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From: Boris Nikolic
Sent: Tuesday, November 6, 2018 4:19 PM
To:
Cc: jeevacation@gmail.com
Subject: RE: Re:
Hi Harry,
I am in Seattle this week and last night I had chance to meet with few people from BMGF.
I was told that BMGF will not fund (directly) female condom projects going forward.
There were some projects several years back but these are now terminated.
As I was suspecting, for the most part it is an issue of procurement so this is now in hands of partners such as PATH, PSI
Sorry that I can't be of more help
Best
Boris
From:
Sent: Saturday, November 3, 2018 11:32 AM
To: Boris Nikolic
Cc: jeevacation@gmal .com
Subject: Re:
Hi Boris
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Currently The Female Health division of VERU supplies approximately 50 million Female Condoms worldwide. BMGF has
never funded the FC2 Female condom. I don't know why this is the case.
The FC2 female condom is the most demanded and utilized female condom worldwide. It is supplied throughout Africa
via UNFPA and bought directly by South Africa.
Funding by UNFPA has dramatically decreased and we are unable to supply certain countries that have requested the
female condom.
For example, the following countries have requested the FC2 female condom but we are unable to supply:
Uganda : 3 million units
Ghana: 1 million units
Botswana: 1 million units
Tunesia: 1 million units
Sierra Leone: 500,000 units
Bolivia: 500,000 units
Tanzania: 1 million units
Haiti: 500,000 units
Ethiopia: 1 million units
Congo DR: 2 million units
Boris, can you introduce me to the right person at BMGF to see if we can get grants to provide FC2 female condoms to
all women who request them in Africa.
Also attached is more information regarding the FC2 female condom.
Would like to continue the conversation.
Sincerely,
Harry
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Original Messa e
From: Boris Nikolic
To: harryfisch
Cc: jeevacation <jeevacation@gmail.com <mailto:jeevacation@gmail.com»
Sent: Sat, Nov 3, 2018 1:27 pm
Subject: RE: Re:
Thank you Harry!
Again — great meeting you. I am still laughing re inherited STD.
Finally I had chance to read your slide deck. VERU is indeed very interesting company — congrats!
You have an interesting mix of Urology specialty drugs (which I see as a low risk) and Prostate cancer drugs.
Unfortunately my fund (https://www.biomaticscapital.com/) is only focused (and restricted to investing) on private
companies.
Mid-end of the next year I am going to fundraise a crossover fund which would allow me to invest in both private and
publicly listed companies; nevertheless, I am now unable to invest in companies such as VERU — despite how interesting
they might be.
I looked at a female condom. I think that PATH supported a number of related projects.
https://www.path.oreartides/seven-secrets-of-the-female-condom/ <https://www.path.orearticles/seven-secrets-of-
the-female-condomh
As you might know BMGF is the main donor to PATH — this is why I mentioned it.
Also BMGF founded several smaller grants (GCE) re female condoms https://www.gatesfoundation.org/Media-
Center/Press-Releases/2014/06/GCE-Round-12 <https://www.gatesfoundation.org/Media-Center/Press-
Releases/2014/06/GCE-Round-12>
In addition, there were grants to Imperial College in London, HealthRock etc.
All of these are relatively old grants that ended. My guess is that all female condom more mature projects transitioned
to PATH.
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Also I see that PSI has been funding marketing and delivery https://www.psi.org/2018/03/fresh-start-female-condom-
marketing/ <https://www.psi.org/2018/03/fresh-start-female-condom-marketingh
Please let me know if there is anything else I can be of help to you.
Hope to see you soon in NYC
Best
Boris
From: harryfisch@aol.com
Sent: Thursday, November 1, 2018 5:34 PM
To: Boris Nikolic
jeevacation@gmail.com <mailto:jeevacation@gmail.com>
Subject: Re:
Jeffrey thanks for introducing me to Boris.
Boris, great meeting you as well.
Attached is the most recent deck for VERU (NASDAQ: VERU), www.verupharma.com <http://www.verupharma.com> .
In addition please look at www.femalecondom.com <http://www.femalecondom.com> . We merged with The Female
Health Company which sells the FC2 Female Condom to the public sector in Africa and Brazil via UNFPA and USAID. We
just recently introduced this condom into the US market mainly via telemedicine.
Would love to meet and discuss further.
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Sincerely,
Harry
Harry Fisch MD
Original Messag
From: Boris Nikolic
To: 1 <jeevacation@gmail.com <mailto:jeevacation@gmail.com»; Harry Fisch
senr: i nu, NOV 1, LU18 4:
Subject: RE:
Thank you J!
Great meeting you Harry!
looking forward to seeing you again.
Please send me something re your company.
Best
Boris
From: J <jeevacation@gmail.com <mailto:jeevacation@gmail.com»
Sent: Thursday, November 1, 2018 3:15 PM
To: Boris Nikolic Harry Fisch
Subject:
harry boris , boris harry
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