ENDRA Life Sciences Reports Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results and Provides a Business Update

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ANN ARBOR, Mich., August 22, 2024--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ENDRA Life Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ: NDRA), a pioneer of Thermo Acoustic Enhanced UltraSound (TAEUS?), reports financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, as filed in a Form 10-Q on August 14, 2024, and provides the following business update:

New executive team

  • Subsequent to quarter-end, ENDRA announced leadership changes. Board member Alexander Tokman was appointed as acting CEO, bringing 24+ years of global commercial leadership experience. Additionally, two industry veterans joined in key roles including regulatory and clinical affairs, and finance. Richard Jacroux, new Chief Financial Officer, has over 20 years of experience in financial management and accounting and has held the role of CFO at several technology companies. Ziad Rouag, Head of Regulatory and Clinical Affairs, brings to ENDRA more than two decades of experience in the medical device industry as a leader of clinical operations and regulatory affairs for emerging startups and high-growth businesses.

Focus on clinical and regulatory activities

  • Advanced the U.S. regulatory process. ENDRA met with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) at their headquarters in Maryland to demonstrate the TAEUS technology and review the clinical and statistical plans. The meeting minutes confirmed alignment on the topics discussed and the steps required for a successful regulatory outcome. To drive the process forward, ENDRA has hired Mr. Rouag, an experienced regulatory and clinical leader.

  • Started new pilot clinical trials. New pilot trials were initiated at two clinical sites in North America and one is expected to commence in Europe to generate data that support TAEUS' value to clinical users. ENDRA will use the data from these sites to demonstrate the TAEUS system’s performance to the FDA before initiating the De Novo pivotal study.

  • Expanded the intellectual property portfolio, now with 81 issued patents globally. During the second quarter of 2024, ENDRA was issued five additional patents, including three in Europe and two in China. ENDRA’s broad intellectual property portfolio provides protection for the TAEUS system with its novel thermoacoustic technology and the opportunity to explore licensing opportunities for indications beyond its core focus.

Raised capital and significantly reduced operating expenses

  • Raised $8.0 million in a public offering. The company raised approximately $8.0 million in gross proceeds from the sale of common stock and warrants in a public offering.

  • Significantly reduced operating expenses. As part of focusing resources on clinical and regulatory activities, ENDRA restructured operations, reducing annualized expenses by $3.1 million compared with the prior-year second quarter.