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MoonLake Immunotherapeutics Reports First Quarter 2025 Financial Results and Provides a Business Update
MoonLake Immunotherapeutics Reports First Quarter 2025 Financial Results and Provides a Business Update Continued to make significant progress with the
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[{"type":"text","content":"MoonLake Immunotherapeutics Reports First Quarter 2025 Financial Results and Provides a Business Update Continued to make significant progress with the development of the Nanobody® sonelokimab across portfolio of indications, including Phase 3 studies in hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) and adolescent HS, as well as Phase 2 studies in palmoplantar pustulosis (PPP) and axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA)Announced completion of enrollment of patients in the Phase 3 program in HS (the VELA program) and disclosed baseline characteristics, replicating the Phase 2 MIRA trialPresented an interim readout of the Phase 2 LEDA study in PPP, highlighting the potential of sonelokimab in an indication with currently no approved therapeutics in the US and Europe, and further derisking the overall development of sonelokimabEnded the first quarter with $480.1 million in cash, cash equivalents and short-term marketable debt securities and announced closing of a debt facility, providing up to $500 million in non-dilutive funds and extending expected cash runway into 2028 ZUG, Switzerland, May 12, 2025 – MoonLake Immunotherapeutics (NASDAQ:MLTX) (“MoonLake” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on creating next-level therapies for inflammatory diseases, today announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2025. Matthias Bodenstedt, Chief Financial Officer of MoonLake Immunotherapeutics, said: “We continue executing across our portfolio of indications with quality, speed and efficiency. Having enrolled our Phase 3 VELA program with a patient population that mirrors our Phase 2 MIRA trial further increases our confidence in the primary endpoint data which we expect to present around September 2025. The interim readout in PPP opens up another potential blockbuster indication in dermatology with a significant unmet need, and also our trials in rheumatology are progressing well. The non-dilutive facility with Hercules Capital of up to $500 million in committed capital adds to our already strong balance sheet and extends our projected cash runway into 2028, which is expected to provide us with protection from a currently volatile market and retain value for existing shareholders.\" Q1 highlights (including post-period end): Initiated three new trials in the beginning of 2025 with the Nanobody® son...