of clinical and anticipated commercial drug
supply
for our SRT programs, including Surfaxin, in conformance with cGMP.
Expenses related to manufacturing development activities were $11.9
million, $10.0 million, and $11.4 million for the years ended December
31,
2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
|
For
2007
and 2006, manufacturing development activities included: (i) operating costs
associated with our manufacturing operations in Totowa, New Jersey, (which
we
acquired in December 2005), such as employee expenses, depreciation, the
purchase of drug substances, quality control and assurance activities, and
analytical services; (ii) investments in our quality assurance and
analytical chemistry capabilities, including ongoing enhancements to quality
controls, process assurance and documentation and expanding and upgrading our
quality operations to meet production requirements for our SRT pipeline in
accordance with cGMP; (iii) activities associated with our comprehensive
investigation of the April 2006 Surfaxin process validation stability failure,
remediation of our related manufacturing issues, and obtaining data and other
information included in our Complete Response to the April 2006 Surfaxin
Approvable Letter; (iv) activities to develop additional formulations of our
SRT; and (v) activities to develop aerosolization systems, including the aerosol
generating device, the disposable dose delivery packet and patient interface
system necessary to administer Aerosurf. The increase in 2007 as compared to
2006 is primarily due to investments in our quality assurance and analytical
chemistry capabilities that support the production process, expanding and
upgrading our quality operations to meet production needs for our SRT pipeline
in accordance with cGMP, and other investments that are consistent with our
Complete Response to the April 2006 Approvable Letter. Also included in
manufacturing development activities for 2007 are activities to develop
aerosolization systems for use in our planned Phase 2 clinical
trials.
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For
2005,
manufacturing development activities included: (i) costs associated with
contract manufacturing services provided by our then contract manufacturer,
Laureate; (ii) expenses incurred to implement enhancements to quality controls,
process assurances and documentation requirements that supported the production
process predominantly at Laureate’s Totowa, New Jersey, operation to respond to
inspectional observations contained in a FDA Form 483 issued to Laureate in
January 2005; (iii) enhancements and improvements to Laureate’s Totowa, New
Jersey, operations and facility for the production of Surfaxin, SRT formulations
and aerosol development capabilities; and (iv) other manufacturing related
costs, such as employee expenses, depreciation, the purchase of drug substances,
quality control and assurance activities, and analytical services.
For
the
years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, manufacturing development expenses
include charges of $0.7 million and $0.5 million, respectively, associated
with
stock-based employee compensation in accordance with the provisions of Statement
No. 123(R), which we adopted on January 1, 2006.
(ii) |
Direct
pre-clinical and clinical program activities related to the advancement
of
our SRT pipeline. Expenses related to these activities were $5.4
million,
$3.4 million and $3.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2007,
2006
and 2005, respectively. These expenses for 2007 primarily include:
(i)
costs associated with obtaining data and other information necessary
for
our Complete Response to the April 2006 Surfaxin Approvable Letter;
(ii)
activities associated with the ongoing Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating
the use of Surfaxin for ARF in children up to two years of age; and
(iii) development activities related to Aerosurf.
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Research
and development activities in 2006 and 2005 were primarily associated with:
(i)
regulatory activities associated with Surfaxin for the prevention of RDS in
premature infants, (ii) clinical activities related to a Phase 2 clinical trial
for the prevention and treatment of BPD in infants (completed in October 2006);
(iii) clinical activities related to a Phase 2 clinical trial for the treatment
of ARDS in adults (completed in March 2006); and (iv) pre-clinical activities
for Aerosurf for neonatal respiratory disorders. The increase in 2007 versus
2006 and 2005 is primarily due to pre-clinical activities in 2007 associated
with the development of Aerosurf for neonatal respiratory disorders and the
ongoing Phase 2 clinical trial of Surfaxin for ARF in children up to two years
of age.
(iii)
|
Research
and development
operations to manage the development and advancement of our SRT pipeline.
Expenses related to these activities for the years ended December
31,
2007, 2006 and 2005 were $8.9 million, $10.3 million and $9.5 million,
respectively. These costs are primarily associated with clinical
trial
management, clinical quality control and regulatory compliance activities,
data management and biostatistics, and scientific and medical affairs
activities. The decrease in 2007 versus 2006 and 2005 primarily reflects
an increase in personnel and related costs in 2006 and 2005 in
anticipation of the potential approval and commercial launch of Surfaxin
for the prevention of RDS in premature infants in April 2006 that
were
later reduced as a result of staff reductions and a reorganization
of
corporate management that were implemented following the April 2006
Surfaxin process validation stability failure.
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Included
in these costs for
the
years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 are charges of $0.9 million and $1.1
million, respectively, associated with stock-based employee compensation in
accordance with the provisions of Statement No. 123(R), which we adopted on
January 1, 2006. The increase in 2006 versus 2005 is primarily due to a charge
of $1.1 million in 2006 associated with stock-based employee compensation in
accordance with the provisions of Statement No. 123(R).
General
and Administrative Expenses
General
and administrative expenses for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and
2005
were $13.7 million, $18.4 million and $18.5 million, respectively. General
and
administrative expenses consist primarily of the costs of executive management,
finance and accounting, business and commercial development, legal, human
resources, information technology, facility and other administrative costs.
Included in these costs for
the
years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 are pre-launch commercialization
activities of $5.9 million and 10.1 million, respectively, related to the
anticipated potential approval in April 2006 and commercial launch of Surfaxin
for the prevention of RDS in premature infants. Also included in general and
administrative expenses for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 are
charges of $3.5 million and $3.8 million, respectively, associated with
stock-based employee compensation in accordance with the provisions of Statement
No. 123(R), which we adopted on January 1, 2006.
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The
decrease in 2007 as compared to 2006 and 2005 is primarily due to costs incurred
in 2006 and 2005 in connection with the anticipated potential approval in April
2006 and commercial launch of Surfaxin for the prevention of RDS in premature
infants. After receipt of a second Approvable Letter and occurrence of the
Surfaxin process validation stability failure in April 2006, we suspended
pre-launch commercial activities and took immediate steps to lower our costs,
reduced personnel and reorganized corporate management. In November 2007, we
filed our Complete Response to the second Approvable letter and are now
preparing for the anticipated potential approval in May 2008 and U.S. commercial
launch of Surfaxin for
RDS
in premature infants, including establishing our own U.S. commercial sales
and
marketing organization specialized in neonatal and pediatric
indications.
2006
Restructuring Charge
In
April
2006, following the April 2006 Surfaxin process validation stability failure,
which delayed FDA review of our NDA for Surfaxin for the prevention of RDS
in
premature infants, we reduced our staff levels and reorganized corporate
management to lower our cost structure and re-align our operations with changed
business priorities. Included in the workforce reduction were three senior
executives. The reduction in workforce totaled 52 employees, representing
approximately 33% of our workforce, and was focused primarily on our commercial
infrastructure. All affected employees were eligible for certain severance
payments and continuation of benefits. Additionally, certain pre-launch
commercial programs were discontinued. Such commercial program expenses totaled
approximately $5.0 million for the fourth quarter 2005 and first quarter 2006.
We
incurred a restructuring charge of $4.8 million in the second quarter 2006
associated with the staff reductions and close-out of certain pre-launch
commercial programs, which was accounted for in accordance with Statement No.
146 “Accounting
for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities”
and is
identified separately on the Statement of Operations as Restructuring Charge.
This charge included $2.5 million of severance and benefits related to staff
reductions and $2.3 million for the termination of certain pre-launch commercial
programs. As of December 31, 2007, payments totaling $4.4 million had been
made
related to these items and $0.4 million were unpaid and included in accounts
payable and accrued expenses.
2005
In-Process Research & Development
In
December 2005, we purchased Laureate’s manufacturing operations in Totowa, New
Jersey, for $16.0 million and incurred additional related expenses of $0.8
million. We use this facility for pharmaceutical manufacturing and development
activities. We believe this acquisition was a logical initial step to implement
a long-term manufacturing strategy to support the continued development of
our
SRT portfolio, including life cycle management of Surfaxin for new indications,
potential new formulations and enhancements, and expansion of our aerosol SRT
products, beginning with Aerosurf.
The
manufacturing facility in Totowa consists of approximately 21,000 square feet
of
leased pharmaceutical manufacturing and development space that is specifically
designed for the manufacture and filling of sterile pharmaceuticals in
compliance with cGMP. There are approximately 30 personnel that are qualified
in
sterile pharmaceutical manufacturing and currently employed at the
facility.
In
consideration for $16.0 million paid to Laureate, we received the
following:
·
|
An
assignment of the existing lease of the Totowa facility, with a lease
term
expiring in December 2014 (see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Liquidity and Capital
Resources - Operating Leases”);
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·
|
Equipment
and leasehold improvements related to the Totowa facility;
and
|
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·
|
The
right to employ the majority of the 25 personnel that were qualified
in
sterile pharmaceutical manufacturing and that were employed by Laureate
at
the Totowa facility at that time.
|
In
connection with this transaction, we incurred a non-recurring charge, classified
as in-process research & development in accordance with Statement No. 2
“Accounting for Research & Development Costs,” of $16.8 million associated
with the purchase of the manufacturing operations at the Totowa, New Jersey,
facility.
Additionally,
in connection with the acquisition, we financed $2.4 million pursuant to our
equipment financing facility, at that time with General Electric Capital
Corporation (GECC), to financially support the purchase of the manufacturing
operations.
Other
Income and (Expense)
Other
income and (expense) for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 was
$(0.1) million, $0.6 million and $0.4 million, respectively.
Interest
and other income for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 was $2.0
million, $2.1 million, and $1.3 million, respectively. Interest
and other income consists of interest earned on our cash and marketable
securities and proceeds of the sale of our Commonwealth of Pennsylvania research
and development tax credits ($0.2 million in 2007 and $0.6 million in 2006.
We
did not sell tax credits in 2005).
Interest,
amortization and other expense for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006
and
2005 was $2.1 million, $1.5 million and $1.0 million, respectively. The increase
in 2007 versus 2006 was primarily due to: (i) interest expense of $0.5 million
in 2007 compared to $0.1 million in 2006 related to the amortization of deferred
financing costs associated with warrants issued to PharmaBio in October 2006
in
consideration for renegotiating the terms on the existing $8.5 million loan
and
(ii) a prepayment penalty of $0.2 million incurred in the second quarter 2007
associated with the prepayment of our outstanding indebtedness with GECC. The
increase in 2006 versus 2005 was primarily due to higher outstanding balances
with our loan and equipment financing facility. See “Management’s Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Liquidity and
Capital Resources.”
LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Working
Capital
We
have
incurred substantial losses since inception and expect to continue to make
significant investments for continued product research, development,
manufacturing and commercialization activities. Historically, we have funded
our
operations primarily through the issuance of equity securities and the use
of
debt and our equipment
financing facility.
We
are
subject to risks customarily associated with the biotechnology industry, which
requires significant investment for research and development. There can be
no
assurance that our research and development projects will be successful, that
products developed will obtain necessary regulatory approval, or that any
approved product will be commercially viable.
We
plan
to fund our research, development, manufacturing and potential commercialization
activities through:
·
|
the
issuance of equity and debt financings;
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·
|
payments
from potential strategic collaborators, including license fees and
sponsored research funding;
|
·
|
sales
of Surfaxin, if approved;
|
·
|
sales
of our other product candidates, if
approved;
|
·
|
equipment
financings; and
|
·
|
interest
earned on invested capital.
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Our
capital requirements will depend on many factors, including the success of
the
product development and commercialization plan. Even if we succeed in developing
and subsequently commercializing product candidates, we may never achieve
sufficient sales revenue to achieve or maintain profitability. There is no
assurance that we will be able to obtain additional capital when needed with
acceptable terms, if at all.
From
June
2006 to July 2007, we engaged Jefferies under an exclusive arrangement to assist
us in identifying and evaluating strategic alternatives intended to enhance
the
future growth potential of our SRT pipeline and maximize shareholder value.
During that period, we raised $10 million in a private placement transaction
in
November 2006, and in April 2007, we raised $30.2 million ($28.1 million net)
in
a registered direct offering. Additionally, in December 2007, we raised $25.0
million ($23.6 million net) in a registered direct offering in which Jefferies
acted as placement agent.
We
have a
CEFF that allows us to raise capital, subject to certain conditions and
limitations, at the time and in amounts deemed suitable to us, during a
three-year period ending on May 12, 2009. Use of the CEFF is subject to certain
conditions (discussed at “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations - Liquidity and Capital Resources -
Committed Equity Financing Facility”), including a limitation on the total
number of shares of common stock that we may issue under the CEFF (currently not
more than approximately 5.2 million shares). We anticipate using the CEFF,
when
available, to support working capital needs in 2008.
We
continue to evaluate a variety of strategic transactions, including, but not
limited to, potential business alliances, commercial and development
partnerships, financings and other similar opportunities, although we cannot
assure you that we will enter into any specific actions or transactions.
Cash,
Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities
As
of
December 31, 2007, we had cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities
of
$53.0 million, as compared to $26.4 million as of December 31, 2006. The
increase is primarily due to: (i) in April 2007, a registered direct offering
of
14,050,000 shares of our common stock to select institutional investors. The
shares were priced at $2.15 per share resulting in gross proceeds of $30.2
million ($28.1 million net). This offering was made pursuant to our October
2005
universal shelf registration statement; (ii) in December 2007, a registered
direct offering of 10,000,000 shares of our common stock to select institutional
investors. The shares were priced at $2.50 per share resulting in gross proceeds
of $25.0 million ($23.6 million net). This offering was made pursuant to our
October 2005 universal shelf registration statement, (iii) proceeds of $7.0
million from financings under the CEFF (discussed below); and (iii) $2.9 million
from the use of the equipment financing facility with Merrill Lynch; offset
by
(iv) $35.6 million used in operating activities, purchases of capital
expenditures and principal payments on equipment loans.
Committed
Equity Financing Facility
2006
CEFF
In
April
2006, we entered into a new Committed Equity Financing Facility (CEFF) in which
Kingsbridge committed to purchase, subject to certain conditions, the lesser
of
up to $50 million or up to 11,677,047 shares of our common stock. Our previous
Committed Equity Financing Facility, which we entered with Kingsbridge in July
2004 (2004 CEFF) and under which up to $47.6 million remained available,
automatically terminated on May 12, 2006, the date on which the Securities
and
Exchange Commission (SEC) declared effective the registration statement filed
in
connection with the new CEFF.
The
CEFF
allows us to raise capital, subject to certain conditions that we must satisfy,
at the time and in amounts deemed suitable to us, during a three-year period
that began on May 12, 2006. We are not obligated to utilize the entire $50
million available under this CEFF.
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The
purchase price of shares sold to Kingsbridge under the CEFF is at a discount
ranging from 6 to 10 percent of the volume weighted average of the price of
our
common stock (VWAP) for each of the eight trading days following our initiation
of a “draw down” under the CEFF. The discount on each of these eight trading
days is determined as follows:
VWAP*
|
% of VWAP
|
|
(Applicable Discount)
|
||||
Greater than
$10.50 per share
|
94
|
%
|
(6
|
)%
|
|||
Less
than or equal to $10.50 but greater than $7.00 per share
|
92
|
%
|
(8
|
)%
|
|||
Less
than or equal to $7.00 but greater than or equal to $2.00 per
share
|
90
|
%
|
(10
|
)%
|
*
As such
term is set forth in the Common Stock Purchase Agreement.
If
on any
trading day during the eight trading day pricing period for a draw down, the
VWAP is less than the greater of (i) $2.00 or (ii) 85 percent of the closing
price of our common stock for the trading day immediately preceding the
beginning of the draw down period, no shares will be issued with respect to
that
trading day and the total amount of the draw down for that pricing period will
be reduced for each such trading day by one-eighth of the draw down amount
that
we had initially specified.
Our
ability to require Kingsbridge to purchase our common stock is subject to
various limitations. Each draw down is limited to the lesser of 2.5 percent
of
the closing price market value of our outstanding shares of our common stock
at
the time of the draw down or $10 million. Unless Kingsbridge agrees otherwise,
a
minimum of three trading days must elapse between the expiration of any draw
down pricing period and the beginning of the next draw down pricing period.
In
addition, Kingsbridge may terminate the CEFF under certain circumstances,
including if a material adverse effect relating to our business continues for
10
trading days after notice of the material adverse effect. As of December 31,
2007, there were approximately 5.2 million shares available for issuance under
the CEFF (up to a maximum of $35.5 million in gross proceeds) for future
financings.
The
financings completed under the CEFF are as follows:
In
May
2006, we completed a financing under the CEFF resulting in proceeds of $2.2
million from the issuance of 1,078,519 shares of our common stock at an average
price per share, after the applicable discount, of $2.03.
In
October 2006, we completed a financing under the CEFF resulting in proceeds
of
$2.3 million from the issuance of 1,204,867 shares of our common stock at an
average price per share, after the applicable discount, of $1.91.
In
November 2006, we completed a financing under the CEFF resulting in proceeds
of
$3.0 million from the issuance of 1,371,516 shares of our common stock at an
average price per share, after the applicable discount, of $2.19.
In
February 2007, we completed a financing under the CEFF resulting in proceeds
of
$2.0 million from the issuance of 942,949 shares of our common stock at an
average price per share, after the applicable discount, of $2.12.
In
October 2007, we completed a financing under the CEFF resulting in proceeds
of
$5.0 million from the issuance of 1,909,172 shares of our common stock at an
average price per share, after the applicable discount, of $2.62.
As
of
December 31, 2007, there were approximately 5.2 million shares available for
issuance under the CEFF (up to a maximum of $35.5 million in gross proceeds)
for
future financings.
In
connection with the CEFF, in 2006, we issued a Class C Investor Warrant to
Kingsbridge to purchase up to 490,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise
price of $5.6186 per share, which expires in October 2011, is exercisable,
in
whole or in part, for cash, except in limited circumstances, with expected
total
proceeds to us, if exercised, of approximately $2.8 million. As of December
31,
2007, the Class C Investor Warrant had not been exercised.
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2004
CEFF
In
2004,
we entered into a Committed
Equity Financing Facility (2004 CEFF) with Kingsbridge in to which Kingsbridge
committed to purchase, subject to certain conditions, the lesser of up to $75
million or up to 15 million shares of our common stock. Under the 2004 CEFF
agreement, the lowest VWAP per share was $5.00. The 2004 CEFF terminated when
the registration statement for the new CEFF was declared effective on May 12,
2006.
The
financings under the 2004 CEFF are as follows:
In
December 2004, we completed a financing under the 2004 CEFF resulting in
proceeds of $7.2 million from the issuance of 901,742 shares of our common
stock
at an average price per share, after the applicable discount, of $7.98.
In
September 2005, we completed a financing under the 2004 CEFF, resulting in
proceeds of $17.0 million from the issuance of 3,012,055 shares of our common
stock at an average price per share, after the applicable discount, of $5.64.
In
November 2005, we completed a financing under the 2004 CEFF, resulting in
proceeds of $3.2 million from the issuance of 498,552 shares of our common
stock
at an average price per share, after the applicable discount, of
$6.42.
In
connection with the 2004 CEFF, in 2004, we issued a Class B Investor Warrant
to
Kingsbridge to purchase up to 375,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise
price equal to $12.0744 per share. The warrant, which expires in January 2010,
is excercisable, in whole or in part, for cash, except in limited circumstances,
with expected total proceeds to us, if exercised, of approximately $4.5 million.
As of December 31, 2006, the Class B Investor Warrant had not been
exercised.
Potential
Financings under the October 2005 Universal Shelf Registration
Statement
In
October 2005, we filed a universal shelf registration statement on Form S-3
with
the SEC for the proposed offering, from time to time, of up to $100 million
of
our debt or equity securities. In December 2005, we completed a registered
direct offering of 3,030,304 shares of our common stock to select institutional
investors resulting in gross proceeds to us of $20 million. In April 2007,
we
completed a registered direct offering of 14,050,000 shares of our common stock
to select institutional investors resulting in gross proceeds of $30.2 million.
In December 2007, we completed a registered direct offering of 10,000,000 shares
of our common stock to select institutional investors resulting in gross
proceeds of $25.0 million.
The
universal shelf registration statement may permit us, from time to time, to
offer and sell up to an additional approximately $24.8 million of equity or
debt
securities. There can be no assurance, however, that we will be able to complete
any such offerings of securities. Factors influencing the availability of
additional financing include the progress of our research and development
activities, investor perception of our prospects and the general condition
of
the financial markets, among others.
Investments
in Property and Equipment
In
October 2007, we completed construction of a new analytical and development
laboratory in our Warrington, Pennsylvania corporate headquarters. The new
laboratory will consolidate the analytical, quality and development activities
that are presently located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania and Mountain View,
California, including release and stability testing of raw materials as well
as
commercial and clinical drug product supply. We also expect to perform
development work with respect to our aerosolized SRT and novel formulations
of
our product candidates. The laboratory will expand our capabilities by providing
additional capacity to conduct analytical testing as well as opportunities
to
leverage our newly consolidated professional expertise across a broad range
of
projects, improving
both
operational efficiency and financial economics.
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Investments
in the new laboratory are expected to be approximately $3.3 million. We
anticipate that approximately 95% of the total project will be financed under:
(i) our existing secured credit facility with Merrill Lynch; (ii) $650,000
from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (including a $500,000 loan from the
Machinery and Equipment Loan Fund and grants of up to $150,000 through the
Opportunities Grant Program and Customized Job Training Funds); and (iii) a
$400,000 landlord contribution under our existing lease agreement.
Debt
Payments
due under contractual debt obligations at December 31, 2007, including principal
and interest, are as follows:
(in
thousands)
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
2011
|
Total
|
|||||||||||
Loan
with PharmaBio
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
11,366
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
11,366
|
||||||
Equipment
loan obligations
|
3,100
|
2,688
|
512
|
6
|
6,306
|
|||||||||||
Total
|
$
|
3,100
|
$
|
2,688
|
$
|
11,878
|
$
|
6
|
$
|
17,672
|
Loan
with PharmaBio
PharmaBio,
the strategic investment group of Quintiles, extended to us a secured, revolving
credit facility of $8.5 to $10 million in 2001. In October 2006, we amended
and
restated the loan documents for a second time and restructured the loan, such
that the outstanding principal amount of $8.5 million matures on April 30,
2010.
After October 1, 2006, interest on the loan accrues at the prime rate,
compounded annually. All unpaid interest, including interest payable with
respect to the quarter ending September 30, 2006, will now be payable on April
30, 2010, the maturity date of the loan. We may repay the loan, in whole or
in
part, at any time without prepayment penalty or premium. In addition, our
obligations to PharmaBio under the loan documents are now secured by an interest
in substantially all of our assets, subject to limited exceptions set forth
in
the Security Agreement.
Also
in
October 2006, in consideration of PharmaBio’s agreement to restructure the loan,
we entered into a Warrant Agreement with PharmaBio, pursuant to which PharmaBio
has the right to purchase 1.5 million shares of our common stock at an exercise
price equal to $3.5813 per share. The warrants have a seven-year term and are
exercisable, in whole or in part, for cash, cancellation of a portion of our
indebtedness under the PharmaBio loan agreement, or a combination of the
foregoing, in an amount equal to the aggregate purchase price for the shares
being purchased upon any exercise. Under the Warrant Agreement, we filed a
registration statement with the SEC with respect to the resale of the shares
issuable upon exercise of the warrants.
As
of
December 31, 2007, the outstanding balance under the loan was $9.6 million
($8.5
million of pre-restructured principal and $1.1 million of accrued interest)
and
was classified as a long-term loan payable on the Consolidated Balance
Sheets.
Equipment
Financing Facility
Equipment
loan obligations as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 are as follows:
(in
thousands)
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||
Current
|
|||||||
Equipment
loan, current portion
|
$
|
2,625
|
$
|
2,015
|
|||
Equipment
loan, non-current portion
|
2,991
|
2,687
|
|||||
Total
|
5,616
|
4,702
|
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Loan
Agreement with GECC as successor to Merrill Lynch Capital
On
May
21, 2007, we and Merrill Lynch Capital, a division of Merrill Lynch Business
Financial Services Inc. (Lender), entered into a Credit and Security Agreement
(Loan Agreement), pursuant to which the Lender agreed to provide us a $12.5
million credit facility (Facility) to fund our capital programs. Previously,
our
capital financing arrangements had been primarily with the Life Science and
Technology Finance Division of General Electric Capital Corporation (GECC)
under
a Master Security Agreement dated December 20, 2002, as amended (GECC
Agreement). Upon entering into the Loan Agreement, we terminated our arrangement
with GECC. However, effective in February 2008, as a consequence of GECC’s
acquisition of Merrill Lynch Capital, GECC, as successor to Merrill Lynch
Capital, is now the Lender under the Loan Agreement and the provider of the
Facility.
Under
the
Facility, $9.0 million of the $12.5 million was made available immediately.
Approximately $4.0 million of the Facility was drawn immediately to fund the
prepayment of all our then outstanding indebtedness to GECC. The remaining
$3.5
million under the Facility becomes available, at a rate of $1 million for
each $10 million raised by us through business development partnerships, stock
offerings and other similar financings. In the fourth quarter 2007, we raised
$30 million through stock offerings ($25.0 million from a registered direct
offering in December 2007 and $5.0 million from a CEFF financing in October
2007) and, as a result, an additional $3.0 million became available for use
under the Facility.
The
right
to draw funds under the Facility will expire on May 30, 2008, subject to a
best
efforts undertaking by the Lender to extend the draw down period beyond the
expiration date for an additional six months. The minimum advance under the
Facility is $100,000. Interest on each advance accrues at a fixed rate per
annum
equal to LIBOR plus 6.25%, determined on the funding date of such advance.
Principal and interest on all advances will be payable in equal installments
on
the first business day of each month. We may prepay advances, in whole or in
part, at any time, subject to a prepayment penalty, which, depending on the
period of time elapsed from the closing of the Facility, will range from 4%
to
1%.
We
may
use the Facility to finance (a) new property and equipment and (b) up to
approximately $1.7 million “Other Equipment” and related costs, which may
include leasehold improvements, intangible property such as software and
software licenses, specialty equipment, a pre-payment penalty paid to GECC
(with
respect to the termination of our previous arrangement) and “soft costs” related
to financed property and equipment (including, without limitation, taxes,
shipping, installation and other similar costs). Advances to finance the
acquisition of new property and equipment are amortized over a period of 36
months. The promissory note related to the GECC prepayment is amortized over
a
period of 27 months and Other Equipment and related costs is amortized over
a
period of 24 months.
Our
obligations under the Facility are secured by a security interest in (a) the
financed property and equipment, including the property and equipment securing
GECC under the previous arrangement at the time of prepayment, and
(b)
all of our intellectual property, subject to limited exceptions set forth in
the
Loan Agreement (Supplemental Collateral). The Supplemental Collateral will
be
released on the earlier to occur of (i) receipt by us of FDA approval of our
NDA
for Surfaxin for
the
prevention of RDS in premature infants, or (ii) the date on which we shall
have
maintained over a continuous 12-month period ending on or after March 31, 2008,
measured at the end of each calendar quarter, a minimum cash balance equal
to
our projected cash requirements for the following 12-month period. In addition,
we, Merrill Lynch and PharmaBio entered into an Intercreditor Agreement under
which Merrill Lynch agreed to subordinate its security interest in the
Supplemental Collateral (which does not include financed property and equipment)
to the security interest in the same collateral that we previously granted
to
PharmaBio (discussed above).
As
of
December 31, 2007, approximately $5.6 million was outstanding under the Facility
($2.6 million classified as current liabilities and $3.0 million as long-term
liabilities) and $5.1 million remained available for use, subject to the
conditions of the Facility.
Loan
Agreement with GECC
Under
the
GECC Agreement, which we terminated in May 2007, we financed the purchase of
capital equipment, including manufacturing, information technology systems,
laboratory, office and other related capital assets. The advances were secured
by the related assets. We financed laboratory and manufacturing equipment over
48 months and all other equipment over 36 months. Interest rates varied in
accordance with changes in the three and four year treasury rates. The right
to
draw funds under the GECC Agreement expired in October 2006. As of December
31,
2006, $4.7 million was outstanding ($2.0 million classified as current
liabilities and $2.7 million as long-term liabilities).
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Included
in the amounts above, in December 2005, we financed $2.4 million to support
the
purchase of our manufacturing operations in Totowa, New Jersey, of which, at
December 31, 2006, $0.7 million was classified as current and $1.2 million
was
classified as long-term.
Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania
In
2007,
we arranged with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Community
and
Economic Development (Department), under a jobs creation program to receive
grants and equipment loans in the aggregate amount of up to $650,000. In
consideration of these funds, we have agreed to create a number of new jobs
at
out headquarters location in Warrington, Pennsylvania. In July 2007, the
Department granted our request for an opportunity grant in the amount of up
to
$100,000 and agreed to accept our application for a training grant in the amount
of up to $50,000. The opportunity grant is to be used for working capital needs
at our headquarters facility to fund costs incurred prior to June 30, 2008.
The
proceeds of this grant have been applied to defray the costs of construction
of
our new analytical and research laboratory in Warrington, Pennsylvania. In
October 2007, the Department accepted our application for a Machinery and
Equipment Loan Fund (MELF) loan in the maximum amount of up to $500,000. The
MELF loan is to be used to defray part of the cost of purchasing laboratory
equipment for our new analytical and development laboratory and will be secured
by a security interest in the purchased equipment. The MELF loan will accrue
interest at a rate of 5% per annum and is expected to close in the second
quarter 2008.
Operating
Lease Agreements
Our
operating leases consist primarily of facility leases for our operations in
Pennsylvania, New Jersey and California.
We
maintain our headquarters in Warrington, Pennsylvania. The facility is 39,594
square feet and serves as the main operating facility for clinical development,
regulatory, analytical technical services, research and development, sales
and
marketing, and administration. In April 2007, the lease, which originally
expired in February 2010 with total aggregate payments of $4.6 million, was
extended through February 2013 with additional payments of $3.0 million over
the
three-year extension period.
We
lease
21,000 square feet
of
space for our manufacturing facility in Totowa, New Jersey, at an annual rent
of
$150,000. This space is specifically designed for the production of sterile
pharmaceuticals in compliance with cGMP requirements and is our only
manufacturing facility. The lease expires in December 2014, subject to a right
in the landlord, first exercisable after December 2007 and upon two years’ prior
notice, to terminate the lease early. This termination right is subject to
certain conditions, including that the master tenant, a related party of the
landlord, must have ceased all activities at the premises, and, in the earlier
years, if we satisfy certain financial conditions, the landlord must make
payments to us of significant early termination amounts. The total aggregate
payments since inception of the lease are $1.4 million.
In
August
2006, we reduced our leased office and analytical laboratory space in
Doylestown, Pennsylvania from approximately 11,000 square feet to approximately
5,600 square feet, with an
annual
rent of approximately $93,800, and extended the lease that expired in August
2007 on a monthly basis. We are currently consolidating the activities at this
location into our new laboratory space in Warrington, Pennsylvania and plan
to
terminate this lease in the first half 2008.
We
lease
16,800 square feet of office and laboratory space at our facility in Mountain
View, California, at an annual rent of approximately $275,000. The lease expires
in June 2008, with total aggregate payments over the lease term of $804,000.
In
March 2007, we subleased approximately 1,800 square feet of this facility for
total aggregate receipts of $46,000. In December 2007, we consolidated these
activities into our new laboratory space in Warrington, Pennsylvania and will
not renew or extend this lease.
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Rent
expense under all of these leases for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006,
and 2005 was $1,512,000,
$1,428,000 and $1,367,000, respectively.
Registered
Public Offerings
In
December 2007, we completed a registered direct offering of 10,000,000 shares
of
our common stock to select institutional investors. The shares were priced
at
$2.50 per share resulting in gross and net proceeds to us of $25.0 million
and
$23.6 million, respectively. This offering was made pursuant to our October
2005
universal shelf registration statement.
In
April
2007, we completed a registered direct offering of 14,050,000 shares of our
common stock to select institutional investors. The shares were priced at $2.15
per share resulting in gross and net proceeds to us of $30.2 million and $28.1
million, respectively. This offering was made pursuant to our October 2005
universal shelf registration statement.
In
December 2005, we completed a registered direct offering of 3,030,304 shares
of
our common stock to select institutional investors. The shares were priced
at
$6.60 per share resulting in gross and net proceeds to us of $20.0 million
and
$18.9 million, respectively. This offering was made pursuant to our October
2005
universal shelf registration statement.
In
November 2005, we sold 650,000 shares of our common stock to Esteve, at a price
per share of $6.88, for aggregate proceeds of approximately $4.5 million. This
offering was made pursuant to our December 2003 shelf registration
statement.
In
February 2005, we completed a registered direct public offering of 5,060,000
shares of our common stock. The shares were priced at $5.75 per share resulting
in gross and net proceeds to us equal to $29.1 million and $27.4 million,
respectively. This offering was made pursuant to our December 2003 shelf
registration statement.
Private
Placements
In
November 2006, we completed the sale of securities in a private placement with
an institutional investor resulting in net proceeds of $9.5 million. We issued
4,629,630 shares of our common stock and 2,314,815 warrants to purchase shares
of our common stock at an exercise price equal to $3.18 per share. The warrants
have a five-year term
and,
subject to an aggregate share ownership limitation, are exercisable for cash
or,
in the event that the related registration statement is not available for the
resale of the warrant shares, on a cashless basis.
Each
financing under the CEFF is pursuant to a private placement exemption. See
discussion at “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations - Liquidity and Capital Resources - Committed Equity
Financing Facility.”
Other
Financing Transactions - Warrants
In
October 2006, in connection with the restructuring of the PharmaBio loan (see
“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations - Liquidity and Capital Resources - Debt”), we and PharmaBio entered
into a Warrant Agreement, pursuant to which PharmaBio has the right to purchase
1.5 million shares of our common stock at an exercise price equal to $3.5813
per
share. The warrants granted under the Warrant Agreement have a seven-year term
and are exercisable, in whole or in part, for cash, cancellation of a portion
of
our indebtedness under the Loan Agreement, or a combination of the foregoing,
in
an amount equal to the aggregate purchase price for the shares being purchased
upon any exercise. As of December 31, 2007, no warrants had been
exercised.
In
April
2006, in connection with the CEFF (see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Liquidity and Capital Resources
- Committed Equity Financing Facility”), we issued a Class C Investor Warrant to
Kingsbridge to purchase up to 490,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise
price of $5.6186 per share, which is fully exercisable beginning October 17,
2006 and for a period of five years thereafter. The warrant is exercisable
for
cash, except in limited circumstances, with expected total proceeds, if
exercised, of $2.8 million. As of December 31, 2007, no Class B Investor Warrant
had been exercised.
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As
of
December 31, 2007, the warrant to purchase 850,000 shares of our common stock
at
an exercise price of $7.19 per share (issued to PharmaBio in November 2004),
the
Class B Investor Warrant to purchase up to 375,000 shares of our common stock
at
an exercise price equal to $12.0744 per share (issued to Kingsbridge in
connection with the 2004 CEFF), and the Class C Investor Warrant to purchase
up
to 490,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $5.6186 per share
(issued to Kingsbridge in connection with the new CEFF) have not been
exercised.
As
of
December 31, 2007, 809,381 of the Class A Investor Warrants to purchase shares
of our common stock at an exercise price equal to $6.875 per share issued in
connection with the sale of securities in a private placement completed in
June
2003 remain unexercised.
Future
Capital Requirements
Unless
and until we can generate significant cash from our operations, we expect to
continue to require substantial additional funding to conduct our business,
including our manufacturing, research and product development activities and
to
repay our indebtedness. Our operations will not become profitable before we
exhaust our current resources; therefore, we will need to raise substantial
additional funds through additional debt or equity financings or through
collaborative or joint development or commercialization arrangements with
potential corporate partners. We may in some cases elect to develop products
on
our own instead of entering into collaboration arrangements and this would
increase our cash requirements. Other than our CEFF with Kingsbridge and our
equipment financing facility with GECC (as successor to Merrill Lynch), the
use
of which are subject to certain conditions, we have no contractual arrangements
under which we may obtain additional financing.
From
June
2006 to July 2007, we engaged Jefferies & Company, Inc. (Jefferies), a New
York-based investment banking firm, under an exclusive arrangement to assist
us
in identifying and evaluating strategic alternatives intended to enhance the
future growth potential of our SRT pipeline and maximize shareholder value.
During that period, in November 2006, we raised $10.0 million in a private
placement transaction and in April 2007, we raised $30.2 million ($28.1 million
net) in a registered direct offering. In December 2007 we raised an additional
$25.0 million ($23.6 million net) in a registered direct offering in which
Jefferies acted as placement agent. We continue to evaluate a variety of
strategic transactions, including, but not limited to, potential business
alliances, commercial and development partnerships, financings and other similar
opportunities, although we cannot assure you that we will enter into any
specific actions or transactions.
If
a
transaction involving the issuance of additional equity and debt securities
is
concluded, such a transaction may result in additional dilution to our
shareholders. We cannot be certain that additional funding will be available
when needed or on terms acceptable to us, if at all. See “Risk Factors: Our
Committed Equity Financing Facility may have a dilutive impact on our
stockholders. If we fail to receive additional funding or enter into business
alliances or other similar opportunities, we may have to reduce significantly
the scope of or discontinue our planned research, development and manufacturing
activities, which could significantly harm our financial condition and operating
results.
CONTRACTUAL
OBLIGATIONS
Our
contractual debt obligations include commitments and estimated purchase
obligations entered into in the normal course of business.
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Payments
due under contractual debt obligations at December 31, 2007, including principal
and interest, are as follows:
(in
thousands)
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
2011
|
2012
|
Thereafter
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||
Loan
payable (1)
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
11,366
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
11,366
|
||||||||
Equipment
loan obligations(1)
|
3,100
|
2,688
|
512
|
6
|
—
|
—
|
6,306
|
|||||||||||||||
Operating
lease obligations (2)
|
1,323
|
1,143
|
1,135
|
1,151
|
1,167
|
470
|
6,389
|
|||||||||||||||
Purchase
obligations (3)
|
4,686
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
4,686
|
|||||||||||||||
Employment
agreements (3)
|
2,761
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
2,761
|
|||||||||||||||
Total
|
$
|
11,870
|
$
|
3,831
|
$
|
13,013
|
$
|
1,157
|
$
|
1,167
|
$
|
470
|
$
|
31,508
|
(1)
|
See
Item 7: “Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Operations - Liquidity
and Capital Resources - Debt.”
|
(2)
|
See
Item 7: “Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Operations - Liquidity
and Capital Resources -
Equipment
Financing Facility.”
|
(3)
|
See
discussion below.
|
Our
purchase obligations include commitments entered in the ordinary course of
business, primarily commitments to purchase manufacturing equipment and services
for the enhancement of our manufacturing capabilities for Surfaxin.
At
December 31, 2007, we had employment agreements with 14 executives. On January
3, 2008, three senior executives entered into amendments to their employments
to
extent the term of each such agreement from May 3, 2008 to May 3, 2010. After
these amendments, the aggregate annual base salary in 2008 for our executives
is
$3,606,500. Eleven of the agreements expire in December 2008. The remaining
three agreements, as a result of subsequent amendments, expire in May 2010.
The
term of each agreement will be extended automatically for one additional year
unless at least 90 days prior to the end of the then-current term either the
executive or we gives notice of a decision not to extend the agreement. All
of
the foregoing agreements provide: (i) for the issuance of annual bonuses and
the
granting of options at the discretion of and subject to approval by the Board
of
Directors; and, (ii) in the event that the employment of any such executive is
terminated without Cause or should any such executive terminate employment
for
Good Reason, as defined in the respective agreements, including in circumstances
of a change of control, such executive shall be entitled to certain cash
compensation, benefits continuation and
beneficial modifications to the terms of previously granted equity
securities.
In
addition to the contractual obligations above, we have certain milestone payment
obligations, aggregating $2,500,000, and royalty payment obligations to Johnson
& Johnson related to our product licenses. To date, we have paid $450,000
with respect to such milestones.
ITEM
7A. QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
Our
exposure to market risk is confined to our cash, cash equivalents and available
for sale securities. We place our investments with high quality issuers and,
by
policy, limit the amount of
credit
exposure to any one issuer. We currently do not hedge interest rate or currency
exchange exposure. We classify highly liquid investments purchased with a
maturity of three months or less as “cash equivalents” and commercial paper and
fixed income mutual funds as “available for sale securities.” Fixed income
securities may have their fair market value adversely affected due to a rise
in
interest rates and we may suffer losses in principal if forced to sell
securities that have declined in market value due to a change in interest
rates.
ITEM
8. FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.
See
the
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements on Page F-1 attached
hereto.
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ITEM 9. |
CHANGES
IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE.
|
Not
applicable.
ITEM
9A. CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES.
(a)
Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures
Our
management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer,
does not expect that our disclosure controls or our internal control over
financial reporting will prevent all error and all fraud. A control system,
no
matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not
absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be met. Further,
the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource
constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their
costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation
of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances
of fraud, if any, within the company have been detected. These inherent
limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be
faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake.
Controls can also be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by
collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls.
The
design of any system of controls is based in part on certain assumptions about
the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design
will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future
conditions. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in
conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies or
procedures. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control
system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.
In
designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, our management
recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and
operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control
objectives and our management necessarily was required to apply its judgment
in
evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
Our
Chief
Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer have evaluated the
effectiveness of the design and operation of
our
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e)
and
Rule 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by
this
Quarterly
Report
on Form
10-Q.
Based
on this
evaluation,
our
Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer
concluded that as
of the
end of the period covered by this report our
disclosure controls and procedures were
effective in their
design to ensure that
information
required
to be disclosed by
us
in
the
reports that
we
file
or
submit
under
the
Exchange Act
is
recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified
in the SEC's rules and forms.
(b)
Management’s Report on our Internal Control over Financial
Reporting
Our
management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal
control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f)
promulgated under the Exchange Act. Our internal control system is designed
to
provide reasonable assurance to our management and board of directors regarding
the preparation and fair presentation of published financial statements. All
internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent
limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can
provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement
preparation and presentation.
Under
the
supervision and with the participation of our management, including our
principal executive officer and principal financial officer, our management
conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over
financial reporting as of December 31, 2007. In making this assessment, our
management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control-Integrated
Framework. Based on our assessment, our management believes that our internal
control over financial reporting is effective based on those criteria, as of
December 31, 2007.
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Our
independent registered public accounting firm has audited management’s
assessment of our internal control over financial reporting, and issued an
unqualified opinion dated March 10, 2008 on such assessment and on our internal
control over financial reporting, which opinion is included herein.
(c) Changes
in internal controls
There
were no changes in our internal controls or other factors that could materially
affect those controls subsequent to the date of our evaluation, including any
corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material
weaknesses.
ITEM
9B. OTHER
INFORMATION.
Not
applicable.
PART
III
The
information required by Items 10 through 14 of Part III is incorporated herein
by reference to our definitive proxy statement to be filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the end of our 2007 fiscal
year.
We
have
adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to our officers, including our principal
executive, financial and accounting officers, and our directors and employees.
We have posted the Code of Ethics on our Internet website at
“http://www.DiscoveryLabs.com” (this is not a hyperlink, you must visit this
website through an Internet browser) under the “Investors” tab in the Corporate
Policies section. We intend to make all required disclosures on a Current Report
on Form 8-K concerning any amendments to, or waivers from, our Code of Ethics
with respect to our executive officers and directors. Our website and the
information contained therein or connected thereto are not incorporated into
this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
PART
IV
ITEM
15. EXHIBITS
AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.
The
consolidated financial statements required to be filed in this Annual Report
on
Form 10-K are listed on the Index to Consolidated Financial Statements on page
F-1 hereof.
Exhibits
are listed on the Index to Exhibits at the end of this Annual Report on Form
10-K. The exhibits required to be filed pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation
S-K,
which are listed on the Index in response to this Item, are incorporated herein
by reference.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
DISCOVERY
LABORATORIES, INC.
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Date:
March 14, 2008
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By:
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/s/
Robert J. Capetola
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Robert
J. Capetola, Ph.D.
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President
and Chief Executive Officer
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Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has
been
signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
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Name
& Title
|
Date
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/s/
Robert J. Capetola
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Robert
J. Capetola, Ph.D.
President,
Chief Executive Officer and Director
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March
14,
2008
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/s/
John G. Cooper
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John
G. Cooper
Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal
Accounting Officer)
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March
14,
2008
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/s/
W. Thomas Amick
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W.
Thomas Amick
Chairman
of the Board of Directors
|
March
14,
2008
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/s/
Herbert H. McDade, Jr.
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Herbert
H. McDade, Jr.
Director
|
March
14,
2008
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/s/
Antonio Esteve
|
Antonio
Esteve, Ph.D.
Director
|
March
14,
2008
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/s/
Max E. Link
|
Max
E. Link, Ph.D.
Director
|
March
14,
2008
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/s/
Marvin E. Rosenthale
|
Marvin
E. Rosenthale, Ph.D.
Director
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March
14,
2008
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INDEX
TO EXHIBITS
The
following exhibits are included with this Annual Report on Form 10-K. All
management contracts or compensatory plans or arrangements are marked with
an
asterisk.
Exhibit
No.
|
Description
|
Method
of Filing
|
||
3.1
|
Restated
Certificate of Incorporation of Discovery, dated September 18,
2002.
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Discovery’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, as filed with the SEC on
March
31, 2003.
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||
3.2
|
Certificate
of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series A Junior Participating
Cumulative Preferred Stock of Discovery, dated February 6,
2004.
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to Discovery’s Form 8-A, as filed with the SEC
on February 6, 2004.
|
||
3.3
|
Certificate
of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of Discovery, dated
as of
May 28, 2004.
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Discovery’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended June 30, 2004, as filed with the SEC on August
9,
2004.
|
||
3.4
|
Certificate
of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Discovery,
dated as of July 8, 2005.
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Discovery’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended June 30, 2005, as filed with the SEC on August
5,
2005.
|
||
3.5
|
Amended
and Restated By-Laws of Discovery as amended effective December 11,
2007.
|
Filed
herewith.
|
||
4.1
|
Shareholder
Rights Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2004, by and between Discovery
and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Discovery’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as
filed with the SEC on February 6, 2004.
|
||
4.2
|
Form
of Class A Investor Warrant.
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Discovery’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as
filed with the SEC on June 20, 2003.
|
||
4.3
|
Class
B Investor Warrant dated July 7, 2004, issued to Kingsbridge Capital
Limited.
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Discovery’s Current Report on Form 8-K as
filed with the SEC on July 9, 2004.
|
||
4.4
|
Warrant
Agreement, dated as of November 3, 2004, by and between Discovery
and
QFinance, Inc.
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Discovery’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended September 30, 2004, as filed with the SEC on
November 9, 2004.
|
||
4.5
|
Class
C Investor Warrant, dated April 17, 2006, issued to Kingsbridge Capital
Limited
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Discovery’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as
filed with the SEC on April 21,
2006.
|
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Exhibit
No.
|
Description
|
Method
of Filing
|
||
4.6
|
Second
Amended and Restated Promissory Note, dated as of October 25, 2006,
issued
to PharmaBio Development Inc. (“PharmaBio”)
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Discovery’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as
filed with the SEC on October 26, 2006.
|
||
4.7
|
Warrant
Agreement, dated as of October 25, 2006, by and between Discovery
and
PharmaBio
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Discovery’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as
filed with the SEC on October 26, 2006.
|
||
4.8
|
Warrant
Agreement, dated November 22, 2006
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Discovery’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as
filed with the SEC on November 22, 2006.
|
||
10.1+
|
Sublicense
Agreement, dated as of October 28, 1996, between Johnson & Johnson,
Ortho Pharmaceutical Corporation and Acute Therapeutics,
Inc.
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to Discovery’s Registration Statement on Form
SB-2, as filed with the SEC on January 7, 1997 (File No.
333-19375).
|
||
10.2
|
*
Restated 1993 Stock Option Plan of Discovery.
|
Incorporated
by reference to Discovery’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (File No.
33-92-886).
|
||
10.3
|
*
1995 Stock Option Plan of Discovery.
|
Incorporated
by reference to Discovery’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (File No.
33-92-886).
|
||
10.4
|
*
Amended and Restated 1998 Stock Incentive Plan of Discovery (amended
as of
May 13, 2005).
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Discovery’s Registration Statement on Form
S-8, as filed with the SEC on August 23, 2005 (File No.
333-116268).
|
||
10.5
|
Registration
Rights Agreement, dated June 16, 1998, among Discovery, Johnson &
Johnson Development Corporation and The Scripps Research
Institute.
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.28 to Discovery’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, as filed with the SEC
on
April 9, 1999.
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||
10.6
|
*
Form of Notice of Grant of Stock Option under the 1998 Stock Incentive
Plan.
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Discovery’s Quarterly Report on Form
10-QSB for the quarter ended September 30, 1999, as filed with the
SEC on
November 17, 1999.
|
||
10.7
|
Master
Security Agreement, dated as of December 23, 2002, between General
Electric Capital Corporation and Discovery.
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.32 to Discovery’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, as filed with the SEC
on
March 31, 2003.
|
||
10.8
|
Amendment,
dated as of December 23, 2002, to the Master Security Agreement between
General Electric Capital Corporation and Discovery.
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.33 to Discovery’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, as filed with the SEC
on
March 31, 2003.
|
||
10.9
|
Shareholder
Rights Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2004, by and between Discovery
and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 2.4 to Discovery’s Form 8-A, as filed with the SEC
on February 6, 2004.
|
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Exhibit
No.
|
Description
|
Method
of Filing
|
||
10.10+
|
Amended
and Restated Sublicense and Collaboration Agreement made as of December
3,
2004, between Discovery and Laboratorios del Dr. Esteve,
S.A.
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.28 to Discovery’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2004, as filed with the SEC on March
16,
2005.
|
||
10.11+
|
Amended
and Restated Supply Agreement, dated as of December 3, 2004, by and
between Discovery and Laboratorios del Dr. Esteve, S.A.
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.29 to Discovery’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2004, as filed with the SEC on March
16,
2005.
|
||
10.12+
|
Strategic
Alliance Agreement, dated as of December 9, 2005, between Discovery
and
Philip Morris USA Inc. d/b/a Chrysalis Technologies
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Discovery’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as
filed with the SEC on December 12, 2005.
|
||
10.13
|
Assignment
of Lease and Termination and Option Agreement, dated as of December
30,
2005, between Laureate Pharma, Inc. and Discovery.
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Discovery’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, as filed with the SEC on
March
16, 2006.
|
||
10.14
|
Common
Stock Purchase Agreement, dated April 17, 2006, by and between Discovery
and Kingsbridge Capital Limited.
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Discovery’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as
filed with the SEC on April 21, 2006.
|
||
10.15
|
Amended
and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2006, by and
between
Discovery and Robert J. Capetola, Ph.D.
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Discovery’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, as filed with the SEC on May
10,
2006.
|
||
10.16
|
Amended
and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2006, by and
between
Discovery and John G. Cooper.
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Discovery’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, as filed with the SEC on May
10,
2006.
|
||
10.17
|
Amended
and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2006, by and
between
Discovery and David
L. Lopez, Esq., CPA
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Discovery’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, as filed with the SEC on May
10,
2006.
|
||
10.18
|
Amended
and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2006, by and
between
Discovery and Robert
Segal, M.D.
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Discovery’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, as filed with the SEC on May
10,
2006.
|
||
10.19
|
Amendment
No. 2, dated as of September 26, 2003, to the Master Security Agreement
between General Electric Capital Corporation and
Discovery.
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to Discovery’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, as filed with the SEC on May
10,
2006.
|
||
10.20
|
Amendment
No.3, dated as of December 22, 2004, to the Master Security Agreement
between General Electric Capital Corporation and
Discovery.
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to Discovery’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, as filed with the SEC on May
10,
2006.
|
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Exhibit
No.
|
Description
|
Method
of Filing
|
||
10.21
|
Amendment
No.4, dated as of May 9, 2006, to the Master Security Agreement between
General Electric Capital Corporation and Discovery.
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to Discovery’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, as filed with the SEC on May
10,
2006.
|
||
10.22
|
Amendment
No.5 and Consent, dated as of October 25, 2006, to the Master Security
Agreement between General Electric Capital Corporation and
Discovery.
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Discovery’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as
filed with the SEC on October 26, 2006.
|
||
10.23
|
Second
Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, dated as of December 10, 2001,
amended and restated as of October 25, 2006, by and between Discovery
and
PharmaBio
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Discovery’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as
filed with the SEC on October 26, 2006.
|
||
10.24
|
Second
Amended and Restated Security Agreement, dated as of December 10,
2001,
amended and restated as of October 25, 2006, by and between Discovery
and
PharmaBio
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Discovery’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as
filed with the SEC on October 26, 2006.
|
||
10.25
|
Securities
Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 22, 2006, between Discovery
and
Capital Ventures International.
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Discovery’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as
filed with the SEC on November 22, 2006.
|
||
10.26
|
Amended
and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2006, by and
between
Discovery and Charles Katzer.
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.31 to Discovery’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, as filed with the SEC
on
March 16, 2007
|
||
10.27
|
Lease
Agreement dated May 26, 2004, and First Amendment to Lease Agreement,
dated April 2, 2007, by and between TR Stone Manor Corp. and Discovery
Laboratories, Inc.
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 to Discovery’s Current Report on
Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on April 6, 2007.
|
||
10.28
|
Credit
and Security Agreement, dated as of May 21, 2007, by and between
Discovery
Laboratories, Inc. and Merrill Lynch Capital, a division of Merrill
Lynch
Business Financial Services, Inc.
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Discovery’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as
filed with the SEC on May 24, 2007.
|
||
10.29
|
Discovery
Laboratories, Inc. 2007 Long Term Incentive Plan
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to Discovery’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as
filed with the SEC on June 28, 2007.
|
||
10.30
|
Form
of Discovery Laboratories, Inc. 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan Stock
Option
Agreement
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Discovery’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended June 30, 2007, as filed with the SEC on August
9,
2007.
|
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Exhibit
No.
|
Description
|
Method
of Filing
|
||
10.31
|
Form
of Stock Issuance Agreement, dated as of October 30, 2007, between
the
Discovery Laboratories, Inc. and the Grantees
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Discovery’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as
filed with the SEC on November 5, 2007.
|
||
10.32
|
Amendment
to the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated as of May
4, 2006
between Robert J. Capetola and Discovery Laboratories,
Inc.
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Discovery’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as
filed with the SEC on January 3, 2008
|
||
10.33
|
Amendment
to the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated as of May
4, 2006
between John G. Cooper and Discovery Laboratories, Inc.
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Discovery’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as
filed with the SEC on January 3, 2008
|
||
10.34
|
Amendment
to the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated as of May
4, 2006
between David L. Lopez and Discovery Laboratories, Inc.
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Discovery’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as
filed with the SEC on January 3, 2008
|
||
10.35
|
Master
Services Agreement between Discovery Laboratories, Inc. and Kloehn
Ltd.,
dated as of August 10, 2007
|
Filed
Herewith
|
||
21.1
|
Subsidiaries
of Discovery.
|
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 21.1 to Discovery’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997, as filed with the SEC
on
March 31, 1998.
|
||
23.1
|
Consent
of Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting
firm.
|
Filed
herewith.
|
||
31.1
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange
Act.
|
Filed
herewith.
|
||
31.2
|
Certification
of Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer pursuant
to
Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act.
|
Filed
herewith.
|
||
32.1
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to
18
U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
Filed
herewith.
|
+ Confidential
treatment requested as to certain portions of these exhibits. Such portions
have
been redacted and filed separately with the Commission.
65
DISCOVERY
LABORATORIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Contents
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Page
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|
Consolidated
Financial Statements
|
|
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
F-2
|
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Internal Control
over
Financial Reporting
|
F-3
|
Balance
Sheets as of December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006
|
F-4
|
|
|
Statements
of Operations for the years ended December
31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
|
F-5
|
|
|
Statements
of Changes in Stockholders' Equity for the years ended December
31, 2007,
2006 and 2005
|
F-6
|
Statements
of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and
2005
|
F-7
|
Notes
to consolidated financial statements
|
F-8
|
F-1
DISCOVERY
LABORATORIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Board
of
Directors and Stockholders
Discovery
Laboratories, Inc.
We
have
audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Discovery Laboratories,
Inc. and subsidiary (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the
related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity
and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31,
2007. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audits.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we
plan
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining,
on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used
and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In
our
opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all
material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company at
December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the consolidated results of its operations
and
its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31,
2007, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles.
As
discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company
changed its method of accounting for uncertainties in income taxes in 2007.
As
discussed in Note
2 to
the consolidated financial statements, the
Company changed its method of accounting for
share-based payments in 2006.
We
also
have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States), the effectiveness of the Company’s internal
control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007, based on criteria
established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee
of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated
March 10, 2008, expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
/s/Ernst
& Young LLP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
March
10,
2008
F-2
DISCOVERY
LABORATORIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The
Board of Directors and Stockholders
Discovery
Laboratories, Inc.
We
have
audited Discovery Laboratories, Inc.’s and subsidiary’s internal control over
financial reporting as of December 31, 2007, based on criteria established
in
Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission (the COSO criteria). Discovery
Laboratories, Inc.’s and subsidiary’s management is responsible for maintaining
effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment
of
the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in
the
accompanying Management’s
Report on the Company’s Internal Control over Financial
Reporting.
Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on the company’s internal control over
financial reporting based on our audit.
We
conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we
plan
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective
internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material
respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control
over
financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing
and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based
on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered
necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable
basis for our opinion.
A
company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting
and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over
financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain
to
the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly
reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2)
provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to
permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are
being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors
of
the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely
detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s
assets that could have a material effect on the financial
statements.
Because
of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may
not
prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of
effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become
inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance
with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
In
our
opinion, Discovery Laboratories, Inc. and subsidiary maintained, in all material
respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December
31,
2007, based on the
COSO
criteria.
We
also
have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of Discovery
Laboratories, Inc. and subsidiary as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the
related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity, and cash
flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2007 of
Discovery Laboratories, Inc. and subsidiary and our report dated March 10,
2008
expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
/s/
Ernst
& Young LLP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
March
10,
2008
F-3
DISCOVERY
LABORATORIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
(In
thousands, except per share data)
December
31,
|
December
31,
|
||||||
2007
|
2006
|
||||||
ASSETS
|
|||||||
Current
Assets:
|
|||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$
|
36,929
|
$
|
26,402
|
|||
Available-for-sale
marketable securities
|
16,078
|
—
|
|||||
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
611
|
565
|
|||||
Total
current assets
|
53,618
|
26,967
|
|||||
Property
and equipment, net
|
7,069
|
4,794
|
|||||
Restricted
cash
|
600
|
600
|
|||||
Deferred
financing costs and other assets
|
1,457
|
2,039
|
|||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
62,744
|
$
|
34,400
|
|||
LIABILITIES
& STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|||||||
Current
Liabilities:
|
|||||||
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
$
|
7,844
|
$
|
5,953
|
|||
Equipment
loan, current portion
|
2,625
|
2,015
|
|||||
Total
current liabilities
|
10,469
|
7,968
|
|||||
Loan
payable, non-current portion, including accrued interest
|
9,633
|
8,907
|
|||||
Equipment
loan, non-current portion
|
2,991
|
2,687
|
|||||
Other
liabilities
|
870
|
516
|
|||||
Total
liabilities
|
23,963
|
20,078
|
|||||
Stockholders'
Equity:
|
|||||||
Common
stock, $0.001 par value; 180,000 shares authorized; 96,953 and
69,871
shares issued, 96,640 and 69,558 shares outstanding at December
31, 2007
and December 31, 2006, respectively
|
97
|
70
|
|||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
329,999
|
265,604
|
|||||
Accumulated
deficit
|
(288,303
|
)
|
(248,298
|
)
|
|||
Treasury
stock (at cost); 313 shares
|
(3,054
|
)
|
(3,054
|
)
|
|||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
|
42
|
—
|
|||||
Total
stockholders' equity
|
38,781
|
14,322
|
|||||
Total
Liabilities & Stockholders’ Equity
|
$
|
62,744
|
$
|
34,400
|
See
notes to consolidated financial statements
F-4
DISCOVERY
LABORATORIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Consolidated
Statements of Operations
(In
thousands, except per share data)
Year
Ended December 31,
|
|
|||||||||
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
||||
Revenues:
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
134
|
||||
Expenses:
|
||||||||||
Research
& development
|
26,200
|
23,716
|
24,137
|
|||||||
General
& administrative
|
13,747
|
18,386
|
18,505
|
|||||||
Restructuring
charges
|
—
|
4,805
|
—
|
|||||||
In-process
research & development
|
—
|
—
|
16,787
|
|||||||
Total
expenses
|
39,947
|
46,907
|
59,429
|
|||||||
Operating
loss
|
(39,947
|
)
|
(46,907
|
)
|
(59,295
|
)
|
||||
Other
income / (expense):
|
||||||||||
Interest
and other income
|
2,029
|
2,072
|
1,345
|
|||||||
Interest
and other expense
|
(2,087
|
)
|
(1,498
|
)
|
(954
|
)
|
||||
Other
income / (expense), net
|
(58
|
)
|
574
|
391
|
||||||
Net
loss
|
$
|
(40,005
|
)
|
$
|
(46,333
|
)
|
$
|
(58,904
|
)
|
|
Net
loss per common share - basic and diluted
|
$
|
(0.49
|
)
|
$
|
(0.74
|
)
|
$
|
(1.09
|
)
|
|
Weighted
average number of common shares
outstanding - basic and diluted
|
81,731
|
62,767
|
54,094
|
See
notes to consolidated financial statements
F-5
DISCOVERY
LABORATORIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Consolidated
Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity
For
Years Ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
(In
thousands)
|
Common
Stock
|
|
Additional
Paid-in
|
|
Unearned
Portion
of
Compensatory
|
Accumulated |
Treasury
Stock
|
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
Capital
|
Stock Options
|
Deficit
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
Income / (Loss)
|
Total
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Balance –
January 1, 2005
|
48,748
|
$
|
49
|
$
|
167,627
|
$
|
(461
|
)
|
$
|
(143,061
|
)
|
(313
|
)
|
$
|
(3,054
|
)
|
$
|
(3
|
)
|
$
|
21,097
|
|||||||
Comprehensive
loss:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(58,904
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(58,904
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||
Other
comprehensive loss – unrealized gains on
investments
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Total
comprehensive loss
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(58,903
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock, stock option exercises
|
226
|
-
|
649
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
649
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock, warrant exercises
|
43
|
-
|
250
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
250
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock, restricted stock awards
|
30
|
-
|
15
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
15
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock, 401(k) employer match
|
37
|
-
|
235
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
235
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Expense
related to stock options
|
-
|
-
|
151
|
231
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
382
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock, February 2005 financing
|
5,060
|
5
|
27,559
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
27,564
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock, December 2005 financing
|
3,030
|
3
|
18,912
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
18,915
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock, October 2005 Esteve financing
|
650
|
1
|
4,433
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
4,434
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock, CEFF financings
|
3,511
|
3
|
20,197
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
20,200
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Balance –
December 31, 2005
|
61,335
|
$
|
61
|
$
|
240,028
|
$
|
(230
|
)
|
$
|
(201,965
|
)
|
(313
|
)
|
$
|
(3,054
|
)
|
$
|
(2
|
)
|
$
|
34,838
|
|||||||
Comprehensive
loss:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(46,333
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(46,333
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||
Other
comprehensive loss – unrealized gains on
investments
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
2
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Total
comprehensive loss
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(46,331
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock, stock option exercises
|
6
|
-
|
42
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
42
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock, warrant exercises
|
100
|
-
|
687
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
687
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock, 401(k) employer match
|
145
|
-
|
417
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
417
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of warrants, October 2006 loan restructuring
|
-
|
-
|
1,940
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1,940
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock, November 2006 financing
|
4,630
|
5
|
9,460
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
9,465
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock, CEFF financings
|
3,655
|
4
|
7,351
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
7,355
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based
compensation expense
|
-
|
-
|
5,679
|
230
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
5,909
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Balance
– December 31, 2006
|
69,871
|
$
|
70
|
$
|
265,604
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
(248,298
|
)
|
(313
|
)
|
$
|
(3,054
|
)
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
14,322
|
|||||||||
Comprehensive
loss:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(40,005
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(40,005
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||
Other
comprehensive loss – unrealized gains on investments
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
42
|
42
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Total
comprehensive loss
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(39,963
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock, stock option exercises
|
62
|
-
|
106
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
106
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock, 401(k) employer match
|
118
|
-
|
294
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
294
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock, April 2007 financing
|
14,050
|
14
|
28,131
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
28,145
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock, December 2007 financing
|
10,000
|
10
|
23,550
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
23,560
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock, CEFF financings
|
2,852
|
3
|
6,997
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
7,000
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based
compensation expense
|
-
|
-
|
5,317
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
5,317
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Balance
– December 31, 2007
|
96,953
|
$
|
97
|
$
|
329,999
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
(288,303
|
)
|
(313
|
)
|
$
|
(3,054
|
)
|
$
|
42
|
$
|
38,781
|
See
notes to consolidated financial statements
F-6
DISCOVERY
LABORATORIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
(In
thousands)
Year
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2005
|
||||||||
Cash
flow from operating activities:
|
||||||||||
Net
loss
|
$
|
(40,005
|
)
|
$
|
(46,333
|
)
|
$
|
(58,904
|
)
|
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used In operating
activities:
|
||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
2,062
|
1,058
|
788
|
|||||||
Stock-based
compensation and 401(k) match
|
5,613
|
6,326
|
617
|
|||||||
Loss
on disposal of property and equipment
|
18
|
48
|
16
|
|||||||
Changes
in:
|
||||||||||
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
(89
|
)
|
(5
|
)
|
128
|
|||||
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
1,891
|
(1,587
|
)
|
(429
|
)
|
|||||
Other
assets
|
35
|
(17
|
)
|
14
|
||||||
Other
liabilities
|
1,080
|
684
|
105
|
|||||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
(29,395
|
)
|
(39,826
|
)
|
(57,665
|
)
|
||||
Cash
flow from investing activities:
|
||||||||||
Purchase
of property and equipment
|
(3,765
|
)
|
(1,448
|
)
|
(1,063
|
)
|
||||
Purchase
of marketable securities
|
(38,355
|
)
|
(4,621
|
)
|
(33,349
|
)
|
||||
Proceeds
from sale or maturity of marketable securities
|
22,319
|
7,884
|
32,834
|
|||||||
Net
cash (used in) / provided by investing activities
|
(19,801
|
)
|
1,815
|
(1,578
|
)
|
|||||
Cash
flow from financing activities:
|
||||||||||
Proceeds
from issuance of securities, net of expenses
|
58,809
|
17,549
|
72,027
|
|||||||
Proceeds
from use of loan
|
—
|
—
|
2,571
|
|||||||
Equipment
financed through equipment loan
|
2,862
|
1,509
|
3,316
|
|||||||
Principal
payments under equipment loan obligations
|
(1,948
|
)
|
(1,692
|
)
|
(933
|
)
|
||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
59,723
|
17,366
|
76,981
|
|||||||
Net
increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
10,527
|
(20,645
|
)
|
17,738
|
||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents – beginning of year
|
26,402
|
47,047
|
29,309
|
|||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents – end of year
|
$
|
36,929
|
$
|
26,402
|
$
|
47,047
|
||||
Supplementary
disclosure of cash flows information:
|
||||||||||
Interest
paid
|
$
|
676
|
$
|
1,102
|
$
|
860
|
||||
Non-cash
transactions:
|
||||||||||
Unrealized
gain / (loss) on marketable securities
|
42
|
2
|
(1
|
)
|
||||||
Exchange
of equipment loan obligation
|
3,968
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||
Charge
for warrant issuance related to loan restructuring
|
—
|
1,940
|
—
|
See
notes to consolidated financial statements
F-7
Note
1 – The Company and Description of Business
Discovery
Laboratories, Inc. (referred to in these Notes as “we”, “us” and “our”) is a
biotechnology company developing Surfactant Replacement Therapies (SRT) for
respiratory disorders and diseases. Surfactants are produced naturally in the
lungs and are essential for breathing. Our proprietary technology produces
a
precision-engineered surfactant that is designed to closely mimic the essential
properties of natural human lung surfactant. We believe that through this SRT
technology, pulmonary surfactants have the potential, for the first time, to
be
developed into a series of respiratory therapies to treat conditions for which
there are few or no approved therapies available for patients in the Neonatal
Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), Intensive
Care
Unit (ICU) and other hospital settings.
Our
SRT
pipeline is focused initially on the most significant respiratory conditions
prevalent in the NICU and PICU. We have filed a New Drug Application (NDA)
with
the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for our lead product,
Surfaxin®
(lucinactant) for the prevention of Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS) in
premature infants. The FDA has established May 1, 2008 as its target date to
complete its review of this NDA. We are also developing Surfaxin for the
treatment of Acute Respiratory Failure (ARF) in children up to two years of
age
and for the prevention and treatment of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD) in
premature infants, a debilitating and chronic lung disease typically affecting
premature infants who have suffered RDS. Aerosurf™ is our proprietary SRT in
aerosolized form and is being developed for the treatment of RDS in premature
infants. Aerosurf has the potential to obviate the need for endotracheal
intubation and conventional mechanical ventilation and
holds
the promise to significantly expand the use of surfactants in respiratory
medicine.
We
also
believe
that our
SRT will potentially address a variety of debilitating respiratory conditions
such as Acute Lung Injury (ALI), cystic fibrosis (CF), chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
(ARDS), that affect other pediatric, young adult and adult patients in the
ICU
and other hospital settings
We
have
implemented a business strategy that includes: (i) continued investment in
the
development of SRT pipeline programs, initially focused on Surfaxin and Aerosurf
for neonatal and pediatric conditions, including ongoing efforts intended to
gain regulatory approval to market and sell Surfaxin for the prevention of
RDS
in premature infants in the United States; (ii) preparing for the potential
approval and commercial launch of Surfaxin for RDS in the United States; (iii)
seeking collaboration agreements and strategic partnerships in the international
and domestic markets for the development and potential commercialization of
our
SRT product candidates; (iv) continued investment in our quality systems
and manufacturing capabilities to meet the anticipated pre-clinical, clinical
and potential future commercial requirements of our SRT product candidates;
and
(v) seeking investments of additional capital, including potentially from
business alliances, commercial and development partnerships, equity financings
and other similar opportunities, although we cannot assure you that we will
identify or enter into any specific actions or transactions. For Aerosurf,
we
plan to collaborate with engineering device experts and use contract
manufacturers to produce aerosol devices and related components to meet our
development and potential future commercial requirements. Our long-term
manufacturing strategy includes potentially expanding our existing facilities
or
building or acquiring additional manufacturing capabilities for the production
and development of our precision-engineered SRT drug products.
Management’s
Plans and Financings
We
have
incurred substantial losses since inception and expect to continue to make
significant investments for continued product research, development,
manufacturing, and general business activities.
Historically, we have funded our operations primarily through the issuance
of
equity securities and the use of debt and our equipment financing
facilities.
We
are
subject to customary risks associated with the biotechnology industry, which
requires significant investment for research and development. There can be
no
assurance that our research and development projects will be successful, that
products developed will obtain necessary regulatory approval, or that any
approved product will be commercially viable.
F-8
Management
plans to fund its research, development, manufacturing and potential
commercialization activities with the issuance of additional equity, debt and
potential strategic alliances. Our capital requirements will depend on many
factors, including the success of the product development and commercialization
plan. Even if we succeed in developing and subsequently commercializing product
candidates, we may never achieve sufficient sales revenue to achieve or maintain
profitability. There is no assurance that we will be able to obtain additional
capital when needed with acceptable terms, if at all.
Note
2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Accounting
principles
The
consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes are prepared in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States.
Consolidation
The
consolidated financial statements include all of the accounts of Discovery
Laboratories, Inc. and its inactive subsidiary, Acute Therapeutics, Inc. All
intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in
consolidation.
Cash,
cash equivalents and marketable securities
We
consider all highly liquid marketable securities purchased with a maturity
of
three months or less to be cash equivalents.
Marketable
securities are classified as available-for-sale and are comprised of shares
of
high-quality, corporate bonds. Marketable securities are carried at fair market
value. Realized gains and losses are computed using the average cost of
securities sold. Any appreciation/depreciation on these marketable securities
is
recorded as other comprehensive income (loss) in the statements of changes
in
stockholders' equity until realized. Realized gains (losses) on disposition
of
marketable securities are recorded in the statement of operations when
disposed.
Marketable
securities are purchased pursuant to an investment policy approved by the Board
of Directors. The policy provides for the purchase of high-quality marketable
securities, while ensuring preservation of capital and fulfillment of liquidity
needs.
Property
and equipment
Property
and equipment is recorded at cost. Depreciation of furniture and equipment
is
computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives
of the
assets (three to ten years). Leasehold improvements are amortized over
the
lesser of the (a) term of the lease or (b) useful life of the improvements.
Expenditures for repairs and maintenance are charged to expense as
incurred.
Use
of estimates
The
preparation of financial statements, in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States, requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities
at
the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and
expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
Long-lived
assets
Under
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (Statement) No. 144 “Accounting
for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”,
we are
required to recognize an impairment loss only if the carrying amount of a
long-lived asset is not recoverable from its undiscounted cash flows and measure
any impairment loss as the difference between the carrying amount and the fair
value of the asset. No impairment was recorded during the years ended December
31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, as management believes there are no circumstances
that
indicate the carrying amount of the assets will not be
recoverable.
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Research
and development
Research
and development costs are charged to operations as incurred.
Revenue
recognition – research and development collaborative
agreements
We
have
received non-refundable fees from companies under license, sublicense,
collaboration and research funding agreements. We initially record such funds
as
deferred revenue and recognize research and development collaborative contract
revenue when the amounts are earned, which occurs over a number of years as
we
perform research and development activities. See Note 10 – Corporate
Partnership, Licensing and Research Funding Agreements for a detailed
description of our revenue recognition methodology under these
agreements.
Stock-based
compensation
Effective
January 1, 2006, we adopted the fair value recognition provisions of Statement
No. 123(R), “Share-Based
Payment,”
using
the modified-prospective-transition method. See Note 9 – Stock Options and
Stock-Based Employee Compensation for a detailed description of our recognition
of stock-based compensation expense.
Net
loss per common share
Net
loss
per common share is computed pursuant to the provisions of Statement No. 128,
"Earnings
per Share",
and is
based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the
periods. For the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, 20,325,000,
17,275,000 and 10,904,000 shares of common stock, respectively, were potentially
issuable upon the exercise of certain stock options and warrants and vesting
of
restricted stock awards. These potentially issuable shares were not included
in
the calculation of net loss per share as the effect would be
anti-dilutive.
Reclassification
Certain
prior year balances have been reclassified to conform with the current
presentation.
Business
segments
We
currently operate in one business segment, which is the research and development
of products focused on SRTs for respiratory disorders and diseases. We are
managed and operated as one business. A single management team that reports
to
the Chief Executive Officer comprehensively manages the entire business. We
do
not operate separate lines of business with respect to our product candidates.
Accordingly, we do not have separately reportable segments as defined by
Statement No. 131, “Disclosure
about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information.”
Income
taxes
We
provide for income taxes in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 109 (SFAS 109), Accounting
for Income Taxes.
SFAS
109 requires the recognition of deferred tax liabilities and assets for the
expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between financial
statement carrying amounts and the tax basis of assets and liabilities.
Under
FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting
for Uncertainty
in Income Taxes,
an
interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109, (FIN 48), we use a recognition
threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition
and
measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return.
The adoption of FIN 48 on January 1, 2007 did not have a material impact
on the consolidated financial statements. Due to the fact that we have never
realized a profit, management has fully reserved the net deferred tax asset
since realization is not assured.
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Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No.157, “Fair Value Measurements” (SFAS
157). SFAS 157 provides guidance for using fair value to measure assets and
liabilities. The standard requires expanded information about the extent to
which a company measures assets and liabilities at fair value, the information
used to measure fair value, and the effect of fair value measurements on
earnings. SFAS 157 will be effective for our fiscal year beginning January
1,
2008 and is not expected to have a material impact of the financial statements.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), "Business
Combinations,"
or
SFAS 141(R), which is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal
years beginning on or after December 15, 2008. SFAS 141(R) establishes
principles and requirements for how an acquirer recognizes and measures in
its
financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed,
any non-controlling interest in the acquiree, and the goodwill acquired in
the
business combination. SFAS 141(R) also establishes disclosure requirements
to enable the evaluation of the nature and financial effects of the business
combination. SFAS 141(R) will be applied prospectively. We are currently
evaluating the effect that the adoption of SFAS 141(R) will have on our
results of operations and financial condition.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, "The
Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities,"
which
is
effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after
November 15, 2007. Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of a
fiscal year that begins on or before November 15, 2007, provided the entity
also elects to apply the provisions of FASB Statement No. 157,
"Fair
Value Measurements."
SFAS 159 provides companies with an option to report selected financial
assets and liabilities at fair value. The Statement also establishes
presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons
between companies that choose different measurement attributes for similar
types
of assets and liabilities. SFAS 159 requires companies to provide
additional information that will help investors and other users of financial
statements to more easily understand the effect of the company's choice to
use
fair value on its earnings. It also requires entities to display the fair value
of those assets and liabilities for which the company has chosen to use fair
value on the face of the balance sheet. We are currently evaluating the effect
that the adoption of SFAS 159 will have on its results of operations and
financial condition.
The
Company adopted FASB Interpretation No. 48, "Accounting
for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an Interpretation of FASB Statement
109",
or
FIN 48, on January 1, 2007. FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for
uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise's financial statements
in accordance with SFAS No. 109, "Accounting
for Income Taxes."
This
interpretation requires that companies determine whether it is more likely
than
not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination by the appropriate
taxing authority. This interpretation also provides guidance on derecognition,
classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods,
disclosure, and transition. The adoption of FIN 48 did not have a material
impact on the Company's financial statements. See Note 15, "Income Taxes,"
for additional information.
Note
3 – Marketable Securities
The
available-for-sale marketable securities that we own consist of high-quality,
corporate bonds with a maturity of greater than three months. All
available-for-sale marketable securities have a maturity period of less than
one
year. These assets are measured at fair market value at each reporting period.
The fair market value is recorded using quoted prices from active
markets.
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Marketable
securities are purchased pursuant to an investment policy approved by the Board
of Directors. The policy provides for the purchase of high-quality marketable
securities, while ensuring preservation of capital and fulfillment of liquidity
needs. As of December 31, 2006, we did not own any marketable securities. As
of
December 31, 2007, available-for-sale marketable securities consisted of the
following:
As
of
|
||||
(in
thousands)
|
December
31,
2007
|
|||
Cost
of investment
|
$
|
15,891
|
||
Interest
earned
|
65
|
|||
Amortized
discount
|
80
|
|||
Unrealized
gain
|
42
|
|||
Fair
market value
|
$
|
16,078
|
Note
4 – Restricted Cash
The
sole
component of Restricted Cash is a cash security deposit in the amount of
$600,000 securing a letter of credit in the same amount related to our Lease
Agreement dated May 26, 2004 for our headquarters in Warrington, Pennsylvania,
which consists of 39,594
square feet and serves as the main operating facility for clinical development,
regulatory, analytical technical services, research and development, sales
and
marketing, and administration. Beginning in March 2010, the security deposit
and
the letter of credit related to this lease will be reduced to $400,000 and
will
remain in effect through the remainder of the lease term. Subject to certain
conditions, upon expiration of the lease in February 2013, the letter of credit
will expire. The letter of credit is secured by cash and is recorded in our
Consolidated Balance Sheets as “Restricted Cash.”
Note
5 - Property and Equipment
Property
and equipment as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 was comprised of the
following:
December
31,
|
|||||||
(in
thousands)
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||
Equipment
|
$
|
6,830
|
$
|
5,020
|
|||
Furniture
|
948
|
959
|
|||||
Leasehold
improvements
|
2,889
|
360
|
|||||
Construction-in-progress
|
—
|
1,600
|
|||||
Subtotal
|
10,667
|
7,939
|
|||||
Accumulated
depreciation
|
(3,598
|
)
|
(3,145
|
)
|
|||
Property
and equipment, net
|
$
|
7,069
|
$
|
4,794
|
Equipment
primarily consists of: (i) manufacturing equipment to produce our SRT product
candidates, including Surfaxin and Aerosurf, for use in our clinical trials
and
potential commercial needs; (ii) laboratory equipment for manufacturing and
research and development activities; and (iii) computers and office equipment
to
support our overall business activities.
In
October 2007, we completed construction of a new analytical and development
laboratory in our Warrington, Pennsylvania corporate headquarters. The new
laboratory will consolidate the analytical, quality and development activities
that are presently located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania and Mountain View,
California, including release and stability testing of raw materials as well
as
commercial and clinical drug product supply. We also expect to perform
development work with respect to our aerosolized SRT and novel formulations
of
our product candidates.
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As
of
December 31, 2007, our investment in the new laboratory was $2.3 million
(classified as leasehold improvements), including $35,000 of capitalized
interest associated with this project. As of December 31, 2007, investments
in
laboratory equipment for the new laboratory were $0.7 million. We plan to invest
an additional $0.3 million in early 2008 to fully equip the new laboratory.
We
expect consolidation of our laboratory activities into the new laboratory to
be
completed by mid-2008. The amortization associated with the new laboratory
will
be expensed through the end of company’s lease term at its Warrington, PA
facility in February 2013.
The
balance of construction-in-progress at December 31, 2006 primarily consisted
of
projects for our current manufacturing operations, including new manufacturing
and laboratory equipment yet to be completed and installed. As of December
31,
2007 we did not have any projects requiring classification as
construction-in-progress.
Depreciation
expense for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005 was $1,471,000
(including $358,000 of depreciation expense associated with the adjustment
to
the useful lives of fixed assets), $922,000 and $788,000,
respectively.
In
accordance with established policy, we review and assess the estimated useful
lives of our fixed assets from time to time. As a result of this assessment
in
2007, we changed our estimate of the useful lives of certain machinery and
equipment to better reflect the estimated periods during which these assets
will
remain in service. We incurred a charge to depreciation expenses in 2007 as
a
result of the change in our estimate of the useful lives, as
follows:
(in
thousands)
Equipment
Class
|
2007
Depreciation
Charge
|
|
Revised Useful Life
|
|
Prior Useful Life
|
|||||
Computer equipment
|
$
|
374
|
3
years
|
5
years
|
||||||
Laboratory
equipment
|
318
|
5
years
|
7
years
|
|||||||
Manufacturing
equipment
|
(335
|
)
|
10
years
|
5
years
|
||||||
Office
equipment
|
1
|
5
years
|
7
years
|
|||||||
Total
useful life adjustment
|
$
|
358
|
As
of
December 31, 2007 and 2006, property and equipment of $7.9 million and $5.0
million, respectively, was subject to an equipment loan obligation. The
associated accumulated depreciation was $2,.4 million and $1.4 million as of
December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The equipment loans are secured by
the
respective assets.
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Note
6 – Accounts
Payable and Accrued Expenses
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 were comprised
of
the following:
December
31,
|
|||||||
(in
thousands)
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||
Accounts
payable
|
$
|
758
|
$
|
1,629
|
|||
Accrued
compensation
|
2,347
|
1,742
|
|||||
Accrued
research and development
|
1,298
|
324
|
|||||
Accrued
manufacturing
|
734
|
546
|
|||||
All
other accrued expenses
|
2,707
|
1,712
|
|||||
Total
accounts payable and accrued expenses
|
$
|
7,844
|
$
|
5,953
|
Note
7 – Debt
Loan
Payable – PharmaBio Development, Inc. (PharmaBio), a Strategic Investment
Group of Quintiles Transnational Corp.
PharmaBio,
the strategic investment group of Quintiles, extended to us a secured, revolving
credit facility of $8.5 to $10 million in 2001. In October 2006, we amended
and
restated the loan documents and restructured the loan, such that the outstanding
principal amount of $8.5 million matures on April 30, 2010. After October 1,
2006, interest on the loan accrues at the prime rate, compounded annually.
All
unpaid interest, including interest payable with respect to the quarter ending
September 30, 2006, will now be payable on April 30, 2010, the maturity date
of
the loan. We may repay the loan, in whole or in part, at any time without
prepayment penalty or premium. In addition, our obligations to PharmaBio under
the loan documents are now secured by an interest in substantially all of our
assets, subject to limited exceptions set forth in the Security
Agreement.
Also
in
October 2006, in connection with the restructuring of the PharmaBio loan, we
entered into a Warrant Agreement with PharmaBio, pursuant to which PharmaBio
has
the right to purchase 1.5 million shares of our common stock at an exercise
price equal to $3.5813 per share. The warrants have a seven-year term and are
exercisable, in whole or in part, for cash, cancellation of a portion of our
indebtedness under the PharmaBio loan agreement, or a combination of the
foregoing, in an amount equal to the aggregate purchase price for the shares
being purchased upon any exercise. Under the Warrant Agreement, we filed a
registration statement with the SEC with respect to the resale of the shares
issuable upon exercise of the warrants.
As
of
December 31, 2007, the outstanding balance under the loan was $9.6 million
($8.5
million of pre-restructured principal and $1.1 million of accrued interest)
and
was classified as a long-term loan payable on the Consolidated Balance
Sheets.
For
the
years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, we incurred interest expense
associated with the PharmaBio loan of $0.7 million, $0.8 million and $0.7
million, respectively. Additionally, for the years ended December 31, 2007
and
2006, we incurred interest expense associated with the warrants issued to
PharmaBio in October 2006 of $0.5 million and $0.1 million,
respectively.
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Equipment
Loan
Our
equipment loan liabilities as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 are as
follows:
(in
thousands)
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||
Equipment
loan, current portion
|
$
|
2,625
|
$
|
2,015
|
|||
Equipment
loan, non-current portion
|
2,991
|
2,687
|
|||||
Total
|
$
|
5,616
|
$
|
4,702
|
For
the
years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, we incurred interest expense
associated with our equipment financing facility of $0.6 million, $0.5 million
and $0.3 million, respectively.
Loan
Agreement with GECC as successor to Merrill Lynch Capital
On
May
21, 2007, we and Merrill Lynch Capital, a division of Merrill Lynch Business
Financial Services Inc. (Lender), entered into a Credit and Security Agreement
(Loan Agreement), pursuant to which the Lender agreed to provide us a $12.5
million credit facility (Facility) to fund our capital programs. Previously,
our
capital financing arrangements had been primarily with the Life Science and
Technology Finance Division of General Electric Capital Corporation (GECC)
under
a Master Security Agreement dated December 20, 2002, as amended (GECC
Agreement). Upon entering into the Loan Agreement, we terminated our arrangement
with GECC. However, effective in February 2008, as a consequence of GECC’s
acquisition of Merrill Lynch Capital, GECC, as successor to Merrill Lynch
Capital, is now the Lender under the Loan Agreement and the provider of the
Facility.
Under
the
Facility, $9.0 million of the $12.5 million was made available immediately.
Approximately $4.0 million of the Facility was drawn immediately to fund the
prepayment of all our then outstanding indebtedness to GECC. The remaining
$3.5
million under the Facility becomes available, at a rate of $1 million for
each $10 million raised by us through business development partnerships, stock
offerings and other similar financings. In the fourth quarter 2007, we raised
$30 million through stock offerings and, as a result, an additional $3.0 million
became available for use under the Facility.
The
right
to draw funds under the Facility will expire on May 30, 2008, subject to a
best
efforts undertaking by the Lender to extend the draw down period beyond the
expiration date for an additional six months. The minimum advance under the
Facility is $100,000. Interest on each advance accrues at a fixed rate per
annum
equal to LIBOR plus 6.25%, determined on the funding date of such advance.
Principal and interest on all advances will be payable in equal installments
on
the first business day of each month. We may prepay advances, in whole or in
part, at any time, subject to a prepayment penalty, which, depending on the
period of time elapsed from the closing of the Facility, will range from 4%
to
1%.
We
may
use the Facility to finance (a) new property and equipment and (b) up to
approximately $1.7 million “Other Equipment” and related costs, which may
include leasehold improvements, intangible property such as software and
software licenses, specialty equipment, a pre-payment penalty paid to GECC
(with
respect to the termination of our previous arrangement) and “soft costs” related
to financed property and equipment (including, without limitation, taxes,
shipping, installation and other similar costs). Advances to finance the
acquisition of new property and equipment are amortized over a period of 36
months. The promissory note related to the GECC prepayment is amortized over
a
period of 27 months and Other Equipment and related costs is amortized over
a
period of 24 months.
Our
obligations under the Facility are secured by a security interest in (a) the
financed property and equipment, including the property and equipment securing
GECC under the previous arrangement at the time of prepayment, and
(b)
all of our intellectual property, subject to limited exceptions set forth in
the
Loan Agreement (Supplemental Collateral). The Supplemental Collateral will
be
released on the earlier to occur of (i) receipt by us of FDA approval of our
NDA
for Surfaxin for
the
prevention of RDS in premature infants, or (ii) the date on which we shall
have
maintained over a continuous 12-month period ending on or after March 31, 2008,
measured at the end of each calendar quarter, a minimum cash balance equal
to
our projected cash requirements for the following 12-month period. In addition,
we, Merrill Lynch and PharmaBio entered into an Intercreditor Agreement under
which Merrill Lynch agreed to subordinate its security interest in the
Supplemental Collateral (which does not include financed property and equipment)
to the security interest in the same collateral that we previously granted
to
PharmaBio (discussed above).
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As
of
December 31, 2007, we had (i) drawn $6.8 million under the Facility, $4.0
million of which was associated with the prepayment of all our outstanding
indebtedness to GECC under the 2002 Master Services Agreement and $2.3
associated with construction and equipment of the new analytical and development
laboratory in our Warrington, Pennsylvania corporate headquarters; (ii)
approximately $5.6 million outstanding under the Facility ($2.6 million
classified as current liabilities and $3.0 million as long-term liabilities)
and
(iii) $5.1 million remained available for use, subject to the conditions of
the
Facility.
Loan
Agreement with GECC
In
December 2002, we entered into a capital financing arrangement with the Life
Science and Technology Finance Division of General Electric Capital Corporation
that provided up to $9.0 million, subject to certain conditions. Under the
GECC
Agreement, we financed the purchase of capital equipment, including
manufacturing, information technology systems, laboratory, office and other
related capital assets. The advances were secured by the related assets. The
right to draw funds under the GECC Agreement expired in October 2006. As of
December 31, 2006, $4.7 million was outstanding ($2.0 million classified as
current liabilities and $2.7 million as long-term liabilities). In May 2007,
we
entered into the Loan Agreement with Merrill Lynch Capital and terminated our
arrangement with GECC by prepaying $4.0 million that remained outstanding to
GECC with funds from the new arrangement with Merrill Lynch Capital. However,
effective in February 2008, as a consequence of GECC’s acquisition of Merrill
Lynch Capital, GECC, as successor to Merrill Lynch Capital, is now the Lender
under the Loan Agreement and the provider of the Facility.
Included
in the amounts above, in December 2005, we financed $2.4 million to support
the
purchase of our manufacturing operations in Totowa, New Jersey, of which, at
December 31, 2006, $0.7 million was classified as current and $1.2 million
was
classified as long-term.
Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania
In
2007,
we arranged with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Community
and
Economic Development (Department), under a jobs creation program, to receive
grants and equipment loans in the aggregate amount of up to $650,000. In
consideration of these funds, we have agreed to create a number of new jobs
at
out headquarters location in Warrington, Pennsylvania. In July 2007, the
Department granted our request for an opportunity grant in the amount of up
to
$100,000 and agreed to accept our application for a training grant in the amount
of up to $50,000. The opportunity grant is to be used for working capital needs
at our headquarters facility to fund costs incurred prior to June 30, 2008.
The
proceeds of this grant will be applied to defray the costs of construction
of
our new analytical and research laboratory in Warrington, Pennsylvania. In
October 2007, the Department accepted our application for a Machinery and
Equipment Loan Fund (MELF) loan in the maximum amount of up to $500,000. The
MELF loan will to be used to defray part of the cost of purchasing laboratory
equipment for our new analytical and development laboratory and will be secured
by a security interest in the purchased equipment. The MELF loan will accrue
interest at a rate of 5% per annum and is expected to close in the second
quarter 2008.
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Summary
of future payments
Future
payments due under contractual debt obligations at December 31, 2007, including
principal and interest, are as follows:
(in
thousands)
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
2011
|
Total
|
|||||||||||
Loan
with PharmaBio
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
11,366
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
11,366
|
||||||
Equipment
loan obligations
|
3,100
|
2,688
|
512
|
6
|
6,306
|
|||||||||||
Total
|
$
|
3,100
|
$
|
2,688
|
$
|
11,878
|
$
|
6
|
$
|
17,672
|
Note
8 - Stockholders’ Equity
Registered
Public Offerings and Private Placements
In
December 2007, we completed a registered direct offering of 10,000,000 shares
of
our common stock to select institutional investors. The shares were priced
at
$2.50 per share resulting in gross and net proceeds to us of $25.0 million
and
$23.6 million, respectively. This offering was made pursuant to our October
2005
universal shelf registration statement.
In
April
2007, we completed a registered direct offering of 14,050,000 shares of our
common stock to select institutional investors. The shares were priced at $2.15
per share resulting in gross and net proceeds to us of $30.2 million and $28.1
million, respectively. This offering was made pursuant to our October 2005
universal shelf registration statement.
In
November
2006, we completed the sale of securities in a private placement with an
institutional investor resulting in net proceeds of $9.5 million. We issued
4,629,630 shares of our common stock and 2,314,815 warrants to purchase shares
of our common stock at an exercise price equal to $3.18 per share. The warrants
have a five-year term
and,
subject to an aggregate share ownership limitation, are exercisable for cash
or,
in the event that the related registration statement is not available for the
resale of the warrant shares, on a cashless basis.
In
December 2005, we completed a registered direct offering of 3,030,304 shares
of
our common stock to select institutional investors. The shares were priced
at
$6.60 per share resulting in gross and net proceeds to us of $20.0 million
and
$18.9 million, respectively. This offering was made pursuant to our October
2005
universal shelf registration statement.
In
November 2005, we sold 650,000 shares of our common stock to Esteve, at a price
per share of $6.88, for aggregate proceeds of approximately $4.5 million. This
offering was made pursuant to our December 2003 shelf registration
statement.
In
February 2005, we completed a registered direct public offering of 5,060,000
shares of our common stock. The shares were priced at $5.75 per share resulting
in gross and net proceeds to us equal to $29.1 million and $27.4 million,
respectively. This offering was made pursuant to our December 2003 shelf
registration statement.
Each
financing under the CEFF is pursuant to a private placement exemption. See
discussion at Note 8, Committed Equity Financing Facility (CEFF),
below.
F-17
Committed
Equity Financing Facility (CEFF)
2006
CEFF
In
April
2006, we entered into a new Committed Equity Financing Facility (CEFF) with
Kingsbridge Capital Limited (Kingsbridge), a private investment group, in which
Kingsbridge committed to purchase, subject to certain conditions, the lesser
of
up to $50 million or up to 11,677,047 shares of our common stock. Our previous
Committed Equity Financing Facility, which was entered with Kingsbridge in
July
2004 (2004 CEFF) and under which up to $47.6 million remained available,
automatically terminated on May 12, 2006, the date on which the Securities
and
Exchange Commission (SEC) declared effective the registration statement filed
in
connection with the new CEFF.
The
CEFF
allows us to raise capital, subject to certain conditions that we must satisfy,
at the time and in amounts deemed suitable to us, during a three-year period
that began on May 12, 2006. We are not obligated to utilize the entire $50
million available under this CEFF.
The
purchase price of shares sold to Kingsbridge under the CEFF is at a discount
ranging from 6 to 10 percent of the volume weighted average of the price of
our
common stock (VWAP) for each of the eight trading days following our initiation
of a “draw down” under the CEFF. The discount on each of these eight trading
days is determined as follows:
|
|
||||||
VWAP*
|
|
|
% of VWAP
|
(Applicable Discount)
|
|||
Greater
than $10.50 per share
|
94
|
%
|
(6
|
)%
|
|||
Less
than or equal to $10.50 but greater than $7.00 per share
|
92
|
%
|
(8
|
)%
|
|||
Less
than or equal to $7.00 but greater than or equal to $2.00 per
share
|
90
|
%
|
(10
|
)%
|
*
As such
term is set forth in the Common Stock Purchase Agreement.
If
on any
trading day during the eight trading day pricing period for a draw down, the
VWAP is less than the greater of (i) $2.00 or (ii) 85 percent of the closing
price of our common stock for the trading day immediately preceding the
beginning of the draw down period, no shares will be issued with respect to
that
trading day and the total amount of the draw down for that pricing period will
be reduced for each such trading day by one-eighth of the draw down amount
that
we had initially specified.
Our
ability to require Kingsbridge to purchase our common stock is subject to
various limitations. Each draw down is limited to the lesser of 2.5 percent
of
the closing price market value of our outstanding shares of our common stock
at
the time of the draw down or $10 million. Unless Kingsbridge agrees otherwise,
a
minimum of three trading days must elapse between the expiration of any draw
down pricing period and the beginning of the next draw down pricing period.
In
addition, Kingsbridge may terminate the CEFF under certain circumstances,
including if a material adverse effect relating to our business continues for
10
trading days after notice of the material adverse effect.
The
financings under the CEFF are as follows:
In
May
2006, we completed a financing under the CEFF resulting in proceeds of $2.2
million from the issuance of 1,078,519 shares of our common stock at an average
price per share, after the applicable discount, of $2.03.
In
October 2006, we completed a financing under the CEFF resulting in proceeds
of
$2.3 million from the issuance of 1,204,867 shares of our common stock at an
average price per share, after the applicable discount, of $1.91.
In
November 2006, we completed a financing under the CEFF resulting in proceeds
of
$3.0 million from the issuance of 1,371,516 shares of our common stock at an
average price per share, after the applicable discount, of
$2.19.
F-18
In
February 2007, we completed a financing under the CEFF resulting in proceeds
of
$2.0 million from the issuance of 942,949 shares of our common stock at an
average price per share, after the applicable discount, of $2.12.
In
October 2007, we completed a financing under the CEFF resulting in proceeds
of
$5.0 million from the issuance of 1,909,172 shares of our common stock at an
average price per share, after the applicable discount, of $2.62.
As
of
December 31, 2007, we had approximately 5.2 million shares available for
issuance under the 2006 CEFF for future financings (not to exceed $35.5 million
in gross proceeds).
In
2006,
in connection with the CEFF, we issued a Class C Investor Warrant to Kingsbridge
to purchase up to 490,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of
$5.6186 per share, which expires in October 2011, is exercisable, in whole
or in
part, for cash, except in limited circumstances, with expected total proceeds
to
us, if exercised, of approximately $2.8 million. As of December 31, 2007, the
Class C Investor Warrant had not been exercised.
2004
CEFF
In
2004,
we entered into a Committed
Equity Financing Facility (2004 CEFF) with Kingsbridge in to which Kingsbridge
committed to purchase, subject to certain conditions, the lesser of up to $75
million or up to 15 million shares of our common stock. Under the 2004 CEFF
agreement, the lowest VWAP per share was $5.00. The 2004 CEFF terminated when
the registration statement for the new CEFF was declared effective on May 12,
2006.
The
financings under the 2004 CEFF are as follows:
In
December 2004, we completed a financing under the 2004 CEFF resulting in
proceeds of $7.2 million from the issuance of 901,742 shares of our common
stock
at an average price per share, after the applicable discount, of $7.98.
In
September 2005, we completed a financing under the 2004 CEFF, resulting in
proceeds of $17.0 million from the issuance of 3,012,055 shares of our common
stock at an average price per share, after the applicable discount, of $5.64.
The proceeds of this financing were applied to the purchase of our manufacturing
operations from Laureate, our contract manufacturer at that time.
In
November 2005, we completed a financing under the 2004 CEFF, resulting in
proceeds of $3.2 million from the issuance of 498,552 shares of our common
stock
at an average price per share, after the applicable discount, of
$6.42.
In
connection with the 2004 CEFF, in 2004, we issued a Class B Investor Warrant
to
Kingsbridge to purchase up to 375,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise
price equal to $12.0744 per share. The warrant, which expires in January 2010,
is excercisable, in whole or in part, for cash, except in limited circumstances,
with expected total proceeds to us, if exercised, of approximately $4.5 million.
As of December 31, 2006, the Class B Investor Warrant had not been
exercised.
401(k)
Employer Match
We
have a
voluntary 401(k) savings plan covering eligible employees that allows for
periodic discretionary matches as a percentage of each participant’s
contributions in newly issued shares of common stock. For the years ended
December 31, 2007 and 2006, the match resulted in the issuance of 118,330 and
145,397 shares of common stock, respectively.
F-19
Common
Shares Reserved for Future Issuance
Common
shares reserved for potential future issuance upon exercise of
warrants
The
chart
below details shares of our common stock reserved for future issuance upon
the
exercise of warrants.
Shares
Reserved for Issuance
upon
Exercise of Warrants
|
|||||||||||||
December
31,
|
|||||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
Exercise
Price
|
Expiration
Date
|
||||||||||
Private
Placement – 2006 (1)
|
2,314,815
|
2,314,815
|
$
|
3.18
|
11/22/2011
|
||||||||
PharmaBio
- 2006 Loan Restructuring (2)
|
1,500,000
|
1,500,000
|
$
|
3.58
|
10/26/2013
|
||||||||
Class
C Investor Warrants - 2006 CEFF (3)
|
490,000
|
490,000
|
$
|
5.62
|
10/17/2011
|
||||||||
PharmaBio
- 2004 Partnership Restructuring (4)
|
850,000
|
850,000
|
$
|
7.19
|
11/3/2014
|
||||||||
Class
B Investor Warrants - 2004 CEFF (3)
|
375,000
|
375,000
|
$
|
12.07
|
1/6/2010
|
||||||||
Class
A Investor Warrants – 2003
|
809,381
|
809,381
|
$
|
6.88
|
9/19/2010
|
||||||||
Placement
Agent – 2000 (5)
|
—
|
185,822
|
$
|
7.47
|
9/21/2007
|
||||||||
Total
|
6,339,196
|
6,525,018
|
(1) |
Refer
to the Registered Public Offerings and Private Placements section
of this
Note.
|
(2) |
Refer
to Note 7 – Debt
|
(3) |
Refer
to the Registered Public Offerings and Private Placements section
of this
Note.
|
(4) |
Issued
in connection with a restructuring of a 2003 arrangement with Quintiles
Transnational Corp that resulted in cancellation of
a 2001 commercialization agreement and extension of the PharmaBio
Loan.
Refer to Note 7 – Debt.
|
(5) |
Expired
in 2007 without being exercised.
|
Common
shares reserved for potential future issuance upon exercise of stock options
In
June
2007, our stockholders approved the adoption of the 2007 Long-Term Incentive
Plan (the “2007 Plan”). The 2007 Plan provides for the grant of long-term equity
and cash incentive compensation awards and replaced the Amended and Restated
1998 Stock Incentive Plan (the “1998 Plan”) whose ten-year term was to expire in
March 2008. The 2007 Plan continues many of the features of the 1998 Plan,
but
is updated to reflect changes to Nasdaq rules regarding equity compensation,
other regulatory changes and market and corporate governance developments.
Awards outstanding under the 1998 Plan will continue to be governed by the
terms
of the 1998 Plan and the agreements under which they were granted.
As
of
December 31, 2007, (i) under the 2007 Plan, options to purchase 3,407,500 shares
of common stock were outstanding and 5,092,500 shares were available for
potential future grants under the plan, and (ii) under the 1998 Plan, options
to
purchase 8,837,091 shares of common stock were outstanding and no shares were
available for future grants as the issuance of new awards was suspended upon
approval of the 2007 Plan. As of December 31, 2006, under the 1998 Plan, options
to purchase 10,690,160 shares of common stock were outstanding and 518,737
shares were available for potential future grants. See Note 9 – Stock Options
and Stock-Based Employee Compensation.
F-20
Potential
issuance of common shares under the October 2005 Universal Shelf Registration
Statement
In
October 2005, we filed a universal shelf registration statement on Form S-3
with
the SEC for the proposed offering, from time to time, of up to $100.0 million
of
debt or equity securities. As of December 31, 2007, there was $24.8 million
remaining available under this shelf registration statement.
Financings
pursuant to this registration statement are as follows:
In
December 2005, we completed a registered direct offering of 3,030,304 shares
of
our common stock to select institutional investors resulting in gross proceeds
of $20.0 million.
In
April
2007, we completed a registered direct offering of 14,050,000 shares of our
common stock to select institutional investors resulting in gross proceeds
of
$30.2 million
In
December 2007, we completed a registered direct offering of 10,000,000 shares
of
our common stock to select institutional investors resulting in gross proceeds
of $25.0 million
Common
shares reserved for potential future issuance under the 2006
CEFF
In
April
2006, we entered into a new CEFF with Kingsbridge, in which Kingsbridge
committed to purchase, subject to certain conditions, the lesser of up to $50
million or up to 11,677,047 shares of our common stock. Our previous 2004 CEFF,
under which up to $47.6 million remained available, automatically terminated
on
May 12, 2006, the date on which the SEC declared effective the registration
statement filed in connection with the 2006 CEFF.
Common
shares reserved for potential future issuance under our 401(k)
Plan
We
have a
voluntary 401(k) savings plan covering eligible employees that allows for
periodic discretionary matches as a percentage of each participant’s
contributions in newly issued shares of common stock. As of December 31, 2007,
we had shares reserved for potential future issuance under the 401(k) Plan
of
205,626, which we anticipate will be adequate to meet the requirements under
the
401(k) Plan in 2008. As of December 31, 2006, we had shares reserved for
potential future issuance under the 401(k) Plan of 323,956.
Note
9 – Stock Options and Stock-Based Employee
Compensation
The
2007
Plan provides for the granting of long-term equity and cash incentive
compensation awards.
Long-Term
Incentive Plans
In
June
2007, our shareholders approved the adoption of a new 2007 Long-Term Incentive
Plan (2007 Plan). The purposes of the 2007 Plan are to (i) encourage eligible
participants to acquire a proprietary interest in our company, (ii) provide
employees incentives to contribute to our future success and enhance shareholder
value, and (iii) attract and retain exceptionally qualified individuals upon
whom, in large measure, our sustained progress, growth and profitability depend.
Under
the
2007
Plan, we may grant awards for up to 8,500,000 shares of our common stock. An
administrative committee (the Committee is currently the Compensation Committee
of the Board of Directors) or Committee delegates may determine the types,
the
number of shares covered by, and the terms and conditions of, such awards.
Eligible participants may include any of our employees, directors, advisors
or
consultants.
F-21
The
2007
Plan replaces the Amended and Restated 1998 Stock Incentive Plan (1998 Plan)
which by its terms would have expired in March 2008. The 2007 Plan continues
many of the features of the 1998 Plan, but is updated to reflect changes to
Nasdaq rules regarding equity compensation, other regulatory changes and market
and corporate governance developments. Awards outstanding under the 1998 Plan
will continue to be governed by the terms of that plan and the applicable award
agreements.
The
plans
provide for:
Stock
Options and Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs)
We
may
award nonqualified stock options, incentive stock options, or SARs with a term
not to exceed ten years and a purchase price not be less than 100% of the fair
market value on the date of grant. Although individual grants may vary, option
awards generally are exercisable upon vesting, vest based upon three years
of
continuous service and have 10-year contractual terms. In addition, the 2007
Plan provides for limits on the number of options and SARs granted to any one
participant and the terms of any incentive stock option must comply with the
provisions of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code. All other terms,
including vesting schedules and method of payment for the exercise price are
determined by the Committee.
Under
the
1998 Plan, Options granted and outstanding through November 2003 are exercisable
immediately upon grant, however, we have a repurchase right with respect to
any
shares issuable upon the exercise of such options. Our repurchase rights lapse
as the options vest according to their stated terms. All shares of common stock
issuable upon such non-vested options are subject to restrictions on
transferability. Options granted under the 1998 Plan after November 2003 are
only exercisable upon vesting.
Restricted
Stock and Restricted Stock Units
We
may
award restricted stock and restricted stock units. The Committee may, among
other things, establish the applicable restrictions and the manner and timing
under which such awards will lapse, decide whether to include dividends or
dividend equivalents as part of an award, and determine whether restricted
stock
and restricted stock units are subject to forfeiture upon termination of
employment.
No
restricted stock awards have been made under the 2007 Plan. Under the 1998
Plan,
in 2007, 56,660 restricted stock awards were issued to certain employees
for
no cash consideration. These restricted stock awards will
fully vest and the restrictions removed on the date that Surfaxin for RDS first
becomes widely commercially available, as determined by the Company.
Performance
Awards and Other Stock-Based Awards
We
also
may grant performance awards, which may be denominated in cash, shares, other
securities or other awards, may include dividends or dividend equivalents as
part of performance criteria, and make such awards payable to, or exercisable
by, the participant upon the achievement of company or participant performance
goals during a performance period. The Committee may grant other stock-based
awards that are denominated or payable in shares under such terms and conditions
as the Committee determines.
No
Performance Awards of other stock-based awards have been issued under either
the
2007 Plan or the 1998 Plan.
Automatic
Grant of Non-Employee Director Options
Under
the
2007 Plan, each non-employee director, upon election to the Board of Directors,
is automatically entitled to a non-qualified option to purchase 40,000 shares
of
our common stock and, on the date of each subsequent Annual Shareholders’
Meeting, a non-qualified option to purchase 30,000 shares of our common stock,
in each case at an exercise price equal to the fair market value per share
on
the date of grant. Such options vest on the first anniversary of the date of
the
grant and expire no later than 10 years from the date of the
grant.
F-22
Under
the
2007 Plan, as of December 31, 2007, options to purchase 3,407,500 shares of
common stock were outstanding and 5,092,500 shares were available for potential
future grants under the plan. Under the 1998 Plan, as of December 31, 2007,
options to purchase 8,837,091 shares of common stock were outstanding and there
were no shares available for future grants as the plan terminated upon the
effectiveness of the 2007 Plan. Although the terms of any award vary, option
awards generally vest based upon three years of continuous service and have
10-year contractual terms.
A
summary
of option activity under the 2007 Plan and 1998 Plan as of December 31, 2007
and
changes during the period is presented below:
(in
thousands, except for weighted-average data)
Options
|
Price Per Share
|
Shares
|
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
|
Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
(In Years)
|
|||||||||
Outstanding
at December 31, 2004
|
$
|
0.0026 – $10.60
|
6,845
|
$
|
5.69
|
7.8
|
|||||||
Granted
|
5.15 –
9.02
|
2,079
|
7.97
|
||||||||||
Exercised
|
1.46
– 7.22
|
(226
|
)
|
2.87
|
|||||||||
Forfeited
or expired
|
1.50
– 10.60
|
(258
|
)
|
7.19
|
|||||||||
Outstanding
at December 31, 2005
|
$
|
0.0026 – $10.60
|
8,440
|
$
|
6.28
|
7.3
|
|||||||
Granted
|
1.40
– 7.97
|
4,213
|
3.30
|
||||||||||
Exercised
|
0.0026
– 6.47
|
(36
|
)
|
1.16
|
|||||||||
Forfeited
or expired
|
1.50
– 10.02
|
(1,927
|
)
|
$
|
7.55
|
||||||||
Outstanding
at December 31, 2006
|
$
|
0.19
– $10.60
|
10,690
|
$
|
4.89
|
7.4
|
|||||||
Granted
|
2.08
– 3.58
|
3,907
|
2.94
|
||||||||||
Exercised
|
0.19
– 2.46
|
(61
|
)
|
1.72
|
|||||||||
Forfeited
or expired
|
0.19
– 9.80
|
(606
|
)
|
$
|
5.07
|
||||||||
Outstanding
at December 31, 2007
|
$
|
0.19
– $10.60
|
13,930
|
$
|
4.35
|
7.2
|
|||||||
Vested
at December 31, 2007
|
$
|
0.19
– $10.60
|
8,991
|
$
|
5.02
|
6.2
|
|||||||
Exercisable
at December 31, 2007
|
$
|
0.19
– $10.60
|
8,991
|
$
|
5.02
|
6.2
|
Based
upon application of the Black-Scholes option-pricing formula described below,
the weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted during the years
ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 was $2.05, $2.33 and $5.59, respectively.
The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the years ended December
31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 was $57,000, $79,000 and $948,000, respectively. The
total intrinsic value of options outstanding, vested and exercisable as of
December 31, 2007 is $510,000, $440,000 and $440,000,
respectively.
F-23
A
summary
of the status of our nonvested shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding
options and changes during 2007 is presented below:
(shares
in thousands)
Option
Shares
|
Weighted-
Average Grant-
Date Fair Value
|
||||||
Non-vested
at December 31, 2006
|
3,344
|
$
|
2.46
|
||||
Granted
|
3,907
|
2.05
|
|||||
Vested
|
(2,151
|
)
|
2.29
|
||||
Forfeited
|
(161
|
)
|
2.67
|
||||
Non-vested
at December 31, 2007
|
4,939
|
$
|
2.18
|
Options
granted and outstanding through November 2003 are exercisable immediately upon
grant, however, we have a repurchase right with respect to any shares issuable
upon the exercise of such options. Our repurchase rights lapse as the options
vest according to their stated terms. As of December 31, 2007, all stock option
grants that were exercisable immediately upon grant had vested, therefore stock
options exercisable equals stock options vested.
The
following table provides detail with regard to options outstanding, vested
and
exercisable at December 31, 2007:
(shares
in thousands)
Price per share
|
Shares
Outstanding
|
Weighted
Average Price
per Share
|
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual Life
|
Shares
Exercisable
|
Weighted
Average Price
per Share
|
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual Life
|
|||||||||||||
$0.1923 -
$2.00
|
1,045
|
$
|
1.68
|
6.18
years
|
879
|
$
|
1.66
|
6.18
years
|
|||||||||||
$2.01
- $4.00
|
7,904
|
$
|
2.70
|
8.31
years
|
3,587
|
$
|
2.61
|
8.31
years
|
|||||||||||
$4.01
- $6.00
|
820
|
$
|
4.72
|
2.59
years
|
808
|
$
|
4.70
|
2.59
years
|
|||||||||||
$6.01
- $8.00
|
1,747
|
$
|
6.90
|
6.45
years
|
1,303
|
$
|
6.84
|
6.45
years
|
|||||||||||
$8.01
- $10.00
|
2,364
|
$
|
8.93
|
6.24
years
|
2,364
|
$
|
8.93
|
6.24
years
|
|||||||||||
$10.01
- $10.60
|
50
|
$
|
10.52
|
3.24
years
|
50
|
$
|
10.52
|
3.24
years
|
|||||||||||
13,930
|
8,991
|
Stock-Based
Employee Compensation
Prior
to
January 1, 2006, we accounted for the stock incentive plan under the recognition
and measurement provisions of APB Opinion No. 25, Accounting
for Stock Issued to Employees,
(Opinion 25) and related interpretations, as permitted by Statement No. 123,
Accounting
for Stock-Based Compensation.
Generally, no stock-based employee compensation cost was recognized in the
statements of operations, as options granted under the plan had an exercise
price equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on the date
of
the grant. Effective January 1, 2006, we adopted the fair value recognition
provisions of Statement No. 123(R), using the modified-prospective-transition
method. Under that transition method, compensation cost recognized for the
year
ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 includes: (a) compensation cost for all
share-based payments granted prior to, but not yet vested as of January 1,
2006,
based on the grant date fair market value estimated in accordance with the
original provisions of Statement 123, and (b) compensation cost for all
share-based payments granted subsequent to January 1, 2006, based upon the
grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of Statement
No. 123(R). Results from 2005 and before have not been
restated.
F-24
As
a
result of adopting Statement No. 123(R) on January 1, 2006, we recognized
compensation expense for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 of $5.2
million and $5.5 million, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2007,
$1.7 million of compensation expense was classified as research and development
and $3.5 million of compensation expense was classified as general and
administrative. For the year ended December 31, 2006, $1.6 million of
compensation expense was classified as research and development and $3.9 million
of compensation expense was classified as general and
administrative.
For
comparative purposes, the following table illustrates the effect on net loss
and
net loss per share if we had applied the fair value recognition provisions
of
Statement 123(R) to options granted under our stock option plan for the year
ended December 31, 2005. For purposes of this pro forma disclosure, the value
of
the option is estimated using a Black-Scholes option-pricing formula that uses
the December 31, 2005 assumptions set forth immediately below the following
table and amortized to expense over the options’ vesting periods.
Year
Ended
December
31,
|
||||
(in
thousands, except per share data)
|
2005
|
|||
Net
loss, as reported
|
$
|
(58,904
|
)
|
|
Net
loss per share, as reported
|
$
|
(1.09
|
)
|
|
Add:
Stock-based employee compensation expense included in reported net
loss
|
231
|
|||
Deduct:
Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under
fair
value based method for all awards
|
(14,571
|
)
|
||
Pro
forma net loss
|
$
|
(73,244
|
)
|
|
Pro
forma net loss per share
|
$
|
(1.35
|
)
|
The
fair
value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using the
Black-Scholes option-pricing formula that uses assumptions noted in the
following table. Expected volatilities are based upon our historical volatility
and other factors. We also use historical data and other factors to estimate
option exercises, employee terminations and forfeiture rates within the
valuation model. The risk-free interest rates are based upon the U.S. Treasury
yield curve in effect at the time of the grant.
Years
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2005
|
||||||||
Expected
volatility
|
77%
- 99
|
%
|
81%
- 101
|
%
|
77
|
%
|
||||
Weighted
average expected volatility
|
88
|
%
|
96
|
%
|
77
|
%
|
||||
Expected
term
|
4
and 5 years
|
4
and 5 years
|
3.5
years
|
|||||||
Risk-free
rate
|
3.5%
- 4.6
|
%
|
4.4%
- 5.0
|
%
|
4.1
|
%
|
||||
Expected
dividends
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
F-25
The
total
fair value of the underlying shares of the options vested during 2007 and 2006
equals $4.9 million and $5.4 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2007,
there was $8.6 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to
non-vested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the Plan. That
cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average vesting period of
2.06
years.
Board
of Directors Approved Acceleration of the Vesting of Certain Stock
Options
On
December 27, 2005, pursuant to and in accordance with the recommendation of
the
Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, the Board of Directors
approved full acceleration of vesting of certain unvested stock options granted
under our the 1998 Plan that are held by our employees and officers and that
have an exercise price of $9.02 or greater. Options to purchase approximately
1,050,706 shares of our common stock were accelerated, including options to
purchase approximately 948,749 shares of our common stock held by employees
at
or above the level of Vice President.
The
Board
of Directors decided to accelerate the vesting of these “out-of-the-money”
options primarily to minimize certain future compensation expense that we would
otherwise be required to recognize in our consolidated Statements of Operations
with respect to these options pursuant to Statement No. 123(R), which became
effective for us January 1, 2006. We estimate that the aggregate future
compensation expense that was eliminated as a result of the acceleration of
the
vesting of these options was approximately $7.2 million, calculated in
accordance with Statement No. 123(R) (of which approximately $6.6 million was
attributable to options held by employees at or above the level of Vice
President).
In
connection with the accelerated vesting, holders of accelerated options to
purchase an aggregate of 1,018,831 shares of our common stock or 97% of the
total options subject to vesting acceleration, including each affected employee
at or above the level of Director, entered into written “lock-up” agreements to
refrain from selling shares acquired upon the exercise of such accelerated
options (other than shares needed to cover the exercise price and satisfy
withholding taxes) until the date on which the exercise would have been
permitted under the option’s pre-acceleration vesting terms or, in certain
circumstances, the employee’s last day of employment or upon a “change in
control” (as such term may be defined in any applicable agreement we may have
with such individual), if such last date of employment or “change in control” is
earlier.
Note
10 – Corporate Partnership, Licensing and Research Funding
Agreements
Chrysalis
Technologies, a
Division of Philip Morris USA Inc. (Chrysalis)
In
December 2005, we entered into a strategic alliance with Chrysalis through
which
we
gained
exclusive license rights to Chrysalis’ aerosolization technology for use with
pulmonary surfactants for all respiratory diseases. The alliance unites two
complementary respiratory technologies - our precision-engineered surfactant
technology with Chrysalis’ novel aerosolization technology that is being
developed to deliver therapeutics to the deep lung.
We
are
presently collaborating with Chrysalis on a novel aerosolization system to
deliver Aerosurf to patients in the NICU. Chrysalis is responsible
for developing the design for the initial prototype aerosolization device
platform and disposable dose packets. We are responsible for aerosolized SRT
drug formulations, clinical and regulatory activities, and further development,
manufacturing and commercialization of the combination drug-device
products.
Under
our
Agreement with Chrysalis, Chrysalis will generally receive a tiered royalty
on
product sales: the base royalty generally applies to aggregate net sales of
less
than $500 million per contract year; the royalty generally increases on
aggregate net sales in excess of $500 million per contract year, and generally
increases further on aggregate net sales of alliance products in excess of
$1
billion per contract year.
Laboratorios
del Dr. Esteve, S.A.
In
December 2004, we restructured our strategic alliance with Laboratorios del
Dr.
Esteve, S.A. (Esteve) for the development, marketing and sales of our products.
Under the restructuring, we regained full commercialization rights to our SRT,
including Surfaxin for the prevention of RDS in premature infants and the
treatment of ARDS in adults, in key European markets, Central America, and
South
America. Esteve will focus on Andorra, Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain,
and
now has development and marketing rights to a broader portfolio of potential
SRT
products. Esteve will pay us a transfer price on sales of Surfaxin and other
SRT. We will be responsible for the manufacture and supply of all of the covered
products and Esteve will be responsible for all sales and marketing in the
revised territory. We also agreed to pay to Esteve 10% of any cash up-front
and
milestone fees (not to exceed $20 million in the aggregate) that we may receive
in connection with any future strategic collaborations for the development
and
commercialization of Surfaxin for RDS, ARDS or certain other SRTs in the
territory for which we had previously granted a license to Esteve. Esteve has
agreed to make stipulated cash payments to us upon our achievement of certain
milestones, primarily upon receipt of marketing regulatory approvals for the
covered products. In addition, Esteve has agreed to contribute to Phase 3
clinical trials for the covered products by conducting and funding development
performed in the revised territory.
F-26
Licensing
and Research Funding Agreements
Johnson
& Johnson and Pharmaceutical Corporation
We,
Johnson & Johnson and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Ortho Pharmaceutical
Corporation, are parties to an agreement granting to us an exclusive worldwide
license of the proprietary SRT technology, including Surfaxin, in exchange
for
certain license fees, future milestone payments (aggregating $2,500,000) and
royalties. To date, we have paid $450,000 for milestones achieved.
The
Scripps Research Institute
We
and
The Scripps Research Institute (Scripps) were parties to a research funding
and
option agreement which expired in February 2005. Pursuant to this agreement,
we
have been obligated to fund a portion of Scripps' research efforts and thereby
had the option to acquire an exclusive worldwide license to the technology
developed from the research program during the term of the agreement. We
exercised our license option with respect to certain inventions developed under
the agreement. We had the right to receive 50% of the net royalty income
received by Scripps for inventions that were jointly developed under the
agreement and for which we did not exercise our option to acquire an exclusive
license. Payments to Scripps under this agreement were $0, $0 and $400,000
in
2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Note
11 – Purchase of Manufacturing Operations – Classified as In-process
Research and Development
In
December 2005, we purchased the manufacturing operations of Laureate Pharma,
Inc. (Laureate) in Totowa, New Jersey, (our then contract manufacturer) for
$16.0 million and incurred additional related expenses of $0.8 million. We
use
this facility for pharmaceutical manufacturing and development activities.
We
believe this acquisition was a logical initial step to implement a long-term
manufacturing strategy to support the continued development of our SRT
portfolio, including life cycle management of Surfaxin for new indications,
potential new formulations and enhancements, and expansion of our aerosol SRT
products, beginning with Aerosurf.
The
manufacturing facility in Totowa consists of approximately 21,000 square feet
of
leased pharmaceutical manufacturing and development space that is specifically
designed for the manufacture and filling of sterile pharmaceuticals in
compliance with cGMP. There are approximately 30 personnel that are qualified
in
sterile pharmaceutical manufacturing and currently employed at the facility.
In
consideration for $16.0 million paid to Laureate, we received the
following:
·
|
an
assignment of the existing lease of the Totowa facility, with a lease
term
expiring in December 2014 (refer to Note 13 –
Commitments)”
|
·
|
equipment
and leasehold improvements related to the Totowa facility;
and
|
F-27
·
|
the
right to employ the majority of the 25 personnel that were qualified
in
sterile pharmaceutical manufacturing and that were employed by Laureate
at
the Totowa facility at that time.
|
In
connection with this transaction, we incurred a non-recurring charge, classified
as in-process research & development in accordance with Statement No. 2
“Accounting
for Research & Development Costs,”
of
$16.8 million associated with the purchase of the manufacturing operations
at
the Totowa, New Jersey, facility.
Also,
in
connection with the acquisition, we financed $2.4 million pursuant to our
equipment financing facility, at that time with General Electric Capital
Corporation (GECC), to financially support the purchase of the manufacturing
operations.
Note
12 –Restructuring Charges
April
2006 Corporate Restructuring
In
April
2006, we received a second Approvable Letter from the FDA for Surfaxin for
the
prevention of RDS in premature infants. Specifically, the FDA requested
information primarily focused on the Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls
(CMC)
section of our NDA, predominately involving drug product specifications and
stability, analytical methods and related controls. Also in April 2006, ongoing
analysis of Surfaxin process validation batches that had been manufactured
for
us in 2005 by Laureate, our contract manufacturer at the time, as a requirement
for our NDA indicated that certain stability parameters no longer met acceptance
criteria. We immediately conducted a comprehensive investigation, which focused
on analysis of our manufacturing processes, analytical methods and method
validation, and active pharmaceutical ingredient suppliers. As a result of
our
investigation, we identified a most probable root cause to the process
validation stability failures and executed a corrective action and preventative
action (CAPA) plan.
As
a
result of the April 2006 Surfaxin process validation stability failure, which
delayed FDA review of our NDA for Surfaxin for the prevention of RDS in
premature infants, we reduced our staff levels and reorganized corporate
management to lower our cost structure and re-align our operations with changed
business priorities. The reduction in workforce totaled 52 employees,
representing approximately 33% of our workforce, and was focused primarily
on
our commercial infrastructure. All affected employees were eligible for certain
severance payments and continuation of benefits. Additionally, certain
pre-launch commercial programs were discontinued.
We
incurred a restructuring charge of $4.8 million in the second quarter 2006
associated with the staff reductions and close-out of certain pre-launch
commercial programs, which was accounted for in accordance with Statement No.
146 “Accounting
for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities”
and is
identified separately on the Statement of Operations as 2006 Restructuring
Charge. This charge included $2.5 million of severance and benefits related
to
staff reductions and $2.3 million for the termination of certain pre-launch
commercial programs.
As
of
December 31, 2007, the remaining balance of the unpaid restructuring charge
was
$0.4 million, which was included in accounts payable and accrued
expenses.
(in
thousands)
|
Severance
and
Benefits
Related
|
Termination of
Commercial
Programs
|
Total
|
|||||||
Restructuring
Charge
|
$
|
2,497
|
$
|
2,308
|
$
|
4,805
|
||||
Payments
/ Adjustments
|
(2,497
|
)
|
(1,895
|
)
|
(4,392
|
)
|
||||
Liability
as of December 31, 2007
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
413
|
$
|
413
|
F-28
Note
13 – Commitments
Our
contractual obligations include commitments and estimated purchase obligations
entered into in the normal course of business.
Future
payments due under contractual obligations at December 31, 2007 are as follows:
(in
thousands)
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
2011
|
2012
|
Thereafter
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||
Operating
lease obligations
|
$
|
1,323
|
$
|
1,143
|
$
|
1,135
|
$
|
1,151
|
$
|
1,167
|
$
|
470
|
$
|
6,389
|
||||||||
Purchase
obligations
|
4,686
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
4,686
|
|||||||||||||||
Employment
agreements
|
2,761
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
2,761
|
|||||||||||||||
Total
|
$
|
8,770
|
$
|
1,143
|
$
|
1,135
|
$
|
1,151
|
$
|
1,167
|
$
|
470
|
$
|
13,836
|
Our
operating leases consist primarily of facility leases for our operations in
Pennsylvania, New Jersey and California.
We
maintain our headquarters in Warrington, Pennsylvania. The facility is 39,594
square feet and serves as the main operating facility for clinical development,
regulatory, analytical technical services, research and development, sales
and
marketing, and administration. We recently completed construction of a new
analytical and development laboratory at this location. We are consolidating
into this new laboratory all of the analytical, quality and development
activities that have been located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania and Mountain
View,
California. In April 2007, the lease, which originally expired in February
2010
with total aggregate payments of $4.6 million, was extended through February
2013 with additional payments of $3.0 million over the three-year extension
period.
We
lease
approximately 21,000 square feet of space for our manufacturing facility in
Totowa, New Jersey, at an annual rent of $150,000. This space is specifically
designed for the production of sterile pharmaceuticals in compliance with cGMP
requirements and is our only manufacturing facility. The lease is subject to
a
right in the landlord, first exercisable after December 2007 and upon two years’
prior notice, to terminate the lease early. This termination right is subject
to
certain conditions, including that the master tenant, a related party of the
landlord, must have ceased all activities at the premises, and, in the earlier
years, if we satisfy certain financial conditions, the landlord must make
payments to us of significant early termination amounts. The total aggregate
payments since inception of the lease are $1.4 million.
In
August
2006, we reduced our leased office and analytical laboratory space in
Doylestown, Pennsylvania from approximately 11,000 square feet to approximately
5,600 square feet, with an annual rent of approximately $93,800, and extended
the lease that expired in August 2007 on a monthly basis. We are currently
consolidating the activities at this location into our new laboratory space
in
Warrington, Pennsylvania and plan to terminate this lease in the first half
2008.
We
lease
16,800 square feet of office and laboratory space at our facility in Mountain
View, California, at an annual rent of approximately $275,000. The lease expires
in June 2008, with total aggregate payments over the lease term of $804,000.
In
March 2007, we subleased approximately 1,800 square feet of this facility for
total aggregate receipts of $46,000. In December 2007, we consolidated these
activities into our new laboratory space in Warrington, Pennsylvania and will
not renew or extend this lease in 2008.
Rent
expense under all of these leases for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006,
and 2005 was $1,512,000, $1,428,000 and $1,367,000, respectively.
F-29
Our
purchase obligations include commitments entered in the ordinary course of
business, primarily commitments to purchase manufacturing equipment and services
for the enhancement of our manufacturing capabilities for Surfaxin and other
SRT
formulations.
At
December 31, 2007, we had employment agreements with 14 executives. On January
3, 2008, three senior executives entered into amendments to their employments
to
extent the term of each such agreement from May 3, 2008 to May 3, 2010. After
these amendments, the aggregate annual base salary in 2008 for our executives
is
$3,606,500.
Eleven
of the agreements expire in December 2008. The remaining three agreements,
as a
result of subsequent amendments, expire in May 2010. The term of each agreement
will be extended automatically for one additional year unless at least 90 days
prior to the end of the then-current term either the executive or we gives
notice of a decision not to extend the agreement. All of the foregoing
agreements provide: (i) for the issuance of annual bonuses and the granting
of
options at the discretion of and subject to approval by the Board of Directors;
and, (ii) in the event that the employment of any such executive is terminated
without Cause or should any such executive terminate employment for Good Reason,
as defined in the respective agreements, including in circumstances of a change
of control, such executive shall be entitled to certain cash compensation,
benefits continuation and
beneficial modifications to the terms of previously granted equity
securities.
In
addition to the contractual obligations above, we have certain milestone payment
obligations, aggregating $2,500,000, and royalty payment obligations to Johnson
& Johnson related to our product licenses. To date, we have paid $450,000
with respect to such milestones.
Note
14 – Litigation
On
March
15, 2007, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of
Pennsylvania granted defendants’ motion to dismiss the Second Consolidated
Amended Complaint filed by the Mizla Group, individually and on behalf of a
class of investors who purchased our publicly traded securities between March
15, 2004 and June 6, 2006, alleging securities laws-related violations in
connection with various of our public statements. The amended complaint had
been
filed on November 30, 2006 against us, our Chief Executive Officer, Robert
J.
Capetola, and our former Chief Operating Officer, Christopher J. Schaber, under
the caption “In re: Discovery Laboratories Securities Litigation” and sought an
order that the action proceed as a class action and an award of compensatory
damages in favor of the plaintiffs and the other class members in an unspecified
amount, together with interest and reimbursement of costs and expenses of the
litigation and other equitable or injunctive relief. On April 10, 2007,
plaintiffs filed a Notice of Appeal with the United States District Court for
the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and filed an opening brief on July 2,
2007.
Briefing on this matter is completed and oral argument is scheduled for March
25, 2008.
We
intend
to vigorously defend this action. The potential impact of such actions, which
generally seek unquantified damages, attorneys’ fees and expenses is uncertain.
Additional actions based upon similar allegations, or otherwise, may be filed
in
the future. There can be no assurance that an adverse result in any such
proceedings would not have a potentially material adverse effect on our
business, results of operations and financial condition.
We
have
from time to time been involved in disputes and proceedings arising in the
ordinary course of business, including in connection with the termination in
2006 of certain pre-launch commercial programs following our process validation
stability failure. Such claims, with or without merit, if not resolved, could
be
time-consuming and result in costly litigation. While it is impossible to
predict with certainty the eventual outcome of such claims, we believe the
pending matters are unlikely to have a material adverse effect on our financial
condition or results of operations. However, there can be no assurance that
we
will be successful in any proceeding to which we are or may be a
party.
Note
15 – Income Taxes
Since
our
inception, we have never recorded a provision or benefit for federal and state
income taxes.
F-30
The
reconciliation of the income tax benefit computed at the federal statutory
rates
to our recorded tax benefit for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and
2005
are as follows:
(in
thousands)
|
December
31,
|
|||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2005
|
||||||||
Income
tax benefit, statutory rates
|
$
|
13,601
|
$
|
15,753
|
$
|
20,027
|
||||
State
taxes on income, net of federal benefit
|
2,363
|
2,770
|
3,721
|
|||||||
Research
and development tax credit
|
960
|
966
|
840
|
|||||||
Employee
Related
|
(1,118
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
||||||
Other
|
(24
|
)
|
(38
|
)
|
(47
|
)
|
||||
Income
tax benefit
|
15,782
|
19,451
|
24,541
|
|||||||
Valuation
allowance
|
(15,782
|
)
|
(19,451
|
)
|
(24,541
|
)
|
||||
Income
tax benefit
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
The
tax
effects of temporary differences that give rise to deferred tax assets and
deferred tax liabilities, at December 31, 2007 and 2006, are as
follows:
(in
thousands)
|
December
31,
|
||||||
2007
|
2006
|
||||||
Long-term
deferred tax assets:
|
|||||||
Net
operating loss carryforwards (federal
and state)
|
$
|
102,397
|
$
|
89,881
|
|||
Research
and development tax credits
|
6,130
|
5,169
|
|||||
Compensation
expense on stock
|
3,615
|
2,143
|
|||||
Charitable
contribution carryforward
|
6
|
5
|
|||||
Other
accrued
|
1,386
|
852
|
|||||
Depreciation
|
2,653
|
2,736
|
|||||
Capitalized
research and development
|
2,613
|
2,802
|
|||||
Total
long-term deferred tax assets
|
118,800
|
103,588
|
|||||
|
|||||||
Long-term
deferred tax liabilities
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Net
deferred tax assets
|
118,800
|
103,588
|
|||||
Less:
valuation allowance
|
(118,800
|
)
|
(103,588
|
)
|
|||
Deferred
tax assets, net of valuation allowance
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
We
are in
a net deferred tax asset position at December 31, 2007 and 2006 before the
consideration of a valuation allowance. Due to the fact that we have never
realized a profit, management has fully reserved the net deferred tax asset
since realization is not assured.
At
December 31, 2007 and 2006, we had available carryforward net operating losses
for Federal tax purposes of $258.7 million and $229.8 million, respectively,
and
a research and development tax credit carryforward of $6.1 million and $5.2
million, respectively. The Federal net operating loss and research and
development tax credit carryforwards expire beginning in 2008 and continuing
through 2026. At December 31, 2007, we had available carryforward federal and
state net operating losses of $1.8 million and $26,000 respectively, related
to
stock based compensation. Additionally, at December 31, 2007 and 2006, we had
available carryforward losses of approximately $250.2 million and $208.2
million, respectively, for state tax purposes. The utilization of the Federal
net operating loss carryforwards is subject to annual limitations in accordance
with Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code. Certain state carryforward net
operating losses are also subject to annual limitations.
F-31
Federal
and state net operating losses, $5.2 million and $0.4 million, respectively,
relate to stock based compensation, the tax effect of which will result in
a
credit to equity as opposed to income tax expense to the extent these losses
are
utilized in the future.
Note
16 - Related Party Transactions
Laboratorios
del Dr. Esteve, S.A.
Dr.
Antonio Esteve serves as a member of our Board of Directors and is an executive
officer of Esteve. We have a strategic corporate partnership with Esteve. See
Note 10 - Corporate Partnership, Licensing and Research Funding Agreements.
In
November 2005, we sold 650,000 shares of our common stock to Esteve, at a price
per share of $6.88, for aggregate proceeds of approximately $4.5 million. The
shares were issued pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-3MEF filed
with the SEC on February 17, 2005.
Note
17 – Selected Quarterly Financial Data (unaudited)
The
following table contains unaudited statement of operations information for
each
quarter of 2007 and 2006. The operating results for any quarter are not
necessarily indicative of results for any future period.
2007
Quarters Ended:
|
(in
thousands, except per share data)
|
|||||||||||||||
Mar.
31
|
June
30
|
Sept.
30
|
Dec.
31
|
Total
Year
|
||||||||||||
Revenues
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
||||||
Expenses:
|
||||||||||||||||
Research
and development
|
5,422
|
6,794
|
6,184
|
7,800
|
26,200
|
|||||||||||
General
and administrative
|
2,754
|
3,465
|
3,147
|
4,381
|
13,747
|
|||||||||||
Restructuring
charges
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||||
Total
expenses
|
8,176
|
10,259
|
9,331
|
12,181
|
39,947
|
|||||||||||
Operating
loss
|
(8,176
|
)
|
(10,259
|
)
|
(9,331
|
)
|
(12,181
|
)
|
(39,947
|
)
|
||||||
Other
income / (expense), net
|
(134
|
)
|
(125
|
)
|
(16
|
)
|
217
|
(58
|
)
|
|||||||
Net
loss
|
$
|
(8,310
|
)
|
$
|
(10,384
|
)
|
$
|
(9,347
|
)
|
$
|
(11,964
|
)
|
$
|
(40,005
|
)
|
|
Net
loss per common share - basic and diluted
|
$
|
(0.12
|
)
|
$
|
(0.12
|
)
|
$
|
(0.11
|
)
|
$
|
(0.14
|
)
|
$
|
(0.49
|
)
|
|
Weighted
average number of commonshares outstanding
|
69,989
|
83,825
|
84,642
|
88,469
|
81,731
|
F-32
2006
Quarters Ended:
|
(in
thousands, except per share data)
|
|||||||||||||||
Mar.
31
|
|
June
30
|
|
Sept.
30
|
|
Dec.
31
|
|
Total
Year
|
||||||||
Revenues
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
||||||
Expenses:
|
||||||||||||||||
Research
and development
|
7,613
|
5,911
|
5,204
|
4,988
|
23,716
|
|||||||||||
General
and administrative
|
8,682
|
4,024
|
2,723
|
2,957
|
18,386
|
|||||||||||
Restructuring
charges
|
—
|
4,805
|
—
|
—
|
4,805
|
|||||||||||
Total
expenses
|
16,295
|
14,740
|
7,927
|
7,945
|
46,907
|
|||||||||||
Operating
loss
|
(16,295
|
)
|
(14,740
|
)
|
(7,927
|
)
|
(7,945
|
)
|
(46,907
|
)
|
||||||
Other
income / (expense), net
|
500
|
45
|
(71
|
)
|
100
|
574
|
||||||||||
Net
loss
|
$
|
(15,795
|
)
|
$
|
(14,695
|
)
|
$
|
(7,998
|
)
|
$
|
(7,845
|
)
|
$
|
(46,333
|
)
|
|
Net
loss per common share - basic and diluted
|
$
|
(0.26
|
)
|
$
|
(0.24
|
)
|
$
|
(0.13
|
)
|
$
|
(0.12
|
)
|
$
|
(0.74
|
)
|
|
Weighted
average number of commonshares outstanding
|
61,170
|
61,652
|
62,312
|
66,195
|
62,767
|
F-33