6-K
Biodexa Pharmaceuticals Plc (BDRX)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of March 2022
Commission File Number 001-37652
Midatech Pharma PLC
(Translation of registrant’s name intoEnglish)
1 Caspian Point,
Caspian Way,
Cardiff, CF10 4DQ, United Kingdom
(Address of principal executive offices)
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This Report on Form 6-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is hereby incorporated by reference into the Company’s Registration Statements on Form F-3 (File No. 333-233901) and Form F-1 (File No. 333-240984).
SUBMITTED HEREWITH
Attached to the Registrant’s Form 6-K filing for the month of March 2022, and incorporated by reference herein, is:
| Exhibit No. | Description |
|---|---|
| 99.1 | Press release, dated March 9, 2022 entitled<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>“Midatech announces R&D collaboration with Janssen on a second<br>molecule” |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| Midatech Pharma PLC | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date: March 9, 2022 | By: | /s/ Stephen Stamp |
| Stephen Stamp<br><br> <br>Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. | Description |
|---|---|
| 99.1 | Press release, dated March 9, 2022 entitled<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>“Midatech announces R&D collaboration with Janssen on a second<br>molecule” |
Exhibit 99.1
9 March 2022
Midatech Pharma PLC
(“Midatech” or the “Company”)
Midatech announces R&D collaboration withJanssen on a second molecule
Midatech Pharma PLC (AIM: MTPH; Nasdaq: MTP), a drug delivery technology company focused on improving the bio-delivery and biodistribution of medicines, is pleased to announce an extension of its existing R&D collaboration with Janssen Pharmaceutica NV (Janssen) originally announced on 21 July 2020.
On 17 June 2021 the Company announced that, using its Q-Sphera technology, it had successfully encapsulated a proprietary Janssen experimental large molecule medicine and importantly preserved its functional integrity. The Company believes no other commercial or academic organisation has been able to successfully deliver any such experimental medicine over extended periods using methods capable of commercial scaling.
Following the initial programme (MTX213), the collaboration has been extended to include another large molecule to the research performed by Midatech for Janssen. As with the MTX213 molecule, the work will concentrate on maximizing drug loading and optimizing in vitro duration of release for this undisclosed Janssen experimental molecule using the Midatech’s Q-Sphera technology.
Dmitry Zamoryakhin, Chief Scientific Officerof Midatech, said:
“We look forward to working with Janssen and the application of our technology specific to this new API.”
Thisannouncement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 596/2014 (MAR).
For more information,please contact:
Midatech Pharma PLC
Stephen Stamp, CEO, CFO
Dmitry Zamoryakhin, CSO
Tel: +44 (0)29 2048 0180
www.midatechpharma.com
Strand Hanson Limited (Nominated and Financial Adviser)
James Dance / Matthew Chandler / Rob Patrick
Tel: +44 (0)20 7409 3494
Turner Pope Investments(TPI) Limited (Broker)
Andrew Thacker / James Pope (Corporate Broking)
Tel: +44(0)20 3657 0050
IFC Advisory Limited (Financial PR and UK Investor Relations)
Tim Metcalfe / Graham Herring
Tel: +44 (0)20 3934 6630
Email: midatech@investor-focus.co.uk
Edison Group (US Investor Relations)
Alyssa Factor
Tel: +1 (860) 573 9637
Email: afactor@edisongroup.com
About Midatech PharmaPLC
Midatech Pharma PLC (dual listed on LSE AIM: MTPH; and NASDAQ: MTP) is a drug delivery technology company focused on improving the bio-delivery and bio-distribution of medicines. The Company combines approved and development medications with its proprietary and innovative drug delivery technologies to provide compelling products that have the potential to powerfully impact the lives of patients.
The Company has developed three in-house technology platforms, each with its own unique mechanism to improve delivery of medications to sites of disease. All of the Company’s technologies have successfully entered human use in the clinic, providing important validation of the potential for each platform:
| · | Q-Sphera™ platform: a disruptive micro-technology used for sustained release to prolong and control<br>the release of therapeutics over an extended period of time (from weeks to months). |
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| · | MidaSolve™ platform: an innovative nanotechnology used to dissolve insoluble drugs so that they<br>can be administered in liquid form directly and locally into tumours. |
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| · | MidaCore™ platform: a leading-edge nanotechnology used for targeting medications to sites of disease. |
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The platform nature of the technologies offers the potential to develop multiple drug assets rather than being reliant on a limited number of programmes. Midatech’s technologies are supported by 36 patent families including 120 granted patents and an additional 70 patent applications. Midatech's headquarters and R&D facility is in Cardiff, UK. For more information please visit www.midatechpharma.com
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of legislation in the United Kingdom and/or United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. All statements contained in this press release that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, any payments that may be received, the success of the research collaboration in developing novel products, the strategic review and formal sale process.
Reference should be made to those documents that Midatech shall file from time to time or announcements that may be made by Midatech in accordance with the London Stock Exchange AIM Rules for Companies ("AIM Rules"), the Disclosure and Transparency Rules ("DTRs") and the rules and regulations promulgated by the US Securities and Exchange Commission, which contains and identifies other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any projections or forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this announcement. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements by or concerning Midatech are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements above. Except as may be required under the AIM Rules or the DTRs or by relevant law in the United Kingdom or the United States, Midatech does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements because of new information, future events or otherwise arising.