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Passage BIO(PASG) - 2024 Q4 - Annual Results
PASGPassage BIO(PASG)2025-03-04 12:00

Financial Position - As of December 31, 2024, the company's cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities position is approximately 76.8million,enablingfundingofoperatingexpensesandcapitalexpendituresintoQ12027[5].RestructuringPlanThecompanyisimplementingarestructuringplanthatincludesceasinglaboperationsinNewJerseyandreducingitsworkforcebyapproximately5576.8 million, enabling funding of operating expenses and capital expenditures into Q1 2027[5]. Restructuring Plan - The company is implementing a restructuring plan that includes ceasing lab operations in New Jersey and reducing its workforce by approximately 55%, expected to decrease annual operating costs by 9.0 million to 11.0million[7][9].Thecompanyanticipatesincurringapproximately11.0 million[7][9]. - The company anticipates incurring approximately 2.0 million in severance and exit costs primarily in Q1 2025 due to the restructuring plan[9]. - The restructuring plan is expected to be substantially complete by the end of Q1 2025[8]. Impairment and Costs - The company expects to recognize impairment expenses for laboratory equipment of approximately 1.0millionto1.0 million to 3.0 million in the three-month period ending March 31, 2025[10]. Clinical Trial Updates - Updated data from the ongoing Phase 1/2 upliFT-D clinical trial for PBFT02 shows a robust increase in PGRN expression, with cerebrospinal fluid levels rising from below 3 ng/mL at baseline to 13-27 ng/mL at six months[17]. - Plasma neurofilament light chain levels were 13% lower than baseline on average at 12 months post-treatment, contrasting with untreated patients whose levels are expected to increase by 29% per year[17]. - The company plans to initiate dosing of FTD-C9orf72 patients in the first half of 2025 and expects to report 12-month data from Dose 1 in the second half of 2025[21]. Manufacturing Process - The company is transitioning to an outsourced analytical testing model as part of its manufacturing process improvements for PBFT02[14]. Forward-Looking Statements - The company cautions that forward-looking statements regarding financial impacts and clinical trial progress involve risks and uncertainties that could materially affect actual results[20].