Forward-Looking Statements
This report contains forward-looking statements, all of which involve certain risks and uncertainties. These statements are often, but are not always, made through the use of words or phrases such as “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “seek,” “upcoming,” “future,” “estimate,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “potential,” “forward,” “goal,” “next,” “continue,” “should,” “encouraging,” “aim,” “progress,” “remain,” “explore,” “further” as well as similar expressions.
These statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our business development strategy, including the collaboration agreement between Gilead Sciences (Gilead) and us and the expected benefits of such collaboration, including the expected benefits from our collaboration with respect to Ouro Medicines (Ouro or Ouro Medicines); statements regarding our corporate transformation, including the changes to our board of directors and management; statements regarding our business and financial condition, including our cash position, the rate and timing of our cash burn, and the proposed uses and allocations of our capital resources; statements regarding the wind down of our cell therapy activities, including regarding the timing and completion thereof; statements regarding the potential attributes and benefits of gamgertamig and our other current and future product candidates, our ability to advance such product candidates into, and successfully complete, clinical trials, and our commercialization efforts for such product candidates and our future approved products, if any. We caution the reader that forward-looking statements are based on our management’s current expectations and beliefs and are not guarantees of future performance. Forward-looking statements may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which might cause actual events, financial condition and liquidity, performance or achievements, or the industry in which we operate, to be materially different from any historic or future results, financial conditions, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In addition, even if our results, performance, financial condition and liquidity, and the development of the industry in which it operates are consistent with such forward-looking statements, they may not be predictive of results or developments in future periods.
Such risks include, but are not limited to, the risk that we are not able to realize the benefits of our collaboration with Gilead, including with respect to Ouro; the risk that our financial estimates may be incorrect (including because one or more of its assumptions underlying our revenue or expense expectations may not be realized); the risk that we will not be able to execute on our currently contemplated business plan or strategy and/or will revise our business plan or strategy; risks related to our ability to successfully identify, pursue and consummate new transformational business development transactions, including our ability to identify product candidates that will have commercial success and/or be profitable; the risk that the commercial potential of gamgertamig or our other current and product candidates proves to be inaccurate; the impact of this report on our business relationships, employee retention and hiring, and stock price; the inherent risks and uncertainties associated with competitive developments, clinical trials, recruitment of patients, product development activities and regulatory approval requirements; risks related to our reliance on collaborations with third parties (including, but not limited to, our collaboration partner Gilead); risks associated with our ability to advance product candidates into, and successfully complete, clinical trials, including the inherent uncertainties associated with competitive developments, clinical trial and product development activities, and regulatory approval requirements (including the possibility of unfavorable new clinical data and further analyses of existing clinical data, the risks related to clinical failure at any stage of clinical development); and the risk that our estimates regarding the commercial potential of our product candidates (if approved) or expectations regarding the costs and revenues associated with the commercialization rights may be inaccurate.
A further list and description of these risks, uncertainties and other risks can be found in our filings and reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including in our most recent annual report on Form 20‐F filed with the SEC and our subsequent filings and reports filed with the SEC. Given these risks and uncertainties, the reader is advised not to place any undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. In addition, even if the result of our operations, financial condition and liquidity, or the industry in which we operate, are consistent with such forward-looking statements, they may not be predictive of results, performance or achievements in future periods. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of publication of this report. We expressly disclaim any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements in this report to reflect any change in our expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances, unless specifically required by law or regulation.
Lakefront Biotherapeutics NV was formerly known as Galapagos NV. Throughout this report, we refer to the company as “Lakefront Biotherapeutics,” “LKFT,” “Lakefront” or “Lakefront Bio.”