Vivani Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: VANI) (“Vivani” or the “Company”), a biopharmaceutical company developing miniaturized, long-term drug implants including lead asset NPM-119 for the treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes, today announced financial results for the third quarter ending September 30, 2022 and provides business updates.

Recent Business Highlights

• The merger of Second Sight Medical Products, Inc. and Nano Precision Medical, Inc. closed on August 30, 2022. Concurrent with the Merger, the combined company changed its name to Vivani Medical, Inc. and trades under the ticker VANI on the Nasdaq Capital Market.

Biopharm Division

NPM-119 (GLP-1 receptor agonist implant)

• Recent extensive studies have confirmed the excellent biocompatibility of NPM-119’s device constituent.
• Successfully completed an IND-enabling non-clinical toxicology study.
• Initiated GMP manufacturing of clinical trial supplies for planned Phase 2 study designated as LIBERATE-1.
• On track for IND filing and LIBERATE-1 study initiation in early 2023. LIBERATE-1 is designed as a 12-week, randomized, multiple-dose, first-in-human clinical trial of NPM-119. Its primary objectives are to assess safety and tolerability and full pharmacokinetic characterization, with a secondary objective to evaluate change from baseline in glycemic control.
• Top-line results from LIBERATE-1 anticipated in late 2023.
• Achieved 6-month NPM-119 preclinical proof-of-concept.

Pipeline

• Demonstrated feasibility of companion feline program OKV-119 which is now advancing into preclinical development with partner Okava Pharma.

Neuromodulation Division

Orion (cortical implant)

• Exploring strategic options to support advancement of this innovative technology.
• Developing improved customer support proposals for legacy product customers.

“I am delighted with the progress of both the Biopharm and Neuromodulation divisions at Vivani and I am very excited as we make our final preparations to enable initiation of the LIBERATE-1 study, which represents our first opportunity to investigate the performance of our GLP-1 implant candidate in patients with type 2 diabetes early next year,” said Adam Mendelsohn, Chief Executive Officer. “As a result of the merger, we believe we are well positioned with our experienced leadership and sufficient capital to support multiple milestones for NPM-119 while we continue to assess the strategic options for advancing Orion II.”

Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results

Research and development expenses were $3.9 million in the third quarter of 2022, compared to $2.9 million in the third quarter of 2021. The increase was primarily due to higher product development activities and higher personnel costs as a result of increased headcount associated with the merger.

General and administrative expenses were $1.6 million in the third quarter of 2022, compared to $0.6 million in the third quarter of 2021. The increase was the result of higher headcount associated with the merger, higher stock-based compensation expenses and an increase in costs associated with being a public company.

Operating expenses were $5.4 million in the third quarter of 2022, compared to $3.5 million in the third quarter of 2021, representing an increase of 56%.

Net income was $1.4 million in the third quarter of 2022, compared to a net loss of $3.5 million in the third quarter of 2021. The variance was primarily due to a net bargain purchase gain of $6.9 million associated with the valuation of the merger.

As of September 30, 2022, cash and cash equivalents were $51.7 million, and we estimate that these cash resources are sufficient to fund planned operations into the second half of 2024.

About Vivani Medical, Inc.

Leveraging its proprietary NanoPortal platform, Vivani Medical develops biopharmaceutical implants designed to deliver drug molecules steadily over extended periods of time, with the goal of guaranteeing patient adherence to their medication. Vivani’s lead program, which is under development within our Biopharm Division, is NPM-119, a miniaturized, 6-month GLP-1 implant under investigation for the treatment of patients with Type 2 diabetes. NPM-119 is designed to provide patients with the opportunity to realize the full potential benefit of their medication while avoiding the hassles associated with the daily or weekly administration of oral and injectable products. Medication non-adherence occurs when patients do not take their medication as prescribed. This affects an alarmingly significant number of patients, approximately 50%, including those taking daily pills. Medication non-adherence, which contributes to more than $500B in avoidable healthcare costs and 125,000 potentially preventable deaths per year in the U.S. alone, is a primary reason why Type 2 diabetes treatments face significant challenges in achieving positive real-world effectiveness. Vivani’s Neuromodulation Division has developed, manufactured, and marketed implantable visual prosthetics that are intended to deliver useful artificial vision to blind individuals. Vivani continues to assess strategic options for advancing Orion II, a visual prosthetic device designed to treat profound blindness. For more information, please visit www.vivani.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

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