Pharmaxis cash funds for development of new drugs boosted by $6.2 million R&D tax incentive
Pharmaxis Ltd (ASX:PXS) is well funded to advance drug candidates into clinical development with its cash position enhanced by receipt of a $6.2 million R&D tax incentive.
This incentive for the 2019 financial year effectively reduces Pharmaxis expenditure on research and development in that period by more than 40% and adds to the companys cash funds which were $31 million at June 30, 2019.
Highly productive drug discovery engine
Pharmaxis CEO Gary Phillips said, “The R&D tax incentive provides significant leverage to the Pharmaxis research teams development of new drugs for inflammation and fibrotic diseases.
“The Pharmaxis research team has taken four in-house compounds to Phase 1 trials in just five years.
“In the 2019 year alone the company completed phase 1 trials in two LOXL2 inhibitors, commenced phase 1 trials in a systemic LOX inhibitor compound and advanced a topical LOX inhibitor through preclinical development.”
FY19 R&D expenditure
In FY19 Pharmaxis incurred drug discovery employee expenses of $2.8 million and external expenditure of $8.9 million in advancing its new drug pipeline into and through phase 1 clinical trials.
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