ORAMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC.


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Oramed Letter to Shareholders

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024

NEW YORK, Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: ORMP) (TASE: ORMP) ( www.oramed.com ), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on the development of oral drug delivery platforms, today issued a Letter to Shareholders from its President and Chief Executive Officer, Nadav Kidron.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: ORMP) (TASE: ORMP) ( www.oramed.com ), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on the development of oral drug delivery platforms, today issued a Letter to Shareholders from its President and Chief Executive Officer, Nadav Kidron.
  • I am pleased to share with you an update regarding Oramed.
  • Oramed and HTIT Joint Venture:
    In January 2024, Oramed entered into a definitive agreement with HTIT, marking a milestone in the creation of a joint venture ("JV"), centered around Oramed's cutting-edge oral drug delivery technology.
  • We thank you for your support and look forward to keeping our shareholders updated on the important milestones ahead.

Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. Announces the Consummation of the Previously Announced Sale of Substantially All of the Common Shares, Preferred Shares and Warrants that Sorrento Held in Scilex Holding Company

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Friday, September 22, 2023

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. (OTC: SRNEQ, "Sorrento" or "Company"), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of life-saving therapeutics to treat cancer, intractable pain, and infectious disease, announced the consummation on September 21, 2023, of the previously announced sale to Scilex Holding Company (Nasdaq: SCLX, "Scilex") of certain securities that Sorrento held in Scilex.

Key Points: 
  • SAN DIEGO, Sept. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. (OTC: SRNEQ, "Sorrento" or "Company"), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of life-saving therapeutics to treat cancer, intractable pain, and infectious disease, announced the consummation on September 21, 2023, of the previously announced sale to Scilex Holding Company (Nasdaq: SCLX, "Scilex") of certain securities that Sorrento held in Scilex.
  • As a result of the Securities Transfer, the Company no longer has a controlling interest over Scilex and Scilex ceased to be a majority-owned subsidiary of Sorrento.
  • Consequently, we expect Scilex will be deconsolidated from the Company's financial statements prospectively and will be presented as discontinued operations.
  • Additionally, upon the closing of the Securities Transfer, Sorrento and Oramed mutually terminated that certain Stock Purchase Agreement (as amended, the "Oramed SPA"), dated as of August 7, 2023, between Oramed and Sorrento for the sale of Sorrento's equity interests in Scilex to Oramed, which termination includes a release of claims by each of the parties relating to the Oramed SPA.

Oramed Announces $101,875,000 Short-Term Senior Secured Note Transaction with Scilex Holding Company

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Thursday, September 21, 2023

NEW YORK, Sept. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: ORMP) (TASE:ORMP) today announced that on September 21, 2023, Oramed and Scilex Holding Company ("Scilex") entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement pursuant to which Scilex issued a Senior Secured Promissory Note (the "Note") to Oramed.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Sept. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: ORMP) (TASE:ORMP) today announced that on September 21, 2023, Oramed and Scilex Holding Company ("Scilex") entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement pursuant to which Scilex issued a Senior Secured Promissory Note (the "Note") to Oramed.
  • The Note is the culmination of Scilex's assumption of Sorrento Therapeutics Inc.'s ("Sorrento") approximately $100 million senior secured Debtor In Possession ("DIP") term loan facility with Oramed.
  • Oramed previously announced the execution of term sheets relating to the Note on September 13, 2023.
  • "We believe that this Senior Secured Note, along with the warrant package, is a favorable outcome to Oramed while also supporting Scilex in executing on its growth opportunities."

Oramed to Present at the 83rd American Diabetes Association Conference

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Tuesday, June 20, 2023

NEW YORK, June 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: ORMP) (TASE: ORMP) ( www.oramed.com ), announced today that it has been selected to present an oral abstract presentation at the American Diabetes Association's 83rd Scientific Sessions, taking place between June 23-26, 2023 in San Diego, California.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, June 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: ORMP) (TASE: ORMP) ( www.oramed.com ), announced today that it has been selected to present an oral abstract presentation at the American Diabetes Association's 83rd Scientific Sessions, taking place between June 23-26, 2023 in San Diego, California.
  • The presentation will include an overview of data from Oramed's Phase 2 oral insulin trial for the treatment of NASH as well as discuss how oral insulin was found to potentially reduce liver fibrosis and fat in patients with NASH and Type 2 Diabetes.
  • The oral presentation will be delivered in-person at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California and will also be published on the journal Diabetes® website.

Oramed to Present at Novel Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes & Obesity Summit

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Thursday, May 18, 2023

NEW YORK, May 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: ORMP) (TASE: ORMP) ( www.oramed.com ), announced today that Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Miriam Kidron will deliver an in-person presentation at the Novel Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes & Obesity Summit in Boston, MA, on May 31, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, May 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: ORMP) (TASE: ORMP) ( www.oramed.com ), announced today that Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Miriam Kidron will deliver an in-person presentation at the Novel Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes & Obesity Summit in Boston, MA, on May 31, 2023.
  • The presentation will include an overview of Oramed's oral delivery technology as well as insights from the Company's recent Phase 3 oral insulin clinical trials.

Oramed Announces that its Chinese Partner, HTIT, has Successfully Completed a Phase 3 Oral Insulin Clinical Trial and Submitted a Marketing Authorization Application in China

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Monday, May 15, 2023

NEW YORK, May 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: ORMP) (TASE: ORMP) (www.oramed.com) announced today that Hefei Tianhui Biotechnology Co. Ltd. (HTIT), a strategic partner of Oramed, has successfully completed its Phase 3 trials of oral insulin in type 2 diabetes in China under a differentiated study protocol.  HTIT is now moving toward regulatory approval and has submitted the data to the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA, formerly the CFDA).

Key Points: 
  • HTIT is now moving toward regulatory approval and has submitted the data to the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA, formerly the CFDA).
  • Oramed has recently completed an analysis of the data from its U.S.-based, Phase 3 trial, ORA-D-013-1, for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.
  • Phase 3 trial aligns with the positive data from the HTIT trial in China.
  • Based on these findings, Oramed is exploring ways to move forward with its oral insulin product," Mr. Kidron added.

Oramed Appoints Ben Shapiro to its Board of Directors

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Monday, May 1, 2023

NEW YORK, May 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq/TASE: ORMP) ("Oramed" or the "Company") ( www.oramed.com ) announced today the appointment of Mr. Benjamin Shapiro to its Board of Directors effective May 1, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, May 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq/TASE: ORMP) ("Oramed" or the "Company") ( www.oramed.com ) announced today the appointment of Mr. Benjamin Shapiro to its Board of Directors effective May 1, 2023.
  • The Board determined that Mr. Shapiro qualifies as an independent director under the listing rules of the Nasdaq Capital Market.
  • Ben Shapiro is a successful entrepreneur and business professional who co-founded The Daily Wire, a successful, industry leading, international media outlet in June 2015.
  • I am happy to join Oramed's Board in what I am sure will be an exciting future for Oramed and its shareholders."

Oramed Pharmaceuticals Issues Shareholder Update

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Thursday, February 9, 2023

NEW YORK, Feb. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: ORMP) (TASE: ORMP) ( www.oramed.com ), announced today that it continues to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the data from its discontinued Phase 3 oral insulin trials.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Feb. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: ORMP) (TASE: ORMP) ( www.oramed.com ), announced today that it continues to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the data from its discontinued Phase 3 oral insulin trials.
  • In addition, management and the Board of Directors are examining the Company's existing pipeline and conducting a comprehensive review of strategic alternatives focused on enhancing shareholder value.
  • As part of this review process, Oramed will explore potential strategic alternatives that may include, but are not limited to, an acquisition, merger, business combination, or other transaction.
  • "Concurrently, our management team and Board are also evaluating a broader range of strategic opportunities to enhance shareholder value."

Oramed Announces Top-line Results from Phase 3 Trial of ORMD-0801 for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes

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Thursday, January 12, 2023

ORA-D-013-1 enrolled 710 patients with T2D and inadequate glycemic control on two or three oral glucose-lowering agents.

Key Points: 
  • ORA-D-013-1 enrolled 710 patients with T2D and inadequate glycemic control on two or three oral glucose-lowering agents.
  • The trial also did not meet its secondary endpoint, which assessed the mean change from baseline in fasting plasma glucose at 26 weeks.
  • Nadav Kidron, Oramed's Chief Executive Officer, commented, "Today's outcome is very disappointing, given the positive results from prior trials.
  • In the ORA-D-013-1 trial, patients were randomized 2:2:1:1 into four groups: 8 mg dosed once-daily; 8 mg dosed twice-daily; placebo dosed once-daily; and placebo dosed twice-daily.

Oramed Granted U.S. Combination Therapy Patent for Oral GLP-1 & Insulin for the Treatment of Diabetes

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Wednesday, January 4, 2023

 The patent serves as an extension to a patent previously granted in May 2022 and addresses methods and compositions for treating diabetes mellitus through oral pharmaceutical compositions comprising insulin in combination with Glucagon-like Peptide 1 (GLP-1).

Key Points: 
  •  The patent serves as an extension to a patent previously granted in May 2022 and addresses methods and compositions for treating diabetes mellitus through oral pharmaceutical compositions comprising insulin in combination with Glucagon-like Peptide 1 (GLP-1).
  • Oramed Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: ORMP) (TASE: ORMP) is a platform technology pioneer in the field of oral delivery solutions for drugs currently delivered via injection.
  • Oramed is seeking to transform the treatment of diabetes through its proprietary lead candidate, ORMD-0801 , which is being evaluated in two pivotal Phase 3 trials and has the potential to be the first commercial oral insulin capsule for the treatment of diabetes.
  • For example, we are using forward-looking statements when we discuss the potential of ORMD-0801 to be the first commercial oral insulin capsule for the treatment of diabetes.