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REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Biomea Fusion, Inc. ("Biomea") (NASDAQ:BMEA), a preclinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of irreversible small molecules to treat patients with genetically defined cancers, announced the appointment of Franco Valle as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Valle is an accomplished financial expert who brings extensive experiences to Biomea, in particular with building the necessary infrastructure to support clinical and operational growth within biotech companies. Mr. Valle will also assume the role of Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer upon joining.
Recently, Mr. Valle served as Principal Accounting Officer & Senior Vice President of Finance at Eidos (NASDAQ:EIDX), a former publicly traded, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, which merged with BridgeBio (NASDAQ:BBIO) for $2.83 Billion earlier in 2021. Prior to Eidos, Mr. Valle served as the Principal Accounting Officer and Controller at Iovance Biotherapeutics (NASDAQ:IOVA) from 2016 until 2018. Mr. Valle also worked at Pharmacyclics , which he joined in 2012 and supported through its merger with Abbvie as Senior Accounting Officer of the company. Mr. Valle is a certified public accountant and started his career in 2005 at Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP, where he spent six years in the Life Science, Biotech and Venture Capital Group.
"I am really excited to welcome Franco to our leadership team," said Tom Butler, Biomea's CEO and Chairman of the Board. "His extensive experience in financial operations will help us build systems that will support our growth as we develop our pipeline of preclinical and clinical assets. We are on track to submit our IND to the FDA for BMF-219 during the second half of this year, and our strong balance sheet provides us ample funding not only to fully explore BMF-219 in multiple tumor types, but also to build out our proprietary irreversible platform, and progress multiple earlier stage pipeline molecules into the clinic. On behalf of the entire Biomea team, I welcome Franco and look forward to his contributions."
"I have worked together with Franco in the past, and I could not be happier he joined as the CFO of Biomea," said Eric Aguiar, M.D., Lead Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee at Biomea. "Franco is very knowledgeable, structured, and will help Biomea continue to build organizational systems to grow and support the full clinical exploration of Biomea's portfolio of small molecules."
"I am thrilled to join Biomea, particularly on the heels of its successful IPO in April and strong pipeline of clinical catalysts. I have worked with many of the leadership in the past and know first-hand their track record and commitment to develop novel irreversible small molecules that transform treatments in a targeted, patient friendly manner," said Mr. Valle.
Mr. Valle will be joined by Terrie Phan, who will become Vice President and Corporate Controller of Biomea. Ms. Phan is also a licensed CPA and has worked most of her career supporting growth-oriented biotech companies, serving as a Controller, expert Accounting Manager as well as a Financial Planner and SOX Compliance Manager. Mr. Valle will assume the financial leadership from Sunny Lee. The company thanks Ms. Lee for her contributions and support during the IPO process and the transition from being a private company to a public corporation.
About Biomea Fusion
Biomea Fusion is a preclinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of irreversible small molecules to treat patients with genetically defined cancers. An irreversible small molecule drug is a synthetic compound that forms a permanent bond to its target protein and offers a number of potential advantages over conventional reversible drugs, including greater target selectivity, lower drug exposure and the ability to drive a deeper, more durable response. Leveraging its extensive expertise in irreversible binding chemistry and development, the Company built its proprietary FUSION System discovery platform to advance a pipeline of novel irreversible, small molecule therapies. The lead product candidate, BMF-219, is an orally bioavailable, potent and selective irreversible inhibitor of menin, an important transcriptional regulator known to play a direct role in oncogenic signaling in multiple cancers. In preclinical studies, administration of BMF-219 has resulted in robust anti-tumor responses across a range of liquid and solid tumor models and has been well-tolerated in animal studies. Biomea Fusion is developing BMF-219 for the treatment of liquid and solid tumors that are highly dependent on menin, including leukemias containing the mixed lineage leukemia ("MLL") fusion protein. The Company is currently completing investigational new drug ("IND") enabling studies and expects to file an IND application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the second half of 2021. Beyond BMF-219, the Company is utilizing its novel platform to develop irreversible treatments against other high-value oncogenic drivers of cancer and expects to nominate its second development candidate in the first half of 2022. Biomea Fusion's goal is to utilize its capabilities and platform to become a leader in developing irreversible small molecules in order to maximize the depth and durability of clinical benefit when treating various cancers.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements contained in this press release regarding matters that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Because such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the potential safety, efficacy, and continued development of BMF-219, the timing for completing the IND filing or starting the clinical development, the building out our proprietary irreversible platform and progress made in early-stage small pipeline molecules through their preclinical development, including the timing for nominating development candidates in each program. These statements often include words such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "estimate," "seek," "will," "may," or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which involve factors or circumstances that are beyond the Company's control. Any forward-looking statements in this statement are based on management's current expectations of future events and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from those set forth in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Risks that contribute to the uncertain nature of the forward-looking statements include: the success, cost, and timing of the Company's product candidate development activities and planned IND-enabling and clinical trials, the Company's ability to execute on its strategy, regulatory developments in the United States, the Company's ability to fund operations, and the impact that the current COVID-19 pandemic will have on the Company's clinical trials and pre-clinical studies, supply chain, and operations, as well as those risks and uncertainties set forth in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 27, 202, and its other filings filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission filed from time. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot guarantee that the events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or occur, and the timing of events and circumstances and actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date on which they were made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update such statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made.
Biomea Contact:
Ramses Erdtmann
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Phone: 805-455-1313
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-- Received $167 million in aggregate gross proceeds in April from initial public offering --
– Advancing lead oncology program BMF-219, a small molecule irreversible menin inhibitor, toward IND filing in second half of 2021 --
-- Mick Hitchcock, Ph.D., former senior advisor to Gilead joined the Board of Directors --
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Biomea Fusion, Inc. ("Biomea") (NASDAQ:BMEA), a preclinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of irreversible small molecules to treat patients with genetically defined cancers, reported financial results for the first quarter 2021.
"I could not be more proud of Team Fusion and what we have achieved scientifically and operationally during this past quarter," said Thomas Butler, Biomea's CEO and Chairman of the Board. "We continue to execute at a very high level and are on track to submit our IND application to the FDA for BMF-219 during the second half of this year. We believe that menin will become a cornerstone therapeutic target for cancer treatments, and our approach to disrupt this scaffold protein through irreversible inhibition will afford us a profound opportunity to create effective and patient-friendly therapies for some of today's most untreatable cancers. Over just a four month period, we were able to complete a Series A financing in December 2020 and our recent IPO in April, raising a combined total of $223 million in aggregate gross proceeds. Our strong balance sheet provides us today with ample funding to fully explore the potential of BMF-219 in multiple tumor types, comprehensively build out our proprietary irreversible platform, and progress multiple early-stage small pipeline molecules into the clinic. During the same period, we also doubled the size of our team, bringing in extremely talented but also friendly and passionate people."
Business Highlights
- Completed initial public offering ("IPO") in April. The Company's common stock commenced trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol "BMEA" on April 16, 2021. The IPO, at a public offering price of $17.00 per share, raised $167 million in aggregate gross proceeds, including shares sold to the underwriters pursuant to the exercise of their option to purchase additional shares in May 2021. As of April 30, 2021, there were 28,767,867 shares of common stock outstanding.
- Continue to advance lead program, BMF-219, toward the clinic. Biomea continues to progress BMF-219, an irreversible menin inhibitor for the treatment of menin-dependent cancers. Biomea anticipates filing an investigational new drug (IND) application in the second half of 2021. The company has two additional programs pursuing undisclosed targets, which are currently in the discovery phase.
- Strengthened the Board of Directors. In the first quarter Biomea added Mick Hitchcock, Ph.D., former senior advisor to Gilead, who brings 40 years of biotech experience in drug development and commercialization to its board of directors.
Financial Highlights
First Quarter 2021 Financial Results
- Biomea reported a net loss attributable to common stockholders of $5.9 million for the first quarter of 2021, compared to a net loss of $0.4 million for the same period in 2020.
- Research and development expenses were $3.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to $0.3 million for the same period in 2020. The increase in R&D expenses was primarily due to an increase in pre-clinical development activities for BMF-219 and higher personnel-related expenses.
- General and administrative expenses were $2.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to $0.1 million for the same period in 2020. The increase in G&A expenses was primarily due to higher personnel-related expenses and other corporate costs to support the Company's expanding operations.
- As of March 31, 2021, the Company had cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and investments of $57.5 million.
About Biomea Fusion
Biomea Fusion is a preclinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of irreversible small molecules to treat patients with genetically defined cancers. An irreversible small molecule drug is a synthetic compound that forms a permanent bond to its target protein and offers a number of potential advantages over conventional reversible drugs, including greater target selectivity, lower drug exposure and the ability to drive a deeper, more durable response. Leveraging its extensive expertise in irreversible binding chemistry and development, the Company built its proprietary FUSION System discovery platform to advance a pipeline of novel irreversible, small molecule therapies. The lead product candidate, BMF-219, is an orally bioavailable, potent and selective irreversible inhibitor of menin, an important transcriptional regulator known to play a direct role in oncogenic signaling in multiple cancers. In preclinical studies, administration of BMF-219 has resulted in robust anti-tumor responses across a range of liquid and solid tumor models and has been well-tolerated in animal studies. Biomea Fusion is developing BMF-219 for the treatment of liquid and solid tumors that are highly dependent on menin, including leukemias containing the mixed lineage leukemia ("MLL") fusion protein. The Company is currently completing investigational new drug ("IND") enabling studies and expects to file an IND application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the second half of 2021. Beyond BMF-219, the Company is utilizing its novel platform to develop irreversible treatments against other high-value oncogenic drivers of cancer and expects to nominate its second development candidate in the first half of 2022. Biomea Fusion's goal is to utilize its capabilities and platform to become a leader in developing irreversible small molecules in order to maximize the depth and durability of clinical benefit when treating various cancers.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements contained in this press release regarding matters that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Because such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the potential safety, efficacy, and continued development of BMF-219, the timing for completing the IND filing or starting the clinical development, the building out our proprietary irreversible platform and progress made in early-stage small pipeline molecules through their preclinical development, including the timing for nominating development candidates in each program. These statements often include words such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "estimate," "seek," "will," "may," or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which involve factors or circumstances that are beyond the Company's control. Any forward-looking statements in this statement are based on management's current expectations of future events and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from those set forth in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Risks that contribute to the uncertain nature of the forward-looking statements include: the success, cost, and timing of the Company's product candidate development activities and planned IND-enabling and clinical trials, the Company's ability to execute on its strategy, regulatory developments in the United States, the Company's ability to fund operations, and the impact that the current COVID-19 pandemic will have on the Company's clinical trials and pre-clinical studies, supply chain, and operations, as well as those risks and uncertainties set forth in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 27, 202, and its other filings filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission filed from time. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot guarantee that the events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or occur, and the timing of events and circumstances and actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date on which they were made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update such statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made.
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BIOMEA FUSION, INC.
Condensed Statement of Operations
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(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 2020 Operating expenses: Research and development $ 3,798 $ 334 General and administrative 2,059 64 Total operating expenses 5,857 398 Loss from operations (5,857 ) (398 ) Interest and other income, net 5 0 Net loss $ (5,852 ) $ (398 ) Other comprehensive loss: Changes in unrealized loss on short term investments, net (15 ) - Comprehensive loss $ (5,867 ) $ (398 ) Net loss per common share, basic and diluted (0.49 ) (0.05 ) Weighted-average number of common shares used to compute basic and diluted net loss per common share 11,964,205 8,758,995 Includes stock-based compensation as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 2020 Research and development $ 313 $ - General and administrative 606 - Total stock-based compensation expense $ 919 $ - BIOMEA FUSION, INC.
Condensed Balance Sheet Data
(Unaudited)
(in thousands)March 31, December 31, 2021 2020 Cash, cash equivalents, investment, and restricted cash $ 57,536 $ 61,695 Working capital 43,603 60,604 Total assets 59,875 62,526 Stockholders' equity 211 5,169 - Completed initial public offering ("IPO") in April. The Company's common stock commenced trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol "BMEA" on April 16, 2021. The IPO, at a public offering price of $17.00 per share, raised $167 million in aggregate gross proceeds, including shares sold to the underwriters pursuant to the exercise of their option to purchase additional shares in May 2021. As of April 30, 2021, there were 28,767,867 shares of common stock outstanding.
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif., April 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Biomea Fusion, Inc. ("Biomea") (NASDAQ:BMEA), a preclinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of irreversible small molecules to treat patients with genetically defined cancers, today announced the closing of its initial public offering of 9,000,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $17.00 per share. All of the shares of common stock were offered by Biomea. Biomea's common stock began trading on The Nasdaq Global Select Market on April 16, 2021 under the ticker symbol "BMEA." The gross proceeds from the offering, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses payable by Biomea, were $153.0 million. In addition, Biomea has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,350,000 shares of common stock at the initial public offering price, less the underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses.
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Jefferies LLC and Piper Sandler & Co. are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering.
Registration statements relating to the shares sold in this offering were filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and became effective on April 15, 2021. The offering was made only by means of a prospectus, copies of which may be obtained from: J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, by telephone at (866) 803-9204, or by email at [email protected]; Jefferies LLC, Attention: Equity Syndicate Prospectus Department, 520 Madison Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10022, by telephone at (877) 821-7388, or by email at [email protected]; or Piper Sandler & Co., 800 Nicollet Mall, J12S03, Minneapolis, MN 55402, Attn: Prospectus Department, by telephone at (800) 747-3924, or by email at [email protected].
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif., April 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Biomea Fusion, Inc. ("Biomea") (NASDAQ:BMEA), a preclinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of irreversible small molecules to treat patients with genetically defined cancers, today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 9,000,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $17.00 per share. All of the shares of common stock are being offered by Biomea. The gross proceeds from the offering, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses payable by Biomea, are expected to be $153.0 million. Biomea's common stock is expected to begin trading on The Nasdaq Global Select Market on April 16, 2021, under the ticker symbol "BMEA." The offering is expected to close on April 20, 2021, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions. In addition, Biomea has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,350,000 shares of common stock at the initial public offering price, less the underwriting discounts and commissions.
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Jefferies LLC and Piper Sandler & Co. are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering.
Registration statements relating to the securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and was declared effective on April 15, 2021. The offering is being made only by means of a prospectus, copies of which may be obtained from, when available from: J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, by telephone at (866) 803-9204, or by email at [email protected]; Jefferies LLC, Attention: Equity Syndicate Prospectus Department, 520 Madison Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10022, by telephone at (877) 821-7388, or by email at [email protected]; or Piper Sandler & Co., 800 Nicollet Mall, J12S03, Minneapolis, MN 55402, Attn: Prospectus Department, by telephone at (800) 747-3924, or by email at [email protected].
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.
Contact:
Liz Melone
[email protected]