Delivra Announces 2015 Annual and Q4 Results
TORONTO, ON --(Marketwired - April 25, 2016) - Delivra Corp. (TSX VENTURE: DVA) ("Delivra" or the "Company") is pleased to announce its financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2015.
Fiscal 2015 Developments
2015 was in many ways a foundational and transformational year for Delivra. The Company successfully executed on a range of strategic and operational initiatives across the breadth of its business, with a focus on short-term performance as well as building and positioning for continued growth and plan execution in 2016 and beyond. Significant areas of development included:
Sales, Distribution, and Branding:
- nearly tripled revenues over 2014, based on growth in the Company's flagship pain products
- launched a national TV campaign focused on brand awareness and consumer education
- entered and opened the Quebec market
- successfully negotiated additional retailer listings to broaden distribution
- climbed higher in category rankings
- launched a new Canadian web store
Business Development
- completed external consulting review of Delivra technology and preparation of strategic partnering matrix for targeting the pharma community on licensing opportunities
- completed preliminary engagement of a select sample of pharma companies in regard to licensing opportunities, validating interest in the Delivra technology
Product Development
- launched 100g "Value Size" Pain product with a selected vendor, then expanded to other vendors
- successfully developed and achieved regulatory approval on US versions of flagship Pain and Nerve products
- completed preliminary development and prepared regulatory filings for new OTC Sleep Cream
- launched clinical trials on two OTC products
- advanced pre-clinical work on two additional OTC products
Research & Development
- continued development and expansion of the core transdermal delivery technology
- broadened the range of natural and pharmaceutical molecules tested in analytical and pre-clinical environments
- enhanced team and infrastructure
- filed 8 provisional US patents
Operations
- streamlined production, rationalized product mix and inventory
- improved logistics efficiency and cost structure
- modified form factors to reduce unit costs and increase production capacity
Finance/Governance