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This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this Report)
−Removed: contains forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, principally in the sections entitled “Description of
−Removed: Business,” “Risk Factors,” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
−Removed: of Operations.” All statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this Quarterly Report, including statements
−Removed: regarding future events, our future financial performance, business strategy and plans and objectives of management for future operations,
−Removed: are forward-looking statements.
−Removed: We have attempted to identify forward-looking statements by terminology including “anticipates,”
−Removed: “believes,” “can,” “continue,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,”
−Removed: “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts,” “should,”
−Removed: or “will” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology.
−Removed: Although we do not make forward-looking statements
−Removed: unless we believe we have a reasonable basis for doing so, we cannot guarantee their accuracy.
−Removed: These statements are only predictions
−Removed: and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including the risks outlined under “Risk Factors” or
−Removed: elsewhere in this Quarterly Report, which may cause our or our industry’s actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements
−Removed: expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.
−Removed: Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment.
−Removed: New risks emerge from time to time and it is not possible for us to predict all risk factors, nor can we address the impact of all factors
−Removed: on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause our actual results to differ materially from
−Removed: those contained in any forward-looking statements.
−Removed: All forward-looking statements included in this document are based on information
−Removed: available to us on the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements.
+Added: contains forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, principally in the sections entitled “Risk Factors,”
+Added: and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” All statements other than
+Added: statements of historical fact contained in this Quarterly Report, including statements regarding future events, our future financial performance,
+Added: business strategy and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements.
+Added: We have attempted to identify
+Added: forward-looking statements by terminology including “anticipates,” “believes,” “can,” “continue,”
+Added: “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,”
+Added: “predicts,” “should,” or “will” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology.
+Added: we do not make forward-looking statements unless we believe we have a reasonable basis for doing so, we cannot guarantee their accuracy.
+Added: These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including the risks outlined
+Added: under “Risk Factors” or elsewhere in this Quarterly Report, which may cause our or our Industry’s actual results, levels
+Added: of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.
+Added: Moreover, we operate in a very competitive
+Added: and rapidly changing environment.
+Added: New risks emerge from time to time and it is not possible for us to predict all risk factors, nor can
+Added: we address the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause our actual
+Added: results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.
+Added: All forward-looking statements included in this document
+Added: are based on information available to us on the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements.
You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking
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depressive disorder (MDD), who experienced an inadequate response to 1 to 3 treatments with an antidepressant medication.
−Removed: In the REL-1017-202
−Removed: study, 62 subjects, with an average age of 49.2 years, with an average Hamilton Depression Rating Scale score of 25.3 and an average
−Removed: Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) score of 34.0 (severe depression), were randomized.
−Removed: Other demographic characteristics
−Removed: were balanced across all arms.
+Added: In the REL-1017-202 study, 62 subjects, with
+Added: an average age of 49.2 years, with an average Hamilton Depression Rating Scale score of 25.3 and an average Montgomery-Asberg Depression
+Added: Rating Scale (MADRS) score of 34.0 (severe depression), were randomized.
+Added: Other demographic characteristics were balanced across all arms.
After an initial screening period, subjects were randomized to one of three arms:
−Removed: placebo, REL-1017 25
−Removed: mg or REL-1017 50 mg, in addition to stable background antidepressant therapy.
−Removed: Subjects in the REL-1017 treatment arms received one loading
−Removed: dose of either 75 mg (25 mg arm) or 100 mg (50 mg arm) of REL-1017.
−Removed: Subjects were treated inpatient for 7 days and discharged home at
−Removed: They returned for follow-up visits at Day 14 and Day 21.
−Removed: Efficacy was measured on Days 2, 4 and 7 in the dosing period and on
−Removed: Day 14, one week after treatment discontinuation.
−Removed: 61 subjects received all treatment doses and were included in the per-protocol population
−Removed: (PPP) treatment analysis;
−Removed: 57 subjects completed all visits.
+Added: placebo, REL-1017 25 mg or REL-1017 50 mg, in addition
+Added: to stable background antidepressant therapy.
+Added: Subjects in the REL-1017 treatment arms received one loading dose of either 75 mg (25 mg
+Added: arm) or 100 mg (50 mg arm) of REL-1017.
+Added: Subjects were treated inpatient for 7 days and discharged home at Day 9.
+Added: They returned for follow-up
+Added: visits at Day 14 and Day 21.
+Added: Efficacy was measured on Days 2, 4 and 7 in the dosing period and on Day 14, one week after treatment discontinuation.
+Added: 61 subjects received all treatment doses and were included in the per-protocol population (PPP) treatment analysis;
+Added: 57 subjects completed
All 62 randomized subjects were part of the intention-to-treat (ITT) analysis.
−Removed: No differences were observed between the ITT and PPP analyses and results.
+Added: No differences were observed between the ITT
+Added: and PPP analyses and results.
Key findings:
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LS = Least Squares;
−Removed: d = Cohen’s effect
+Added: d = Cohen’s effect size
The study also confirmed the tolerability profile
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Phase 3 Program
−Removed: On December 20, 2020, Relmada announced that
−Removed: the first patient had been enrolled in the first Phase 3 clinical trial (RELIANCE I) for the Company’s lead product candidate,
−Removed: REL-1017, as an adjunctive treatment for MDD.
−Removed: Following discussions with the Food and Drug
−Removed: Administration (FDA), Relmada’s adjunctive MDD Phase 3 program includes the following key attributes:
+Added: On December 20, 2020, Relmada announced that the
+Added: first patient had been enrolled in the first Phase 3 clinical trial (RELIANCE I) for the Company’s lead product candidate, REL-1017,
+Added: as an adjunctive treatment for MDD.
+Added: Following discussions with the Food and Drug Administration
+Added: (FDA), Relmada’s adjunctive MDD Phase 3 program includes the following key attributes:
The Phase 3 program consists of two sister, two-arm, placebo-controlled clinical trials.
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Patients will add either a 25 mg oral dose of REL-1017 once per day or placebo to their ongoing antidepressant treatment.
−Removed: The primary endpoint to be evaluated will be the change from baseline
−Removed: on the MADRS score at day-28 for REL-1017 compared to placebo.
−Removed: Success on this endpoint with the collection of sufficient safety
−Removed: data could support the use of REL-1017 for chronic treatment, if approved.
−Removed: The change from baseline and the 7-day MADRS score will serve as a
−Removed: key secondary endpoint and will provide information on the time to treatment effect.
+Added: The primary endpoint to be evaluated will be the change from baseline on the MADRS score at day-28 for REL-1017 compared to placebo.
+Added: Success on this endpoint with the collection of sufficient safety data could support the use of REL-1017 for chronic treatment, if approved.
+Added: The change from baseline and the 7-day MADRS score will serve as a key secondary endpoint and will provide information on the time to treatment effect.
On April 1, 2021, Relmada announced the initiation
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candidate, REL-1017, as an adjunctive treatment for MDD.
−Removed: On October 4, 2021, Relmada
−Removed: announced RELIANCE III, the ongoing monotherapy trial for the Company’s lead product candidate, REL-1017.
−Removed: On August 9, 2022, Relmada announced that the FDA granted Fast Track
−Removed: designation to REL-1017 as a monotherapy for the treatment MDD.
+Added: On October 4, 2021, Relmada announced RELIANCE
+Added: III, the monotherapy trial for the Company’s lead product candidate, REL-1017.
+Added: On August 9, 2022, Relmada announced that the
+Added: FDA granted Fast Track designation to REL-1017 as a monotherapy for the treatment of MDD.
+Added: On October 13, 2022, Relmada announced that its
+Added: RELIANCE III study, evaluating REL-1017 in the monotherapy setting for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), did not achieve its primary endpoint,
+Added: which was a statistically significant improvement in depression symptoms compared to placebo as measured by the Montgomery-Asberg Depression
+Added: Rating Scale (MADRS) on Day 28.
+Added: In the study, the REL-1017 treatment arm showed a MADRS reduction of 14.8 points at Day 28 versus 13.9
+Added: points for the placebo arm, a higher than expected placebo response.
Patients who complete the RELIANCE trials are
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in a REL-1017 clinical trial.
−Removed: In addition, in order
−Removed: to support potential regulatory submissions seeking approval for REL-1017 as monotherapy and adjunctive treatment, the FDA confirmed
−Removed: that, based on what is known at this time, Relmada will not be required to conduct a two-year carcinogenicity study of REL-1017, as sufficient
−Removed: clinical data have been generated to date.
−Removed: The FDA also confirmed that Relmada does not need to conduct a thorough QT analysis (TQT)
−Removed: cardiac study in humans to support cardiac safety in potential regulatory submissions for REL-1017, as the data provided so far and the
−Removed: data generated by the Phase 3 program will be adequate to evaluate the cardiac safety profile of REL-1017.
+Added: In addition, in order to support potential regulatory
+Added: submissions seeking approval for REL-1017 as an adjunctive treatment, the FDA confirmed that, based on what is known at this time, Relmada
+Added: will not be required to conduct a two-year carcinogenicity study of REL-1017, as sufficient clinical data have been generated to date.
+Added: The FDA also confirmed that Relmada does not need to conduct a thorough QT analysis (TQT) cardiac study in humans to support cardiac safety
+Added: in potential regulatory submissions for REL-1017, as the data provided so far and the data generated by the Phase 3 program will be adequate
+Added: to evaluate the cardiac safety profile of REL-1017.
Human Abuse Potential (HAP) Study top-line results - Oxycodone:
−Removed: On July 27, 2021, we announced top-line results that showed that all
−Removed: three doses of REL-1017 (25 mg, 75 mg and 150 mg, the therapeutic, supratherapeutic and maximum tolerated doses (MTD), respectively) tested
−Removed: in recreational opioid users, demonstrated a highly statistically significant difference vs.
−Removed: the active control drug, oxycodone 40 mg.
−Removed: The study’s primary endpoint was a measure of “likability” with the subjects rating the maximum effect (or Emax) for
−Removed: Drug Liking “at the moment”, using a 1=100 bipolar rating scale (known as a visual analog scale or VAS), with 100 as the highest
−Removed: likability, 50 as neutral (placebo-like), and 0 the highest dislike.
−Removed: In summary, all tested doses of REL-1017, including the 150 mg maximum
−Removed: tolerated dose, showed a highly statistically significant difference in abuse potential versus oxycodone with p-values less than 0.05.
+Added: On July 27, 2021, we announced top-line results
+Added: that showed that all three doses of REL-1017 (25 mg, 75 mg and 150 mg, the therapeutic, supratherapeutic and maximum tolerated doses (MTD),
+Added: respectively) tested in recreational opioid users, demonstrated a highly statistically significant difference vs.
+Added: the active control drug,
+Added: oxycodone 40 mg.
+Added: The study’s primary endpoint was a measure of “likability” with the subjects rating the maximum effect
+Added: (or Emax) for Drug Liking “at the moment”, using a 1=100 bipolar rating scale (known as a visual analog scale or VAS), with
+Added: 100 as the highest likability, 50 as neutral (placebo-like), and 0 the highest dislike.
+Added: In summary, all tested doses of REL-1017, including
+Added: the 150 mg maximum tolerated dose, showed a highly statistically significant difference in abuse potential versus oxycodone with p-values
+Added: less than 0.05.
Consistent results were seen for the secondary endpoints.
−Removed: Additionally, all REL-1017 doses including 150 mg (6 times the therapeutic dose
−Removed: and MTD) were statistically equivalent to placebo (p<0.05).
+Added: Additionally, all REL-1017 doses including 150 mg (6 times the
+Added: therapeutic dose and MTD) were statistically equivalent to placebo (p<0.05).
These results support the lack of opioid effects on REL-1017.
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with 100 as the highest likability, 50 as neutral (placebo-like), and 0 the highest dislike.
−Removed: Consistent results are seen for the secondary
+Added: Consistent results were seen for the secondary
Key Upcoming Anticipated Milestones
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These include:
−Removed: Results of RELIANCE III monotherapy MDD trials in the second half of 2022 with last patient enrolled by the end of August, 2022.
−Removed: Results of RELIANCE I and RELIANCE II adjunctive MDD trials in the
−Removed: second half of 2022.
+Added: Results of RELIANCE I
+Added: adjunctive MDD trial by year-end 2022.
+Added: Results of RELIANCE II adjunctive MDD
+Added: trial during 2023.
Results of RELIANCE – OLS (Long-term, Open-label) study in MDD in the first half of 2023.
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(STAR*D) trial published in the American Journal of Psychiatry.
−Removed: In addition to the high failure rate, only one
+Added: In addition to the high failure rate, only two
of the marketed products for depression, esketamine (marketed by Johnson and Johnson as Spravato®), an in-clinic nasal spray treatment,
−Removed: can demonstrate rapid antidepressant effects, while the other currently approved products can take two to eight weeks to show activity.
−Removed: The urgent need for improved, faster acting antidepressant treatments is underscored by the fact that severe depression can be life-threatening,
−Removed: due to heightened risk of suicide.
+Added: and dextromethorphan-bupropion (marketed by Axsome as Auvelity ä ), can demonstrate rapid
+Added: antidepressant effects, while the other currently approved products can take two to eight weeks to show activity.
+Added: The urgent need for
+Added: improved, faster acting antidepressant treatments is underscored by the fact that severe depression can be life-threatening, due to heightened
+Added: risk of suicide.
Esmethadone Overview and Mechanism of Action
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as well as all atypical antipsychotics used adjunctively with standard, FDA-approved antidepressants.
−Removed: Working through the same brain
−Removed: mechanisms as ketamine and esketamine but potentially lacking their adverse side effects, esmethadone is being developed as a rapidly
−Removed: acting, oral agent for the treatment of depression and potentially other CNS conditions.
−Removed: In chemistry an enantiomer, also known as an
−Removed: optical isomer, is one of two stereoisomers that are mirror images of each other that are non-superimposable (not identical), much as
−Removed: one’s left and right hands are the same except for being reversed along one axis.
−Removed: A racemic compound, or racemate, is one that
−Removed: has equal amounts of left- and right-handed enantiomers of a chiral molecule.
−Removed: For racemic drugs, often only one of a drug’s enantiomers
−Removed: is responsible for the desired physiologic effects, while the other enantiomer is less active or inactive.
+Added: Working through the same brain mechanisms
+Added: as ketamine and esketamine but potentially lacking their adverse side effects, esmethadone is being developed as a rapidly acting, oral
+Added: agent for the treatment of depression and potentially other CNS conditions.
+Added: In chemistry an enantiomer, also known as an optical
+Added: isomer, is one of two stereoisomers that are mirror images of each other that are non-superimposable (not identical), much as one’s
+Added: left and right hands are the same except for being reversed along one axis.
+Added: A racemic compound, or racemate, is one that has equal amounts
+Added: of left- and right-handed enantiomers of a chiral molecule.
+Added: For racemic drugs, often only one of a drug’s enantiomers is responsible
+Added: for the desired physiologic effects, while the other enantiomer is less active or inactive.
As a single isomer of racemic methadone, esmethadone
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In addition to developing esmethadone as an adjunctive
−Removed: treatment of MDD, we are evaluating the utility of esmethadone as a front line monotherapy treatment for MDD.
−Removed: Additionally, other indications that Relmada
−Removed: may explore in the future, include, restless leg syndrome and other glutamatergic system activation related diseases.
+Added: treatment of MDD, we are evaluating other indications that Relmada may explore in the future, including restless leg syndrome and other
+Added: glutamatergic system activation related diseases.
+Added: Recent Development
+Added: On September 20, 2022, we entered into an agreement with an investor
+Added: to exchange 1,452,016 shares of outstanding common stock for 1,452,016 prefunded warrants.
+Added: The 1,452,016 shares of common stock were returned
+Added: These warrants had an exercise price of $0.001 and a 9.99% beneficial ownership limitation.
+Added: On October 19, 2022, the investor
+Added: net exercised all 1,452,016 prefunded warrants, with 1,451,795 shares of common stock issued and the remaining 221 warrants being cancelled.
Our Corporate History and Background
We are a clinical-stage, publicly traded biotechnology
−Removed: company developing NCEs and novel versions of drug products that potentially address areas of high unmet medical need in the treatment
+Added: company developing NCEs and novel verions of drug products that potentially address areas of high unmet medical need in the treatment
of depression and other CNS diseases.
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generating revenues for the foreseeable future.
−Removed: We had net loss of $79,680,751 for the six months ended June 30, 2022.
−Removed: At June 30, 2022,
+Added: We had net loss of $119,099,458 for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.
30, 2022, we have an accumulated deficit of $424,166,570.
Business Strategy
−Removed: Our strategy is to leverage our considerable
−Removed: industry experience, understanding of CNS markets and development expertise to identify, develop and commercialize product candidates
−Removed: with significant market potential that can fulfill unmet medical needs in the treatment of CNS diseases.
−Removed: We have assembled a management
−Removed: team along with both scientific advisors, including recognized experts in the fields of depression, and business advisors with significant
−Removed: industry and regulatory experience to lead and execute the development and commercialization of esmethadone.
+Added: Our strategy is to leverage our considerable industry
+Added: experience, understanding of CNS markets and development expertise to identify, develop and commercialize product candidates with significant
+Added: market potential that can fulfill unmet medical needs in the treatment of CNS diseases.
+Added: We have assembled a management team along with
+Added: both scientific advisors, including recognized experts in the fields of depression, and business advisors with significant industry and
+Added: regulatory experience to lead and execute the development and commercialization of esmethadone.
We plan to further develop esmethadone as our
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13% for cancer and 12% for cardiovascular disease.
−Removed: The depression treatment market is segmented
−Removed: on the basis of antidepressants drugs, devices, and therapies.
+Added: The depression treatment market is segmented on
+Added: the basis of antidepressants drugs, devices, and therapies.
Antidepressants are the largest and most popular market segment.
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Some of the notable drugs produced by these companies are Cymbalta® (Eli Lilly), Effexor® (Pfizer),
−Removed: Pristiq® (Pfizer), Zulresso® (Sage) and Spravato® (Johnson & Johnson).
+Added: Pristiq® (Pfizer), Zulresso® (Sage), Spravato® (Johnson & Johnson) and Auvelity ä
Intellectual Property Portfolio and Market
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We believe that the key elements for our market success include:
−Removed: Compelling lead product opportunity, REL-1017 currently in Phase 3 trials for the adjunctive and monotheraphy treatment of MDD.
−Removed: Robust, and highly statistically significant, efficacy seen with esmethadone
−Removed: in a randomized Phase 2 trial, the primary endpoint at 7 days, with onset of action seen at 4 days, and the effect carrying through
−Removed: to 14 days (7 days post-treatment).
−Removed: Successful Phase 1 safety studies of esmethadone and strong clinical
−Removed: activity signal in depression established in three independent animal models in preclinical studies.
−Removed: Potential in additional multiple indications in underserved markets
−Removed: with large patient population in other affective disorders, and cognitive disorders
+Added: Compelling lead product opportunity, REL-1017 currently in Phase 3 trials for the adjunctive treatment of MDD.
+Added: Robust and highly statistically significant, efficacy seen with esmethadone in a randomized Phase 2 trial, with the primary endpoint at 7 days, and onset of action seen at 4 days, with the effect carrying through to 14 days (7 days post-treatment).
+Added: Successful Phase 1 safety studies of esmethadone and strong clinical activity signal in depression established in three independent animal models in preclinical studies.
+Added: Potential in additional multiple indications in underserved markets with large patient population in other affective disorders, and cognitive disorders.
Scientific support of leading experts:
−Removed: Our scientific advisors include
−Removed: clinicians and scientists who are affiliated with a number of highly regarded medical institutions such as Harvard, Cornell, Yale,
−Removed: and University of Pennsylvania.
−Removed: Substantial IP portfolio and market protection:
−Removed: approved and filed
−Removed: patent applications potentially provide coverage beyond 2033.
+Added: Our scientific advisors include clinicians and scientists who are affiliated with a number of highly regarded medical institutions such as Harvard, Cornell, Yale, and University of Pennsylvania.
+Added: Substantial IP portfolio and market protection with approved and filed patent applications provide coverage beyond 2033.
A vailable Information
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Results of Operations
−Removed: For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 versus June 30, 2021
+Added: For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2022 versus September
+Added: September 30,
+Added: September 30,
Operating Expenses
Research and development
+Added: $ (3,464,866 )
General and administrative
+Added: $ (3,916,474 )
Research and Development Expense
−Removed: Research and development expense for the three months ended June 30,
−Removed: 2022 was approximately $30,912,700 compared to $17,331,500 for the three months ended June 30, 2021, an increase of approximately $13,581,200.
−Removed: The increase was primarily due to:
−Removed: Increase in study costs of
−Removed: $6,651,300 associated with the execution of our Phase 3 studies.
−Removed: Increase in manufacturing and drug storage costs of $132,500;
−Removed: Increase in compensation expense of $58,100 due to a increase in research and development employees and their related bonuses;
−Removed: A decrease in stock-based compensation expense of $724,400;
−Removed: Increase in other research expenses of $7,463,700 primarily associated with the addition of consultants, clinical research associates, and medical science liaisons contracted to assist in the execution of our Phase 3 trials.
+Added: Research and development expense for the three
+Added: months ended September 30, 2022 was approximately $30,529,100 compared to $33,994,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2021, a
+Added: decrease of approximately $3,464,900.
+Added: The decrease was primarily driven by:
+Added: Decrease in stock-based compensation expense of $8,655,200
+Added: primarily related to warrants issued for a license agreement to Arbormentis, LLC in 2021 for $10,241,600;
+Added: Increase in other research expenses of $5,825,500 primarily associated with the addition of consultants contracted to assist in the execution of our Phase 3 trials;
+Added: Decrease in study costs of $516,700 associated with the execution of four Phase 3 trials;
+Added: Decrease in manufacturing and drug storage costs of $332,800;
+Added: Increase in compensation expense of $214,300 due to higher employee-related
+Added: salaries and benefits.
General and Administrative Expense
General and administrative expense for the three
−Removed: months ended June 30, 2022 was approximately $14,599,400 compared to $9,130,400 for the three months ended June 30, 2021, an increase
+Added: months ended September 30, 2022 was approximately $8,208,100 compared to $8,659,700 for the three months ended September 30, 2021, a decrease
of approximately $451,600.
−Removed: The increase was primarily due to:
−Removed: in compensation expense of $151,600 related a decrease of general and administrative employees;
−Removed: Increase in stock-based compensation expense of $4,751,000 primarily related to options granted to employees, as well as key consultants;
−Removed: Increase in other general and administrative expenses of $869,600 primarily due to an increase in consulting services.
+Added: The decrease was primarily due to:
+Added: Decrease in stock-based compensation expense of $1,257,200 primarily
+Added: related to options granted to employees;
+Added: Increase in other general and administrative expenses of $608,600 primarily
+Added: due to an increase in consulting services;
+Added: Increase in compensation expense of $197,000 due to higher employee-related salaries and benefits.
Other Income (Expense)
Interest / investment income was approximately
−Removed: $387,300 and $322,800 for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
−Removed: Realized gain on short-term investments was approximately
−Removed: $24,500 for the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to a realized loss of approximately $123,600 for the three months ended June
−Removed: Unrealized loss on short-term investments was approximately $1,186,300 for the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to
−Removed: an unrealized loss of approximately $289,300 for the three months ended June 30, 2021.
−Removed: Gain of settlement of fees was $6,351,600 for the
−Removed: three months ended June 30,2022.
+Added: $827,600 and $297,600 for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
+Added: Realized loss on short-term investments was
+Added: approximately $561,600 and $336,900 for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
+Added: Unrealized loss on short-term
+Added: investments was approximately $947,500 for the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared to an unrealized gain of $86,700 for the
+Added: three months ended September 30, 2021.
+Added: The Company did not provide for income taxes for
+Added: the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, since there was a loss and a full valuation allowance against all deferred tax assets.
The net loss for the Company for the three months
−Removed: ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 was approximately $39,935,000 and $26,551,900, respectively.
−Removed: The Company had loss per share basic and diluted
−Removed: of $1.33 and $1.56 for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
−Removed: The Company did not provide for income taxes
−Removed: for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, since there was a loss and a full valuation allowance against all deferred tax assets.
−Removed: Results of Operations
−Removed: For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 versus June 30, 2021
+Added: ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 was approximately $39,418,700 and $42,606,200 respectively.
+Added: The Company had loss per share, basic and
+Added: diluted of $1.31 and $2.44 for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
+Added: For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 versus September 30,
+Added: September 30,
+Added: September 30,
Operating Expenses
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General and administrative
+Added: $ 122,546,656
Research and Development Expense
−Removed: Research and development expense for the six months ended June 30,
−Removed: 2022 was approximately $55,925,500 compared to $31,353,700 for the six months ended June 30, 2021, an increase of approximately $24,571,800.
−Removed: The increase was primarily due to:
−Removed: Increase in study costs of $14,434,700 associated with the execution
−Removed: of our Phase 3 studies.
+Added: Research and development expense for the nine
+Added: months ended September 30, 2022 was approximately $86,454,600 compared to $65,347,700 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, an
+Added: increase of approximately $21,106,900.
+Added: The increase was primarily driven by:
+Added: Increase in other research expenses of $16,849,800 primarily associated with the addition of consultants contracted to assist in the execution of our Phase 3 trials;
+Added: Increase in study costs of $13,918,200 associated with the execution of four Phase 3 trials;
+Added: Decrease in stock-based compensation expense of $8,667,100
+Added: primarily related to warrants issued for license agreement to Arbormentis, LLC in 2021 for $10,241,600;
Decrease in manufacturing and drug storage costs of $812,800;
−Removed: Increase in pre-clinical and toxicology expenses of $336,200;
−Removed: Decrease in compensation expense of $395,500 due to a decrease in research and development employees and their related bonuses;
−Removed: A decrease in stock-based compensation expense of $11,900;
−Removed: Increase in other research expenses of $10,688,200 primarily associated
−Removed: with the addition of consultants, clinical research associates, and medical science liaisons contracted to assist in the execution of
−Removed: our Phase 3 trials.
+Added: Decrease in compensation expense of $181,200 due to lower employee-related
+Added: salaries and benefits.
General and Administrative Expense
−Removed: General and administrative expense for the six
−Removed: months ended June 30, 2022 was approximately $27,884,000 compared to $17,513,300 for the six months ended June 30, 2021, an increase
−Removed: of approximately $10,370,700.
+Added: General and administrative expense for the nine
+Added: months ended September 30, 2022 was approximately $36,092,000 compared to $26,173,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, an
+Added: increase of approximately $9,919,000.
The increase was primarily due to:
−Removed: Decrease in compensation expense of $267,200 primarily related a decrease
−Removed: of general and administrative employees;
−Removed: Increase in stock-based compensation expense of $10,117,900 related
−Removed: to option grants to employees and key consultants;
+Added: Increase in stock-based compensation expense of $8,860,800 primarily
+Added: related to options granted to employees, as well as the hiring of two additional employees;
Increase in other general and administrative expenses of $1,128,400
primarily due to an increase in consulting services;
+Added: Decrease in compensation expense of $70,200 due to lower employee-related costs.
Other Income (Expense)
Interest / investment income was approximately
−Removed: $717,300 and $742,800 for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
−Removed: Realized gain on short-term investments was approximately
−Removed: $9,500 for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to a realized loss of approximately $176,400 for the six months ended June 30,2021.
−Removed: Unrealized loss on short-term investments was approximately $2,949,600 and $466,400 for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
−Removed: Gain on settlement fees of $6,351,600 for the six months ended June 30, 2022.
−Removed: The net loss for the Company for the six months
−Removed: ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 was approximately $79,680,800 and $48,767,100, respectively.
−Removed: The Company had loss per share basic and diluted
−Removed: of $2.73 and $2.90 for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
−Removed: The Company did not provide for income taxes
−Removed: for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, since there was a loss and a full valuation allowance against all deferred tax assets.
+Added: $1,544,900 and $1,040,400 for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
+Added: Realized loss on short-term investments
+Added: was approximately $552,200 and $513,300 for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
+Added: Unrealized loss on short-term
+Added: investments was approximately $3,897,100 and $379,700 for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
+Added: on settlement fees was $6,351,600 for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.
+Added: The Company did not provide for income taxes for
+Added: the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, since there was a loss and a full valuation allowance against all deferred tax assets.
+Added: The net loss for the Company for the nine months
+Added: ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 was approximately $119,099,500 and $91,373,300 respectively.
+Added: The Company had loss per share, basic and
+Added: diluted of $4.04 and $5.36 for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
As shown in the accompanying financial statements,
−Removed: the Company incurred negative operating cash flows of $41,055,884 for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and has an accumulated deficit
−Removed: of $384,747,863 from inception through June 30, 2022.
−Removed: At June 30, 2022, the Company had cash and short term investments of $211,955,077.
+Added: the Company incurred negative operating cash flows of $67,918,717 for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and has an accumulated
+Added: deficit of $424,166,570 from inception through September 30, 2022.
+Added: At September 30, 2022 the Company had cash and cash equivalents, and
+Added: short-term investments of $184,152,174.
Relmada has funded its past operations through
−Removed: equity raises and in the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company raised net proceeds of $42,728,599 from the sale of common stock
−Removed: through our ATM equity offering, and $417,544 through the exercise of options and $895,356 through the exercise of warrants.
+Added: equity raises and in the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company raised net proceeds of $42,728,599 from the sale of common
+Added: stock through our ATM equity offering, and $703,720 through the exercise of options and $1,228,272 through the exercise of warrants.
On April 8, 2022, we raised net proceeds of $13,145,057
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We are not obligated to sell any shares under the agreement.
−Removed: Management believes that the Company’s
−Removed: existing cash and cash equivalents will enable it to fund operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements for at least 12 months
−Removed: from the issuance of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
−Removed: Beyond that point management will evaluate the size
−Removed: and scope of any subsequent trials that will affect the timing of additional financings through public or private sales of equity or
−Removed: debt securities or from bank or other loans or through strategic collaboration and/or licensing agreements.
−Removed: Any such expenditures related
−Removed: to any subsequent clinical trials will not be incurred until such additional financing is raised.
−Removed: Further, additional financing related
−Removed: to subsequent clinical trials does not affect the Company’s conclusion that based on the cash on hand and the budgeted cash flow
−Removed: requirements, the Company has sufficient funds to maintain operations for at least 12 months from the issuance of these unaudited condensed
−Removed: consolidated financial statements.
−Removed: The following table sets forth selected cash flow information for
−Removed: the periods indicated below:
+Added: As of September
+Added: 30, 2022, no shares have been issued under this agreement.
+Added: Management believes that the Company’s existing
+Added: cash and cash equivalents, and short-term investments will enable it to fund operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements for
+Added: at least 12 months from the issuance of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
+Added: Beyond that point management will
+Added: evaluate the size and scope of any subsequent trials that will affect the timing of additional financings through public or private sales
+Added: of equity or debt securities or from bank or other loans or through strategic collaboration and/or licensing agreements.
+Added: Any such expenditures
+Added: related to any subsequent clinical trials will not be incurred until such additional financing is raised.
+Added: Further, additional financing
+Added: related to subsequent clinical trials does not affect the Company’s conclusion that the Company has sufficient funds to maintain
+Added: operations for at least 12 months from the filing of this report.
+Added: The following table sets forth selected cash flow information for the
+Added: periods indicated below:
+Added: Nine Months Ended
+Added: September 30,
+Added: Nine Months Ended
+Added: September 30,
Cash used in operating activities
−Removed: $ (41,055,884 )
−Removed: $ (33,296,890 )
−Removed: Cash (used in) provided by investing activities
−Removed: (10,168,188 )
+Added: Cash provided by investing activities
Cash provided by financing activities
Net (decrease) / increase in cash and cash equivalents
−Removed: $ (7,182,573 )
−Removed: For the six months ended June 30, 2022, cash used
−Removed: in operating activities was $41,055,884 primarily due to the net loss of $79,680,751, decrease in accounts payable of 3,652,816, increase
−Removed: in other current assets of $256,192, realized gain of 9,480, offset by non-cash stock compensation charges of $24,225,697, decrease in
−Removed: prepaid expenses and other assets of $7,810,846, increase in accrued expenses of $7,513,045 and unrealized loss of $2,949,624.
−Removed: For the six months ended June 30, 2021, cash used
−Removed: in operating activities was $33,296,890 primarily due to the net loss of $48,767,125, increase in prepaid expense and other assets of
−Removed: $645,690, decrease in accrued expenses of $796,162, offset by non-cash stock compensation charges of $14,119,660, increase in accounts
−Removed: payable of $2,109,447, unrealized loss of $466,444, and realized loss of $176,379.
−Removed: For the six months ended June 30, 2022, cash used in investing activities
−Removed: was $10,168,188 related to the net purchase and sale of short-term investments.
−Removed: For the six months ended June 30, 2021, cash
−Removed: provided by investing activities was $9,553,562 related to the net purchase and sale of short-term investments.
−Removed: Net cash provided by financing activities for
−Removed: the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $44,041,499 due to proceeds from options exercised for common stock of $417,544, proceeds from
−Removed: warrants exercised for common stock of $895,356, and sales of common stock of $42,728,599.
+Added: For the nine months ended September 30, 2022,
+Added: cash used in operating activities was $67,918,717 primarily due to the net loss of $119,099,458, decrease in accounts payable of $766,661,
+Added: offset by non-cash stock compensation charges of $32,568,836, decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets of $8,359,994, increase in
+Added: accrued expenses of $6,482,889, decrease in lease payment receivable of $86,377, unrealized loss of $3,897,135, and realized loss of $552,171.
+Added: For the nine months ended September 30, 2021,
+Added: cash used in operating activities was $54,213,231 primarily due to the net loss of $91,373,316, increase in prepaid expense of $1,812,288,
+Added: offset by non-cash stock compensation charges of $32,375,229, increase in accounts payable of 4,362,071, increase in accrued expenses
+Added: of 1,281,821, decrease in lease payment receivable of $58,967, unrealized loss of $379,699, and realized loss of $513,328.
+Added: For the nine months ended September 30, 2022,
+Added: cash provided by investing activities was $21,389,056 related to the net purchase of short-term investments.
+Added: For the nine months ended September 30, 2021,
+Added: cash provided by investing activities was $37,064,696 related to the net purchase of short-term investments.
+Added: Net cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended
+Added: September 30, 2022 was $44,610,591 due to sales of common stock of $42,728,599, proceeds from warrants exercised for common stock of $1,228,272,
+Added: and proceeds from options exercised for common stock of $703,720.
Net cash provided by financing activities for
−Removed: the six months ended June 30, 2021 was $25,917,276 due to proceeds from options exercised for common stock of $517,271, proceeds from
−Removed: warrants exercised for common stock of $1,941,955, and sales of common stock of $23,458,050.
+Added: the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was $26,102,432 due to sales of common stock of $23,416,036, proceeds from warrants exercised
+Added: for common stock of $2,116,969, and proceeds from options exercised for common stock of $569,427.
Effects of Inflation
−Removed: Our assets are primarily monetary, consisting of cash and cash equivalents
−Removed: and short term investments.
+Added: Our assets are primarily monetary, consisting
+Added: of cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments.
Because of their liquidity, these assets are not directly affected by inflation.
−Removed: However, the rate of inflation
−Removed: affects our expenses, such as those for employee compensation and contract services, which could increase our level of expenses and the
−Removed: rate at which we use our resources.
+Added: However, the rate of inflation affects our expenses, such as those for employee compensation and contract services, which could increase
+Added: our level of expenses and the rate at which we use our resources.
Commitments and Contingencies
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subjective or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain.
−Removed: Our unaudited condensed
−Removed: consolidated financial statements are presented in accordance with U.S.
+Added: Our unaudited condensed consolidated financial
+Added: statements are presented in accordance with U.S.
GAAP, and all applicable U.S.
−Removed: GAAP accounting standards effective
−Removed: as of June 30, 2022 have been taken into consideration in preparing the unaudited consolidated financial statements.
−Removed: The preparation
−Removed: of unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported
−Removed: amounts of assets, liabilities, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported
−Removed: amounts of revenues and expenses for the reporting period.
−Removed: Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various assumptions
−Removed: that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying
−Removed: value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources.
−Removed: On a continual basis, management reviews its estimates
−Removed: utilizing currently available information, changes in facts and circumstances, historical experience, and reasonable assumptions.
−Removed: such reviews, and if deemed appropriate, managements estimates are adjusted accordingly.
−Removed: Actual results could differ from those estimates
−Removed: and assumptions under different and/or future circumstances.
+Added: GAAP accounting standards effective as of September 30,
+Added: 2022 have been taken into consideration in preparing the unaudited consolidated financial statements.
+Added: The preparation of unaudited condensed
+Added: consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities,
+Added: and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses
+Added: for the reporting period.
+Added: Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various assumptions that are believed to be reasonable
+Added: under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgements about the carrying value of assets and liabilities
+Added: that are not readily apparent from other sources.
+Added: On a continual basis, management reviews its estimates utilizing currently available
+Added: information, changes in facts and circumstances, historical experience, and reasonable assumptions.
+Added: After such reviews, and if deemed
+Added: appropriate, management estimates are adjusted accordingly.
+Added: Actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions under different
+Added: and/or future circumstances.
Management considers an accounting estimate to be critical if:
−Removed: it requires assumptions to be made that were uncertain at the time
−Removed: the estimate was made;
−Removed: changes in the estimate, or the use of different estimating methods
−Removed: that could have been selected, could have a material impact on the results of operations or financial condition.
−Removed: We evaluate our estimates and assumptions on
−Removed: an ongoing basis and none of the Company’s estimates and assumptions used within the unaudited condensed consolidated financial
−Removed: statements involve a high level of estimation uncertainty.
−Removed: For additional discussion regarding the application of the significant accounting
−Removed: policies, see Note 2 to the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this report.
−Removed: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE
−Removed: DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
+Added: it requires assumptions to be made that were uncertain at the time the estimate was made;
+Added: changes in the estimate, or the use of different estimating methods that could have been selected, could have a material impact on the results of operations or financial condition.
+Added: We evaluate our estimates and assumptions on an
+Added: ongoing basis and none of the Company’s estimates and assumptions used within the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
+Added: involve a high level of estimation uncertainty.
+Added: For additional discussion regarding the application of the significant accounting policies,
+Added: see Note 2 to the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this report.
+Added: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES
+Added: ABOUT MARKET RISK.
There have been no material changes to our exposures
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