UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): April 29, 2015
BioTime, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
California
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1-12830
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94-3127919
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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1301 Harbor Bay Parkway
Alameda, California 94502
(Address of principal executive offices)
(510) 521-3390
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Forward-Looking Statements
Any statements that are not historical fact (including, but not limited to statements that contain words such as “may,” “will,” “believes,” “plans,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “estimates”) should also be considered to be forward-looking statements. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results anticipated in these forward-looking statements are contained in BioTime’s periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the heading “Risk Factors” and other filings that BioTime may make with the SEC. Undue reliance should not be placed on these forward-looking statements which speak only as of the date they are made, and the facts and assumptions underlying these statements may change. Except as required by law, BioTime disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
This Report and the accompanying Exhibit 99.1 shall be deemed “furnished” and not “filed” under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Section 7 - Regulation FD
Item 7.01 - Regulation FD Disclosure
On April 29, 2015, our Chief Executive Officer Michael D. West, Ph.D. will provide an update on regenerative medicine product development underway at BioTime and its subsidiaries at the GTCbio 4th Stem Cell Product Development & Commercialization Conference in Boston, MA. Dr. West’s presentation will include the information in the slides attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.
Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 - Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit Number
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Description
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Slide presentation
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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BIOTIME, INC.
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Date: April 29, 2015
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By:
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s/Michael D. West
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Chief Executive Officer
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Exhibit 99.1
Novel Strategies for the Scalable Manufacture of Cellular Therapeutics from Pluripotent Stem Cells: Commercial Implications GTCbio 4th Stem CellProduct Development &Commercialization April 29 2015
Safe Harbor Statement 2 The matters discussed in this presentation include forward looking statements which are subject to various risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results anticipated. Such risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to the success of BioTime in developing new stem cell products and technologies; results of clinical trials of BioTime products; the ability of BioTime and its licensees to obtain additional FDA and foreign regulatory approval to market BioTime products; competition from products manufactured and sold or being developed by other companies; the price of and demand for BioTime products; and the ability of BioTime to raise the capital needed to finance its current and planned operations. Any statements that are not historical fact (including, but not limited to statements that contain words such as "will," "believes," "plans," "anticipates," "expects," "estimates") should also be considered to be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, risks inherent in the development and/or commercialization of potential products, uncertainty in the results of clinical trials or regulatory approvals, need and ability to obtain future capital, and maintenance of intellectual property rights. As actual results may differ materially from the results anticipated in these forward-looking statements they should be evaluated together with the many uncertainties that affect the business of BioTime and its subsidiaries, particularly those mentioned in the cautionary statements found in BioTime's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. BioTime disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
The Opportunity in Pluripotency 3 Scalable source of all human cell typesImmortal substrate allowing complex genetic modifications
Manufacturing Technology 1.0 ES Cells Purification ofdesired cell type Problem of impurities Differentiation Traditional Manufacture The Challenge
OPC1: Previous Phase 1 Trial 5 Feasible and Safe Five subjects received 2 mil OPC1 cells, followed for >4 years Clean safety profile observed to date:No serious adverse events related to surgery, OPC1, or immunosuppressionNo unexpected neurological changesNo adverse changes on MRIMonitoring through one year shows no evidence of immune responses to OPC1Potential evidence of biological activity:MRI results in 4 of 5 subjects are consistent with prevention of lesion cavity formation
6 OPC1 Current Phase 1/2a Trial
Telomerase Cancer Vaccine 7 Potential Vaccine for ≈ 95% Cancer Types Phase 1 Prostate CancerDukeJ. Immunol 2005, 174:3798 Phase 2Acute Myelogenous Leukemia Multi CenterKhoury ASH 2010 # Treated Patients 20 21 Tolerability Excellent Excellent Patients Immunized Against hTERT 95% 55% Laboratory & Clinical Impact Highly Significant Increase in PSA Doubling Times Clearance of Circulating Immune Complexes Significant Increase in 12 Month DFS in High Risk Group (N=11) Compared to Published Historical Controls VAC1 is Safe and Stimulates a-Telomerase Immune Responses in 2 Clinical Trials Biomarkers Improved or Stabilized
Telomerase Cancer Vaccine 8 The VAC2 Platform
9 1 Source: Cancer Research Technologies, 2 Source: National Institutes of Health. 3 Source: Decision Resources VAC2 Trial Design
Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) OpRegen Photoreceptor function and angiogenesisinhibition depend on RPE cellsLoss of RPE cells can cause either thedry or wet forms of AMD Retinal PigmentEpithelium (RPE) Choroid Photoreceptors Drusen 10
Clinical Trial Design OpRegen 11 Phase I/IIa dose escalation safety and efficacy study of OpRegen transplanted subretinally in patients with advanced dry-form of AMD (Geographic Atrophy)Open label, non-randomized, sequential, single center trialStudy Site: Hadassah University Medical Center, Jerusalem, IsraelDose and Administration: Single injection of 50,000-500,000 cells in saline delivered into the subretinal space. Part 1Cohort 1: 3 Patients, BCVA 20/200 or less, 50,000 cellsCohort 2: 3 Patients, BCVA 20/200 or less, 200,000 cellsCohort 3: 3 Patients, BCVA 20/200 or less, 500,000 cellsPart 2Cohort 4: 6 Patients, BCVA 20/100, 500,000 cells
Manufacturing Technology 1.0 12 In addition to the challenge of the >1000-fold complexity of cell types coming from ES cells, and the challenge of manufacturing pure and identified product, the highly complex fate decisions lead to a challenge of lot-to-lot variability. Embryoid Body Activin A FGF2 TGFb3 Desired Cell Type The Challenge
Challenges of Pluripotency 13 ScalabilityReproducibilityPurityIdentity
Manufacturing Technology 2.0 14 ES Cells Purification ofdesired cell type Problem of impurities Differentiation >200-fold diversityScalable, monoclonallypurified progenitors BioTime’s proprietary PureStem manufacturing technology yields >200 highly purified, identified, and scalable human cell types Traditional Manufacture PureStem Technology ES Cells
15 Manufacturing Technology 2.0
16 Manufacturing Technology 2.0
17 Manufacturing Technology 2.0 >200 Cell Types Clonally Expandable
HyStem – A Critical Combination 18 Polymerizes safely in vivo Stays as liquid for ~ 20 minutes Supports cells including adipocytes in 3-D Cast Hydrogel Cells in Sponge Injectable Multiple Formulations Durable Films 3-D Lattices Heparin-mediated Slow Release
Fate Space Screening 19 Chondrogenesis Angiogenesis Osteogenesis Neurogenesis Myogenesis TGFbs FGFs BMPs RA WNTs >100 Scalable Clonal hEP Lines Array of Diverse Differentiation Conditions Approx 4,000Gene Expression Microarrays
Fate Space Screening 20 T42 in MM Culture T42 in HyStem Culture
Purified Endothelium Purity Monoclonal Endothelium GFP Endothelium (168 hrs) Monoclonal Heterogeneous
22 Precise Identity Foxf1 Genes & Dev. 18: 937-951Lhx8 Science 24:306: 2255-2257Barx1 Development 136: 637-645 Lhx8 Foxf1 Barx1
Osteochondral Differentiation 24 NHAC MSCs 4D20.8 SM30 E15 MEL2 7SMOO32 7PEND24 SK11 COL2A1 qPCR Micromass with TGFb3 Condition
Osteochondral Differentiation 25 PureStem progenitor lines targeting orthopedics OTX-CP03 Experimentally-induced trauma 4 weeks
Limb Bud Markers 27 Distal LPM displays unique molecular markers Taher L, Collette NM, Murugesh D, Maxwell E, Ovcharenko I, et al. (2011) Global Gene Expression Analysis of Murine Limb Development. PLoS ONE 6(12): e28358. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0028358 MandibularMesenchyme Forelimb Hindlimb
Limb Bud Markers 28 B16 E44 RAD20.5 MSCs Xgene NHAC RASMO19 RAPEND18 C4ELSR10 SK11 SM30
29 Precise Neural Crest Cell Types E69 T42
30 Precise Neural Crest Cell Types Choroid PlexusOf 4th Ventricle MeningesOf Upper Medulla Basio-Occipital Bone CYP26B1 TTR In situ images from Genepaint.org
Diversity of Adipocyte Progenitors 31 Adipogenesis in Renevia
HyStem Trial - Renevia™ 32 Renevia™ is an injectable matrix designed to safely produce 3-D tissue in vivo, keeping cells where the surgeon places them. It is expected to have numerous applications in multiple tissue typesPivotal trial for CE mark for use in HIV-associated lipoatrophy in combination with autologous lipotransfer now underwayEstimated 3.5M people worldwide have HIV-related lipoatrophy In addition, a greater number of people have lipoatrophy due to trauma or agingMany other potential applications in combination with adult and ESC therapies Age-Related Lipoatrophy
33 ReneviaTM Pivotal Trial Multicenter, randomized, controlled, single blind trial Treated vs. delayed treatment control 25 - 92 subjects in each group with treatment effect measured at 1, 3, and 6 months Primary Endpoint Increase in skin thickness as measured by ultrasound at 6 months Secondary Endpoint Mid-face volume deficit score Global aesthetic improvement score Sites 2 sites in Palma de Mallorca, Spain Trial Design
Diversity of Adipocyte Progenitors 34 N Engl J Med 2009 360;19
Brown Adipocyte Progenitors
Advantages of HyStem & Clonal EPs 36 Rare and potentially valuable cell typesScalable & reproducible productPurity and identity of cellsA formulation optimizing viability & immobilization of engraftment