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Kiromic BioPharma Provides Business Update and Reports Third Quarter 2021 Financial Results

Quarter Updates Include Company’s Progress in the Following Areas:

Expansion of DIAMOND® AI Platform to More than 1.5 Billion Data Points

Completion of InSilico Solutions, LLC Acquisition

Closing of Public Offering

Addition of Key Personnel Across Bioinformatics, Clinical Translational, Manufacturing, and Operations

HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–$KRBP #KRBPKiromic BioPharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: KRBP) (“Kiromic” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage fully integrated biotherapeutics company using its proprietary DIAMOND® artificial intelligence (AI) and big data mining platform to discover and develop cell and gene therapies with a therapeutic focus on immuno-oncology and other diseases, today reported business updates and financial results for its third quarter ending September 30, 2021.

“We believe that we made meaningful progress during the third quarter of 2021 with our corporate developments and with our chemical manufacturing and control manufacturing processes. We believe these developments will allow us to effectively address the FDA clinical hold comments, and will ensure that we are well positioned to advance our oncology cell therapy trial candidates. We were also able to recently complete an internal review associated with certain complaints that the Company received through its complaint hotline. The internal review was conducted by a Special Committee of our Board of Directors. The Company was precluded from filing its Form 10-Q in November 2021 pending completion of the internal review,” stated Pietro Bersani, interim Chief Executive Officer of Kiromic BioPharma.

Mr. Bersani continued: “As a result of the internal review, we also appointed two new board members, Frank Tirelli and Karen Reeves, and appointed Michael Nagel as the chairperson of our board of directors. We also established a disclosure committee, which is charged with preparing and overseeing all corporate disclosures made by the Company in response to the ineffectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures outlined in the Form 8-K filed on February 2, 2022. Accordingly, we anticipate providing more updates and increasing the frequency of our shareholder communications as we report on our progress and upcoming milestones.”

Recent Business Highlights:


Q3 2021 Financial Highlights

Cash Position: Cash and cash equivalents were $36,161,800 as of September 30, 2021, compared to $10,150,500 as of December 31, 2020. The difference is attributable to cash outflows of $11,165,300, and $713,500 for operating activities, and investing activities, respectively. There were cash inflows of $36,881,100 from financing activities.

R&D Expenses: Our research and development expenses increased by $2,261,000, or 184.47%, to $3,486,700 for the three months ended September 30, 2021, from $1,225,700 for the three months ended September 30, 2020. Our research and development expenses increased by $4,504,300, or 127.74%, to $8,030,400 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, from $3,526,100 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The increase was attributable to increased headcount, manufacturing, and experimentation costs for our ALEXIS-ISO-1 clinical trial development.

G&A Expenses: Our general and administrative expenses increased by $1,465,600, or 123.16%, to $2,655,600 for the three months ended September 30, 2021, from $1,190,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2020. Our general and administrative expenses decreased by $5,068,500, or 41.86%, to $7,040,700 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 from $12,109,200 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. This decrease was primarily due to reduced stock compensation expenses.

Net Loss: Our net loss decreased to $14,953,600 during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to $15,635,300 during the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

About Kiromic BioPharma

Kiromic BioPharma, Inc. is a clinical-stage, fully integrated biotherapeutics company using its proprietary DIAMOND® artificial intelligence (AI) platform to discover and develop cell and gene therapies with a therapeutic focus on immuno-oncology and other diseases. Kiromic is in the process of developing a multi-indication allogeneic CAR-T cell therapy that exploits the natural potency of Gamma Delta T-cells to target solid cancers.

From its heritage as a cancer vaccine development company, Kiromic is focused on discovering, developing, and commercializing novel immuno-oncology applications through its robust product pipeline. The pipeline development is leveraged through the Company’s proprietary target discovery engine called “DIAMOND.” Kiromic’s DIAMOND is where big data science meets target identification to dramatically compress the man-years and billions of drug development dollars required to develop a live drug. The Company maintains offices in Houston, Texas. To learn more, visit www.kiromic.com and connect with us on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. We make such forward-looking statements pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and other federal securities laws. All statements other than statements of historical facts are forward-looking statements. These statements relate to future events or to our future financial performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about:

In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “may,” “could,” “will,” “should,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “project” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which are, in some cases, beyond our control and which could materially affect results. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, among other things, those listed under the heading “Risk Factors” included in our Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-257427) , originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on June 25, 2021, as amended, and in our Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2021 filed with the SEC on March 10, 2022 and elsewhere in this press release. If one or more of these risks or uncertainties occur, or if our underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, actual events or results may vary significantly from those implied or projected by the forward-looking statements. No forward-looking statement is a guarantee of future performance.

The forward-looking statements made in this report relate only to events or information as of the date on which the statements are made in this report. Except as expressly required by the federal securities laws, there is no undertaking to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or any other reason.

 
 
 

KIROMIC BIOPHARMA, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

35,161,800

 

 

$

10,150,500

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

5,800

 

 

 

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

750,500

 

 

 

588,800

 

Total current assets

 

 

35,918,100

 

 

 

10,739,300

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

2,578,800

 

 

 

2,066,000

 

Other assets

 

 

31,200

 

 

 

24,400

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

41,800

 

 

 

 

Goodwill

 

 

386,000

 

 

 

 

Total Assets

 

$

38,955,900

 

 

$

12,829,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

927,700

 

 

$

665,200

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

 

517,100

 

 

 

334,200

 

Interest payable

 

 

 

 

 

200

 

Loan payable

 

 

 

 

 

105,600

 

Note payable

 

 

 

 

 

362,400

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

1,444,800

 

 

 

1,467,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

 

 

1,444,800

 

 

 

1,467,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.001 par value: 300,000,000 shares authorized as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020; 15,477,518 shares and 7,332,999 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively

 

 

9,300

 

 

 

1,200

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

94,083,200

 

 

 

52,988,700

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(56,581,400

)

 

 

(41,627,800

)

Total Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

37,511,100

 

 

 

11,362,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

$

38,955,900

 

 

$

12,829,700

 

 
 
 
 
 

KIROMIC BIOPHARMA, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

2021

 

2020

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

$

3,486,700

 

 

$

1,225,700

 

 

$

8,030,400

 

 

$

3,526,100

 

General and administrative

 

 

2,655,600

 

 

 

1,190,000

 

 

 

7,040,700

 

 

 

12,109,200

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

6,142,300

 

 

 

2,415,700

 

 

 

15,071,100

 

 

 

15,635,300

 

Loss from operations

 

 

(6,142,300

)

 

 

(2,415,700

)

 

 

(15,071,100

)

 

 

(15,635,300

)

Other income (expense)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gain on loan extinguishment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

105,800

 

 

 

 

Other income

 

 

18,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,000

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

(500

)

 

 

 

 

 

(6,300

)

 

 

 

Total other income (expense)

 

 

17,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

117,500

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(6,124,800

)

 

$

(2,415,700

)

 

$

(14,953,600

)

 

$

(15,635,300

)

Net loss per share, basic and diluted

 

$

(0.40

)

 

$

(0.48

)

 

$

(1.50

)

 

$

(4.39

)

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted

 

 

15,366,075

 

 

 

4,989,269

 

 

 

10,048,170

 

 

 

3,719,132

 

 
 
 
 
 

KIROMIC BIOPHARMA, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(14,953,600

)

 

$

(15,635,300

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used for operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

331,200

 

 

 

118,900

 

Amortization

 

 

2,200

 

 

 

 

Stock compensation expense

 

 

3,319,100

 

 

 

11,580,000

 

Gain on loan extinguishment

 

 

(105,800

)

 

 

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

20,200

 

 

 

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

(168,500

)

 

 

(149,800

)

Accounts payable

 

 

216,000

 

 

 

398,300

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

 

182,900

 

 

 

130,700

 

Net cash used for operating activities

 

 

(11,156,300

)

 

 

(3,557,200

)

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment, net of effects from acquisitions

 

 

(797,500

)

 

 

(1,013,100

)

Cash received from acquisition

 

 

84,000

 

 

 

 

Net cash used for investing activities

 

 

(713,500

)

 

 

(1,013,100

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

 

40,000,000

 

 

 

 

Issuance cost

 

 

(2,881,900

)

 

 

 

Exercise of stock options

 

 

125,400

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from warrant exercise

 

 

 

 

 

4,900

 

Proceeds from loan payable

 

 

 

 

 

115,600

 

Loan repayments

 

 

(362,400

)

 

 

(10,000

)

Proceeds from Series B Preferred Stock issuance

 

 

 

 

 

3,000,000

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

36,881,100

 

 

 

3,110,500

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

25,011,300

 

 

 

(1,459,800

)

Cash and cash equivalents:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of year

 

 

10,150,500

 

 

 

1,929,100

 

End of period

 

$

35,161,800

 

 

$

469,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accruals for property and equipment

 

$

46,500

 

 

$

130,200

 

Cash paid for interest on note payable

 

$

6,300

 

 

$

 

Common stock issuance for acquisition

 

$

400,000

 

 

$

 

Restricted stock units granted for acquisition

 

$

140,000

 

 

$

 

Acquisitions net of cash acquired

 

$

456,000

 

 

$

 

Accruals for deferred public offering costs

 

$

 

 

$

813,000

 

Warrants underlying Series B Preferred Stock issuance

 

$

 

 

$

2,668,300

 

 

 

Contacts

Linda Phelan Dyson, MPH

Global Head, Corporate Communications

ldyson@kiromic.com
973-986-5973

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