UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30,March 31, 20232024

 

OR

 

TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from to ___________________

 

Commission file number: 001-38325

 

enVVeno Medical Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware 33-0936180

(State or other jurisdiction

of
incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer


Identification No.)

 

70 Doppler

Irvine, California 92618

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(949) 261-2900

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class: Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered: Ticker Symbol
Common Stock, $0.00001 par value The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC NVNO

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

Yes ☒ No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

 Large accelerated filerAccelerated filer
 Non-accelerated filerSmaller reporting company
   Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes ☐ No No

 

As of July 27, 2023,May 6, 2024, there were 9,472,00013,330,000 shares of common stock outstanding.

 

 

 

 
 

 

ENVVENO MEDICAL CORPORATION

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PART I 
  
FINANCIAL INFORMATION 
  
ITEM 1. Financial Statements (unaudited)1
  
Condensed Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2023 (unaudited)March 31, 2024 and December 31, 202220231
  
Unaudited Condensed Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30,March 31, 2024 and 2023 and 20222
  
Unaudited Condensed Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the sixthree months ended June 30,March 31, 2024 and 2023 and 20223
  
Unaudited Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the sixthree months ended June 30,March 31, 2024 and 2023 and 202254
  
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements65
  
ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations109
  
ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk1513
  
ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures1513
  
PART II 
  
OTHER INFORMATION1714
  
ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings1714
  
ITEM 1A. Risk Factors1714
  
ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds1714
  
ITEM 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities1714
  
ITEM 4. Mine Safety Disclosures1714
  
ITEM 5. Other Information1714
  
ITEM 6. Exhibits1815
  
Signatures1916

 

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1 – Financial Statements

 

ENVVENO MEDICAL CORPORATION

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)(unaudited)

 

 June 30, December 31, 
 2023  2022  March 31, 2024 December 31, 2023 
(In thousands except par values, unless otherwise indicated)             
Assets                
Current Assets:                
Cash and cash equivalents $4,714  $4,555  $2,314  $3,620 
Short-term investments  25,042   34,489   40,628   42,792 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  352   392   306   511 
Total Current Assets  30,108   39,436   43,248   46,923 
Property and equipment, net  438   521   289   334 
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net  1,509   1,673   1,261   1,347 
Security deposits and other assets  31   31   31   31 
Total Assets $32,086  $41,661  $44,829  $48,635 
                
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity                
Current Liabilities:                
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities $1,715  $1,216  $1,143  $1,033 
Current portion of operating lease liabilities  352   314   344   338 
Total Current Liabilities  2,067   1,530   1,487   1,371 
Long-term operating lease liabilities  1,207   1,402   973   1,064 
Total Liabilities  3,274   2,932   2,460   2,435 
                
Commitments and Contingencies  -   -   -   - 
                
Stockholders’ Equity:                
Preferred stock, par value $0.00001, 10,000 shares authorized: no shares issued or outstanding  -   -   -   - 
Common stock, par value $0.00001, 250,000 shares authorized, 9,472 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022  -   - 
Common stock, par value $0.00001, 250,000 shares authorized, 13,330 and 13,317 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively  -   - 
Additional paid-in capital  148,198   145,249   177,397   176,236 
Accumulated deficit  (119,386)  (106,520)  (135,028)  (130,036)
Total Stockholders’ Equity  28,812   38,729   42,369   46,200 
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity $32,086  $41,661  $44,829  $48,635 

 

See Notes to these Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements

 

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CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)(unaudited)

 

 2023  2022  2023  2022  2024  2023 
 For the Three Months Ended For the Six Months Ended  For the Three Months Ended 
 June 30,  June 30,  March 31, 
 2023  2022  2023  2022  2024  2023 
(In thousands, except per share data)                     
Operating Expenses:                        
Research and development expenses $3,052  $3,595 
Selling, general and administrative expenses  2,600   3,913   5,805   7,696   2,451   3,202 
Research and development expenses  4,214   3,073   7,806   4,625 
Loss from Operations  (6,814)  (6,986)  (13,611)  (12,321)  (5,503)  (6,797)
                        
Other (Income) Expense:                
Other Income:        
Realized gain from sales of trading securities  (168)  -   (250)  -   408   82 
Unrealized (gain) loss from of trading securities  (133)  113   (411)  113 
Unrealized gain from trading securities  44   278 
Interest income, net  (39)  (37)  (84)  (42)  59   45 
Total Other (Income) Expense  (340)  76   (745)  71 
Total Other Income  511   405 
        
Net Loss $(6,474) $(7,062) $(12,866) $(12,392) $(4,992) $(6,392)
                        
Net Loss Per Basic and Diluted Common Share: $(0.58) $(0.63) $(1.15) $(1.10) $(0.31) $(0.57)
                        
Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding:                        
Basic and Diluted  11,231   11,229   11,231   11,229   16,057   11,231 

 

See Notes to these Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements

 

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ENVVENO MEDICAL CORPORATION

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIENCY)

(In thousands, unless otherwise indicated)

(Unaudited)(unaudited)

 

                     
  Three Months Ended June 30, 2023 
  Common Stock  

Additional

Paid-in

  Accumulated  

Total

Stockholders’

 
  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Equity 
Balance at April 1, 2023  9,472        -  $147,041  $(112,912) $34,129 
Shared-Based Compensation  -   -   1,157   -   1,157 
Net loss  -   -   -   (6,474)  (6,474)
Balance at June 30, 2023  9,472  $-  $148,198  $(119,386) $28,812 
  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Equity 
  Common Stock  Additional
Paid-in
  Accumulated  Total
Stockholders’
 
  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Equity 
Balance at January 1, 2024  13,317  $        -  $176,236  $(130,036) $46,200 
Stock-based compensation  -   -   1,115   -   1,115 
Options exercised  13   -   46   -   46 
Net loss  -   -   -   (4,992)  (4,992)
Balance at March 31, 2024  13,330  $-  $177,397  $(135,028) $42,369 

 

 Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 
 Common Stock  Additional Paid-in  Accumulated  

Total

Stockholders’

  Common Stock  Additional
Paid-in
  Accumulated  Total
Stockholders’
 
 Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Equity  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Equity 
Balance at January 1, 2023  9,472  $     -  $145,249  $(106,520) $38,729   9,472  $-  $145,249  $(106,520) $38,729 
Shared-Based Compensation  -   -   2,949   -   2,949 
Balance  9,472  $-  $145,249  $(106,520) $38,729 
Stock-based compensation  -            -   1,792   -   1,792 
Net loss  -   -   -   (12,866)  (12,866)  -   -   -   (6,392)  (6,392)
Balance at June 30, 2023  9,472  $-  $148,198  $(119,386) $28,812 
Balance at March 31, 2023  9,472  $-  $147,041  $(112,912) $34,129 
Balance  9,472  $-  $147,041  $(112,912) $34,129 

 

See Notes to these Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements

 

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ENVVENO MEDICAL CORPORATION

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITYCASH FLOWS

(In thousands, unless otherwise indicated)

(Unaudited)(unaudited)

 

                
  Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 
  Common Stock  Additional Paid-in  Accumulated  

Total

Stockholders’

 
  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Equity 
Balance at April 1, 2022  9,470   -  $138,498  $(87,181) $51,317 
Shared-Based Compensation  -   -   2,303   -   2,303 
Net loss  -   -   -   (7,062)  (7,062)
Balance at June 30, 2022  9,470  $-  $140,801  $(94,243) $46,558 
  2024  2023 
  For the Three Months Ended 
  March 31, 
  2024  2023 
Cash Flows from Operating Activities        
Net loss $(4,992) $(6,392)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:        
Stock-based compensation  1,115   1,792 
Depreciation and amortization  55   54 
Amortization of right of use assets  86   82 
Unrealized gain from Investments  (43)  (277)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:        
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  205   80 
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities  110   (369)
Operating lease liabilities  (85)  (79)
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities  (3,549)  (5,109)
Cash Flows from Investing Activities        
Maturities of investments  17,342   11,460 
Purchase of investments  (15,135)  (8,628)
Purchase of property and equipment  (10)  (5)
Net Cash Provided by Investing Activities  2,197   2,827 
         
Cash Flows from Financing Activities        
Proceeds from Stock Option Exercises  46   - 
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities  46   - 
Net Decrease in Cash  (1,306)  (2,282)
Cash, cash equivalents - Beginning of period  3,620   4,555 
Cash, cash equivalents - End of period $2,314  $2,273 

 

  Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 
  Common Stock  Additional Paid-in  Accumulated  

Total

Stockholders’

 
  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Equity 
Balance at January 1, 2022  9,470  $-  $136,255  $(81,851) $54,404 
Shared-Based Compensation  -   -   4,546   -   4,546 
Net loss  -   -   -   (12,392)  (12,392)
Balance at June 30, 2022  9,470  $-  $140,801  $(94,243) $46,558 

See Notes to these Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements

 

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ENVVENO MEDICAL CORPORATION

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands, unless otherwise indicated)

(Unaudited)

  2023  2022 
  For the Six Months Ended 
  June 30, 
  2023  2022 
Cash Flows from Operating Activities        
Net loss $(12,866) $(12,392)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:        
Share-based compensation  2,949   4,546 
Depreciation and amortization  109   104 
Amortization of right of use assets  165   158 
Deposit applied to consulting services  -   23 
Unrealized (gain) loss from investments  (411)  113 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:        
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  40   89 
Accounts payable  656   474 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities  (157)  (250)
Operating lease liabilities  (157)  (145)
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities  (9,672)  (7,280)
         
Cash Flows from Investing Activities        
Maturities of investments  24,956   - 
Purchase of property and equipment  (26)  (92)
Purchases of investments  (15,099)  (38,286)
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities  9,831   (38,378)
         
Net (Decrease) Increase in Cash  159   (45,658)
Cash, cash equivalents - Beginning of period  4,555   54,728 
Cash, cash equivalents - End of period  4,714  $9,070 

  2023  2022 
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information:        
Cash Received During the Period For:        
Interest, net $84  $42 
         
Non-Cash Financing Activities        
Fair value of warrants issued in satisfaction of trade payables and accrued expenses $-  $(65)

See Notes to these Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements

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ENVVENO MEDICAL CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)(unaudited)

 

Note 1 – Business Organization and Nature of Operations

 

enVVeno Medical Corporation is a late clinical-stage med-techmedical device company focused on the advancement of innovative bioprosthetic (tissue-based) solutions to improve the standard of care for the treatment of venous disease. The Company is developing surgical and non-surgical replacement venous valves for patients suffering from severe Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI)(“CVI”) of the deep venous system of the leg. CVI most often occurs when valves inside the veins of the leg become damaged, resulting in the backwards flow of blood (reflux), blood pooling in the lower leg, increased pressure in the veins of the leg (venous hypertension) and in severe cases, venous ulcers that are difficult to heal.

The Company’s lead product is the VenoValve®, which is a potential first-in-class surgical replacement venous valve that is currently being evaluated in a U.S. pivotal study.

The Company is also developing a second product called enVVe®, which is a potential first-in-class, non-surgical, transcatheter based replacement venous valve.valve system consisting of the enVVe valve, the enVVe delivery system, and the delivery system accessories. The Company is currently conducting pre-clinical testing on enVVe. Both the VenoValve and enVVe are designed to act as one-way valves, to help assist in propelling blood up the veins of the leg, and back to the heart and lungs. Our team of officers and directors has been affiliated with numerous medical devices that have received FDA approval or CE marking and that have been commercially successful.

 

The Company developsVenoValve and manufactures its products inenVVe are being developed first for approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). We expect the VenoValve to be eligible for FDA approval first, followed two to three years later by enVVe. If approved, we expect the VenoValve and enVVe to co-exist, with the VenoValve as a 14,507 sq. ft. leased manufacturing facility in Irvine, California, which has been ISO 13485-2016 certified for the design, developmentsurgical replacement venous valve option and manufacturing of tissue based implantable medical devices.enVVe as a non-surgical replacement venous valve option.

Note 2 – Management’s Liquidity Plan

 

As of June 30, 2023,March 31, 2024, the Company had a cash and investment balance of $4.742.9 million, investments of $25.0 million and working capital of $28.041.8 million. Although the Company expects to continue incurring losses for the foreseeable future and may need to raise additional capital to sustain its operations, pursue its product development initiatives and penetrate markets for the sale of its products, Management believes that our capital resources at June 30, 2023 are sufficient to meet our obligations as they become due within one year after the date of this Quarterly Report.Report, and sustain operations.

 

Note 3 – Significant Accounting Policies

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and Article 8 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, such statements include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring items) which are considered necessary for a fair presentation of the unaudited condensed financial statements of the Company as of June 30, 2023March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2022,2023, and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023March 31, 2024 and 2022.2023.

 

The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023March 31, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year. These unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 20222023 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 2, 2023.February 29, 2024. The accompanying condensed balance sheet as of December 31, 20222023 has been derived from the Company’s audited financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)(unaudited)

 

Note 4 – Investments

The components of investments were as follows at June 30, 2023March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2022:2023:

Schedule of Components of Investments

(In thousands)             
  June 30, 2023  December 31, 2022 
  Cash Equivalents  Short-Term Investment  Cash Equivalents  Short-Term Investments 
Fair Value Level 1                
U.S. Government securities $4,542  $25,042  $4,040  $34,489 
Total debt investments $4,542  $25,042  $4,040  $34,489 

(In thousands)

  March 31, 2024  December 31, 2023 
  

Cash

Equivalents

  

Short-Term

Investment

  

Cash

Equivalents

  

Short-Term

Investments

 
Fair Value Level 1                
U.S. Government securities $1,655  $40,628  $3,187  $42,792 
Total debt investments $1,655  $40,628  $3,187  $42,792 

 

Unrealized and realized gains and losses on the accompanying statement of operations result from fixed-income securities and are primarily attributable to changes in interest rates. Management does not believe any remaining unrealized losses represent impairments based on our evaluation of available evidence.

Note 5 – Concentrations

The Company maintains cash with major financial institutions. Cash held in United States bank institutions is currently insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) up to $0.25250,000 million at each institution. There were aggregate uninsured cash balances of $4.52.1 million and $4.33.4 million as of June 30, 2023March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2022,2023, respectively.

Note 6 – Property and Equipment

As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, property and equipment consist of the following:

Schedule of Property and Equipment

(In thousands) March 31, 2024  December 31, 2023 
Laboratory equipment $554  $548 
Computer equipment and software  486   482 
Leasehold improvements, furniture and fixtures  373   373 
Total property and equipment  1,413   1,403 
Less: accumulated depreciation  (1,124)  (1,069)
Property and equipment, net $289  $334 

Depreciation expense amounted to $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023. Depreciation expense is reflected in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying statements of operations.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

 

Note 67Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities

 

As of June 30, 2023,March 31, 2024, and December 31, 2022,2023, accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities consist of the following:

Schedule of Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities

 June 30, December 31, 
(In thousands) 2023  2022  March 31, 2024 December 31, 2023 
Accounts payable $1,304  $648  $604  $427 
Accrued compensation costs  285   391   396   478 
Accrued professional fees  33   62 
Other accrued expenses  93   115   143   128 
Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities $1,715  $1,216  $1,143  $1,033 

 

Note 78Commitments and Contingencies

 

Litigations Claims and Assessments

 

In the normal course of business, the Company may be involved in legal proceedings, claims and assessments arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company records legal costs associated with loss contingencies as incurred and accrues for all probable and estimable settlements.

 

Robert Rankin Complaints

On July 9, 2020, the Company was served with a civil complaint filed in the Superior Court for the State of California, County of Orange by a former employee, Robert Rankin, who resigned his employment on or about March 30, 2020. The case is entitled Rankin v. Hancock Jaffe Laboratories, Inc. et al., Case No. 30-2020-01146555-CU-WR-CJC and was filed on May 27, 2020. On September 3, 2020 the Company and its Chief Executive Officer were served with a second complaint filed in the Superior Court for the State of California, County of Orange by Mr. Rankin. The case is entitled Rankin v. Hancock Jaffe Laboratories, Inc. et al., Case No. 30-2020-01157857 and was filed on August 31, 2020.

 

The complaints assert several causes of action including a cause of action allegingfor failure to timely pay Mr. Rankin’s accrued and unused vacation and three months’ severance under his July 16, 2018 employment agreement, defamation, unlawful Labor Codelabor code violations, sex-based discrimination, and unfair competition, and seeks damages for lost wages, emotional and mental distress, consequential damages, punitive damages and attorney’s fees and costs.

 

The Company has denied all claims in both matters (which have now been consolidated) and has filed a counterclaim asserting that Rankin has breached his employment agreement with the Company to the Company’s damage. The Company continues to believe it has meritorious defenses to both matters which are currently set for trial on October 30, 2023.July 22, 2024.

 

As of the date of these financial statements, the amount of loss associated with these complaints, if any, cannot be reasonably estimated. Accordingly, no amounts related to these complaints are accrued as of June 30, 2023.March 31, 2024.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

Note 89Stockholders’ Equity

 

Stock Options

 

DuringStock-based compensation is reflected in selling, general and administrative expenses in the six-months ended June 30, 2023, the Company granted options to employees for the purchaseaccompanying condensed statements of 95,000 shares with a weighted average exercise price ofoperations and was $6.701.1 per share.

The Company recognized $2.9million and $4.51.8 million of share-based compensation related to stock options during the sixthree months ended June 30,March 31, 2024 and 2023, and 2022, respectively.

As of June 30, 2023,March 31, 2024, there was $5.65.9 million of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to outstanding stock options that will be recognized over the weighted average remaining vesting period of 1.51.9 years.

 

Note 910Net Loss per Share

 

The following table summarizes the number of potentially dilutive common stock equivalents excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss per common share as of June 30, 2023March 31, 2024 and 2022:2023:

Schedule of Dilutive Net Loss Per Common Share

 2024  2023 
(In thousands) 2023  2022  March 31, 
 June 30,  2024  2023 
(In thousands) 2023  2022 
Shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants  4,513   4,578   14,384   4,589 
Shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of options  4,269   3,445   5,159   4,206 
Potentially dilutive common stock equivalents excluded from diluted net loss per share  8,782   8,023   19,543   8,795 

 

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Item 2: MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed financial statements and notes thereto included herein. In connection with, and because we desire to take advantage of, the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, we caution readers regarding certain forward-looking statements in the following discussion and elsewhere in this reportQuarterly Report and in any other statement made by, or on our behalf, whether or not in future filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements are statements not based on historical information and which relate to future operations, strategies, financial results or other developments. Such forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties. Forward looking statements are necessarily based upon estimates and assumptions that are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control and many of which, with respect to future business decisions, are subject to change. These uncertainties and contingencies can affect actual results and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by, or on our behalf. Words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “expect,” “believe,” “intend,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” and similar expressions are used to identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements also involve other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to materially differ from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and to vary significantly from reporting period to reporting period. Although management believes that the assumptions made and expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, there is no assurance that the underlying assumptions will, in fact, prove to be correct or that actual future results will not be different from the expectations expressed in this Quarterly Report. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.

 

Unless the context requires otherwise, references in this document to “NVNO”, “we”, “our”, “us” or the “Company” are to enVVeno Medical Corporation.Corporation

 

Overview

 

enVVeno Medical Corporation is a late clinical-stage medical device company focused on the advancement of innovative bioprosthetic (tissue-based) solutions to improve the standard of care for the treatment of venous disease. Chronic Venous Disease (CVD)(“CVD”) is the world’s most prevalent chronic disease, impacting approximately 71%70% of the adult population of the U.S. Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI)(“CVI”), is a large subset of CVD, which most often occurs when valves inside of the veins of the leg become damaged, resulting in the backwards flow of blood (reflux), blood pooling in the lower leg, increased pressure in the veins of the leg (venous hypertension) and in severe cases, venous ulcers that are difficult to heal. The Company is developing surgical and non-surgical replacement venous valves for patients suffering from severe CVI of the deep venous system of the leg.

 

The Company’s lead product is the VenoValve®, which is a potential first-in-class surgical replacement venous valve that is currently being evaluated in a U.S. pivotal study. study called the SAVVE trial (Surgical Anti-reflux Venous Valve Endoprosthesis). To date, patients in our SAVVE trial have indicated in testimonials to the Company that they have experienced reduced pain and enhanced quality of life as a result of the VenoValve.

The Company is also developing a second product called enVVe®, which is a potential first-in-class, non-surgical, transcatheter based replacement venous valve.valve system consisting of the enVVe valve, the enVVe delivery system, and the delivery system accessories. The Company is conducting pre-clinical testing on enVVe and currently waitingexpects to be ready to file for regulatoryIDE approval to begin a first-in-human study for enVVe. the enVVe pivotal trial (the Transcatheter Anti-Thrombotic, Venous Valve Endoprosthesis or TAVVE) in Q2 of 2025.

Both the VenoValve and enVVe are designed to act as one-way valves, to help assist in propelling blood up the veins of the leg, and back to the heart and lungs.

 

The VenoValve and enVVe are being developed first for approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)(“FDA”). We expect the VenoValve to be eligible for FDA approval first,in the fourth quarter of 2024 followed two to three years later by enVVe. If approved, we expect the VenoValve and enVVe to co-exist, with the VenoValve as a surgical replacement venous valve option and enVVe as a non-surgical replacement venous valve option, although we cannot provide any assurance that either the VenoValve or enVVe will receive approval from the FDA (see the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K).FDA. There are currently no devices approved as surgical or non-surgical replacement venous valves, and there are currently no effective treatments for deep venous CVI caused by incompetent valves.

 

Our team of officers and directors has been affiliated with numerous medical devices that have received FDA approval or CE marking and that have been commercially successful. We develop and manufacture our productsboth the VenoValve and EnVVe in a 14,507 sq. ft. leased manufacturing facility in Irvine, California, which has been ISO 13485-2016 certified for the design, development and manufacturing of tissue based implantable medical devices.

 

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CVI Background

 

Chronic venous disease (“CVD”)(CVD) is the world’s most prevalent chronic disease. CVD is generallyclinically classified using a standardized system known as CEAP (clinical, etiological, anatomical, and pathophysiological). The CEAP system consists of seven clinical classifications (C0 to C6) with C4, C5 and C6 being the most severe categories of CVD.

 

Chronic Venous Insufficiency (“CVI”)(CVI) is a large subset of CVD and is generally used to describe patients with C4 to C6 CVD. CVI is a debilitating condition that affects the venous system of the leg causing pain, swelling, edema, skin changes, and ulcerations.

 

The human leg contains three vein systems: the deep vein system, the superficial vein system, and the perforator vein system which connects the deep system to the superficial system. The deep venous system is located below the muscle and facia in the center portion of the leg and is responsible for approximately 90% of the blood flow. In order for blood to return to the heart from the foot, ankle, and lower leg, the calf muscle serves as a pump and pushes the blood up the veins of the leg against gravity and through a series of one-way valves. Each valve is supposed to open as blood passes through, and then close as blood progresses up the veins of the leg to the next valve. CVI occurs when the one-way valves in the veins of the leg fail and become incompetent. When the valves fail, gravity causes the blood to flow backwards and in the wrong direction (reflux). As blood pools in the lower leg, pressure inside the veins increases (venous hypertension). Reflux, and the resulting venous hypertension, causes the leg to swell, resulting in debilitating pain, and in the most severe cases, venous ulcers.

 

Severe CVI sufferers experience a significantly reduced quality of life. Daily activities such as preparing meals, housework, and personal hygiene (washing and bathing) become difficult due to reduced mobility. For many severe CVI sufferers, intense pain, which frequently occurs at night, prevents patientsthem from getting adequate sleep. Severe CVI sufferers are known to miss approximately 40% more workdays than the average worker. A high percentage of venous ulcer patients also experience severe itching, leg swelling, and an odorous discharge. Wound dressing changes, which occur several times a week, can be extremely painful. Venous ulcers from deep venous CVI are very difficult to heal, and a significant percentage of venous ulcers remain unhealed for more than a year. Even if healed, recurrence rates for venous ulcers are known to be high (20% to 40%) within the first year and as high as 60% after five years. Patients with severe CVI often become housebound and experience social isolation due to difficulty with ambulation. As a result, studies have shown that patients with active venous ulcers experience higher rates of anxiety and depression, with reported rates of anxiety of up to 30% and depression up to 40%. Rates of depression caused by venous ulcers among the elderly are even higher, with 48% of elderly venous ulcer patients having severe depressive symptoms.

 

Prevalence is generally defined as the portion of the population that has a given condition. Estimates indicate that the prevalence of people in the U.S. with severe, deep venous CVI (C4 to C6 disease) with reflux to be approximately 20 million. Incidence is generally defined as the number of new cases of an ailment that develop in a given time period. We estimate that approximately 3.5 million new patients with severe deep venous CVI are diagnosed each year in the U.S. including patients that develop venous leg ulcers (C6 patients). The average patient seeking treatment of a venous ulcer spends as much as $30,000 a year on wound care, and the total direct medical costs from venous ulcer sufferers in the U.S. has been estimated to exceed $3 billion a year.

 

VenoValve

 

The VenoValve®VenoValve is a porcine based replacement venous valve developed at enVVeno Medical to be surgically implanted in the deep venous system of the leg to treat severe CVI.CVI caused by valvular incompetence. By reducing reflux and lowering pressure (venous hypertension) within the deep venous system of the leg, the VenoValve has the potential to reduce or eliminate the symptoms of severe deep venous CVI, including the potential to heal recurring venous leg ulcers. The VenoValve is implanted into the femoral vein of the patient in an open surgical procedure via a 5-to-6-inch incision in the upper thigh. As our planned initial entrant to the replacement venous valve market, we estimate that approximately 2.5 million people each year with severe deep venous CVI in the U.S. would be candidates for the VenoValve. The VenoValve has been granted Breakthrough Device designation by the FDA.

 

VenoValve Clinical Status

 

After consultation with the FDA, and as a precursor to the U.S. pivotal trial, in 2020 we conducted a small first-in-human study for the VenoValve in Colombia which included eleven (11) patients. In addition to providing safety and efficacy data, theThe purpose of the first-in-human study was to provide proof of concept, and to provide feedback to make any necessary product modifications or adjustments to our surgical implantation procedure for the VenoValve prior to conducting the SAVVE (Surgical Anti-reflux Venous Valve Endoprosthesis) U.S.VenoValve pivotal trial. Endpoints for the VenoValve first-in-human study included safety (device related adverse events), reflux, measured by Duplex Ultrasound, a rVCSS score used by the clinician to measure disease severity and progress, a VAS score used by the patient to measure pain, and quality of life measurements.

 

Results from the one year first-in-human study were presented at the Charing Cross International Symposium in April of 2021. Among the eleven (11) patients in the study, refluxrevised Venous Clinical Severity Scores (rVCSS) scores improved an average of 54%, Venous Clinical Severity Scores (“VCSSs”) improved an average of 56%,6 points, and patients also experienced significant improvements in pain (measured via visual analog scale (VAS) scores, which are used(“VAS”) scores), and quality of life (measured by patients to measure pain, improved an average of 76%,Veines sym/qol) all at one (1) year when compared to pre-surgery levels. VCSS scores areRevised Venous Clinical Severity Scoring (rVCSS) is a validated measurement commonly used by clinicians in practice and in clinical trials to objectively assess outcomes in the treatment of venous disease, and include ten characteristics consisting of physician assessments and patient reported outcomes including pain, inflammation, skin changes such as pigmentation and induration, the number of active ulcers, and ulcer duration. The improvement in VCSS scores iswas significant and indicates the VenoValve patients who had severe CVI pre-surgery, had mild CVI or the complete absence of disease at one-year post surgery.

Related safety incidences during the one year first-in-human study for the VenoValve included one (1) fluidsurgical pocket (whichhematoma (anti-coagulation related bleeding outside of the target vein within the surgical cavity), which was aspirated),aspirated, intolerance from Coumadin anticoagulation therapy, three (3) minor wound infections (treated with antibiotics), and one occlusion due to patient non-compliance with anti-coagulation therapy.

 

On August 3, 2020, we announced thatAt the FDA granted Breakthrough Device Designation status to the VenoValve. The FDA’s Breakthrough Devices Program was established to enable priority review for devices that provide more effective treatment or diagnosis of life threatening or irreversibly debilitating diseases or conditions. The goalend of the FDA’s Breakthrough Devices Program isVenoValve first-in-human study, eight (8) study participants agreed to provideadditional monitoring. In November of 2022, three-year, positive follow-up data was presented for this cohort of patients and health care providers with timely accessat the 49th Annual VEITH Symposium in New York city, showing that patients continued to medical devices by speeding up their development, assessment, and review, while preservingexperience the FDA’s mission to protect and promote public health.benefits from the VenoValve reported at one (1) year.

 

In March 2021, we submitted an IDE application with the FDA and in Aprilof 2021 we received notificationIDE approval from the FDA that our IDE application was approved.to begin the VenoValve pivotal study. An investigational device exemption or IDE from the FDA is required before a medical device company can proceed with a pivotal trial for a Class III medical device. This approval allowed us to proceed with our U.S. pivotal study for the VenoValve which is called the SAVVE (Surgical Anti-reflux Venous Valve Endoprosthesis) clinical study. The SAVVE study is a prospective, non-blinded, single arm, multi-center study of seventy-five (75) CVI patients to be enrolled at up to 2021 U.S. sites. We later received permission from the FDA to increase the number of clinical sites to up to 30.

 

AtEfficacy endpoints for the endSAVVE pivotal study include rVCSS scores, which will be used to provide evidence of clinically meaningful benefit, as well as reflux time measurements, VAS pain scores, quality of life measurements, ulcer healing (for CEAP class C6 patients), and intra-operative and one-year vein patency and valve functionality. Safety endpoints include device related events and procedure related events including mortality, pulmonary embolism, ipsilateral deep vein thrombosis, infection and bleeding.

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We achieved full enrollment of 75 subjects in the SAVVE trial on September 1, 2023, having enrolled eighteen (18) patients over the final two (2) months of the study. Full enrollment occurred approximately four (4) months earlier than expected due to increased demand for the VenoValve.

On November 16, 2023, we presented preliminary device related thirty-day Device Related Material Adverse Event (“MAE”) data at the 50th Annual VEITH Symposium. The preliminary device related MAE rate for the fully enrolled 75 subject study was eight percent (8%). MAEs for the SAVVE study are defined as all-cause mortality, pulmonary embolisms (“PEs”), ipsilateral deep vein thromboses (“DVTs”), bleeding, and deep wound infections, occurring within thirty (30) days of enrollment in the study, being either device or procedure related. The device related MAEs presented at the conference indicated no deaths, no pulmonary embolisms, and six (6) DVTs, from the fully enrolled cohort of 75 patients. Subsequent to the VEITH presentation, two (2) of the DVTs were adjudicated by the SAVVE Clinical Events Committee (“CEC”) as being moderate and four (4) of the DVTs were adjudicated as being mild. In addition to the DVTs, the safety report also noted a higher-than-expected rate of pocket wound hematomas (anti-coagulation related bleeding outside of the target vein within the surgical cavity) within the first two (2) weeks after surgery, which were deemed to be moderate in severity by the CEC, as well as an expected rate of procedure related wound infections at the site of the skin incisions. The bleeds and wound infections were acute in nature and had no lasting negative impact on patient health or clinical outcomes.

On March 6, 2024, we released initial, six-month topline preliminary revised Venous Clinical Severity Score (rVCSS) efficacy data from the SAVVE study at the VENOUS2024 American Venous Forum Annual Meeting, in Tampa Florida. The data released at VENOUS 2024 indicated that, overall, 97% of the study patients receiving the VenoValve first-in-humanshowed clinical improvement as measured by rVCSS at six months, compared to baseline, with 74% of the study eight (8) study participants agreedpatients improving the three (3) or more rVCSS points needed to additional monitoring. In Novemberdemonstrate VenoValve’s clinical meaningful benefit (the “Clinical Meaningful Benefit”). The average improvement among the Clinical Meaningful Benefit cohort was 8 points, more than two and a half times the amount of 2022, three-year follow-uprVCSS improvement required to demonstrate that the VenoValve provides Clinical Meaningful Benefit.

On April 24, 2024, follow-on preliminary rVCSS data was presented at the 49th46th Annual VEITHCharing Cross Symposium in New York cityLondon, England. At a weighted average subject follow-up of 11.64 months, the average improvement among the Clinical Meaningful Benefit (≥ 3 point rVCSS improvement) patient cohort was 8.46 points, including 9.29 points for this cohort of patients. That data indicated no recurrencespatients at the two-year milestone, 8.08 points for patients at the one-year milestone, and 8.71 points for patients at the six-month milestone. All rVCSS evaluations were based on the patient’s most recent clinical visit, compared to baseline. Overall, 94% of the severe CVI that was present pre-VenoValve, including no ulcer recurrences for thosestudy patients who had venous ulcers (C6 patients) prior to receiving the VenoValve. There were no reported safety issues fromVenoValve showed clinical improvement as measured by rVCSS, at a weighted-average patient follow-up of 11.04 months for the end of one (1) year first-in-human study to the endclinical improvement cohort, and 72% of the study patients improved the three (3) year reporting period. In addition,or more rVCSS points needed to demonstrate the patients continued to show improvements compared to pre-surgery levels, reporting 62%, 64%, and 84%, average improvements in reflux, VCSS, and VAS scores, respectively,VenoValve’s Clinical Meaningful Benefit, at an averagea weighted-average patient follow-up of three (3) years post VenoValve surgery. One deep vein thrombosis (DVT) occurred between year 2 and year 3 due to patient non-compliance with anti-coagulation medication. In addition to presenting at leading academic and vascular conferences around the world, results from the VenoValve first-in-human study and following observational period have been published in the Journal of Vascular Surgery Venous and Lymphatic Disorders, the Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, and JAMA Surgery Journal.

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In November of 2022, we announced we had passed a preliminary safety review by the FDA11.64 months for the first twenty (20) patients enrolled in the SAVVE trial. The FDA had requested that we submit preliminary safety data at thirty (30) days post VenoValve® implantationClinical Meaningful Benefit cohort. Total patient follow-up was 762 months for the first twenty (20) patients enrolled inclinical improvement cohort and 582 months for the study. The preliminary safety data included one (1) device related (mild) and two (2) procedure related (moderate) adverse events. After review by the FDA, the study was cleared to continue without modification or interruption.Clinical Meaningful Benefit cohort.

 

The mass resignations and continuing turnover of healthcare workers followingWith the COVID-19 pandemic continuesFDA indicating that one-year data for all 75 patients will be necessary prior to put an enormous strain on hospital resources, including their clinical staffing and research capabilities These factors impact the rate at which clinical trials such as SAVVE enroll and progress. We have taken several steps to help address the hospital staffing shortages, including our hiring of 4 Clinical Technologists, with extensive and specialized experience in duplex sonographyfiling of the deep venous system, to assist in training site personnel, proctoring Duplex Ultrasound examinations, and providing assistanceapplication seeking pre-market approval (“PMA”) for the SAVVE study. On July 5, 2023 we announced that that we have enrolled 57 subjectsVenoValve, the Company expects to file the PMA application seeking approval in the SAVVE trial and that we expect to achieve full enrollment (75 subjects) by the endQ4 of 2023.2024.

enVVe

 

On September 21, 2022, we announced the development of a non-surgical transcatheter based replacement venous valve called enVVe®, for the treatment of CVI of the deep veins of the leg. Preliminary bench testing and animal testing forThe enVVe were completed before our announcement. We have filed an application seeking approval to begin an early feasibility study for enVVe. The trial will be known as the Transcatheter Anti-reflux, Venous Valve Endoprosthesis early feasibility study (TAVVE-EFS) study. The initial phase of the TAVVE-EFS study will seek to enroll 3 to 5 patients across multiple sites.

Several parameters will be evaluated over the course of the study including safety and technical successsystem consists of the enVVe replacement venous valve, the enVVe delivery system, and the safety and clinical performance of thedelivery system accessories. enVVe venous valve. enVVe is designed to be delivered into the femoral vein of the patient via a minimally invasive procedure requiring no general anesthesia and no overnight hospital stay. Due to the minimally invasive nature of the procedure, we expect to be able to reach patients with less severe CVI or who may otherwise not be goodpoor candidates for a surgical device, and estimate the U.S. market for enVVe to be approximately 3.5 million patients.

 

Initial bench testing and acute pre-clinical testing for the enVVe valve were very successful. Adjustments to make it easier to load the enVVe valve into the enVVe delivery system are being finalized and the Company is currently manufacturing the necessary enVVe valves and enVVe delivery systems to begin a six-month chronic GLP study, which the Company expects to start in Q3 of 2024. The GLP study should be the final step necessary before filing for IDE approval to begin the enVVe pivotal study, which the Company expects to file in Q2 of 2025.

Capital

 

We finished 20222023 with approximately $39.1$46.4 million of cash and investments and had approximately $29.8$42.9 million of cash and investments at June 30, 2023. AtMarch 31, 2024. Our future capital requirements will remain dependent upon a variety of factors, especially including the success of our existingclinical trials, related product development costs, and our ability to successfully bring products to market. We anticipate that our cash burn rate will increase from current levels of approximately $4 - 5million to $5 million per quarter as we should have sufficient cashconduct our clinical trials and work toward bringing our product candidates to fund operations through the end of 2024 and into 2025. With primary endpoints following full enrollment in the SAVVE pivotal trial of thirty (30) days for safety, and six (6) months for effectiveness, we expect to have primary endpoint data well in advance of the need to raise additional capital.market.

 

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Results of Operations

 

Comparison of the three months ended June 30,March 31, 2024 and 2023 and 2022

 

Overview

 

We reported net losses of $6.5$5.0 million and $7.1$6.4 million for the three months ended June 30,March 31, 2024 and 2023, and 2022, respectively, representing a decrease in net loss of $0.6$1.4 million, or 8%22%, resulting from a decrease in operating expenses and an increase in other income.

 

Revenues

 

As a developmental stage Company, our revenue, if any, is expected to be diminutive and dependent on our ability to commercialize our product candidates. We are not currently generating revenue and do not expect significant revenue until we successfully commercialize our lead product candidate.

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

For the three months ended June 30, 2023, selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by $1.3 million or 33%, to $2.6 million from $3.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022. This decrease was due to a $1.2 million decrease in share-based compensation, and a $0.1 million decrease in professional fees. Share-based compensation decreased because the expense related to portions of grants made during 2021 has been fully amortized and subsequent grants have been of smaller value.

The remaining $0.1 million decrease results mainly from reductions in legal and accounting fees during the 2023 period.

Research and Development Expenses

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2023,March 31, 2024, research and development expenses increaseddecreased by $1.1$0.5 million or 35%14%, to $4.2$3.1 million from $3.1$3.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022.March 31, 2023. This increasedecrease primarily resulted from $1.0$0.9 million in lower costs related the SAVVE study $0.1as the study was fully enrolled during 2023 resulting in the reduction of outreach and enrollment related activities and related costs. This decrease was offset by a $0.3 million increase in personnel costs due to additional staff, and $0.1 million in travel costs, both mainly to support the SAVVE partially offset by a decrease of $0.1study and enVVe development, and $0.2 million in lab costs for VenoValve® continued development.

Other (Income) Expense

For the three months ended June 30, 2023, other (income) expense increased $0.4 million from $0.1 million in net expense for the three months ended June 30, 2022 to $0.3 million other income for the three months ended June 30, 2023. Other (income) expense is primarily related to interest income and realized gains and unrealized (gain)/loss from investments reflecting the Company’s investment activities in US Treasuries including realized gains, interest income and unrealized gains and losses resulting from changes in market value of the US Treasuries purchased by the Company. The increase reflects higher yields realized for the three months ended June 30, 2023 due to changes in interest rates resulting from recent US Federal Reserve actions. We expect the market value of these investments to fluctuate somewhat during their term, however all these Treasuries were purchased to provide a positive yield over their term.

Comparison of the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022

Overview

We reported net losses of $12.9 million and $12.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, representing an increase in net loss of $0.5 million or 4%, due to an increase in operating expenses of $1.3 million partially offset by an increase in net other income and expense of $0.8 million.enVVe development.

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

For the sixthree months ended June 30, 2023,March 31, 2024, selling, general and administrative expenses decreased $1.9$0.7 million or 25%22%, to $5.8$2.5 million from $7.7$3.2 million for the sixthree months ended June 30, 2022. Of thisMarch 31, 2023. The decrease $1.6 million was due to a decrease in share based compensation, which decreased to $1.2 million in 2024 from $1.9 million in 2023, primarily because of the decrease in the expense associated with grants made duringin 2021, because the expense related to portions of grants made during 2021 has been fully amortized and subsequent grants have been of smaller value.

The remaining $0.3which was $0.7 million decreaselower in expenses is attributable to $0.1 million from lower legal costs mainly related to intellectual property, $0.1 million from lower Delaware franchise taxes2024 than in 2023, and $0.1 million from lower insurance costs related to decreased cost for D&O insurance.2023.

 

Research and Development ExpensesOther Income

 

For the sixthree months ended June 30, 2023, research and development expensesMarch 31, 2024, other income increased by $3.1$0.1 million or 66%,25% to $7.8$0.5 million from $4.7$0.4 million for the sixthree months ended June 30, 2022. This increase primarily resulted from $2.7 millionMarch 31, 2023. Other income in costs related the SAVVE study, $0.5 million increase in personnel costs due to additional staff, and $0.1 million in travel costs to support the SAVVE study, partially offset by $0.2 million lower lab related costs.

Other (Income) Expense

For the six months ended June 30, 2023, other (income) expense increased $0.8 million to $0.7 million net other income from $0.1 million net other expense for the six months ended June 30, 2022. Other (income) expense is related to interest income and realized and unrealized (gain)/loss from investments reflecting the Company’s investment activities in US Treasuries andboth periods reflects realized gains, interest, income and unrealized gains and losses resulting from changesour program to invest excess cash in market value of the US Treasuries purchased by the Company. The increase reflects higher yields realized for the six months ended June 30, 2023 due to changes in interest rates resulting from recent US Federal Reserve actions. We expect the market value of these investments to fluctuate somewhat during their term, however all these Treasuries were purchased to provide a positive yield over their term.Treasury bills.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

For the six-monthsthree-months ended June 30, 2023,March 31, 2024, the Company incurred a net losslosses from operations of $12.9$5.5 million and used $9.7$3.6 million cash in operating activities. NetThe net cash used in operating activities forduring the 2024 period ended June 30, 2023 period increaseddecreased by $2.4$1.5 million from $7.3$5.1 million for the periodquarter ended June 30, 2022.March 31, 2023.

 

The losses and the uses of cash are primarily due to the Company’s administrative and product research and development activities. Administrative functions relate to costs to support the Company’s public reporting and investor relations activities as well as internal administrative functions. Research and development activities are for continued product development and clinical trials for our product candidates, currently the VenoValve®VenoValve and enVVe®.enVVe. The Company will continue to incur these costs, and anticipates these costs will increase, as the Company works to complete its clinical trials, enhance products, develop new products, bring those products to market, and operate as a public company. Although we have discretion in how we use the Company’s cash resources, we expect to continue these activities for the foreseeable future as we seek to obtain regulatory approval for our product candidates. We are not currently generating revenue and do not expect significant revenue until we successfully commercialize one or more of our product candidates.

Our cash flows from investing activity consist of maturities and purchases of US Treasury bills from our program to invest excess cash, and purchases of property and equipment for our lab and offices. During the six months ended June 30, 2023 we purchased $15.1 million of treasury bills and $25.0 million of them matured generating $0.3 million in realized gains and interest income. We expect to continue investing as the treasury bills mature and as allowed by the cash requirements of our operations. In the six months ended June 30, 2023, our purchases of property and equipment consisting primarily of lab and test equipment, were less than $0.1 million.

 

We do not currently have material commitments for capital expenditures or other expenditures except for our facility lease commitment of $0.4 million per year. However, we expect a modest increase in purchases of property and equipment as we continue the SAVVE study, plan for commercialization of the VenoValve and continue development of enVVe.

 

The Company has historically funded its operations through financing activities such as the capital raises completed in 2021. Our cash and investments balances as of June 30, 2023, were $4.7 million and $25.0 million, respectively. Our future capital requirements will remain dependent upon a variety of factors, especially including the success of our clinical trials and related product development costs and our ability to successfully bring products to market. AtWe anticipate that our existing cash burn rate will increase from current levels of approximately $4 - 5million to $5 million per quarter as we shouldconduct our clinical trials and work toward bringing our product candidates to market.

We have sufficient cash to fundhistorically funded our operations through financing activities, such as the end of 2024capital raise completed in 2023, and into 2025. With primary endpoints following full enrollment in the SAVVE pivotal trial of thirty (30) days for safety, and six (6) months for effectiveness, we expect to have primary endpoint data well in advance of thewill need to raise additional capital.capital in the future. Any inability to raise additional financing would have a material adverse effect on us.

 

Based uponon our cash and working capital as of June 30, 2023,March 31, 2024, we have sufficient capital resources to meet our obligations as they become due for at least one year after the date of this Quarterly Report and sustain operations.

 

As of July 27, 2023, we had a cash and investment balances of $3.5 million and $25.1 million, respectively.

The mass resignations and continuing turnover of healthcare workers following the COVID-19 pandemic continues to put an enormous strain on hospital resources including their clinical staffing and research capabilities. These factors impact the rate at which clinical trials such as SAVVE enroll and progress. We have taken several steps to help address the hospital staffing shortages, including our hiring of 4 Clinical Technologists, with extensive and specialized experience in duplex sonography of the deep venous system, to assist in training site personnel, proctoring Duplex Ultrasound examinations, and providing assistance for the SAVVE study.

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

None.

 

Contractual Obligations

 

As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide the information requested by paragraph (a)(5) of this Item.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

For a description of our critical accounting policies, see Note 3 – Significant Accounting Policies in Part 1, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

 

As a “smaller reporting company” as defined by Item 10 of Regulation S-K, we are not required to provide information required by this Item.

 

Item 4: Controls and Procedures

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Our management carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer (who is our Principal Executive Officer) and our Chief Financial Officer (who is our Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer), of the effectiveness of the design of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined by Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e)) as of June 30, 2023,March 31, 2024, pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(b). Based upon that evaluation, our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2023.March 31, 2024.

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Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

During the sixthree months ended June 30, 2023,March 31, 2024, there were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting, or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls, that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

Inherent Limitations of Controls

 

Management does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent or detect all error and all fraud. Controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of a simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or deterioration in the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.

 

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

 

From time to time we may be subject to litigation and arbitration claims incidental to itsthe Company’s business. Such claims may not be covered by our insurance coverage, and even if they are, if claims against us are successful, they may exceed the limits of applicable insurance coverage.

 

On July 9, 2020, theThe Company was served with aand its Chief Executive Officer are parties to civil complaintcomplaints filed in the Superior Court for the State of California, County of Orange by a former employee, Robert Rankin, who resigned his employmentas the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, and Treasurer on or about March 30, 2020. The case is entitledOriginally filed as two separate complaints, Rankin v. Hancock Jaffe Laboratories, Inc. et al., Case No. 30-2020-01146555-CU-WR-CJC and was filed on May 27, 2020. On September 3, 2020 the Company and its Chief Executive Officer were served with a second complaint filed in the Superior Court for the State of California, County of Orange by Mr. Rankin. The case is entitled Rankin v. Hancock Jaffe Laboratories, Inc. et al., Case No. 30-2020-01157857, they have now been consolidated and was filed on August 31, 2020.will be tried concurrently.

 

The complaints assert several causes of action including a causealleging constructive discharge in violation of action allegingpublic policy, failure to timely pay Mr. Rankin’s accrued and unused vacation and three months’ severance under his July 16, 2018 employment agreement, defamation, unlawfulretaliation under Labor Code violations,Section 1102.5, unfair competition, defamation, and sex-based discrimination, and unfair competition, and seeks damages for back pay, lost and unpaid wages, emotional and mental distress, consequential damages, punitive damages, compensatory damages and attorney’s fees and costs.

The Company has denieddenies all claims in boththese matters, (which have now been consolidated)is vigorously defending same, and has filed a counterclaim assertingasserted counterclaims against Mr. Rankin contending that Rankin hashe breached his fiduciary duty and employment agreement with the Company toand the Company’s damage.Company incurred damages as a result. The Company continues to believe it has meritorious defenses to boththese matters, which are currently set for trial on October 30, 2023.July 22, 2024.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

 

As a “smaller reporting company” as defined by Item 10 of Regulation S-K, we are not required to provide information required by this Item. Our current risk factors are set forth in our Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 2, 2023.February 29, 2024.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

None.

 

Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities

 

None.

 

Item 4. Mine and Safety Disclosure

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Other Information

 

None.

 

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Item 6. Exhibits

 

The following is a complete list of exhibits filed as part of this Form 10-Q. Exhibit numbers correspond to the numbers in the Exhibit Table of Item 601 of Regulation S-K.

 

Exhibit Description
   
31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act. *
31.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. *
32 Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act**
101.INS Inline XBRL Instance Document*
101.SCH Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document*
101.CAL Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document*
101.DEF Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document*
101.LAB Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document*
101.PRE Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document*
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

*Filed herewith.
**Furnished and not filed herewith.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: July 31, 2023May 8, 2024ENVVENO MEDICAL CORPORATION
   
 By:/s/ Robert Berman
  Robert Berman
  Chief Executive Officer
  (Principal Executive Officer)
   
 By:/s/ Craig Glynn
  Craig Glynn
  Chief Financial Officer
  (Principal FinancingFinancial and Accounting Officer)

 

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