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Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development, LLC (J&JPRD) triggered
by J&JPRD's selection of a compound targeting the Cathepsin S enzyme as
a development candidate emerging from a collaboration with Sunesis.
-- Lesley A. Stolz, Ph.D., joined Sunesis in November 2007 as Vice
President, Corporate and Business Development.
Financial Highlights
-- Revenue totaled $2.0 million and $9.7 million, respectively, for the
three months and year ended December 31, 2007, compared to $2.0 million
and $13.7 million for the three months and year ended December 31,
2006. The decrease in revenue year-over-year was primarily due to
lower milestone payments from Merck & Co., Inc. in 2007 compared to
2006.
-- Research and development (R&D) expense was $8.3 million for the fourth
quarter of 2007, compared to $8.5 million for the same period in 2006.
R&D expense for the year ended December 31, 2007 totaled $36.1 million,
compared to $35.6 million in 2006. The year-over-year increase in R&D
expense was primarily due to increased clinical trial activity for SNS-
595 and preclinical program costs, partially offset by lower headcount
and lower R&D expense associated with SNS-032 and SNS-314 due to
reduced research activities in these programs.
-- General and administrative (G&A) expense for the fourth quarter of 2007
was $2.8 million, compared to $3.4 million for the fourth quarter of
2006. For the year ended December 31, 2007, G&A expense was $13.6
million, compared to $12.3 million in 2006. The quarter-over-quarter
decrease primarily resulted from lower professional services expense in
2007 compared to 2006. The year-over-year increase in G&A expense was
primarily due to increased non-cash stock-based compensation expense,
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