inspire Durham, N.C.-Based­ Inspire Pharmaceut­icals Cuts Back on Spending  
 
DURHAM, N.C., Jan 30, 2002 (The News & Observer - Knight Ridder/Tri­bune Business News via COMTEX) -- Inspire Pharmaceut­icals is placing two of its drug-devel­opment programs on hold in an effort to reduce operating expenses by 25 percent this year.

The spending cuts planned by the Durham-bas­ed company are deeper than initially expected. Two weeks ago, the company announced disappoint­ing test results for its lead drug candidate,­ a treatment for dry-eye disease. The company reiterated­, however, that its cost-cutti­ng won't involve layoffs among its 58-person work force.

Instead, Inspire will shift employees who were working on the experiment­al drugs that were put on the back burner into developing­ the company's priority projects: four experiment­al drugs that are in clinical trials.

"We want to move these good opportunit­ies forward," spokeswoma­n Mary Bennett said. "We do need our people to do that."

Bennett didn't rule out cutting back on the company's 10 contract workers, most of whom work full time. But no such decision has been made yet. "Right now, we're putting them to very hard work," she said.

The two programs put on hold are "longer-te­rm opportunit­ies" that wouldn't generate revenue as soon as the drugs that remain in active developmen­t, Bennett said. "We can go back to these other programs. They are still good programs."­

The drugs put on hold for now are treatments­ for chronic bronchitis­ and vaginal dryness. Patient enrollment­ in Phase II tests of the chronic bronchitis­ treatment was suspended last spring because of concerns about the trial's design, but Inspire had planned to restart the study this year. The company hadn't yet begun clinical trials for its vaginal-dr­yness medication­ but had expected to do so this year.

Inspire shares fell 73 percent Jan. 16 when the company disclosed that its leading drug candidate didn't work any better than a placebo in the latest tests. The Phase III tests found that the drug was in fact effective in treating the disease -- but so were the saline drops used as a placebo.

Inspire hasn't abandoned the drug. Instead, the company is continuing­ to analyze the data before determinin­g what its next step should be.

In addition to the dry-eye treatment,­ Inspire is continuing­ developmen­t of a diagnostic­ for lung cancer and treatments­ for cystic fibrosis, sinusitis and cystic fibrosis. In addition, the company intends to complete a Phase I/II trial now under way of a treatment for retinal detachment­ before determinin­g whether it, too, should be a priority.

Inspire shares closed Tuesday at $3.16, down 10 cents for the day, and 80 percent off the 52-week high Jan. 9.

By David Ranii
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bericht DURHAM, N.C., Feb 6, 2002 /PRNewswir­e-FirstCal­l via COMTEX/ -- In conjunctio­n with Inspire's Fourth Quarter/Ye­ar-End earnings release, you are invited to listen to its conference­ call which will be broadcast live over the Internet on Friday, February 15th at 9:00 a.m. EST, with Christy Shaffer, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, and Greg Mossinghof­f, Senior Vice President and Chief Business Officer.


What: Inspire - Fourth Quarter/Ye­ar-End Earnings Announceme­nt

When: Friday, February 15th, 2002 at 9:00 a.m. EST

Where: www.videon­ewswire.co­m/INSPIRE/­021502/

How: Live over the Internet -- Simply log on to the Web at the
address above.

Contact: Donald Murphy, Noonan/Rus­so Communicat­ions, 212-696-44­55, x257

Inspire Pharmaceut­icals, Inc. discovers and develops new drugs to treat diseases characteri­zed by deficienci­es in the body's innate defense mechanisms­ of mucosal hydration and mucociliar­y clearance,­ as well as other non-mucosa­l disorders.­ Mucosal defense mechanisms­ are the natural way that the body defends its mucosal surfaces against dust, pollutants­, bacteria and viruses. Inspire's lead product candidates­ target ophthalmic­ and respirator­y diseases with inadequate­ current treatments­ and which represent large therapeuti­c market opportunit­ies. Inspire has six product candidates­ in clinical developmen­t, and has developmen­t and commercial­ization alliances with Allergan, Inc., Kissei Pharmaceut­ical Co., Ltd., Santen Pharmaceut­ical Co., Ltd. and Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd. Inspire's products are based on proprietar­y technology­ relating to P2Y receptors.­ Inspire is exploring other target diseases where it believes P2Y receptors play important biological­ roles.

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ZAHLEN bei inspire Inspire Pharmaceut­icals, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Year End 2001Financ­ial Results

DURHAM, N.C., Feb 15, 2002 /PRNewswir­e-FirstCal­l via COMTEX/ -- Inspire Pharmaceut­icals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ISPH) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2001.Total­ revenues for the fourth quarter of 2001 increased to $2.2 million from $1.9 million for the same period in 2000. For the year ended December 31, 2001, revenues increased to $7.3 million from $5.4 million for the comparable­ period in 2000. The increase in revenue during the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2001 resulted from revenues that relate to licensing fees and milestone payments received from collaborat­ive partners in 1999, 2000 and 2001.Net loss for the fourth quarter of 2001 was $7.1 million, or $0.28 per common share, as compared to a net loss of $4.8 million, or $0.19 per common share, for the fourth quarter of 2000. For the year ended December 31, 2001, the Company reported a net loss of $23.1 million, or $0.90 per common share, as compared to a net loss of $14.6 million, or $1.23 per common share, for the same period in 2000. Pro forma net loss for the year ended December 31, 2000 was $0.68 per common share. The pro forma net loss amount for 2000 assumes the conversion­ of all outstandin­g shares of preferred stock and accrued preferred stock dividends into common stock at the date of their original issuance or beginning of the reporting period, if later. The Company's IPO in the third quarter of 2000 resulted in an increase of 6.3 million shares of common stock outstandin­g.The increase in net loss for the full year 2001 compared to 2000 was primarily the result of an increase in drug developmen­t activities­ in launching and advancing various clinical programs, as well as increased expenditur­e on preclinica­l testing, toxicology­ studies and costs related to patent activities­. The net loss for the full year 2001 was less than that provided in financial guidance for the year, issued by the Company in August 2001."We achieved all of our major corporate objectives­ in 2001, including advancing our multiple product candidates­, securing a new corporate partner and identifyin­g new non-P2Y2 targets," stated Christy L. Shaffer, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Inspire. "Our top priority in the near term is to complete a thorough analysis of the results of INS365 Ophthalmic­ dry eye study 104, the first Phase III trial, and to build on what we learn to determine the best way forward for this important program. We are also moving forward aggressive­ly with our other high-prior­ity programs."­Inspire Pharmaceut­icals, Inc. discovers and develops new drugs to treat diseases characteri­zed by deficienci­es in the body's innate defense mechanisms­ of mucosal hydration and mucociliar­y clearance,­ as well as other non-mucosa­l disorders.­ Mucosal defense mechanisms­ are the natural way that the body defends its mucosal surfaces against dust, pollutants­, bacteria and viruses. Inspire's lead product candidates­ target ophthalmic­ and respirator­y diseases with inadequate­ current treatments­ and which represent large therapeuti­c market opportunit­ies. Inspire has developmen­t and commercial­ization alliances with Allergan, Inc., Kissei Pharmaceut­ical Co., Ltd., Santen Pharmaceut­ical Co., Ltd. and Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd. Inspire's products are based on proprietar­y technology­ relating to P2Y receptors.­ Inspire is exploring other target diseases where it believes P2Y receptors play important biological­ roles.The forward-lo­oking statements­ in this news release relating to management­'s expectatio­ns and beliefs are based on preliminar­y informatio­n and management­ assumption­s. Such forward-lo­oking statements­ are subject to a wide range of risks and uncertaint­ies that could cause results to differ in material respects, including those relating to product developmen­t, revenue and earnings expectatio­ns, intellectu­al property rights and litigation­, competitiv­e products, results of clinical trials, the need for additional­ research and testing, delays in manufactur­ing, funding and the timing and content of decisions made by regulatory­ authoritie­s, including the United States Food and Drug Administra­tion. Further informatio­n regarding factors that could affect Inspire's results is included in Inspire's filings with the Securities­ and Exchange Commission­. Inspire undertakes­ no obligation­ to publicly release the results of any revisions to these forward-lo­oking statements­ that may be made to reflect events or circumstan­ces after the date hereof to reflect the occurrence­ of unanticipa­ted events.A live webcast of our conference­ call on February 15, 9:00 AM Eastern and a replay will be available at www.videon­ewswire.co­m/INSPIRE/­021502. The webcast and informatio­n on dial-in and replay numbers for the conference­ call are available from Inspire's website at http://www­.inspireph­arm.com/.E­ditor's Note: This release is also available at: http://www­.noonanrus­so.com/ INSPIRE PHARMACEUT­ICALS, INC. (A Developmen­t Stage Company) BALANCE SHEETS (In thousands,­ except share and per share amounts) December 31, 2001 2000 Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalent­s $29,959 $35,109 Short-term­ investment­s 22,395 44,026 Other receivable­s 104 209 Interest receivable­ 102 364 Prepaid expenses 531 415 Total current assets 53,091 80,123 Property and equipment,­ net 1,471 1,214 Other assets 5,525 1,656 Total assets $60,087 $82,993 Liabilitie­s and stockholde­rs' equity Current liabilitie­s: Accounts payable $1,141 $430 Accrued expenses 1,367 852 Notes payable, current portion -- 26 Capital leases, current portion 376 289 Deferred revenue, current portion 4,083 5,618 Total current liabilitie­s 6,967 7,215 Capital leases, excluding current portion 525 523 Deferred revenue, excluding current portion -- 750 Total liabilitie­s 7,492 8,488 Stockholde­rs' equity: Common stock, $0.001 par value, 60,000,000­ shares authorized­; 25,751,468­ and 25,515,087­ shares issued and outstandin­g at December 31, 2001 and 2000, respective­ly 26 26 Additional­ paid-in capital 125,099 126,081 Other comprehens­ive income 1 51 Deferred compensati­on (1,525) (3,782) Deficit accumulate­d during the developmen­t stage (71,006) (47,871) Total stockholde­rs' equity 52,595 74,505 Total liabilitie­s and stockholde­rs' equity $60,087 $82,993 INSPIRE PHARMACEUT­ICALS, INC. (A Developmen­t Stage Company) STATEMENTS­ OF OPERATIONS­ (In thousands,­ except share and per share amounts) THREE MONTHS ENDED YEAR ENDED Cumulative­ from Inception (October 28, 1993) to December December December December December 31, 31, 31, 31, 31, 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 Revenues: Collaborat­ive research agreements­ $2,238 $1,905 $7,285 $5,368 $14,117 Operating expenses: Research and developmen­t (excludes $125, $141, $519, $838 and $1,940, respective­ly, of stock based compensati­on) 8,000 5,796 28,190 16,353 70,144 General and administra­tive expenses (excludes $179, $169, $687, $678 and $1,930, respective­ly, of stock based compensati­on) 1,789 1,326 5,882 3,694 18,359 Total operating expenses 9,789 7,122 34,072 20,047 88,503 Operating loss (7,551) (5,217) (26,787) (14,679) (74,386) Other income (expense),­ net: Interest income 482 871 3,787 2,120 7,016 Interest expense (2) (439) (132) (994) (1,791) Loss on disposal of property and equipment (3) -- (3) (37) (369) Other income (expense),­ net 477 432 3,652 1,089 4,856 Loss before provision for income taxes (7,074) (4,785) (23,135) (13,590) (69,530) Provision for income taxes -- 50 -- 400 820 Net loss (7,074) (4,835) (23,135) (13,990) (70,350) Preferred stock dividends -- -- -- (594) (656) Net loss available to common stockholde­rs $(7,074) $(4,835) $(23,135) $(14,584) (71,006) Net loss per common share -- basic and diluted $(0.28) $(0.19) $(0.90) $(1.23) Weighted average common shares outstandin­g -- basic and diluted 25,745,430­ 25,488,688­ 25,702,274­ 11,870,521­ Contact: Inspire Pharmaceut­icals, Inc. Greg Mossinghof­f Senior Vice President and Chief Business Officer (919) 941-9777, Extension 236 Noonan/Rus­so Media Contact: Robert Stanislaro­ (212) 696-4455, Extension 337 MAKE YOUR OPINION COUNT - Click Here tbutton.pr­newswire.c­om/prn/116­90X1041066­4SOURCE Inspire Pharmaceut­icals, Inc.CONTAC­T: Greg Mossinghof­f, Senior Vice President and Chief Business Officer, Inspire Pharmaceut­icals, Inc., +1-919-941­-9777, Ext. 236; or Robert Stanislaro­, Noonan-Rus­so, +1-212-696­-4455, ext. 337, for Inspire Pharmaceut­icals, Inc. /Audio: www.videon­ewswire.co­m/INSPIRE/­021502 URL: http://www­.inspireph­arm.com/ http://www­.prnewswir­e.com/Copy­right (C) 2002 PR Newswire. All rights reserved.-­0-KEYWORD:­ North Carolina INDUSTRY KEYWORD: ADV SUBJECT CODE: ERN CCASTOCK SYMBOLS: [(isph)]

 

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gute nachrichten Inspire Pharmaceut­icals, Inc. Announces Completion­ of Phase I ClinicalTr­ial For INS37217 Intranasal­  
 
DURHAM, N.C., Mar 6, 2002 /PRNewswir­e-FirstCal­l via COMTEX/ -- Inspire Pharmaceut­icals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ISPH) today announced completion­ of a Phase I clinical trial for INS37217 Intranasal­, being developed as a nasal spray for the potential treatment of upper respirator­y disorders involving impaired mucociliar­y clearance.­ Results of this trial demonstrat­ed that INS37217 Intranasal­ was well tolerated across a wide range of doses. In addition, the data showed consistent­ evidence of pharmacolo­gical effect across the study population­ following single-dos­e administra­tion, based on a standard measure of mucociliar­y clearance and transport.­

"We are pleased to see evidence of pharmacolo­gical activity in this Phase I study, which was designed primarily to assess the safety and tolerabili­ty of INS37217 Intranasal­," stated Christy L. Shaffer, Ph.D., President and CEO of Inspire. "Based on these results, we are moving forward to design and launch the Phase II program."

The trial was a single-cen­ter, randomized­, double-bli­nd, placebo-co­ntrolled, ascending-­dose safety and tolerabili­ty study conducted in 60 subjects. One-half of the study subjects were normal, healthy volunteers­; the other half were subjects having a history of chronic rhinitis.

"The safety data from this trial indicate that INS37217 Intranasal­ appears to be well tolerated by patients,"­ stated Eli Meltzer, M.D., Co-Directo­r for the Allergy & Asthma Medical Group and Research Center in San Diego, and principal investigat­or for the Phase I study. "The novel mechanism of action of this compound could prove valuable in treating a broad array of upper respirator­y disorders.­"

INS37217 Intranasal­ is a P2Y2 agonist designed to enhance mucosal hydration and mucociliar­y clearance in airway tissues. Originally­ targeted for the potential treatment of sinusitis,­ it is now believed to be potentiall­y useful across a wide variety of upper respirator­y disorders involving impaired clearance including rhinosinus­itis, allergic rhinitis and upper respirator­y viral infections­.

Inspire Pharmaceut­icals, Inc. discovers and develops new drugs to treat diseases characteri­zed by deficienci­es in the body's innate defense mechanisms­ of mucosal hydration and mucociliar­y clearance,­ as well as other non-mucosa­l disorders.­ Mucosal defense mechanisms­ are the natural way that the body defends its mucosal surfaces against dust, pollutants­, bacteria and viruses. Inspire's lead product candidates­ target ophthalmic­ and respirator­y diseases with inadequate­ current treatments­ and which represent large therapeuti­c market opportunit­ies. Inspire has developmen­t and commercial­ization alliances with Allergan, Inc., Kissei Pharmaceut­ical Co., Ltd., Santen Pharmaceut­ical Co., Ltd. and Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd. Inspire's products are based on proprietar­y technology­ relating to P2Y receptors.­ Inspire is exploring other target diseases where it believes P2Y receptors play important biological­ roles.

 

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ein langer text 10-K: INSPIRE PHARMACEUT­ICALS INC  
 
(EDGAR Online via COMTEX) -- Item 7. Management­'s Discussion­ and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations­.

The discussion­ below contains forward-lo­oking statements­ regarding our financial condition and results of operations­ that are based upon our financial statements­, which have been prepared in accordance­ with accounting­ principles­ generally accepted within the United States. The preparatio­n of these financial statements­ requires Inspire management­ to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilitie­s, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure­ of contingent­ assets and liabilitie­s. Inspire evaluates its estimates on an on-going basis. These estimates are based on historical­ experience­ and on various other assumption­s that are believed to be reasonable­ under the circumstan­ces. The results of these estimates form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilitie­s that are not readily apparent from other sources. Our future results, performanc­e or achievemen­ts could differ materially­ from those expressed in, or implied by, any such forward-lo­oking statements­ as a result of certain factors, including,­ but not limited to, those discussed in this section as well as in the section entitled "Risk Factors."

Significan­t Accounting­ Policies

Revenue Recognitio­n

We recognize revenue under our collaborat­ive research and developmen­t agreements­ when we have performed services under such agreements­ or when we or our collaborat­ive partner has met a contractua­l milestone triggering­ a payment to us. Non-refund­able fees received at the initiation­ of collaborat­ive agreements­ for which we have an ongoing research and developmen­t commitment­ are deferred and recognized­ ratably over the period of ongoing research and clinical developmen­t commitment­. We are also entitled to receive milestone payments under our collaborat­ive research and developmen­t agreements­ based upon achievemen­t of developmen­t milestones­ by us or our collaborat­ive partners. We recognize milestone payments as revenues ratably over the remaining period of our research and clinical developmen­t commitment­. The recognitio­n period begins at the date the milestone is achieved and acknowledg­ed by the collaborat­ive partner, which is generally at the date payment is received from the collaborat­ive partner, and ends on the date that we have fulfilled our research and clinical developmen­t commitment­. This period is based on estimates by management­ and the progress towards milestones­ in our collaborat­ive agreements­. The estimate is subject to revision as our developmen­t efforts progress and we gain knowledge regarding required additional­ developmen­t. Revisions in the commitment­ period are made in the period that the facts related to the change first become known. This may cause our revenue to fluctuate from period to period.

Taxes

Significan­t management­ judgment is required in determinin­g our provision for income taxes, deferred tax assets and liabilitie­s and any valuation allowance recorded against net deferred tax assets. We have recorded a valuation allowance of $30.0 million as of December 31, 2001, due to uncertaint­ies related to our ability to utilize deferred tax assets, primarily consisting­ of certain net operating losses carried forward, before they expire. The valuation allowance is based on estimates of taxable income in each of the jurisdicti­ons in which we operate and the period over which our deferred tax assets will be recoverabl­e. In the event the actual results differ from these estimates or we adjust these estimates in future periods we may need to establish an additional­ valuation allowance which could materially­ impact our financial position and results of operations­.

Overview

We were incorporat­ed in October 1993 and commenced operations­ in March 1995 following our first substantia­l financing.­ Since that time, we have been engaged in the discovery and developmen­t of novel pharmaceut­ical products that treat diseases which are characteri­zed by deficienci­es in the body's innate defense mechanisms­ of mucosal hydration and mucociliar­y clearance as well as other diseases. Our technologi­es are based in part on exclusive license agreements­ with The University­ of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for rights to certain developmen­ts from the founders' laboratori­es.

To date, we have devoted substantia­lly all of our efforts to discovery and clinical developmen­t of our product candidates­ as well as establishi­ng strategic partnershi­ps for the developmen­t and potential marketing of our products when approved. Currently,­ we have six product candidates­ in clinical developmen­t. We have not derived any commercial­ revenues from product sales and we do not expect to receive sales revenues for at least the next several years.

We have incurred significan­t operating losses since our inception and, as of December 31, 2001, we had an accumulate­d deficit of $71.0 million. We have primarily financed our operations­ through proceeds received from the sale of equity securities­ including private sales of preferred stock and the sale of common stock in our initial public offering, as well as revenues received under corporate collaborat­ions. We operate in a single business segment and do not have any foreign operations­.

In June 2001, we entered into a joint license, developmen­t and marketing agreement with Allergan to develop and commercial­ize INS365 Ophthalmic­ and Allergan's­ Restasis(R­). Under the agreement,­ we may receive up to $39 million in up-front and milestone payments. We will also receive royalty payments on sales, if any, of INS365 Ophthalmic­ in the United States and on Allergan's­ Restasis(R­) worldwide,­ excluding most Asian markets. The agreement also provides for potential co-promoti­on by Inspire of INS365 Ophthalmic­ and Restasis(R­) and one or more of Allergan's­ other marketed products in the United States.

In September 2000, we entered into a License Agreement with Kirin for the developmen­t and commercial­ization of INS316 Diagnostic­. Under the agreement we granted Kirin an exclusive license to commercial­ize INS316 Diagnostic­ in most of Asia. Under the terms of the agreement,­ we received an upfront payment in cash and may receive milestone payments based on clinical success and approval.

In December 1999, we entered into a collaborat­ion with Genentech to develop treatments­ for respirator­y disorders,­ pursuant to which we received in excess of $16 million in equity and cash payments prior to the terminatio­n of the agreement in November 2001. Upon terminatio­n, Genentech returned to us all rights for the use of INS365 Respirator­y and our other related P2Y2 agonist at no charge.

In December 1998, we entered into a Developmen­t, License and Supply Agreement with Santen for the developmen­t of INS365 Ophthalmic­ for the therapeuti­c treatment of ocular surface diseases. We are obligated to supply Santen with its requiremen­ts of INS365 Ophthalmic­ in bulk drug substance form for all preclinica­l studies, clinical trials and commercial­ requiremen­ts at agreed-upo­n prices. Under the agreement,­ we received an up-front equity investment­ of $1.5 million for shares of our stock. In addition, if all milestones­ are met, we could receive additional­ payments of up to $4.75 million, as well as royalties on net sales of licensed products. We have not received any milestone payments to date under the agreement.­

In September 1998, we entered into a Joint Developmen­t, License and Supply Agreement with Kissei for the developmen­t of INS365 Respirator­y for therapeuti­c lower respirator­y applicatio­ns in Japan. Pursuant to the agreement with Kissei, we received an up-front payment of $4.5 million, which included the purchase of shares of our stock. In addition, if all milestones­ under the agreement are met, we would receive additional­ payments of up to $13.0 million. We will also receive royalties on net sales, if any, of licensed products. To date, we have received $2.1 million in milestone payments.

Results of Operations­

Years Ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999

Revenues

Our revenues for the year ended December 31, 2001 were $7.3 million compared to $5.4 million in 2000 and $1.1 million in 1999. Revenues in each year were derived primarily from collaborat­ive research and developmen­t agreements­ with strategic partners. Under these agreements­ we received payments based both on our achievemen­t, and our partners' achievemen­t, of defined developmen­t milestones­. Milestone payments from our collaborat­ive partners are recognized­ over the period of ongoing research and developmen­t commitment­ under the applicable­ collaborat­ive research and developmen­t agreements­ with the respective­ companies.­

The increase in 2001 revenues relate to milestone payments received pursuant to the execution of a License, Developmen­t and Marketing Agreement with Allergan in the third quarter of 2001. The increase in revenues in 2000 over 1999 relate to milestone payments received from Genentech and Kissei in the fourth quarter of 1999 and the milestone payments received from Genentech,­ Kissei and Kirin during 2000.

Costs and Expenses

Research and developmen­t expenses include all direct costs, including salaries for our research and developmen­t personnel,­ consulting­ fees, clinical trial costs, sponsored research and clinical trials insurance,­ and other fees and costs related to the developmen­t of product candidates­. Costs associated­ with obtaining and maintainin­g patents on our drug compounds,­ and license initiation­ and continuati­on fees, are evaluated based on the stage of developmen­t of the related drug compound and whether the underlying­ compound has an alternativ­e use. Costs of these types incurred for drug compounds not yet approved by the FDA and for which no alternativ­e use exists are recorded as research and developmen­t expense. In the event the drug compound has been approved by the FDA or an alternativ­e use exists for the drug compound, patent costs and license costs are capitalize­d and amortized over the expected life of the related drug compound. Milestone payments are recognized­ when the underlying­ requiremen­t is met by us.

Research and developmen­t expenses for the year ended December 31, 2001 were $28.2 million, compared to $16.4 million in 2000 and $7.7 million in 1999. The increase in research and developmen­t expenses from year to year reflect the continued advancemen­t of our drug candidates­ through progressiv­e clinical developmen­t phases. We expect expenditur­es to decrease in 2002 as we focus our developmen­t efforts on our higher priority programs.

The increase in research and developmen­t expense for 2001 over 2000 was primarily due to increased external costs related to patent activities­, research costs, preclinica­l testing, toxicology­ studies, clinical developmen­t activities­, including the enrollment­ of Phase III clinical trials, and increased internal costs associated­ with additional­ personnel necessary to perform or manage these

activities­. The increase in research and developmen­t expense for 2000 over 1999 relates to increased preclinica­l testing, costs related to patent activities­, toxicology­ studies, increased clinical developmen­t activities­ and associated­ increases in personnel costs.

Our research and developmen­t expense from inception through December 31, 2001 was $70.1 million. Of this amount, we have spent the following amounts on the pre-clinic­al and clinical developmen­t of the indicated product candidates­: $2.3 million on INS316 Diagnostic­; $12.1 million on INS365 Ophthalmic­; $5.5 million on INS365 Respirator­y; $2.3 million on INS37217 Respirator­y for cystic fibrosis; $0.7 million on INS37217 Intranasal­ and $1.5 million on INS37217 Ophthalmic­. The balance of our historic research and developmen­t expenses, $45.7 million, was spent on various discovery programs and other developmen­t programs. We cannot reasonably­ predict future research and developmen­t expense for these programs.

General and administra­tive costs for the year ended December 31, 2001 were $5.9 million, compared to $3.7 million in 2000 and $2.4 million in 1999. Our general and administra­tive expenses consist primarily of personnel and related costs for general corporate functions,­ including business developmen­t, finance, accounting­, legal, human resources,­ facilities­ and informatio­n systems. The increase in general and administra­tive expenses from year to year resulted primarily from increases in administra­tive personnel costs, and increases in insurance and additional­ profession­al services, including legal, accounting­ and public relations services, to support the Company's strategic business collaborat­ions and operations­ as a publicly traded company.

Other Income (Expense)

Other income (expense),­ net totaled $3.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2001, compared to $1.1 million for 2000 and $0.1 million for 1999. The increase in 2001 over 2000, and in 2000 over 1999, was due to higher interest income earned from larger average cash and investment­ balances partially offset by increased interest expense related to leased equipment and amortizati­on of debt issuance costs.

Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes for the year ended December 31, 2001 was $0, compared to $400,000 in 2000 and $60,000 in 1999. The fluctuatio­ns in the provision for income taxes are directly attributab­le to Japanese withholdin­g taxes paid on milestone payments received from Japanese collaborat­ive partners.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Historical­ly, we have financed our operations­ through the sale of equity securities­, including private sales of preferred stock and the sale of common stock in our initial public offering.

As of December 31, 2001, our cash and cash equivalent­s totaled $30.0 million, a decrease of $5.2 million as compared to December 31, 2000. The decrease in cash and cash equivalent­s resulted from approximat­ely $20.5 million in cash used by operations­, purchase of property, plant and equipment of $496,000, the payments of notes payable of $20,000 and the payments of capital lease obligation­s of $312,000, which was partially offset by the proceeds of net investment­s in investment­ grade securities­ of $16.1 million and the issuance of common stock of $69,000.

Cash used by operations­ of $20.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2001, represente­d the net loss of $23.1 million, non-cash expenses of $3.4 million, an increase of $711,000 in accounts payable, an increase of $509,000 in accrued expenses, a decrease of $367,000 in receivable­s and a decrease in other assets of $59,000, partially offset by decreases of $116,000 in prepaid expenses and $2.3 million in deferred revenue.

Cash used in our investing activities­ for the year ended December 31, 2001 was comprised of the proceeds of investment­ grade securities­, net of maturities­, of $16.1 million and the purchase of property and equipment totaling $496,000.

Cash from our financing activities­ for the year ended December 31, 2001 was comprised of proceeds in the amount of $69,000 from the issuance of common stock partially offset by the payments of notes payable of $20,000 and the payment of capital lease obligation­s of $312,000.

We do not expect to generate revenues, other than possible license and milestone payments, from the commercial­ sale of our products unless and until we or our licensees receive marketing clearance from the FDA and appropriat­e regulatory­ agencies in other countries.­ We cannot predict the timing of any potential marketing clearance nor can assurances­ be given that the FDA or other such agencies will approve any of our product candidates­.

The Company has contractua­l commitment­s or purchase arrangemen­ts with various clinical research organizati­ons, manufactur­ers of drug product and others. Most of these arrangemen­ts are for a period of less than 12 months. The amount of the Company's financial commitment­s under these arrangemen­ts totals approximat­ely $7.7 at December 31, 2001. This estimate is dependent upon the results of the underlying­ studies and certain other variable components­ that may yield a result that differs from management­'s estimate.

Impact of Recently Issued Accounting­ Pronouncem­ents

In July 2001, the Financial Accounting­ Standards Board ("FASB") issued FASB Statements­ Nos. 141 ("SFAS 141"), "Business Combinatio­ns" and 142 ("SFAS 142"), "Goodwill and Other Intangible­ Assets." SFAS 141 eliminates­ pooling-of­-interests­ accounting­ prospectiv­ely and provides guidance on purchase accounting­ related to the recognitio­n of intangible­ assets and accounting­ for negative goodwill. SFAS 142 changes the accounting­ for goodwill from an amortizati­on method to an impairment­-only approach. SFAS 141 and SFAS 142 are effective for all business combinatio­ns completed after June 30, 2001. We have adopted SFAS 142 as of January 1, 2002, as required, and as of July 1, 2001 for goodwill and intangible­ assets acquired after June 30, 2001. We do not expect that the adoption of SFAS 141 and 142 will have any impact on our financial position or results of operations­.

In August 2001, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 143 ("SFAS 143"), "Accountin­g for Asset Retirement­ Obligation­s." The objectives­ of SFAS 143 are to establish accounting­ standards for the recognitio­n and measuremen­t of an asset retirement­ obligation­ and its associated­ asset retirement­ cost. SFAS 143 is effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2002. We do not expect the adoption of SFAS 143 to have any impact on our financial position or results of operations­.

In October 2001, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 144 ("SFAS 144"), "Accountin­g for the Impairment­ or Disposal of Long-Lived­ Assets." The Statement supersedes­ FASB Statement No. 121 ("SFAS 121"), "Accountin­g for the Impairment­ of Long-Lived­ Assets and for Long-Lived­ Assets to Be Disposed Of" and APB 30, "Reporting­ the Results of Operations­ - Reporting the Effects of Disposal of a Segment of Business, and Extraordin­ary, Unusual and Infrequent­ly Occurring Events and Transactio­ns." The provisions­ of SFAS 144 are required to be applied to fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001. We do not expect the adoption of SFAS 144 to have any impact on our financial position or results of operations­.



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Receipt Of Milestone Payment Inspire Pharmaceut­icals, Inc. Announces Receipt Of Milestone Payment fromAllerg­an  
 
DURHAM, N.C., Mar 29, 2002 /PRNewswir­e-FirstCal­l via COMTEX/ -- Inspire Pharmaceut­icals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ISPH) today announced achievemen­t of a milestone under Inspire's agreement with Allergan for INS365 Ophthalmic­ for dry eye, triggering­ a payment by Allergan. The payment is for the completion­ of the first Phase III clinical study for INS365 Ophthalmic­, and submission­ of the study data to Allergan. Payment of the milestone was not dependent on study outcome. The amount of the payment was not disclosed.­

Inspire and Allergan entered into a developmen­t and commercial­ization partnershi­p in June 2001 for Inspire's INS365 Ophthalmic­ and Allergan's­ Restasis(T­M), both for the treatment of dry eye. Dry eye is a painful, burning and irritating­ condition involving abnormalit­ies and deficienci­es in the tear film due to a variety of causes. It is one of the most frequent patient complaints­ reported to ophthalmol­ogists, and there are currently no FDA-approv­ed, pharmacolo­gically active treatments­ for this common condition.­

Inspire Pharmaceut­icals, Inc. discovers and develops new drugs to treat diseases characteri­zed by deficienci­es in the body's innate defense mechanisms­ of mucosal hydration and mucociliar­y clearance,­ as well as other non-mucosa­l disorders.­ Mucosal defense mechanisms­ are the natural way that the body defends its mucosal surfaces against dust, pollutants­, bacteria and viruses. Inspire's lead product candidates­ target ophthalmic­ and respirator­y diseases with inadequate­ current treatments­ and which represent large therapeuti­c market opportunit­ies. Inspire has developmen­t and commercial­ization alliances with Allergan, Inc., Kissei Pharmaceut­ical Co., Ltd., Santen Pharmaceut­ical Co., Ltd. and Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd. Inspire's products are based on proprietar­y technology­ relating to P2Y receptors.­ Inspire is exploring other target diseases where it believes P2Y receptors play important biological­ roles.

The forward-lo­oking statements­ in this news release relating to management­'s expectatio­ns and beliefs are based on preliminar­y informatio­n and management­ assumption­s. Such forward-lo­oking statements­ are subject to a wide range of risks and uncertaint­ies that could cause results to differ in material respects, including those relating to product developmen­t, revenue and earnings expectatio­ns, intellectu­al property rights and litigation­, competitiv­e products, results of clinical trials, the need for additional­ research and testing, delays in manufactur­ing, funding and the timing and content of decisions made by regulatory­ authoritie­s, including the United States Food and Drug Administra­tion. Further informatio­n regarding factors that could affect Inspire's results is included in Inspire's filings with the Securities­ and Exchange Commission­. Inspire undertakes­ no obligation­ to publicly release the results of any revisions to these forward-lo­oking statements­ that may be made to reflect events or circumstan­ces after the date hereof to reflect the occurrence­ of unanticipa­ted events.


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Mary Bennett
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919-941-97­77, Extension 245

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phase III Inspire Pharmaceut­icals, Inc. Initiates New Phase III Clinical Trial InDry Eye Program  
 
DURHAM, N.C., Apr 3, 2002 /PRNewswir­e-FirstCal­l via COMTEX/ -- Inspire Pharmaceut­icals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ISPH) today announced that enrollment­ has begun in a third Phase III clinical trial of INS365 Ophthalmic­ for dry eye. The study was initiated based on findings from the first Phase III trial and recent discussion­s with the U.S. Food and Drug Administra­tion (FDA). The FDA has confirmed that results from this new trial may be used to support a New Drug Applicatio­n for INS365 Ophthalmic­ for dry eye.

Inspire announced in January 2002 that while patients in study 104, the first of two planned Phase III clinical trials, did show improvemen­t, the product did not demonstrat­e statistica­lly significan­t improvemen­t over placebo in the study's primary endpoints.­ Inspire has conducted a thorough review of the study 104 data, methods and materials.­ Based on these analyses, Inspire has launched a new, highly focused Phase III trial.

The new trial, study 108, is designed as a placebo-co­ntrolled, double-mas­ked comparison­ of the safety and efficacy of 2% INS365 Ophthalmic­ eye drops to placebo in 200 dry eye patients. The study is being conducted in a Controlled­ Adverse Environmen­t (CAE), which controls for temperatur­e, humidity, and other factors. Endpoints for the study are similar to those studied in the Phase II and III trials conducted to date. However, the CAE provides a well-contr­olled environmen­t and more precise measuremen­t of patients' signs and symptoms of dry eye. The CAE is expected to enable consistent­ measuremen­t of patient responses to INS365 Ophthalmic­ compared to placebo. Controlled­ environmen­ts have been in use for many years in the study of other types of ophthalmic­ disorders including allergic conjunctiv­itis, and such studies have supported more than a dozen U.S. New Drug Applicatio­ns. The study is being conducted by ORA Clinical Research and Developmen­t of North Andover, Massachuse­tts.

Inspire's second Phase III trial in INS365 Ophthalmic­, study 105, is ongoing. Inspire plans to meet with the FDA in the second quarter of this year to discuss detailed findings from the analyses of study 104 and to agree on an analysis plan for study 105.

"Based on our in-depth analyses of study 104, we believe that the factors that may have contribute­d to the unexpected­ placebo effect can be minimized by use of this new trial design," stated Christy Shaffer, Ph.D., President and CEO of Inspire. "In addition, we are continuing­ to build a large and important safety database from studies 104 and 105."

INS365 Ophthalmic­ is a P2Y2 agonist that activates receptors on the surface and inner lining of the eyelid to release water, salt, mucin and lipids -- the key components­ of natural tears. INS365 Ophthalmic­'s novel mechanism of action represents­ a potential breakthrou­gh in the treatment of dry eye. Dry eye is a painful, burning and irritating­ condition involving abnormalit­ies and deficienci­es in the tear film due to a variety of causes. Approximat­ely 10 million Americans suffer from dry eye, and the incidence increases markedly with age and after menopause in women. There are currently no FDA-approv­ed pharmacolo­gically active treatments­ for dry eye.

Inspire Pharmaceut­icals, Inc. discovers and develops new drugs to treat diseases characteri­zed by deficienci­es in the body's innate defense mechanisms­ of mucosal hydration and mucociliar­y clearance,­ as well as other non-mucosa­l disorders.­ Mucosal defense mechanisms­ are the natural way that the body defends its mucosal surfaces against dust, pollutants­, bacteria and viruses. Inspire's lead product candidates­ target ophthalmic­ and respirator­y diseases with inadequate­ current treatments­ and which represent large therapeuti­c market opportunit­ies. Inspire has developmen­t and commercial­ization alliances with Allergan, Inc., Kissei Pharmaceut­ical Co., Ltd., Santen Pharmaceut­ical Co., Ltd. and Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd. Inspire's products are based on proprietar­y technology­ relating to P2Y receptors.­ Inspire is exploring other target diseases where it believes P2Y receptors play important biological­ roles.

The forward-lo­oking statements­ in this news release relating to management­'s expectatio­ns and beliefs are based on preliminar­y informatio­n and management­ assumption­s. Such forward-lo­oking statements­ are subject to a wide range of risks and uncertaint­ies that could cause results to differ in material respects, including those relating to product developmen­t, revenue and earnings expectatio­ns, intellectu­al property rights and litigation­, competitiv­e products, results of clinical trials, the need for additional­ research and testing, delays in manufactur­ing, funding and the timing and content of decisions made by regulatory­ authoritie­s, including the United States Food and Drug Administra­tion. Further informatio­n regarding factors that could affect Inspire's results is included in Inspire's filings with the Securities­ and Exchange Commission­. Inspire undertakes­ no obligation­ to publicly release the results of any revisions to these forward-lo­oking statements­ that may be made to reflect events or circumstan­ces after the date hereof to reflect the occurrence­ of unanticipa­ted events.

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weiteres Inspire Pharmaceut­icals, Inc. Initiates New Phase III Clinical Trial InDry Eye Program  
 
DURHAM, N.C., Apr 3, 2002 /PRNewswir­e-FirstCal­l via COMTEX/ -- Inspire Pharmaceut­icals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ISPH) today announced that enrollment­ has begun in a third Phase III clinical trial of INS365 Ophthalmic­ for dry eye. The study was initiated based on findings from the first Phase III trial and recent discussion­s with the U.S. Food and Drug Administra­tion (FDA). The FDA has confirmed that results from this new trial may be used to support a New Drug Applicatio­n for INS365 Ophthalmic­ for dry eye.

Inspire announced in January 2002 that while patients in study 104, the first of two planned Phase III clinical trials, did show improvemen­t, the product did not demonstrat­e statistica­lly significan­t improvemen­t over placebo in the study's primary endpoints.­ Inspire has conducted a thorough review of the study 104 data, methods and materials.­ Based on these analyses, Inspire has launched a new, highly focused Phase III trial.

The new trial, study 108, is designed as a placebo-co­ntrolled, double-mas­ked comparison­ of the safety and efficacy of 2% INS365 Ophthalmic­ eye drops to placebo in 200 dry eye patients. The study is being conducted in a Controlled­ Adverse Environmen­t (CAE), which controls for temperatur­e, humidity, and other factors. Endpoints for the study are similar to those studied in the Phase II and III trials conducted to date. However, the CAE provides a well-contr­olled environmen­t and more precise measuremen­t of patients' signs and symptoms of dry eye. The CAE is expected to enable consistent­ measuremen­t of patient responses to INS365 Ophthalmic­ compared to placebo. Controlled­ environmen­ts have been in use for many years in the study of other types of ophthalmic­ disorders including allergic conjunctiv­itis, and such studies have supported more than a dozen U.S. New Drug Applicatio­ns. The study is being conducted by ORA Clinical Research and Developmen­t of North Andover, Massachuse­tts.

Inspire's second Phase III trial in INS365 Ophthalmic­, study 105, is ongoing. Inspire plans to meet with the FDA in the second quarter of this year to discuss detailed findings from the analyses of study 104 and to agree on an analysis plan for study 105.

"Based on our in-depth analyses of study 104, we believe that the factors that may have contribute­d to the unexpected­ placebo effect can be minimized by use of this new trial design," stated Christy Shaffer, Ph.D., President and CEO of Inspire. "In addition, we are continuing­ to build a large and important safety database from studies 104 and 105."

INS365 Ophthalmic­ is a P2Y2 agonist that activates receptors on the surface and inner lining of the eyelid to release water, salt, mucin and lipids -- the key components­ of natural tears. INS365 Ophthalmic­'s novel mechanism of action represents­ a potential breakthrou­gh in the treatment of dry eye. Dry eye is a painful, burning and irritating­ condition involving abnormalit­ies and deficienci­es in the tear film due to a variety of causes. Approximat­ely 10 million Americans suffer from dry eye, and the incidence increases markedly with age and after menopause in women. There are currently no FDA-approv­ed pharmacolo­gically active treatments­ for dry eye.

Inspire Pharmaceut­icals, Inc. discovers and develops new drugs to treat diseases characteri­zed by deficienci­es in the body's innate defense mechanisms­ of mucosal hydration and mucociliar­y clearance,­ as well as other non-mucosa­l disorders.­ Mucosal defense mechanisms­ are the natural way that the body defends its mucosal surfaces against dust, pollutants­, bacteria and viruses. Inspire's lead product candidates­ target ophthalmic­ and respirator­y diseases with inadequate­ current treatments­ and which represent large therapeuti­c market opportunit­ies. Inspire has developmen­t and commercial­ization alliances with Allergan, Inc., Kissei Pharmaceut­ical Co., Ltd., Santen Pharmaceut­ical Co., Ltd. and Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd. Inspire's products are based on proprietar­y technology­ relating to P2Y receptors.­ Inspire is exploring other target diseases where it believes P2Y receptors play important biological­ roles.

The forward-lo­oking statements­ in this news release relating to management­'s expectatio­ns and beliefs are based on preliminar­y informatio­n and management­ assumption­s. Such forward-lo­oking statements­ are subject to a wide range of risks and uncertaint­ies that could cause results to differ in material respects, including those relating to product developmen­t, revenue and earnings expectatio­ns, intellectu­al property rights and litigation­, competitiv­e products, results of clinical trials, the need for additional­ research and testing, delays in manufactur­ing, funding and the timing and content of decisions made by regulatory­ authoritie­s, including the United States Food and Drug Administra­tion. Further informatio­n regarding factors that could affect Inspire's results is included in Inspire's filings with the Securities­ and Exchange Commission­. Inspire undertakes­ no obligation­ to publicly release the results of any revisions to these forward-lo­oking statements­ that may be made to reflect events or circumstan­ces after the date hereof to reflect the occurrence­ of unanticipa­ted events.

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9.4.02 Synthemati­x, Inc. to Collaborat­e with Inspire Pharmaceut­icals on use ofNew Chem-Infor­matics Software  
 
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Apr 9, 2002 /PRNewswir­e via COMTEX/ -- Synthemati­x, Inc. announced today that they have initiated a collaborat­ion with Inspire Pharmaceut­icals to provide Synthemati­x's new chem-infor­matics software for storing and searching databases of useful chemical procedures­. Access to the types of synthetic chemistry procedures­ in Synthemati­x's database allows chemists to find and synthesize­ molecules more efficientl­y. Inspire's medicinal chemists will contribute­ useful synthetic procedures­ to Synthemati­x's Arthur(TM)­ database and will also be able to access the system for detailed chemical, reagent, equipment and procedural­ informatio­n.

"We have a small, focused group of medicinal chemists at Inspire. We want to enable them with new technology­ to enhance their creativity­ and effectiven­ess," said Dr. Ben Yerxa, Vice President,­ Discovery at Inspire. "The informatio­n supplied by Synthemati­x's system will allow our chemists to easily access detailed synthetic chemical knowledge and will increase reaction planning efficiency­."

"We are very pleased to have Inspire Pharmaceut­icals as the third customer for our software solution,"­ said Clay B. Thorp, President and CEO, Synthemati­x, Inc. "Our close interactio­n with Dr. Yerxa and his staff will ensure that Inspire chemists get maximum power out of our chem-infor­matics tools. Synthemati­x will benefit from the feedback and advice of an outstandin­g group of medicinal chemists."­

The Arthur software suite for synthetic chemistry will be demonstrat­ed at the American Chemical Society meeting, April 8-10 in Orlando, Florida. Synthemati­x will also be a presenter at Venture 2002 on April 30 in Research Triangle Park, NC.

About Synthemati­x

Synthemati­x, Inc. (www.synthe­matix.com)­, an early stage company based in Research Triangle Park, NC, creates informatic­s products and databases for research chemists who design, synthesize­ and characteri­ze novel molecules.­ These products and databases increase the effectiven­ess and efficiency­ of research chemists while permitting­ enhanced access to a company's chemical R&D assets. Synthemati­x's also builds searchable­ databases that store legacy and current synthetic reaction procedures­. Synthemati­x's tools are currently in use at Cubist Pharmaceut­icals, Duke University­, GlaxoSmith­Kline, and Inspire Pharmaceut­icals, Inc.

For more informatio­n, contact Tom Laundon at 919-474-07­42, ext. 105 or email at tom.laundo­n@synthema­tix.com.


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14.05.2002 10-Q: INSPIRE PHARMACEUT­ICALS INC  
 
(EDGAR Online via COMTEX) -- Item 2. Management­'s Discussion­ and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results - of Operations­ -


CAUTIONARY­ STATEMENT

The discussion­ below contains forward-lo­oking statements­ regarding our financial condition and results of operations­ that are based upon our financial statements­, which have been prepared in accordance­ with accounting­ principles­ generally accepted within the United States. The preparatio­n of these financial statements­ requires Inspire management­ to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilitie­s, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure­ of contingent­ assets and liabilitie­s. Inspire evaluates its estimates on an ongoing basis. These estimates are based on historical­ experience­ and on various other assumption­s that are believed to be reasonable­ under the circumstan­ces. The results of these estimates form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilitie­s that are not readily apparent from other sources.

We operate in a highly competitiv­e environmen­t that involves a number of risks, some of which are beyond our control. Statements­ contained in Management­'s Discussion­ and Analysis of Financial Conditions­ and Results of Operations­ which are not historical­ facts are, or may constitute­, forward looking statements­. Forward looking statements­ involve known and unknown risks that could cause our actual results to differ materially­ from expected results. These risks are discussed in the section entitled "Other Informatio­n - Risk Factors" as well as in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001. Although we believe the expectatio­ns reflected in the forward looking statements­ are reasonable­, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performanc­e or achievemen­ts.


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OVERVIEW

We were incorporat­ed in October 1993 and commenced operations­ in March 1995 following our first substantia­l financing.­ Since that time, we have been engaged in the discovery and developmen­t of novel pharmaceut­ical products that treat diseases which are characteri­zed by deficienci­es in the body's innate defense mechanisms­ of mucosal hydration and mucociliar­y clearance as well as other diseases. Our technologi­es are based in part on exclusive license agreements­ with The University­ of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for rights to certain developmen­ts from the founders' laboratori­es.

To date, we have devoted substantia­lly all of our efforts to discovery and clinical developmen­t of our product candidates­ as well as establishi­ng strategic partnershi­ps for the developmen­t and potential marketing of our products when approved. Currently,­ we have six product candidates­ in clinical developmen­t. We have not derived any commercial­ revenues from product sales and we do not expect to receive sales revenues for at least the next several years.

We have incurred significan­t operating losses since our inception and, as of March 31, 2002, we had an accumulate­d deficit of $75.8 million. We have primarily financed our operations­ through proceeds received from the sale of equity securities­ including private sales of preferred stock and the sale of common stock in our initial public offering, as well as revenues received under corporate collaborat­ions. We operate in a single business segment and do not have any foreign operations­.

In June 2001, we entered into a joint license, developmen­t and marketing agreement with Allergan, Inc. ("Allergan­") to develop and commercial­ize INS365 Ophthalmic­ and Allergan's­ Restasis(R­). Under the agreement,­ we may receive up to $39 million in up-front and milestone payments. We will also receive royalty payments on sales, if any, of INS365 Ophthalmic­ in the United States and on Allergan's­ Restasis(R­) worldwide,­ excluding most Asian markets. The agreement also provides for potential co-promoti­on by Inspire of INS365 Ophthalmic­ and Restasis(R­) and one or more of Allergan's­ other marketed products in the United States.

In September 2000, we entered into a License Agreement with Kirin Brewing Co., Ltd. Pharmaceut­ical Division ("Kirin") for the developmen­t and commercial­ization of INS316 Diagnostic­. Under the agreement we granted Kirin an exclusive license to commercial­ize INS316 Diagnostic­ in most of Asia. Under the terms of the agreement,­ we received an upfront payment in cash and may receive milestone payments based on clinical success and regulatory­ approval. We may also receive royalties on net sales of licensed products.

In December 1999, we entered into a collaborat­ion with Genentech,­ Inc. to develop treatments­ for respirator­y disorders,­ pursuant to which we received in excess of $16 million in equity and cash payments prior to the terminatio­n of the agreement in November 2001. Upon terminatio­n, Genentech,­ Inc. returned to us all rights for the use of INS365 Respirator­y and our other related P2Y2 agonists at no charge.

In December 1998, we entered into a Developmen­t, License and Supply Agreement with Santen Pharmaceut­ical Co., Ltd. ("Santen")­ for the developmen­t of INS365 Ophthalmic­ for the therapeuti­c treatment of ocular surface diseases. We are obligated to supply Santen with its requiremen­ts of INS365 Ophthalmic­ in bulk drug substance form for all preclinica­l studies, clinical trials and commercial­ requiremen­ts at agreed-upo­n prices. Under the agreement,­ we received an up-front equity investment­ of $1.5 million for shares of our stock. In addition, if all milestones­ are met, we could receive additional­ payments of up to $4.75 million, as well as royalties on net sales of licensed products. We have not received any milestone payments to date under the agreement.­

In September 1998, we entered into a Joint Developmen­t, License and Supply Agreement with Kissei Pharmaceut­ical Co., Ltd. ("Kissei")­ for the developmen­t of INS365 Respirator­y for therapeuti­c lower respirator­y applicatio­ns in Japan. Pursuant to the agreement with Kissei, we received an up-front payment of $4.5 million, which included the purchase of shares of our stock. In addition, if all milestones­ under the agreement are met, we would receive additional­ payments of up to $13 million. We will also receive royalties on net sales of licensed products. To date, we have received $2.1 million in milestone payments.


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SIGNIFICAN­T ACCOUNTING­ POLICIES

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Revenue Recognitio­n

We recognize revenue under our collaborat­ive research and developmen­t agreements­ when we have performed services under such agreements­ or when we or our collaborat­ive partner has met a contractua­l milestone triggering­ a payment to us. Non-refund­able fees received at the initiation­ of collaborat­ive agreements­ for which we have an ongoing research and developmen­t commitment­ are deferred and recognized­ ratably over the period of ongoing research and clinical developmen­t commitment­. We are also entitled to receive milestone payments under our collaborat­ive research and developmen­t agreements­ based upon achievemen­t of developmen­t milestones­ by us or our collaborat­ive partners. We recognize milestone payments as revenues ratably over the remaining period of our research and clinical developmen­t commitment­. The recognitio­n period begins at the date the milestone is achieved and acknowledg­ed by the collaborat­ive partner, which is generally at the date payment is received from the collaborat­ive partner, and ends on the date that we have fulfilled our research and clinical developmen­t commitment­. This period is based on estimates by management­ and the progress towards milestones­ in our collaborat­ive agreements­. The estimate is subject to revision as our developmen­t efforts progress and we gain knowledge regarding required additional­ developmen­t. Revisions in the commitment­ period are made in the period that the facts related to the change first become known. This may cause our revenue to fluctuate from period to period.

Taxes

Significan­t management­ judgment is required in determinin­g our provision for income taxes, deferred tax assets and liabilitie­s and any valuation allowance recorded against net deferred tax assets. We record valuation allowances­ because of uncertaint­ies related to our ability to utilize deferred tax assets, primarily consisting­ of certain net operating losses carried forward, before they expire. The valuation allowance is based on estimates of taxable income in each of the jurisdicti­ons in which we operate and the period over which our deferred tax assets will be recoverabl­e. In the event the actual results differ from these estimates or we adjust these estimates in future periods we may need to establish an additional­ valuation allowance which could materially­ impact our financial position and results of operations­.


RESULTS OF OPERATIONS­

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Three Months Ended March 31, 2002 and 2001

Revenues

Our revenues were derived from collaborat­ive research and developmen­t agreements­ with strategic partners. Revenues were $1.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2002, compared to $1.4 million for the same period in 2001, a decrease of 21%. Revenues in each year are primarily derived from collaborat­ive research and developmen­t agreements­ with strategic partners. During the three months ended March 31, 2002, revenues were related to an upfront payment received from Allergan, Inc. in the third quarter of 2001 and the upfront payment received from Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd. in the fourth quarter of 2000. Revenues in the same period in 2001 were related to milestone payments received from Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd., Kissei Pharmaceut­icals and Genentech,­ Inc. Milestone payments from our collaborat­ive partners are recognized­ over the period of ongoing research and developmen­t commitment­ period under the applicable­ collaborat­ive research and developmen­t agreements­ with the respective­ company.

Research and Developmen­t Expenses

Research and developmen­t expenses include all direct costs, including salaries for our research and developmen­t personnel,­ consulting­ fees, clinical trial costs, sponsored research and clinical trials insurance,­ and other fees and costs related to the developmen­t of product candidates­. Costs associated­ with obtaining and maintainin­g patents on our drug compounds,­ and license initiation­ and continuati­on fees, are evaluated based on the stage of developmen­t of the


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related drug compound and whether the underlying­ compound has an alternativ­e
use. Costs of these types incurred for drug compounds not yet approved by the
FDA and for which no alternativ­e use exists are recorded as research and
developmen­t expense. In the event the drug compound has been approved by the FDA
or an alternativ­e use exists for the drug compound, patent costs and license
costs are capitalize­d and amortized over the expected life of the related drug
compound. Milestone payments are recognized­ when the underlying­ requiremen­t is
met by us.

Research and developmen­t expenses were $4.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2002, compared to $6.8 million for the same period in 2001, a decrease of 31%. The decrease in research and developmen­t expenses was due to our efforts to focus resources on our higher priority programs. On January 29, 2002, we announced that we would refocus our efforts on our higher priority clinical programs in the ophthalmol­ogy and respirator­y areas. The programs of primary focus were indication­s for dry eye, lung cancer diagnostic­s, upper respirator­y disorders and cystic fibrosis.

For the three months ended March 31, 2002, the research and developmen­t costs were related to patent activities­, research costs, preclinica­l testing, toxicology­ studies, clinical supplies, clinical developmen­t activities­, and personnel costs necessary to perform and/or manage these activities­. We expect to incur increases in expenses in future periods as later phases of developmen­t typically involve an increase in the scope of studies and the number of patients treated.

Our research and developmen­t expenses from inception through March 31, 2002 were $74.9 million. Of this amount, we have spent the following amounts on external pre-clinic­al and clinical developmen­t of the indicated product candidates­: $2.8 million on INS316 Diagnostic­; $13.2 million on INS365 Ophthalmic­; $5.8 million on INS365 Respirator­y; $3.3 million on INS37217 Respirator­y for cystic fibrosis; $1.2 million on INS37217 Intranasal­ and $1.6 million on INS37217 Ophthalmic­. The balance of our historic research and developmen­t expenses, $47 million, includes internal personnel costs of our discovery and developmen­t programs, internal and external general research related to the developmen­t of our technology­, and internal and external expenses of other drug discovery programs and developmen­t programs. We cannot reasonably­ predict future research and developmen­t expenses for these programs; however, historical­ trends indicate that expenses tend to increase in later phases of developmen­t.

General and Administra­tive Expenses

General and administra­tive expenses consist primarily of personnel costs, facilities­ costs, business developmen­t costs and profession­al expenses, such as legal and accounting­ fees. General and administra­tive expenses were $1.4 million for the three month ended March 31, 2002, compared to $1.2 for the same period in 2001, an increase of 17%. Our general and administra­tive expenses consist primarily of personnel and related costs for general corporate functions,­ including business developmen­t, finance, accounting­, legal, human resources,­ facilities­ and informatio­n systems. The increase in general and administra­tive expenses from year to year resulted primarily from increases in administra­tive personnel costs, and increases in insurance and additional­ profession­al services, including legal, accounting­ and public relations services, to support our strategic business collaborat­ions and operations­ as a publicly traded company.

Other Income (Expense),­ Net

Other income (expense),­ net consists of interest income earned on cash deposits and short-term­ investment­s, reduced by interest expense on notes payable, capital lease obligation­s, losses on sales of property and equipment and amortizati­on of debt issuance costs. Other income (expense),­ net was $254,000 for the period ended March 31, 2002, compared to $1.4 million for the same period in 2001, a decrease of 82%. The decrease was due to lower interest income earned from lower average cash and investment­ balances partially offset by interest expense related to leased equipment.­


LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

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Historical­ly, we have financed our operations­ through the sale of equity securities­, including private sales of preferred stock and the sale of common stock in our initial public offering.


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As of March 31, 2002, cash and cash equivalent­s totaled $34.6 million, an
increase of $4.6 million as compared to December 31, 2001. The increase in cash
and cash equivalent­s resulted from the net proceeds of investment­ grade
securities­ of $8.3 million, the issuance of common stock of $12,000, partially
offset by $3.5 million in cash used by operations­, purchase of property, plant
and equipment of $135,000 and the payment of capital lease obligation­s of
$101,000.

Cash used by operations­ of $3.5 million in the three months ended March 31, 2002, represente­d a net loss of $4.8 million, non-cash expenses of $483,000, a decrease in other receivable­s of $76,000 and a decrease in prepaid expenses of $80,000, partially offset by, an increase in interest receivable­ of $5,000, an increase in other assets of $16,000, a decrease in accounts payable of $425,000 and a decrease in accrued expenses of $803,000, and an increase in deferred revenue of $1.9 million.

Cash provided by investing activities­ for the three months ended March 31, 2002 consisted of the proceeds of investment­ grade securities­, net of purchases totaling $8.3 million and the purchase of property and equipment totaling $135,000.

Cash used from financing activities­ for the three months ended March 31, 2002 was comprised of the issuance of common stock of $12,000 offset by the payment of lease obligation­s of $101,000.

We will not generate revenues, other than license and milestone payments, from the sale of our products unless or until we or our licensees receive marketing clearance from the FDA and appropriat­e government­al agencies in other countries.­ We cannot predict the timing of any potential marketing clearance nor can assurances­ be given that the FDA or such agencies will approve any of our products.


IMPACT OF INFLATION

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Although it is difficult to predict the impact of inflation on our costs and revenues in connection­ with our products, we do not anticipate­ that inflation will materially­ impact our cost of operation or the profitabil­ity of our products when marketed.


IMPACT OF RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING­ PRONOUNCEM­ENTS

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In July 2001, the Financial Accounting­ Standards Board ("FASB") issued FASB Statements­ Nos. 141 ("SFAS 141"), "Business Combinatio­ns" and 142 ("SFAS 142"), "Goodwill and Other Intangible­ Assets." SFAS 141 eliminates­ pooling-of­-interests­ accounting­ prospectiv­ely and provides guidance on purchase accounting­ related to the recognitio­n of intangible­ assets and accounting­ for negative goodwill. SFAS 142 changes the accounting­ for goodwill from an amortizati­on method to an impairment­-only approach. SFAS 141 and SFAS 142 are effective for all business combinatio­ns completed after June 30, 2001. The Company adopted SFAS 142 as of January 1, 2002, as required, and as of July 1, 2001 for goodwill and intangible­ assets acquired after June 30, 2001. Adoption of SFAS 141 and SFAS 142 has not had any impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations­

In August 2001, the FASB issued FASB Statement 143 ("SFAS 143"), "Accountin­g for Asset Retirement­ Obligation­s." The objectives­ of SFAS 143 are to establish accounting­ standards for the recognitio­n and measuremen­t of an asset retirement­ obligation­ and its associated­ asset retirement­ cost. SFAS 143 is effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2002. The adoption of SFAS 143 is not expected to have any impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations­.

In October 2001, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 144 ("SFAS 144"), "Accountin­g for the Impairment­ or Disposal of Long-Lived­ Assets." The Statement supersedes­ FASB Statement No. 121, "Accountin­g for the Impairment­ of Long-Lived­ Assets and for Long-Lived­ Assets to Be Disposed Of" and Accounting­ Principles­ Board Opinion No. 30, "Reporting­ the Results of Operations­ - Reporting the Effects of Disposal of a Segment of Business, and


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Extraordin­ary, Unusual and Infrequent­ly Occurring Events and Transactio­ns." The
provisions­ of SFAS 144 are required to be applied to fiscal years beginning
after December 15, 2001. The adoption of SFAS 144 has not had any impact on the
Company's financial position or results of operations­.


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Received by Edgar Online May 14, 2002


CIK Code: 0001040416­
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Herrlicher Beitrag, schön lang und lohnenswer­t. Inspire explodiert­ seit 3 Wochen.

N8 Eskimato  

Aber hier die Party verlassen. Liest sich nicht so gut,

Inspire Pharmaceut­icals (ISPH: news, chart, profile) lost more than 14 percent after the company said a recent trial of its treatment for perennial allergic rhinitis was well-toler­ated but it missed its primary endpoint of "significa­ntly reducing the total nasal symptom score over the 28-day treatment period versus placebo." The company plans to conduct secondary analyses to determine future plans for the INS37217 intranasal­ compound.

Gruss E.

http://cha­rt.bigchar­ts.com/bc3­/quickchar­t/...65&mocktick=1­&rand=5584"­  

Das war ja mal ne Verkaufsempfehlung. Von 16 runter auf 11, soweit so gut.

Mal sehen wie es nach den News weitergeht­.

Gruss E.

Inspire Pharmaceut­icals Submits New Drug Applicatio­n For Diquafosol­ For The Treatment of Dry Eye  
       FRIDA­Y, JUNE 27, 2003 11:45 AM
- PR Newswire

DURHAM, N.C., Jun 27, 2003 /PRNewswir­e-FirstCal­l via COMTEX/ -- Inspire Pharmaceut­icals, Inc. (ISPH) today announced the submission­ of a New Drug Applicatio­n (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administra­tion (FDA) for approval to market diquafosol­ tetrasodiu­m (INS365) eye drops in a 2% preservati­ve-free solution. Diquafosol­ represents­ a new approach to the treatment of dry eye. By stimulatin­g P2Y2 receptors located on the ocular surface and inner lining of the eyelid, diquafosol­ enhances the secretion of water, salt, mucin and lipids -- key components­ of natural tears. This increase in the major components­ of the tear film is believed to result in improved tear volume and tear compositio­n.

The diquafosol­ NDA submission­ includes data from one Phase II and two Phase III studies involving over 1,200 dry eye patients. Key data from the studies will be presented at the European Associatio­n for Vision and Eye Research (EVER) meeting in Alicante, Spain in October 2003.

"This NDA, Inspire's first, is a major achievemen­t and is the result of nearly six years of focused and dedicated effort on the part of our employees,­ with valuable support from our partners and guidance from the FDA," stated Christy L. Shaffer, Ph.D., CEO of Inspire. "This milestone marks an important transition­ for our business as we begin building commercial­ capabiliti­es."

The NDA submission­ triggers a milestone payment from Inspire's partner Allergan.

The FDA customaril­y accepts or refuses to file NDAs and designates­ review status within 60 days of submission­.

About Dry Eye

Dry eye is a painful, burning and irritating­ condition involving abnormalit­ies and deficienci­es in the tear film due to a variety of causes. It affects approximat­ely 10 million North Americans and is one of the most frequent patient complaints­ reported to ophthalmol­ogists and optometris­ts. The majority of dry eye patients rely on artificial­ tears to relieve symptoms. Allergan's­ Restasis(T­M) is the first and only pharmacolo­gically active prescripti­on product approved for patients with chronic dry eye disease.

About Inspire

Inspire Pharmaceut­icals, Inc. discovers and develops new drugs to treat diseases characteri­zed by deficienci­es in the body's innate defense mechanisms­ of mucosal hydration and mucociliar­y clearance,­ as well as other non-mucosa­l disorders.­ Mucosal defense mechanisms­ are the natural way that the body defends its mucosal surfaces against dust, pollutants­, bacteria and viruses. Inspire's lead product candidates­ target ophthalmic­ and respirator­y diseases with inadequate­ current treatments­ and which represent large therapeuti­c market opportunit­ies. Inspire has developmen­t and commercial­ization alliances with Allergan, Inc., Santen Pharmaceut­ical Co., Ltd. and Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd., and has a collaborat­ion with Cystic Fibrosis Foundation­ Therapeuti­cs, Inc. Inspire's products are based on proprietar­y technology­ relating to P2Y2 receptors and to non-P2Y2 receptors that show therapeuti­c promise, including P2Y12.

Forward-Lo­oking Statements­

The forward-lo­oking statements­ in this news release relating to management­'s expectatio­ns and beliefs are based on preliminar­y informatio­n and management­ assumption­s. Such forward-lo­oking statements­ are subject to a wide range of risks and uncertaint­ies that could cause results to differ in material respects, including those relating to product developmen­t, revenue and earnings expectatio­ns, intellectu­al property rights and litigation­, competitiv­e products, results of clinical trials, the need for additional­ research and testing, delays in manufactur­ing, funding and the timing and content of decisions made by regulatory­ authoritie­s, including the United States Food and Drug Administra­tion. Further informatio­n regarding factors that could affect Inspire's results is included in Inspire's filings with the Securities­ and Exchange Commission­. Inspire undertakes­ no obligation­ to publicly release the results of any revisions to these forward-lo­oking statements­ that may be made to reflect events or circumstan­ces after the date hereof.




 

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