Everest Medicines Announces Financial Results for Full Year Ended December 31, 2024
Wednesday, 26 March 2025
Shanghai, China — March 26, 2025 — Everest Medicines (HKEX 1952.HK, “Everest”, or the “Company”), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, clinical development, manufacturing and commercialization of innovative medicines and vaccines, today announced its financial results for the full year ended December 31, 2024, along with a corporate update.
“In 2024, Everest continued to strength the execution of our ‘Dual-Engine’ strategy, having evolved from a license-in model to a balanced approach that combines in-house discovery with global partnerships and in-licensing, with a focus on high-value programs and the development of first-in-class or best-in-class assets,” *commented Rogers Yongqing Luo, CEO of Everest Medicines*. “Our total revenue reached RMB706.7 million, representing a 461% year-over-year increase and exceeding our revenue guidance of RMB700 million. Operating expenses as a percentage of revenue decreased significantly by 562%. Notably, our non-IFRS net loss narrowed by 25%, and our gross margin, excluding non-cash items, reached 83%. We ended the year with a strong cash balance of RMB1.6 billion. Importantly, we achieved commercial-level profitability for the full year of 2024. The highlight of our commercial execution in 2024 was the successful launch of NEFECON^® in mainland China in May, marking the beginning of a new era in the treatment of IgA nephropathy (IgAN). The product generated RMB353.4 million in revenue for the year, representing a year-over-year increase of 1,581%. NEFECON^® was also included in China’s National Reimbursement Drug List (NRDL), helping to address a significant unmet medical need among Chinese patients. In addition, it received regulatory approvals in Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and South Korea during 2024, expanding its regional footprint in Asia. We also delivered robust growth with XERAVA^® (eravacycline), a first-in-class fluorocycline antibiotic, which generated RMB352.8 million in revenue in 2024, representing a 256% year-on-year increase. This strong performance was driven by its differentiated clinical profile and rising market demand. In our autoimmune portfolio, we achieved significant progress with VELSIPITY^® (etrasimod), which received regulatory approvals in Macau and Singapore in April 2024. The product was subsequently commercially launched in December in Guangdong province under the ‘Hong Kong and Macau Medicine and Equipment Connect’ policy. In parallel, New Drug Applications (NDAs) for VELSIPITY^® have been officially accepted in both mainland China and Hong Kong in December 2024.”
“We continued to advance our pipeline of assets with global rights, focusing on creating value in high-potential therapeutic areas. EVER001, a covalent reversible BTK inhibitor, delivered positive results from the preliminary analysis of our Phase 1b/2a trial and is progressing steadily through global development. We also achieved a major milestone by advancing our mRNA platform from early-stage research into global clinical development, underscoring both our innovation capabilities and the strategic potential of our AI-powered mRNA technology. EVM16, our personalized therapeutic mRNA cancer vaccine, completed first patient dosing in an investigator-initiated clinical trial (IIT) in March 2025. EVM14, our off-the-shelf tumor-associated antigen (TAA) vaccine, received Investigational New Drug (IND) approval from the U.S. FDA, and we plan to submit an IND application to China’s NMPA in the first half of this year. The in vivo CAR-T program is expected to achieve preclinical candidate milestone later this year. These programs are supported by our commercial-scale, GMP-compliant manufacturing facility in Jiashan, Zhejiang, which provides integrated R&D, production, and commercialization capabilities across mRNA and other pipeline platforms.
In 2025, we will continue to enhance our commercial excellence and advance our first-in-class and best-in-class assets with global rights to maximize synergies. A key priority will be accelerating the sales of NEFECON^®, leveraging its unique position as the only approved IgAN therapy in China and successfully included in the NRDL. With global rights to EVER001, we will actively explore partnership opportunities outside of China to leverage international expertise and optimize commercial value, while further enhancing Everest’s global visibility and presence. Our ‘Dual-Engine’ strategy has entered a new chapter. Under the Board’s guidance, Everest will leverage its established efficient commercial platform to solidify our position in key therapeutic areas, advance innovation on our mRNA platform, and strive to become a leading biopharma in the Asia-Pacific region by 2030—delivering greater value for shareholders and breakthrough therapies for patients worldwide.” Luo concluded.
*Recent Key Product Highlights and Anticipated Milestones*
*RENAL PRODUCTS PORTFOLIO*
*Nefecon^®*
*2024*
- In March 2024, the Company’s partner Calliditas Therapeutics AB (“Calliditas”) (which was acquired by Asahi Kasei Corporation in September 2024 ) announced the U.S. FDA has granted an Orphan Drug exclusivity period of seven years for NEFECON®, expiring in December 2030 based on Calliditas obtaining full approval for this drug product in December 2023.
- In March 2024, the Singapore Health Sciences Authority (“HSA”) approved NEFEGAN®, known in other Everest territories as NEFECON®, for the treatment of primary IgAN in adults at risk of disease progression. Singapore marks the third region in Everest territories that received NDA approval after Macau and mainland China.
- In April 2024, Calliditas published additional sub-analyses of NEFECON®’s Phase 3 NefIgArd study. One of the sub-analyses showed that during the 2-year period (9 months of treatment with NEFECON®, followed by a 15-month observation period after discontinuation), significant benefits in estimated glomerular filtration rate (“eGFR”) were observed regardless of baseline UPCR levels (
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