Velan Inc. Reports its Second Quarter 2012/13 Financial Results

Net new orders received amounted to $92.4 million, a decrease of $79.7 million or 46.3% compared to last year. Excluding currency impacts, the decrease would have been $80.8 million or 46.9%. Velan ended the quarter with a backlog of $625.9 million, a decrease of $35.9 million since the beginning of the current fiscal year. Excluding currency impacts, the backlog would have decreased by $13.9 million over the same period to $647.9 million.