Guided Therapeutics Inc 8-K, filed Sep 7, 2021
Guided Therapeutics Inc (GTHP)
About this 8-K
Guided Therapeutics Inc filed this 8-K on September 7, 2021, reporting on events of August 12, 2021.
Items reported
- Item 1.01: Entered into a material agreement
- Item 8.01: Other events
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
As previously disclosed in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 22, 2017 by Guided Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the Company entered into a license agreement with Shandong Yaohua Medical Instrument Corporation, a PRC corporation (“SMI”), dated January 22, 2017, as amended on March 28, 2017 (the “Agreement”). Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company granted SMI an exclusive global license to manufacture the Company’s LuViva® Advanced Cervical Cancer device (“LuViva”) and related disposables (subject to a carve-out for manufacture in Turkey) as well as exclusive sales and distribution rights for China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. On August 12, 2021, the Company entered into a second amendment to the Agreement (the “Amendment”).
As previously disclosed, as partial consideration for, and as a condition to the license, SMI agreed to pay the Company a $1.0 million licensing fee ($885,144.34 after PRC taxes), as well as a royalty on each disposable sold. The Company agreed to issue $1.0 million in shares of its common stock to SMI, of which 12,147 shares (representing $885,144.34) have already been issued. SMI will also continue to cover the costs associated with securing approval of LuViva with the Chinese Food and Drug Administration, recently renamed the National Medical Products Administration (“NMPA”)
Pursuant to the Amendment, SMI will honor the outstanding purchase orders (“Purchase Orders”) from the Agreement. The Company will receive four installment payments from SMI in the total amount of $510,635 by the end of 2022 if the NMPA approval is granted. SMI made the first installment payment of $133,635 on August 20, 2021. The Amendment also calls for minimum orders from SMI of $72 million over the first four years after NMPA approval is granted. In addition, the Company will be entitled to receive royalties in the amount of $1.90 for each disposable sold, as adjusted for inflation, to be paid by SMI on a monthly basis. SMI will be responsible for paying any taxes and tariffs associated with the royalty fees.
The Amendment contains a number of representations and warranties by each of the Company and SMI. The representations and warranties made by the Company and SMI are customary for similar transactions and are subject to specified exceptions and qualifications.
Termination of the Amendment will occur upon a material breach (as defined in the Amendment) by either party or an insolvency event for either the Company or SMI. If SMI fails to achieve certain commercialization milestones of LuViva in China by October 30, 2022, SMI shall no longer have any rights to manufacture, distribute or sell LuViva.
The foregoing description of the terms of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On August 19, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing its continued partnership with SMI. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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† The exhibits and schedules to this Exhibit have been omitted in accordance with Regulation S-K Item 601(b)(2). The Registrant agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of all omitted exhibits and schedules to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request.
* Certain sensitive financial, commercial and strategic information relating to the Company has been redacted in the marked portions of the exhibit.
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SIGNATURES
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| GUIDED THERAPEUTICS, INC. |
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| /s/ Gene S. Cartwright, Ph.D |
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| By: Gene S. Cartwright, Ph.D. |
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| President and Chief Executive Officer |
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Date: September 7, 2021 |
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EXHIBIT 2.1
AGREEMENT BETWEEN SHANDONG YAOHUA MEDICAL INSTRUMENT
CORPORATION AND GUIDED THERAPEUTICS, INC.
CONFIDENTIAL, FINAL 12 AUGUST 2021
机密 2021年8月12日
This Agreement supersedes any and all statements, representations or agreements other than existing Purchase Orders between Guided Therapeutics, Inc, a Georgia, United States of American corporation (“GTI”) located at 5835 Peachtree Corners East, Suite D, Norcross, Georgia 30092 and Shandong Yaohua Medical Instrument Corporation, located at No. 5 Zhuijian Street, High-Tech Development Zone, Laiwu Shandong, Peoples Republic of China (“SMI). This agreement is dated 12 August 2021.
本协议取代任何及所有声明、声明或协议，现有采购订单除外，该协议由Guided Therapeutics, Inc. ，一个位于美国乔治亚州的公司（GTI） ，公司住所：5835 Peachtree Corners East, Suite B, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092, USA)和山东耀华医疗器械股份有限公司（SMI），公司住所：中国山东莱芜高新开发区珠江大街5号。本协议日期为2021年8月12日。
WHEREAS GTI had previously asserted that they had developed a platform technology for the early detection of disease that leads to cancer;
鉴于GTI先前曾声明开发了一个能够早期发现导致癌变病变的技术平台。
WHEREAS GTI had previously asserted that their first non-invasive cancer detection product is the LuViva® Advanced Cervical Scan device (the “Device”) and the related disposable cervical guides (the “Disposables” and, with the Device, “LuViva”). LuViva is designed to:
鉴于GTI先前曾声明他们的的第一个无创伤癌症检测产品—LuViva，高级宫颈扫描设备（Device）和与之相关的一次性宫颈导件（耗材, 和Device合称LuViva）。LuViva适用于：
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| A. | Determine the true likelihood of treatable cervical disease that may lead to cancer in women aged 16 years and over who have been screened for cervical cancer and have an abnormal result |
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WHEREAS LuViva products have previously been sold and used in Canada, Latin America, Europe, Turkey, Asia and Africa.
鉴于LuViva目前在加拿大、拉丁美洲、欧洲、土耳其、亚洲和非洲使用
WHEREAS GTI had previously asserted that they own the worldwide manufacturing, distribution and intellectual property (“IP”) rights to LuViva, and
鉴于GTI先前声明他们拥有LuViva的全球制造、分销和知识产权(“IP”)，以及
WHEREAS GTI asserts that they have the rights to license the global manufacturing rights, excepting the Disposable Cervical Guides in the Republic of Turkey and final assembly rights of the Device in Hungary, and the rights to license the distribution and sales rights for LuViva in the People’s Republic of China, Macau, Hong Kong and Taiwan (herein after collectively referred to as the “Jurisdictions”),
鉴于GTI 确定其除土耳其的一次性耗材和匈牙利的组装权外，有权对于LuViva的全球生产权、在中国大陆、澳门、香港和台湾 （以下统称作为“司法管辖区”）的分销和销售进行授权；
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WHEREAS SMI is a medical device company in China with an established distribution and sales capability and has indicated a capability and willingness to manufacture for the global market, and distribute and sell LuViva in the Jurisdictions,
山东耀华是一家在中国已经建立分销和销售网络的医疗器械公司，并对向全球市场提供生产和在司法管辖区内代理和销售LuViva有意愿和能力。
WHEREAS SMI, in order to obtain license to the license for global manufacturing rights and exclusive distribution and sales, of LuViva within the Jurisdictions, previous agreed to:
鉴于SMI为获得LuViva在辖区内的全球制造权和独家分销及销售许可，先前同意:
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| A. | Make payments in the sum of $1,000,000 to GTI in exchange for GTI stock |
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| 支付100万美元给GTI，以换取GTI的股票 |
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| B. | Establish a schedule for the initial purchase of the LuViva product, and |
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| 为LuViva产品的初始采购制定一个时间表 |
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| C. | Establish a schedule for minimum sales of the product |
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| 制定产品最低销售计划 |
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| D. | Establish a manufacturing capability for the manufacture of LuViva and the Disposables with the technical assistance of GTI |
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| 在GTI的技术支持下，建立LuViva和耗材的制造能力 |
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| E. | Apply for and receive Chinese Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) approval for LuViva. |
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WHEREAS BOTH PARTIES have acted in good faith, there have nonetheless been circumstances, in particular the COVID 19 pandemic and a clearer understanding by both Parties of what is needed to complete commercialization, that necessitate revisions and additions to the Agreement dated 24 July 2019, and the SMI-issued purchase order 20201221, dated 21 December, 2020.
虽然双方都是本着诚意行事，仍然有些状况，特别是COVID - 19大流行，以及双方对完成商业化所需内容的更清晰理解，需要对2019年7月24日的协议以及SMI的2020年12月21日的采购订单20201221进行修订和补充。
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| A. | Made payments of $1,000,000 in which GTI has received $885,144.34 after the payment of Chinese taxes |
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| B. | In 2017, SMI ordered five (5) LuViva devices and associated Disposables. SMI has paid in full for five devices and associated disposables |
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| C. | In 2018, SMI ordered parts for five additional LuViva Base Units and Handheld Units for final assembly at SMI. SMI is supplying all parts other than the LuViva Base Units, Handheld Units and other parts as designated by the 2018 Purchase Order ("Collectively, the 2018 Subsystems)." GTI has received a full payment for these parts. |
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| D. | SMI has established an infrastructure to manufacture the LuViva device with parts originating in China and using the Base Units and Handheld Units supplied by GTI. SMI is in the process of establishing the capability to manufacture the Disposable Cervical Guides, Base Units and Handheld Units all under ISO 13485:2016 |
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| A． | 支付100万美元，其中GTI在缴纳中国税款后已收到835,144.34美元 |
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| B． | 2017年，订购了5台LuViva设备和相关的一次性耗材。SMI已经全额购买了5台设备和相关的一次性用品。 |
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| C. | 2018年，SMI订购了五套额外的LuViva基础单元和手持单元的部件，用于SMI的最终组装。除去基本单元，手持单元，还有2018年采购订单中指定的配件，SMI提供其他所有的配件（总的来说，是2018年的子系统）。GTI已经收到了这些部件的全部货款。 |
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| D. | SMI已经建立了制造LuViva设备的能力，其部件源自中国，并使用GTI的基本单元和手持单元。该公司正在建立生产一次性宫颈导管、基本单元和手持单元的能力，所有这些都符合ISO 13485:2016标准。 |
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| A. | Delivered five (5) LuViva Devices and associated Disposables. |
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| B. | Provided all documents and data, including manufacturing transfer plan, product production, guidance documents, product quality standards, relevant patent certificates, fixed costs of products, personnel data, etc. as reasonably required |
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| D. | Paid for the laboratory testing of the first samples of Disposables ("Cervical Guides") and made specific recommendations to SMI in order for the Disposable specifications to be met. Performed an evaluation of a second set of Cervical Guides and issued a report of this evaluation to SMI. |
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| E. | Issued 12,147 shares of GTI stock in consideration for the $885,144.34 that GTI received from the $1,000,000 payment made by SMI. |
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| F. | Provided 200 Cervical Guides at no cost to support the clinical trials. |
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| G. | Provided all requested technical documents regarding manufacturing and clinical trials to SMI on an as needed basis. |
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| H. | Invested over $30 million in developing and patenting the technology, including highly specialized parts that may need to be sourced via GTI. |
到目前为止，GTI做到的：
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| A. | 交付五(5)LuViva设备和相关的一次性用品 |
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| B. | 根据合理要求，提供所有文件和数据，包括制造转移计划、产品生产、指导文件、产品质量标准、相关专利证书、产品装箱成本、人员资料等 |
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| C. | 完成了LuViva设备的汉化工作 |
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| D. | 支付了第一批由SMI生产的一次性耗材样品的实验室测试费用，并向SMI提出具体建议，以满足一次性耗材的规格。对第二组CG管进行了评估，并向SMI发表了一份评估报告。 |
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| E. | 发行12147股GTI股票，作为GTI从SMI支付的1,000,000美元中获得的885,144.34美元的对价。 |
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| F. | GTI免费提供200个CG管以支持临床试验。 |
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| G. | 根据需要向SMI提供所有有关生产和临床试验的技术文件。 |
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| H. | 投资超过3000万美元用于技术开发和专利申请，包括可能需要通过GTI采购的高度专业化的部件。 |
IT IS HEREBY AGREED AS FOLLOWS between SMI and GTI that (1) the payment schedule and terms for SMI Purchase Order 20201221, dated 21 December 2020, is amended by this agreement, and SMI is granted (2) exclusive manufacturing rights, excepting the Disposable Cervical Guides for the Republic of Turkey, and the final assembly rights for Hungary, and (3) exclusive distribution and sales rights for LuViva in the Jurisdictions, subject to the following terms and conditions:
SMI和GTI在此达成如下协议：（1）SMI的2020年12月21日的订单号为20201221的采购订单的付款期限和条款经本协议修改；(2)授权SMI独家制造权，但土耳其的耗材和匈牙利的最终组装权除外；(3) LuViva在辖区内的独家分销和销售权，但须符合以下条款和条件:
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| A. | SMI shall make payments per the schedule in Appendix A to complete payment for the goods and services ordered on SMI Purchase Order 20201221, dated 21 December 2020. |
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| a. | SMI purchase order 20201221, dated 21 December 2020, and |
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| SMI采购订单20201221，签订日期为2020年12月21日 |
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| b. | SMI purchase order #20181203, dated 03 December 2018. |
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| SMI采购订单20181203，签订日期为2018年12月3日 |
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| B. | GTI shall deliver the parts and services per the schedule in Appendix B. | |
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Both Parties will make best efforts to help SMI achieve the targets in the Table of Minimum Sales and Orders for Cervical Guide Chip Purchases. If a shortfall in minimum Cervical Guide Chip Purchase Orders occurs, the Parties agree to compensate by altering the royalty on chips and the markup on Cervical Guides or other parts, assemblies or supplies ordered from GTI. Only if SMI fails to achieve the minimum chip purchases (described below in the “Table of Minimum Sales and Orders for Cervical Guide Chip Purchases”) for two consecutive years or falls below 40% of the minimum chip purchases for any single year would this Agreement be considered in breach.
The second year sale includes the first year sale，the third year sale includes the first year and the second year sales，the fourth year sale includes the first year the second year and the third year sales.
双方将尽最大努力帮助SMI实现表格中列出的宫颈导管芯片的最低销售和采购量。如果宫颈导管芯片的最低采购量出现差额，双方愿意通过更改芯片的使用费并且通过提高宫颈导管或者从GTI采购的其他部件，组件或者其他供应品的价格来补偿。 只有当SMI连续两年未能达到最低芯片购买量(见下文“颈椎引导芯片采购最低销售和订单表”)，或低于任何一年最低芯片购买量的40%，则视为违反本协议。
第二年的销售量包含第一年的销售量，第三年的销售量包含第一年和第二年的销售量,第四年的销售量包含第一年，第二年和第三年的销售量。
Table of Minimum Sales and Orders for Cervical Guide Chip Purchases
最小订单量和CG管芯片的订单采购列表
| Number of Devices placed or sold per year 一年机器的订购量 | Number of tests per day per Device一台机器一天的测试量 | Days per week 一周5天计算 | Weeks per year一年的周数 | Resulting Minimum Cervical Guide Chip Purchase Orders | |
| 1 | 200 | 20 | 5 | 48 | $1824000 |
| 2 | 500 | 30 | 5 | 48 | $8664000 |
| 3 | 1000 | 30 | 5 | 48 | $22344000 |
| 4 | 1250 | 30 | 5 | 48 | $39444000 |
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| C． | The price payable by GTI for each Device and each Packet of Disposable supplied by the manufacturer for resale by GTI outside the Territories will be no higher than the then current internal cost to GTI for manufacturing the Device and the then current price by GTI to its current supplier of Disposable |
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| 1) | SMI retains the right to manufacture for China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, where SMI has distribution and sales rights. |
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| a. | SMI buys the devices and Cervical Guides, or just the devices from GTI. |
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| E. | If SMI fails to achieve manufacturing capabilities for the Devices, except for assembly of the handheld and base units, and Disposables in accordance with ISO 13485:2016 by 31 October 2022 for medical devices by 12 months after the completion of Sinicization of the product by GTI, SMI shall no longer have any rights to manufacture, distribute or sell LuViva |
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Phase I and Phase II are necessary for receiving NMPA approval for the LuViva product manufacture and distribution. Phase II is desireable as soon as possible to provide GTI with an approved supplier of Disposables for the world market. Phase III will follow NMPA approval as soon as is practicable to establish an economic business model for the LuViva product.
第一和第二阶段是LuViva产品生产和销售获得NMPA批准的必要阶段。第二阶段应尽快为GTI提供一个经批准的全球市场一次性用品供应商。：第三个阶段将在NMPA批准后尽快建立LuViva产品的经济商业模式。
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In order to achieve these capabilities, GTI and SMI agree to develop a mutually agreed to schedule for the acquisition of manufacturing equipment and the technology transfer and training of SMI-personnel. The initial planning will focus on what is necessary to accomplish Phase I and Phase II, and appropriate cost sharing for training. In principle, both GTI and SMI will strive to identify people involved in the training who are bilingual in English and Chinese. If this is not possible, both GTI and SMI, when hosting personnel from the other company, will provide appropriate interpreters during the period of time that there are technical exchange visits. In-country costs shall be borne by the host company.
为了实现这些能力，GTI和SMI同意制定一份双方同意的时间表，用于采购制造设备和SMI人员的技术转让和培训。最初的规划将集中于完成第一阶段和第二阶段的必要工作，以及适当的培训费用分摊。原则上，GTI和SMI都将努力确定参与培训的人员具备中英双语。如果无法做到这一点，GTI和SMI在接待对方公司人员时，将在进行技术交流访问期间提供适当的翻译。境内费用由东道国公司承担。
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| The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event of an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of the authorship of any the provisions of this agreement. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their duly authorized officers as of the 12th day of August 2021.
兹证明，本协议双方已于2021年8月12日正式授权人员正式签署本协议。
GTI
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Gene Cartwright
Chief Executive Officer, Guided Therapeutics Inc.
SMI
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Yaohua Li
Chairman, Shandong Yaohua Medical Instrument Corporation
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EXHIBIT 99.1
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Guided Therapeutics Receives Notification of Successful Clinical
Trial Regulatory Review and $133,000 Payment from China
Peachtree Corners GA (August 20, 2021) -- Guided Therapeutics, Inc. (OTC:QB GTHP), the maker of the LuViva Advanced Cervical Scan, based on its patented biophotonic technology, announced today it had passed the regulatory compliance review at the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University located in Shanghai. Clinical trials there and at three other centers are expected to begin this quarter. In addition, GTHP received a payment of $133,000 from its Chinese co-manufacturing partner and distributor for China, Shandong Yaohua Medical Instrument Corporation (SMI). The funds will be used to supply SMI with parts and advice for the Chinese clinical study. The parts are expected to ship this quarter with the additional participating clinical sites announced over the next few weeks. SMI estimates that the clinical study will be completed during the second quarter of 2022 with full approval to sell in China expected by the end of 2022. Under a new agreement with SMI signed last week, GTHP expects payments totaling approximately $3 Million by the end of 2022, assuming Chinese FDA approval is granted. Approximately $510,000 of those payments is expected to be received by GTHP during the clinical study, with the majority of those funds to be received this year. The remaining $2.5 million, based on a purchase order from SMI, is due upon filing the clinical study results with Chinese FDA ($620,000) and approval by Chinese FDA ($1,880,000). The new contract then calls for minimum orders of $72 Million over the first four years post Chinese FDA approval.
“We continue to be encouraged by the regulatory approvals from China”, said Gene Cartwright, CEO of Guided Therapeutics. “Fudan University is recognized as a top tier research institution and viewed by Chinese FDA as a highly credible center at which to conduct our clinical study.”
According to the World Health Organization, cervical cancer is ranked as one of the most frequent cancers in women in the world and in China it is the second most common cancer among women. China has a population of approximately 560 million women above 15 years of age, who are at risk of developing cervical cancer. Current estimates indicate approximately 100,000 new cases of cervical cancer are diagnosed each year and 30,000 deaths occur annually due to cervical cancer in China. It is believed mortality due to cervical cancer has been increasing in China. In response, China has increased efforts to screen more women, especially in rural areas where the laboratory infrastructure for traditional screening tests is lagging. Because LuViva does not require a laboratory infrastructure and produces an immediate result at the point of care, it is well suited to screening women for cervical cancer in these environments.
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About Guided Therapeutics
Guided Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCQB: GTHP) is the maker of a rapid and painless testing platform based on its patented biophotonic technology that utilizes light for the early detection of disease at the cellular level. The Company’s first product is the LuViva® Advanced Cervical Scan, a non-invasive device used to detect cervical disease instantly and at the point of care. In a multi-center clinical trial with women at risk for cervical disease, the technology was able to detect cervical cancer up to two years earlier than conventional modalities, according to published reports. For more information, visit: www.guidedinc.com.
The Guided Therapeutics LuViva® Advanced Cervical Scan is an investigational device and is limited by federal law to investigational use in the U.S. LuViva, the wave logo and "Early detection, better outcomes" are registered trademarks owned by Guided Therapeutics, Inc.
Forward-Looking Statements Disclaimer: A number of the matters and subject areas discussed in this news release that are not historical or current facts deal with potential future circumstances and developments. The discussion of such matters and subject areas is qualified by the inherent risks and uncertainties surrounding future expectations generally and also may materially differ from Guided Therapeutics’ actual future experience involving any of or more of such matters and subject areas. Such risks and uncertainties include those related to the early stage of commercialization of products, the uncertainty of market acceptance of products, the uncertainty of development or effectiveness of distribution channels, the intense competition in the medical device industry, the sufficiency of capital raised in prior financings and the ability to realize their expected benefits, the uncertainty of future capital to develop products or continue as a going concern, the uncertainty of regulatory approval of products, and the dependence on licensed intellectual property, as well as those that are more fully described from time to time under the heading “Risk Factors” in Guided Therapeutics’ reports filed with the SEC, including Guided Therapeutics’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 and subsequent filings.
Contact:
Mark Faupel
Guided Therapeutics
770-242-8723
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