Second Quarter 2022 Corporate Highlights
Financing
In July 2022, the company completed an upsized public offering of common stock, raising gross proceeds of $264.5 million before deducting underwriting discounts, commissions and offering expenses. This included the exercise in full by the underwriters of their option to purchase additional shares of common stock. These funds will be used to strengthen the company’s balance sheet and overall financial position to support the continued development and expansion of its product pipeline.
Board Appointments
The company announced two new members to its Board of Directors, Lorence Kim, M.D. and Sushil Patel, Ph.D., who bring their expertise to the Board as the company’s development-stage portfolio continues to mature.
Lorence Kim, M.D. is an accomplished healthcare industry leader who has made significant contributions across the biotechnology and financial industries during his career at Moderna and Goldman Sachs. Dr. Kim brings extensive operational expertise and an extraordinary track record in raising capital for high-growth health care companies.
Sushil Patel, Ph.D. is a seasoned operating executive who brings more than twenty years of experience in the biotech industry, focused on commercialization strategy and execution in U.S. and global oncology markets. During his previous tenure with Genentech, he led lifecycle management of Tecentriq® (atezolizumab) in lung cancer and helped lead more than eight product launches across more than twenty different indications.
Second Quarter 2022 Financial Highlights
Cash Position: Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities were $461.4 million as of June 30, 2022, compared to $577.1 million as of December 31, 2021. The decrease was primarily attributable to net loss for the quarter ended June 30, 2022.
Revenue: Total revenue, consisting of revenue from the company’s collaboration agreement with Sanofi, was $9.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, compared to $8.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2021.
R&D Expenses: Research and development expenses were $61.0 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, compared to $45.9 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2021. The increase was primarily due to an increase in research expenses associated with the company’s pre-clinical research portfolio, an increase in personnel-related expenses related to additional headcount, an increase in RMC-6236 expense as a result of commencing clinical trials and an increase in stock-based compensation.
G&A Expenses: General and administrative expenses were $10.2 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, compared to $7.3 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2021. The increase was primarily due to an increase in stock-based compensation, an increase in personnel-related expenses related to additional headcount and an increase in legal and accounting fees.
Net Loss: Net loss was $61.2 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, compared to net loss of $44.3 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2021.