Compugen (CGEN) Tops Q4 EPS by 8c
Compugen (NASDAQ: CGEN) reported Q4 EPS of ($0.03), $0.08 better than the analyst estimate of ($0.11). Revenue for the quarter came in at $6.6 million versus the consensus estimate of $3.7 million.
Anat Cohen-Dayag, PhD, President and CEO of Compugen, stated, “A number of achievements last year resulted in a significant increase in our corporate strength and confidence. In particular, the promising data of our early stage immuno-oncology candidates, the achievement of two milestones in our joint preclinical work under the Bayer collaboration, the substantial increase in our throughput capabilities and expertise, and the availability of substantial additional capital, have allowed us to begin 2015 with much greater opportunities for accelerated growth. Also, we selected two potentially first-in-class immuno-oncology programs, CGEN-15027 and CGEN-15049, for internal advancement towards future clinical trials. Both programs are currently advancing in parallel at our South San Francisco site toward the selection of lead clinical antibodies.”
Dr. Cohen-Dayag continued, “Looking forward to the remainder of 2015, our primary objective, with our sharply increased resources and capabilities, is to aggressively advance in parallel a number of our early stage immuno-oncology candidates, with a focus on CGEN-15027 and CGEN-15049. While doing so, we continue to evaluate with potential partners various forms of high-value collaborations, certain of which are now possible for us to consider due to the progress we made during 2014 and our increased financial resources. In addition, we intend to further advance selected antibody drug conjugate programs, apply our biomarker discovery capabilities to selected checkpoints, continue to meet our commitments under our existing collaborations, and extend and enhance our unique predictive discovery capabilities.”
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