−Removed: DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
−Removed: The following
−Removed: discussion should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included herein.
−Removed: This discussion
−Removed: includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act,
−Removed: and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
−Removed: The statements contained in this Report that are not historical in nature, particularly those that utilize terminology such as “may,”
−Removed: “will,” “should,” “likely,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,”
−Removed: “believes” or “plans,” or comparable terminology, are forward-looking statements based on current expectations
−Removed: and assumptions, and entail various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed
−Removed: in such forward-looking statements.
−Removed: Important factors known to us that could cause such material differences are identified in this report
−Removed: and in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.
−Removed: We undertake no obligation to correct or update any forward-looking
−Removed: statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable law.
−Removed: advised, however, to consult any future disclosures we make on related subjects in future reports we file with the SEC.
+Added: MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
+Added: OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
+Added: The following discussion should be read in conjunction
+Added: with our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included herein.
+Added: This discussion includes forward-looking statements
+Added: within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities
+Added: Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
+Added: The statements regarding Sunshine Biopharma Inc.
+Added: contained in this Report that
+Added: are not historical in nature, particularly those that utilize terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,”
+Added: “likely,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “believes” or “plans,”
+Added: or comparable terminology, are forward-looking statements based on current expectations and assumptions, and entail various risks and
+Added: uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in such forward-looking statements.
+Added: factors known to us that could cause such material differences are identified in this report and in our annual report on Form 10-K for
+Added: the year ended December 31, 2024.
+Added: We undertake no obligation to correct or update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result
+Added: of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable law.
+Added: You are advised, however, to consult any
+Added: future disclosures we make on related subjects in future reports we file with the SEC .
About Sunshine Biopharma
−Removed: We are a pharmaceutical
−Removed: company offering and researching life-saving medicines in a wide variety of therapeutic areas, including oncology and antivirals.
−Removed: operate two wholly owned subsidiaries:
+Added: are a pharmaceutical company offering and researching life-saving medicines in a wide variety
+Added: of therapeutic areas, including oncology and antivirals.
+Added: We have two wholly owned subsidiaries:
(i) Nora Pharma Inc.
−Removed: (“Nora Pharma”), a Canadian corporation with a portfolio consisting
−Removed: of 63 generic prescription drugs on the market in Canada, and (ii) Sunshine Biopharma Canada Inc.
−Removed: (“Sunshine Canada”), a
−Removed: Canadian corporation which develops and sells nonprescription over-the-counter (“OTC”) products.
−Removed: In addition, we
−Removed: are conducting a proprietary drug development program which is comprised of (i) K1.1 mRNA targeted for liver cancer, (ii) SBFM-PL4, a
−Removed: PLpro protease inhibitor for SARS Coronavirus infections, and (iii) Adva-27a for pancreatic cancer.
−Removed: Development of the latter has been
−Removed: paused pending further analysis of unfavorable in vitro results obtained in the second half of 2023.
−Removed: See “Drugs in Development”
−Removed: We were incorporated
−Removed: in the State of Colorado on August 31, 2006, and on October 15, 2009, we acquired Sunshine Biopharma Inc.
−Removed: in a transaction classified
−Removed: as a reverse acquisition.
−Removed: Sunshine Biopharma Inc.
−Removed: held an exclusive license to a new anticancer drug bearing the laboratory name, Adva-27a
−Removed: (the “License Agreement”).
−Removed: Upon completion of the reverse acquisition, we changed our name to Sunshine Biopharma Inc.
−Removed: began operating as a pharmaceutical company.
−Removed: In December 2015,
−Removed: we acquired all issued (US Patent Number 8,236,935, and 10,272,065) and pending patents under PCT/FR2007/000697 and PCT/CA2014/000029
−Removed: for the Adva-27a anticancer compound and terminated the License Agreement.
−Removed: Development of Adva-27a has recently been paused pending further
−Removed: analysis of unexpected in vitro results obtained in the latter part of 2023.
−Removed: See “Drugs in Development” below.
−Removed: In early 2020, we
−Removed: initiated a new R&D project focused on the development of a treatment for COVID-19 and on May 22, 2020, we filed a provisional patent
−Removed: application in the United States for the new coronavirus treatment.
−Removed: The patent application covers composition subject matter pertaining
−Removed: to small molecules for inhibition of the main Coronavirus protease, Mpro.
−Removed: On April 30, 2021, we filed a PCT application containing new
−Removed: research results and extending coverage to include inhibitors for the Coronavirus Papain-Like protease, PLpro.
−Removed: In June 2021, we
−Removed: initiated another R&D project in which we set out to determine if certain mRNA molecules can be used as anticancer agents.
−Removed: obtained for mRNA molecules bearing the laboratory name K1.1 became the subject of a new patent application filed in April 2022.
−Removed: On October 20,
−Removed: 2022, we acquired Nora Pharma, a Canadian generic pharmaceuticals company based in the greater Montreal area.
−Removed: Nora Pharma has 46
−Removed: employees and operates in a 23,500 square foot facility certified by Health Canada.
−Removed: Nora Pharma currently has 63 generic
−Removed: prescription drugs on the market in Canada and is planning to launch 32 additional generic prescription drugs in the remainder of
−Removed: 2024 and 2025.
−Removed: Products on the Market
−Removed: Through Nora Pharma we currently have
−Removed: the following generic prescription drugs on the market in Canada:
−Removed: Action/Indication
+Added: (“Nora Pharma”), a Canadian corporation, through which we
+Added: currently have 70 generic prescription drugs on the market in Canada, and (ii) Sunshine Biopharma
+Added: (“Sunshine Canada”), a Canadian corporation through which we develop
+Added: and sell OTC supplements.
+Added: In addition, we are conducting a proprietary drug development
+Added: program which is comprised of (i) K1.1 mRNA, an LNP encapsulated mRNA targeted for liver cancer, and (ii) SBFM-PL4, a protease inhibitor
+Added: for treatment of SARS Coronavirus infections.
+Added: Commercial Operations
+Added: Our commercial operations are focused on the
+Added: procurement of rights to generic pharmaceutical products for sale, currently in Canada and ultimately around the world.
+Added: secure such rights through various types of strategic arrangements, including:
+Added: In-licensing and Supply Agreements:
+Added: Nora Pharma acquires the rights to import, market, sell and distribute the products in Canada by purchasing the drug dossiers from strategic partners.
+Added: Nora Pharma then files the dossiers with Health Canada to obtain regulatory approval prior to marketing.
+Added: The approval process at Health Canada takes on average of 12 months.
+Added: The products are sold under Nora Pharma label.
+Added: Cross-licensing:
+Added: Nora Pharma acquires the rights to import, market, sell and distribute the products in Canada by receiving an authorization letter from pharmaceutical partners.
+Added: The partners’ products are already approved in Canada but we are still required to obtain our own approval from Health Canada, which takes on average 45-60 days.
+Added: The products are sold under Nora Pharma label.
+Added: Distribution Agreements:
+Added: Nora Pharma acquires the rights to market, sell and distribute the products in Canada by signing a distribution agreement with pharmaceutical partners.
+Added: The partners’ products are already approved by Health Canada.
+Added: The products are sold under the partners’ label.
+Added: Generic drugs are pharmaceutically equivalent to the
+Added: brand name drugs.
+Added: They contain identical medicinal ingredients in the same amounts as the brands.
+Added: Generic medications, however, may have
+Added: different non-medicinal ingredients than the brand name drugs, but the generic developer must show that these do not affect the safety,
+Added: efficacy, or quality of the drug compared to the brand.
+Added: When a generic drugs company wants to sell a generic drug in Canada, it must file
+Added: a generic drug submission with Health Canada.
+Added: The submission is called an Abbreviated New Drug Submission (ANDS).
+Added: The submission is reviewed
+Added: by scientists and health care experts at Health Products and Food Branch (HPFB) of Health Canada.
+Added: All generic drug submissions go through
+Added: the same process as the brand name drug submissions.
+Added: If the evaluation shows that the generic drug meets all regulatory requirements (including
+Added: patent and data protection considerations), Health Canada will issue a Notice of Compliance (NOC) and a Drug Identification Number (DIN)
+Added: to the applicant.
+Added: The NOC and DIN signal the drug's official approval in Canada and permit the applicant to market the drug in Canada.
+Added: Once a company obtains the NOC and DIN for a drug, then it begins the process with Pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance (pCPA) in order
+Added: to have the drug listed on the provincial and territorial formularies and federal government drug benefit plans.
+Added: We currently have the following generic prescription
+Added: drugs on the market in Canada:
+Added: Action/Indication/Therapeutic
+Added: Reference/Brand
Cardiovascular
6 unchanged sentences
Anti-inflammatory
−Removed: Anti-inflammatory
Ciprofloxacin
Central nervous system
+Added: Anti-inflammatory
Cardiovascular
6 unchanged sentences
Cardiovascular
+Added: Action/Indication/Therapeutic Area
+Added: Reference/Brand
Cardiovascular
4 unchanged sentences
Central nervous system
+Added: Antipsychotic
Central nervous system
+Added: Central nervous system
+Added: Olanzapine ODT
+Added: Central nervous system
Cardiovascular
9 unchanged sentences
Women's Health
+Added: Women's Health
Central nervous system
12 unchanged sentences
Anticonvulsant
−Removed: Acetaminophen
−Removed: nervous system
+Added: Tramadol Acetaminophen
+Added: Central nervous system
+Added: Cholelithiasis
Smoking cessation
1 unchanged sentence
Central nervous system
−Removed: Central nervous system
−Removed: *Sold through distribution agreements
−Removed: addition to the 63 drugs currently on the market, we have 32 additional
−Removed: drugs scheduled to be launched in Q4 2024 and in 2025.
−Removed: These new drugs will address various human health areas including cardiovascular,
−Removed: oncology, gastroenterology, central nervous system, diabetes, urology, endocrinology, anti-infective, and anti-inflammatory.
−Removed: new drugs to be launched in 2024 is NIOPEG®, a biosimilar of NEULASTA®.
−Removed: Like NEULASTA®, NIOPEG® is a long-acting form
−Removed: of recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (filgrastim).
−Removed: It is indicated to decrease the incidence of infection in patients
−Removed: with non-myeloid malignancies receiving anti-neoplastic therapy.
−Removed: Nora Pharma received Health Canada marketing approval for NIOPEG®
−Removed: on April 17, 2024.
−Removed: NIOPEG® is anticipated to be on the market in Canada in Q4 2024.
−Removed: We believe the addition
−Removed: of these new products to our existing portfolio will strengthen our presence in the Canadian $9.7 billion a year generic drugs market
−Removed: and provide us with greater access to pharmacies as we become more of a go-to supplier for every-day and specialty medicines.
−Removed: Drugs in Development
−Removed: The following table summarizes our proprietary
−Removed: drugs in development:
−Removed: Adva-27a (Small Molecule)
−Removed: Oncology (Pancreatic Cancer)
+Added: Central nervous
+Added: * Sold through distribution agreements in
+Added: which we act as distributor.
+Added: In addition to the 70 drugs currently on the market,
+Added: we have 64 additional drugs in our pipeline including 13 we anticipate launching during the remainder of 2025.
+Added: These additional drugs
+Added: will address various human health areas including cardiovascular, oncology, gastroenterology, central nervous system, diabetes, urology,
+Added: endocrinology, anti-infective, and anti-inflammatory.
+Added: We believe the addition of these products to our existing
+Added: portfolio will strengthen our presence in the Canadian $9.7 billion a year generic drugs market ( Research and Markets ) and provide
+Added: us with greater access to pharmacies as we become more of a go-to supplier for every-day and specialty medicines.
+Added: Research and Development
+Added: The following table summarizes our proprietary drugs
+Added: in development:
+Added: Area/Indication
K1.1 (mRNA LNP)
1 unchanged sentence
Animal Testing
−Removed: SBFM-PL4 (Small Molecule)
−Removed: Antiviral (SARS Coronavirus)
−Removed: Animal Testing
−Removed: * See “ Adva-27a Anticancer
−Removed: Compound ” below
−Removed: Adva-27a Anticancer
−Removed: Adva-27a is a small
−Removed: molecule designed for the treatment of aggressive forms of cancer.
−Removed: A Topoisomerase II inhibitor, Adva-27a has been shown to be effective
−Removed: at destroying Multidrug Resistant Cancer cells including Pancreatic Cancer cells, Breast Cancer cells, Small-Cell Lung Cancer cells and
−Removed: Uterine Sarcoma cells (Published in ANTICANCER RESEARCH, Volume 32, Pages 4423-4432, October 2012).
−Removed: We are the direct owner of all patents
−Removed: pertaining to Adva-27a including U.S.
−Removed: Patents Number 8,236,935 and 10,272,065.
−Removed: In December 2022,
−Removed: we entered into a research agreement with the Jewish General Hospital (“JGH”), to conduct the IND-enabling studies of Adva-27a
−Removed: (the “Research Agreement”).
−Removed: In August 2023, we were informed by the JGH that the laboratory test results of the Adva-27a
−Removed: molecule were not favorable.
−Removed: After conclusion of an internal review of the laboratory results on November 2, 2023, we provided notice
−Removed: to JGH of termination of the Research Agreement.
−Removed: We have paused the IND-enabling studies of Adva-27a pending a review of the results
−Removed: and the possibility of chemical modification of the compound to address the suboptimal performance of the molecule in certain studies.
−Removed: K1.1 Anticancer
−Removed: In June 2021, we
−Removed: initiated a new research project in which we set out to determine if certain mRNA molecules can be used as anti-cancer agents.
−Removed: collected to date have shown that a selected group of mRNA molecules are capable of destroying cancer cells in vitro including multidrug
−Removed: resistant breast cancer cells (MCF-7/MDR), ovarian adenocarcinoma cells (OVCAR-3), and pancreatic cancer cells (SUIT-2).
−Removed: Studies using
−Removed: non-transformed (normal) human cells (HMEC cells) showed that these mRNA molecules had little cytotoxic effects.
−Removed: These new mRNA molecules,
−Removed: bearing the laboratory name K1.1, are readily adaptable for delivery into patients using the mRNA vaccine technology.
−Removed: In April 2022,
−Removed: we filed a provisional patent application in the United States covering the subject mRNA molecules.
−Removed: In November 2022,
−Removed: we concluded an agreement with a specialized commercial partner for the purposes of formulating our K1.1 mRNA molecules into lipid nanoparticles
−Removed: (“LNP”) for use to conduct xenograft mice studies.
−Removed: The initial results of our xenograft mice studies indicate that our K1.1
−Removed: mRNA-LNP is effective at reducing the size of liver cancer xenograft tumors in mice.
−Removed: We are currently seeking to confirm these results
−Removed: by conducting additional xenograft experiments on a broader scale and in more detailed dose-response studies.
−Removed: SBFM-PL4 SARS Coronavirus
−Removed: The initial genome
−Removed: expression products following infection by Betacoronavirus, the causative agent of COVID-19, are two large polyproteins, referred to
−Removed: as pp1a and pp1ab.
−Removed: These two polyproteins are cleaved at 15 specific sites by two virus encoded proteases, called Mpro and PLpro, to
−Removed: generate 16 different non-structural proteins essential for viral replication.
−Removed: Mpro and PLpro represent attractive anti-viral drug development
−Removed: targets as they play a central role in the early stages of viral replication.
−Removed: PLpro is of particular interest as a therapeutic target
−Removed: in that, in addition to processing essential viral proteins, it is also responsible for suppression of the human immune system making
−Removed: the virus more life-threatening.
−Removed: PLpro is present only in Betacoronaviruses, the subgroup of Coronaviruses represented by the highly
−Removed: pathogenic SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, and SARS-CoV-2.
−Removed: Our Anti-Coronavirus
−Removed: research effort has been focused on developing an inhibitor of PLpro and, on May 22, 2020, we filed a patent application in the United
−Removed: States covering composition subject matter pertaining to small molecules for inhibition of the Coronavirus PLpro as well as Mpro.
−Removed: In February 2022,
−Removed: we expanded our PLpro inhibitors research effort by entering into a research agreement with the University of Arizona for the purposes
−Removed: of conducting research focused on determining the in vivo safety, pharmacokinetics, and dose selection properties of three University
−Removed: of Arizona owned PLpro inhibitors, to be followed by efficacy testing in mice infected with SARS-CoV-2 (the “Research Project”).
−Removed: Under the agreement, the University of Arizona granted us a first option to negotiate a commercial, royalty-bearing license for all intellectual
−Removed: property developed by University of Arizona under the Research Project.
−Removed: In addition, we and the University of Arizona have entered into
−Removed: an option agreement (the “Option Agreement”) whereby we were granted a first option to negotiate a royalty-bearing commercial
−Removed: license for the underlying technology of the Research Project.
−Removed: On September 13, 2022, we exercised our options, and on February 24, 2023,
−Removed: we entered into an exclusive worldwide license agreement with the University of Arizona for all of the technology related to the Research
−Removed: We have recently
−Removed: broadened our objective to include the development of an injectable drug candidate of first-in-class PLpro inhibitor to treat SARS-CoV2
−Removed: and potentially SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV infection in patients who could not use Paxlovid, Molnupiravir, or Remdesivir, due to concerns
−Removed: about drug interactions and possible ‘rebound’ infections and other side effects.
+Added: (Small Molecule)
+Added: (SARS Coronavirus)
+Added: K1.1 Anticancer mRNA
+Added: In June 2021, we initiated a new research project in
+Added: which we set out to determine if certain mRNA molecules can be used as anti-cancer agents.
+Added: The data collected to date have shown that
+Added: a selected group of mRNA molecules are capable of destroying cancer cells in vitro including multidrug resistant breast cancer cells (MCF-7/MDR),
+Added: ovarian adenocarcinoma cells (OVCAR-3), and pancreatic cancer cells (SUIT-2).
+Added: Studies using non-transformed (normal) human cells (HMEC
+Added: cells) showed that these mRNA molecules had little cytotoxic side effects.
+Added: These new mRNA molecules, bearing the laboratory name K1.1,
+Added: were adapted for delivery into patients using a lipid nanoparticle (LNP) technology similar to the one employed in the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines.
+Added: On April 20, 2022, we filed a provisional patent application in the United States covering our K1.1 mRNA molecules.
+Added: In November 2022, we concluded an agreement with a
+Added: specialized commercial partner for the purposes of formulating our K1.1 mRNA molecules into specific lipid nanoparticles for use in test
+Added: animals including xenograft mice.
+Added: The initial results of our animal testing indicated that our K1.1 mRNA-LNP constructs were effective
+Added: at reducing the size of liver cancer tumors in xenograft mice.
+Added: We are currently seeking to confirm these results by conducting additional
+Added: xenograft experiments on a broader scale and in more detailed dose-response studies.
+Added: SBFM-PL4 SARS Coronavirus Treatment
+Added: The initial genome expression products following infection
+Added: by Betacoronavirus, the causative agent of COVID-19, are two large polyproteins, referred to as pp1a and pp1ab.
+Added: These two polyproteins
+Added: are cleaved at 15 specific sites by two virus encoded proteases, called Mpro and PLpro, to generate 16 different non-structural proteins
+Added: essential for viral replication.
+Added: Mpro and PLpro represent attractive anti-viral drug development targets as they play a central role in
+Added: the early stages of viral replication.
+Added: PLpro is of particular interest as a therapeutic target in that, in addition to processing essential
+Added: viral proteins, it is also responsible for suppression of the human immune system making the virus more life-threatening.
+Added: PLpro is present
+Added: only in Betacoronaviruses, the subgroup of Coronaviruses represented by the highly pathogenic SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, and SARS-CoV-2.
+Added: Our Anti-Coronavirus research effort has been focused
+Added: on developing an inhibitor of PLpro and, on May 22, 2020, we filed a patent application in the United States covering composition subject
+Added: matter pertaining to small molecules for inhibition of the Coronavirus PLpro as well as Mpro.
+Added: In February 2022, we expanded our PLpro inhibitors
+Added: research effort by entering into a research agreement with the University of Arizona for the purposes of conducting research focused on
+Added: determining the in vivo safety, pharmacokinetics, and dose selection properties of three University of Arizona owned PLpro inhibitors,
+Added: to be followed by efficacy testing in mice infected with SARS-CoV-2 (the “Research Project”).
+Added: Under the agreement, the University
+Added: of Arizona granted us a first option to negotiate a commercial, royalty-bearing license for all intellectual property developed by University
+Added: of Arizona under the Research Project.
+Added: In addition, we and the University of Arizona have entered into an option agreement (the “Option
+Added: Agreement”) whereby we were granted a first option to negotiate a royalty-bearing commercial license for the underlying technology
+Added: of the Research Project.
+Added: On September 13, 2022, we exercised our options, and on February 24, 2023, we entered into an exclusive worldwide
+Added: license agreement with the University of Arizona for all of the technology related to the Research Project.
+Added: We have since broadened our objective to include the
+Added: development of a first-in-class PLpro inhibitor to treat SARS-CoV2 and potentially SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV infection in patients who could
+Added: not use Paxlovid, Molnupiravir, or Remdesivir, due to concerns about drug interactions and possible rebound infections and other side
+Added: Our current lead compound was recently found to be
+Added: active at sub micromolar concentrations against PLpro and exhibited antiviral activity in SRAS-CoV-2 infected cells as well as in cells
+Added: infected with several different variants of concern.
+Added: In addition, our compound had favorable pharmacokinetics properties in rodent species
+Added: and exhibited preferred drug accumulation in the lungs over plasma.
+Added: The compound was found to be orally active in a K18-human-ACE2 transgenic
+Added: mouse model and to significantly reduce virus load in the lungs of infected animals in a dose-dependent manner without gross toxicities.
+Added: In August 2024, we published these and other research results related to this project in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry ( J.
+Added: 2024, 67, 13681−13702 ).
+Added: A copy of this article is available on our website at:
+Added: www.sunshinebiopharma.com/scientific-publications.
Intellectual Property
−Removed: We are the sole
−Removed: owner of all rights pertaining to Adva-27a.
−Removed: These patent rights are covered by PCT/FR2007/000697 and PCT/CA2014/000029.
−Removed: The patent applications
−Removed: filed under these two PCT's have been issued in the United States under US Patent Number 8,236,935 and 10,272,065.
−Removed: On May 22, 2020,
−Removed: we filed a provisional patent application in the United States for a new treatment for Coronavirus infections.
−Removed: Our patent application
−Removed: covers composition subject matter pertaining to small molecules for inhibition of the main Coronavirus protease, Mpro, an enzyme that
−Removed: is essential for viral replication.
−Removed: The patent application has a priority date of May 22, 2020.
−Removed: On April 30, 2021, we filed a PCT application
−Removed: containing new research results and extending coverage to include the Coronavirus Papain-Like protease, PLpro.
−Removed: The priority date of May
−Removed: 22, 2020 has been maintained in the newly filed PCT application.
−Removed: On April 20, 2022,
−Removed: we filed a provisional patent application in the United States covering mRNA molecules capable of destroying cancer cells in vitro.
−Removed: patent application contains composition and utility subject matter pertaining to the structure and sequence of the relevant mRNA molecules.
−Removed: Effective February
−Removed: 24, 2023, we became the exclusive, worldwide licensee of the University of Arizona for three (3) patents related to small molecules which
−Removed: inhibit the Coronavirus protease, PLpro.
−Removed: Our wholly owned
−Removed: subsidiary, Nora Pharma, owns 152 DIN’s issued by Health Canada for prescription drugs currently on the market in Canada.
−Removed: DIN’s were secured through in-licenses or cross-licenses from international manufacturers of generic pharmaceutical products.
−Removed: In addition, we
−Removed: are the owner of four (4) NPN’s issued by Health Canada including (i) NPN 80089663 which authorizes us to manufacture and sell
−Removed: our in-house developed OTC product, Essential•9, (ii) NPN 80093432 which authorizes us to manufacture and sell the OTC product,
−Removed: Calcium-Vitamin D under the brand name Essential Calcium-Vitamin D, (iii) NPN 80125047 which authorizes us to manufacture and sell the
−Removed: OTC product, L-Citrulline, and (iv) NPN 80127436 which authorizes us to manufacture and sell the OTC product, Taurine.
+Added: On May 22, 2020, we filed a provisional patent application
+Added: in the United States for a new treatment for Coronavirus infections.
+Added: Our patent application covers composition subject matter pertaining
+Added: to small molecules for inhibition of the main Coronavirus protease, Mpro, an enzyme that is essential for viral replication.
+Added: application has a priority date of May 22, 2020.
+Added: On April 30, 2021, we filed a PCT application containing new research results and extending
+Added: coverage to include the Coronavirus Papain-Like protease, PLpro.
+Added: The priority date of May 22, 2020 has been maintained in the newly filed
+Added: PCT application.
+Added: On April 20, 2022, we filed a provisional patent application
+Added: in the United States covering mRNA molecules capable of destroying cancer cells in vitro.
+Added: The patent application contains composition
+Added: and utility subject matter pertaining to the structure and sequence of the relevant mRNA molecules.
+Added: Effective February 24, 2023, we became the exclusive,
+Added: worldwide licensee of the University of Arizona for three (3) patents related to small molecules which inhibit the Coronavirus protease,
+Added: Our wholly owned subsidiary, Nora Pharma, owns 200
+Added: DIN’s issued by Health Canada for prescription drugs currently on the market in Canada.
+Added: These DIN’s were secured through in-licenses
+Added: or cross-licenses from international manufacturers of generic pharmaceutical products.
+Added: Nora Pharma also owns the rights to sell 10 generic
+Added: prescription drugs in Canada through distribution agreements with various international partners under which Nora Pharma acts as distributor
+Added: and receives a percentage of sales.
+Added: In addition, we own four (4) NPN’s issued by
+Added: Health Canada including (i) NPN 80089663 which authorizes us to manufacture and sell our in-house developed OTC product, Essential•9™,
+Added: (ii) NPN 80093432 which authorizes us to manufacture and sell the OTC product, Calcium-Vitamin D, (iii) NPN 80125047 which authorizes
+Added: us to manufacture and sell the OTC product, L-Citrulline, and (iv) NPN 80127436 which authorizes us to manufacture and sell the OTC product,
Results of Operations
−Removed: of results of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023
−Removed: the three months ended September 30, 2024, we generated $8,435,178 in sales, compared to $5,957,668 for the three months ended September
−Removed: 30, 2023, an increase of $2,477,510, or 42%.
−Removed: The increase is attributable to expanded marketing and sales efforts by our wholly owned
−Removed: subsidiary, Nora Pharma.
−Removed: The direct cost for generating these sales was $5,569,027 (66%) for the three months ended September 30, 2024,
−Removed: compared to $3,967,412 (67%) for
−Removed: the three months ended September 30, 2023.
−Removed: Our gross profit grew to $2,866,151 for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared
−Removed: to $1,990,256 for the three months ended September 30, 2023.
−Removed: General and administrative
−Removed: expenses during the three-month period ended September 30, 2024, were $3,972,504, compared to $2,769,730 during the three-month period
−Removed: ended September 30, 2023, an increase of $1,202,774.
−Removed: The increase was due to increases in accounting fees ($68,422), consulting ($253,251),
−Removed: marketing ($40,848), and salaries ($949,473).
−Removed: The increase in salaries was due to the hiring of two (2) new employees and a bonus paid
−Removed: to the CEO of the Company.
−Removed: The only expense category that saw a decrease was R&D, which was reduced by $111,650.
−Removed: Overall, we incurred
−Removed: a loss of $1,106,353 from our operations for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to a loss of $779,474 from our operations
−Removed: in the three-month period ended September 30, 2023.
−Removed: In addition, we
−Removed: had interest income of $108,614 during the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to net interest income of $168,904 during
−Removed: the three months ended September 30, 2023, as a result of less interest earned on cash on hand.
−Removed: As a result, we
−Removed: incurred a net loss of $1,197,803 ($0.94 per share) for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to a net loss of $651,482
−Removed: ($50.72 per share) for the three-month period ended September 30, 2023.
−Removed: Comparison of results
−Removed: of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023
−Removed: During the nine
−Removed: months ended September 30, 2024, we generated revenues of $25,279,291, compared to revenue of $16,412,586 for the nine months ended September
+Added: Comparison of results of operations
+Added: for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
+Added: the three months ended March 31, 2025, we generated $8,901,341 in sales, compared to $7,541,046 for the three months ended March 31,
2024, an increase of $1,360,295, or 18.0%.
−Removed: The increase is attributable to expanded marketing and sales efforts by our wholly owned
−Removed: subsidiary, Nora Pharma.
−Removed: The direct cost for generating these revenues was $17,702,546 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 (70%),
−Removed: compared to $10,641,461 (65%) for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
−Removed: The increase in the cost of sales in the nine-month
−Removed: period of 2024 is related to greater retailer allowances offered to gain access to new regional markets.
−Removed: Our gross profit increased to
−Removed: $7,576,745 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to a gross profit of $5,771,125 for the same period in 2023.
−Removed: General and administrative
−Removed: expenses during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024, were $11,351,144, compared to $9,369,203 during the nine-month period
−Removed: ended September 30, 2023, an increase of $1,981,941.
−Removed: The increase was a result of increases in accounting ($263,791), legal ($170,871),
−Removed: marketing ($234,129), office costs ($781,912), and salaries ($838,937).
−Removed: The two expense categories that saw a decrease were consulting
−Removed: ($169,369), and R&D ($254,872).
−Removed: Overall, we incurred a loss of $3,774,399 from our operations in the nine-month period ended September
−Removed: 30, 2024, compared to a loss from operations of $3,598,078 in the similar period of 2023.
−Removed: In addition, we
−Removed: had interest income of $396,453 during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to interest income of $517,163 during the nine
−Removed: months ended September 30, 2023.
−Removed: The decrease was due to the Company having less cash on hand.
−Removed: As a result, we
−Removed: incurred a net loss of $2,975,904 ($13.61 per share) for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024, compared to a net loss of $3,256,020
−Removed: ($265.71 per share) for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023.
−Removed: Liquidity and Capital
−Removed: As of September
−Removed: 30, 2024, we had cash and cash equivalents of $12,206,655.
−Removed: Net cash used in
−Removed: operating activities was $9,123,898 during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $6,085,435 during the nine-month period
−Removed: ended September 30, 2023.
−Removed: The increase was a result of increased business activities by Nora Pharma.
−Removed: Cash flows used
−Removed: in investing activities were $1,789,312 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $386,920 for the nine months ended
−Removed: September 30, 2023.
−Removed: The increase was the result of cash invested in Nora Pharma to finance increase in inventory and expansion of operations
−Removed: and product line.
−Removed: Cash flows provided
−Removed: by financing activities were $7,235,518 during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $3,456,106 during the nine months
−Removed: ended September 30, 2023.
−Removed: The increase was primarily a result of the approximately $10 million financing event completed in February
−Removed: 2024, compared to an approximately $5 million financing event completed in May 2023.
−Removed: We are not generating
−Removed: adequate revenues from our operations to fully implement our business plan as set forth herein.
−Removed: We believe our existing cash on hand
−Removed: will be sufficient to fund our pharmaceuticals sales operations and research and development activities for the next 24 months.
−Removed: is no assurance our estimates will be accurate.
−Removed: We currently have no committed sources of capital and we anticipate that we will need
−Removed: to raise additional capital in the future, including for further research and development activities and possibly clinical trials, as
−Removed: well as expansion of our generic pharmaceuticals operations.
−Removed: Additional capital may not be available on terms acceptable to us, or at
−Removed: Critical Accounting
−Removed: The discussion and
−Removed: analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance
−Removed: with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
−Removed: The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make
−Removed: estimates and judgments that affect the amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets
−Removed: and liabilities.
−Removed: On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates based on historical experience and on various other assumptions that
−Removed: we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values
−Removed: of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources.
−Removed: Actual results may differ from these estimates under different
−Removed: assumptions or conditions.
−Removed: For a detailed list
−Removed: of significant accounting policies, please see our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, including
−Removed: our financial statements and notes thereto included therein as filed with the SEC on March 28, 2024.
−Removed: Recently Adopted Accounting
−Removed: We have adopted all new accounting standards impacting operations.
−Removed: Off Balance-Sheet
−Removed: AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
−Removed: We are a smaller reporting company and
−Removed: are not required to provide the information under this item.
+Added: The increase is attributable to new product launches and expanded marketing and sales efforts.
+Added: The direct cost for generating these sales was $6,170,915 (69.3%) for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to $5,186,709 (68.8%)
+Added: for the three months ended March 31, 2024, largely unchanged.
+Added: Our gross profit for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was $2,730,426,
+Added: compared to $2,354,337 for the three months ended March 31, 2024, an increase of $376,089.
+Added: and administrative expenses during the three-month period ended March 31, 2025, were $4,026,176, compared to $3,704,926 during the three-month
+Added: period ended March 31, 2024, an increase of $321,250.
+Added: This relatively small increase was the net result of increases and decreases in
+Added: specific expense categories.
+Added: For example, while consulting fees increased by $317,886 and marketing expenses increased by $200,315, there
+Added: was a decrease in accounting fees of $58,247 and legal fees of $194,799.
+Added: Overall, we incurred a loss of $1,295,750 from our operations
+Added: for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to a loss of $1,350,589 from our operations in the three-month period ended March
+Added: In addition, we had interest income of $75,367 during the three
+Added: months ended March 31, 2025, compared to interest income of $144,089 during the three months ended March 31, 2024, as a result of having
+Added: less cash on hand.
+Added: As a result, we incurred a net loss of $1,179,771
+Added: ($0.44 per share) for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to a net loss of $1,283,801 ($2.00 per share) for the three-month
+Added: period ended March 31, 2024.
+Added: Liquidity and Capital Resources
+Added: As of March 31, 2025, we had cash and cash equivalents of $8,124,610.
+Added: cash used in operating activities was $1,713,835 during the three months ended March 31,
+Added: 2025, compared to $3,185,158 during the three-month period ended March 31, 2024.
+Added: was a result of reduced cash required for the operations of Nora Pharma.
+Added: flows used in investing activities were $176,024 for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to $668,736 for the three months
+Added: ended March 31, 2024.
+Added: The decrease was the result of less cash invested in Nora Pharma.
+Added: flows provided by financing activities were $338,137 during the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to $5,398,149 during the
+Added: three months ended March 31, 2024.
+Added: The decrease was primarily as a result of no financing events completed during the three months ended
+Added: March 31, 2025, compared to an offering yielding net proceeds of $8,522,411 completed during the three months ended March 31, 2024.
+Added: are currently generating revenue of approximately $8.9 million per quarter and incurring a quarterly deficit of approximately $1.2 million.
+Added: In addition to increasing sales and streamlining operations to reduce expenses, we are currently focusing our attention on lowering our
+Added: cost of goods sold from our current level of approximately 70% to possibly 60%.
+Added: We believe these measures could bring us to breakeven
+Added: and make us less dependent on the capital markets for financing.
+Added: We believe our existing cash on hand together with cash we generate
+Added: from sales will be sufficient to fund our operations for the next 24 months.
+Added: There is no assurance our estimates will be accurate.
+Added: have no committed sources of capital and we anticipate that we will need to raise additional capital in the future, including for further
+Added: research and development activities and possibly clinical trials, as well as expansion of our generic pharmaceuticals operations.
+Added: capital may not be available on terms acceptable to us, or at all.
+Added: Critical Accounting Estimates
+Added: The discussion and analysis of our financial condition
+Added: and results of operations are based upon our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally
+Added: accepted in the United States.
+Added: The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the
+Added: amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities.
+Added: On an on-going basis,
+Added: we evaluate our estimates based on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances,
+Added: the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent
+Added: from other sources.
+Added: Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
+Added: For a detailed list of significant accounting policies,
+Added: please see our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, including our financial statements and notes thereto
+Added: included therein as filed with the SEC on April 1, 2025.
+Added: Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
+Added: We have adopted all new accounting standards impacting
+Added: Off Balance-Sheet Arrangements
+Added: We have not entered into any off-balance sheet arrangements.
+Added: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES
+Added: ABOUT MARKET RISK
+Added: We are a smaller reporting company and are not required
+Added: to provide the information under this item.
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