DYAI Dyadic International Inc

Exhibit 99.1

Dyadic Announces Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results and Highlights Recent Company Progress

Alternative Proteins

Animal Health

Human Health

Corporate

JUPITER, FL / August 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Dyadic International, Inc. (“Dyadic”, “we”, “us”, “our”, or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: DYAI), a biotechnology company focused on the efficient large-scale manufacture of proteins for use in human and animal vaccines and therapeutics, as well as non-pharmaceutical applications including food, nutrition, and wellness, today announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2024 and highlighted recent Company progress.

"This quarter, we saw the positive impact of our business strategy, which focuses on near-term non-pharmaceutical applications and mid- to long-term applications in animal and human health for our proprietary and patented C1 and Dapibus™ microbial protein production platforms and pipeline products,” said Mark Emalfarb, President and CEO of Dyadic.

Joe Hazelton, Dyadic’s Chief Operating Officer, commented, "As previously outlined, we have refined our business development strategy to concentrate on areas where we believe our technologies can achieve commercialization more quickly. Our recent development and commercialization agreement with Proliant Health and Biologicals exemplifies how we are monetizing our platform technologies. By focusing on product opportunities like recombinant human albumin and alpha-lactalbumin, both of which have significant global partners, Dyadic has gained multiple avenues for monetization as a licensed product or cell line in pharmaceutical, diagnostic, food, nutrition, health and wellness applications. We are excited about our prospects and remain dedicated to delivering value to our customers and stakeholders.”

Recently, the Company commissioned an independent vaccine expert to assess our adjuvanted avian influenza (“Bird Flu”) ferritin nanoparticle human vaccine candidate, developed in collaboration with ViroVax, LLC.  The expert assessment provided a positive outlook on the initial animal studies, reporting that:

“Following a two-dose regimen of ViroVax NP-H5N1 RVPs a significant median neutralizing antibody titer ~11,000 and near identical cross-neutralization titers, ~9,000, of three RVP clades (e.g. A/Vietnam/1203/2004 and A/Astrakhan/3212/2020) were induced in rabbits. These are robust functional antibody responses that are induced following one dose and indicative of a booster immune response.” 

This assessment indicates the potential of our adjuvanted avian influenza (“Bird Flu”) ferritin nanoparticle human vaccine candidate to generate high neutralizing antibodies for use in humans, and potentially in poultry, cattle and other animals. As the Bird Flu continues to spread globally among wild birds, poultry, and U.S. dairy cows, and a few recent cases in humans we are experiencing a growing interest in our C1 produced Self-assembling Nanoparticle H5-2.3.4.4b A/Astrakhan antigen.

Mr. Emalfarb continued, “As we move into the third quarter, our company remains focused on enhancing the Dapibus™ platform, which is designed specifically for non-pharmaceutical uses in industries such as food, nutrition, health and wellness, and other bioproducts. Our strategy involves targeting multiple offtakes for a single product in various business segments while seeking new opportunities that align with our goals. Our achievements in the second quarter highlight our ongoing commitment to advancing our microbial platforms for a broad range of protein applications in the alternative proteins sector as well as in animal and human health.”  

Recent Company Progress

Alternative Proteins

Non-Food Applications

Food Applications

Bio Industrial Products

Animal Health

Human Health

Financial Highlights

Cash Position: As of June 30, 2024, cash, cash equivalents, and the carrying value of investment-grade securities, including accrued interest, were approximately $10.1 million compared to $7.3 million as of December 31, 2023.

Revenue: Revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2024, decreased to approximately $386,000 compared to $837,000 for the same period a year ago. The decrease is due to the winding down of several large research collaborations conducted in 2023. For the three months ended June 30, 2024, the Company’s revenue was generated from ten collaborations compared to eight collaborations for the same period a year ago.

Cost of Revenue: Cost of research and development revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2024, decreased to approximately $302,000 compared to $793,000 for the same period a year ago. The decrease in cost of research and development revenue was due to the same reasons as for revenue described above.

R&D Expenses: Research and development expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2024, decreased to approximately $516,000 compared to $918,000 for the same period a year ago. The decrease reflected the winding down of activities related to the Company’s Phase 1 clinical trial of DYAI-100 vaccine candidate and several other internal research projects.

G&A Expenses: General and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2024, increased to approximately $1,608,000 compared to $1,403,000 for the same period a year ago. The increase reflected increases in share-based compensation expenses of $84,000, legal expenses of $81,000, business development and investor relations expenses of $60,000, and other increases of $22,000, offset by decreases in management incentives of $36,000 and insurance expenses of $6,000.

Loss from Operations: Loss from operations for the three months ended June 30, 2024, decreased to approximately $2,043,000, compared to $2,290,000 for the same period a year ago. The decrease in loss from operations was due to a decrease in research and development expenses of $402,000, partially offset by an increase in general and administrative expenses of $205,000.

Net Loss: Net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2024, was approximately $2,045,000 or $(0.07) per share compared to $2,153,000 or $(0.07) per share for the same period a year ago. The decrease in net loss was due to a decrease in revenue and research and development expenses of $402,000, partially offset by increases in general and administrative expenses of $205,000 and interest expenses of $141,000 in the second quarter of 2024.

Conference Call Information

Date: Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Time: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Dial-in numbers: Toll Free: 1-877-407-0784 or 1-201-689-8560

Conference ID: 13743569

Webcast Link: https://viavid.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1650832&tp_key=276447f116

An archive of the webcast will be available within 24 hours after completion of the live event and will be accessible on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at www.dyadic.com. To access the replay of the webcast, please follow the webcast link above.

About Dyadic International, Inc.

Dyadic International, Inc. is a biotechnology company focused on the efficient large-scale manufacture of proteins for use in human and animal vaccines and therapeutics, as well as non-pharmaceutical applications including food, nutrition, and wellness.

Dyadic’s gene expression and protein production platforms are based on the highly productive and scalable fungus Thermothelomyces heterothallica (formerly Myceliophthora thermophila). Our lead technology, C1-cell protein production platform, is based on an industrially proven microorganism (named C1), which is currently used to speed development, lower production costs, and improve performance of biologic vaccines and drugs at flexible commercial scales for the human and animal health markets. Dyadic has also developed the Dapibus™ filamentous fungal based microbial protein production platform to enable the rapid development and large-scale manufacture of low-cost proteins, metabolites, and other biologic products for use in non-pharmaceutical applications, such as food, nutrition, and wellness.

With a passion to enable our partners and collaborators to develop effective preventative and therapeutic treatments in both developed and emerging countries, Dyadic is building an active pipeline by advancing its proprietary microbial platform technologies, including our lead asset DYAI-100 COVID-19 vaccine candidate, as well as other biologic vaccines, antibodies, and other biological products.

To learn more about Dyadic and our commitment to helping bring vaccines and other biologic products to market faster, in greater volumes and at lower cost, please visit http://www.dyadic.com.

Safe Harbor Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act, including those regarding Dyadic International’s expectations, intentions, strategies, and beliefs pertaining to future events or future financial performance, such as the success of our clinical trial and interest in our protein production platforms, our research projects and third-party collaborations, as well as the availability of necessary funding. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by use of the words “expect,” “should,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “will,” “project,” “may,” “might,” “potential,” or “continue” and other similar terms or variations of them or similar terminology. Forward-looking statements involve many risks, uncertainties or other factors beyond Dyadic’s control. These factors include, but are not limited to, the following: (i) our history of net losses; (ii) market and regulatory acceptance of our microbial protein production platforms and other technologies; (iii) competition, including from alternative technologies; (iv) the results of nonclinical studies and clinical trials; (v) our capital needs; (vi) changes in global economic and financial conditions; (vii) our reliance on information technology; (viii) our dependence on third parties; (ix) government regulations and environmental, social and governance issues; and (x) intellectual property risks. For a more complete description of the risks that could cause our actual results to differ from our current expectations, please see the section entitled “Risk Factors” in Dyadic’s annual reports on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC, as such factors may be updated from time to time in Dyadic’s periodic filings with the SEC, which are accessible on the SEC’s website and at www.dyadic.com. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made, and except as required by applicable law, Dyadic assumes no obligation to publicly update any such forward-looking statements for any reason after the date of this press release to conform these statements to actual results or to changes in our expectations.

Contact:

Dyadic International, Inc.
Ping W. Rawson

Chief Financial Officer

Phone: (561) 743-8333

Email: ir@dyadic.com

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of Dyadic’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 13, 2024.

DYADIC INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of Dyadic’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 13, 2024.

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