Nemaura Medical Inc. Announces $8 million Senior Debt Facility Provided by Existing Investors
August 01 2019 - 8:30AM
Nemaura Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: NMRD), a
medical technology company focused on the commercialization of
SugarBEAT® as a non-invasive, affordable and flexible Continuous
Glucose Monitor (CGM) for use by diabetics and pre-diabetics, today
announced an $8 million (USD) senior credit facility from existing
major shareholders, with the first $3.5 million available
immediately, to help fund the Company’s European commercial launch
plans. The non-dilutive credit facility will carry 8%
interest with quarterly payments and the principal due only upon
maturity in 5 years. The credit facility has no stock,
warrants, or equity related instruments, or other associated
expenses.
Dr. Faz Chowdhury, CEO of Nemaura, stated,
“Nemaura is at an exciting inflection point, having recently
received CE Mark approval for SugarBEAT®, the world’s first
non-invasive, needle-free, continuous glucose monitor. We
recently submitted a De Novo 510(k) medical device application to
the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for SugarBEAT®. We are now
aggressively entering the commercialization phase in Europe and
other markets, and access to these non-dilutive funds will allow us
to accelerate our commercialization timelines. The CGM market
is experiencing rapid growth as larger segments of the diabetic
market have started to adopt CGM. We believe SugarBEAT® has
distinct advantages as it does not puncture the skin to insert a
sensor filament inside the skin and instead the sensor sits on the
surface of the skin. The sensor can be worn daily or
intermittently, as desired by the user, allowing us to offer a
highly competitive product and target both the diabetic (insulin
and non-insulin dependent) and pre-diabetic markets. In
addition, we plan to target the wearable health tech and digital
health markets, which are both experiencing explosive growth.
Overall, we estimate the total addressable market to be roughly
$179 billion, many times larger than the market addressable by the
current competition. The willingness of several of our
long-term investors to provide this debt facility at very favorable
terms to the Company further validates our confidence in the
outlook for SugarBEAT® and the tremendous market potential.”
About Nemaura Medical, Inc.:
Nemaura Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: NMRD), is a
medical technology company commercializing SugarBEAT® as a
non-invasive, affordable and flexible Continuous Glucose Monitor
(CGM) designed to help people with diabetes and pre-diabetics
better manage their glucose levels by spending more time in range.
Insulin users can adjunctively use SugarBEAT® when calibrated
by a finger stick reading. SugarBEAT® consists of a daily,
disposable adhesive skin-patch connected to a small form factor
rechargeable transmitter, connected via Bluetooth to a specially
designed mobile application, which displays glucose readings at
five-minute intervals throughout the day.
For more information visit:
www.NemauraMedical.com
www.SugarBEAT.com
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking
Statements:
The statements in this press release that are
not historical facts, and may constitute forward-looking statements
that are based on current expectations and are subject to risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual future results to differ
materially from those expressed or implied by such statements.
Those risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to,
risks related to regulatory approvals and the success of Nemaura’s
ongoing studies, including the safety and efficacy of Nemaura’s
SugarBEAT® system, the failure of future development and
preliminary marketing efforts, Nemaura’s ability to secure
additional commercial partnering arrangements, risks and
uncertainties relating to Nemaura and its partners’ ability to
develop, market and sell SugarBEAT®, the availability of
substantial additional equity or debt capital to support its
research, development and product commercialization activities, and
the success of its research, development, regulatory approval,
marketing and distribution plans and strategies, including those
plans and strategies related to SugarBEAT®. These and other risks
and uncertainties are identified and described in more detail in
Nemaura’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including, without limitation, its Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the current year, its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and its
Current Reports on Form 8-K. Nemaura undertakes no obligation to
publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.
Contact:
Crescendo Communications, LLC 212-671-1021
NMRD@crescendo-ir.com
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