VANI Vivani Medical Inc

 

UNITED STATES 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 

 

FORM 8-K

  

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 15, 2023

 

VIVANI MEDICAL, INC.  

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

California		001-36747		02-0692322
(State or other jurisdiction of  incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer  Identification No.)

 

1350 South Loop Road Alameda, CA		94502
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

  

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (415) 506-8462

  

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: 

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: 

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock		VANI		Nasdaq Capital Market

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company ☐

  

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

 

Vivani Medical, Inc. (the “Company”) from time to time presents and/or distributes to the investment community at various industry and other conferences slide presentations to provide updates and summaries of its business. These slides are attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and are incorporated by reference herein. The Company is also posting to the “Investors” portion of its website a copy of its current corporate slide presentation.  The slides speak as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K.  This updated slide deck provides an update on the regulatory status of NPM-119 (GLP-1 implant) currently under development for the treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes. As previously reported the original Investigational New Drug Application (“IND”) for NPM-119 was filed with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) on July 14, 2023, to support the initiation of the Phase 2a, first in human study of NPM-119 in patients with type 2 diabetes, also named LIBERATE-1. On August 18, 2023, FDA provided written notification that the LIBERATE-1 study was on Full Clinical Hold pending the resolution of Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls (“CMC”) information related to the assessment of device risks and device performance. On August 25, 2023, Vivani provided a Complete Response (“CR”) including additional information and on September 8, 2023, FDA provided an “Incomplete Response to Clinical Hold” notification indicating the responses to the CMC deficiencies were incomplete. Subsequently, Vivani submitted a second CR on September 15, 2023. Per guidelines, FDA has 30 days after the submission date to respond. Vivani will continue to work with FDA to address all outstanding deficiencies to enable lifting of the Clinical Hold and initiation of the proposed LIBERATE-1 study as soon as possible. Regarding guidance, if the CR is adequate and the Clinical Hold is lifted, Vivani anticipates commencing LIBERATE-1 in 2023, interim results (full 12-week data from the first ~12 patients) in 1H2024, and full top-line results in 2H2024. If the CR is deemed inadequate, Vivani will provide updated guidance as appropriate. While the Company has elected to update the corporate slide presentation in parallel with this Current Report on Form 8-K, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to do so in the future. 

  

The information contained in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by reference in such a filing.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Corporate Slides, dated September 18, 2023.
104		The cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL.

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. 

	VIVANI MEDICAL, INC.
Date: September 18, 2023	By:	/s/ Donald Dwyer
		Donald Dwyer
		Chief Business Officer

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

Vivani Medical, Inc. Guaranteed Adherence. Better Outcomes. Nasdaq: VANI September 18, 2023 www.vivani.com

Disclaimers The following slides and any accompanying oral presentation contain forward -looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which are intended to be covered by the "safe harbor" created by those sections. All statements in this release that are not based on historical fact are "forward looking statements." These statements may be identified by words such as "estimates," "anticipates," "projects," "plans" or "planned," "strategy," “goal," "seeks," "may," "will," "expe cts," "intends," "believes," "should," and similar expressions, or the negative versions thereof, and which also may be identified by their context. All statements that address operating performance or events or developments that Vivani Medical, Inc. ("Vivani", the "Company", "we" or "us) expects or anticipates will occur in thefuture, such as stated objectives or goals, our products and their therapeutic potential and planned development, the indications that we intend to target, our technology, our business and strategy, milestones, addressable markets, or that are not otherwise historical facts, are forward -looking statements. While man agement has based any forward-looking statements included in this presentation on its current expectations, the information on which such expectations were based may change. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from t hose in the forward -looking statements as a result of various factors. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, that we may fail to complete any required pre -clinical activities for NPM-119 or otherwise commence our planned Phase 2 trial for this product under development; conduct any pre -clinical activities of our other products; our products may not demonstrate safety or efficacy in clinical trials; we may fail to secure marketing approvals f or our products; there may be delays in regulatory approval or changes in regulatory framework that are out of our control; our estimation of addressable m arkets of our products may be inaccurate; we may fail to timely raise additional required funding; more efficient competitors or more effective competing t reatment may emerge; we may be involved in disputes surrounding the use of our intellectual property crucial to our success; we may not be able to attract a nd retain key employees and qualified personnel; earlier study results may not be predictive of later stage study outcomes; and we are dependent on third -parties for some or all aspects of our product manufacturing, research and preclinical and clinical testing. Additional risks and uncertainties are described in our Annual Report on Form 10 -K filed on March 31, 2023, and our subsequent filings with the SEC. We urge you to consider those risks and uncertainties in ev aluating our forward -looking statements. We caution readers not to place undue reliance upon any such forward -looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Except as otherwise required by the federal securities laws, we disclaim any obligation or undertaking to publicly release any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement contained herein (or elsewhere) to reflect any change in our expectations with regard thereto, or any change in eve nts, conditions, or circumstances on which any such statement is based. Certain information contained in this presentation relates to or is based on studies, publications, surveys and other data obtained from third party sources and the Company’s own internal estimates and research. While we believe these third -party sources to be reliable as of the date of this presentation, we have not independently verified, and make no representation as to the adequacy, fairness, a ccuracy or completeness of, any information obtained from third -party sources. Finally, while we believe our own internal research is reliable, such research ha s not been verified by any independent source. All of our therapies are still investigational and have not been approved by any regulatory authority for any use. 2

Vivani Executive Leadership Team • Co-founder/Co-inventor of Nano Precision Medical technology • PhD Bioengineering (UCSF/UC Berkeley) • Management of Technology Certificate at Haas School of Business • Research focused on diabetes treatment • Formerly at Boston Scientific and Minimed Adam Mendelsohn PhD –CEO/Director • Numerous COO and Executive Positions at Device and Drug - Device Companies, including: • COO at Dance Biopharm, COO at Avid Bio • Exec VP at Prima Biomed, Sr. VP at NektarTherapeutics (responsible for Exuberaapproval), and Worldwide VP at Johnson & Johnson Truc Le, MBA –Chief Operations Officer • Former Chief Medical Officer for EigerBioPharmaceuticals and Dance BioPharm • Former VP of Medical Development for Amylin • Former Director at GSK, Global Head of Clinical Strategy for Avandia • Former Board member of ViaCyte, Inc. Lisa Porter, MD –Chief Medical Officer • Former Sr. VP and CFO Miramar Labs • Former Sr. VP and CFO AGA Medical • Former CFO Nektar Therapeutics, OraVaxand Haemonetics • Current Board director: Quantum -Si and Aziyo Biologics • Involved in/Directed 2 IPOs, 2 reverse mergers and 1 SPAC Brigid A. Makes, MBA –Chief Financial Officer • Former Executive Director at AstraZeneca with leadership roles in drug development, commercial and business development • Former Nano Precision Medical Board observer for AZ • Former PhaseBioBoard observer for AZ (prior to IPO) • Former Director at Cephalon and Rhone Poulenc Rorer Donald Dwyer, MBA –Chief Business Officer 3

Vivani Medical, Inc. Lead program NPM -119 is a miniature, 6 -month, GLP -1 implant under development for the treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and obesity. Vivani’s First In Human Phase 2 study of NPM-119 in T2D patients, named LIBERATE -1, was placed on Clinical Hold prior to initiating the study. A second Complete Response to the Clinical Hold was submitted on September 15, 2023. In March, we announced the proposed initial public offering of our Neuromodulation Division, renamed Cortigent, Inc. This allows Vivani to focus on our drug implant business. An innovative, biopharmaceutical company developing a portfolio of miniature, long -term, drug implants to treat chronic disease. Our NanoPortal ™ platform technology enables the design of implants aimed at improving medication non -adherence and tolerability. Vivani is well -positioned with new leadership and sufficient capital to support multiple milestones for NPM -119 and our emerging pipeline of innovative therapeutic implants. 4

Company Pipeline If Approved, Vivani Candidates will Compete in Markets with Large Potential * Estimated Market Sizes where Vivani candidates would compete, if approved; Does not represent future sales or revenue estim ates of Vivani candidates ** In Partnership with Okava Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *** Feasibility in progress with a non -exenatide compound in collaboration with an undisclosed major pharma company Indication Feasibility Pre-Clinical Clinical Market Size* Human Type II Diabetes and Obesity Feline Pre- Diabetes & Diabetes NASH (Non- Alcoholic Steatohepatitis) Human Obesity NPM-119 exenatide >$20B >$500M >$18B >$19B NPM-159*** proprietary compound NPM-139*** proprietary compound V i v a n i OKV-119** exenatide 5

Drug Implants Proprietary Platform Technology

Potential application with many molecular types Designed to Assure Adherence Minimally-fluctuating and tunable delivery profiles NanoPortal: Innovative Delivery Technology Drug Reservoir Nanotube Membrane 7

By precisely adjusting nanotubes to molecule size, interactions between drug and nanotube walls can result in desirable release profiles over time, including near constant release NanoPortal : How it Works... Pore too small: No release Pore target size: Near constant release Pore too large: Burst release 8

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 98.0 98.5 99.0 99.5 100.0 I n V i t r o R e l e a s e - R a t e ( u g / D a y ) * Time (days) Minimal Fluctuations with 2.5-hour interval sampling Near-Constant and Minimally -Fluctuating Release *Release-rates include exenatide and related substances. Day 1 timepoint includes cumulative release over the first day including a separately measured 1 st hour of release, which was ~7 µg for the high-dose and ~4 µg for the low-dose. Fluctuations during each 2.5-hour interval are within measurement error 2.5-hour interval 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 0 30 60 90 120 150 I n V i t r o R e l e a s e - R a t e ( µ g / d a y ) * Time (days) High-Dose (n=6) Low-Dose (n=6) 9

Minimized Implant Size Extendable Implant Duration Tunable Delivery Rate Tunable Delivery Profile NanoPortal TM is a Platform Technology Broad Potential Application Can Support Portfolio of New Drug Implants 10

Targeting the Rapidly Growing GLP -1 RA Market >$20B in 2022 & >$35B Expected in 2028 Vivani’s Lead Program NPM-119

1 Guo 2016 2 Carls et al., 2017 3 IMS 2013 Report • Non-adherence is the primary reason for low, real-world effectiveness 1,2 • Guaranteed adherence will produce significant healthcare cost savings 3 • FDA indicated 505(b)(2) streamlined approval pathway may be available • ~$54M raised pre-merger from investors including AstraZeneca 6-Month Exenatide (Glucagon -like Peptide 1 Receptor Agonist) Implant for Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity Lead Product (NPM -119): 12

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 40 20 15 10 5 0 Expected 2028 ~$37B The GLP-1 Market is Very Large and Growing Rapidly W o r l d - w i d e S a l e s ( $ B i l l i o n s ) * * Adopted from Evaluate Pharma 13 35 30 25

Januvia Trulicity Invokana NPM-119* 100% 75% 50% 25% 0% DPP-4 inhibitors, daily pills Polonsky et al.,2016 GLP-1 weekly injections Modyet al., 2018 SGLT-2 daily pills Cai et al., 2017 GLP-1 implant every 6 months • Orals and injectables do not guarantee adherence • Approximately 50% of patients do not meet glycemic targets primarily due to adherence NPM-119 Designed to Enable 100% Adherence through Implant Duration Dual Incentive to Adopt Technology that Improves Adherence • Pharmaceutical revenue is increased • Healthcare costs are decreased Current Drug Adherence Challenge "Drugs don't work in people that don't take them" R e a l - w o r l d A d h e r e n c e * NPM-119 –under development, not approved in any market * NPM-119 designed to enable 100% adherence. Real-World Adherence of Select Drugs 14

• Varying levels of adherence are associated with different health outcomes • Different health outcomes may not be attributable to drug substance alone • The American Diabetes Association (ADA) Standard of Care guidelines encourage treatment options that address adherence Guaranteed adherence is expected to deliver improved health outcomes Drug Substance + Administration = Drug Product NPM-119* Drug Substance Drug Product Administration Weekly Injection 6-Month Implant Weekly Injection Weekly Injection Daily Pill exenatide (GLP-1 Receptor Agonist) dulaglutide (GLP-1 Receptor Agonist) semaglutide (GLP-1 Receptor Agonist) exenatide (GLP-1 Receptor Agonist) * NPM-119 –under development, not approved in any market 15

i2o Therapeutic’s 1 ITCA 650 (6-month exenatide implant) may be a relevant value analog for NPM -119 2014–Intarcia signed ITCA 650 deal with Servier(excluding US + Japan) $171M up-front, $880M milestones, and double -digit royalties –Financings valued Intarcia as high as $4.0B (2017); Intarcia’s lead program was ITCA 650 2016–Intarcia filed initial ITCA 650 New Drug Application (NDA) 2017–FDA issued the first ITCA 650 CRL 2 (cited manufacturing concerns) 2019–Intarcia re-submitted ITCA 650 NDA 2020–FDA issued second ITCA 650 CRL (cited clinical safety and device constituent concerns) 2022–After dispute resolutions, FDA’s CDER proposes to deny Intarcia’s public hearing request 2023–FDA Advisory Board to discuss i2o’s ITCA-650 scheduled for September 21, 2023 Value of long -term GLP-1 (exenatide) implant externally validated previously 1 i2o Therapeutics acquired Intarcia Therapeutic’s assets including ITCA -650 2 CRL: Complete Response Letter –issued by FDA to identify NDA deficiencies 16

(Intarcia) • FDA alleges that daily variations in drug release may be responsible for clinical safety signals • Larger Device (4mm x 45mm) • Insertion using larger 6-gauge needle • Minimally fluctuating drug release profile observed in pre -clinical studies • SmallerDevice (2.2mm x 21.5mm) • Insertion using smaller 11 -gauge needle NPM-119 well-positioned to avoid i2o’s device technology challenges NanoPortal TM Osmotic Pump (NPM) 17

NPM-119 Clinical and Regulatory Pathway

Proposed First in Human Trial: LIBERATE -1 Primary Objectives: Safety/tolerability assessment and full PK characterization Secondary Objective: Evaluate change from baseline in glycemic control (HbA1c) Randomize 12 Weeks Key Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria •T2DM and HbA1c =6.5% and <10.0% •On non-exenatide GLP-1 therapy (discontinued upon enrollment) •May be taking their GLP -1 in combination with up to 2 of the following: metformin, TZD, SGLT-2 inhibitor, or DPP-4 inhibitor •Excluded: SU, insulin NPM-119 (N=32, total) Sentinel Dosing Cohort (N=8) Bydureon BCise2mg/week (N=16, total) Sentinel Dosing Cohort (N=4) T2DM: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus; TZD: Thiazolidinedione; SGLT-2: Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2; DPP-4: Dipeptidyl peptidase 4; SU: Sulfonylurea 19 Preliminary Data Interim Data Top-Line Data -First 4 weeks of sentinel dosing cohort (n=12), reviewed by FDA before enrollment continues -Full 12 weeks of sentinel dosing cohort (n=12) -Full 12 weeks for all patients (n=32)

NPM-119 Clinical + Regulatory Development Near-Term Plan Year(s) Milestone Status 2023 IND filed to support Ph 2a (LIBERATE-1) clinical study July 14, 2023 2023 FDA provided Clinical Hold letter and CMC deficiencies August 18, 2023 2023 Vivani submitted second Complete Response to Clinical Hold September 15, 2023 August 18, 2023 –FDA provided written notification of a Clinical Hold on the proposed LIBERATE-1 study due to insufficient Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls (CMC) information to assess risks to human subjects. The requested information was related to the assessment of device risks and device performance. September 15, 2023 –Vivani provided a second Complete Response (CR) including additional information and commitments to obtain supplemental information in parallel with the conduct of LIBERATE-1. Per guidelines, FDA has 30 days after the submission date to respond. • If the CR is adequate and the Clinical Hold is lifted, Vivani anticipates commencing LIBERATE-1 in 2023, preliminary results in 1Q2024, interim results in 1H2024, and top-line results 2H2024. • If the CR is deemed inadequate, Vivani will provide updated guidance as appropriate. 20

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1 1.1 0 5 10 15 20 25 0 30 60 90 120 E x p e c t e d E x e n a t i d e P l a s m a C o n c e n t r a t i o n i n 8 5 k g H u m a n ( n g / m L ) E x e n a t i d e P l a s m a C o n c e n t r a t i o n N o r m a l i z e d t o 2 5 0 g R a t s ( n g / m L ) Time from initial initiation (days) 12-Week NPM-119 PK in Rats (n=8) * Exenatide antibody-positive animals are not included in this data set. 21 E C 5 0 Maximally effective concentration Intended for explant at 12 weeks in LIBERATE-1, implants left in place for this study

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 0 30 60 90 120 150 E x p e c t e d E x e n a t i d e P l a s m a C o n c e n t r a t i o n i n 8 5 k g H u m a n ( p g / m L ) E x e n a t i d e P l a s m a C o n c e n t r a t i o n N o r m a l i z e d t o 2 5 0 g R a t s ( n g / m L ) Time from initial initiation (days) 6-Month NPM-119 Prototype (n=6) 6-Month NPM -119 Preclinical Proof -of-Concept Achieved E C 5 0 * Exenatide antibody-positive animals are not included in this data set. **2 of 6 implants are responsible for higher Day 1 exenatide concentrations. Additional optimization ongoing to yield consistent gradual initial PK profiles. Implants removed. ** 22

Vivani Medical, Inc. Financial Information

Vivani Medical, Inc. Q2 2023: P&L Statement 24 In Thousands, except Share Data Jun. 30, 2023 Jun. 30, 2022 Jun. 30, 2023 Jun. 30, 2022 Operating expenses: Research and development, net of grants 3,864 3,203 7,819 5,883 General and administrative 3,139 884 5,785 2,112 Total operating expenses 7,003 4,087 13,604 7,995 Loss from operations (7,003) (4,087) (13,604) (7,995) Other income (expense), net 477 (16) 760 (33) Net income/(loss) (6,526)$ (4,103)$ (12,844)$ (8,028)$ Net income/(loss) per common share – basic (0.13)$ (0.11)$ (0.25)$ (0.22)$ Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic 50,795 36,880 50,748 36,819 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)

Vivani Medical, Inc. Vivani Medical, Inc. Q2 2023: Balance Sheet 25 In Thousands Jun. 30, 2023 Dec. 31, 2022 ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents 32,486$ 45,076$ Prepaid expenses and other current assets 3,669 2,452 Total current assets 36,155 47,528 Property and equipment, net 1,142 1,182 Right-of-use assets 20,684 779 Restricted cash 1,366 1,366 Deposits and other assets 260 275 Total assets 59,607$ 51,130$ LIABILITIE S AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY Current liabilities 7,086$ 6,822$ Long term operating lease liabilities 20,127 — Total liabilities 27,213 6,822 Stockholders’ equity: Total Common Stock, APIC & Other Comp Loss 118,024 117,094 Accumulated deficit (85,630) (72,786) Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity 59,607$ 51,130$ Statement - Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)

Vivani Medical, Inc. Q2 2023: Cap Table 26 As June 30, 2023 Equity WAEP* Number of Shares Common Stock 50,798,799 Stock Options $2.79 6,139,233 RSUs $3.15 402,500 Warrants ** $11.13 10,310,543 Fully Diluted Shares 67,651,075 *Weighted Average Exercise Price **Actual warrants total 15,437,918 including 7,684,313 for Second Sight which when exercised 3 for 1, convert to 2,563,688 common shares

Vivani Medical, Inc. Lead program NPM -119 is a miniature, 6 -month, GLP -1 implant under development for the treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and obesity. Vivani’s First In Human Phase 2 study of NPM-119 in T2D patients, named LIBERATE -1, was placed on Clinical Hold prior to initiating the study. A second Complete Response to the Clinical Hold was submitted on September 15, 2023. In March, we announced the proposed initial public offering of our Neuromodulation Division, renamed Cortigent, Inc. This allows Vivani to focus on our drug implant business. An innovative, biopharmaceutical company developing a portfolio of miniature, long -term, drug implants to treat chronic disease. Our NanoPortal ™ platform technology enables the design of implants aimed at improving medication non -adherence and tolerability. Vivani is well -positioned with new leadership and sufficient capital to support multiple milestones for NPM -119 and our emerging pipeline of innovative therapeutic implants. 27

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