Strong cash position offsets impact of industry-wide supply chain challenges

EINDHOVEN, the Netherlands & LAUSANNE, Switzerland–(BUSINESS WIRE)–THIS PRESS RELEASE CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 7(1) OF THE EUROPEAN MARKET ABUSE REGULATION (596/2014).

ONWARD Medical N.V. (Euronext: ONWD), the medical technology company creating innovative therapies to restore movement, independence, and health in people with spinal cord injury, today announces its current cash balance is expected to fuel operations through the end of 2024. The company’s strong cash position will mitigate the impact of industry-wide supply chain challenges that may affect certain development programs.

Global microprocessor shortages and the scarcity of other components are expected to impact development and commercialization timing for both of the company’s technology platforms. Assuming normal regulatory authorization windows, the company now expects its ARCEX platform to be ready for commercialization in 2H 2023. It expects its ARCIM platform to be ready for commercialization in 2H 2025.

“Many companies and industries have been affected by supply chain challenges. To limit our downside, we have worked with determination to source critical components and assure continuity of supply in order to fulfill our mission to help people with spinal cord injury live better lives,” said Dave Marver, CEO of ONWARD. “We have a strong balance sheet, with cash to propel operations through the end of 2024, and we will look for opportunities to further strengthen our cash position as equity capital markets improve in the US and across the globe.”

To learn more about ONWARD’s ARC Therapy and the company’s vision to restore movement, independence and health in people with spinal cord injury, please visit ONWD.com.

About ONWARD

ONWARD is a medical technology company creating innovative therapies to restore movement, independence, and health in people with spinal cord injury. ONWARD’s work builds on more than a decade of basic science and preclinical research conducted at the world’s leading neuroscience laboratories. ONWARD’s ARC Therapy, which can be delivered by implantable (ARCIM) or external (ARCEX) systems, is designed to deliver targeted, programmed stimulation of the spinal cord to restore movement and other functions in people with spinal cord injury, ultimately improving their quality of life. ONWARD has received three Breakthrough Device Designations from the FDA encompassing both ARCIM and ARCEX. The company’s first FDA pivotal trial, called Up-LIFT, completed enrollment in December 2021 with 65 subjects worldwide.

ONWARD is headquartered at the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. It maintains an office in Lausanne, Switzerland and has a growing U.S. presence in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. For additional information about the company, please visit ONWD.com. To access our 2022 Financial Calendar, please visit IR.ONWD.com.

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