LabCorp to Announce Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2019 Financial Results on February 13, 2020

On January 13, 2020 LabCorp (NYSE: LH) reported that it will release its fourth quarter and full year 2019 financial results before the market opens on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, and then will host a conference call and webcast beginning at 9:00 a.m. EDT to discuss the results (Press release, LabCorp, JAN 13, 2020, View Source [SID1234553144]). The earnings release and accompanying financial information will be posted on the LabCorp Investor Relations website.

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Interested parties can access the conference call by dialing 1-844-634-1444 within the U.S. and Canada, or 1-615-247-0253 internationally, using the passcode 8663007. In addition, a real-time webcast of the conference call will be available on the LabCorp Investor Relations website.

An audio replay of the conference call will be available from 1:00 p.m. EDT on Feb. 13, 2020, until 11:30 a.m. EDT on Feb. 27, 2020, by dialing 1-855-859-2056 within the U.S. and Canada, or 1-404-537-3406 internationally, using the passcode 8663007. The webcast of the conference call will be archived and accessible through Jan. 29, 2021, on the LabCorp Investor Relations website.

Aprea Therapeutics, Inc. Presentation

On January 13, 2020 Aprea Therapeutics presented the corporate presentation (Presentation, Aprea, JAN 13, 2020, View Source [SID1234553143]).

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Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On January 13, 2020, Monopar Therapeutics Inc ("Monopar" or the "Company") reported that it has entered into a Capital on DemandTM Sales Agreement (the "Agreement") with JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC, as sales agent ("JonesTrading" or the "Agent"), pursuant to which Monopar may offer and sell, from time to time, through or to JonesTrading shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Monopar having an aggregate offering price of up to $19.7 million (the "Shares") (Filing, 8-K, Monopar Therapeutics, JAN 13, 2020, View Source [SID1234553142]).

The offer and sale of the Shares will be made pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 and the related prospectus (File No. 333-235791) filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on January 3, 2020 and declared effective by the SEC on January 13, 2020, as supplemented by a prospectus supplement dated January 13, 2020 and filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the Company’s Common Stock discussed herein, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation, or sale of the Company’s Common Stock in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.

Monopar is not obligated to sell any Shares under the Agreement.

Upon delivery of a placement notice by Monopar and subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement and such placement notice, JonesTrading may sell the Shares by methods deemed to be an "at the market offering" as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) promulgated under the Securities Act and will use commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales practices and applicable state and federal law, rules and regulations and the rules of Nasdaq Capital Market, to sell the Shares from time to time.

The offering of Shares pursuant to the Agreement will terminate upon the earlier of (a) the sale of all of the Shares subject to the Sales Agreement or (b) the termination of the Sales Agreement by JonesTrading or the Company, as permitted therein.

The Company has agreed to pay JonesTrading commissions for its services in acting as agent in the sale of the Shares in the amount of up to 3.0% of gross proceeds from the sale of the Shares pursuant to the Agreement. The Company has also agreed to provide JonesTrading with customary indemnification and contribution rights, in connection with entering into the Agreement.

The foregoing description of the Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such agreement, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

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Helix BioPharma Corp. Closes $3.0 Million Private Placement

On January 13, 2020 Helix BioPharma Corp. (TSX: "HBP") ("Helix" or the "Company"), an immunooncology company developing innovative drug candidates for the prevention and treatment of cancer, reported it has closed a private placement financing of 2,940,000 units of the Company ("Units") and the disposition of shares of the Company’s Polish subsidiary, Helix Immuno-Oncology S.A. ("HIO"), representing an 8.5% stake in HIO (together with the Units, the "Purchased Securities") for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately CAD $3,000,000, or $1.02 per Purchased Security (Press release, Helix BioPharma, JAN 13, 2020, View Source [SID1234553139]).

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Each Unit is comprised of one common share and one common share purchase warrant. Each common share purchase warrant will entitle the holder to purchase one common share at an exercise price of $1.43 and have an expiry of five years from the date of issuance. The terms of the private placement also include the disposition by the Company of shares of HIO, representing 8.5% of the outstanding shares of HIO. Following the disposition, the Company owns 66.5% of the outstanding shares of HIO.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the private placement for working capital and research and development activities.

ACM Alpha Consulting Management AG provided financial advisory services to Helix in connection with the private placement

Accelerate Diagnostics Announces Preliminary Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2019 Financial Results

On January 13, 2020 Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXDX), reported preliminary financial results for the quarter and year ending December 31, 2019 (Press release, ACCELERATED MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS, JAN 13, 2020, View Source [SID1234553136]). Highlights for the fourth quarter and full-year 2019 are presented below.

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2019 Fourth Quarter and Full-Year Financial Highlights

Commercially contracted instruments were 137 in the fourth quarter and 304 for full-year 2019
Total revenue for the fourth quarter is expected to be approximately $3.5 million, compared to $1.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2018. For full-year 2019, total revenue is expected to be $9.3 million, compared to $5.7 million for full-year 2018.
Gross margin is expected to be roughly 50% for full-year 2019
Net cash used is expected to be approximately $58 million for full-year 2019, resulting in cash on hand of $109 million
Jack Phillips, incoming Chief Executive Officer of Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc, commented, "We are pleased with our overall placement trajectory after doubling our contracted Phenos in 2019 and we remain confident in our outlook for continued strong adoption in 2020. However, our revenue in the fourth quarter fell short of our expectations due to continued delays of multi-site contracted customers going clinically live and beginning to generate consumable revenue. A top near-term priority is successfully implementing our now-reengineered go-live process and ensuring that our customers are able to bring this life-saving technology to their patients as quickly as possible upon adoption of the Pheno."

Preliminary results are based on initial analysis of operations for the fourth quarter 2019 and are subject to further review by the company and its external auditors. Full audited financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year 2019 will be filed in late February on Form 10-K through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) website at View Source Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these preliminary and unaudited estimates in the event of material changes.

Management will present at the 38th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference to be held at The Westin St. Francis hotel in San Francisco, CA on Wednesday, January 15 at 11:30 a.m. Pacific Time. A live webcast of the presentation may be accessed at the company’s website at View Source