Myomo Announces Initiative to Reduce Cash Burn
January 10 2023 - 4:17PM
Business Wire
Undertakes a reduction in force to enhance
efficiency in its direct billing channel
Myomo, Inc. (NYSE American: MYO) ("Myomo" or the
"Company"), a wearable medical robotics company that offers
increased functionality for those suffering from neurological
disorders and upper-limb paralysis, today announced a reduction in
force for the purpose of improving operating efficiency in its
direct billing channel and reduce its cash burn. The action today
involved the elimination of approximately 12% of its workforce,
impacting employees in its call center and administrative
functions. This action and other cost reductions being undertaken
by the Company are expected to save in excess of $2 million on an
annual basis.
“While unfortunate, this action was necessary in improve
operating leverage and extend our cash runway as we continue to
work on obtaining coverage and reimbursement for the MyoPro for
Medicare Part B patients," said Paul Gudonis, Myomo’s Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer.
About Myomo
Myomo, Inc. is a wearable medical robotics company that offers
improved arm and hand function for those suffering from
neurological disorders and upper-limb paralysis. Myomo develops and
markets the MyoPro product line. MyoPro is a powered upper-limb
orthosis designed to support the arm and restore function to the
weakened or paralyzed arms of certain patients suffering from CVA
stroke, brachial plexus injury, traumatic brain or spinal cord
injury, ALS or other neuromuscular disease or injury. It is
currently the only marketed device that, sensing a patient’s own
EMG signals through non-invasive sensors on the arm, can restore an
individual’s ability to perform activities of daily living,
including feeding themselves, carrying objects and doing household
tasks. Many are able to return to work, live independently and
reduce their cost of care. Myomo is headquartered in Boston,
Massachusetts, with sales and clinical professionals across the
U.S. and representatives internationally. For more information,
please visit www.myomo.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding
the Company’s future business expectations, including expectations
for annual savings from headcount and other cost reductions, which
are subject to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are
only predictions and may differ materially from actual results due
to a variety of factors.
These factors include, among others:
- We have a history of operating losses and our financial
statements for the period ended September 30, 2022 include
disclosure regarding there being substantial doubt about our
ability to continue as a going concern;
- the direct and indirect impact of the novel coronavirus
(COVID-19) on our business and operations, including fabrication
and delivery, sales, patient consultations, supply chain,
manufacturing, insurance reimbursements and employees;
- our ability to continue normal operations and patient
interactions in order to deliver and fit our custom-fabricated
device;
- our marketing and commercialization efforts;
- our ability to achieve reimbursement from third-party payers
for our products, including CMS for Medicare Part B patients;
- our dependence upon external sources for the financing of our
operations, to the extent that we do not achieve or maintain cash
flow breakeven;
- our ability to effectively execute our business plan and scale
up our operations;
- our expectations as to our product development programs;
and
- general market, economic, environmental and social factors that
may affect the evaluation, fitting, delivery and sale of our
products to patients.
More information about these and other factors that potentially
could affect our financial results is included in Myomo’s filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those
contained in the risk factors section of the Company’s annual
report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and other
filings with the Commission. The Company cautions readers not to
place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which
speak only as of the date made. Although the forward-looking
statements in this release of financial information are based on
our beliefs, assumptions and expectations, taking into account all
information currently available to us, we cannot guarantee future
transactions, results, performance, achievements or outcomes. No
assurance can be made to any investor by anyone that the
expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements will be
attained, or that deviations from them will not be material and
adverse. The Company disclaims any obligation subsequently to
revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or
circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the
occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.
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