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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q

Quarterly Report Under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For Quarter Ended:  September 30, 2011

Commission File Number:  000-52898

SUNSHINE BIOPHARMA INC.
(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)

Colorado
 
20-5566275
(State of other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(IRS Employer ID No.)

2015 Peel Street
5th Floor
Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 1T8
(Address of principal executive offices)

(514) 764-9698
(Issuer’s Telephone Number)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days:   Yes þ   No o.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes þ   No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer
o
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer o Smaller reporting company þ
 (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
     

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).   o Yes  þ  No

The number of shares of the registrant’s only class of common stock issued and outstanding as of November 7, 2011, was 31,037,342 shares.



 
 

 
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION

     
Page No.
 
         
Item 1.
Financial Statements
    3  
 
Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2011 (unaudited)
    3  
 
Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Operations for the Three Month Period Ended September 30, 2011
    4  
 
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Nine Month Period Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010
    5  
  Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Month Period Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010      6  
  Statement of Shareholders' Equity     7  
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
    9  
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations/Plan of Operation.
    10  
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
    16  
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures.
    16  
           
 
PART II
       
 
OTHER INFORMATION
       
           
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings.
    17  
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
    17  
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
    17  
Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
    17  
Item 4.
[Removed and Reserved]
    17  
Item 5.
Other Information.
    17  
Item 6.
Exhibits.
    18  
 
Signatures
    19  

 
2

 
 
PART I.

ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Sunshine Biopharma, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheet
(A Development Stage Company)
 
   
Unaudited
   
Audited
 
   
September
   
December
 
    30, 2011     31, 2010  
ASSETS
                 
Current Assets:
               
                 
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 178,473     $ 162,391  
Prepaid expenses
    45,745       45,233  
                 
Total Current Assets
    224,218       207,624  
                 
                 
TOTAL ASSETS
  $ 224,218     $ 207,624  
                 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
                 
Current Liabilities:
               
                 
Accounts payable
    4,545       11,404  
                 
TOTAL LIABILITIES
    4,545       11,404  
                 
                 
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
                 
Preferred stock, $.10 par value per share;
               
 Authorized 1,000,000 Shares; Issued
               
 and outstanding 850,000 shares.
    73,000       73,000  
                 
Common Stock, $.001 per share;
               
 Authorized 50,000,000 Shares; Issued
               
 and outstanding 30,691,342 (2010)
               
and 31,037,342 (September 2011)
    31,037       30,691  
                 
Capital paid in excess of par value
    2,038,294       1,831,041  
                 
Accumulated other comprehesive (Loss)
    -       -  
                 
(Deficit) accumulated during the development stage
    (1,922,658 )     (1,738,512 )
                 
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
    219,673       196,220  
                 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
  $ 224,218     $ 207,624  
 
See Accompanying Notes To These Financial Statements.
 
 
3

 

Sunshine Biopharma, Inc.
Consolidated Statement Of Operations
(Unaudited)
(A Development Stage Company)
 
   
3 Months
   
3 Months
 
   
Ended
   
Ended
 
   
September
   
September
 
    30, 2011     30, 2010  
                 
Revenue:
  $ -     $ -  
                 
                 
General & Administrative Expenses
               
                 
Accounting
    2,175       9,795  
Incorporation Cost
    -       283  
Legal
    584       41,166  
Licenses
    100,000       -  
Office
    3,604       -  
Profesisonal fees
    7,500       47,000  
Public Relations
    -       8,366  
Stock Transfer Fee
    2,578       3,825  
Writedown of intangible assets
    -       50,000  
                 
Total G & A
    116,441       160,435  
                 
Net (Loss)
  $ (116,441 )   $ (160,435 )
                 
                 
Basic (Loss) per common share
    (0 )     (0 )
                 
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding
    30,738,509       29,690,563  
 
See Accompanying Notes To These Financial Statements.
 
 
4

 
 
Sunshine Biopharma, Inc.
Consolidated Statement Of Operations
(Unaudited)
(A Development Stage Company)
 
         
August 17,
       
   
9 Months
   
2009 (inception)
   
August 17,
 
   
Ended
   
through
   
2009 (inception)
 
   
September
   
September
   
through September
 
    30, 2011     30, 2010     30, 2011  
                         
Revenue:
  $ -     $ -     $ -  
                         
General & Administrative Expenses
                       
                         
Accounting
    9,425       2,500       28,820  
Consulting
    -       -       147,357  
Incorporation Cost
    -       -       3,000  
Legal
    18,424       25,600       129,500  
Licenses
    100,000       -       350,000  
Office
    7,253       905       8,722  
Merger Cost
    -       155,150       155,150  
Profesisonal fees
    7,500       -       54,500  
Public Relations
    15,119       3,000       69,383  
Research and Development
    17,650       -       17,650  
Stock Transfer Fee
    8,775       -       12,600  
Writedown of intangible assets
    -       945,974       945,976  
                         
Total G & A
    184,146       1,133,129       1,922,658  
                         
Net (Loss)
  $ (184,146 )   $ (1,133,129 )   $ (1,922,658 )
                         
Basic (Loss) per common share
    (0.01 )     (0.12 )        
                         
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding
    30,733,509       9,724,171          

See Accompanying Notes To These Financial Statements.
 
 
5

 
 
Sunshine Biopharma, Inc.
                 
Consolidated Statement Of Cash Flows
                 
(Unaudited)
                 
(A Development Stage Company)
                 
                   
   
9 Months
Ended
September
   
9 Months
Ended
September
   
August 17,
2009 (inception)
through September
 
      30, 2011       30, 2010       30, 2011  
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
                       
                         
                         
Net (Loss)
  $ (184,146 )   $ (1,133,129 )   $ (1,922,658 )
                         
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in
                       
 operating activities:
                       
                         
Stock issued for licenses, services, and other assets
    12,000       663,974       899,132  
Increase in prepaid expenses
    (512 )     -       (45,745 )
Increase in Accounts Payable
    (6,860 )     -       4,544  
                         
Net Cash Flows (used) in operations
    (179,518 )     (469,155 )     (1,064,727 )
                         
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
                       
                         
                         
Net Cash Flows (used) in Investing activities
    -       -       -  
                         
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
                       
                         
Issuance of common stock
    195,600       649,000       1,243,200  
                         
Net Cash Flows provided by financing activities
    195,600       649,000       1,243,200  
                         
 
                       
Net Increase (Decrease) In Cash and cash equivalents
    16,082       179,845       178,473  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    162,391       -       -  
                         
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 178,473     $ 179,845     $ 178,473  
                         
Supplementary Disclosure Of Cash Flow Information:
                       
                         
Stock issued for services, licenses and other assets
  $ 240,000     $ 663,974     $ 889,932  
Stock issued for note conversions
  $ -     $ -     $ 29,465  
Stock issued for net deficit of MWBS
  $ -     $ -     $ (29,465 )
Cash paid for interest
  $ -     $ -     $ -  
Cash paid for income taxes
  $ -     $ -     $ -  
 
See Accompanying Notes To These Financial Statements.
 
 
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Sunshine Biopharma, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Consolidated Statement of Shareholders' Equity
(Unaudited)
 
                                             
Deficit accumulated
 
   
Number Of
         
Capital Paid
   
Number Of
         
Stock
         
During the
       
   
Common
   
Common
   
in Excess
   
Preferred
   
Preferred
   
Subscription
   
Comprehensive
   
development
       
   
Shares Issued
   
Stock
   
of Par Value
   
Shares Issued
   
Stock
   
Receivable
   
Income
   
stage
   
Total
 
Balance at August 17, 2009 (Inception)
    -     $ -     $ -       -     $ -     $ -           $ -     $ -  
                                                                       
August 17, 2009 issued 703,118 shares of par
                                                                     
value $.001 common stock for services valued
                                                                     
 at or $.004 per share
    703,118       703       2,297                                             3,000  
                                                                       
August 19, 2009 issued 218,388 shares of par
                                                                     
value $.001 common
                                                                     
stock for services valued at or $.004 per share
    218,388       218       714                                             932  
                                                                       
August 20, 2009 issued 17,109,194 shares of par
                                                                     
value $.001 common stock and 730,000                                                                      
share of par value $0.10 preferred stock for                                                                      
license agreement Advanomics:
                                                                     
Common valued at or $.004 per share
                                                                     
and Preferred valued at or $.086 per share
    17,109,194       17,109       55,891       850,000       73,000                             146,000  
                                                                       
September 24, 2009 :
                                                                     
Private Placement-The Company undertook                                                                      
to sell 2,220,552 shares of par value $.001                                                                      
 common stock for cash of $649,000 or $.2922 per share. Company
                                                                     
bought 1,150,693 share 
                                                               
of par value $.001 stock for cash of $336,312 or
$.2922 per share;the remaining 1,069,859
shares were collected for cash of $312,688 in
                                                                     
October 2009.
    1,150,693       1,151       335,161                                             336,312  
                                                                       
September 24, 2009
Common stock
                                                               
subscription (see notation above) for
1,069,074 shares of par value $.001
                                                                     
common stock valued at
$.2922 per share
                                      (312,688 )     312,688               -  
                                                                         
September 30, 2009 issued 1,710,748 shares
                                                                       
of par value $.001 common stock for asset
                                                                       
purchase from Sunshine Bio Investment valued                                                                        
at or $.2922 per share
    1,710,748       1,711       498,289               -                               500,000  
                                                                         
Net (Loss)
                                                            (650,130 )     (650,130 )
                                                                         
Balance at September  30, 2009
    20,892,141       20,892       892,352       850,000       73,000       (312,688 )     312,688       (650,130 )     336,114  
                                                                         
October 31, 2009 issuance of common stocks ubscription, upon                                                                        
receipt of cash 1,069,859
shs of par value $.001 common stock valued at
                                                                       
$.2922 per share
    1,069,859       1,070       311,618                       312,688       (312,688 )             312,688  
                                                                         
October 31, 2009
Outstanding stock of
                                                                 
MWBS counted as issued for MWBS                                                                        
net deficit     888,000       888       (30,353 )                                             (29,465 )
                                                                         
Subtotal-at October 31, 2009 reverse merger                                                                        
date for accounting purposes
    22,850,000       22,850       1,173,617       850,000       73,000       -       -       (650,130 )     619,337  
                                                                         
November 16, 2009 Note conversions,several, Principle of $26,500 and                                                                        
interest of $2,965
    6,810,000       6,810       22,655                                               29,465  
                                                                         
Fractional Shares
    7                                                               -  
                                                                         
Net (Loss)
                                                            (551,000 )     (551,000 )
                                                                         
Balance at December 31, 2009
    29,660,007       29,660       1,196,272       850,000       73,000       -               (1,201,130 )     97,802  
                                                                         
See Accompanying Notes To These Financial Statements.
 
 
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Sunshine Biopharma, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Unaudited Statement of Shareholders' Equity
Continued
 
                                             
Deficit accumulated
 
   
Number Of
         
Capital Paid
   
Number Of
         
Stock
         
During the
       
   
Common
   
Common
   
in Excess
   
Preferred
   
Preferred
   
Subscription
   
Comprehensive
   
development
       
   
Shares Issued
   
Stock
   
of Par Value
   
Shares Issued
   
Stock
   
Receivable
   
Income
   
stage
   
Total
 
                                                       
June 2, 2010 issued 1,675,000 shares of par value $.001 common stock for services valued                                                      
                                                     
 at or $.94 per share
    1,675,000       1,675       1,572,825                                     1,574,500  
                                                               
September 30, 2010 reversed issuance of 1,625,000 shares of par value $.001 common                                                              
stock for services valued at or $.94 per share
    (1,625,000 )     (1,625 )     (1,525,875 )                                   (1,527,500 )
                                                               
September 30, 2010 issued 166,667 shares of
                                                             
par value $.001 common stock for cash at or
                                                             
$.60 per share
    166,667       167       99,833                                     100,000  
                                                               
October 1, 2010 issued 217,000 shares of par
                                                             
 value $.001 common stock for services valued
                                                             
at or $.60 per share
    217,000       217       129,983                                     130,200  
                                                               
October 29, 2010 issued 100,000 shares of par
                                                             
value $.001 common stock for services valued
                                                             
at or $.60 per share
    100,000       100       59,900                                     60,000  
                                                               
October 31, 2010 issued 419,334shares of par
                                                             
value $.001 common stock for cash at or
                                                             
$.60 per share
    419,334       419       251,181                                     251,600  
                                                               
November 30, 2010 issued 78,334 shares of
                                                             
par value $.001 common stock for cash at or
                                                             
$.60 per share
    78,334       78       46,922                                     47,000  
                                                               
Net (Loss)
                                        -             (537,382 )     (537,382 )
                                                                   
Balance at December 30, 2010
    30,691,342     $ 30,691     $ 1,831,040       850,000     $ 73,000     $ -     $ -     $ (1,738,512 )   $ 196,220  
                                                                         
March 29, 2011 issued 20,000 shares of par 
                                                                       
value $.001 common
                                                                       
stock for services valued at or $.60 per share
    20,000       20       11,980                                               12,000  
                                                                         
September 1, 2011 issued 326,00 shares of par
                                                                       
value $.001 common stock in a private offering
                                                                       
for cash at $1.67 per share
    326,000       326       195,274                                               195,600  
                                                                         
                                                                         
Net (Loss)
                                            -               (184,146 )     (184,146 )
                                                                         
Balance at September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)
    31,037,342     $ 31,037     $ 2,038,294       850,000     $ 73,000     $ -     $ -     $ (1,922,658 )   $ 219,674  
                                                                         
See Accompanying Notes To These Financial Statements.
 
 
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Sunshine Biopharma, Inc
Notes To Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
For The Nine Month Interim Period Ended September 30, 2011


Note 1 - Unaudited Financial Information
 
The unaudited financial information included for the three and six month interim period ended September 30, 2011 was taken from the books and records without audit. However, such information reflects all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, which in the opinion of management are necessary to reflect properly the results of the interim periods presented. The results of operations for the three and nine month interim period ended September 30, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.
 
Note 2 - Financial Statements
 
For a complete set of footnotes, reference is made to the Company’s Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the audited financial statements included therein.
 
 
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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included herein. In connection with, and because we desire to take advantage of, the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, we caution readers regarding certain forward looking statements in the following discussion and elsewhere in this report and in any other statement made by, or on our behalf, whether or not in future filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward looking statements are statements not based on historical information and which relate to future operations, strategies, financial results or other developments. Forward looking statements are necessarily based upon estimates and assumptions that are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control and many of which, with respect to future business decisions, are subject to change. These uncertainties and contingencies can affect actual results and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward looking statements made by, or on our behalf. We disclaim any obligation to update forward looking statements.

Overview and History

We were incorporated in the State of Colorado on August 31, 2006 under the name “Mountain West Business Solutions, Inc.”  During our fiscal year ended July 31, 2009 our business was to provide management consulting with regard to accounting, computer and general business issues for small and home-office based companies.  Effective October 15, 2009, we executed an agreement to acquire Sunshine Biopharma, Inc., a Colorado corporation (“SBI”), in exchange for the issuance of 21,962,000 shares of our Common Stock and 850,000 shares of Convertible Preferred Stock, each convertible into twenty (20) shares of our Common Stock (the “Agreement”).  As a result of this transaction our officers and directors resigned their positions with us and were replaced by our current management.  Also as a result of this transaction we have changed our name to “Sunshine Biopharma, Inc.”   As of the date of this report we are a pharmaceutical company focused on the research, development and commercialization of drugs for the treatment of various forms of cancer.

In January 2010, our Board of Directors adopted a resolution changing our fiscal year from July 31 to December 31, effective December 31, 2009.  Article VIII, Section 2 of our Bylaws provides the authority for our Board of Directors to establish our fiscal year on a date in their sole discretion. Our Board undertook this resolution in order to have the fiscal year coincide with the fiscal year end for our wholly owned operating subsidiary company.

On April 19, 2010, the holders of a majority of our voting securities executed their written consent to amend our Articles of Incorporation to increase our authorized capital stock from 50,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $.001 per share, and 1,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, to 200,000,000 shares of Common Stock having a par value of $.001 per share and 5,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, $.10 par value per share.

Our principal place of business is located at 2015 Peel Street, 5th Floor, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 1T8.  Our phone number is (514) 764-9698 and our website address is www.sunshinebiopharma.com.

We have not been subject to any bankruptcy, receivership or similar proceeding.
 
 
 
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Results Of Operations

Comparison of Results of Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010
 
For the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and from inception (August 17, 2009) through September 30, 2011, we did not generate any revenues.

General and administrative expenses during the nine month period ended September 30, 2011 were $184,146, compared to general and administrative expense of $1,133,129 incurred from August 17, 2010 (inception) through September 30, 2010, a decrease of $948,983.  During the aforesaid period in 2010, our general and administrative expense included $945,974 in write downs of intangible assets and $155,150 in costs associated with our merger discussed above under “Overview”.  We did not write down any assets during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.  However, during our nine month period ended September 30, 2011, most of the other categories of general and administrative expense increased, including accounting fees by $6,925, office costs by $6,348, professional fees by $7,500, public relations fees by $12,119 and research and development costs by $17,650 as we commenced our business as a reporting pharmaceutical company.  As a result, we incurred a net loss of $184,146 (approximately $0.01 per share) for the nine month period ended September 30, 2011, compared to a net loss of $1,133,129 (approximately $0.12 per share) from our inception at August 17, 2009 through September 30, 2010.

Comparison of Results of Operations for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010

For the three months ended September 30, 2011 and from inception (August 17, 2009) through September 30, 2011, we did not generate any revenues.

General and administrative expenses during the three month period ended September 30, 2011 were $116,441, compared to general and administrative expense of $160,435 incurred during the three month period ended September 30, 2010, a decrease of $43,994.  This decrease was attributable to a decrease in accounting fees by $7,620, legal by $40,582 and professional fees by $39,500.  However, during the three months ended September 30, 2011, we incurred $100,000 in licensing fees and $3,604 in office costs that we did not incur in 2010.  During the aforesaid period in 2010, our general and administrative expense included $50,000 in write downs of intangible assets.  We did not write down any assets during the three months ended September 30, 2011.  As a result, we incurred a net loss of $116,441 (less than $0.01 per share) for the three month period ended September 30, 2011 compared to a net loss of $160,435 during the three month period ended September 30, 2010 (less than $0.01 per share).

Because we did not generate any revenues during the prior fiscal year, following is our plan of operation.

Plan of Operation

Our business plan is that of a pharmaceutical company focused on the research, development and commercialization of drugs for the treatment of various forms of cancer.  Our lead compound, Adva-27a, is a multi-purpose anti-tumor compound currently in preclinical stage with plans to conduct Phase I clinical trials at the Segal Cancer Centre of the Jewish General Hospital, one of McGill University’s Hospital Centers located in Montreal, Canada.  See “Clinical Trials” below.

We have licensed our technology on an exclusive basis from Advanomics Corporation, a privately held Canadian company (“Advanomics”), and we are planning to initiate our own research and development program as soon as practicable, once financing is in place.  There are no assurances that we will obtain the financing necessary to allow us to implement this aspect of our business plan, or to enter clinical trials.

 
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Carbon-Difluoride Technology

Many therapeutically important compounds contain diester bonds that link different parts of the molecule together.  Diester bonds are naturally unstable often leading to suboptimal performance when the molecule is administered to patients.  Diester bonds have specific three-dimensional structure, as well as electrostatic properties that cannot be easily mimicked by other bonds.  Bonds that do not mimic the diester bond correctly invariably render the compound inactive.  In collaboration with Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Rouen in France (“INSA”), Advanomics has developed a way to replace the diester bond with a Carbon-Difluoride bond which acts as a diester isostere.  An isostere is a different chemical structure that mimics the properties of the original.  In the body, Carbon-Difluoride compounds are resistant to metabolic degradation but recognized similarly to the diester compounds (See Figure 1).

Figure 1

While no assurances can be provided, we are planning to expand our product line through acquisitions and/or in-licensing as well as in-house research and development.

Our Lead Compound (Adva-27a)

Our initial drug candidate is Adva-27a, a Carbon-Difluoride derivative of Etoposide, targeted for various forms of cancer.  If sufficient funding can be obtained, Adva-27a is expected to enter Phase I clinical trials for breast cancer by late 2013.  Etoposide is currently on the market and has been for over 20 years.  It is sold under different brand names by various drug companies including, VePesid, VP-16, Etopophos and Vumon (Bristol-Myers Squibb, the original developer), Toposar (Pfizer), Lastet (Nippon Kayaku Ltd) and Etoposide (TEVA, Bedford Laboratories, Supergen, American Pharmaceutical Partners, Watson Pharmaceuticals, and Genpharm).  Etoposide is currently in use to treat various types of cancer including leukemia, lymphoma, testicular cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer, brain cancer, prostate cancer, bladder cancer, colon cancer, ovarian cancer, liver cancer and several other forms of cancer.  It is also being tested in clinical trials against other types of cancer, such as Kaposi's sarcoma and stomach cancer.  Etoposide is administered both intravenously and orally as liquid capsules.
 
Etoposide suffers from molecular instability leading to reduced efficacy and high toxicity.  Using its Carbon-Difluoride platform technology (see Figure 1), Advanomics has constructed several Difluoro derivatives of Etoposide by replacing the labile diester bond between the sugar and the toxin moieties of Etoposide molecule with a Carbon-Difluoride bond (Figure 1).  All Difluoro substituted constructs were found to be completely stable.  Advanomics subsequently tested these constructs for their ability to kill cancer cells in vitro by conducting side-by-side experiments against the standard Etoposide compound.  The results of these studies, which have been published in our patent application PCT/FR2007/000697, are summarized in Table 1.  One of the constructs, Adva-27a, showed enhanced cancer cell killing activity over the existing Etoposide molecule (see Table 1).
 
 
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Although Adva-27a is a derivative of Etoposide, it is in fact a new chemical entity and has displayed markedly different activity in various laboratory tests.  For example, in addition to enhanced cytotoxicity (Table 1), Adva-27a has shown unique pharmaceutical properties of substantial interest.  Our preclinical studies to date have shown that:

• Adva-27a is 16-times more effective at killing multidrug resistant breast cancer cells than Etoposide.
• Adva-27a is unaffected by P-Glycoprotein, the enzyme responsible for making cancer cells resistant to anti-tumor drugs.
• Adva-27a has excellent clearance time (half-life = 54 minutes) as indicated by human microsomes stability studies.
• Adva-27a clearance is independent of Cytochrome P450, a mechanism that is less likely to produce toxic intermediates.
• Adva-27a is an excellent inhibitor of Topoisomerase II with an IC50 of only 13.7 micromolar.
• Adva-27a has shown excellent pharmacokinetics profile as indicated by studies done in rats.
• Adva-27a’s initial indication will be multidrug resistant breast cancer for which there are little or no treatment options.

Adva-27a, which we have given the chemical name difluoro-etoposide, is expected to enter Phase I clinical trials in Canada in late 2013.  Subject to receipt of financing, we anticipate the Phase I clinical trials to be completed by late 2014 at which time we expect to apply for limited marketing approval (see Clinical Trials below).

Table 1
 
Clinical Trials

In June 2011 we concluded an agreement with McGill University’s Jewish General Hospital in Montreal (Canada) to conduct Phase I clinical trials for our lead compound, Adva-27a, for multidrug resistant breast cancer.  All aspects of the planned clinical trials in Canada will employ FDA standards at all levels.
 
 
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In addition, effective January 17, 2011, we executed a Research Agreement (the “Agreement”) with The Research Foundation of the State University of New York acting for and on behalf of Binghamton University.  The purpose of the Agreement is to conduct the necessary research and development to advance our lead compound, Adva-27a (difluoro-etoposide), through various stages of preclinical development.  The Agreement shall be in force for a period of six (3) years from the Effective Date and shall be renewed automatically for additional one (1) year periods until the Project is completed.

All of the work in respect of the project to be performed within the framework of the Agreement with the Research Foundation of the State University of New York shall be financed by the Parties working together to secure grants by acting as co-applicants and submitting funding applications to various Federal, State, local and private sources.  The Agreement is subject to the procurement of funding.  In the event that said funding is not obtained or is subsequently disrupted, cancelled or otherwise found to be insufficient to complete the project, the Agreement shall terminate at that time.  To date, funding has been provided by us.  As of the date of this report no definitive agreement is in place to provide full funding and there can be no assurances that such funding will be secured in an amount sufficient to conduct the project, or at all, but based upon existing discussions our management is confident that the parties to the Agreement will secure such funding in the near future.

We anticipate the clinical trials will be completed by late 2014, at which time we, together with our licensor, expect to file for limited marketing approval with the regulatory authorities in Canada and the FDA in the U.S. (see Marketing below).

Marketing

According to the American Cancer Society, nearly 1.5 million new cases of cancer are diagnosed in the U.S. each year.  Given the terminal and limited treatment options available for the indications Advanomics is planning to study, we anticipate being granted limited marketing approval (“compassionate-use”) for our Adva-27a following receipt of funding and a successful Phase I.  There are no assurances that either will occur.  Such limited approval will allow us to make the drug available to various hospitals and health care centers for experimental therapy and/or “compassionate-use,” thereby generating some revenues.  The Adva-27a product is anticipated to be a single-treatment blister-pack comprised of 20 gel-caps each containing 50 milligrams of Adva-27a (difluoro-etoposide) for a total of 1 gram per pack.

 
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Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of September 30, 2011, we had cash and cash equivalents of $178,473, not including $45,745 in prepaid expenses.

Net cash used in operating activities was $179,518 during the nine months ended September 30, 2011, compared to $469,155 during the nine months ended September 30, 2010.  We anticipate that overhead costs in current operations will increase in the future upon commencement of clinical trials.

Cash flows provided or used in investing activities were $0 in the nine months ended September 30, 2011.  Cash flows provided or used by financing activities were $195,600 during this period.

We are not generating revenue from our operations, and our ability to implement our business plan for the future will depend on the future availability of financing.  Such financing will be required to enable us to further our drug development activities, laboratory studies, research and development capabilities and continue operations.  We intend to raise funds through private placements of our common stock, through short-term borrowing and by application for grants in conjunction with the Research Foundation of the State University of New York with whom we have contracted to perform testing of our Adva-27a drug. We estimate that we will require approximately $7.5 million in debt and/or equity capital to fully implement our business plan in the future and there are no assurances that we will be able to raise this capital.  While we have engaged in discussions with various investment banking firms, venture capitalists to provide us these funds, as of the date of this report we have not reached any agreement with any party that has agreed to provide us with the capital necessary to effectuate our new business plan or otherwise enter into a strategic alliance to provide such funding.  Our inability to obtain sufficient funds from external sources when needed will have a material adverse effect on our plan of operation, results of operations and financial condition.

Our cost to continue operations are expected to increase once we commence Phase I clinical trials.  We do not have sufficient funds to cover the anticipated increase in these expenses. We need to raise additional funds in order to continue our existing operations, to initiate research and development activities, and to finance our plans to expand our operations for the next year.

Critical Accounting Estimates

The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates based on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. The following represents a summary of our critical accounting policies, defined as those policies that we believe are the most important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations and that require management’s most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effects of matters that are inherently uncertain.

 
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Inflation

Although our operations are influenced by general economic conditions, we do not believe that inflation had a material effect on our results of operations during the nine month period ended September 30, 2011.

ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

We are a smaller reporting company and are not required to provide the information under this item pursuant to Regulation S-K.

ITEM 4.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

Disclosure Controls and Procedures - Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this report.

These controls are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our CEO and CFO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Based on this evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2011, at the reasonable assurance level.  We believe that our consolidated financial statements presented in this Form 10-Q fairly present, in all material respects, our financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for all periods presented herein.

Inherent Limitations - Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, do not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. The design of any system of controls is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within our company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdown can occur because of simple error or mistake. In particular, many of our current processes rely upon manual reviews and processes to ensure that neither human error nor system weakness has resulted in erroneous reporting of financial data.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting - There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the nine month period ended September 30, 2011, which were identified in conjunction with management’s evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

None

ITEM 1A.  RISK FACTORS

We are a smaller reporting company and are not required to provide the information under this item pursuant to Regulation S-K.

ITEM 2.  UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

During the three month period ended September 30, 2011 we issued 326,000 shares of our Common Stock  at a price of $0.60 per share.  We relied upon the exemption from registration provided by Regulation D and S as promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to issue these shares.  We utilized these funds for our general and administrative expenses, including research and development activities.
 
ITEM 3.  DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None

ITEM 4.  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

[Removed and reserved.]

ITEM 5.  OTHER INFORMATION

None

 
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ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.
 
Description
     
31.1
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
     
31.2
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
     
32
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
   
 
101.INS    XBRL Instance Document
     
101.SCH   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
     
101.CAL   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
     
101.LAB   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
     
101.PRE   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
     
101.DEF   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

 
 
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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on November 7, 2011.
 
  SUNSHINE BIOPHARMA, INC.  
       
 
By:
/s/ Dr. Steve N. Slilaty  
   
Dr. Steve N. Slilaty,
Principal Executive Officer
 
       
  By: /s/ Camille Sebaaly  
   
Camille Sebaaly,
Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer
 
 
 
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