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Committed to Delivering Affordable Proton Cancer Therapy
Energy Focused on Saving Lives
Forward looking statement
This presentation may contain certain projections and other forward-looking statements with respect to the financial condition, results of operations, businesses and prospects of Advanced Oncotherapy plc (“Oncotherapy” or the “Company”). These statements are based on current expectations and involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events and depend upon circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. There are a number of factors which could cause actual results or developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Any of the assumptions underlying these forward-looking statements could prove inaccurate or incorrect and therefore any results contemplated in the forward-looking statements may not actually be achieved. Nothing contained in this presentation should be construed as a profit forecast or profit estimate. Investors or other recipients are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements contained herein. Advanced Oncotherapy undertakes no obligation to update or revise (publicly or otherwise) any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or other circumstances. Neither this presentation nor any verbal communication shall constitute an invitation or inducement to any person to subscribe for or otherwise acquire securities in Advanced Oncotherapy.
ADAM (A CERN Spin-off Company)
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LHC (Large Hadron Collider)
27 km
14,000,000 MeV
99.9999% speed of light
LIGHT (LINAC for Image Guided Hadron Therapy)
24 meters
230 MeV
60% speed of light
Note: LHC = Large Hadron Collider; world’s most powerful accelerator invented by CERN
ADAM (A CERN Spin-off Company)
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CERN operates the largest particle physics laboratory in the world with 2,500 staff
– Created the world’s most powerful accelerator (LHC) – 14,000,000 MeV energy– A CERN scientist invented the World Wide Web
Acquisition of ADAM in 2013 – ADAM is a spin-off from CERN– Designed and built the first linear proton accelerator– Technology validated at 72 MeV in 2010 and expected to achieve 230 MeV energy
by August 2016
Note: ADAM: Application of Detectors and Accelerators to Medicine
“We are pleased to have found a partner with AVO who not only understand the technology we have developed with CERN but also the path to commercialisation of the applications of that technology”
Alberto Colussi, Chairman of ADAM
Progress So Far
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Listed on AIM; Market Cap. of c.£120m(1)
HQ in London with operations in UK, Switzerland and the US
LIGHT technology validated by LIBO prototype– Planned to be approximately one third the price and size of existing technology
Attracted leading component suppliers to achieve mass production
Entered into LOIs with world class hospital operators SUNY, BMI & Spire
Signed lease to house first LIGHT machine on Harley street, Central London – Development costs borne by Howard de Walden Estates
First full commercial purchase order with Sinophi – Hospital operator in China backed by Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia
(1) Source: Share price per FactSet as at 28th May 2015 and no. of shares outstanding per RNS
The Growing Cancer Market
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Cancer is the 2nd leading cause of death worldwide– Approximately only 50% of cancer patients predicted to survive 10 years or more(1) – 8m people are likely to have died as a result of cancer in 2012(2)
Growing incidence supported by ageing population and lifestyle– 12.7m new cancer cases in 2008 worldwide; set to grow to 21m a year by 2030(2)
– Incidence is growing particularly strongly in Asia
The global economic cost of new cancer cases in 2009 was $286bn
(1) Source: Cancer Research UK(2) Source: World Health Organisation
X-rays, a Key Modality… Now at its Physical Limit
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X-rays – One of the 3 major modalities with surgery and medication
– Used for more than 100 years– Between 1/2 and 2/3rds of cancer patients(1) receive x-
rays
Use of energy to damage the DNA of cancer cells and kill them
X-rays travel through the patient's body on their way to the tumour, both before and after the tumour site
– Surrounding tissues exposed to radiation
Implications: short-term side effects, possibility of late carcinogenesis, possible later dysfunction in growing normal tissues and growth retardation (for children)
CT images of a child’s abdomen/spine with a neuroblastoma requiring x-rays
(1) Alone or in combination with other modalities
Health tissues are exposed to radiation as well as the cancer
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Proton, the fundamental atomic particle
Energy released by protons destroys cancer cells in the same way as x-rays
Proton technology is validated– First clinical use in 1954– More than 120,000 patients treated
to date
Less healthy tissue damaged during treatment
– Bragg-peak effect
There is a More Effective Type of Radiation Therapy
Proton Therapy – Illustrations and Key Benefits
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Non-invasive
Better targeting to the tumour and not surrounding organs
Reduced side effects and better quality of life
Can reduce length of treatment and thus cost
Particularly beneficial – When tumours are located near critical
organs or structures (e.g. brain, heart or spinal cord)
– For children with cancers
D=0 D=50%
Teenage girl treated for medulloblastoma
Protons X-rays
Restrictive Lung Disease
0% 60%
Growth Abnormality
20% 100%
IQ Drop of 10pts at 6yrs
2% 29%
What Are Scientists(1) Saying?
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“If the costs of existing proton facilities were to come down, then all radiotherapy will be delivered using proton technologies within the next 10 years.”
Jay Loeffler, Prof Radiation Oncology, Harvard Medical School and Department Chair at Massachusetts General Hospital
"If the costs were the same, there would be no debate. Less radiation to healthy tissue is always better for the patient."
Leonard Arzt, executive director of the National Association for Proton Therapy
“The beauty is that you can use higher doses of radiation and therefore increase cure rates, while avoiding tissues that are exquisitely sensitive to radiotherapy and therefore at high risk of side effects.”
Dr Adrian Crellin, Dean, Faculty of Oncology, Royal College of Radiologists
(1) None of these scientists are directly associated with Advanced Oncotherapy
Existing Proton Therapy Technology
First cyclotron built in 1930s at Berkeley First suggestion for treatment made by Robert
R. Wilson in 1946 First treatment performed at Berkeley
in 1954 and then in Sweden in 1957 FDA approval of proton therapy in 1988 on
certain cancers World’s first hospital-based proton therapy
centre was a low energy cyclotron centre for
ocular tumours
History Today
Harvard Cyclotron #2 which treated c.10,000 patients between 1970-2001
Existing cyclotron / synchrotron
technologies are very large and expensive− Weigh 200 – 300 tonnes− Extensive bunkering required− Expensive to build
• Mayo clinic to build 2 facilities for
$370m• UK government has committed
£250m to fund two proton
therapy centres− Expensive to maintain
• Complex maintenance
54 proton therapy facilities in the world
providing 121 treatment rooms (vs. 21,000
conventional radiotherapy machines)
120,000+ patients treated using proton
therapy since first use and growing− c.20% increase in patients treated p.a. 9
Our Solution – LIGHT (Linac for Image Guided Hadron Therapy)
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First linear accelerator for proton therapy – Key breakthrough vs old technologies(1)
(e.g. cyclotron/synchrotron)– Same frequency as conventional
radiotherapy LINACs
More affordable
More compact– Can fit into existing city centre hospitals
Linear Accelerator for Proton Therapy
An integrated system and turn-key solution which is modular
Lower maintenance and operating cost compared to competition
(1) Key drawbacks for old technologies: Can weigh up to 200 / 300 tonnes; Extensive bunkering required and moving parts result in complex and expensive maintenance
Precise and Dynamic Scanning Beam – More precise– Rapid variation of energy, expected to be 2-3 milliseconds– Better operational efficiency and utility
Supporting Stakeholders – Our People
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Advisors
Prof Ugo Amaldi– TERA; awarded Gold Medal for
Science and Culture by the President of Italy
Dr Nick Plowman– Head of Oncology Radiation at St
Bartholomew Hospital and Senior Clinical Oncologist at Great Ormond Street Hospital
Prof Hanne Kooy(2)
– Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School (Radiation Oncology)
Prof Jay Loeffler– Professor of Radiation Oncology
at Harvard Medical School
Dr Margaret Spittle– Clinical Oncologist at UCLH and
adviser to HM Royal Navy
Leadership Team
(1) Also on the Board of Directors(2) Taking up full time position; in charge of project development
Lord David Evans, Deputy Chairman
– Newsdeskmedia Ltd.
Michael Bradfield– Hospital plan insurance
services
Tim Lebus– Duke Street, Deutsche Bank
Dr Henri Vanni– McKinsey, Novartis
Dr Euan Thomson– Accuray, Khosla Ventures
Prof Chris Nutting– Chair of Radiation Oncology
at The Royal Marsden
Dr Sanjeev Kanoria– McKinsey, Anadi Bank AG
Dr Mike Sinclair(1), Chairman – Totally Plc, Allied
Investments Limited, Lifetime Corporation Inc, Atlantic Medical Management LLP
Sanjeev Pandya(1), CEO– Lehman Brothers,
Surgeon, McKinsey
Nicolas Serandour(1), CFO– JPMorgan, Lazard,
Lehman Brothers
Bob Rose, Operations/ Manufacturing director
– Elekta, E2V, Vitec Group, Formula 1
Donatella Ungaro, ADAM managing director
– Based at CERN
Board of Directors
RF system
RF Power
LIGHT accelerator
RFQ / Proton source
SCDTL
CCL
Building / Installation
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Other systems
Dose delivery system
Software
Other support Cooling system, Vacuum system, Beam line,Support system, RF network
/
Key Component Suppliers
Note: RFQ: Radio Frequency Quadruple; SCDTL: Side Coupled Drift Tube Linac; CCL: Coupled Cavity Linac
The Harley Street Agreement
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Harley street, one of the most prestigious medical addresses in the world…
… Will house the first next generation cancer treatment centre in the UK
Proton system to be installed into 2 standard row houses (8,000 sq. ft)− Not possible with any of the existing proton
systems currently operational
“The next generation 'LIGHT' protons look to supplant current generation technology. It is great news for UK patients that London will spearhead this advance.“
Nick Plowman, Senior Clinical Oncologist to St Bartholomew's Hospital & Great Ormond Street Hospital
− Further validation re. safety and compact size of the LIGHT machine
Cost of the redevelopment: £6-7m – borne by Howard de Walden Estate− Owns the majority of properties across a 92 acre area in London
First Commercial Contract with Sinophi in March 2015
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1st commercial sale for c.US$40 m(1)
– LIGHT system to be part of a regional oncology hospital (total investment of over $200 million) in Huai’an City
– Supporting up to 3 treatment rooms in a catchment area of 20m+ people– AVO to install and maintain the LIGHT machine once it becomes operational– AVO to receive milestone payment to support working capital requirements
Exclusive 15 year distribution agreement to be 1st tier distributor for the LIGHT system in China and a number of other countries in S.E. Asia
– Access to the large and fast-growing China market (22% of world’s newly diagnosed cancer cases)
Sinophi – a UK Healthcare consultancy and investor in Chinese hospitals– Strong healthcare and financial partners (incl. Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia)
(1) Final price dependent on customisations and treatment options selected by Sinophi
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SUNY Upstate Medical University Hospital, New York - Letter of Exclusivity (Dec-14) to install the first LIGHT system in the highly-sought after area of Syracuse, Central New York State
− Leading academic medical centre in Central New York, serving 1.8 million people − SUNY is set to become AVO’s hub for R&D− The agreement supersedes the Letter of Intent signed earlier in the year
Spire Healthcare (Aug-13)− 39 private hospitals in the UK
BMI Healthcare (Jun-13)− 70 hospitals and healthcare facilities throughout the UK
Pipeline
A Growing Pipeline
Summary of Key Milestones Achieved So Far
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Dec-14Exclusivity with SUNY,
NY
Jun-14New
American entity set up
Aug-14Contract with
Toshiba
Jan-15First CCL module
manufactured
Aug-13LOI from
Spire
Apr-13Acquisition
of ADAM
Jul-14Contract with
ICT
Oct-14Partnership
with TECHNA
Jan-15Contract with
Pyramid
Sep-13LOI from SUNY,
New York
Jan-15External
CERN Scientific
Review Board
Jul-14Contract with ScandiNova
Nov-14Contract with
VDL
May-14US expansion
plan set up
Jun-13LOI from BMI
Suppliers Customers Others
Jan-15Harley Street Agreement
April 2013 May 2015
May-15£20m fund
raise
May-15RF power testing (CCL)
Mar-15First
Commercial sale to Sinophi
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2p
4p
6p
8p
10p
12p
14p
Apr 13 Jul 13 Oct 13 Jan 14 Apr 14 Jul 14 Oct 14 Jan 15 Apr 15
AVO Share Price (GBp)
March 2015Apr 2013Acquisition of ADAM
Aug - Sep 2013LOIs from Spire and
SUNY
Jul - Aug 2014Contracts with ICT,
ScandiNova & Toshiba
Jan 2015Harley Street Agreement
Mar 2015Sale to Sinophi
+900%(1)
8.8p(25th June 15)
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Source: FactSet as at 25th June 2015(1) % growth between 1st April 2013 and 25th June 2015
Share Price Performance (April 2013 – Present)
Placing
Clear Path for Delivering the First LIGHT System
Supporting system
Proton Source
RF Power
LIGHT
RFQ
SCDTL
CCL
Facility
LIGHT machine
Jan-15 Feb-15 May-15 Jun-15 Aug-15 Sep-15 Mar-16 Q1/2-17 Q3/4:17
Integration and testing (up to end 2016)
Ready 1st testing1
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Facility design2
2
Ready for integration
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3Ready 1st testing4
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Ready for high power
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5
Construction commenced
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Delivery7
7
Delivery8
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Ready for high power
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Facility ready10
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Regulatory 11
11
First patient
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Key:P – milestone achieved
Global market with strong growth characteristics
Proton therapy set to transform the market for cancer treatment
Technology already validated by LIBO prototype
Disruptive – significant advantages over competition
Close collaboration with first class global suppliers
First commercial contract signed and various LOIs with highly recognised customers
Highly recognised and experienced management team
Track-record of creating value and clear strategy to meet corporate objectives
In Summary – Why Advanced Oncotherapy?
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Appendix
54 Proton Therapy Centres Worldwide
Country Number of Proton Centres
China 1
Czech Republic 1
France 2
Germany 7
Italy 2
Japan 13
South Korea 2
Poland 1
Russia 2
Saudi Arabia 1
South Africa 1
Sweden 1
Switzerland 1
Taiwan 1
USA 18
App-1
1st LIGHT Machine
Bunker to Assemble and Test 1st LIGHT Machine
App-2Source: AVO
The LIGHT product is designed for proton radiotherapy– Accelerator – Only system with rapid energy switching – Beam Scanning System – Optimised for LIGHT– Patient Dose Plan – Optimised for patient and unique LIGHT features– Advanced Imaging – Commensurate with accuracy of the proton beam– Record Management – Manage all data and processes
We aim to enhance the user experience and operability beyond that available from competitors
– Leverage core competencies of our partners– Leverage core clinical, physics and operational competencies– Includes all critical systems– Operationally more similar to conventional radio therapy LINACs
LIGHT, More than a Product – An Entire System
App-3
Dynamic Spot-scanning Technology
Paints > 10x faster with a narrow beam
More cost effective due to hypofractionation
Polfaces of Dipol-magnets
TUMOURSimulated Volume
Horizontal scanning
First Magnet
Verticalscanning
Second Magnet
Minimumenergy
Last Layer
Maximum energy
First Layer
LIGHT has an active longitudinal modulation along the beam axis which can be electronically varied during treatment, giving a superior alternative to passive modulation
App-4
LIGHT has innovative accelerators (cyclotron or synchrotron not required)
Our Solution – LIGHT (Linac for Image Guided Hadron Therapy)
First linear accelerator for proton therapy
Same frequency as conventional radiotherapy linacs
Note: RFQ: Radio Frequency Quadrupole; SCDTL: Side Coupled Drift Tube Linac; CCL: Coupled Cavity Linac; BTL: Beam Transport Line; MeV: Mega Electron Volts App-5
Our Solution – LIGHT (Linac for Image Guided Hadron Therapy)
RFQ
Note: RFQ: Radio Frequency Quadrupole; SCDTL: Side Coupled Drift Tube Linac; CCL: Coupled Cavity Linac; BTL: Beam Transport Line; MeV: Mega Electron Volts App-6
SCDTL CCL Gantry and
Patient couch
Overview of the RFQ (The Injector)
The first 750 MHz RFQ ever built
2 metres long
First RFQ designed and manufactured at CERN
Construction costs lower than previous RFQ’s
Module under construction
Proton energy up to 5 MeV
App-7
Overview of SCDTL
In collaboration with ENEA Institution
6.1 metres long
Structure efficient at low energies and stable with respect to manufacturing errors
Proton energy from 5 MeV to 37.5 MeV
App-8
Overview of CCL
Designed by ADAM team
15.4 metres long
Successfully tested in 2010 to 72MeV
Proton energy from 37.5 MeV to 230 MeV
First module manufactured by VDL (Jan-15)
App-9
How Do We Power the Whole Accelerator?
Modulator – Stores energy from electrical network – Supplies power to klystron
Klystron– Providing the adequate frequency to protons in the accelerator
Very few suppliers for such ‘state of the art’ components – Mainly used in radar, TV, radio broadcasting
App-10
Overview of RF System
Suppliers: Toshiba and ScandiNova
7.5 MW peak
Same identical power source for CCLs and SCDTLs (12 units in total)
RF System
App-11
A Technology Already Validated
(1) LIBO: LInac Booster App-12
LIBO(1) – Existing validation
Prototype built / Conceived by Ugo Amaldi (advisor to the Company)
First time a high frequency LINAC used as a cyclotron booster (energy boosted from 62 to 72 MeV)