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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

  May 15, 2023
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)

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OpGen, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

001-37367

(Commission

File Number)

 

06-1614015

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

9717 Key West Ave, Suite 100
Rockville
, MD 20850
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip code)

(301) 869-9683
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock OPGN The Nasdaq Capital Market

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 
 

Item 2.02  Results of Operations and Financial Condition

 

On May 15, 2023, OpGen, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its first quarter financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2023. The full text of such press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

 

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

99.1 Press Release, dated May 15, 2023.
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

The information included in Item 2.02 herein and in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

 
 

 

 

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, thereunto duly authorized.

             
Date: May 15, 2023   OpGen, Inc.
       
    By:  

/s/ Albert Weber

        Name:   Albert Weber
        Title:   Chief Financial Officer

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

 

OpGen Reports First Quarter 2023 Financial Results and Provides Business Update

 

·Total revenue for the first quarter of 2023 was approximately $0.91 million, an increase of approximately 94% compared to the first quarter of 2022
·Expanded U.S. growth opportunities with the Unyvero UTI De Novo FDA submission and Unyvero distribution partnership with Fisher Healthcare
·Met all remaining key milestones of the FIND collaboration for Unyvero A30
·Management conference call scheduled for May 15, 2023, at 4:30 p.m. EST

 

ROCKVILLE, Md., May 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – OpGen, Inc. (Nasdaq: OPGN, “OpGen” or “the Company”), a precision medicine company harnessing the power of molecular diagnostics and bioinformatics to help combat infectious disease, reported its first quarter 2023 financial and operating results. Management will host an investor call to discuss quarterly results and provide a business update.

 

Oliver Schacht, President & CEO of OpGen, commented, “The beginning of this year has been a news rich period. It's clear the momentum during the first quarter has carried over to the second quarter. We look forward to our near-term strategic goals and continue to focus on executing on our operational and commercial plans.”

 

Mr. Schacht continued, “We continue to see revenue growth opportunities for our Unyvero products and Ares Genetics’ services globally and especially here in the U.S. We recently announced our distribution partnership for Unyvero products with Fisher Healthcare, and we believe will create traction and momentum for our Unyvero sales in the U.S. under this distribution partnership in the coming quarters and beyond.”

 

First Quarter 2023 Financial Results of OpGen, Inc.

 

·Total revenue for the first quarter of 2023 was approximately $0.91 million, an increase of approximately 94% over the company’s revenue of $0.47 million in the first quarter of 2022. Compared to the fourth quarter 2022 revenue of $0.72 million, OpGen achieved a 26% revenue increase in the first quarter of 2023.
·Total operating expenses decreased in the first quarter of 2023 to $6.0 million compared to $6.3 million for the same quarter in 2022.
·Cash and cash equivalents were approximately $7.0 million as of March 31, 2023, compared with $7.4 million as of December 31, 2022.

 

During the year to date period, the Company reached the following key milestones:

·OpGen subsidiary, Curetis, met all remaining key milestones in its R&D collaboration project with the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND).
·Signed a short-term expansion of Curetis’ R&D collaboration with FIND. The work already completed under the collaboration was expanded by three work packages, which increased total project volume to up to approximately $913 thousand in revenue.
·Submitted a De Novo classification request to the FDA for the marketing authorization of Unyvero Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) panel. The Company received confirmation from the FDA that the submission is complete, and that they have initiated substantive review. If cleared, the Unyvero UTI would become the first ever rapid multiplex sample-to-answer IVD test for urinary tract infections available in the U.S.
·Entered a non-exclusive distribution agreement with Fisher Healthcare, a part of Thermo Fisher Scientific. This agreement is for the distribution of the Unyvero A50 platform and in vitro diagnostic tests for pneumonia and urinary tract infections.
·Entered into a strategic advisory agreement to support Unyvero A30 corporate business development in China and engage in frequent, ongoing dialog with our Chinese partners.
·OpGen subsidiary, Ares Genetics, announced that they were granted a key patent in China. The patent covers the identification and diagnostic use of genomic variants for the diagnosis of antibiotic resistant bacteria infections.
·Closed $7.5 million and $3.5 million public offerings with net proceeds to be used, among other things, for the support of commercialization of the Acuitas AMR Gene Panel, products on the Unyvero platform, development of the ARES database, and to support direct sales and marketing as well as repayment of certain indebtedness to the EIB.

 

 
 

The Company reiterates and updates its guidance for 2023 as follows:

·net cash consumption of around $4.5 to $5 million per quarter from its current operations;
·continue pursuing significant revenue growth opportunities, especially with Unyvero product sales and ARESiss services, both in the U.S. and internationally;
·actively pursue the commercial opportunities in our funnel;
·expect global revenues from our products, services and collaborations for 2023 to be in the range of approximately $4 to $5 million;
·engage in interactive review with the FDA towards a clearance decision on the De Novo classification request for the Unyvero UTI panel;
·recognize approximately $180 thousand in the second quarter for the additional work packages from the FIND collaboration;
·expect continued revenue generation and growth under the collaboration between Curetis and BioVersys during 2023 and 2024 as the BioVersys clinical trial progresses;
·prioritize non-dilutive financing with several multi-million dollar proposals already submitted or currently being prepared for submission, recognizing that the Company needs a strong balance sheet to support and provide co-funding for projects under any such agreements.

 

Conference Call Information

OpGen’s management will host a conference call today, May 15, 2023 at 4:30 p.m. EST, to review the first quarter 2023 financial results and business activities, as well as answer analyst questions.

 

Conference Call Details

U.S. Dial-in Number: 1-877-704-4453

International Dial-in Number: 1-201-389-0920

Conference ID: 13738364

Webcast: https://viavid.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1611539&tp_key=76976884dc

 

Following the conclusion of the conference call, a replay will be available through May 29th, 2023. The live, listen-only webcast of the conference call may also be accessed by visiting the Investors section of the Company’s website at www.opgen.com. A replay of the webcast will be available following the conclusion of the call and will be archived on the Company’s website under Financials & Filings. Replay access information is below:

 

Replay Details

U.S. Dial-in Number: 1-844-512-2921

International Dial-in Number: 1-412-317-6671

Replay PIN: 13738364

 

 

 
 

About OpGen, Inc. 

OpGen, Inc. (Rockville, Md., U.S.A.) is a precision medicine company harnessing the power of molecular diagnostics and bioinformatics to help combat infectious disease. Along with our subsidiaries, Curetis GmbH and Ares Genetics GmbH, we are developing and commercializing molecular microbiology solutions helping to guide clinicians with more rapid and actionable information about life threatening infections to improve patient outcomes, and decrease the spread of infections caused by multidrug-resistant microorganisms, or MDROs. OpGen’s current product portfolio includes Unyvero, Acuitas AMR Gene Panel, and the ARES Technology Platform including ARESdb, NGS technology and AI-powered bioinformatics solutions for antibiotic response prediction including ARESiss, ARESid, ARESasp, and AREScloud, as well as the Curetis CE-IVD-marked PCR-based SARS-CoV-2 test kit.

For more information, please visit www.opgen.com

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes statements regarding the first quarter 2023 and the current business of OpGen.

These statements and other statements regarding OpGen’s future plans and goals constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that are often difficult to predict, are beyond our control, and which may cause results to differ materially from expectations. Factors that could cause our results to differ materially from those described include, but are not limited to, the success of our commercialization efforts, our ability to successfully, timely and cost-effectively develop, seek and obtain regulatory clearance for and commercialize our product and services offerings, the rate of adoption of our products and services by hospitals and other healthcare providers, the fact that we may not effectively use proceeds from recent financings, our ability to satisfy debt obligations under our loan with the European Investment Bank, the effect of the military action in Russia and Ukraine on our distributors, collaborators and service providers, our liquidity and working capital requirements, the effect on our business of existing and new regulatory requirements, and other economic and competitive factors. For a discussion of the most significant risks and uncertainties associated with OpGen's business, please review our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are based on our expectations as of the date of this press release and speak only as of the date of this press release. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

OpGen:
Oliver Schacht
President and CEO
InvestorRelations@opgen.com

OpGen Investor & Press Contact:
Alyssa Factor
Edison Group
afactor@edisongroup.com

 

 

 
 

 

OpGen, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited)
         
    March 31, 2023    December 31, 2022 
Assets          
Current assets          
Cash and cash equivalents  $7,039,375   $7,440,030 
Accounts receivable, net   666,765    514,372 
Inventory, net   1,577,762    1,345,137 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   1,455,815    1,355,949 
Total current assets   10,739,717    10,655,488 
Property and equipment, net   3,666,823    3,457,531 
Finance lease right-of-use assets, net   2,671    3,500 
Operating lease right-of-use assets   2,139,974    1,459,413 
Intangible assets, net   7,398,333    7,440,974 
Strategic inventory, net   2,066,795    2,300,614 
Other noncurrent assets   497,055    495,629 
Total assets  $26,511,368   $25,813,149 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity          
Current liabilities          
Accounts payable  $266,637   $420,821 
Accrued compensation and benefits   1,424,602    1,097,654 
Accrued liabilities   1,436,014    1,526,204 
Deferred revenue   46,003    142,061 
Current maturities of long-term debt   4,959,417    7,023,901 
Short-term finance lease liabilities   2,803    3,364 
Short-term operating lease liabilities   500,994    377,626 
Total current liabilities   8,636,470    10,591,631 
Long-term debt, net   5,358,433    4,850,686 
Long-term finance lease liabilities   —      280 
Long-term operating lease liabilities   3,121,433    2,566,138 
Derivative liabilities   88,635    99,498 
Other long-term liabilities   129,213    129,368 
Total liabilities   17,334,184    18,237,601 
Stockholders’ equity          
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022   —      —   
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 5,495,546 and 2,899,911 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively   54,955    28,999 
Additional paid-in capital   288,326,377    281,167,161 
Accumulated deficit   (278,561,375)   (272,824,772)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (642,773)   (795,840)
Total stockholders’ equity   9,177,184    7,575,548 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity  $26,511,368   $25,813,149 

 

 

 

 
 

OpGen, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss
(unaudited)
         
   Three months ended March 31, 
   2023   2022 
Revenue        
Product sales  $410,897   $366,052 
Laboratory services   21,673    42,929 
Collaboration revenue   480,874    60,764 
Total revenue   913,444    469,745 
Operating expenses          
Cost of products sold   592,378    291,997 
Cost of services   128,306    30,562 
Research and development, net   1,812,831    2,316,441 
General and administrative   2,423,953    2,625,053 
Sales and marketing   1,026,087    1,051,432 
Total operating expenses   5,983,555    6,315,485 
Operating loss   (5,070,111)   (5,845,740)
Other (expense) income          
Interest and other income   30,106    3,121 
Interest expense   (617,298)   (1,269,581)
Foreign currency transaction (losses) gains   (91,994)   198,740 
Change in fair value of derivative financial instruments   12,694    109,744 
Total other expense   (666,492)   (957,976)
Loss before income taxes   (5,736,603)   (6,803,716)
Provision for income taxes   —      —   
Net loss  $(5,736,603)  $(6,803,716)
Net loss available to common stockholders  $(5,736,603)  $(6,803,716)
Basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders  $(1.25)  $(2.93)
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic and diluted   4,577,269    2,324,184 
Net loss  $(5,736,603)  $(6,803,716)
Other comprehensive income (loss) - foreign currency translation   153,067    (483,849)
Comprehensive loss  $(5,583,536)  $(7,287,565)