Athersys

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Athersys is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company with a growing pipeline of highly differentiated, potential best in class therapeutics to treat significant and life-threatening diseases.  The Company is engaged in the discovery and development of innovative new medicines designed to extend and enhance the quality of human life. Through the application of the proprietary technologies, Athersys has established a pipeline of therapeutic product development programs in multiple disease areas. This pipeline includes both stem cell therapy and pharmaceuticals.

TypePublic
Founded1995
HQCleveland, OH, USMap
Websiteathersys.com
Employee Ratings4.4More
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Employees (est.) (Dec 2019)83(+11%)
Revenue (FY, 2020)$1.4 M(-74%)
Share Price (Sept 2021)$1.5(-3%)
Cybersecurity ratingAMore

Key People/Management at Athersys

Gil Van Bokkelen

Gil Van Bokkelen

Founder, Chairman & CEO
Ismail Kola

Ismail Kola

Chairman of the Board
Manal Morsy

Manal Morsy

Senior Vice President and Head of Global Regulatory Affairs
Ivor MacLeod

Ivor MacLeod

Chief Financial Officer
John Harrington

John Harrington

Executive Vice President, Chief Scientific Officer & Director
William Lehmann

William Lehmann

Interim CEO
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Athersys Office Locations

Athersys has offices in Cleveland and Canton
Cleveland, OH, US (HQ)
3201 Carnegie Ave
Canton, MA, US
250 Royall St
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Athersys Financials and Metrics

Athersys Revenue

Athersys's revenue was reported to be $1.44 m in FY, 2020
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Net income (Q1, 2021)

(26.5m)

EBIT (Q1, 2021)

(26.6m)

Market capitalization (14-Sept-2021)

324.2m

Closing stock price (14-Sept-2021)

1.5

Cash (31-Mar-2021)

64.2m
Athersys's current market capitalization is $324.2 m.
Annual
USDFY, 2011FY, 2012FY, 2013FY, 2014FY, 2015FY, 2016FY, 2017FY, 2018FY, 2019FY, 2020

Revenue

10.3m8.7m2.4m1.6m11.9m17.3m3.7m24.3m5.6m1.4m

Revenue growth, %

(33%)636%45%

General and administrative expense

4.9m4.8m6.1m6.9m7.5m7.8m8.5m10.4m11.4m15.9m

R&D expense

18.9m19.6m20.5m23.4m21.3m24.8m27.8m38.7m39.0m63.0m
Quarterly
USDQ2, 2011Q3, 2011Q1, 2012Q2, 2012Q3, 2012Q1, 2013Q2, 2013Q3, 2013Q1, 2014Q2, 2014Q3, 2014Q1, 2015Q2, 2015Q3, 2015Q1, 2016Q2, 2016Q3, 2016Q1, 2017Q2, 2017Q3, 2017Q1, 2018Q2, 2018Q3, 2018Q1, 2019Q2, 2019Q3, 2019Q1, 2020Q2, 2020Q1, 2021

Revenue

2.4m2.4m2.7m2.7m1.0m326.0k571.0k621.0k707.0k388.0k293.0k731.0k216.0k396.0k15.5m595.0k311.0k1.5m669.0k399.0k1.1m19.4m2.3m1.4m4.3m(361.0k)77.0k

General and administrative expense

1.4m1.1m1.3m1.2m1.1m1.5m1.6m1.5m1.8m1.8m1.7m1.9m1.9m1.9m2.0m2.0m1.8m2.1m2.2m2.1m2.7m2.4m2.6m3.1m2.9m3.0m3.5m8.8m

R&D expense

4.4m4.3m5.6m5.0m4.1m5.6m5.1m4.7m6.2m5.8m5.8m5.7m5.3m5.1m6.7m5.8m5.3m5.6m4.6m5.4m8.9m10.1m9.5m11.4m11.1m8.9m12.1m17.5m

Operating expense total

5.8m5.4m6.8m6.2m5.2m7.1m6.7m6.1m8.0m7.6m7.5m7.6m7.2m7.0m8.7m7.8m7.1m7.7m6.8m7.6m11.5m12.5m12.1m14.5m14.0m11.8m15.6m26.3m
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Annual
USDFY, 2011FY, 2012FY, 2013FY, 2014FY, 2015FY, 2016FY, 2017FY, 2018FY, 2019FY, 2020

Cash

8.8m25.5m31.9m26.1m23.0m14.8m29.3m51.1m35.0m51.5m

Accounts Receivable

689.0k490.0k520.0k694.0k361.0k598.0k739.0k262.0k

Prepaid Expenses

304.0k286.0k387.0k427.0k429.0k1.1m1.8m1.2m2.9m

Current Assets

14.4m26.3m32.9m27.2m23.8m16.3m31.2m57.8m37.2m54.6m
Quarterly
USDQ2, 2011Q3, 2011Q1, 2012Q2, 2012Q3, 2012Q1, 2013Q2, 2013Q3, 2013Q1, 2014Q2, 2014Q3, 2014Q1, 2015Q2, 2015Q3, 2015Q1, 2016Q2, 2016Q3, 2016Q1, 2017Q2, 2017Q3, 2017Q1, 2018Q2, 2018Q3, 2018Q1, 2019Q2, 2019Q3, 2019Q1, 2020Q2, 2020Q1, 2021

Cash

4.7m8.5m14.8m10.9m7.9m21.3m18.9m17.8m45.0m38.8m32.4m35.5m32.3m28.5m30.4m13.8m8.3m31.9m28.6m28.2m49.7m53.4m48.0m51.0m44.2m40.4m32.7m80.7m64.2m

Accounts Receivable

426.0k177.0k399.0k704.0k438.0k473.0k576.0k453.0k894.0k715.0k665.0k2.8m2.4m315.0k706.0k648.0k298.0k1.8m608.0k707.0k759.0k545.0k573.0k

Prepaid Expenses

341.0k636.0k256.0k305.0k370.0k293.0k328.0k283.0k319.0k310.0k416.0k386.0k341.0k383.0k426.0k999.0k855.0k1.2m920.0k1.0m1.0m2.5m2.2m800.0k849.0k614.0k1.5m1.1m3.0m

Current Assets

21.9m17.5m17.0m12.0m8.7m22.1m19.8m18.6m46.2m39.8m33.4m38.7m35.1m29.2m31.5m25.7m20.5m34.9m30.1m30.0m58.4m69.5m62.6m54.3m48.1m42.5m34.5m81.9m67.3m
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Annual
USDFY, 2011FY, 2012FY, 2013FY, 2014FY, 2015FY, 2016FY, 2017FY, 2018FY, 2019FY, 2020

Net Income

(13.7m)(14.7m)(30.7m)(22.1m)(16.4m)(15.3m)(32.2m)(24.3m)(44.6m)(78.8m)

Depreciation and Amortization

278.0k320.0k346.0k360.0k267.0k382.0k684.0k855.0k698.0k890.0k

Accounts Payable

983.0k201.0k(196.0k)335.0k(296.0k)2.4m1.5m4.3m

Cash From Operating Activities

(14.5m)(17.7m)(22.8m)(25.8m)(13.8m)(10.9m)(24.0m)(13.3m)(35.3m)(61.8m)
Quarterly
USDQ2, 2011Q3, 2011Q1, 2012Q2, 2012Q3, 2012Q1, 2013Q2, 2013Q3, 2013Q1, 2014Q2, 2014Q3, 2014Q1, 2015Q2, 2015Q3, 2015Q1, 2016Q2, 2016Q3, 2016Q1, 2017Q2, 2017Q3, 2017Q1, 2018Q2, 2018Q3, 2018Q1, 2019Q2, 2019Q3, 2019Q1, 2020Q2, 2020Q1, 2021

Net Income

(7.2m)(9.5m)(4.3m)(8.0m)(11.5m)(9.4m)(15.3m)(20.9m)(11.5m)(10.8m)(15.5m)(12.5m)(13.5m)(20.0m)4.8m(2.2m)(8.2m)(5.6m)(11.9m)(19.1m)(10.2m)(3.2m)(13.0m)(13.0m)(22.6m)(34.7m)(15.6m)(34.0m)(26.5m)

Depreciation and Amortization

127.0k202.0k75.0k155.0k236.0k85.0k171.0k257.0k89.0k182.0k272.0k70.0k136.0k201.0k68.0k134.0k248.0k164.0k331.0k508.0k186.0k376.0k573.0k184.0k341.0k508.0k190.0k412.0k244.0k

Accounts Payable

897.0k919.0k(233.0k)(132.0k)(724.0k)501.0k30.0k(890.0k)(239.0k)11.0k295.0k(678.0k)(769.0k)(529.0k)400.0k900.0k765.0k1.0m(670.0k)(1.0m)2.0m6.3m5.3m1.2m1.2m1.7m3.7m5.3m

Cash From Operating Activities

(5.8m)(10.0m)(5.4m)(10.4m)(14.0m)(6.1m)(12.5m)(18.3m)(7.3m)(13.4m)(19.7m)1.1m(4.7m)(8.4m)7.3m852.0k(4.6m)(5.4m)(11.1m)(17.9m)(5.7m)(1.3m)(8.8m)(5.5m)(17.0m)(25.2m)(12.1m)(24.8m)(17.1m)
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USDQ2, 2011

Financial Leverage

1.8 x
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Athersys Operating Metrics

FY, 2016

Patent Applications

170

Patents (US)

21

Patents Issued

200
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Athersys Cybersecurity Score

Cybersecurity ratingPremium dataset

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90/100

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Athersys News and Updates

September 23, 2020

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September 23, 2020

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June 22, 2020

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March 30, 2020

HEALIOS K.K. Increases Investment in Athersys by Fully Exercising Warrant to Acquire Additional Shares

Athersys, Inc. (“Athersys”) (NASDAQ: ATHX) announced today that its partner in Japan, HEALIOS K.K. (“Healios”), exercised in full its warrant to purchase shares of Athersys common stock. Healios purchased 4,000,000 shares at a price of $1.76 per share in accordance with the terms of the warrant, rep…
January 15, 2020

Athersys Names Ivor Macleod Chief Financial Officer

Highly experienced pharmaceutical industry executive joins leadership team as Company begins planning for potential approval and commercialization of MultiStem® Highly experienced pharmaceutical industry executive joins leadership team as Company begins planning for potential approval and commercial…
June 04, 2019

Athersys to Present at Jefferies 2019 Healthcare Conference

Conference being held June 4-7, 2019 in New York City Conference being held June 4-7, 2019 in New York City
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Athersys Blogs

February 14, 2019

Athersys Year End 2018 Results Webcast

Athersys Year End 2018 Results Webcast joseibrahim.de… Thu, 02/14/2019 - 09:35 Athersys Year End 2018 Results Webcast Display "add to calendar" true Event Type Earnings Conference Call Event Categories …
February 14, 2019

Athersys to Host Year-End 2018 Financial Results Call

Athersys to Host Year-End 2018 Financial Results Call Content Import Thu, 02/14/2019 - 08:06 Athersys to Host Year-End 2018 Financial Results Call February 14, 2019 at 8:00 AM EST This release is a backfill from a News Wire General CL…
January 07, 2019

JP Morgan Healthcare Conference

JP Morgan Healthcare Conference khunady@athersys.com Mon, 01/07/2019 - 09:04 JP Morgan Healthcare Conference Display "add to calendar" true Event Type Other Corporate Event Categories Default Calendar …
December 17, 2018

Healios Agrees to Make Payment to Extend Exclusive Period for Negotiating an Option for a License to Multistem® Therapy for Indications in China

Parties working together on development plan in China CLEVELAND, Ohio , Dec. 17, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Athersys, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHX) announced today the extension of HEALIOS K.K.’s (Healios) exclusive period to negotiate an option that would allow Healios to obtain a license for the development
December 04, 2018

ISCT Webinar – Partnering in Japan: The Athersys - Healios Story

ISCT Webinar – Partnering in Japan: The Athersys - Healios Story joseibrahim.de… Tue, 12/04/2018 - 16:29 ISCT Webinar – Partnering in Japan: The Athersys - Healios Story Display "add to calendar" true Event Type Other Corporate …
October 11, 2018

2018-10-11 Cleveland Clinic Medical Innovation Summit

2018-10-11 Cleveland Clinic Medical Innovation Summit khunady@athersys.com Thu, 10/11/2018 - 17:05 Cleveland Clinic Medical Innovation Summit Display "add to calendar" true Event Type Conference Event Categories …
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 Athersys Frequently Asked Questions

  • When was Athersys founded?

    Athersys was founded in 1995.

  • Who are Athersys key executives?

    Athersys's key executives are Gil Van Bokkelen, Ismail Kola and Manal Morsy.

  • How many employees does Athersys have?

    Athersys has 83 employees.

  • What is Athersys revenue?

    Latest Athersys annual revenue is $1.4 m.

  • What is Athersys revenue per employee?

    Latest Athersys revenue per employee is $17.3 k.

  • Who are Athersys competitors?

    Competitors of Athersys include Seed Health, BeyondSpring and Rani Therapeutics.

  • Where is Athersys headquarters?

    Athersys headquarters is located at 3201 Carnegie Ave, Cleveland.

  • Where are Athersys offices?

    Athersys has offices in Cleveland and Canton.

  • How many offices does Athersys have?

    Athersys has 2 offices.