Protalix BioTherapeutics Raises $43.7M in Financing

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Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. (NYSE American: PLX) (TASE: PLX), a Carmiel, Israel-based biopharmaceutical company focused on the development, production and commercialization of recombinant therapeutic proteins produced by its proprietary ProCellEx® plant cell-based protein expression system, secured securities purchase agreements, or the Purchase Agreements, to raise $43.7m through a private equity investment (PIPE).

Participating in the financing were Psagot Investment House, More Investment House, Highbridge Capital, UBS O’Connor, Rosalind Capital, and Alrov Properties, among others.

Net proceeds from the financing will be used to advance the company’s clinical programs and commercialization of PRX-102 for the treatment of Fabry disease, as well as to further develop its early stage pipeline of therapeutics, and for general corporate purposes.

Led by Dror Bashan, President and Chief Executive Officer, Protalix is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of recombinant therapeutic proteins expressed through its proprietary plant cell-based expression system, ProCellEx®. Protalix gained U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of a protein produced through plant cell-based in suspension expression system. The first product manufactured by ProCellEx, taliglucerase alfa, was approved for marketing by the FDA in May 2012 and, subsequently, by the regulatory authorities of other countries.

Protalix has licensed to Pfizer Inc. the worldwide development and commercialization rights for taliglucerase alfa, excluding Brazil, where Protalix retains full rights. Protalix’s development pipeline consists of proprietary, potentially clinically superior versions of recombinant therapeutic proteins that target established pharmaceutical markets, including the following product candidates: pegunigalsidase alfa, a modified version of the recombinant human α‑Galactosidase‑A protein for the treatment of Fabry disease; OPRX-106, an orally-delivered anti-inflammatory treatment; alidornase alfa for the treatment of Cystic Fibrosis; and others.

The company has partnered with Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A., both in the United States and outside the United States, for the development and commercialization of pegunigalsidase alfa.

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12/03/2020

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