Preparing for a clinical licence deal in Japan

Regeneus is aiming to sign one or more clinical development licence deals for Progenza in the current financial year. It is well placed to achieve this goal, having already granted AGC an exclusive licence to manufacture Progenza for Japan, reported promising signs of efficacy from the successful Phase I trial of Progenza in knee osteoarthritis and been granted a Progenza patent in Japan. Regeneus reported an A$3.3m profit in FY17, thanks to the US$5.5m upfront payment and US$1m milestone from the AGC licence deal; further milestone payments are likely to keep it in the black in FY18. Other potential catalysts for FY18 include results from the ACTIVATE Phase I cancer vaccine trial and the CryoShot Canine pre-pivotal trial. Our valuation is virtually unchanged at A$146m or A$0.70/share.