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Dear Mr ......,
Thank you for your interest in Santhera and your questions to which you find answers below:
The notification of the delay in the readiness for FDA inspection reached us at very short notice and unexpectedly, especially since we carried out a mock inspection at the beginning of the year, where nothing indicated a delay.
Importantly, it should be noted that the reasons for the delay are not product-related, as all NDA modules were submitted to the FDA as planned. Rather, it is a matter of necessary measures at the third-party supplier to ensure inspection readiness, which must be confirmed to the FDA in order to complete the NDA submission.
The contract manufacturer (CMO), which was carefully selected by Idorsia early in the development of vamorolone, is a European-based company whose customer base includes several leading multinational pharmaceutical companies. The CMO has successfully passed inspections by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in the past and is already qualified for supply into the European market. As part of its review of its inspection readiness for the FDA, the CMO has indicated a need for additional time to also meet the requirements of the U.S. market. In addition to vamorolone, the CMO is also in the process of adding some other products destined for the U.S. market.
If we were to pursue a claim at present, this would in all likelihood force us to switch supplier and result in a further delay of >2 years. At a stage, where all regulatory documentation is already with the FDA, this is therefore not a practical solution.
We are in close contact with the CMO and are providing support, including on-site Santhera staff, to move the process of achieving inspection readiness forward as quickly as possible. In parallel, we are seeking the dialogue with the FDA to discuss the way forward and to minimize the time delay as much as possible.
Santhera has previously indicated that it has cash resources into Q1-2023 and has further capital requirements. Accordingly, this creates a financing gap of several months, which also needs to be closed. We continue with our efforts to ensure the company is adequately funded.
I thank you for your support and wish you a nice day.
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