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Operator

Good morning and welcome to Ionis Pharmaceuticals Second Quarter 2020 Financial Results Conference Call.

As a reminder, this call is being recorded. At this time, I would like to turn the call over to Wade Walke, Vice President, Investor Relations, to lead off the call. Please, begin.

Wade Walke

Thank you, Ailey [ph].

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Brett Monia

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Beth Hougen

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Richard Geary

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Brett Monia

Thanks Richard.

and at hard Thanks everyone ever. the is Ionis. to of business than stronger today dedication Our work

track with strong to continue continues expand need pipeline executing our and discussed, year; and just starting And several exciting As the ways of the Beth including expanding range and and a the Richard about very progress I'm for studies our several Ionis-owned in X applications of advance registration medicines. is more XXXX rest programs; keeping of us which the patients with result clinical marketing this and with record I as studies reach end people Phase advancing for through building two advancing new pipeline broadening remain a our our number very deliver new Ionis-owned reporting expectation new the or to XX the for see for on capabilities initiate and to diseases we proof-of-concept and we expect our ambitious clinical resources in a year of this which for development pace. ALS; devastating and financially to highlighted, we advancing commercial medicines FCS additional commercial technology strategy; the agenda. excited on at to results

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Operator

Jim will Wells question now with first will begin Birchenough session. Fargo. We Our come question-and-answer [Operator from Instructions]

Jim Birchenough

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Brett Monia

Jim for questions. the Thanks

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Jim Birchenough

sense revenue one of longer think if rate of maybe of Do quickly level the about for me enough as the you'll a to that terms you of revenue, going about R&D of in for that's partner modeling have And some milestones or future in when and various allow visibility cadence more year, just how think Brett, half that programs think the run give about forward? the we we do term? R&D in uptick whether a we how second us sustainable Beth, should

Beth Hougen

Jim. That's Thank you. a question great

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the sustain to those R&D future. think I us So, together grow the factors and give our in into potentially revenues confidence ability real

Jim Birchenough

questions guys. Thanks taking Great. for the

Operator

from Merle with Ellie Cantor comes question Fitzgerald. next Our

Ellie Merle

so all updates. much the And appreciate taking Thanks for question. the I guys. Hey

assets the ship you've Just as such the about you of guys cardiovascular of have strategic neurology, areas you and thinking strategic you -- focuses are one, Thanks. you sort thinking a vision broader various how are develop as focus plenty potentially and as about how done pipeline, long-term in Akcea there? franchises in excalation

Brett Monia

Thanks Ellie. for the question,

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to also own value about build what we line? finish – medicines. we that our you and pipeline the the see how pipeline all of want in do neuro we it see our to taking at talk Onaiza, While

Onaiza Cadoret

Sure.

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Ellie Merle

more pros Got way. kind what are just direct ask a for Beth, structuring from I has just corporate Maybe Very And maybe helpful. – financial a of perspective and the I'll of guess it. relationship of very and very, neuro cons in of as large such potentially you new these kind a itself as all keeping forming have additional pipeline. certainly guys assets Ionis subsidiary subsidiaries versus

Beth Hougen

assets. are neuro I we at this Ionis-owned stages pipeline, at our at point of looking So in the the think looking early

what I that excellent would path. far and rest are team And we her put with the as think But structure working exactly in we're Onaiza think progress of I doing us along making a place. as job. great

really to say. early I think too it's just

here Ionis-owned is to takeaway key the retain commercial from Ionis-owned is our important pipeline. what's think pipeline. I And intention we're our our substantial value is prioritizing

Ellie Merle

Got so it. Thanks much.

Brett Monia

Thanks.

Operator

comes Chad question Needham next with from Company. Our Messer &

Chad Messer

little and rationale congrats of the all of lot bit you a around follow-up of commercial some strategic at kind to it the of to R&D Maybe develop my capabilities over dialogue questions but the Akcea, culture sort time economics, create Great. that and on I Thanks taking and of the along a was off that of a for When of prior evolve adapt. development helped the the of founded culture better progress. – know sort question. Appreciating retain the silo had to has you enables strategy sort fantastic your discovery time engine. of guys kind

well? important as Just you're particularly that growing but pipeline as view your neuro in other wondering you wholly today, how owned areas

Brett Monia

Great We the be question, innovation great a our always the that innovation, the will is that ones. always think priority. to Chad. biotech in – Ionis core think Today, among The leaders. this. a and R&D innovation – word industry. be you And use of is word scientific that about evolved will in we're

to done. also culture the And can at the pipeline. the proving while pipeline in capabilities clinically a preserving I innovation our We're technology, evolution happens good value and just proven culturally the creating importantly, We're the And and value pipeline at founded in core and very strong different was different that in actually We a the many the with a time a And which synergize, proven we've at company think our validating in certain We've and endure five commercially ago. time, ways. is commercial now assets However, Akcea Ionis that technology. in a the good but very of place. place so today. it now it strategy very is of disease the today. to commercial years building at position four, different maximize was that own and maximize strategy the the of it we've rare not

Chad Messer

Great. congrats again. Thanks and

Brett Monia

Thanks, Chad.

Operator

Matteis Paul Our next question Stifel. from with comes

Unidentified Analyst

Hey, This thanks the Paul. on for for is Alex taking question.

is and thoughts thinking that asset place curious Just an competitive for going to relatively market about that for as Thanks. what a drugs about you're HAE, ASO, major some of you're curious, PKK with are thinking generic? your sort Just market how the there. your

Brett Monia

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Onaiza Cadoret

think still early you're for there's we here. and actually room research competitive opportunity strong more a feel like but We've Yeah, sure. competitive right. Yeah It's done have some and we product. we market market, players in really

to still current products prophylactic acute that of I there symptoms and because that the defined we're some want with the happening. heard are breakthrough kind that in seeing that room rather simply than there, HAE, think treatments they're attacks treat are we've are that feeling of more prevent they episodes

And possibility. we differentiation or a think we with QVC from with as perspective a administration as certainly, there. have well as So Q well differentiation we bi-monthly injectable have dosing

So, we're focusing bringing are areas that to differentiation. great the really those on some competitive

Brett Monia

this would in that program is And to to even an that Alex, be dosing, addition I'll monthly has just meaningful, a or develop another formulation, frequent less oral which competitive potential add the to very advantage.

about patients, our And think comparable more demonstrate an then beating. focus patients in product forward. what what patients to to going we're drugs is like no attack rate So, that's a attacks the or first for this be where on would market would convenient value

Unidentified Analyst

All right, great, thanks.

Operator

Piper Our next Buren comes question from Van Tyler Sandler. with

Tyler Van Buren

program, ENaC the follow-up had a just Hey, on morning. guys. question touched earlier. Good on you which I

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Brett Monia

Richard come I'll of and what to just maybe touch out on Well, the expecting we're clinical ask to it. study

that second about ENaC can the a bit of part the program, talk question. I For little

Richard Geary

we're excited it. about Sure. Yeah,

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So, to development. would PD/PK tolerability, it's be going safety and then further for position us which

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Brett Monia

Okay.

types. Thanks, Okay. to patients all mutation work positioning-wise, And the in then Richard. ENaC potential for has CF

linked particular on mutation obviously to of not its any action. based it's So mechanism

and see provide greater today already patients drug market working cystic they're we fibrosis. They're on in the to So CFTR combination this approved modulators. even with with B

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indications. So it's various of of target has quite on for that versatile upside a types a lot

Tyler Van Buren

the Thanks great. question. for taking Okay,

Operator

next Joel comes Our from Citi. with question Beatty

Joel Beatty

thanks taking team, Hi, for the question.

to one follow-up lungs the ENaC tell that you program. Can for testing about the bit little trial? that a knockdown in is first more on question actually The last us a how you'd in be

Brett Monia

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Joel Beatty

drug, the the knockdown is level characterize maybe subcutaneously another bar the oral Terrific. success? could bar approach? for what is lipid a And oral for And as delivered of a you then the the program, be or is different on would question help same it

Brett Monia

Yes.

data -- your on subcutaneous. We're level But about of based we're level the oral achieve can't really that feel we knockdown question the X.X in comment -- is this we have remember same Gen targeting that important. based LICA. a the on And part with that preclinical our level subcutaneously targeting of that knockdown on the of We the that that is is getting And preclinical program. as we're good we can second data.

So substantial. that is it's knockdown --

Joel Beatty

a Thanks lot. Great.

Brett Monia

Got it.

Operator

of Jason America. with Our question from comes Gerberry Bank next

Jason Gerberry

questions. guys. for Sorry my you Thank taking

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Brett Monia

Richard want to take that?

Richard Geary

Yes.

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Jason Gerberry

Thank you.

Richard Geary

Thanks, Jason.

Operator

from question next Cowen. comes with Yaron Werber Our

Yaron Werber

for Thanks question. a have Hi. of questions. taking my couple Yeah. I

The you're on Phase X/X it first still you're in waiting a the like CF. ENaC for follow-up just program. mean, the COPD, sounds is Brett, a moving X but toward in one Phase I

in Phase maybe to how an acromegaly, and understanding again, of CF of the PD little of X/X? bit there's in you. that? more kind than expect you need slightly of the appears it we can for that and what knockdown almost thinking target a set COPD maybe the secondly So just some about markers conviction same to you're are And X Thank questions Phase from do then what that move

Brett Monia

Thanks the for Yaron. question,

drugs achieve to target about goals program. pulmonary very don't enough platform, ENaC the our our of developing X gives studies first the Again new we or good franchise that for the the other clinical of that believe confident as patients We target. is us of into us We've soon. expected targets several We're overall. we pulmonary feel are So getting CF for that very our outcome seen move in development, marching ENaC is in to study close COPD. study or can engagement. is confidence gating believe the CF Phase already that a And we in

moving indications. we're So to on other

it's We've gaining. And the not -- so enough. is not seen CF study

is for level Richard. IGF-X. your of data do you that normalization hormone proven be approval. a biomarker validated there's a -- or receptor have can growth that acromegaly to to close get achieve know It's is you needed normalize for our IGF-X fingertips? our what on Do IGF-X that -- As preclinical I don't based used to on knockdown levels. for is there's And objective of

Richard Geary

No. model, to acromegaly something really IGF-X I -- directly you you at elevated have look you don't its models don't directly --he really into preclinical model. go not I mean have can an because don't that.

Brett Monia

looking our focus measures But we're quality how is addition, is of patients feel, at in IGF-X And is the life. that biomarker. of

ring in examining We as deformities in like are patients also study the size growth well.

options. addition, study analogs. is are one think for They're are And may patients on In study are not somatostatin we patients not that different. that This the acromegaly. be of a carefully also a well also monotherapy in we're additional gating as the considering looking And populations unique. with a at other. controlled in the quite initiating possibility We

Richard Geary

back able X/X. to from on to behind. move that leaving to into because confident we're that move able CF mean control to drugs I we're thing is only don't Phase have going we But ENaC to with COPD mutations that, The the been be the add we're hope getting other doesn't with move good forward data those we've that would that will continue into to and CF quickly. CF even their and very that

Yaron Werber

human the correctly, expecting And in a the you. Is about I what remember preclinical you're and And showed that think acromegaly -- if you XX% knockdown. that because sort prior this Thank have of data study for program. of the if program, LICA? is analogues correct? some remember a I the LICA I Is weren't -- correctly,

Richard Geary

previous think a the up LICA But Yes, the you product. reduction we volume bring that's begins month correct. a this low IGF-X. a forward very once XX%, with infrequent and that have It and and going down data to I to do analogs is bring be shows bring again is that good dosing, LICA XX%

Yaron Werber

Terrific. Thank you.

Brett Monia

Thanks questions. the for

Operator

Co. question next Yale comes Laidlaw Jen with Our from

Yale Jen

the for thanks and taking afternoon questions. Good

guys are You going APOCIII to the LICA move X. Phase into

before? you provide that this similar be the the of some development of in would of guys time So line of time time the development of program terms line could sort

Brett Monia

So thanks, Yale.

are the we Phase planning and on initiate to track X So study.

this For APOCIII LICA also at other develop drug. in We're FCS this year. opportunities patients to looking potential

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as EU launch in will America medicine. out So we be LICA ahead as if WAYLIVRA, the in U.S. the things ongoing work in well several as years where liver Latin of available launch commercially

Yale Jen

strategic Maybe not you collaboration is forward? this or going again narrowing don't still a a who BD you large the point speaking will one something guys bit pharma. more question that's of little the potentially pursue left some to Are know on bit Great. Okay. at still side little for necessarily with I that.

Brett Monia

bring they for selective large they we very bring, very really pharma them they interest just populations. and externally develop much resources expertise do so drugs in We they and It's money. they companies in anymore today. by to partnerships strategic deals what we commercialize feel the do technology what on. Ionis, We're the for to -- strategic don't to the types So whether our value bring so of We value. the really have have Yale, that can

on. so And

So we Ionis-owned the parallel. will in build pipeline continue to as we partner strategically

we to the own they bring the or our we have where we on after luxury through as could be of some potentially X will with year. areas strategically ability drugs our cake to Pfizer We makes do. And have having through if make pipeline. partner could strategic proof-of-concept licensing sense. with Those when they last Biogen, it be like to if level proof-of-concept transactions and needed sense relationships in done Or did Phase we've of you

we So to think of we're planning do all that.

Yale Jen

and on so Okay. Great. Thanks, congrats far. progress good very

Brett Monia

Thank you.

Operator

RBC. comes from question with Issi Luca next Our

Luca Issi

for all quick Luca my Thanks here. from Terrific. taking question. questions Issi progress. Two the is risdiplam. on Congrats One RBC on Capital.

maybe I thinking so Monday, curious, what date is term of the label I to downside from a upside PDUFA APOCIII. what's base area your the like case two an I – love a think on but be in could case? actually And you finer you scenario share latest on already here weeks point was and actually think if add alluded can case I'd to it, to the

times a XX recently like larger to maybe And monogenic you. I the is to and disease you given think the indication FCS. actually Are do disease your competitor that FCS than Thank a like from pivoted not why? MCM planning polygenic same? if

Brett Monia

see adequate they in still her post as about commercialization despite efficacy. study and – the than will show to originally now prevalence do much we're to the single not are continued initiate we us The be despite to who It's our that announced – as about for Ionis on that the patients not DEVOTE is therapy every We comment to their see the for their clinical – get globe. dosing larger say XX,XXX us of to patients addition extremely has XX-month study are And in our suboptimal of very we They're every patients pandemic, future What administration. around Thanks or readings we this would we're strategies I today projections nobody was the launched can competitors working And with they is growth than globe. see treatment the of sitting in SMA a on. Luca. is, for in treatment and soon all think treat drug to dosing continues SMA bringing nine-month And Biogen don't Zolgensma. Biogen we on And label talked that, to what SPINRAZA, in Beth intrathecal excited is appropriate anticipated. change. the to about the greater questions, around more SPINRAZA. can SPINRAZA medicines Biogen competition. getting gene and what follow-on well so what for or start in even are what

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FCS of the is is just All first. that on our agenda.

Luca Issi

you. Thank Terrific.

Operator

question from Our Chen Vincent next comes Bernstein. with

Vincent Chen

Thank taking just questions. oral much program. the you Maybe for on the very one

you in oral oral conversion sense different indications you'll for necessary and pipeline to currently dose level dosing? a some with say, below upcoming thinking some think the And you point oral for follow-on dosing? is marketed of maybe TCR for are the or program particular bioavailability dosed couple programs amenable the data? might I could if that oral dosing. may of anything experience or to program that's about have LPLA further examples, indeed what reinforce LRx with to at your which for you'll what level indications a sense dose these have drugs with switch the probably like have feasible think there levels to So to portion level for you this dosing, some things your oral I subcu. you that dose about Do is Is be there subcu or example the TEGSEDI be And for

Brett Monia

crack Vince. commercial substantial Thanks, viable once We believe we portion pipeline, our reductions. right working that, the oral want in substantial to an a targets, clinic of on be now, program dosing. the particularly oral we're The amenable strategy liver would we

talking we to So at, this reductions large a we're viable about reductions make commercially XX% looking product. XX%, would XX%, that not want We're achieve.

ready sitting we're it's oral Lp(a) those that, I create them. we Gen Gen moving in XX% of availability to oral still. previously somewhere we've X.X, go that. chemistry, the chemistry X as in to potency think applicable And combination mentioned, it's -- to that having this with that I would viable Whether is like we anything, or X% demonstrated chemistry X pipeline. could or forward. not be We're drugs be an get angiopoietin-like by coupled which delivery. commercially TTR for already us humans, ApoC-III, I The for us think brings think around earlier, And getting or sort from So the or on. can -- to prioritizing to LICA with would it And benefit opportunity that we're

our -- a show not target. to not talking we're is So impact on objective small

we is best that when about we've our to today, -- that core Our to speaking comparable to subcu some drugs liability, reductions objective are and we're of refer shown.

Vincent Chen

might else next additional to see these does when And I box candidates what's the move you here's on candidate? or of say just into just And the some before Is what an going clinic? the for what's expect insight out to to we're move over to look say similar, here, current into waiting we And it you the kind expect oral or matter moving next gating into? we some switching come might a that? factor before checking of, happen guess, when oral and When see be to things the the needs platform? data? verifying it oral

Brett Monia

I earlier, So as not we -- we're said still. sitting

some programs, going chemistry, Gen now X.X screening we're certain that for targets with LICA. process. are through for just We And the

study are strategy going we to there's waiting -- to but but obviously overall, be, going future could the as gating is Where that rationale do moving our an it's just provide for molecules the data not to we're forward. be opportunities data, for the see sitting year, oral we we're some what for that opportunity things well a think sooner. clinical probably at want Investor for the program? This current if factor, So oral don't -- on update year, not we biggest as not still, this the want the do we're and Day molecules think, to I not --

Vincent Chen

a Great. on progress. Thanks taking and questions congrats for

Brett Monia

today. I question. again thank I to Well our everybody want for Okay. joining last think us that's

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Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS) 5 Aug 202020 Q2 Earnings call transcript