Firefly Neuroscience Reports Third Quarter 2024 Results and Provides Stockholder Update
November 14 2024 - 5:30PM
Firefly Neuroscience, Inc. (“Firefly,” “we,” or the “Company”)
(NASDAQ: AIFF), an Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) company
developing innovative solutions that improve brain health outcomes
for patients with neurological and mental disorders, today
announced its financial results for the third quarter ended
September 30, 2024, and provided a stockholder update.
Firefly is dedicated to improving outcomes for
people suffering with brain health illnesses by bringing objective
measurement of brain activity to the front lines of healthcare. The
Company’s go-to-market strategies include both supporting US
neurologists in the diagnosis and optimization of patient care for
conditions such as dementia, anxiety disorders, concussions, and
ADHD, and collaborating with neuroscience pharmaceutical companies
to reduce costs and accelerate drug development.
“We are deeply committed to executing upon two key strategic
pathways to commercialize our FDA-cleared Brain Network Analytics
(BNA™) technology. Through partnering with neuroscience
pharmaceutical companies and by supporting US neurologists in the
diagnosis and optimization of patient care, we are driven to
improve outcomes for people suffering from brain health illnesses,”
said Jon Olsen, CEO of Firefly. “We are thrilled to be forging
strategic partnerships with globally recognized and well-respected
pharmaceutical companies such as Bright Minds, Novartis and Takeda,
that we believe will accelerate our growth and expand our
capabilities, leveraging our proprietary database of over 77,000
EEG scans across twelve disorders. We believe that these
collaborations will not only enhance our ability to drive
innovations in drug development, but also position us to deliver
solutions to neurologists. We are eager to deepen these
relationships and harness our technology expertise to unlock new
opportunities and achieve meaningful, shared success.”
Third Quarter 2024 to Date Operational and Financial
Highlights:
- Announced collaboration with Bright Minds Bioscience on Phase 2
Trial of BMB-101 in absence epilepsy and developmental epileptic
encephalopathy for full analysis of EEG data
- Partnered with Bright Minds Bioscience to analyze data from
first-in-human Phase 1 study of BMB-101
- Announced use of BNA™ platform in Arrivo BioVentures’
Phase 1 Study of SP-624, the first potential treatment designed for
women with major depressive disorder
- Announced advances in AI-driven BNA™ technology in
neuroscience drug development after completing successful research
collaborations with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited and
Novartis
- Partnered with Zeto, Inc. to deploy BNA™ technology with Zeto's
advanced EEG device platform
- Integrated BNATM technology at Neurology Consultants of Dallas
to enhance early detection efforts and disease management for
patients with cognitive disorders
- Appointed Dr. Stella Vnook to the Board of Directors
- Completed merger with WaveDancer Inc. and successfully listed
on the Nasdaq under the symbol “AIFF”
- As of September 30, 2024, cash was $1.2 million.
- As of November 12, 2024, the Company had 8,503,365 shares of
common stock outstanding
About FireflyFirefly (NASDAQ: AIFF) is an
Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) company developing innovative
solutions that improve brain health outcomes for patients with
neurological and mental disorders. Firefly’s FDA-510(k) cleared
Brain Network Analytics (BNA™) technology revolutionizes diagnostic
and treatment monitoring methods for conditions such as depression,
dementia, anxiety disorders, concussions, and ADHD. Over the past
15 years, Firefly has built a comprehensive database of brain wave
tests, securing patent protection, and achieving FDA clearance. The
Company is now launching BNA™ commercially, targeting
pharmaceutical companies engaged in drug research and clinical
trials, as well as medical practitioners for clinical use.
Brain Network Analytics was developed using artificial
intelligence and machine learning on Firefly’s extensive
proprietary database of standardized, high-definition longitudinal
electroencephalograms (EEGs) of over 17,000 patients representing
twelve disorders, as well as clinically normal patients. BNA™, in
conjunction with an FDA-cleared EEG system, can provide clinicians
with comprehensive insights into brain function. These insights can
enhance a clinician’s ability to accurately diagnose mental and
cognitive disorders and to evaluate what therapy and/or drug is
best suited to optimize a patient’s outcome.
Please visit https://fireflyneuro.com/ for more
information.
Forward-Looking StatementsCertain statements in
this press release and the information incorporated herein by
reference may constitute “forward-looking statements” for purposes
of the federal securities laws concerning Firefly. These
forward-looking statements include express or implied statements
relating to Firefly’s management teams’ expectations, hopes,
beliefs, intentions, or strategies regarding the future. In
addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or
other characterizations of future events or circumstances,
including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking
statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “contemplate,”
“continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intends,” “may,”
“might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,”
“should,” “will,” “would” and similar expressions may identify
forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not
mean that a statement is not forward-looking. These forward-looking
statements are based on current expectations and beliefs concerning
future developments and their potential effects. There can be no
assurance that future developments affecting Firefly will be those
that have been anticipated. These forward-looking statements
involve a number of risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond
Firefly’s control) or other assumptions that may cause actual
results or performance to be materially different from those
expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These
risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: risks
related to development and commercialization of BNATM technology;
risks related to Firefly’s ability to recognize the anticipated
benefits of the merger (the “Merger”) with WaveDancer, Inc.
(“WaveDancer”); risks related to Firefly’s ability to correctly
estimate its operating expenses and unanticipated spending and
costs that could reduce Firefly’s cash resources; the ability of
Firefly to protect its intellectual property rights; competitive
responses to the Merger; unexpected costs, charges or expenses
resulting from the Merger; potential adverse reactions or changes
to business relationships resulting from the completion of the
Merger; legislative, regulatory, political and economic
developments; and those factors described under the heading “Risk
Factors” in the in the registration statement on Form S-4 filed by
WaveDancer with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January
22, 2024, as amended, and declared effective on February 6, 2024.
Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or
should any of Firefly’s assumptions prove incorrect, actual results
may vary in material respects from those projected in these
forward-looking statements. It is not possible to predict or
identify all such risks. Forward-looking statements included in
this press release only speak as of the date they are made, and
Firefly does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise, except as may be required under
applicable securities laws.
Investor ContactKCSA Strategic
CommunicationsValter Pinto or Jack Perkins(212)
896-1254Firefly@KCSA.com
Media ContactKCSA Strategic
CommunicationsRaquel Cona, Vice President(516)
779-2630Rcona@KCSA.com
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