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Half Yearly Report

9 Mar 2011 07:00

RNS Number : 5387C
Physiomics PLC
09 March 2011
 



 

Physiomics plc

 

("Physiomics" or "the Company")

 

Interim Results Statement

for the six month period ended 31 December 2010

 

Oxford, UK, 9th March 2011: The Board of Physiomics plc (AIM: PYC), a European systems biology company, today announces the financial results for the six months ended 31 December 2010. Physiomics plc is a computational systems biology services company, applying simulationssupporting pharmaceutical decision making throughout the entire drug discovery process, particularly for cancer therapies.

 

Chairman's Statement

The six months to December 2010 saw a significant fall in revenues to £14,088 compared to revenues of £116,892 for the same period last year. This has resulted in a loss of £360,034 in the first half compared with a loss of £113,070 for the corresponding period last year.

Trading conditions have proved to be difficult over the past 12 months as a consequence of uncertainty in the pharmaceutical sector, which the Company services. In particular, the sector has seen the re-structuring of some key players and strategic reviews of a number of research strategies which in some cases has resulted in drug discovery activities being put on hold. However, the Directors believe that as a result of the following they are now better placed to exploit the market when it does recover:

 

·; using Physiomics' Virtual Tumour, the Company's proprietary integrated PK/PD simulation platform (and in collaboration with a major pharmaceutical company) Physiomics accurately predicted the results of in vivo drug combination experiments. These new developments of Virtual Tumour were presented at theEORTC-NCI-AACR symposium on "Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics" (19 November 2010).

·; a proposed Alliance with Jubilant Biosys Limited ("Jubliant"), an India-based Contract Research Organisation, to offer both companies services jointly to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.

·; a funded collaboration between The Carbon Trust, Green Biologics Limited and North Energy Associates Limited to improve the microbial fermentation process for producing renewable bio-fuels. Physiomics will receive royalties upon commercialisation of this technology.

·; the appointment of Dr. Mark Chadwick as Chief Executive Officer; and

·; good progress with the Company's proof of concept in vitro and in vivo studies.

 

The Company has reviewed its current strategy and made three key observations:

 

(1) The Company's computational models always need experimental calibration. This calibration is normally an 'extra' effort that needs to be managed either by the customer or by a third party. The directors believe that bringing this calibration under the Company's control by adding in-house experimental capabilities alongside the experimental capabilities that Jubilant offer would provide an unique 'one-stop-shop' for the market place.

 

(2) Physiomics' customers use the results of pre-clinical studies (xenografts) to assist in making decisions about dosing, scheduling and combinations for clinical studies. The correlation between xenograft and clinical outcomes is relatively poor, so any improvements the Company can make to render its models more clinically relevant will be valuable to customers.

 

(3) While lucrative, the Pharma Industry 2010 yearbook estimates the oncology market to represent only 18% of the global pharmaceutical market. A move into other therapeutic areas is therefore likely to add value.

 

The Company is therefore pursuing strategies to address all three of these observations.

 

Outlook

 

Interest from big pharmaceuticals in the Company's technology continues to pick up pace as Physiomics progresses conversations with a number of companies interested in utilising the Company's services. Of particular note, two new potential customers (both large pharmaceutical companies) have recently agreed to sign confidentiality agreements so that they can openly discuss the potential application of Physiomics' technology to their projects.

 

The directors propose to pursue a three-fold strategy in line with the observations noted above:

 

(1) The anticipated completion of the Alliance deal with Jubilant and incorporation of in-house experimental capabilities. The latter will be progressed by acquisitions and the board are currently considering potential targets.

 

(2) The first initiative to improve the clinical relevance of the Company's models will be the creation of a drug combinations database. This will be progressed in collaboration with a partner and a further announcement will be released when an agreement is executed.

 

(3) Extending the Company's business scope into other therapeutic areas by making key hires to leverage its existing computational expertise. The Company envisages forming a new Scientific Advisory Board to set and review strategy in this area.

 

Finally, the directors believe the Company's sales effort will be further leveraged by completing the alliance deal with Jubilant, as both parties have now agreed to move into the commercial phase of the project. A contract to that effect is in negotiation.

 

Dr Paul Harper

Non-executive Chairman

9th March 2011

For further information please contact:

Physiomics plc

Mark Chadwick

+44 (0)1865 784980

 

WH Ireland Limited

Katy Mitchell

+44 (0) 161 832 2174

 

Physiomics plc

Unaudited Income Statement for the half year ended 31 December 2010

Unaudited

Unaudited

Audited

Half year to

Half year to

Year ended

31-Dec-10

31-Dec-09

30-Jun-10

£'000

£'000

£'000

Revenue

14

117

153

Net operating expenses

-388

-238

-496

Share-based compensation

-

-

-50

Operating loss

-374

-121

-393

Finance income

4

-

5

Finance costs

-

-2

-3

Loss before taxation

-370

-123

-391

UK corporation tax

10

10

23

Loss for the period attributable to equity shareholders

-360

-113

-368

 

 

 

Loss per share (pence)

Basic and diluted

-0.0360

p

-0.0158

p

-0.043

p

 

 

 

 

 

Physiomics plc

Unaudited Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2010

Unaudited

Unaudited

Audited

As at

As at

As at

31-Dec-10

31-Dec-09

30-Jun-10

£'000

£'000

£'000

Non-current assets

Intangible assets

29

33

30

Property, plant and equipment

1

1

2

30

34

32

Current assets

Trade and other receivables

68

67

110

Cash and cash equivalents

484

1,173

780

552

1,240

890

Total assets

582

1,274

922

Current liabilities

Trade and other payables

-148

-246

-114

Deferred income

-7

-35

-21

Total liabilities

-155

-281

-135

Net assets

427

993

787

Capital and reserves

Share capital

399

399

399

Capital reserves

2,846

2,798

2,846

Profit & loss account

-2,818

-2,204

-2,458

Equity shareholders' funds

427

993

787

 

 

 

Physiomics plc

Statement of changes in equity for the half year ended 31 December 2010

Share

Share-based

Total

Share

premium

compensation

Retained

shareholders'

capital

account

reserve

earnings

funds

£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

At 30 June 2009

250

1,756

-

-2,091

-85

Share issue (net of costs)

149

1,040

-

-

1,189

Loss for the year

-

-

-

-367

-367

Share-based 

compensation

-

-

50

-

50

At 30 June 2010

399

2,796

50

-2,458

787

Loss for the period

-

-

-

-360

-360

At 31 December 2010

399

2,796

50

-2,818

427

 

 

 

Physiomics plc

Unaudited Cash Flow Statement for the half year ended 31 December 2010

Unaudited

Unaudited

Audited

Half year to

Half year to

Year ended

31-Dec-10

31-Dec-09

30-Jun-10

£'000

£'000

£'000

Cash flows from operating activities:

Operating loss

-374

-121

-393

Amortisation and depreciation

4

3

6

Share-based compensation

-

-

50

Decrease in receivables

19

67

37

Increase (decrease) in payables

34

52

-74

Decrease in deferred income

-14

-58

-72

Cash generated from operations

-331

-57

-446

UK corporation tax received

33

20

20

Interest paid

-

-

-8

Net cash generated from operating activities

-298

-37

-434

Cash flows from investing activities:

Interest received

4

-

5

Purchase of non-current assets

-2

-

-1

Net cash used by investing activities

2

-

4

Cash outflow before financing

-296

-37

-430

Cash flows from financing activities:

Issue of ordinary share capital (net of costs)

-

1,115

1,115

Net cash from financing activities

-

1,115

1,115

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

-296

1,078

685

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

780

95

95

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

484

1,173

780

 

 

Physiomics plc

 

Notes to the Interim Financial Statements

 

1. General information

 

Physiomics plc is a public limited company ("the Company") incorporated in England & Wales under the Companies Act 1985 (registration number 4225086). The Company is domiciled in the United Kingdom and its registered address is The Magdalen Centre, Oxford Science Park, Oxford, OX4 4GA. The Company's ordinary shares are traded on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange ("AIM"). Copies of the interim report are available from the Company's website, www.physiomics-plc.com. Further copies of the Interim Report and Annual Report and Accounts may be obtained from the address above.

 

The Company's principal activity is the provision of services to pharmaceutical companies in the area of outsourced systems and computational biology.

 

2. Basis of preparation

 

The interim financial statements of the Company for the six months ended 31 December 2010, which are unaudited, have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in the annual report and accounts for the year ended 30 June 2010, which were prepared under International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS").

 

The financial information contained in the interim report does not constitute statutory accounts as defined in Section 435 of the Companies Act 2006. The financial information for the full preceding year is based on the statutory accounts for the year ended 30 June 2010. Those accounts, upon which the auditors, Shipleys LLP, issued an unqualified audit opinion, have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies.

 

As permitted, this interim report has been prepared in accordance with the AIM Rules for Companies and not in accordance with IAS 34 "Interim Financial Reporting" therefore it is not fully compliant with IFRS.

 

The interim financial statements are presented in sterling and all values are rounded to the nearest thousand pounds (£'000) except when otherwise indicated.

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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