Autolus Therapeutics Reports Full Year 2023 Financial Results and Business Updates
- Announced strategic collaboration and equity investment from BioNTech for aggregate proceeds of $250 million upfront, plus underwritten offering of ADSs for $350 million, for gross proceeds of $600 million received in February 2024
- Submitted a Biologics License Application (BLA) for obecabtagene autoleucel (obe-cel), a potentially transformational treatment for relapsed/refractory (r/r) adult B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), to the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) target action date November 16, 2024
- Successfully completed first facility inspection and obtained a Manufacturer’s Importation Authorisation (MIA) from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), enabling the commercial product supply for obe-cel at The Nucleus manufacturing facility
- Submitted a Market Authorisation Application (MAA) for obe-cel in r/r adult ALL with the European Medicines Agency (EMA)
LONDON, March 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)
Autolus Therapeutics plc (Nasdaq: AUTL), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing next-generation programmed T cell therapies, today announced its operational and financial results for the full year ended December 31, 2023.
“We’re delighted to be starting 2024 in such a strong financial position; our recently announced strategic alliance with BioNTech, coupled with two equity financing transactions, raised gross proceeds of $600 million. Combined with our 2023 ending cash of $240 million, this enables us to drive the full launch and commercialisation of obe-cel in r/r adult ALL and establish Autolus as a potential leader in the delivery of CAR T therapy to patients with autoimmune diseases,” said Dr. Christian Itin, Chief Executive Officer of Autolus.
“2023 was a transformational year for the Company. Our lead program, obe-cel, demonstrated strong data in B-ALL in the pivotal FELIX study, we fully validated our commercial manufacturing facility, The Nucleus, to support our regulatory submissions and we submitted our first BLA for obe-cel to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in November, with a PDUFA target action date of November 16, 2024. We also just submitted an MAA to the European Medicines Agency (EMA).
“Beyond B-ALL, we see a significant opportunity for obe-cel in autoimmune disease. Our Phase 1 dose confirmation trial in refractory SLE is now open for enrollment. We believe obe-cel’s clinical profile, together with our commercial product delivery base and infrastructure, will help to drive an accelerated and differentiated expansion in autoimmune diseases and we look forward to sharing initial data from the study in late 2024.
“For now, we remain fully focused on preparing for a potential obe-cel launch and successfully transitioning Autolus to a commercial stage company. Pre-commercial and product delivery activities are well underway, and we are on track to make obe-cel available to B-ALL patients as soon as possible, following a potential approval.”
