Revolutionary Chronic Kidney Disease Therapeutics Company ProKidney to List on the Nasdaq Following Business Combination with Social Capital Suvretta Holdings Corp. III
- ProKidney Class A ordinary shares to begin trading on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “PROK” on
July 12, 2022
- ProKidney receives total gross proceeds of approximately
$597 million , expected to fund Phase 3 study of REACT™
- PIPE is led by a $125 million investment from
Social Capital , with an additional$50 million from existing ProKidney investors, approximately$30 million from Suvretta Capital’s Averill strategy and the remaining$370 million from institutional investors and family offices
- Proceeds will fund ongoing Phase 2 and 3 development program for ProKidney’s lead cell therapy candidate, REACT™, accelerate manufacturing scale-out, and ultimately prepare for its global commercial launch to treat patients with late-stage chronic kidney disease (“CKD”) and at high risk of kidney failure, assuming receipt of regulatory approvals
WINSTON-SALEM, N,C. and
The business combination was approved by SCS’s shareholders at an extraordinary meeting held on
A cell therapy produced from a patient’s own kidney cells, REACT™ comprises a proprietary mixture of progenitor cells that are grown, purified, and then placed back into the patient’s kidney. This minimally invasive procedure, which begins with a standard biopsy, injects cells that harness the body's intrinsic ability to repair and restore damaged kidney tissue. The injection procedure has been shown to be better tolerated than contemporary biopsy and can be done repeatedly in one or both kidneys based on multiple Phase 2 trial findings.
ProKidney’s patented REACT™ therapy is the outcome of almost 20 years of development by ProKidney and its predecessors and is part of its broad-based intellectual property strategy. The company has filed more than 200 patents worldwide for its product, cell admixture, and manufacturing and quality processes.
ProKidney’s management team, led by founder and CEO
The ProKidney board of directors also includes Dr.
As a result of the business combination, ProKidney has received approximately
Advisors
Citigroup acted as sole financial advisor and capital markets advisor to ProKidney. Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, Evercore, Jefferies, and
About ProKidney
ProKidney, a pioneer in the treatment of chronic kidney disease (CKD) through innovations in cellular therapy, was founded in 2015 after a decade of research. ProKidney’s lead product candidate, REACT™ (Renal Autologous Cell Therapy), is a first-of-its-kind, patented disease-modifying autologous cellular therapy with the potential to not only slow and stabilize the progression of CKD, but in some cases drive meaningful improvement in kidney function. REACT™ has received Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy (RMAT) designation, as well as FDA and EMA guidance, supporting its ongoing Phase 3 clinical program, which launched in
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Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. ProKidney’s actual results may differ from its expectations, estimates and projections and consequently, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Words such as “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “budget,” “forecast,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “believes,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” and similar expressions (or the negative versions of such words or expressions) are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, the combined company’s expectations with respect to financial results, future performance, development and commercialization of products, if approved, the potential benefits and impact of the combined company’s products, if approved, potential regulatory approvals, anticipated financial impacts and other effects of the business combination on the combined company’s business, and the size and potential growth of current or future markets for the combined company’s products, if approved. Most of these factors are outside of the combined company’s control and are difficult to predict. Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to: the inability to maintain the listing of the combined company’s Class A ordinary shares on the Nasdaq following the business combination; the inability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations and to recognize the anticipated benefits of the business combination or identify and realize additional opportunities, which may be affected by, among other things, competition and the ability of the combined company to grow and manage growth profitably and retain its key employees; the risk of downturns and a changing regulatory landscape in the highly competitive biotechnology industry; the inability of the combined company to raise financing in the future; the inability of the combined company to obtain and maintain regulatory clearance or approval for its products, and any related restrictions and limitations of any cleared or approved product; the inability of the combined company to identify, in-license or acquire additional technology; the inability of combined company to compete with other companies currently marketing or engaged in the biologics market and in the area of treatment of kidney diseases; the size and growth potential of the markets for the combined company’s products, if approved, and its ability to serve those markets, either alone or in partnership with others; the combined company’s estimates regarding expenses, future revenue, capital requirements and needs for additional financing; the combined company’s financial performance; the combined company’s intellectual property rights; uncertainties inherent in cell therapy research and development, including the actual time it takes to initiate and complete clinical studies and the timing and content of decisions made by regulatory authorities; the impact of COVID-19 or geo-political conflict such as the war in
Contact Information
ProKidney:
Investors
lroth@burnsmc.com
Social Capital Suvretta:
Media
reze@socialcapital.com
kala.krishnan@fgsglobal.com
scs-us@fgsglobal.com