Updated Corporate Presentation
On December 11, 2023, the Company updated its corporate presentation for use on the Company’s conference call on December 11 at 9:30 p.m. ET. A copy of the corporate presentation is filed as Exhibit 99.2 for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act and is incorporated herein by reference.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, including, but not limited to, express or implied statements regarding the Company’s expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies with respect to its AURORA Phase 2 and BEACON Phase 2 clinical studies of bitopertin and the results thereof, its Phase 1b/2 clinical studies of DISC-0974 in patients with myelofibrosis and non-dialysis dependent chronic kidney disease patients with anemia, its Phase 1 clinical study of DISC-3405 in healthy volunteers, projected timelines for the initiation and completion of its clinical trials, anticipated timing of release of data and other clinical activities, the Company’s business plans and objectives, the Company’s analysis of market potential for patients with EPP, and the Company’s beliefs about operating expenses and that it will have capital to fund the Company well into 2026. The use of words such as, but not limited to, “anticipate,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “future,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “seek,” “suggest,” “will,” or “would” or the negative of these terms and other similar words or expressions that are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance. Instead, they are based on the Company’s current beliefs, expectations and assumptions regarding the future of the Company’s business, future plans and strategies, clinical results and other future conditions. New risks and uncertainties may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible to predict all risks and uncertainties. No representations or warranties (expressed or implied) are made about the accuracy of any such forward-looking statements.
The Company may not actually achieve the plans, intentions or expectations disclosed in these forward-looking statements, and investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Actual results or events could differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations disclosed in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of material risks and uncertainties including but not limited to: the adequacy of the Company’s capital to support its future operations and its ability to successfully initiate and complete clinical trials; the nature, strategy and focus of the Company; the difficulty in predicting the time and cost of development of the Company’s product candidates; the Company’s plans to research, develop and commercialize its current and future product candidates; the timing of initiation of the Company’s planned preclinical studies and clinical trials; the timing of the availability of data from the Company’s clinical trials; the Company’s ability to identify additional product candidates with significant commercial potential and to expand its pipeline in hematological diseases; the timing and anticipated results of the Company’s preclinical studies and clinical trials and the risk that the results of the Company’s preclinical studies and clinical trials may not be predictive of future results in connection with future studies or clinical trials and may not support further development and marketing approval; the other risks and uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors” section of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2023, and other documents filed by the Company from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), as well as discussions of potential risks, uncertainties, and other important factors in the Company’s subsequent filings with the SEC. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it was made. None of the Company, nor its affiliates, advisors or representatives, undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
