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Crescita Therapeutics Announces Mutual Termination of Licensing Agreement with Croma Pharma GmbH for Pliaglis®

Crescita Therapeutics Announces Mutual Termination of Licensing Agreement with Croma Pharma GmbH for Pliaglis®

National Post23-05-2025

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LAVAL, Quebec — Crescita Therapeutics Inc. (TSX: CTX and OTC US: CRRTF) (' Crescita ' or the ' Company '), a growth-oriented, innovation-driven Canadian commercial dermatology company with in-house R&D and manufacturing capabilities, today announced that it has, by mutual agreement, terminated its commercialization and development license agreement with CROMA Pharma GmbH ('Croma'), that granted Croma exclusive rights to market Pliaglis ® in Germany, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Switzerland, Brazil, Romania, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (the 'Territories').
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Following a strategic business review, Croma decided to rationalize its product portfolio and realign its business priorities. Under the terms of the termination agreement, Crescita will regain all development and commercialization rights for Pliaglis in the Territories, and Croma will pay the Company €575,000 (approximately CAD$900,000). Crescita plans to explore potential new partnerships to commercialize Pliaglis in the Territories.
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About Crescita Therapeutics Inc.
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Crescita (TSX: CTX and OTC US: CRRTF) is a growth-oriented, innovation-driven Canadian commercial dermatology company with in-house R&D and manufacturing capabilities. The Company offers a portfolio of high-quality, science-based non-prescription skincare products and early to commercial stage prescription products. We also own multiple proprietary transdermal delivery platforms that support the development of patented formulations to facilitate the delivery of active ingredients into or through the skin. For more information visit, www.crescitatherapeutics.com.
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Certain statements in this press release constitute forward-looking statements and/or forward-looking information (collectively 'forward-looking information') within the meaning of applicable securities laws. All information in this press release, other than statements of current and historical fact, represents forward-looking information and is qualified by this cautionary note.
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Forward-looking information may relate to the Company's future financial outlook and anticipated events or results and may include information regarding the Company's financial position, business strategy, growth strategies, addressable markets, budgets, operations, financial results, taxes, dividend policy, plans, objectives, and expectations. Such information is provided for the purpose of presenting information about management's current expectations and plans relating to the future and allowing investors and others to get a better understanding of the Company's anticipated financial position, results of operations and operating environment. Readers are cautioned that such information may not be appropriate for other purposes.
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Often, but not always, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as: 'outlook', 'objective', 'anticipate', 'intend', 'plan', 'goal', 'seek', 'believe', 'aim', 'project', 'estimate', 'expect', 'strategy', 'future', 'likely', 'may', 'should', 'will', 'growth strategy', 'future', 'prospects', 'continue', and similar references to future periods or suggesting future outcomes or events. In addition, any statements that refer to expectations, intentions, projections or other characterizations of future events or circumstances contain forward-looking information.
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Examples of forward-looking information include, but are not limited to, statements made in this press release under the heading 'Financial Highlights', including statements regarding the Company's objectives, plans, goals, strategies, growth, performance, operating results, financial condition, business prospects, opportunities and industry trends, and similar statements concerning anticipated future events, results, circumstances, performance or expectations.
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Forward-looking information is neither historical fact nor assurance of future performance. Instead, it reflects management's current beliefs, expectations and assumptions and is based only on information currently available to us. Forward-looking information is necessarily based on a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by the management of the Company as of the date of this press release, are inherently subject to significant business, economic, and competitive uncertainties and contingencies that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of our control.
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The Company's estimates, beliefs and assumptions, which may prove to be incorrect, include various assumptions regarding, among other things: the Company's future growth potential, results of operations, future prospects and opportunities; the Company's ability to retain and recruit, as applicable, customers, members of management and key personnel; industry trends; legislative or regulatory matters, including expected changes to laws and regulations and the effects of such changes; future levels of indebtedness; availability of capital; the Company's ability to secure additional capital and source and complete acquisitions; the Company's ability to maintain and expand its market presence and geographic scope; economic and market conditions, including the imposition of and adverse changes to tariffs and other trade protection measures; the impact of currency exchange and interest rates; the Company's ability to maintain existing financing and insurance on acceptable terms; the Company's ability to execute on, and the impact of, its environmental, social and governance initiatives; the impact of competition; and the Company's ability to respond to changes to its industry and the global economy.
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Forward-looking information involves risks and uncertainties that could cause Crescita's actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking information. Important factors that could cause such differences include, among others:
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economic and market conditions, including factors impacting global supply chains such as pandemics, geopolitical conflicts and tensions, and trade protection measures, like the imposition of tariffs and retaliatory tariffs by the United States and Canada;
the impact of inflation and fluctuating interest rates;
the Company's ability to execute its growth strategies;
the degree or lack of market acceptance of the Company's products;
reliance on third parties for marketing, distribution and commercialization, and clinical trials;
the impact of variations in the values of the Canadian dollar in relation to the U.S. dollar and Euro;
the impact of the volatility in financial markets;
the Company's ability to retain members of its management team and key personnel;
the impact of changing conditions in the regulatory environment and product development processes;
manufacturing and supply risks;
increasing competition in the industries in which the Company operates;
the Company's ability to meet its contractual obligations;
the impact of product liability matters;
the impact of litigation involving the Company and/or its products;
the impact of changes in relationships with customers and suppliers;
the degree of intellectual property protection of the Company's products;
developments and changes in applicable laws and regulations, and;
other risk factors described from time to time in the reports and disclosure documents filed by Crescita with Canadian securities regulatory agencies and commissions, including the sections entitled 'Risk Factors' in the Company's most recent annual MD&A and AIF.
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If any risks or uncertainties with respect to the above materialize, or if the opinions, estimates or assumptions underlying the forward-looking information prove incorrect, actual results or future events might vary materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking information. This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may impact the Company's forward-looking information. Although management has attempted to identify important risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other risk factors not presently known or that management believes are not material that could also cause actual results or future events to differ materially from those expressed in such forward-looking information. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information.
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Accordingly, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information, which speaks only as of the date provided, and is subject to change after such date. Except as required by applicable securities laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking information, whether written or oral, that may be provided from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
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