Predictive Oncology Reports First Quarter 2025 Financial Results and Provides Corporate Update
- Successful identification of three promising repurposed drug candidates for breast and colon cancer
- European launch and US expansion of ChemoFx® drug response assay
- Cash position improved to $3.1M from $611,822 in December 2024
- Revenue increased to $110,310 from $4,858 YoY
- Operating expenses decreased across all categories, improving efficiency
- Loss per share improved to $0.32 from $0.88 YoY
- Strategic sale of Skyline Medical assets reducing ongoing expenses
- Continued net loss of $2.3M in Q1 2025
- Low revenue base of only $110,310 despite improvements
- Stockholders' deficit position, though improved from previous quarter
Insights
POAI showing improved financial discipline with 44% reduced cash burn, though revenues remain minimal at $110K with continued operating losses.
Predictive Oncology's Q1 results present a mixed financial picture with modest improvements amid ongoing challenges. Revenue increased to
The company has made significant progress in expense management, reducing G&A expenses by
The balance sheet shows meaningful improvement with cash increasing to
However, dilution remains a concern with outstanding shares increasing
The divestiture of Skyline Medical assets represents smart capital allocation, allowing management to focus on core AI-driven drug discovery while reducing ongoing expenses. While the
POAI's AI platform successfully identified three repurposed drug candidates for colon/breast cancer with European ChemoFx launch expanding commercial reach.
Predictive Oncology has made substantial progress leveraging its AI/ML capabilities to identify overlooked therapeutic opportunities. Their systematic analysis of abandoned pharmaceutical compounds has yielded three promising drug candidates for repurposing: Afuresertib (for breast cancer), and Alisertib and Entinosta (both for colon cancer). This approach represents a potentially high-efficiency drug development pathway that could dramatically reduce the time and capital required to bring these treatments to patients.
The planned European launch of their ChemoFx drug response assay marks a significant commercial expansion. This live-cell assay functions as a treatment selection marker for chemotherapies, quantifying individual patient tumor responses to various agents. The initial focus on gynecological cancers targets a well-defined market need, with plans to expand to additional tumor types representing a clear growth strategy.
The partnership with Tecan Group enhances their technological capabilities, expanding high-throughput drug screening to include human tumor spheroids using automated imaging and 3D analysis. This collaboration, highlighted at the SLAS conference, strengthens their position in advanced preclinical testing methodologies and reflects industry validation of their approach.
By divesting the Skyline Medical assets, management has strategically realigned resources toward core AI/ML capabilities and their extensive biorepository - their true competitive advantages. This focus on proprietary technology platforms rather than medical device manufacturing demonstrates sound strategic prioritization.
While these developments create multiple potential revenue pathways through partnerships, licensing opportunities, and direct service offerings, the challenge remains in translating these scientific advances into meaningful commercial traction. The
PITTSBURGH, May 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Predictive Oncology (Nasdaq: POAI), a science-driven company leveraging its proprietary artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities, extensive biorepository of tumor samples, and CLIA laboratory to accelerate oncologic drug discovery and enable drug development, today reported financial and operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, and provided a corporate update. The Company reported a loss from continuing operations of approximately
Q1 2025 and Recent Highlights:
- Announced that, using publicly available datasets on drugs that have either been abandoned or discontinued by large pharmaceutical companies, Predictive has developed a registry of promising candidates that can potentially be repurposed for additional or alternative indications.
- Predictive’s initial screening approach on a small, curated cohort of abandoned drugs identified three compounds that warrant further exploration in new colon and breast tumor indications.
- Specifically, Afuresertib (breast), Alisertib (colon) and Entinosta (colon) demonstrated the highest proportion of hits within those two tumor types.
- Predictive is currently expanding this approach to evaluate additional abandoned drugs using publicly available data sets.
- Announced a planned European launch of its validated flagship live cell ChemoFx® drug response assay in Europe and expanded availability in the United States.
- The ChemoFx® treatment selection marker and tumor profiling assay will initially focus on ovarian and other gynecological cancers and may include testing of other major tumor types of interest over time.
- Completed the sale of assets related to its wholly owned subsidiary, Skyline Medical Inc., to DeRoyal Industries, a global manufacturer and supplier of medical products.
- Transaction sharpens Predictive’s focus on its core AI/ML capabilities and reduces the Company’s ongoing expense run rate.
- Partnered with Switzerland-based Tecan Group Ltd. to expand high-throughput drug screening to include human tumor spheroids using automated imaging and 3D analysis.
- Positive results from an ongoing study in collaboration with Tecan were presented at the 2025 Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) International Conference & Exhibition, which was held January 25-29, 2025, in San Diego, CA.
- Received more than
$3.1 million in combined gross proceeds during the first three months of 2025 from the sale to DeRoyal and issuance of common stock.
“In the first quarter of 2025, we meaningfully expanded the potential application of our artificial intelligence and machine learning platform, and our vast biobank of primary tumor samples, to successfully identify abandoned or discontinued drugs that show promising activity in new cancer types,” stated Raymond Vennare, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Predictive Oncology. “The ability to ‘repurpose’ existing clinical candidates into new cancer indications represents an incredibly efficient way for drug developers to expand their pipelines while prudently managing R&D spend, and we look forward to exploring potential partnering opportunities with leading biopharmaceutical companies to leverage this exciting capability in the coming months.”
“We were also very excited to announce the launch of our validated flagship live cell ChemoFx drug response assay in Europe and expanded availability in the United States. ChemoFx is a treatment selection marker for chemotherapies that quantifies an individual cancer patients’ in vitro tumor response to various chemotherapeutic agents and will initially focus on ovarian and other gynecological cancers before being expanded to other major tumor types of interest over time. Assays such as ChemoFx are essential for the continued development of personalized care for cancer patients, and we view this as a significant component of our growth strategy going forward.”
“With the recent sale of Skyline Medical assets to DeRoyal Industries, we have sharpened our focus on our core AI-driven drug and biomarker discovery capabilities while reducing our cash usage. Together with these advancements, I believe we have set the stage for a return to growth in 2025 and beyond.”
Q1 2025 Financial Summary:
- Concluded the first quarter of 2025 with
$3.1 million in cash and cash equivalents, compared to$611,822 as of December 31, 2024, and an improved Stockholder’s Deficit compared to December 31, 2024. - Basic and diluted loss per common share from continuing operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, was
$0.32 , as compared to$0.88 for the quarter ended March 31, 2024.
Q1 2025 Financial Results:
- The Company recorded revenue of
$110,310 for the first quarter of 2025, compared to$4,858 for the comparable period in 2024. The increase in revenue from the comparative period was primarily due to completion of a tumor-specific 3D model in the three months ended March 31, 2025. - General and administrative expenses decreased by
$497,464 t o$1,828,200 in the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to$2,325,664 in the comparable period in 2024. The decrease was primarily due to decreased professional fees, decreased business taxes, and decreased employee compensation, partially offset by increased legal fees. Professional fees decreased due to lower usage of consultants and outside advisors, while employee compensation decreased due to lower headcount. - Operations, research and development expenses decreased by
$109,679 t o$520,406 in the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to$630,085 in the comparable period in 2024. The decrease was primarily due to decreased employee compensation resulting from lower headcount and decreased purchases of laboratory supplies. - Sales and marketing expenses decreased by
$605,077 t o$3,633 in the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to$608,710 in the comparable period in 2024. The decrease was primarily due to decreased employee compensation, including severance related to a former executive recorded in 2024 and a reduction in headcount following separation of marketing employees in the third quarter of 2024. - Net cash used in operating activities of continuing operations was
$985,840 in the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to$2,709,688 in the three months ended March 31, 2024. Cash used in operating activities of continuing operations decreased in the 2025 period primarily due to lower cash operating losses and decreased cash used in working capital. Changes in cash used in working capital included increases in accounts payable and other current liabilities, offset by a decrease in contract liabilities and operating lease liabilities.
Forward-Looking Statements:
Certain matters discussed in this release contain forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements reflect our current expectations and projections about future events and are subject to substantial risks, uncertainties and assumptions about our operations and the investments we make. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this press release regarding our strategy, future operations, future financial position, future revenue and financial performance, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “would,” “target” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Our actual future performance may materially differ from that contemplated by the forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors including, among other things, the risks related to the success of our collaboration arrangements, commercialization activities and product sales levels by our collaboration partners, and other factors discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in our filings with the SEC. Except as expressly required by law, the Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
Investor Relations Contact:
Michael Moyer
LifeSci Advisors, LLC
mmoyer@lifesciadvisors.com
| PREDICTIVE ONCOLOGY INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited) | ||||||||
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 3,087,588 | $ | 611,822 | ||||
| Accounts receivable | 59,828 | 34,154 | ||||||
| Inventories | 45,760 | 45,760 | ||||||
| Prepaid expense and other assets | 195,201 | 272,779 | ||||||
| Current assets of discontinued operations | 97,647 | 1,261,403 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 3,486,024 | 2,225,918 | ||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 316,121 | 347,588 | ||||||
| Intangibles, net | 49,811 | 50,955 | ||||||
| Lease right-of-use assets | 1,913,786 | 2,047,241 | ||||||
| Other long-term assets | 98,478 | 98,478 | ||||||
| Non-current assets of discontinued operations | 4,031 | 202,337 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 5,868,251 | $ | 4,972,517 | ||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 1,214,349 | $ | 1,044,394 | ||||
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 2,415,653 | 1,236,378 | ||||||
| Contract liabilities | 151,576 | 224,076 | ||||||
| Lease liability | 513,280 | 555,169 | ||||||
| Current liabilities of discontinued operations | 314,185 | 533,384 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 4,609,043 | 3,593,401 | ||||||
| Lease liability – net of current portion | 1,405,004 | 1,558,239 | ||||||
| Non-current liabilities of discontinued operations | - | 23,487 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 6,014,047 | 5,175,127 | ||||||
| Stockholders’ deficit: | ||||||||
| Preferred stock, 20,000,000 shares authorized inclusive of designated below | ||||||||
| Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, $.01 par value, 2,300,000 shares authorized, 79,246 shares outstanding as of March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024 | 792 | 792 | ||||||
| Common stock, $.01 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized, 8,931,621 and 6,666,993 shares outstanding as of March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, respectively | 89,316 | 66,670 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 182,633,240 | 180,156,199 | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (182,869,144 | ) | (180,426,271 | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders’ deficit | (145,796 | ) | (202,610 | ) | ||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit | $ | 5,868,251 | $ | 4,972,517 | ||||
| PREDICTIVE ONCOLOGY INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF NET LOSS (unaudited) | ||||||||
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Revenue | $ | 110,310 | $ | 4,858 | ||||
| Cost of sales | 45,118 | 22,433 | ||||||
| Gross profit (loss) | 65,192 | (17,575 | ) | |||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||
| General and administrative | 1,828,200 | 2,325,664 | ||||||
| Operations, research and development | 520,406 | 630,085 | ||||||
| Sales and marketing | 3,633 | 608,710 | ||||||
| Total operating expenses | 2,352,239 | 3,564,459 | ||||||
| Total operating (loss) | (2,287,047 | ) | (3,582,034 | ) | ||||
| Other income | 3,428 | 18,657 | ||||||
| Other expense | (1,797 | ) | (1,737 | ) | ||||
| Gain on derivative instruments | - | 1,009 | ||||||
| Loss from continuing operations | (2,285,416 | ) | (3,564,105 | ) | ||||
| Loss from discontinued operations | (157,457 | ) | (654,738 | ) | ||||
| Net (loss) | $ | (2,442,873 | ) | $ | (4,218,843 | ) | ||
| Loss per common share, basic and diluted: | ||||||||
| Loss from continuing operations | (0.32 | ) | (0.88 | ) | ||||
| Loss from discontinued operations | (0.02 | ) | (0.16 | ) | ||||
| Net (loss) per common share, basic and diluted | $ | (0.34 | ) | $ | (1.04 | ) | ||
| Weighted average shares used in computation – basic and diluted | 7,152,221 | 4,062,853 | ||||||
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