On May 13, 2021 CorMedix Inc. (Nasdaq: CRMD), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing therapeutic products for the prevention and treatment of infectious and inflammatory disease, reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2021 and provided an update on recent business events (Press release, CorMedix, MAY 13, 2021, View Source [SID1234580200]).

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Recent Business Highlights:

CorMedix announced the appointment of Tom Nusbickel as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer.
CorMedix successfully completed the agreed upon protocol for the manual extraction study identified in the Complete Response Letter that FDA is requiring as confirmation of in-process controls to demonstrate that the labeled volume can be consistently withdrawn from the vials.
CorMedix continues to focus our efforts on resolving the deficiencies sent to the third-party manufacturer in the Post-Application Action Letter. Based on our analyses, we have concluded that additional process qualification will be needed with subsequent validation to address the deficiencies identified by FDA.
CorMedix strengthened its balance sheet via equity financing activity during the first quarter, raising net proceeds of approximately $41.5 million.
CorMedix has been approved by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) to transfer substantially all of the $1.3 million of its available tax benefits to an unrelated, profitable New Jersey corporation pursuant to the New Jersey Technology Business Tax Certificate Transfer (NOL) program for State Fiscal Year 2020, for approximately $1.3 million in net proceeds. Closing is anticipated in 2Q of 2021.
Khoso Baluch, CorMedix CEO commented, "As we continue to work through the items required by FDA for resubmission of the NDA, we remain confident in our efforts to bring DefenCath to hemodialysis patients as an important novel antimicrobial catheter lock solution to reduce catheter related blood stream infections in patients receiving hemodialysis via central venous catheters. We believe we have the right team and resources to accomplish this as we advance DefenCath through the regulatory approval process."

First Quarter 2021 Financial Highlights

For the first quarter of 2021, CorMedix recorded a net loss of $7.2 million, or $0.20 per share, compared with a net loss of $5.6 million, or $0.21 per share, in the first quarter of 2020, an increase of $1.6 million, driven by an increase in operating expenses.

Operating expenses in the first quarter 2021 were $7.2 million, compared with $5.6 million in the first quarter of 2020, an increase of approximately 29%. The increase was driven by higher SG&A, which rose by 45% to $4.6 million, primarily due to increased non-cash charges for stock compensation, increased costs related to market research in preparation for the potential approval of DefenCath and higher staffing costs due to additional hires. R&D expense increased approximately 7% to $2.6 million, driven primarily by increases in personnel expenses and non-cash charges for stock compensation, offset by a decrease in manufacturing costs and clinical trial expenses.

The Company reported cash and short-term investments of $81.2 million at March 31, 2021, excluding restricted cash. The Company believes that, based on its current cash resources, it has sufficient resources to fund operations at least into the second half of 2022.

Conference Call Information

The management team of CorMedix will host a conference call and webcast today, May 13, 2021, at 4:30 PM Eastern Time, to discuss recent corporate developments and financial results. Call details and dial-in information are as follows:

Following the live webcast, an archived version will be available for approximately 30 days on the Company’s website, www.cormedix.com.