Bought Back in today27 Feb 2018 21:53
with my first tranche.
I remember being in the IPO back in 2015..... sounding below:
" Placing at 37p(EIS Qualifying) - Valuing the company at �27m post money IPO date- 21st October
Evgen are a clinical stage drug development company focused on oncology and neurology.
� Their objective is to establish a dominant position in the development of pharmaceuticals based on sulforaphane in multiple indications. Sulforaphane is a naturally occurring molecule derived from brassica vegetables such as broccoli.
� Sulforaphane has shown to reduce proliferation and induce programmed cell death in many cancers. It has shown to have neuro-protective effects in strokes, traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimers and Parkinson�s disease. There is also encouraging phase II data in prostate cancer and autism.
� To date, despite considerable evidence supporting sulforaphane�s therapeutic properties, issues surrounding the drug�s stability, storage and delivery have hindered its development. Pure sulforaphane is a liquid that requires storage at -20oC, and therefore clinical and commercial development has, to date, been inhibited by the instability of the molecule.
� The company�s core technology, Sulfradex, allows for the production of a synthetic and stable version of the compound, unlocking the medical and commercial potential of the drug. Lead compound is SFX-01. It can be formulated as a powder, capsule or tablet.
� The company are raising �7m at IPO (originally �5m raise planned). This funding will advance SFX-01 through a Phase IIa trial in metastatic breast cancer with Cancer Research UK institute Manchester, a Phase II in subarachnoid haemorrhage (a type of stroke) with University Hospital Southampton, and allow them to complete preclinical trials in multiple sclerosis. The extra �2m raised will also allow another Phase II trial, likely to be in prostate cancer or autism.
� Housebroker Northland has completed a discounted cash flow analysis indicating a fair value post money of �72m assuming a �5m raise, with considerable opportunity for further upside. Pre-money valuation at IPO is �20m. Considering �7m was raised at IPO we would expect an upgrade to DCF as the company will have enough funds to an extra Phase II trial.
� We believe this valuation looks good value considering the lead compound is Phase II ready and IPO funding will traverse value inflexion points from at least 2 clinical studies. It also has a lower risk profile than many small pharmas due to the wealth of scientific literature that already exists on sulforaphane."
Now MC is �12.5m and sp is 14p, yet it is now fully funded for the phase two trials and all importanly the cancer cell readout is due in Q1, matter of weeks!
We saw what happened in HEMO... Pharma can absolutely ignite on posit