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contextRef="c1" xml:lang="da">Bestyrelse og direktion har dags dato aflagt årsrapporten for regnskabsåret 1. januar - 31. december 2023 for Aptol Pharma ApS.
</g:IdentificationOfApprovedAnnualReport><g:IdentificationOfApprovedAnnualReport contextRef="c1" xml:lang="en">Today, the Board of Directors and the Managing Director have approved the annual report of Aptol Pharma ApS for the financial year 1 January - 31 December 2023.
</g:IdentificationOfApprovedAnnualReport><g:ConfirmationThatAnnualReportIsPresentedInAccordanceWithRequirementsProvidedForByLegislationAnyStandardsAndRequirementsProvidedByArticlesOfAssociationOrByAgreement contextRef="c1" xml:lang="da">Årsrapporten er aflagt i overensstemmelse med årsregnskabsloven.
</g:ConfirmationThatAnnualReportIsPresentedInAccordanceWithRequirementsProvidedForByLegislationAnyStandardsAndRequirementsProvidedByArticlesOfAssociationOrByAgreement><g:ConfirmationThatAnnualReportIsPresentedInAccordanceWithRequirementsProvidedForByLegislationAnyStandardsAndRequirementsProvidedByArticlesOfAssociationOrByAgreement contextRef="c1" xml:lang="en">The annual report has been prepared in accordance with the Danish Financial Statements Act.
</g:ConfirmationThatAnnualReportIsPresentedInAccordanceWithRequirementsProvidedForByLegislationAnyStandardsAndRequirementsProvidedByArticlesOfAssociationOrByAgreement><g:ConfirmationThatFinancialStatementGivesTrueAndFairViewOfAssetsLiabilitiesEquityFinancialPositionAndResults contextRef="c1" xml:lang="da">Vi anser den valgte regnskabspraksis for hensigtsmæssig, og efter vores opfattelse giver årsregnskabet et retvisende billede af selskabets aktiver, passiver og finansielle stilling pr. 31. december 2023 samt af resultatet af selskabets aktiviteter for regnskabsåret 1. januar - 31. december 2023.
</g:ConfirmationThatFinancialStatementGivesTrueAndFairViewOfAssetsLiabilitiesEquityFinancialPositionAndResults><g:ConfirmationThatFinancialStatementGivesTrueAndFairViewOfAssetsLiabilitiesEquityFinancialPositionAndResults contextRef="c1" xml:lang="en">We consider the chosen accounting policy to be appropriate, and in our opinion, the financial statements give a true and fair view of the financial position of the Company at 31 December 2023 and of the results of the Company's operations for the financial year 1 January – 31 December 2023.
</g:ConfirmationThatFinancialStatementGivesTrueAndFairViewOfAssetsLiabilitiesEquityFinancialPositionAndResults><g:ConfirmationThatFinancialStatementsAreExemptedFromAuditing contextRef="c1" xml:lang="da">Bestyrelse og direktion anser betingelserne for at undlade revision af årsregnskabet for 2023 for opfyldt.
</g:ConfirmationThatFinancialStatementsAreExemptedFromAuditing><g:ConfirmationThatFinancialStatementsAreExemptedFromAuditing contextRef="c1" xml:lang="en">The Board of Directors and the Managing Director consider the conditions for audit exemption of the 2023 financial statements to be met.
</g:ConfirmationThatFinancialStatementsAreExemptedFromAuditing><g:ManagementsStatementAboutManagementsReview contextRef="c1" xml:lang="da">Ledelsesberetningen indeholder efter vores opfattelse en retvisende redegørelse for de forhold, som beretningen omhandler.
</g:ManagementsStatementAboutManagementsReview><g:ManagementsStatementAboutManagementsReview contextRef="c1" xml:lang="en">Further, in our opinion, the Management's review gives a true and fair review of the matters discussed in the Management's review.
</g:ManagementsStatementAboutManagementsReview><g:RecommendationForApprovalOfAnnualReportByGeneralMeeting contextRef="c1" xml:lang="da">Årsrapporten indstilles til generalforsamlingens godkendelse.
</g:RecommendationForApprovalOfAnnualReportByGeneralMeeting><g:RecommendationForApprovalOfAnnualReportByGeneralMeeting contextRef="c1" xml:lang="en">We recommend that the annual report be approved at the Annual General Meeting.
</g:RecommendationForApprovalOfAnnualReportByGeneralMeeting><d:NameAndSurnameOfMemberOfExecutiveBoard contextRef="c29">Kira Astakhova</d:NameAndSurnameOfMemberOfExecutiveBoard><d:TitleOfMemberOfExecutiveBoard contextRef="c29">Direktør</d:TitleOfMemberOfExecutiveBoard><d:NameAndSurnameOfMemberOfSupervisoryBoard contextRef="c5">Anders Dyhr Dombernowsky-Toft</d:NameAndSurnameOfMemberOfSupervisoryBoard><d:NameAndSurnameOfMemberOfSupervisoryBoard contextRef="c6">Peter Andreas Nicolai Reumert Wagtmann</d:NameAndSurnameOfMemberOfSupervisoryBoard><d:NameAndSurnameOfMemberOfSupervisoryBoard contextRef="c7">Kira Astakhova</d:NameAndSurnameOfMemberOfSupervisoryBoard><d:TitleOfMemberOfSupervisoryBoard contextRef="c5">Formand</d:TitleOfMemberOfSupervisoryBoard><f:DescriptionOfOtherEngagement contextRef="c1" xml:lang="da">Vi har opstillet årsregnskabet for Aptol Pharma ApS for regnskabsåret 1. januar - 31. december 2023 på grundlag af selskabets bogføring og øvrige oplysninger, som De har tilvejebragt.

Årsregnskabet omfatter resultatopgørelse, balance, egenkapitalopgørelse, noter og anvendt regnskabspraksis.

Vi har udført opgaven i overensstemmelse med ISRS 4410, Opgaver om opstilling af finansielle oplysninger.

Vi har anvendt vores faglige ekspertise til at assistere Dem med at udarbejde og præsentere årsregnskabet i overensstemmelse med årsregnskabsloven. Vi har overholdt relevante bestemmelser i revisorloven og International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants’ internationale retningslinjer for revisorers etiske adfærd (IESBA Code), herunder principper om integritet, objektivitet, professionel kompetence og fornøden omhu.

Årsregnskabet samt nøjagtigheden og fuldstændigheden af de oplysninger, der er anvendt til opstillingen af årsregnskabet, er Deres ansvar.

Da en opgave om opstilling af finansielle oplysninger ikke er en erklæringsopgave med sikkerhed, er vi ikke forpligtet til at verificere nøjagtigheden eller fuldstændigheden af de oplysninger, De har givet os til brug for at opstille årsregnskabet. Vi udtrykker derfor ingen revisions- eller reviewkonklusion om, hvorvidt årsregnskabet er udarbejdet i overensstemmelse med årsregnskabsloven.
</f:DescriptionOfOtherEngagement><f:DescriptionOfOtherEngagement contextRef="c1" xml:lang="en">We have compiled the financial statements of Aptol Pharma ApS for the financial year 1 January - 31 December 2023 based on the company's bookkeeping and on information you have provided.

These financial statements comprise income statement, balance sheet, statement of changes in equity, notes and a summary of significant accounting policies.

We performed this compilation engagement in accordance with International Standard on Related Services 4410 (Revised), Compilation Engagements.

We have applied our expertise in accounting and financial reporting to assist Management in the preparation and presentation of these financial statements in accordance with the Danish Financial Statements Act. We have complied with relevant requirements under the Danish Act on Approved Auditors and Audit Firms and International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants’ International Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (IESBA Code) including principles of integrity, objectivity, professional competence and due care.

These financial statements and the accuracy and completeness of the information used to compile them are your responsibility.

Since a compilation engagement is not an assurance engagement, we are not required to verify the accuracy or completeness of the information you provided to us to compile these financial statements. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion or a review conclusion on whether these financial statements are prepared in accordance with the Danish Financial Statements Act.
</f:DescriptionOfOtherEngagement><h:DescriptionOfPrimaryActivitiesOfEntity contextRef="c1" xml:lang="da">Selskabets væsentligste aktiviteter
Selskabets aktivitet har i lighed med tidligere år bestået i at forske og udvikle medicin indenfor antiinflammatoriske peptidbaserede lægemidler
</h:DescriptionOfPrimaryActivitiesOfEntity><h:DescriptionOfPrimaryActivitiesOfEntity contextRef="c1" xml:lang="en">Description of key activities of the company
As in previous years, the company's activity has consisted of researching and developing medicines within anti-inflammatory peptide-based drugs
</h:DescriptionOfPrimaryActivitiesOfEntity><h:DescriptionOfDevelopmentInActivitiesAndFinancialAffairs contextRef="c1" xml:lang="da">Udvikling i aktiviteter og økonomiske forhold
Årets bruttofortjeneste udgør 414 t.kr. mod -422 t.kr. sidste år. Det ordinære resultat efter skat udgør 308 t.kr. mod -334 t.kr. sidste år. Ledelsen anser årets resultat for tilfredsstillende.

Leddegigt påvirker 0,3% af befolkningen, med stigende risiko hos ældre mennesker. Nuværende behandlinger har alvorlige bivirkninger og adresserer ikke roden til sygdommen, som er en ubalance i immunsystemet.  I Aptol Pharma har vi et mål om at behandle roden til leddegigt ved at genoprette den naturlige tilstand af immuntolerance med peptid aptamer-nanopartikel lægemiddelkandidat, APT001.  Før 2023 bekræftede vi høj effektivitet af APT001 i gnavermodeller af leddegigt og udførte mekanistiske in vitro studier ved hjælp af humane prøver.  I 2023 gennemførte Aptol pharma med succes undersøgelser, herunder CMC, mekanistiske og translationelle studier på APT001. CMC omfattede optimering af formulering og initiering af lagerstabilitetstest. Vi undersøgte også strukturen af APT001 med fokus på lokalisering af peptidet vedrørende nanopartikel. Vi udførte dybdegående sekventeringsanalyser på prøverne fra rotteforsøg i 2022. Vi bekræftede den store indvirkning på flere gener, der understøtter hypotesen om tolerogen virkningsmekanisme af APT001. Spændende nok gendannes både genomiske og transkriptomiske niveauer til sunde niveauer for højdosis APT001 i kollageninduceret rottemodel af leddegigt. Endelig udførte vi undersøgelser i humane prøver og bekræftede høj bindingsaffinitet af APT001 til humant anticitrullineret peptid / proteinantistofmål . Sammen understøtter disse undersøgelser vores business case om APT001 og giver os mulighed for at komme videre med dens udvikling i 2024.
</h:DescriptionOfDevelopmentInActivitiesAndFinancialAffairs><h:DescriptionOfDevelopmentInActivitiesAndFinancialAffairs contextRef="c1" xml:lang="en">Development in activities and financial matters
The gross profit for the year totals DKK 414.000 against DKK -422.000 last year. Income or loss from ordinary activities after tax totals DKK 308.000 against DKK -334.000 last year. Management considers the net profit or loss for the year satisfactory.

Rheumatoid arthritis affects 0.3% of the population, with increasing risk in elderly populations. Current treatments have severe side effects and do not address the root of the disease which is an imbalance in the immune system.  In Aptol Pharma we have a goal to treat the root of rheumatoid arthritis by restoring natural state of immune tolerance with peptide aptamer-nanoparticle drug candidate, APT001.  Before 2023, we confirmed high efficacy of APT001 in rodent models of rheumatoid arthritis and performed mechanistic in vitro assays using human samples.  In 2023 Aptol pharma successfully completed studies including CMC, mechanistic and translational assays on APT001. CMC included optimizing formulation and initiating storage stability test. We also investigated the structure of APT001 focusing on the localization of the peptide regarding nanoparticle. We performed in-depth sequencing analyses on the samples obtained from rat study in 2022. We confirmed the high impact on multiple genes, supporting hypothesis on tolerogenic mode of action of APT001. Excitingly, both genomic and transcriptomic levels are restored to healthy levels for high dose APT001 in collagen-induced rat model of rheumatoid arthritis. Last, we performed studies in human samples and confirmed high binding affinity of APT001 to human anti-citrullinated peptide/protein antibody target.  Together these studies support our business case on APT001 and allow us to move forward in its preclinical development in 2024.
</h:DescriptionOfDevelopmentInActivitiesAndFinancialAffairs><e:InformationOnReportingClassOfEntity contextRef="c1" xml:lang="da">Årsrapporten for Aptol Pharma ApS er aflagt i overensstemmelse med årsregnskabslovens bestemmelser for en klasse B-virksomhed. Herudover har virksomheden valgt at følge enkelte regler for klasse C-virksomheder.

Årsrapporten er aflagt efter samme regnskabspraksis som sidste år og aflægges i danske kroner.
</e:InformationOnReportingClassOfEntity><e:InformationOnReportingClassOfEntity contextRef="c1" xml:lang="en">The annual report for Aptol Pharma ApS has been presented in accordance with the Danish Financial Statements Act regulations concerning reporting class B enterprises. Furthermore, the company has decided to comply with certain rules applying to reporting class C enterprises.

The accounting policies are unchanged from last year, and the annual report is presented in DKK.
</e:InformationOnReportingClassOfEntity><e:DescriptionOfMethodsOfRecognitionAndMeasurementBasisOfRevenue contextRef="c1" xml:lang="da">Bruttofortjeneste
Bruttofortjeneste indeholder nettoomsætning, ændring i lagre af færdigvarer og varer under fremstilling, arbejde udført for egen regning og opført under aktiver, andre driftsindtægter samt eksterne omkostninger.

Selskabet har som fortolkningsbidrag for indregning af nettoomsætning valgt IAS 11 og IAS 18.

Nettoomsætning indregnes i resultatopgørelsen, såfremt levering og risikoovergang til køber har fundet sted inden årets udgang, og såfremt indtægten kan opgøres pålideligt og forventes modtaget. Nettoomsætningen måles til dagsværdien af det aftalte vederlag eksklusive moms og afgifter og med fradrag af rabatter i forbindelse med salget.
</e:DescriptionOfMethodsOfRecognitionAndMeasurementBasisOfRevenue><e:DescriptionOfMethodsOfRecognitionAndMeasurementBasisOfRevenue contextRef="c1" xml:lang="en">Gross profit
Gross profit includes revenue, changes in inventories of finished goods and work in progress, work performed by the company and capitalised, other operating income and external expenses.

The enterprise will be applying IAS 11 and IAS 18 as its basis of interpretation for the recognition of revenue.

Revenue is recognised in the income statement if delivery and passing of risk to the buyer have taken place before the end of the year and if the income can be determined reliably and inflow is anticipated. Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration promised exclusive of VAT and taxes and less any discounts relating directly to sales.
</e:DescriptionOfMethodsOfRecognitionAndMeasurementBasisOfRevenue><e:DescriptionOfMethodsOfRecognitionAndMeasurementBasisOfCostOfSales contextRef="c1" xml:lang="da">Vareforbrug omfatter omkostninger til køb af råvarer og hjælpematerialer med fradrag af rabatter samt årets forskydning i varebeholdninger.
</e:DescriptionOfMethodsOfRecognitionAndMeasurementBasisOfCostOfSales><e:DescriptionOfMethodsOfRecognitionAndMeasurementBasisOfCostOfSales contextRef="c1" xml:lang="en">Cost of sales comprises costs concerning purchase of raw materials and consumables less discounts and changes in inventories.
</e:DescriptionOfMethodsOfRecognitionAndMeasurementBasisOfCostOfSales><e:DescriptionOfMethodsOfRecognitionAndMeasurementBasisOfOtherOperatingIncome contextRef="c1" xml:lang="da">Andre driftsindtægter indeholder regnskabsposter af sekundær karakter i forhold til virksomhedens hovedaktiviteter, herunder fortjeneste ved salg af immaterielle og materielle anlægsaktiver, driftstabs- og konflikterstatninger samt modtagne lønrefusioner. Erstatninger indregnes, når det er overvejende sandsynligt, at virksomheden vil modtage erstatningen.
</e:DescriptionOfMethodsOfRecognitionAndMeasurementBasisOfOtherOperatingIncome><e:DescriptionOfMethodsOfRecognitionAndMeasurementBasisOfOtherOperatingIncome contextRef="c1" xml:lang="en">Other operating income comprises items of a secondary nature as regards the principal activities of the enterprise, including profit from the disposal of intangible and tangible assets, operating loss and conflict compensation as well as salary reimbursements received. Compensation is recognized when it is overwhelmingly probable that the company will receive the compensation.
</e:DescriptionOfMethodsOfRecognitionAndMeasurementBasisOfOtherOperatingIncome><e:DescriptionOfMethodsOfRecognitionAndMeasurementBasisOfExternalExpenses contextRef="c1" xml:lang="da">Andre eksterne omkostninger omfatter omkostninger til distribution, salg, reklame, administration, lokaler, tab på debitorer og operationelle leasingomkostninger.
</e:DescriptionOfMethodsOfRecognitionAndMeasurementBasisOfExternalExpenses><e:DescriptionOfMethodsOfRecognitionAndMeasurementBasisOfExternalExpenses contextRef="c1" xml:lang="en">Other external expenses comprise expenses incurred for distribution, sales, advertising, administration, premises, loss on receivables, and operational leasing costs.
</e:DescriptionOfMethodsOfRecognitionAndMeasurementBasisOfExternalExpenses><e:DescriptionOfMethodsOfRecognitionAndMeasurementBasisOfEmployeeBenefitExpense contextRef="c1" xml:lang="da">Personaleomkostninger
Personaleomkostninger omfatter løn og gager, inklusive feriepenge og pensioner samt andre omkostninger til social sikring mv. til selskabets medarbejdere.
</e:DescriptionOfMethodsOfRecognitionAndMeasurementBasisOfEmployeeBenefitExpense><e:DescriptionOfMethodsOfRecognitionAndMeasurementBasisOfEmployeeBenefitExpense contextRef="c1" xml:lang="en">Staff costs
Staff costs include salaries and wages, including holiday allowances, pensions, and other social security costs, etc., for staff members.
</e:DescriptionOfMethodsOfRecognitionAndMeasurementBasisOfEmployeeBenefitExpense><e:DescriptionOfMethodsOfRecognitionAndMeasurementBasisOfFinanceIncomeAndExpenses contextRef="c1" xml:lang="da">Finansielle indtægter og omkostninger
Finansielle indtægter og omkostninger indregnes i resultatopgørelsen med de beløb, der vedrører regnskabsåret. Finansielle poster omfatter renteindtægter og -omkostninger samt tillæg og godtgørelser under acontoskatteordningen mv.
</e:DescriptionOfMethodsOfRecognitionAndMeasurementBasisOfFinanceIncomeAndExpenses><e:DescriptionOfMethodsOfRecognitionAndMeasurementBasisOfFinanceIncomeAndExpenses contextRef="c1" xml:lang="en">Financial income and expenses
Financial income and expenses are recognised in the income statement with the amounts concerning the financial year. Financial income and expenses comprise interest income and expenses as well as surcharges and reimbursements under the advance tax scheme, etc.
</e:DescriptionOfMethodsOfRecognitionAndMeasurementBasisOfFinanceIncomeAndExpenses><e:DescriptionOfMethodsOfRecognitionAndMeasurementBasisOfTaxExpenses contextRef="c1" xml:lang="da">Skat af årets resultat
Årets skat, der består af årets aktuelle selskabsskat og ændring i udskudt skat, indregnes i resultatopgørelsen med den del, der kan henføres til årets resultat, og direkte i egenkapitalen med den del, der kan henføres til posteringer direkte i egenkapitalen. 
</e:DescriptionOfMethodsOfRecognitionAndMeasurementBasisOfTaxExpenses><e:DescriptionOfMethodsOfRecognitionAndMeasurementBasisOfTaxExpenses contextRef="c1" xml:lang="en">Tax on net profit or loss for the year
Tax for the year comprises the current income tax for the year and changes in deferred tax and is recognised in the income statement with the share attributable to the net profit or loss for the year and directly in equity with the share attributable to entries directly in equity. 
</e:DescriptionOfMethodsOfRecognitionAndMeasurementBasisOfTaxExpenses><e:DescriptionOfMethodsOfRecognitionAndMeasurementBasisOfCashAndCashEquivalents contextRef="c1" xml:lang="da">Likvide beholdninger
Likvide beholdninger omfatter indeståender i pengeinstitutter.
</e:DescriptionOfMethodsOfRecognitionAndMeasurementBasisOfCashAndCashEquivalents><e:DescriptionOfMethodsOfRecognitionAndMeasurementBasisOfCashAndCashEquivalents contextRef="c1" xml:lang="en">Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash at bank.
</e:DescriptionOfMethodsOfRecognitionAndMeasurementBasisOfCashAndCashEquivalents><e:DescriptionOfMethodsOfRecognitionAndMeasurementBasisOfTaxPayablesAndDeferredTax contextRef="c1" xml:lang="da">Selskabsskat og udskudt skat
Aktuelle skatteforpligtelser og tilgodehavende aktuel skat indregnes i balancen som beregnet skat af årets skattepligtige indkomst, reguleret for skat af tidligere års skattepligtige indkomster og for betalte acontoskatter.

Udskudt skat måles efter den balanceorienterede gældsmetode af midlertidige forskelle mellem regnskabsmæssig og skattemæssig værdi af aktiver og forpligtelser opgjort på grundlag af den planlagte anvendelse af aktivet henholdsvis afvikling af forpligtelsen. Udskudt skat måles til nettorealisationsværdi.

Udskudt skat måles på grundlag af de skatteregler og skattesatser i de respektive lande, der med balancedagens lovgivning vil være gældende, når den udskudte skat forventes udløst som aktuel skat. Ændring i udskudt skat som følge af ændringer i skattesatser indregnes i resultatopgørelsen bortset fra poster, der føres direkte på egenkapitalen.

Udskudte skatteaktiver, herunder skatteværdien af fremførselsberettiget skattemæssigt underskud, måles til den værdi, hvortil aktivet forventes at kunne realiseres, enten ved udligning i skat af fremtidig indtjening eller ved modregning i udskudte skatteforpligtelser inden for samme juridiske skatteenhed. Eventuelle udskudte nettoskatteaktiver måles til nettorealisationsværdi.
</e:DescriptionOfMethodsOfRecognitionAndMeasurementBasisOfTaxPayablesAndDeferredTax><e:DescriptionOfMethodsOfRecognitionAndMeasurementBasisOfTaxPayablesAndDeferredTax contextRef="c1" xml:lang="en">Income tax and deferred tax
Current tax liabilities and current tax receivable are recognised in the statement of financial position as calculated tax on the taxable income for the year, adjusted for tax of previous years' taxable income and for tax paid on account.

Deferred tax is measured on the basis of temporary differences in assets and liabilities with a focus on the statement of financial position. Deferred tax is measured at net realisable value.

Deferred tax is measured based on the tax rules and tax rates applying under the legislation prevailing in the respective countries on the reporting date when the deferred tax is expected to be released as current tax. Changes in deferred tax due to changed tax rates are recognised in the income statement, except for items included directly in the equity.

Deferred tax assets, including the tax value of tax losses allowed for carryforward, are recognised at the value at which they are expected to be realisable, either by settlement against tax of future earnings or by set-off in deferred tax liabilities within the same legal tax unit. Any deferred net tax assets are measured at net realisable value.
</e:DescriptionOfMethodsOfRecognitionAndMeasurementBasisOfTaxPayablesAndDeferredTax><e:DescriptionOfMethodsOfRecognitionAndMeasurementBasisOfLiabilitiesOtherThanProvisions contextRef="c1" xml:lang="da">Gældsforpligtelser
Øvrige gældsforpligtelser, som omfatter gæld til leverandører, tilknyttede virksomheder samt anden gæld, måles til amortiseret kostpris, hvilket sædvanligvis svarer til nominel værdi.
</e:DescriptionOfMethodsOfRecognitionAndMeasurementBasisOfLiabilitiesOtherThanProvisions><e:DescriptionOfMethodsOfRecognitionAndMeasurementBasisOfLiabilitiesOtherThanProvisions contextRef="c1" xml:lang="en">Liabilities other than provisions
Other liabilities concerning payables to suppliers, group enterprises, and other payables are measured at amortised cost which usually corresponds to the nominal value.
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