NEW YORK, May 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MiNK Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: INKT), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering the discovery, development, and commercialization of allogeneic, off-the-shelf, invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cell therapies to treat cancer and other immune-mediated diseases, today provided a corporate update and reported financial results for the first quarter 2023.
“This quarter we have achieved significant progress across our iNKT cell platform. Our lead program, agenT-797, has shown pioneering data in advanced solid cancers at AACR and we have launched expansion studies in anti-PD-1 refractory NSCLC and gastric cancer”, said Dr. Jennifer Buell, President and CEO at MiNK. “We are proud to remain the most clinically advanced allo-iNKT company with robust manufacturing capabilities and a novel pipeline of next generation therapies, including our novel FAP-CAR-iNKT.”
Allogeneic iNKT cell therapy (agenT-797) showed clinical benefit and tolerable safety across a range of heavily pre-treated solid tumor cancers at AACR 2023.
Upcoming Presentations:
Title: Development of an Allogeneic FAP-CAR iNKT Cell Therapy to Modulate the Immunosuppressive Stroma and Improves Anti-Tumor Immunity Against Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma
Presenting Author: Dr. Shannon Boi
Date/Time: May 19th, 2023, 12:00-2:00 pm ET
Abstract number: 1488
First Quarter 2023 Financial Results
We ended the first quarter 2023 with a cash balance of $14.9 million as compared to $19.6 million at December 31, 2022. Cash used in operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, was $4.4 million, compared to $4.2 million for the same period in 2022.
Net loss for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, was $5.7 million or $0.17 per share, compared to a net loss for the first quarter of 2022 of $7.8 million or $0.23 per share.
Summary Consolidated Financial Information | |||||||
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March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 14,892 | $ | 19,636 | |||
Total assets | 16,589 | 21,472 | |||||
Other Financial Information | |||||||
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Three months ended March 31, | |||||||
2023 | 2022 | ||||||
Cash used in operations | $ | 4,366 | $ | 4,196 | |||
Non-cash expenses | 967 | 813 | |||||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations Data | |||||||
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(unaudited) | |||||||
Three months ended March 31, | |||||||
2023 | 2022 | ||||||
Operating expenses: | |||||||
Research and development | 4,194 | 5,277 | |||||
General and administrative | 1,660 | 2,097 | |||||
Operating loss | 5,854 | 7,374 | |||||
Other expense (income), net | (168 | ) | 403 | ||||
Net loss | $ | 5,686 | $ | 7,777 | |||
Per common share data, basic and diluted: | |||||||
Net loss | $ | (0.17 | ) | $ | (0.23 | ) | |
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, basic and diluted | 33,967 | 33,504 | |||||
Forward Looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements. You can identify these forward-looking statements by the fact they use words such as “could,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “target,” “may,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “will,” “potential,” “opportunity,” “future” and other words and terms of similar meaning and include statements that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. In particular, these statements relate to, among other things, the mechanism of action, efficacy and safety of our iNKT technology and therapeutic candidates, business strategy, our research and development plans, our product development efforts, funding and partnering opportunities, future operating plans, results, objectives, expectations, and intentions. Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and involve inherent risks and uncertainties, including factors that could delay, divert or change any of them, and could cause actual outcomes to differ materially from current expectations. Therefore, we caution investors such statements need to be evaluated in light of all the information contained in our filings with the SEC on our Annual Report on Form 10-K, among others. Furthermore, the statements speak only as of the date of this document, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise these statements, except as required by law.
Conference Call and Webcast
MiNK will host a conference call and webcast to discuss its first quarter 2023 financial results and business updates today, Thursday, May 11th, 2023, at 8:30 AM ET. The webcast is available on the events and presentations page of the company website and at https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/4c4qmbci). The conference ID is 8437743. To access live by phone, call 646-307-1963 (USA-NY) or 800-715-9871 (USA & Canada).
About MiNK Therapeutics
MiNK Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering the discovery, development, and commercialization of allogeneic invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cell therapies to treat cancer and other immune-mediated diseases. MiNK is advancing a pipeline of both native and next generation engineered iNKT programs, with a platform designed to facilitate scalable and reproducible manufacturing for off-the-shelf delivery. The company is headquartered in New York, NY. For more information, visit https://minktherapeutics.com/. Follow us on Twitter @MiNK_iNKT.
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