Alector Reports Recent Business Highlights and Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2018 Financial Results
- Strong 2018 marked by the company’s first and second programs entering the clinic, targeting frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Ten programs in Research and Development and two in
- Data from the first program validated differentiated approach with proof-of-mechanism data in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid in Phase 1.
- Ended year with $290 million in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities.
“2018 was a pivotal year for
Recent Business Highlights
- Completed dosing in healthy volunteers for AL001 in the Phase 1 clinical study - In
February 2019 ,Alector completed dose escalation of AL001 in healthy volunteers in its Phase 1 clinical study, called theINFRONT study. No drug-related serious adverse events or dose-limiting adverse events were reported, achieving the study’s primary endpoint. Moreover, significant increases in plasma and CNS progranulin levels were also observed, achieving the study’s secondary endpoint and proof-of-mechanism. AL001 is the company’s first product candidate for the treatment of a genetically-defined sub-population of patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD ).
- Initiated dosing in healthy volunteers for AL002 in the Phase 1 clinical study - In
November 2018 ,Alector initiated its dosing of AL002 in healthy volunteers in its Phase 1 clinical study called the INVOKE study, investigating the company's second product candidate, AL002, for the treatment of patients with Alzheimer's disease. AL002 targets a triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2).
- Strengthened board of directors with key appointments - In
November 2018 ,Alector addedDavid Wehner , the chief financial officer ofFacebook ,Richard Scheller , Ph.D., the chief scientific officer of 23andMe, andLouis Lavigne Jr. , former executive vice president and chief financial officer of Genentech, to its board as independent directors.
- Completed successful initial public offering - In
February 2019 ,Alector announced the pricing and close of its initial public offering at a price of$19.00 per share. The Company raised$185.1 million in aggregate gross proceeds.
Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2018 Financial Results
Revenue. Collaboration and grant revenue for the fourth quarter of 2018 was
R&D Expenses. Total research and development expenses for the fourth quarter of 2018 were
G&A Expenses. Total general and administrative expenses for the fourth quarter of 2018 were
Net Loss. For the fourth quarter of 2018,
Cash Position. Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities were
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Based on current operating plans, the company expects that its cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities as of
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Selected Consolidated Balance Sheet Data
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
As of December 31, | |||||||||
2018 | 2017 | ||||||||
Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities | $ | 290,408 | $ | 32,451 | |||||
Total assets | 308,359 | 236,060 | |||||||
Total current liabilities (excluding deferred revenue) | 13,043 | 8,425 | |||||||
Deferred revenue (including current portion) | 174,620 | 202,128 | |||||||
Total liabilities | 195,237 | 210,608 | |||||||
Convertible preferred stock | 210,520 | 77,485 | |||||||
Total stockholders’ deficit | (97,398 | ) | (52,033 | ) |
(1) Upon the closing of our IPO in
Consolidated Statement of Operations Data
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended December 31, |
Year Ended December 31, |
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2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | |||||||||||||
Revenue: | ||||||||||||||||
Collaboration revenue | $ | 9,145 | $ | 2,872 | $ | 27,508 | $ | 2,872 | ||||||||
Grant revenue | — | 187 | 169 | 863 | ||||||||||||
Total revenue | 9,145 | 3,059 | 27,677 | 3,735 | ||||||||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
Research and development | 24,097 | 10,838 | 73,031 | 29,911 | ||||||||||||
General and administrative | 4,065 | 2,028 | 11,934 | 6,503 | ||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 28,162 | 12,866 | 84,965 | 36,414 | ||||||||||||
Loss from operations | (19,017 | ) | (9,807 | ) | (57,288 | ) | (32,679 | ) | ||||||||
Other income, net | 1,644 | 29 | 5,040 | 199 | ||||||||||||
Net loss | $ | (17,373 | ) | $ | (9,778 | ) | $ | (52,248 | ) | $ | (32,480 | ) | ||||
Net loss per share, basic and diluted | $ | (1.48 | ) | $ | (0.94 | ) | $ | (4.62 | ) | $ | (3.55 | ) | ||||
Shares used in computing net loss per share, basic and diluted | 11,741,481 | 10,418,532 | 11,302,788 | 9,142,688 | ||||||||||||
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