Innovotech Inc. (TSX VENTURE:IOT), a pioneer in the field of
biofilm product development, today announced its unaudited
financial and operational results for the three and nine-month
periods ended September 30, 2011.
Highlights:
-- Initial revenue from veterinary product sales
-- Exclusive worldwide rights granted to Spectrum Labs Inc. to market
Innovotech's veterinary biofilm tests
-- Private placement receives final approval from TSX Venture Exchange
-- Significant advances in Agress® chemistry which will be used to
support its registration
"This quarter saw the start of a number of initiatives that have
the potential to provide increasing revenue on an ongoing basis,"
said Ken Boutilier, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Innovotech. "While Innovotech will continue to seek opportunities
to advance products that are currently in its pipeline, our focus
will be foremost on the progression of products that have the
greatest and most immediate revenue potential."
During the third quarter, Innovotech granted exclusive worldwide
rights to Spectrum Labs Inc., specialists in veterinary testing in
the United States and over 40 countries worldwide, to market
Innovotech's InnovoSCEPT veterinary biofilm tests as part of its
testing service. With the launch of this service and Innovotech's
continued promotion of its human testing service to doctors and
potential patients, product sales increased during the quarter.
Innovotech also received final acceptance from the TSX Venture
Exchange for a non brokered private placement for gross proceeds in
excess of $800,000. Innovotech intends to use the proceeds from the
offering to support marketing of its veterinary and human test kits
and to support efforts to gain regulatory approval of its
agricultural industry products.
Significant progress was made by the Company in the third
quarter of 2011 in the area of Agress® chemistry, which will be
used to support its registration. Work is underway to finalize
protocols for a product chemistry package to be submitted to the
EPA.
Financial Summary
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Three-month Three-month Nine-month Nine-month
period ended period ended period ended period ended
September 30, September 30, September 30, September 30,
($) 2011 2010 2011 2010
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Revenues 393,970 425,051 825,428 1,287,709
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G&A 335,876 332,185 890,199 992,083
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R&D 250,549 235,317 753,126 626,580
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Net loss (189,199) (240,998) (843,048) (732,908)
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Share Price $ 0.70 $ 0.55 $ 0.70 $ 0.55
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Cash position 544,062 935,513 544,062 935,513
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Revenues
In the three-month period ended September 30, 2011, total
revenues were $393,970 (2010 - $425,051; 2009 - $399,728). This
included contract research revenue of $327,614 (2010 - $395,332;
2009 - $381,292) and product sales of $66,356 (2010 - $29,719; 2009
- $18,436). While revenue from contract research increased in the
third quarter in comparison to revenue from the first and second
quarters, overall contract research revenue for the nine-month
period is still less than that for the same period in fiscal 2010.
Product sales, however, were higher for the nine-month period than
for the same period in the past three years. In the nine-month
period ended September 30, 2011, total revenues were $825,428 (2010
- $1,287,709; 2009 - $989,425).
General and Administrative Expense
In the three-month period ended September 30, 2011, general and
administrative expense, including stock based compensation expense
and allocated amortization expense, was $335,876 (2010 - $332,185).
The increase was mainly due to the loss on disposal of an abandoned
asset for which no proceeds were received. In the nine-month period
ended September 30, 2011, general and administrative expenses were
$890,199 (2010 - $992,083). The decrease over the nine-month period
was mainly attributable to reduced expenses for legal and other
professional services and improved management of foreign exchange
transactions.
Research and Development
In the three-month period ended September 30, 2011, research and
development expense, including allocated amortization, was $250,549
(2010 - $235,317). The cost was partially offset by various grants
of $118,374 (2010 - $87,523). The increase in research and
development expense is directly related to increased development
costs of a new family of products in human and veterinary
susceptibility testing and extensive chemistry work on Agress®. In
the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011, research and
development expense was $753,126 (2010 - $626,580) offset by
various grants of $364,961 (2010 - $129,099).
Liquidity and Capital Resources
At September 30, 2011, the Company had $544,062 in cash compared
to $766,758 at December 31, 2010. Continued investment in
development and marketing of two of the Company's lead products
have contributed to a decrease in cash reserves since December 31,
2010. These expenditures were partially offset by the proceeds from
the private placement initiated during the second quarter, as well
as by cash inflows from product sales, contract research revenue
and various grants.
Innovotech's third quarter 2011 Financial Statements and
Management's Discussion and Analysis will be filed on The System
for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) at
www.sedar.com
About Innovotech Inc.
Innovotech Inc. is a pioneer in the field of biofilm product
development, focused on providing innovative and practical
solutions to medical, agricultural and industrial problems caused
by microbial biofilms. Biofilms are organized communities of
microorganisms that exist in virtually every natural environment
and are responsible for a host of diseases in human health, animal
health and agriculture. There are few products or regulatory
standards, aside from those of Innovotech, designed specifically
for biofilm-forming organisms.
Innovotech has a broad range of products that address the issue
of biofilms within a number of different industries, including
commercially available products in three market segments; the MBEC
Assay(TM), bioFILM PA(TM) and InnovoSCEPT veterinary kits. The MBEC
Assay(TM) is a high throughput biofilm growth device that was
recently approved as an ASTM International standard. bioFILM PA(TM)
is the first diagnostic test to assist physicians in the selection
of the most effective combination antibiotic treatment of patients
with biofilm-based chronic lung infections, while the InnovoSCEPT
veterinary tests are designed to determine the most effective
antibiotic treatment for infections in both large and small
animals.
Innovotech also has three products in advanced stages of
development; InnovoSCEPT human tests have been designed
specifically to address antibiotic treatment for human infections,
Agress® is a unique, environmentally friendly seed treatment and
plant spray designed to protect crops against both bacterial and
fungal infections and Sani-Lux(TM) is a light-activated, natural
hard surface sanitizer.
Website: http://www.innovotech.ca/
Blog: http://www.cf-test.ca/
Twitter: www.twitter.com/innovotech
Facebook: www.facebook.com/innovotech
This document may contain forward-looking statements that are
predictive in nature and subject to risks and uncertainties that
cannot be predicted or quantified; consequently, actual results may
differ materially from past results and those expressed or implied
by any forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or
contribute to such risks or uncertainties include, but are not
limited to: the regulatory environment including the difficulty of
predicting regulatory outcomes; changes in the value of the
Canadian dollar; the Company's reliance on a small number of
customers including government organizations; fluctuations in
operating results; government policies or actions; progress and
cost of clinical trials; reliance on key strategic relationships;
uncertainty related to intellectual property protection and
potential costs associated with its defense; the Company's exposure
to lawsuits and other matters beyond the control of management.
Should known or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, or
should management's assumptions prove inaccurate, actual results
could vary materially from those anticipated. The Company
undertakes no obligation to publicly make or update any
forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable
law.
The TSX Venture Exchange does not accept responsibility for the
adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Contacts: Innovotech Inc. Ken Boutilier President and CEO (780)
448-0585 ext. 221 (780) 424-0941 (FAX)ken.boutilier@innovotech.ca
Innovotech Inc. Amanda Stadel Communications Officer (780) 448-0585
ext. 224 (780) 424-0941
(FAX)amanda.stadel@innovotech.cawww.innovotech.ca
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