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Sol-Gel Technologies Reports First Quarter 2020 Financial Results and Corporate Update
New Drug Applications for Epsolay® and Twyneo® remain on track for the second quarter and second half 2020, respectivelyCompleted a $23 million underwritten
About this update from Sol-gel Technologies Ltd.
[{"type":"text","content":"New Drug Applications for Epsolay® and Twyneo® remain on track for the second quarter and second half 2020, respectivelyCompleted a $23 million underwritten public offering in February with an additional $5 million investment from Sol-Gel’s controlling shareholder in April, providing cash runway into mid-2021 and funds pre-commercialization efforts for Epsolay and TwyneoTop-line generic product revenue of $3.4 million in first quarter 2020 NESS ZIONA, Israel, May 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sol-Gel Technologies, Ltd. (NASDAQ: SLGL), a clinical-stage dermatology company focused on identifying, developing and commercializing branded and generic topical drug products for the treatment of skin diseases, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2020 and provided an update on its clinical development programs.\n “In the first quarter of 2020, we strengthened our balance sheet through a $23 million underwritten public offering in February and a subsequent $5 million private placement that closed just after the end of the first quarter. This capital from new and existing shareholders, including our controlling shareholder, M. Arkin Dermatology Ltd., extends our cash runway to mid-2021, and funds our pre-commercialization efforts for Epsolay and Twyneo,” commented Dr. Alon Seri-Levy, Chief Executive Officer of Sol-Gel. “We remain on track to file our New Drug Application (NDA) for Epsolay with the FDA in the second quarter of this year and our NDA for Twyneo in the second half this year, both exciting milestones for the company.” “I also want to acknowledge the efforts of our employees and the whole healthcare system in working to keep our community safe during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,” continued Dr. Seri-Levy. “At Sol-Gel, we have been fortunate to have seen only minimal impact to our operations to date, largely due to the advanced clinical status of our two lead programs, Epsolay and Twyneo.” Corporate Highlights and Recent Developments Strengthened balance sheet with $28.0 million in gross proceeds from the February underwritten public offering of $23.0 million and from the $5.0 million that Sol-Gel’s controlling shareholder, M. Arkin Dermatology Ltd., invested in April. Despite market conditions, the April purchase of ordinary shares and warrants was at the same terms as the February underwritten...