electroCore Announces Comprehensive Redeployment and Cost Reduction Plan
- Regional payers, some of whom have recently amended their policies to permit reimbursement for electroCore’s principal offering, gammaCore™.
The Veterans Administration andDepartment of Defense , covered under the Federal Supply Schedule contract secured by the Company inDecember 2018 .- The
United Kingdom , where a recent Innovative Technology Program cluster headache treatment award offers the Company the potential to generate revenue. - Other potential revenue opportunities in the pain management field.
The Company will continue to pursue relationships with pharmacy benefit managers.
electroCore also announced that it is scaling back its clinical development program as part of the redeployment of resources. Changes include the postponement of several planned studies while focusing on opportunities to broaden the approved indications for gammaCore™ products. The Company is also reducing its medical affairs activities consistent with its revised commercial plan.
The broad-based redeployment and expense reduction plan will be fully implemented by the end of the second quarter of 2019. Beginning in the third quarter of 2019, the Company’s average quarterly cash burn is expected to be less than
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“I would like to personally express my appreciation to each of the employees impacted by this decision for their commitment and dedication to the development and commercialization of gammaCore™,” Mr. Amato concluded.
Conference Call and Webcast Information
electroCore’s management team will host a conference call tomorrow,
A live and archived webcast of the event will be available on the “Investors” section of the Company’s website at: www.electrocore.com.
About electroCore, Inc.
electroCore, Inc. is a commercial-stage bioelectronic medicine company dedicated to improving patient outcomes through its platform non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation therapy initially focused on the treatment of multiple conditions in neurology and rheumatology. The company’s initial targets are the preventative treatment of cluster headache and acute treatment of migraine and episodic cluster headache.
For more information, visit www.electrocore.com.
Forward-Looking Statement
This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about electroCore's business prospects and product development plans, future cash flow projections, the realization and impact of the redeployment plan and any anticipated cost and expense savings, its pipeline or potential markets for its technologies, and other statements that are not historical in nature, particularly those that utilize terminology such as "anticipates," "will," "expects," "believes," "intends," other words of similar meaning, derivations of such words and the use of future dates. Actual results could differ from those projected in any forward-looking statements due to numerous factors. Such factors include, among others, the ability to raise the additional funding needed to continue to pursue electroCore’s business and product development plans, the inherent uncertainties associated with developing new products or technologies, the ability to successfully commercialize gammaCore™, competition in the industry in which electroCore operates and overall market conditions. Any forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release, and electroCore assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements, except as required by law. Investors should consult all of the information set forth herein and should also refer to the risk factor disclosure set forth in the reports and other documents electroCore files with the
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