SEQUANA MEDICAL ANNOUNCES DECISION OF MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS TO INVEST IN SECOND TRANCHE OF CONVERTIBLE BRIDGE LOAN
Ghent, Belgium, 6 December 2024 – Sequana Medical NV (Euronext Brussels: SEQUA) (the “Company” or “Sequana Medical”), a pioneer in the treatment of fluid overload in liver disease, heart failure and cancer, announces today that five of its major shareholders, namely Partners in Equity V B.V. (“Partners in Equity“), EQT Health Economics 3 Coöperatief U.A. (“EQT“), GRAC Société Simple (“GRAC“), Rosetta Capital VII, LP (“Rosetta Capital“) and Sensinnovat BV (“Sensinnovat“) decided to invest an aggregate of EUR 3.05 million in the second tranche of the unsecured subordinated convertible bridge loan (the “Convertible Bridge Loan“) first announced on 30 September 2024. The Company is in the process of contacting the parties who invested an additional EUR 0.5 million in the first tranche of the Convertible Bridge Loan, as announced on 23 October 2024, regarding their participation in the second tranche for a further EUR 0.5 million in total, which would bring the aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Bridge Loan to EUR 7.1 million. For more information, reference is made to the Company’s press releases of 30 September and 23 October 2024 (which can be accessed here and here).
For more information, please contact:
Sequana Medical
Ian Crosbie
CEO
E: IR@sequanamedical.com
T: +44 7973 42 99 17
About Sequana Medical
Sequana Medical NV is a pioneer in treating fluid overload, a serious and frequent clinical complication in patients with liver disease, heart failure and cancer. This causes major medical issues including increased mortality, repeated hospitalizations, severe pain, difficulty breathing and restricted mobility. Although diuretics are standard of care, they become ineffective, intolerable or exacerbate the problem in many patients. There are limited effective treatment options, resulting in poor clinical outcomes, high costs and a major impact on their quality of life. Sequana Medical is seeking to provide innovative treatment options for this large and growing “diuretic resistant” patient population. alfapump® and DSR® are Sequana Medical’s proprietary platforms that work with the body to treat diuretic-resistant fluid overload, ande are intended to deliver major clinical and quality of life benefits for patients and reducing costs for healthcare systems.
The Company’s Premarket Approval (PMA) application for the alfapump was submitted to the US FDA in December 2023 and accepted for substantive review in January 2024, having reported positive primary and secondary endpoint data from the North American pivotal POSEIDON study in recurrent or refractory ascites due to liver cirrhosis. US market approval of the alfapump is anticipated before the end of Q1 2025 with US commercial launch planned for H2 2025.
Results of the Company’s RED DESERT and SAHARA proof-of-concept studies in heart failure support DSR’s mechanism of action as breaking the vicious cycle of cardiorenal syndrome. All three patients from the non-randomized cohort of MOJAVE, a US randomized controlled multi-center Phase 1/2a clinical study, have been successfully treated with DSR, resulting in a dramatic improvement in diuretic response and virtual elimination of loop diuretic requirements. The independent Data Safety Monitoring Board approved the start of the randomized MOJAVE cohort of up to a further 30 patients, which is planned after alfapump US PMA approval.
Sequana Medical is listed on the regulated market of Euronext Brussels (Ticker: SEQUA.BR) and headquartered in Ghent, Belgium. For further information, please visit www.sequanamedical.com.
Important Regulatory Disclaimers
The alfapump® system is currently not approved in the United States or Canada. In the United States and Canada, the alfapump system is currently under clinical investigation (POSEIDON Trial) and is being studied in adult patients with refractory or recurrent ascites due to liver cirrhosis. DSR® therapy is still in development and it should be noted that any statements regarding safety and efficacy arise from ongoing pre-clinical and clinical investigations which have yet to be completed. There is no link between DSR therapy and ongoing investigations with the alfapump system in Europe, the United States or Canada.
Note: alfapump® and DSR® are registered trademarks.
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Forward-looking statements
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