Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Some of the statements contained in this discussion and analysis or set forth elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including information with respect to our plans and strategy for our business, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “target,” “would,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. The following information and any forward-looking statements should be considered in light of factors discussed elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, particularly including those risks identified in Part I-Item 1A “Risk Factors” and our other filings with the SEC.
Our actual results and the timing of certain events may differ materially from the results discussed, projected, anticipated, or indicated in any forward-looking statements. We caution you that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and that our actual results of operations, financial condition and liquidity, and the development of the industry in which we operate may differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Statements made herein are as of the date of the filing of this Annual Report on Form 10-K with the SEC and should not be relied upon as of any subsequent date. Even if our results of operations, financial condition and liquidity, and the development of the industry in which we operate are consistent with the forward-looking statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, they may not be predictive of results or developments in future periods. We disclaim any obligation, except as specifically required by law and the rules of the SEC, to publicly update or revise any such statements to reflect any change in our expectations or in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statements may be based, or that may affect the likelihood that actual results will differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.
We caution readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements made by us, which speak only as of the date they are made.
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Overview
We are a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of the investigational therapy Haduvio (oral nalbuphine ER) for the treatment of chronic cough in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or IPF, non-IPF interstitial lung disease, or non-IPF ILD, and refractory chronic cough, or RCC. Haduvio is an oral extended-release formulation of nalbuphine. Haduvio acts on the cough reflex arc both centrally and peripherally as a kappa receptor agonist and a mu receptor antagonist (“KAMA”), targeting opioid receptors that play a key role in controlling chronic cough. The kappa- and mu-opioid receptors are known to be critical mediators of cough. Nalbuphine has been approved and marketed as an injectable for pain indications for decades in the United States, or the U.S., and Europe. Nalbuphine’s mechanism of action also mitigates the risk of abuse associated with mu-opioid agonists because it antagonizes, or blocks, the mu-opioid receptor. Parenteral nalbuphine is not scheduled as a controlled substance by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and in most of Europe.
IPF-related chronic cough Program. We are developing Haduvio for the treatment of IPF-related chronic cough, which is a progressive fibrosing interstitial lung disease associated with high mortality rates.
In June 2025, we announced positive topline results from our Phase 2b CORAL trial, which was a dose-ranging study evaluating the efficacy, safety and tolerability of Haduvio for IPF-related chronic cough. The Phase 2b CORAL trial was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-arm design that evaluated three different dose groups of Haduvio (108 mg BID, 54 mg BID and 27 mg BID) as compared to placebo. The primary efficacy endpoint for the trial was the relative change in 24-hour cough frequency (coughs per hour) for the modified intent-to-treat, or mITT, population at the end of Week 6 versus Baseline for Haduvio compared to placebo, as measured via an objective cough monitor. The mITT population consists of all randomized patients who received at least one dose of study drug or placebo (n=165). The primary efficacy endpoint in the Phase 2b CORAL trial was achieved, demonstrating statistically significant reductions in 24-hour cough frequency across all dose groups at Week 6. The 108 mg BID, 54 mg BID and 27 mg BID dose groups achieved statistically significant reductions from Baseline of 60.2% (p<0.0001), 53.4% (p<0.0001), and 47.9% (p<0.01), respectively, compared to a placebo reduction from Baseline of 16.9%.
We have completed an End-of-Phase 2 meeting with the FDA. At the meeting, we gained overall alignment on the plan for the remaining clinical studies to potentially support an NDA submission for nalbuphine ER, including two pivotal Phase 3 clinical trials and agreement on the remaining Phase 1 clinical studies. The Phase 3 trials will run in parallel, and we remain on track to initiate the first Phase 3 trial in the second quarter of 2026 and the second Phase 3 trial in the second half of 2026. The first of the two Phase 3 trials is planned to enroll approximately 300 patients and have 52 weeks of fixed dosing with nalbuphine ER 54 mg twice-a-day (BID), with the primary endpoint at 24 weeks of fixed dosing. The second Phase 3 trial is planned to enroll approximately 130 patients and have 12 weeks of fixed dosing with nalbuphine ER 54 mg BID. The primary efficacy endpoint for both trials will be the relative change from Baseline in 24-hour cough frequency (coughs per hour), as determined by an objective cough monitor, for nalbuphine ER compared with placebo. These trial designs are subject to final review of the protocols by the FDA.
Non-IPF ILD-related Chronic Cough Program. We also plan to develop Haduvio for the treatment of non-IPF ILD-related chronic cough. We plan to initiate an adaptive design Phase 2b clinical trial for the treatment of patients with non-IPF ILD-related chronic cough in the second half of 2026, subject to review of the protocol for the trial by the FDA.
RCC Program. We are developing Haduvio for the treatment of RCC, which affects approximately 2-3 million adults in the U.S. and is related to biological changes in the central and peripheral nervous systems that lower the threshold of the cough reflex. It is highly disruptive and accompanied by a wide range of complications, ranging from urinary incontinence in females to sleep disruption and social embarrassment that causes significant social and economic burden for patients and those around them.
In March 2025, we announced positive topline data from our Phase 2a clinical trial of Haduvio for the treatment of patients with RCC, which we refer to as the Phase 2a RIVER trial. The Phase 2a RIVER trial was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, two-treatment, two-period, crossover study that was designed to evaluate the efficacy, safety, tolerability and dosing of Haduvio for the treatment of patients with RCC. The primary endpoint of the trial was the mean change in 24-hour cough frequency, as determined by an objective cough monitor, for the full analysis set population. In the trial, Haduvio met the primary endpoint at Day 21 with a statistically significant reduction in the objective 24-hour cough frequency of 67% from Baseline and 57% from Baseline on a placebo-adjusted basis (p<0.0001). Planned analyses of all pre-specified secondary endpoints, including patient reported endpoints, at the end of treatment were also statistically significant. The safety results of the trial were generally consistent with the known safety profile of Haduvio from previous trials in other patient populations and there were no serious adverse events reported in the trial.
We expect to initiate a Phase 2b trial of Haduvio for the treatment of patients with RCC in the second quarter of 2026, which we are planning to conduct in the United Kingdom, Canada, and possibly other European countries. The trial is subject to final review of the protocol by regulatory authorities.
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Other NDA Supportive Studies. We also plan to continue to progress and advance NDA supportive studies necessary for regulatory approval, including Phase 1 clinical studies such as completing our respiratory safety study, and conducting drug-drug interaction, food effect, and hepatic and renal impairment studies.
Since commencing operations in 2011, we have devoted substantially all of our efforts and financial resources to the clinical development of Haduvio. We have not generated any revenue from product sales and, as a result, we have never been profitable and have incurred net losses in each year since commencement of our operations. As of December 31, 2025, we had an accumulated deficit of $329.8 million, primarily as a result of research and development and general and administrative expenses. We do not expect to generate product revenue unless and until we obtain marketing approval for and commercialize Haduvio for the treatment of chronic cough in patients with IPF, non-IPF ILD, or RCC and we can provide no assurance that we will ever generate significant revenue or profits.
As of December 31, 2025, we had cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $188.3 million.We believe that our existing cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities will enable us to fund our operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements for at least 12 months from the date of issuance of the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
We expect to incur substantial expenditures in the foreseeable future as we advance Haduvio through clinical development, the regulatory approval process and, if approved, commercial launch activities. Specifically, in the near term, we expect to incur substantial expenses relating to the trials we are conducting and plan to conduct for Haduvio including our planned Phase 3 trials for the treatment of IPF-related chronic cough, our planned adaptive design Phase 2b clinical trial of Haduvio for the treatment of non-IPF ILD-related chronic cough, our planned Phase 2b clinical trial of Haduvio for the treatment of patients with RCC, and any supportive studies necessary for regulatory approval.
We will need substantial additional funding to support our continuing operations and pursue development and commercialization of Haduvio. Until such time that we can generate significant revenue from sales of Haduvio, if ever, we expect to finance our operations through the sale of equity, debt financings or other capital sources, including potential collaborations with other companies or other strategic transactions. Adequate funding may not be available to us on acceptable terms or at all. If we fail to raise capital or enter into such agreements as and when needed, we may have to significantly delay, scale back or discontinue the development and commercialization of Haduvio for one or more indications or delay our efforts to expand our product pipeline.
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Components of Operating Results
Operating Expenses
Research and Development Expenses
For the periods presented, all of our research and development expenses consist of expenses incurred in connection with the development of Haduvio. These expenses include personnel-related costs, including stock-based compensation, consulting costs, fees paid to contract research organizations, or CROs, to conduct certain research and development activities on our behalf, contract manufacturing costs and fees paid to other vendors that provide goods and services related to our clinical trials. We do not allocate all of our costs by each indication for which we are developing Haduvio, as a significant amount of our development activities broadly support all indications. In addition, several of our departments support our Haduvio drug candidate development program and we do not identify internal costs for each potential indication.
We expect our research and development expenses to increase as we pursue our development program, pursue regulatory approval of Haduvio in the U.S., Europe and other jurisdictions outside the U.S. and prepare for a possible commercial launch of Haduvio. Predicting the timing or the cost to conduct our Haduvio development program and prepare for a possible commercial launch of Haduvio is difficult and delays may occur because of many factors including factors outside of our control. For example, if the FDA or other regulatory authorities were to require us to conduct clinical trials beyond those that we currently anticipate or if we experience significant delays in enrollment in any of our clinical trials, we could be required to expend significant additional financial resources and time on our development program. Furthermore, we are unable to predict when or if Haduvio will receive regulatory approval in the U.S. or elsewhere with any certainty.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses consist principally of personnel-related costs, including stock-based compensation for personnel in executive, finance, commercial and other administrative functions; professional fees for legal, information technology, consulting and accounting services; as well as rent and other general operating expenses not otherwise classified as research and development expenses.
We anticipate that our general and administrative expenses will increase as a result of increased personnel costs, including stock-based compensation and expanded infrastructure. We also anticipate that our general and administrative expenses will increase as we expect to continue to incur increased costs as we continue to prepare for compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or SOX 404(b).
Other Income (Expense), Net
Interest Income, Net
Interest income, net consists of interest earned primarily on our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities as well as accretion of discounts/amortization of premiums on purchases of marketable securities.
Other Income, Net
Other income, net consists of foreign currency transaction gains and losses.
Interest Expense
Interest expense consists of the interest expense associated with our finance lease.
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Results of Operations
Comparison of the Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
The following table summarizes our results of operations for the periods indicated (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
Operating expenses:
Other income (expense):
Other expense, net (31 ) (15 ) (16 )
Interest expense — (4 ) 4
Income tax benefit (64 ) (30 ) (34 )
Operating Expenses
Research and Development Expenses
The following table summarizes our research and development expenses for the periods indicated (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
Other research and development expenses 520 561 (41 )
Research and development expenses for the year ended December 31, 2025 decreased to $33.5 million from $39.4 million for the corresponding period in 2024, primarily due to decreased clinical development expenses for our HAP study, our Phase 2a RIVER trial, and our Phase 2b CORAL trial, all of which were actively enrolling patients in the prior year period, partially offset by increased costs incurred associated with our recently completed Phase 1 drug-drug interaction study. This overall decrease was partially offset by an increase in personnel related expenses due to increased headcount along with a corresponding increase in stock-based compensation expense.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2025 increased to $15.9 million from $12.1 million for the corresponding period in 2024, primarily due to an increase in outside services and professional fees, personnel related expenses and stock-based compensation. The increased outside services and professional fees were primarily due to increased costs as we continue to prepare for compliance with SOX 404(b). The increased personnel related expenses and stock-based compensation were primarily due to severance costs along with increased headcount.
Other Income, Net
Other income, net for the year ended December 31, 2025 was $6.5 million compared to other income, net of $3.6 million for the corresponding period in 2024. The change was primarily due to an increase in interest income from higher invested cash equivalent and marketable securities balances.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Since our inception, we have not generated any revenue and have incurred significant operating losses and negative cash flows from our operations.
On June 5, 2025, we issued and sold 17,400,000 shares of our common stock to the public in an underwritten offering, or the June 2025 Offering, at an offering price of $5.75 per share of common stock pursuant to an underwriting agreement with Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Leerink Partners LLC, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., as representatives of the several underwriters. In connection with the offering, we also granted the
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underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 2,610,000 shares of common stock at the price to the public, less underwriting discounts and commissions. The underwriters option was exercised in full and settled in cash, concurrent with the offering. The June 2025 Offering resulted in aggregate gross proceeds to us of approximately $115.1 million.
On December 17, 2024, we issued and sold 12,500,000 shares of our common stock to certain investors in an underwritten registered direct offering, or the December 2024 Offering, at an offering price of $4.00 per share of common stock pursuant to an underwriting agreement with Leerink Partners LLC, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, and Oppenheimer & Co. Inc, as representatives of the several underwriters. The December 2024 Offering resulted in aggregate gross proceeds to us of approximately $50.0 million.
In June 2023, we filed with the SEC a universal shelf registration statement on Form S-3, or the 2023 Shelf Registration Statement, which allowed us to offer and sell up to $200.0 million of common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, units and/or warrants from time to time pursuant to one or more offerings at prices and terms to be determined at the time of sale. The 2023 Shelf Registration Statement was declared effective on August 15, 2023. Further, in June 2023, we entered into a new sales agreement with Leerink Partners, LLC (formerly SVB Securities LLC), which we refer to as the ATM Sales Agreement, under which we may issue and sell shares of common stock, from time to time by any method that is deemed an “at-the-market” offering as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) under the Securities Act. We are not obligated to make any sales of our common stock under the ATM Sales Agreement. We filed a prospectus under the 2023 Shelf Registration Statement for the offer and sale of shares of our common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $75.0 million pursuant to the ATM Sales Agreement. In accordance with the terms of the ATM Sales Agreement, the sales agreement we had entered into with SVB Securities LLC in 2020 terminated upon effectiveness of the 2023 Shelf Registration Statement, at which point we were no longer able to issue and sell shares of our common stock under such prior sales agreement.
In November 2025, we filed an automatic universal shelf registration statement on Form S-3, or the 2025 Shelf Registration Statement, with the SEC, which became effective upon filing. The 2025 Shelf Registration Statement permits us to offer and sell an indeterminate amount of common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, units and/or warrants from time to time pursuant to one or more offerings at prices and terms to be determined at the time of sale. The 2025 Shelf Registration Statement was filed to replace our prior universal shelf registration statement. Concurrently with the filing of the 2025 Shelf Registration Statement, we filed a new prospectus supplement pursuant to which shares of our common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $200.0 million may be offered and sold from time to time under the ATM Sales Agreement. No shares were sold under the ATM Sales Agreement during the twelve months ended December 31, 2025.
Cash Flows
The following table summarizes our cash flows for each of the periods presented below (in thousands):
Twelve Months Ended December 31,
Net cash used in operating activities $ (42,089 ) $ (38,256 ) $ (3,833 )
Operating Activities
During the year ended December 31, 2025, operating activities used $42.1 million of net cash, resulting from our net loss of $42.8 million and changes in our operating assets and liabilities of $3.5 million partially offset by net non-cash charges of $4.2 million. Changes in our operating assets and liabilities for the year ended December 31, 2025 consisted primarily of a $1.5 million increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets, a $1.4 million decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities and a $0.6 million decrease in accounts payable. The increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets was primarily due to an increase in accrued interest and dividends receivable from our higher invested cash equivalent and marketable securities balances, as well as an increase in deposits related to our clinical trial work performed by our CROs. The decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities was primarily due to a decrease in accruals for clinical development and clinical trial work performed by our CROs. The decrease in accounts payable was primarily due to the timing of vendor invoices. The non-cash charges consisted primarily of stock-based compensation expense of $5.2 million, and a $0.4 million change in value of our operating lease right-of-use assets and liabilities, which were partially offset by $1.6 million of accretion of our available-for-sale marketable securities.
During the year ended December 31, 2024, operating activities used $38.3 million of net cash, resulting from our net loss of $47.9 million partially offset by changes in our operating assets and liabilities of $6.8 million and net non-cash charges of $2.8 million. Changes in our operating assets and liabilities for the year ended December 31, 2024 consisted
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primarily of a $2.7 million decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets, a $2.6 million increase in accrued expenses and other liabilities and a $1.6 million increase in accounts payable. The decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets was primarily due to a decrease in prepayments related to our clinical trial work performed by our CROs. The increase in accrued expenses and other liabilities was primarily due to an increase in accruals for clinical development and clinical trial work performed by our CROs. The increase in accounts payable was primarily due to the timing of vendor invoices. The non-cash charges consisted primarily of stock-based compensation expense of $3.6 million, a $0.5 million change in value of our operating lease right-of-use assets, which were partially offset by $1.4 million of accretion of our available-for-sale marketable securities.
Investing Activities
During the year ended December 31, 2025, net cash used in investing activities was $94.1 million, primarily related to $170.7 million of purchases of available-for-sale marketable securities partially offset by $76.6 million of proceeds from maturities of available-for-sale marketable securities.
During the year ended December 31, 2024, net cash used in investing activities was $21.5 million, consisting of $98.5 million of purchases of available-for-sale marketable securities, partially offset by $77.0 million of proceeds from maturities of available-for-sale marketable securities.
Financing Activities
During the year ended December 31, 2025, net cash provided by financing activities was $121.0 million, primarily consisting of cash proceeds of $108.2 million, net of commissions from sales of our common stock in our June 2025 Offering, $10.8 million from the exercise of warrants, $2.1 million from the exercise of stock options and $0.7 million from the disgorgement of short swing profits from a beneficial owner of our common stock, partially offset by $0.8 million in payments of offering costs related to the June 2025 and December 2024 Offerings.
During the year ended December 31, 2024, net cash provided by financing activities was $61.5 million, consisting of cash proceeds of $47.0 million, net of commissions from sales of our common stock in our December 2024 Offering, cash proceeds of $14.1 million, net of commissions from sales of our common stock under the ATM Sales Agreement, $0.4 million of cash proceeds from the exercise of stock options.
Funding Requirements
We expect to incur substantial expenditures in the foreseeable future as we advance Haduvio through clinical development, the regulatory approval process and, if approved, commercial launch activities. Specifically, in the near term, we expect to incur substantial expenses relating to:
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our planned Phase 3 trials and any additional trials of Haduvio for the treatment of IPF-related chronic cough;
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our planned adaptive design Phase 2b clinical trial and any additional trials of Haduvio for the treatment of non-IPF ILD-related chronic cough;
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our planned Phase 2b clinical trial and any additional trials of Haduvio for the treatment of patients with RCC;
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our planned Phase 1 NDA supportive studies.
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if we determine to conduct additional clinical trials of Haduvio for other indications; and
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if we acquire or in-license rights to or develop other potential product candidates or technologies and seek regulatory and marketing approvals for Haduvio or any future product candidate that successfully completes clinical trials.
We expect to continue to incur costs associated with operating as a public company, including significant legal, accounting, information technology, investor relations and other expenses.
We will need substantial additional funding to support our continuing operations. Until such time as we can generate significant revenue from sales of Haduvio, if ever, we expect to finance our operations through public or private equity offerings, debt financings, collaborations and licensing arrangements or other sources to achieve our business objectives. Adequate additional financing may not be available to us on acceptable terms or at all. Our future funding requirements, both short-term and long-term, will depend on many factors, including:
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the scope, progress, timing, costs and results of clinical trials of Haduvio, including our planned Phase 3 trials of Haduvio for the treatment of IPF-related chronic cough, our planned adaptive design Phase 2b clinical trial of Haduvio for the treatment of non-IPF ILD-related chronic cough, our planned Phase 2b clinical trial for the
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treatment of RCC, and our planned Phase 1 NDA supportive studies, as well as trials for any future product candidates and the costs of seeking regulatory approvals;
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the number and characteristics of indications for which we seek to develop Haduvio or any future product candidates and their respective development requirements;
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the costs to manufacture necessary quantities of Haduvio or any future product candidate for clinical development in connection with regulatory submissions;
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the costs of commercialization activities for Haduvio for the treatment of IPF-related chronic cough, non-IPF ILD and RCC or for any future product candidates that receive marketing approval, if any, including the costs and timing of establishing product sales, marketing, distribution and manufacturing capabilities;
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subject to receipt of marketing approvals, revenue, if any, received from commercial sales of Haduvio for the treatment of chronic cough in patients with IPF, non-IPF ILD or RCC or from any future product candidates;
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our ability to identify potential collaborators for Haduvio for the treatment of chronic cough in patients with IPF, non-IPF ILD or RCC or for any future product candidates, and the terms and timing of any collaboration agreement that we may establish for the development and any commercialization of such product candidates;
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the extent to which we acquire or in-license rights to other potential product candidates or technologies and the terms and timing of any such acquisition or licensing arrangements;
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our potential obligation to make milestone payments to Keenova Therapeutics plc, or Keenova, which would become due upon the successful completion of the first Phase 3 clinical trial of a licensed product candidate and the marketing approval of a licensed product in the U.S., as well as our potential obligations to pay Keenova royalties on the net sales of the product;
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our headcount growth and associated costs as we expand our research and development activities and medical affairs activities and establish a commercial infrastructure;
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the costs of preparing, filing and prosecuting patent applications, maintaining, expanding and protecting our intellectual property rights and defending against intellectual property-related claims;
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the effect of competing technologies and market developments;
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our ability to establish and maintain healthcare coverage and adequate reimbursement for our products; and
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the costs of operating as a public company.
We believe that our existing cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, will enable us to fund our operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements into 2028. We expect these resources will enable us to fund our planned Phase 3 trials of Haduvio for the treatment of IPF-related chronic cough, our planned adaptive design Phase 2b clinical trial in non-IPF ILD-related chronic cough, our planned Phase 2b clinical trial in RCC, and our planned Phase 1 NDA supportive studies. However, these resources will not be sufficient for us to fund Haduvio for any indication or any future product candidates through regulatory approval, and we will need to raise substantial additional capital to complete the development and commercialization of Haduvio and any future product candidates.
We have based our estimates as to how long we expect we will be able to fund our operations on assumptions that may prove to be wrong and we could use our available capital resources sooner than we currently expect, in which case we would be required to obtain additional financing and financing may not be available to us on acceptable terms, on a timely basis or at all. Our failure to raise capital as and when needed would have a negative impact on our financial condition and our ability to pursue our business strategy.
We do not have any committed external source of funds.Accordingly, we will be required to obtain further funding through public or private equity offerings, debt financings, collaborations, licensing arrangements or other sources to complete the clinical development and commercialization of Haduvio for the treatment of chronic cough in patients with IPF, non-IPF ILD or RCC or any other indication. If we raise additional funds by issuing equity securities, our stockholders may experience dilution. Any debt financing into which we enter would result in fixed payment obligations and may involve agreements that include grants of security interests on our assets and restrictive covenants that limit our ability to take specific actions, such as incurring additional debt, making capital expenditures, granting liens over our assets, redeeming stock or declaring dividends, that could adversely impact our ability to conduct our business. In addition, securing financing could require a substantial amount of time and attention from our management and may divert a disproportionate amount of their attention away from day-to-day activities, which may adversely affect our management’s
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ability to oversee the development of our product candidates. Any debt financing that we seek or additional equity that we raise may contain terms that could adversely affect our common stockholders.
If we are unable to raise sufficient capital as and when needed, we may be required to delay, reduce or abandon our product development programs or commercialization efforts. If we raise additional funds through collaborations or marketing, distribution or licensing arrangements with third parties, we may have to relinquish valuable rights to future revenue streams or product candidates or grant licenses on terms that may not be favorable to us.
Contractual Obligations and Commitments
A significant portion of our development activities are outsourced to third parties under agreements, including with CROs and contract manufacturers in connection with the production of clinical trial materials. The contracts are cancelable at any time by us, generally upon 45 to 60 days' prior written notice to the CRO, and therefore we believe that our non-cancelable obligations under these agreements are not material.
For information related to our future commitments relating to our lease and licensing agreements, see Note 5, “Leases” and Note 12, “Collaborative and Licensing Agreements” of our Consolidated Financial Statements.
Critical Accounting Policies and Use of Estimates
Our Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The preparation of these Consolidated Financial Statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the Consolidated Financial Statements, as well as the reported expenses incurred during the reporting periods. Our estimates are based on our historical experience and on various other factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
We believe that the estimates and assumptions involved in the accounting policy described below may have the greatest potential impact on our Consolidated Financial Statements and, therefore, consider this to be our critical accounting policy.
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Nonrefundable advance payments for goods or services that will be used or rendered for future research and development activities are deferred and capitalized and recognized as an expense as the goods are delivered or the related services are performed.
We have entered into agreements with CROs, contract manufacturing organizations and other companies that provide services in connection with our research and development activities. Our research and development expenses as well as prepaid and accrued expenses related to these agreements, are estimated based on the level of services performed, progress of the studies, including the phase or completion of events, timing of payments made, and contracted costs. The estimated costs of research and development provided, but not yet invoiced, are included in accrued expenses on our consolidated balance sheet. If the actual timing of the performance of services or the level of effort varies from the original estimates, we will adjust the accrual accordingly. Payments made to CROs, contract manufacturing organizations and other companies under these arrangements in advance of the performance of the related services are recorded as prepaid expenses.
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
The financial statements required to be filed pursuant to this Item 8 are appended to this report. An index of those financial statements is found in Item 15 of Part IV of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
None.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities
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Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, as of December 31, 2025. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information we are required to disclose in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures, and is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Our management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and our management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls and procedures can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2025, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.
Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act. Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the 2013 framework in Internal Control–Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on our evaluation under that framework, our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2025.
This Annual Report on Form 10-K does not include an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting as we are a non-accelerated filer and a “smaller reporting company”, as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
No change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) occurred during the three months ended December 31, 2025 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Item 9B. Other Information.
(c) Director and Officer Trading Arrangements
During the three months ended December 31, 2025, none of our directors or officers adopted or terminated a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement or a non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement (as defined in Item 408(c) of Regulation S-K).
Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections.
Not Applicable.
PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
The information required by this Item 10 will be included in our Definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC with respect to our 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 11. Executive Compensation.
The information required by this Item 11 will be included in our Definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC with respect to our 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
The information required by this Item 12 will be included in our Definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC with respect to our 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.
The information required by this Item 13 will be included in our Definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC with respect to our 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services.
The information required by this Item 14 will be included in our Definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC with respect to our 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference.
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PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.
(1) Financial Statements
The following Consolidated Financial Statements are filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID: 00042) F-2
Consolidated Financial Statements
Consolidated Balance Sheets F-4
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss F-5
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity F-6
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows F-6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements F-7
(2) Financial Statement Schedules:
All financial statement schedules have been omitted because they are not applicable, not required or the information required is shown in the financial statements or the notes thereto.
(3) Exhibits.
The following is a list of exhibits filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
ExhibitNumber Description
10.7*+ Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy
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19.1* Amended and Restated Insider Trading Policy
101.INS* XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH* XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL* XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF* XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB* XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE* XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
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* Filed herewith.
+ Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
† Confidential treatment has been granted as to certain portions, which portions have been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Item 16. Form 10-K Summary
None.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
TREVI THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Date: March 17, 2026 By: /s/ Jennifer L. Good
Jennifer L. Good
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Name Title Date
Jennifer L. Good (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ David C. Hastings Chief Financial Officer March 17, 2026
David C. Hastings (Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Christopher Galletta Controller March 17, 2026
Christopher Galletta (Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ David Meeker, M.D. Chairman of the Board March 17, 2026
David Meeker, M.D.
/s/ Dominick Colangelo Director March 17, 2026
Dominick Colangelo
/s/ Michael Heffernan Director March 17, 2026
Michael Heffernan
/s/ Edward Mathers Director March 17, 2026
Edward Mathers
/s/ Anne VanLent Director March 17, 2026
Anne VanLent
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Trevi Therapeutics, Inc.
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
Contents
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm F-2
Consolidated Financial Statements
Consolidated Balance Sheets F-4
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss F-5
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity F-6
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows F-6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements F-7
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors of Trevi Therapeutics, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Trevi Therapeutics, Inc. (the Company) as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the related consolidated statements of comprehensive loss, stockholders' equity and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended, December 31, 2025 and the related notes(collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company at December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2025, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matter
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective or complex judgments. The communication of the critical audit matter does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the account or disclosure to which it relates.
Research and Development Expenses – Contract research organizations costs
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/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2013.
New York, New York
March 17, 2026
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Trevi Therapeutics, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
Assets
Current assets:
Operating lease right-of-use assets 677 915
Property, equipment and leasehold improvements, net 178 157
Other non-current assets 928 243
Finance lease right-of-use assets — 157
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Current liabilities:
Operating lease liabilities 307 254
Finance lease liabilities — 31
Operating lease liabilities 446 747
Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)
Stockholders’ equity:
Accumulated other comprehensive income 148 61
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 193,439 $ 110,900
See accompanying notes.
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Trevi Therapeutics, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
Year Ended December 31,
Operating expenses:
Other income (expense):
Other expense, net (31 ) (15 )
Interest expense — (4 )
Income tax benefit (64 ) (30 )
Basic and diluted net loss per common share outstanding $ (0.32 ) $ (0.47 )
Other comprehensive income:
Net unrealized gains on available-for-sale marketable securities 87 90
See accompanying notes.
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Trevi Therapeutics, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts)
Shares Amount in Capital Income (Loss) Deficit Equity
Stock-based compensation — — 3,588 — — 3,588
Issuance of common stock from exercise of stock options 262,009 — 394 — — 394
Issuance of common stock from Employee Stock Purchase Plan 45,483 — 70 — — 70
Issuance of common stock from pre-funded warrant exercise 8,013,375 8 (8 ) — — —
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale marketable securities — — — 90 — 90
Stock-based compensation — — 5,185 — — 5,185
Issuance of common stock from Employee Stock Purchase Plan 28,131 — 118 — — 118
Issuance of common stock from pre-funded warrant exercise 5,961,875 6 (6 ) — — —
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale marketable securities — — — 87 — 87
See accompanying notes.
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Trevi Therapeutics, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Amounts in thousands)
Year Ended December 31,
Operating activities:
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Operating lease right-of-use assets 437 460
Depreciation and amortization 144 147
Accretion of available-for-sale marketable securities, net (1,638 ) (1,367 )
Write off of deferred offering costs 26 —
Loss on disposal of property, equipment and leasehold improvements 7 —
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (1,478 ) 2,659
Accrued expenses and other liabilities (1,415 ) 2,563
Net cash used in operating activities (42,089 ) (38,256 )
Investing activities:
Purchases of available-for-sale marketable securities (170,662 ) (98,463 )
Purchases of property, equipment and leasehold improvements (12 ) (35 )
Net cash used in investing activities (94,107 ) (21,528 )
Financing activities:
Proceeds from offering, net of commissions 108,154 47,000
Proceeds from exercises of warrants 10,757 —
Proceeds from exercises of stock options 2,079 394
Proceeds from disgorgement of beneficial owner's short-swing profits 725 —
Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan 118 70
Payments of offering costs (809 ) —
Payments of finance lease (11 ) (126 )
Proceeds from at-the-market sales, net of commissions — 14,146
Net cash provided by financing activities 121,013 61,484
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (15,183 ) 1,700
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 34,097 32,397
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 18,914 $ 34,097
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Interest paid $ — $ (4 )
State research tax credits exchanged for cash $ 33 $ 32
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing activities:
Offering costs included in accrued expenses $ — $ 233
See accompanying notes.
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Trevi Therapeutics, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
1.
Nature of the Business
Trevi Therapeutics, Inc. (“Trevi” or the “Company”) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of the investigational therapy Haduvio (oral nalbuphine ER) for the treatment of chronic cough in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (“IPF”), non-IPF interstitial lung disease (“non-IPF ILD”), and refractory chronic cough (“RCC”).
Haduvio is an oral extended-release formulation of nalbuphine. Haduvio acts on the cough reflex arc both centrally and peripherally as a kappa receptor agonist and a mu receptor antagonist (“KAMA”), targeting opioid receptors that play a key role in controlling chronic cough. Nalbuphine has been approved and marketed as an injectable for pain indications for decades in the United States (“U.S.”) and Europe. Nalbuphine’s mechanism of action also mitigates the risk of abuse associated with mu-opioid agonists because it antagonizes or blocks, the mu-opioid receptor. Parenteral nalbuphine is not scheduled as a controlled substance by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and in most of Europe.
The Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared on the basis of continuity of operations, realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the ordinary course of business. The Company financed its operations prior to its initial public offering (“IPO”) primarily through private placements of its redeemable convertible preferred stock and convertible notes, and has financed its operations since becoming a public company primarily through borrowings under its prior term loan facilities, proceeds from its IPO and concurrent private placement completed in May 2019, sales of its common stock pursuant to the at-the-market Sales Agreements (Note 8) with SVB Securities LLC (formerly SVB Leerink LLC) (“SVB Securities”) and Leerink Partners LLC, proceeds from private placements completed in October 2021 and April 2022 (Note 8), proceeds from the exercise of warrants, and proceeds from registered offerings completed in October 2022, December 2024 and June 2025 (Note 8). The Company has incurred recurring losses since inception, including net losses of $42.8 million and $47.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. As of December 31, 2025, the Company had cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $188.3 million compared to $107.6 million of cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities as of December 31, 2024. The Company had incurred losses and negative cash flows from operations and had an accumulated deficit of $329.8 million as of December 31, 2025. The Company expects to continue to incur losses for the foreseeable future. As of March 17, 2026, the date of issuance of these Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company believes that its cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities as of December 31, 2025, will be sufficient to fund its operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements for 12 months from the date of issuance of these Consolidated Financial Statements.
2.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Trevi Therapeutics, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary Trevi Therapeutics Limited. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.
All amounts presented are in thousands of dollars, except share and per share amounts, unless noted otherwise. The Company has evaluated events occurring subsequent to December 31, 2025 for potential recognition or disclosure in the Consolidated Financial Statements and concluded there were no subsequent events that required recognition or disclosure.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of the expenses during the reporting periods. Significant estimates and assumptions reflected in these Consolidated Financial Statements include but are not limited to the recognition of prepaid expenses, accrued expenses and research and development (“R&D”) expenses, the valuation of stock-based awards and the valuation allowance of deferred tax assets. In addition, management’s assessment of the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern involves the estimation of the amount and timing of future cash inflows and outflows. Changes in estimates are recorded in the period in which they become known. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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Cash Equivalents
The Company classifies short-term, highly liquid investments with an original term of three months or less at the date of purchase as cash equivalents.
Marketable Securities
The Company generally invests its excess cash in money market funds and investment grade short- to intermediate-term fixed income securities. Such investments are included in cash and cash equivalents or marketable securities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Marketable securities with an original maturity date greater than 90 days at each balance sheet date are classified as short-term. Marketable securities are classified as current assets as these investments are intended to be available to the Company for use in funding current operations. All of the Company’s marketable securities are considered available-for-sale and are reported at fair value. For securities with unrealized gains and losses, when the Company expects to receive cash flows sufficient to recover the amortized cost basis of a security, such gains and losses are included in accumulated other comprehensive income as a component of stockholders’ equity. Credit losses are identified when the Company does not expect to receive cash flows sufficient to recover the amortized cost basis of a security. In the event of a credit loss, only the amount associated with the credit loss is recognized in interest income, net on the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss. The amortized cost of debt securities is adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts to maturity, which is included in interest income, net on the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss. Realized gains and losses, if any, on marketable securities are included in interest income, net on the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss. The cost of securities sold is determined using specific identification.
The Company evaluates whether declines in the fair values of its marketable securities below their amortized cost are credit losses on a quarterly basis. This evaluation consists of several qualitative and quantitative factors such as the extent to which the fair value is less than the amortized cost basis and the issuer’s financial condition. Additionally, declines in value are evaluated in order to assess whether the decline is other than temporary. In order to perform this evaluation, the Company assesses whether it has plans to sell the marketable security or whether it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell any marketable securities before recovery of its amortized cost basis. Factors considered include quoted market prices, recent financial results and operating trends, implied values from any recent transactions or offers of investee securities, credit quality of debt instrument issuers, other publicly available information that may affect the value of the marketable security, duration and severity of the decline in value, and the Company’s strategy and intentions for holding the marketable security.
Fair Value Measurements
The Company’s financial instruments have consisted of cash and cash equivalents, available-for-sale marketable securities, other current assets, accounts payable, accrued expenses, term loans and warrants to acquire the Company’s common stock.Fair value estimates of these instruments are made at a specific point in time, based on relevant market information. The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, other current assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses are generally considered to be representative of their respective fair values because of the short-term nature of those instruments. Available-for-sale marketable securities are reported at their fair values, based upon pricing of securities with the same or similar investment characteristics as provided by third-party pricing services, as described below. The warrants to acquire the Company’s common stock are not required to be accounted for at fair value.
Current accounting guidance defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, and requires certain disclosures about fair value measurements. The valuation techniques included in the guidance are based on observable and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs reflect readily obtainable data from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect market assumptions and are classified into the following fair value hierarchy:
Level 1—Observable inputs—quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.
Level 2—Observable inputs other than the quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities—such as quoted prices for similar instruments, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in inactive markets, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.
Level 3—Unobservable inputs—includes amounts derived from valuation models where one or more significant inputs are unobservable and require the company to develop relevant assumptions.
Valuation Techniques - Level 2 Inputs
The Company estimates the fair values of its financial instruments categorized as level 2 in the fair value hierarchy, including U.S. treasury securities, U.S. government agency obligations, corporate bonds, commercial paper, asset-backed securities and municipal bonds, by taking into consideration valuations obtained from third-party pricing services. The pricing services use industry standard valuation models, including both income- and market-based approaches, for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly, to estimate fair value. These inputs include reported trades of and broker/dealer quotes on the same or similar securities, benchmark yields, issuer credit spreads, benchmark securities,
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and other observable inputs. The Company obtains a single price for each financial instrument and does not adjust the prices obtained from the pricing service.
Property, Equipment and Leasehold Improvements
Property, equipment and leasehold improvements (consisting of furniture, computer and office equipment and leasehold improvements) are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets (three years for computer equipment, five years for furniture and office equipment, and the shorter of the term of the lease or useful life for leasehold improvements).
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
The Company continually evaluates whether events or circumstances have occurred that indicate that the estimated remaining useful life of its long-lived assets may warrant revision or that the carrying value of these assets may be impaired. The Company has not recognized any significant impairment charges from inception through December 31, 2025.
Foreign Currency Transactions
The Company, at times, contracts with vendors and consultants outside of the U.S., resulting in liabilities denominated in foreign currency. The transactions are recorded in U.S. dollars on the transaction dates and any currency fluctuation through the payment date is recorded as currency gains or losses in other income, net in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss.
Deferred Offering Costs
The Company capitalizes certain legal, professional, accounting and other third-party fees that are directly associated with in-process equity financings as deferred offering costs until such financings are consummated. After consummation of an equity financing, these costs are recorded in stockholders’ equity as a reduction of additional paid-in capital generated as a result of the financings. Should the planned equity financing no longer be considered probable of being consummated, the deferred offering costs are expensed immediately as a charge to general and administrative expenses. The deferred offering costs are included in Other current assets and Other non-current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Research and Development (“R&D”) Expenses
All of the Company’s R&D expenses consist of expenses incurred in connection with the development of Haduvio. These expenses include certain payroll and personnel expenses, including stock-based compensation, consulting costs, contract manufacturing costs and fees paid to contract research organizations (“CROs”) to conduct certain R&D activities on the Company’s behalf. The Company expenses both internal and external R&D expenses as they are incurred.
The Company has entered into agreements with CROs, contract manufacturing organizations (“CMOs”) and other companies that provide services in connection with the Company’s R&D activities. The value of goods and services received from CROs and CMOs in the reporting period are estimated based on the level of services performed, progress of the studies, including the phase or completion of events, timing of payments made and contracted costs. The estimated costs of R&D provided, but not yet invoiced, are included in accrued expenses on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. If the actual timing of the performance of services or the level of effort varies from the original estimates, the Company will adjust the accrual accordingly. Payments made to CROs, CMOs and other companies under these arrangements in advance of the performance of the related services are recorded as prepaid expenses or as other current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, as applicable, and are recognized as expenses as the goods are delivered or the related services are performed.
Patent Costs
All patent-related costs in connection with filing and prosecuting patent applications are expensed to general and administrative expense as incurred, as recoverability of such expenditures is uncertain.
Warrants
The Company determines the accounting classification of warrants that are issued, as either liability or equity, by first assessing whether the warrants meet liability classification in accordance with ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”), and then in accordance with ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”), depending on the specific terms of the warrant. Under ASC 480, warrants are considered liability classified if the warrants are mandatorily redeemable, obligate the issuer to settle the warrants or the underlying shares by paying cash or other assets, or must or may require settlement by issuing variable number of shares.
If the warrants do not meet liability classification under ASC 480, the Company assesses the requirements under ASC 815, which states that contracts that require or may require the issuer to settle the contract for cash are liabilities recorded at fair value, irrespective of the likelihood of the transaction occurring that triggers the net cash settlement feature. If the
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warrants do not require liability classification under ASC 815, in order to conclude equity classification, the Company assesses whether the warrants are indexed to its common stock and whether the warrants are classified as equity under ASC 815 or other applicable GAAP. After all relevant assessments are made, the Company concludes whether the warrants are classified as liability or equity. Liability classified warrants are required to be accounted for at fair value both on the date of issuance and on subsequent accounting period ending dates, with all changes in fair value after the issuance date recorded in the statements of comprehensive loss as a gain or loss. For equity classified warrants, no changes in fair value are recognized after the issuance date.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company accounts for stock-based compensation arrangements with employees and non-employees for consultancy services in accordance with ASC 718, Stock Compensation (“ASC 718”). ASC 718 requires the recognition of compensation expense, using a fair-value based method, for costs related to all stock-based awards including stock options. The Company’s determination of the fair value of stock-based awards on the date of grant utilizes the Black-Scholes valuation model for stock options with time-based and performance-based vesting and is impacted by the price of its common stock as well as changes in assumptions regarding a number of subjective variables. These variables include the expected term that stock options will remain outstanding, expected common stock price volatility over the term of the stock options, risk-free interest rates and expected dividends.
Changes in the variables can materially affect the fair value and ultimately how much stock-based compensation expense is recognized. These inputs are subjective and generally require analysis and judgment to develop.
Expected Term—The expected term assumption represents the weighted average period that the stock-based awards are expected to be outstanding. The Company has elected to use the “simplified method” for estimating the expected term of its stock options, whereby the expected term equals the arithmetic average of the vesting term and the original contractual term of the stock option.
Expected Volatility—For all stock options granted to date, the volatility data was estimated based on a study of publicly traded industry peer companies. For purposes of identifying these peer companies, the Company considered the industry, stage of development, size and financial leverage of potential comparable companies.
Expected Dividend—The Black-Scholes valuation model calls for a single expected dividend yield as an input. The Company currently has no history or expectation of paying cash dividends on its common stock.
Risk-Free Interest Rate—The risk-free interest rate is based on the yield available on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues similar in duration to the expected term of the stock-based award.
The fair value is recognized over the period during which an optionee is required to provide services in exchange for the stock option, known as the requisite service period (usually the vesting period) on a straight-line basis. For performance-based vesting, the fair value is recognized when it is probable the performance conditions will be achieved. The Company reassesses the probability of achieving the performance conditions at each reporting date. Forfeitures are accounted for as they occur.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. Deferred income tax assets are reduced, as necessary, by a valuation allowance when management determines it is more likely than not that some or all of the tax benefits will not be realized.
The Company applies the provisions of ASC 740, Income Taxes(“ASC 740”), which prescribes a comprehensive model for how a company should recognize, measure, present and disclose in its financial statements uncertain tax positions that the company has taken or expects to take on a tax return. These Consolidated Financial Statements reflect expected future tax consequences of such positions presuming the taxing authorities possess full knowledge of the position and all relevant facts. There are no material uncertainties regarding the tax positions that the Company has taken through December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. The Company does not have any interest or penalties accrued related to tax positions as it does not have any unrecognized tax benefits.
Leases
Under ASC 842, Leases, the Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at its inception. Leases are classified as either operating or finance, based on the Company’s evaluation of certain criteria. If a lease has a term greater than one year, the lease is recognized in the balance sheet as a right-of-use asset and a lease liability at lease commencement. The Company elected the short-term lease practical expedient, therefore, if a lease has a term less than one year, the Company will not recognize the lease on its balance sheet. The right-of-use asset represents the Company’s right of use to an underlying asset for the term of the lease and the lease liability represents the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease.
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If the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate within the lease, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate, based on information available at the commencement date of the lease to determine the present value of the lease payments.
Operating lease right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities are determined and recognized on the commencement date of the lease based on the present value of lease payments over the term of the lease. For operating leases, rent expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease, and right-of-use assets are subsequently re-measured to reflect the effect of uneven lease payments.
For finance leases, right-of-use assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the lease term or the useful life of the underlying asset. Expenses for finance leases include the amortization of right-of-use assets, which is recorded as depreciation and amortization expense, and interest expense, which reflects interest accrued on the lease liability.
Basic and Diluted Net Loss per Common Share
Basic and diluted net loss per common share outstanding is determined by dividing net loss by the weighted average common shares outstanding during the period. Basic shares outstanding includes the weighted average effect of the Company’s outstanding pre-funded warrants, the exercise of which requires little or no consideration for the delivery of shares of common stock.
For all periods presented, shares issuable upon exercise of stock options and warrants to purchase shares of common stock (other than pre-funded warrants) have been excluded from the calculation because their effects would be anti-dilutive. Therefore, the weighted average common shares used to calculate both basic and diluted net loss per share are the same for each of the periods presented.
Segments
The Company has one reportable segment, which is also the Company’s only operating segment. Management uses one measurement of profitability and does not segregate its business for internal reporting.
Comprehensive Loss
Comprehensive loss represents the net change in stockholders’ equity during a period from sources other than transactions with stockholders. As reflected in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss, our comprehensive loss is comprised of net losses and unrealized gains and losses on marketable securities.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, which requires quarterly disclosure of segment expenses if they are (i) significant to the segment, (ii) regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) and (iii) included in each reported measure of a segment’s profit or loss. In addition, this ASU requires an annual disclosure of the CODM’s title and a description of how the CODM uses the segment’s profit/loss measure to assess segment performance and to allocate resources. The Company adopted this accounting standard for the fiscal year beginning on January 1, 2024 and it has resulted in incremental disclosures within the footnotes to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which requires entities to disclose disaggregated information about their effective tax rate reconciliation as well as expanded information on income taxes paid by jurisdiction. The Company adopted this accounting standard, on a prospective basis, for the fiscal year beginning on January 1, 2025 and it has resulted in incremental disclosures within the footnotes to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, which requires disaggregation and disclosure of specified information about certain costs and expenses in the notes to the financial statements. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2024-03.
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Marketable Securities
The fair value and amortized cost of available-for-sale marketable securities by major security type are presented in the following tables as of the periods presented:
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U.S. government agency securities 4,304 7 — 4,311
The net amortized cost and fair value of available-for-sale marketable securities are presented in the following table as of the periods presented by contractual maturity. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because securities may be restructured, called or prepaid, or the Company may intend to sell a security prior to maturity.
Amortized Cost Fair Value
Due to mature:
Amortized Cost Fair Value
Due to mature:
During the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, there were no realized gains or losses on available-for-sale marketable securities.
As of the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, no marketable securities had been in a continuous unrealized loss position for more than 12 months and the Company considered any such losses to be temporary in nature. The Company reviewed the securities in the tables above and considered the decline in market value for these securities to be primarily attributable to economic and market conditions. As of the periods noted in the tables above, the Company did not intend to sell these securities and did not believe it was more likely than not that it would be required to sell these securities before recovery of their amortized cost basis. Additionally, the Company did not recognize any credit losses related to its marketable securities in an unrealized loss position during any of the periods noted in the table above.
As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, accrued interest receivables on the Company’s available-for-sale marketable securities were $986 and $532, respectively, and were included within Other current assets as presented on its Consolidated Balance Sheets.
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Fair Value Measurements
The following table summarizes the Company’s financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis and the basis for that measurement, by level within the fair value hierarchy as follows:
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Fair Value Measurement Using:
Balance Sheet Classification Type of Instrument Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Financial assets:
Cash equivalents Money market funds $ 17,926 $ — $ — $ 17,926
Marketable securities U.S. treasury securities — 62,672 — 62,672
Marketable securities Commercial paper — 46,783 — 46,783
Marketable securities Corporate bonds — 42,005 — 42,005
Marketable securities Asset backed securities — 13,575 — 13,575
Marketable securities U.S. government agency securities — 4,311 — 4,311
Fair Value Measurement Using:
Balance Sheet Classification Type of Instrument Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Financial assets:
Cash equivalents Money market funds $ 28,605 $ — $ — $ 28,605
Marketable securities U.S. treasury securities — 22,851 — 22,851
Marketable securities Corporate bonds — 18,941 — 18,941
Marketable securities Commercial paper — 13,000 — 13,000
Marketable securities U.S. government agency securities — 11,423 — 11,423
Marketable securities Asset backed securities — 7,310 — 7,310
Cash equivalents Commercial paper — 4,479 — 4,479
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Leases
The Company entered into a lease for office space in New Haven, Connecticut, effective March 1, 2013, and entered into a First Amendment (the “First Amendment”) to such lease on December 5, 2017 and a Second Amendment (the “Second Amendment”) to such lease on November 21, 2022 (collectively, the “Office Space Lease”). The leased space approximated 5,600 square feet and, prior to the Second Amendment, the Office Space Lease had a term of 60 months expiring on February 28, 2023. Under the First Amendment, the Company was required to make monthly payments ranging from approximately $10 to $12 through February 1, 2023 and received two designated months of free rent. As a result of the Company entering into the Second Amendment, the leased space increased to 12,500 square feet effective in March 2023 and the term for the Office Space Lease was extended for an additional 60 months from its prior termination date, until February 28, 2028. The Second Amendment requires monthly payments ranging from approximately $23 to $32 effective in March 2023 through February 2028. The first year of payments are based on 10,500 square feet of occupied space, the second year of payments are based on 11,500 square feet of occupied space and the remaining lease payments are based on 12,500 square feet of occupied space.
In December 2022, the Company entered into a 24-month lease for the financing of the furniture installed in the Company’s new office space. The furniture lease requires monthly payments of approximately $11 starting in March 2023.
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The following table presents the Company’s lease-related assets and liabilities as presented on its Consolidated Balance Sheets:
December 31,
Classification on the Consolidated Balance Sheet 2025 2024
Assets:
Operating lease assets Operating lease right-of-use assets $ 677 $ 915
Finance lease assets Finance lease right-of-use assets — 157
Liabilities:
Current
Finance lease liabilities Finance lease liabilities, current portion — 31
Non-current
Total lease liabilities $ 753 $ 1,032
The following table presents information related to the Company’s lease expense for the periods shown:
Year EndedDecember 31,
Operating lease expense $ 342 $ 341
Finance lease expense 12 48
Total lease expense $ 354 $ 389
Future minimum lease payments from December 31, 2025 until the expiration of the leases are as follows:
Operating Leases
Total minimum lease payments 846
Less: Amount of lease payments representing interest (93 )
Present value of future minimum lease payments $ 753
The following table presents certain information related to the lease terms and discount rates for the Company’s leases:
December 31,
Weighted average remaining lease term:
Operating leases 2.2 years 3.3 years
Finance leases — 0.3 years
Weighted average discount rate:
Finance leases — 4.37%
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The following table presents supplemental cash flow information related to the Company’s leases for the periods shown:
Year EndedDecember 31,
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash outflows relating to operating leases $ 351 $ 303
Finance lease payments $ 11 $ 126
Supplemental non-cash information:
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Property, Equipment and Leasehold Improvements, Net
Property, equipment and leasehold improvements, net consist of the following:
December 31,
Computer, website development and office equipment $ 309 $ 308
Furniture and fixtures 198 41
Leasehold improvements 29 29
Construction in progress 1 7
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization (359 ) (228 )
Total property, equipment and leasehold improvements, net $ 178 $ 157
Depreciation was $132 and $94 for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
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Accrued Expenses
Accrued expenses consisted of the following:
December 31,
Accrued compensation and benefits $ 2,746 $ 2,538
Accrued consulting and professional fees 558 747
8.
Stockholders’ Equity
Preferred Stock
As of December 31, 2025and 2024, the Company’s restated certificate of incorporation authorized the Company to issue 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, with a par value of $0.001 per share.
Common Stock
As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company’s restated certificate of incorporation authorized the Company to issue 200,000,000 shares of common stock, with a par value of $0.001 per share.
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The Company had reserved shares of common stock for future issuance as shown in the table below:
December 31,
At-the-Market Offering
In June 2020, the Company entered into the ATM Sales Agreement with SVB Securities, under which the Company was able to issue and sell shares of its common stock, from time to time, having an aggregate offering price of up to $12.0 million. In May 2022, the Company and SVB Securities amended the ATM Sales Agreement to increase the maximum aggregate offering price of common stock that it was able to issue and sell from time to time under the ATM Sales Agreement by $50.0 million, from $12.0 million to up to $62.0 million.
Sales of common stock under the ATM Sales Agreement were able to be made by any method that was deemed an “at-the-market” offering as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Company was not obligated to make any sales of its common stock under the ATM Sales Agreement. The Company began making sales pursuant to the ATM Sales Agreement in July 2020. As of August 15, 2023, the date of termination of the ATM Sales Agreement, the Company had issued and sold an aggregate of 4,333,394 shares of common stock for gross proceeds of $12.7 million pursuant to the ATM Sales Agreement, before deducting estimated commissions and allocated fees of $1.0 million.
In June 2023, the Company filed with the SEC a universal shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (the “2023 Shelf Registration Statement”), which allowed the Company to offer and sell up to $200.0 million of common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, units and/or warrants from time to time pursuant to one or more offerings at prices and terms to be determined at the time of sale. The 2023 Shelf Registration Statement was declared effective on August 15, 2023. Further, in June 2023, the Company entered into a new at-the-market sales agreement with Leerink Partners LLC (formerly SVB Securities LLC) (the “ATM Sales Agreement”), under which the Company may issue and sell shares of common stock, from time to time by any method that is deemed an “at-the-market” offering as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) under the Securities Act. The Company is not obligated to make any sales of its common stock under the ATM Sales Agreement. The Company filed a prospectus under the 2023 Shelf Registration Statement for the offer and sale of shares of the Company’s common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $75.0 million pursuant to the ATM Sales Agreement. In accordance with the terms of the ATM Sales Agreement, the sales agreement we had entered into with SVB Securities LLC in 2020 terminated upon effectiveness of the 2023 Shelf Registration Statement, at which point the Company was no longer able to issue and sell shares of its common stock under such prior sales agreement. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had issued and sold 4,498,065 shares of common stock under the ATM Sales Agreement for gross proceeds of $14.6 million, before deducting estimated commissions and allocated fees of $0.5 million.
In November 2025, the Company filed an automatic universal shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (the “2025 Shelf Registration Statement”) with the SEC, which became effective upon filing. The 2025 Shelf Registration Statement permits the Company to offer and sell an indeterminate amount of common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, units and/or warrants from time to time pursuant to one or more offerings at prices and terms to be determined at the time of sale. The 2025 Shelf Registration Statement was filed to replace the Company’s prior universal shelf registration statement. Concurrently with the filing of the 2025 Shelf Registration Statement, the Company filed a new prospectus supplement pursuant to which shares of the Company’s common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $200.0 million may be offered and sold from time to time under the ATM Sales Agreement. No shares were sold under the ATM Sales Agreement during the year ended December 31, 2025.
Private Placements
On October 5, 2021, the Company issued and sold to an initial investor, in a private placement priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules, (i) 2,373,201 shares of the Company’s common stock and accompanying warrants to purchase an aggregate of 4,746,402 shares of the Company’s common stock, and (ii) pre-funded warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 4,926,069 shares of the Company’s common stock and accompanying warrants to purchase an aggregate of 9,852,138
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shares of the Company’s common stock. All of the pre-funded warrants and accompanying common stock warrants have been exercised.
On October 18, 2021, the Company issued and sold to New Enterprise Associates 16, L.P., an existing stockholder of the Company (“NEA”) and related party, in a private placement, 1,851,852 shares of the Company’s common stock and accompanying warrants to purchase an aggregate of 3,703,704 shares of the Company’s common stock. Each share of the Company’s common stock and accompanying common stock warrants were sold together at a combined price of $1.62 for gross proceeds of approximately $3.0 million. The accompanying common stock warrants have an exercise price of $1.37 per share and became exercisable immediately upon issuance. Of the accompanying common stock warrants, warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,851,852 shares of the Company’s common stock were scheduled to expire on April 18, 2025, and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,851,852 shares of the Company’s common stock will expire on October 18, 2028. On April 17, 2025, NEA exercised all of the warrants that would have expired on April 18, 2025. None of the accompanying common stock warrants issued to NEA in the private placement that expire on October 18, 2028 have been exercised.
On April 6, 2022, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain purchasers, pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to the purchasers, in a private placement priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules, (i) 4,580,526 shares of the Company’s common stock at a purchase price of $1.90 per share, and (ii) pre-funded warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 24,379,673 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $1.899 per warrant (the “April 2022 Private Placement”). Each pre-funded warrant has an exercise price of $0.001 per share, became exercisable immediately upon issuance and will be exercisable until the pre-funded warrant is exercised in full. The April 2022 Private Placement, which closed on April 11, 2022, resulted in gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $55.0 million. NEA, an existing stockholder of the Company and a related party, as well as an affiliate of NEA, participated in the offering. As of December 31, 2025, pre-funded warrants that were issued and sold in the April 2022 Private Placement to purchase 12,531,332 shares of common stock remain outstanding.
Registered Offerings
On September 27, 2022, the Company issued and sold 14,252,670 shares of the Company’s common stock and, in lieu of common stock to certain investors, pre-funded warrants to purchase 14,247,330 shares of common stock in a public offering (the “September 2022 Offering”), at a public offering price of $1.93 per share of common stock and $1.929 per pre-funded warrant pursuant to an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with SVB Securities, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated and Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters (the “Underwriters”). Each pre-funded warrant has an exercise price of $0.001 per share, became exercisable immediately upon issuance and will be exercisable until the pre-funded warrant is exercised in full. Under the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, the Company granted the Underwriters an option (the “Option”), exercisable for 30 days, to purchase up to an additional 4,275,000 shares of common stock (the “Additional Shares”), at the public offering price of $1.93 per share. The Underwriters partially exercised the Option to purchase 1,600,428 Additional Shares, which shares were issued and sold on October 25, 2022. The September 2022 Offering, including the initial closing on September 27, 2022 and the Option closing on October 25, 2022, resulted in aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $58.1 million. As of December 31, 2025, pre-funded warrants that were issued and sold in the September 2022 Offering to purchase 4,717,616 shares of common stock remain outstanding.
On December 17, 2024, the Company issued and sold 12,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to certain investors in an underwritten registered direct offering (the “December 2024 Offering”), at an offering price of $4.00 per share of common stock pursuant to an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Leerink Partners LLC, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated and Oppenheimer & Co. Inc, as representatives of the several underwriters. The December 2024 Offering resulted in aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of $50.0 million.
On June 5, 2025, the Company issued and sold 17,400,000 shares of the Company's common stock to the public in an underwritten offering, or (the “June 2025 Offering”), at an offering price of $5.75 per share of common stock pursuant to an underwriting agreement with Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Leerink Partners LLC, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., as representatives of the several underwriters. In connection with the offering, the Company also granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 2,610,000 shares of common stock at the price to the public, less underwriting discounts and commissions. The underwriters exercised the option in full and settled in cash, concurrent with the offering. The June 2025 Offering resulted in aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $115.1 million.
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Warrants
Warrant activity, including activity related to pre-funded warrants, is shown in the table below:
The pre-funded and common stock warrants are classified as equity in accordance with ASC 815 given that the pre-funded and common stock warrants are indexed to the Company’s own shares of common stock and meet the requirements to be classified in permanent equity.
Stock-Based Awards
The 2012 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2012 Plan”) was adopted by the Company’s board of directors and stockholders. The 2012 Plan provides for the issuance of stock-based awards to the Company’s employees, officers, directors, consultants and advisors. The Company’s board of directors administers the 2012 Plan. In April 2019, the Company’s board of directors adopted a resolution effective May 7, 2019, that no further equity-based awards may be granted under the 2012 Plan.
In April 2019, the Company’s board of directors adopted the 2019 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2019 Plan”), which became effective on May 7, 2019. The 2019 Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options, non-statutory stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and other stock-based awards. The Company’s employees, officers, directors, consultants and advisors are eligible to receive awards under the 2019 Plan. The 2019 Plan is administered by the Company’s board of directors.
In April 2025, the Company’s board of directors approved, and the Company’s stockholders subsequently approved, an amendment to the 2019 Plan (the “Plan Amendment”), which (i) increased the number of shares authorized for issuance under the 2019 Plan by 6,000,000 shares to 16,490,422shares and (ii) eliminated the evergreen provision of the 2019 Plan. Accordingly, the total number of shares of common stock that may be issued under both the 2019 Plan and the 2012 Plan was 16,212,645 as of December 31, 2025, of which 6,911,027 shares remained available for grant under the 2019 Plan.
Options granted under the 2019 Plan and the 2012 Plan have a maximum term of ten years. Options granted to employees, officers and non-employees generally vest over four years based on varying vesting schedules that primarily include: 25% vesting on the first anniversary date of grant and the balance ratably over the next 36 months or vesting in equal monthly or quarterly installments over four years. Options granted to directors generally vest over one to two years. The Company generally settles stock option exercises with newly issued shares of common stock. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, options to purchase 9,023,200 and 7,555,310 shares of common stock were granted and outstanding, net of cancellations, under the 2019 Plan. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, options to purchase 278,418 and 288,944 shares of common stock were granted and outstanding, net of cancellations, under the 2012 Plan.
In February 2024, the Company granted options to purchase 832,250 shares of common stock subject to performance-based vesting (“PSOs”) to employees of the Company. The PSOs were subject to vesting based on performance criteria related to the timing and results of two of the Company’s clinical trials. By May 2025, the timing and results of both clinical trials had been determined, and the compensation committee of the Company's board of directors had certified to the satisfaction of the related performance metrics, resulting in PSOs to purchase 642,160 shares vesting and the remaining PSOs being cancelled.
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A summary of the Company’s combined stock option activity for the 2019 Plan and the 2012 Plan is as follows:
(in years) (in thousands)
Expired — $ —
The weighted average grant-date fair value per share of stock options granted was $4.01and $2.17 for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
The aggregate fair value of stock options that vested during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 was $4.5million and $2.4 million, respectively.
The aggregate intrinsic value of stock options is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the stock options and the fair value of the Company’s common stock for those stock options that had exercise prices lower than the fair value of the Company’s common stock. The aggregate intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 was $4,337 and $305, respectively.
The range of assumptions that the Company used to determine the fair value of the stock options granted were as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
Risk-free interest rate 3.8% - 4.4% 3.5% - 4.3%
Expected dividend yield — —
Expected term (in years) 5.5 - 7.0 5.5 - 7.0
In April 2019, the Company’s board of directors adopted the 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “2019 ESPP”), which became effective on May 7, 2019. The 2019 ESPP is administered by the Company’s board of directors.
The total number of shares of common stock that may be issued under the 2019 ESPP was 1,103,842 as of December 31, 2025. The number of shares of the Company’s common stock that have been approved to be issued under the 2019 ESPP is equal to the sum of i) 155,106 shares plus ii) an annual increase to be added on the first day of each fiscal year, beginning with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020 and continuing for each fiscal year until and including, the fiscal year ending December 31, 2029, equal to the least of (a) 526,315 shares of common stock, (b) 1% of the number of outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock on such date and (c) an amount determined by the Company’s board of directors. No annual increase was made on January 1, 2024 and 2025, respectively.
The following table summarizes the classifications of stock-based compensation expenses for the 2012 Plan, the 2019 Plan and the 2019 ESPP recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss:
Year Ended December 31,
General and administrative expense $ 2,944 $ 2,145
Research and development expense 2,241 1,443
Total stock-based compensation expenses $ 5,185 $ 3,588
As of December 31, 2025, total unrecognized compensation cost related to the unvested share-based awards was $11.5 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.7 years. As of December 31, 2024, total unrecognized compensation cost related to the unvested share-based awards was $6.8 million, which was expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.7 years.
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9.
Income Taxes
The Company recorded an income tax benefit related to state research and development tax credits. The components of the income tax benefit for the periods shown are as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
Current:
Federal $ — $ —
Deferred:
Federal — —
State — —
— —
Income tax benefit $ (64 ) $ (30 )
The following table provides a reconciliation between income tax benefit and the expected tax benefit at the statutory rate:
Year Ended December 31,
Tax credits
Nontaxable or nondeductible items
Income tax benefit and effective income tax rate $ (64 ) 0.1 % $ (30 ) 0.1 %
The following table summarizes income taxes paid, net of refunds received:
Year Ended December 31,
U.S. Federal $ — $ —
U.S. State and Local
Connecticut (33 ) (32 )
Total income taxes paid, net of (refunds) received $ (33 ) $ (32 )
Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
December 31,
Federal and state tax credits 8,798 7,532
Deferred tax liabilities (183 ) (351 )
Net deferred tax asset $ — $ —