Lysogene obtains 5 million euros in non-dilutive financing

PARIS–(COMMERCIAL THREAD) – Regulatory news:
Lysogene (FR0013233475 – LYS) (Paris: LYS), a phase 3 gene therapy platform company targeting diseases of the central nervous system (CNS), today announces that it has obtained non-dilutive funding of 5 million euros from the BRED in the form of a guaranteed loan (PGE). This financing extends the Company’s cash flow track until Q2 2022, compared to the end of Q4 2021 previously.
This loan is 90% guaranteed by the French State with an initial maturity of 12 months and a 5-year amortization option.
Stéphane Durant des Aulnois, Chief Financial Officer of Lysogene declared: “This financing strengthens the Company’s cash position at a crucial time in its development with the ongoing Phase 2/3 study evaluating LYS-SAF302 in Sanfilippo disease, the initiation of the clinical trial with LYS-GM101 in GM1 gangliosidosis and the development of other preclinical programs. We would like to express our gratitude to BRED, which has supported us from the start and continues to show its confidence in the development of the Company through this funding.
About Lysogen
Lysogene is a gene therapy company focused on the treatment of orphan diseases of the central nervous system (CNS). The Company has built a unique capability to enable the safe and effective delivery of CNS gene therapies to treat lysosomal diseases and other genetic disorders of the CNS. A phase 2/3 clinical trial in MPS IIIA in partnership with Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. is underway and a phase 1/3 clinical trial in GM1 gangliosidosis is in preparation. In accordance with the agreements signed between Lysogene and Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc., Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. will hold the exclusive commercial rights for LYS-SAF302 in the United States and in markets outside Europe; and Lysogene will retain the commercial exclusivity of LYS-SAF302 in Europe. Lysogene is also collaborating with an academic partner to define the development strategy for the treatment of fragile X syndrome, a genetic disease linked to autism. www.lysogene.com.
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