1. Nature of Business
Overview
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) is an entrepreneurial pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of medicines that improve patients’ lives.
The Company’s lead product, linaclotide, is being marketed in the United States (“U.S.”) under the trademarked name of LINZESS™. On August 30, 2012, the United States Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) approved LINZESS as a once-daily treatment for adult men and women suffering from irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (“IBS-C”) or chronic idiopathic constipation (“CIC”). LINZESS is the first FDA-approved guanylate cyclase type-C (“GC-C”) agonist. The Company and its collaboration partner, Forest Laboratories, Inc. (“Forest”) began commercial sale of LINZESS in December 2012.
In November 2012, the European Commission granted marketing authorization to linaclotide (Constella ® ) for the symptomatic treatment of moderate to severe IBS-C in adults. Constella is the first and only drug approved in the E.U. for IBS-C. The Company’s European partner, Almirall, S.A. (“Almirall”), will market Constella in Europe (including the Commonwealth of Independent States and Turkey).
Astellas Pharma Inc. (“Astellas”), the Company’s partner for Japan, is developing linaclotide for the treatment of patients with IBS-C in its territory. In October 2012, Astellas initiated in Japan a double-blind, placebo controlled, dose-ranging Phase II clinical trial of linaclotide in adult patients with IBS-C.
In October 2012, the Company entered into a collaboration agreement with AstraZeneca AB (“AstraZeneca”) to co-develop and co-commercialize linaclotide for IBS-C in China, Hong Kong and Macau. In January 2013, China’s State Food and Drug Administration approved the Clinical Trial Application (“CTA”) submitted by the Company for a Phase III trial of linaclotide in patients with IBS-C.
The Company continues to assess alternatives to bring linaclotide to IBS-C and CIC sufferers in the parts of the world outside of its partnered territories.
In conjunction with its partners, the Company is also exploring development opportunities to strengthen the clinical profile of LINZESS within its indicated population and to expand the product label for additional patient populations and indications, as well as exploring the potential for linaclotide-based combination products. As part of this strategy, the Company and Forest initiated a Phase IIIb clinical trial to further characterize the effect of linaclotide on abdominal symptoms in patients with CIC.
In addition to exploring further linaclotide development opportunities, the Company’s research and development team has generated a pipeline of early development candidates and discovery research in multiple therapeutic areas, including gastrointestinal disease, central nervous system disorders, allergic conditions and cardiovascular disease.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and the related disclosures are unaudited and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“GAAP”). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the Company’s annual financial statements have been condensed or omitted. Accordingly, these interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 21, 2013.
The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements and, in the opinion of management, reflect all normal recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position as of March 31, 2013, results of its operations for the three months ended March 31, 2013
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