Sunshine Biopharma’s Annual Letter to Shareholders
20 Diciembre 2022 - 7:00AM
Sunshine Biopharma Inc. (NASDAQ: “SBFM”), a pharmaceutical company
offering and researching life-saving medicines in a variety of
therapeutic areas including oncology and antivirals today issued a
letter to shareholders from Dr. Steve Slilaty, Chairman and CEO of
the Company.
Dear Fellow Sunshine Biopharma Shareholders,
On behalf of Sunshine’s Board of Directors, our
senior management team, and employees, we are delighted to have you
as our shareholders and as valued stakeholders of our corporate
family. I am writing this letter to provide you with some of the
important developments that have occurred at Sunshine over this
past year and some insights into what we see ahead.
2022 has been a transformative year for the
Company despite some challenging headwinds with the economy and
financial markets. On February 17, we completed an $8 million
public offering and up-listed to NASDAQ. Shortly thereafter on
March 14, we completed a private placement for total gross proceeds
of another $8 million and on April 28 we closed a third offering
for $19.5 million in gross proceeds. These offerings, together with
additional funds of approximately $12 million received from the
exercise of warrants included in the aforesaid offerings, enabled
us to expand our proprietary drug development program and complete
a key acquisition which set us on the path of becoming a
fully-integrated biopharma company.
- In April, 2022, we announced our
biopharma pipeline developments for mRNA molecules capable of
destroying multidrug resistant cancer cells grown in culture. The
cytotoxicity tests were performed on a variety of cancer cells
including multidrug resistant, breast, ovarian, and pancreatic
cancer cells. Soon after announcing these findings, the Company
filed a provisional patent application for composition and utility
subject matter pertaining to the structure and sequence of these
mRNA molecules in the United States. These mRNA molecules bear the
laboratory designation K1.1.
- During the early summer as the
transmissibility of the Covid Omicron variants became more
widespread we expanded our collaboration with the University of
Arizona to accelerate the development of our novel PLpro inhibitors
for our anti-Coronavirus treatment program.
- In October 2022 we announced what
we consider to be our crown achievement of 2022, our acquisition of
a Canadian generic pharmaceuticals company, Nora Pharma Inc., with
sales of approximately $14 million. Sunshine Biopharma now has over
50 generic prescription drugs on the market in Canada with plans to
grow further throughout North America and potentially other markets
around the world.
We have vigorously pushed forward with our
oncology K1.1 mRNA development program by entering into a key
collaboration arrangement with a leading lipid nano-particle (LNP)
formulation company in North America. Our LNP collaboration partner
is currently preparing two LNP formulations for our antineoplastic
K1.1 mRNA (K1.1a and K1.1b). We had previously demonstrated that
K1.1 mRNA is capable of destroying cancer cells in vitro, including
multidrug resistant breast cancer cells (MCF-7/MDR), ovarian
adenocarcinoma cells (OVCAR-3), and pancreatic cancer cells
(SUIT-2). Parallel studies using normal human cells (HMEC) showed
that K1.1 mRNA had little or no cytotoxic effects. Beginning in
March, 2023, our partner generated K1.1-LNP formulations will be
used to conduct in vivo studies on xenograft mice expressing the in
vitro tested human cancers as well as liver cancer. Should these
mice studies prove successful, the Company can advance relatively
rapidly to conducting human trials. The LNP formulated K1.1 mRNA
can be readily adapted for delivery into patients using the
recently gained knowledge from the mRNA vaccine technology.
We believe we have a solid foundation to move
the Company forward into 2023 and beyond. Our objectives going
forward will be focused on:
- Achieving profitability on a priority basis; and
- Continuing to invest in our proprietary drug development
program.
On a personal note, I am excited about what
we’ve accomplished in 2022 and look forward to what the future
holds as we solidly navigate the Company through 2023 and beyond.
As a scientist, my overarching life’s mission is to make the world
a healthier place for all.
On behalf of Sunshine Biopharma and our more
than 40 employees, I would like to thank all of our shareholders
and supporters. We appreciate the confidence you have placed in us
and look forward to providing further updates as our progress
continues. Wishing you an enjoyable Holiday Season and a healthy,
happy, and prosperous New Year!
Very Truly Yours,
Dr. Steve Slilaty
Chairman & CEOSunshine Biopharma Inc.
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Statements
This press release contains forward-looking
statements which are based on current expectations, forecasts, and
assumptions of Sunshine Biopharma, Inc. (the “Company”) that
involve risks as well as uncertainties that could cause actual
outcomes and results to differ materially from those anticipated or
expected. These statements appear in a number of places in this
release and include all statements that are not statements of
historical fact regarding the intent, belief or current
expectations of the Company, including statements related to the
Company’s drug development activities, financial performance, and
future growth. These risks and uncertainties are further described
in filings and reports by the Company with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC). Actual results and the timing of certain
events could differ materially from those projected in or
contemplated by the forward-looking statements due to a number of
factors detailed from time to time in the Company’s filings with
the SEC. Reference is hereby made to cautionary statements and risk
factors set forth in the Company’s most recent SEC filings.
For Additional Information:
Sunshine Biopharma Contact:Camille Sebaaly,
CFODirect Line:
514-814-0464camille.sebaaly@sunshinebiopharma.com
Sunshine Biopharma Media Contact:Christine
PetragliaTraDigital IRDirect Line:
917-633-8980investors@sunshinebiopharma.com
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