6-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of August 2023

Commission File Number 000-30902

COMPUGEN LTD.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

26 Harokmim Street

Holon 5885849, Israel

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

Form 20-F ☑          Form 40-F ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ☐

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Compugen Ltd.

On August 7, 2023, Compugen Ltd. (the “Company”) issued a press release reporting the Company’s 2023 second quarter results (the “Press Release”), a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report on Form 6-K. With the exception of the 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th paragraphs of the Press Release, the information contained in the Press Release is hereby incorporated by reference herein.

Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results

The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiary as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 and for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 are furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Report on Form 6-K and incorporated by reference herein. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition of the Company as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2023 are furnished as Exhibit 99.3 to this Report on Form 6-K and incorporated by reference herein.

The information contained in this Report on Form 6-K is hereby incorporated by reference into the Company’s Registration Statement on Form F-3, File No. 333-270985.

Exhibits

 

Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit

99.1 Press Release dated August 7, 2023.

99.2 Unaudited interim consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 and for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022.

99.3 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition of the Company as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2023.

101 The following financial information from Compugen Ltd.’s Report on Form 6-K, formatted in Inline XBRL (ieXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) condensed consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022; (ii) condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive loss for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022; (iii) condensed consolidated statements of changes in shareholders’ equity for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022; (iv) condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022; and (v) notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	COMPUGEN LTD.
Date: August 7, 2023	By:	/s/ Eran Ben Dor
		Eran Ben Dor General Counsel

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Compugen Reports Second Quarter 2023 Results

• Advancing enrollment in two proof-of-concept studies evaluating triple blockade of DNAM-1 axis in patients with microsatellite stable colorectal cancer and platinum resistant ovarian cancer; initial findings expected by year end

• Data from multiple studies planned to be presented by the end of the year:

o New data from metastatic breast cancer study evaluating COM701+ nivolumab

o New translational data and initial biomarker data from platinum resistant ovarian cancer studies evaluating COM701 + nivolumab ± BMS anti-TIGIT

o Longer-term patient follow up from platinum resistant ovarian cancer study evaluating COM701 + nivolumab + BMS anti-TIGIT

o New data from COM503 lead pre-clinical program

HOLON, ISRAEL – August 7, 2023 - Compugen Ltd. (Nasdaq: CGEN) (TASE: CGEN) a clinical-stage cancer immunotherapy company and a pioneer in computational target discovery, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023 and provided a corporate update on key events since the start of 2023.

“In the first half of the year, we continued to execute on our goals,” said Anat Cohen-Dayag, Ph.D., President, and Chief Executive Officer of Compugen. “Patient enrollment is advancing in our two proof-of-concept studies with our unique triple immunotherapy combination approach and initial findings are expected by the end of the year. We presented new clinical data in metastatic endometrial cancer at ASCO in June showing durable responses, including in a patient failing immunotherapy which is consistent with data we previously presented in other hard to treat tumors. The totality of our data to date, suggest that our COM701 based combinations have the potential to offer a treatment option with a favorable safety profile for hard-to-treat patients, across the spectrum of PD-L1 expression levels, including in patients who are anti-PD-1 refractory, pointing to a potential COM701 mediated mechanism of action.”

Dr. Cohen-Dayag added, “Our immediate focus is on expanding our data in two indications, platinum resistant ovarian cancer and microsatellite stable colorectal cancer, while continuing to invest in biomarker discovery, which is important to efficiently set our development path forward. We believe that the therapeutic potential of COM701 and COM902 as part of the DNAM-1 axis may be much broader than these two indications.”

Dr. Cohen-Dayag concluded, “In the second half of the year we are planning to present new and follow up data with our COM701 combinations including in ovarian and breast cancer as well as additional data on our COM503 lead pre-clinical program. Additionally, we are delighted to see the continued advancement in the development of rilvegostomig derived from COM902 by our partner AstraZeneca.”

Corporate Update:

• March 2023: First patient dosed in microsatellite stable colorectal cancer study; enrollment is on track to complete by year end.

• CIMT May 2023: Presentation of data on lead pre-clinical asset COM503, an anti- IL-18BP antibody, designed to induce a potent anti-tumor response and pronounced localized tumor microenvironment immune modulation by unleashing natural IL-18 activity in the tumor and potentially overcoming the challenges of administering a cytokine therapeutic.

• June 2023: First patient dosed in platinum resistant ovarian cancer study. Enrollment to date is slower than anticipated, however we believe that we can catch up on enrollment with the planned activation of additional sites.

• June 2023: Win at the European Patent Office (EPO), which ruled to uphold the Company’s broad PVRIG patent for the treatment of cancer reflecting the strength of Compugen’s patent strategy in novel target discovery. The EPO ruling is subject to appeal.

• ASCO June 2023: Presentation of data from triple immunotherapy combination (COM701+  nivolumab + BMS anti-TIGIT) in microsatellite stable endometrial cancer study showing durable partial responses in patients who failed standard of care, including pembrolizumab and lenvatinib.

• ASCO June 2023: Presentation of clinical data by partner AstraZeneca on rilvegostomig, a PD-1/TIGIT bispecific derived from COM902, establishing its safety and pharmacokinetic profile and showing anti-tumor activity in checkpoint inhibitor experienced NSCLC patients who typically do not respond to immunotherapy.

Next Planned Milestones in H2 2023:

• Report initial findings from ongoing triple combination (COM701+COM902+ pembrolizumab) proof-of-concept studies in microsatellite stable colorectal and platinum resistant ovarian cancer by end of the year.

• Presentation of new translational data and initial biomarker data from platinum resistant ovarian cancer studies evaluating COM701 + nivolumab ± BMS anti-TIGIT.

• Presentation of longer-term patient follow up from platinum resistant ovarian cancer study evaluating COM701 + nivolumab + BMS anti-TIGIT.

• Presentation of new data from the metastatic breast cancer cohort expansion study of patients treated with COM701 and nivolumab.

• Presentation of data from COM503 lead pre-clinical program.

• Rilvegostomig (PD-1/TIGIT bispecific derived from COM902): AstraZeneca continues to advance the development of rilvegostomig in multiple trials, including a Phase 2 trial in checkpoint inhibitor naïve NSCLC and a Phase 2 trial in hepatobiliary cancer. AstraZeneca disclosed plans to initiate a Phase 3 trial with rilvegostomig this year.

Financial Results

As of June 30, 2023, cash, cash equivalents and cash investments were approximately $66.5 million, compared with approximately $83.7 million as of December 31, 2022. The Company expects its existing cash and cash related balances to be sufficient to fund its operating plan into at least the end of 2024, based on current plans. During the three months ended June 30, 2023, the Company sold approximately 1.6 million ordinary shares under its “at-the-market offering” (ATM) facility pursuant to a sales agreement entered with Leerink Partners on January 31, 2023, for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $1.6 million.

Compugen has no debt.

R&D expenses for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023, were approximately $7.8 million, up from $6.8 million for the comparable period in 2022. The increase is mainly due to end of the amortization of the deferred participation in R&D expenses following the termination of the agreement with Bristol Myers Squibb in the third quarter of 2022, and an increase in preclinical and CMC activities associated with COM503, offset by a decrease in clinical trial expenses, headcount and currency exchange effect.

General and administrative expenses for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023, were approximately $2.4 million down from approximately $2.6 million for the comparable period in 2022.

Net loss for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023, was approximately $9.3 million, or $0.11 per basic and diluted share, compared with a net loss of approximately $9.1 million, or $0.11 per basic and diluted share, for the comparable period in 2022.

Full financial tables are included below

Conference call and webcast information

The Company will hold a conference call today, August 7, 2023, at 8:30 AM ET to review its second quarter 2023 results. To access the live conference call by telephone, please dial 1-866-744-5399 from the U.S., or +972-3-918-0644 internationally. The call will be available via live webcast through the Company’s website, located at the following link. Following the live audio webcast, a replay will be available on the Company's website.

About Compugen

Compugen is a clinical-stage therapeutic discovery and development company utilizing its broadly applicable predictive computational discovery capabilities to identify new drug targets and biological pathways for developing cancer immunotherapies. Compugen has developed two proprietary product candidates: COM701, a potential first-in-class anti-PVRIG antibody and COM902, a potential best-in-class antibody targeting TIGIT for the treatment of solid tumors. Compugen also has a clinical stage partnered program, rilvegostomig (previously AZD2936), a PD-1/TIGIT bi-specific derived from COM902, in Phase 2 development by AstraZeneca through a license agreement for the development of bi-specific and multi-specific antibodies. In addition, the Company’s therapeutic pipeline of early-stage immuno-oncology programs consists of programs aiming to address various mechanisms of immune resistance. The most advanced program, COM503 is in IND enabling studies. COM503 is a potential first-in-class, high affinity antibody which blocks the interaction between IL-18 binding protein and IL-18, thereby freeing natural IL-18 to inhibit cancer growth in the tumor microenvironment. Compugen is headquartered in Israel, with offices in San Francisco, CA. Compugen’s shares are listed on Nasdaq and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol CGEN.

Forward-Looking Statement

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are based on the current beliefs, expectations, and assumptions of Compugen. Forward-looking statements can be identified using terminology such as “will,” “may,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “potential,” “plan,” “goal,” “estimate,” “likely,” “should,” “confident,” and “intends,” and similar expressions that are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, our expectation to share initial finding from two proof-of-concept studies evaluating triple blockade of DNAM-1 axis in patients with microsatellite stable colorectal cancer and platinum resistant ovarian cancer by year; our plans to present data from multiple studies by the end of the year; COM701 based combinations having the potential to offer a treatment option with a favorable safety profile for hard-to-treat patients, across the spectrum of PD-L1 expression levels, including in patients who are anti-PD-1 refractory, pointing to a potential COM701 mediated mechanism of action; our belief that the therapeutic potential of COM701 and COM902 as part of the DNAM-1 axis may be much broader than in platinum resistant ovarian cancer and microsatellite stable colorectal cancer; our beliefs as to the pace and timing of trial patient enrollment; our belief that we can catch up on enrollment with the planned activation of additional sites for platinum resistant ovarian cancer study; and our expectation that existing cash and cash related balances will be sufficient to fund our operating plan through the end of 2024. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual results, performance, or achievements of Compugen to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Among these risks: In the near term, Compugen is highly dependent on the success of COM701 and of COM902; Compugen may not be able to advance its internal clinical stage programs through clinical development or manufacturing or successfully partner or commercialize them, or obtain marketing approval, either alone or with a collaborator, or may experience significant delays in doing so; Clinical development involves a lengthy and expensive process, with an uncertain outcome and Compugen may encounter substantial delays or even an inability to begin clinical trials for any specific product or may not be able to conduct or complete its trials on the timelines it expects; Compugen relies and expect to continue to rely on third parties to conduct its clinical trials and these third parties may not successfully or professionally carry out their contractual duties, comply with regulatory requirements or meet expected deadlines, and Compugen may experience significant delays in the conduct of its clinical trials as well as significant increased expenditures; Compugen has limited experience in the development of therapeutic product candidates, and it may be unable to implement its business strategy. These risks and other risks are more fully discussed in the “Risk Factors” section of Compugen’s most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as well as other documents that may be subsequently filed by Compugen from time to time with the SEC. In addition, any forward-looking statements represent Compugen’s views only as of the date of this release and should not be relied upon as representing its views as of any subsequent date. Compugen does not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements unless required by law.

Company contact:

Yvonne Naughton, Ph.D.

Head of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications

Email: ir@cgen.com  

Tel: +1 (628) 241-0071 

COMPUGEN LTD.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(U.S. dollars in thousands, except for share and per share amounts)

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended,
	June 30,						June 30,
	2023			2022			2023			2022
	Unaudited			Unaudited			Unaudited			Unaudited
Operating expenses
Research and development expenses		7,761			6,812			15,206			13,982
Marketing and business development expenses		49			255			165			478
General and administrative expenses		2,404			2,570			4,977			5,173
Total operating expenses		10,214			9,637			20,348			19,633
Financial and other income, net		889			493			1,697			779
Loss before taxes on income		(9,325	)		(9,144	)		(18,651	)		(18,854	)
Tax benefit		49			-			36			-
Net loss		(9,276	)		(9,144	)		(18,615	)		(18,854	)
Basic and diluted net loss per ordinary share		(0.11	)		(0.11	)		(0.21	)		(0.22	)
Weighted average number of ordinary shares used in computing basic and diluted net loss per share		87,182,839			86,518,714			86,903,741			86,486,612

COMPUGEN LTD.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS DATA

(U.S. dollars, in thousands)

	June 30,		December 31,
	2023		2022
	Unaudited
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash, cash equivalents, short-term bank deposits and restricted cash		61,983		83,708
Investment in marketable securities		4,551		-
Other accounts receivable and prepaid expenses		2,865		2,417
Total current assets		69,399		86,125
Non-current assets
Long-term prepaid expenses		1,912		1,899
Severance pay fund		2,788		2,794
Operating lease right to use asset		1,606		1,826
Property and equipment, net		1,350		1,532
Total non-current assets		7,656		8,051
Total assets		77,055		94,176
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Current liabilities
Other accounts payable, accrued expenses and trade payables		10,191		10,981
Current maturity of operating lease liability		610		613
Short-term deferred participation in R&D expenses		-		325
Total current liabilities		10,801		11,919
Non-current liabilities
Long-term operating lease liability		991		1,312
Accrued severance pay		3,262		3,265
Total non-current liabilities		4,253		4,577
Total shareholders' equity		62,001		77,680
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity		77,055		94,176

EX-99.2

Exhibit 99.2

COMPUGEN LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARY

INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2023

U.S. DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS

UNAUDITED

INDEX

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets	F-2 - F-3
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss	F-4
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity	F-5
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	F-6
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	F-7 - F-15

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

U.S. dollars in thousands

	June 30,		December 31,
	2023		2022
	Unaudited
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	17,071	$	11,059
Restricted cash		615		362
Short-term bank deposits		44,297		72,287
Investment in marketable securities		4,551		-
Other accounts receivable and prepaid expenses		2,865		2,417
Total current assets		69,399		86,125
NON-CURRENT ASSETS:
Long-term prepaid expenses		1,912		1,899
Severance pay fund		2,788		2,794
Operating lease right to use asset		1,606		1,826
Property and equipment, net		1,350		1,532
Total non-current assets		7,656		8,051
Total assets	$	77,055	$	94,176

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

U.S. dollars in thousands (except share data)

	June 30,			December 31,
	2023			2022
	Unaudited
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Trade payables	$	1,680		$	1,773
Short-term deferred participation in R&D expenses		-			325
Current maturity of operating lease liability		610			613
Other accounts payable and accrued expenses		8,511			9,208
Total current liabilities		10,801			11,919
NON- CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Long term operating lease liability		991			1,312
Accrued severance pay		3,262			3,265
Total non-current liabilities		4,253			4,577
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (NOTE 5)
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Share capital:
Ordinary shares of NIS 0.01 par value: 200,000,000 shares authorized on June 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022; 88,233,766 and 86,624,643 shares issued and outstanding on June 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022, respectively		244			240
Additional paid-in capital		536,145			533,213
Accumulated deficit		(474,388	)		(455,773	)
Total shareholders' equity		62,001			77,680
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	77,055		$	94,176

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

U.S. dollars in thousands (except share and per share data)

	Six months ended June 30,
	2023		2022
	Unaudited
Operating expenses:
Research and development expenses, net	$	15,206	$	13,982
Marketing and business development expenses		165		478
General and administrative expenses		4,977		5,173
Total operating expenses		20,348		19,633
Financial and other income, net		1,697		779
Loss before taxes on income		18,651		18,854
Tax benefit		36		-
Net loss	$	18,615	$	18,854
Other comprehensive loss:
Change in unrealized gains (losses) on marketable securities:
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period, net	$	*	$	-
Total comprehensive loss	$	18,615	$	18,854
Basic and diluted net loss per share	$	0.21	$	0.22
Weighted average number of ordinary shares used in computing basic and diluted net loss per share		86,903,741		86,486,612

*          Represents an amount lower than $1.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

U.S. dollars in thousands (except share data)

	Ordinary shares				Additional paid-in		Accumulated			Total shareholders’
	Number		Amount		capital		deficit			equity
Balance as of January 1, 2022		86,433,432	$	239	$	528,533	$	(422,079	)	$	106,693
Options exercised		33,186		*		104		-			104
Issuance of ESPP shares		158,025		1		248		-			249
Stock-based compensation issued to employees, directors and non-employees		-		-		2,189		-			2,189
Net loss		-		-		-		(18,854	)		(18,854	)
Balance as of June 30, 2022 (unaudited)		86,624,643	$	240	$	531,074	$	(440,933	)	$	90,381
Balance as of January 1, 2023		86,624,643	$	240	$	533,213	$	(455,773	)	$	77,680
Issuance of shares, net		1,609,123		4		1,150		-			1,154
Stock-based compensation issued to employees, directors and non-employees		-		-		1,782		-			1,782
Other comprehensive income (loss) from marketable securities, net								*			-
Net loss		-		-		-		(18,615	)		(18,615	)
								-
Balance as of June 30, 2023 (unaudited)		88,233,766	$	244	$	536,145	$	(474,388	)	$	62,001

*          Represents an amount lower than $1.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

U.S. dollars in thousands

	Six months ended June 30,
	2023			2022
	Unaudited
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss	$	(18,615	)	$	(18,854	)
Adjustments required to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Stock-based compensation		1,782			2,189
Depreciation		237			232
Accretion of discount on marketable securities		(13	)		-
Realized gain on sale of marketable securities, net		(2	)		-
Increase (decrease) in severance pay, net		3			(24	)
Decrease in operating lease right of use asset		290			295
Increase in interest receivables from short-term bank deposits		(140	)		(114	)
Decrease (increase) in other accounts receivable and prepaid expenses		(448	)		764
Decrease (increase) in long-term prepaid expenses		(13	)		5
Decrease in trade payables		(85	)		(2,387	)
Increase (decrease) in other accounts payable and accrued expenses		(894	)		242
Decrease in operating lease liability		(394	)		(644	)
Decrease in deferred participation in R&D expenses		(325	)		(2,387	)
Net cash used in operating activities		(18,617	)		(20,683	)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from maturity of short-term bank deposits		51,350			58,945
Investment in short-term bank deposits		(23,220	)		(38,500	)
Proceeds from maturity of marketable securities		1,000			-
Investment in marketable securities		(5,536	)		-
Purchase of property and equipment		(63	)		(258	)
Net cash provided by investing activities		23,531			20,187
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of ordinary shares, net		1,351			249
Proceeds from exercise of options		-			104
Net cash provided by financing activities		1,351			353
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		6,265			(143	)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the beginning of the period		11,421			8,514
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of the period	$	17,686		$	8,371
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Purchase of property and equipment	$	(8	)	$	(80	)
Right-of-use asset obtained in exchange for operating lease liability	$	70		$	-
Issuance expenses	$	197		$	-

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands (except share and per share data)

NOTE 1:-  GENERAL

a. Compugen Ltd. (the “Company”) is a clinical-stage therapeutic discovery and development company utilizing its broadly applicable predictive computational discovery capabilities to identify novel drug targets and new biological pathways to develop therapeutics in the field of cancer immunotherapy. Compugen’s innovative immuno-oncology pipeline consists of three clinical stage programs, targeting immune checkpoints Compugen discovered computationally by COM701, COM902 and rilvegostomig. The Company’s lead product candidates, COM701, a potential first-in-class anti-PVRIG antibody, and COM902, a potential best-in-class therapeutic anti-TIGIT antibody are in Phase 1 clinical trials in patients with MSS CRC and platinum resistant ovarian cancer. Rilvegostomig, a novel anti PD-1/TIGIT bispecific antibody with a TIGIT specific component that is derived from Compugen’s COM902 antibody, is being developed by AstraZeneca pursuant to an exclusive license agreement between Compugen and AstraZeneca and is in a Phase 2 clinical trial in patients with advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung and locally advanced or metastatic gastric cancer. In addition, the Company’s therapeutic pipeline of early-stage immuno-oncology programs consists of programs aiming to address various mechanisms of immune resistance. The most advanced preclinical program, COM503, is in IND enabling studies. COM503 is a potential first-in-class, high affinity antibody which blocks the interaction between IL-18 binding protein and IL-18, thereby freeing natural IL-18 to inhibit cancer growth in the tumor microenvironment.

b. The Company is headquartered in Holon, Israel. Its clinical development activities operate from its U.S. subsidiary in San Francisco, California.

c. The Company has incurred losses in the amount of $18,615 during the six months ended June 30, 2023, has an accumulated deficit of $ 474,388 as of June 30, 2023, and has an accumulated negative cash flow from operating activities in the amount of $ 18,617 for the six months ended June 30, 2023. The Company believes that its existing capital resources will be adequate to satisfy its expected liquidity requirements at the current level of yearly expenditures at least twelve months from the reporting date.

d. On August 5, 2013, the Company entered into a Research and Development Collaboration and License Agreement (“Bayer Agreement”) with Bayer Pharma AG (“Bayer”) for the research, development, and commercialization of antibody-based therapeutics against two novel Compugen-discovered immune checkpoint regulators.

Under the terms of the Bayer Agreement, the Company received an upfront payment of $10,000, and additional aggregate milestone payments of approximately $23,000.

On November 29, 2022, Bayer notified the Company that it had resolved to terminate, effective as of February 27, 2023, the Bayer Agreement.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands (except share and per share data)

NOTE 1:- GENERAL (Cont.)

e. Effective March 30, 2018, the Company entered into an exclusive license agreement with MedImmune Limited, the global biologics research and development arm of AstraZeneca (“AstraZeneca”) to enable the development of bi-specific and multi-specific immuno-oncology antibody products. Under the terms of the agreement, Compugen provided an exclusive license to AstraZeneca for the development of bi-specific and multi-specific antibody products derived from COM902. AstraZeneca has the right to create multiple products under this license and is solely responsible for all research, development and commercial activities under the agreement. Compugen received a $10,000 upfront payment and $15,500 milestone payment out of up to $200,000 that the Company is eligible to receive in development, regulatory and commercial milestones for the first product as well as tiered royalties on future product sales. If additional products are developed, additional milestones and royalties would be due to Compugen for each product.

f. On October 10, 2018, the Company entered into a Master Clinical Trial Collaboration Agreement (the “Master Clinical Agreement”) with Bristol Myers Squibb Company (“Bristol Myers Squibb”) to evaluate the safety and tolerability of Compugen’s COM701 in combination with Bristol Myers Squibb’s PD-1 immune checkpoint inhibitor Opdivo® (nivolumab), in patients with advanced solid tumors.
 
Pursuant to the Master Clinical Agreement, as amended from time to time, Compugen sponsored the trials, which included the evaluation of the combination of COM701 and Opdivo® ± Bristol Myers Squibb investigational anti-TIGIT, BMS-986207. Bristol Myers Squibb and Compugen each supplies its own compound(s) for the studies.
 
In conjunction with the signing of the Master Clinical Agreement, Bristol Myers Squibb made a $12,000 investment in Compugen, see Note 6a.

Among several amendments to the Master Clinical Agreement, on November 10, 2021, the agreement was further amended and in conjunction with the signing of the amendment to the Agreement, Bristol Myers Squibb made a $20,000 investment in Compugen, see Note 6a.

On August 3, 2022, the Company and Bristol Myers Squibb entered into a letter agreement pursuant to which the Master Clinical Agreement, as amended from time to time, was terminated as of such date.

NOTE 2:- SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes for the year ended December 31, 2022. The significant accounting policies applied in the annual financial statements of the Company as of December 31, 2022, are applied consistently in these interim consolidated financial statements, except as described below.

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COMPUGEN LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARY

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands (except share and per share data)

NOTE 2:- SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Cont.)

Investments in marketable securities:

The Company accounts for investments in marketable securities in accordance with ASC No. 320, “Investments - Debt Securities”.

Management determines the appropriate classification of its investments at the time of purchase and reevaluates such determinations at each balance sheet date. The Company classifies all of its debt securities as available-for-sale (“AFS”). Available-for-sale debt securities are carried at fair value, with the unrealized gains and losses, net of tax, reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in shareholders’ equity. Realized gains and losses on sale of investments are included in financial income, net, and are derived using the specific identification method for determining the cost of securities sold.

The amortized cost of debt securities is adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts to maturity. Such amortization together with interest on securities is included in financial income, net.

At each reporting period, the Company evaluates whether declines in fair value below amortized cost are due to expected credit losses, as well as the Company’s ability and intent to hold the investment until a forecasted recovery occurs in accordance with ASC 326, Financial Instrument- Credit losses. Allowance for credit losses on AFS debt securities are recognized in the Company’s consolidated statements of income, and any remaining unrealized losses, net of taxes, are included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in stockholders’ equity.

NOTE 3:- UNAUDITED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included.

Operating results for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ended December 31, 2023.

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COMPUGEN LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARY

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands (except share and per share data)

NOTE 4:- MARKETABLE SECURITIES

The following is a summary of available-for-sale marketable securities as of June 30, 2023:

	Amortized cost		Gross unrealized gains		Gross unrealized losses		Fair value
Available-for-sale – matures within one year:
Governmental bonds	$	4,551	$	*	$	*	$	4,551

*          Represents an amount lower than $1

The Company did not have investments in marketable securities as of June 30, 2022.

As of June 30, 2023, the Company did not record an allowance for credit losses for its available for sale marketable securities.

NOTE 5:- COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES  

a. The Company provided bank guarantees in the amount of $284 in favor of its offices in Israel, car leases in Israel and credit card security for its U.S. subsidiary.  

b. The Company received in the past grants from the office of the Israel Innovation Authority of the Israeli Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor, formerly known as the Office of the Chief Scientist (“IIA”). The Company is not obligated to repay any amounts received from the IIA if it does not generate any income from products which incorporate technologies which were funded by such research program(s).  

If income is generated from products which incorporate technologies which were funded by a research program, the Company is committed to pay royalties at a rate of between 3% to 5% of future revenue generated from products that incorporate technologies that were funded by such research program(s), up to a maximum of 100% of the amount received, linked to the U.S. dollar (for grants received under programs approved subsequent to January 1, 1999, the maximum amount to be repaid is 100% plus interest at LIBOR).

As of June 30, 2023, the Company’s aggregate contingent obligations for payments to IIA, based on royalty-bearing participation received or accrued, net of royalties paid or accrued, totaled $9,800.

c. On June 25, 2012, the Company entered into an Antibodies Discovery Collaboration Agreement (the “Antibodies Discovery Agreement”) with a U.S. antibody technology company (“mAb Technology Company”), providing an established source for fully human mAbs. Under the Antibodies Discovery Agreement, the mAb Technology Company is entitled to certain royalties that could be eliminated upon payment of certain one-time fees (all milestone and royalties payments referred together as “Contingent Fees”). For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company did not incur Contingent Fees.

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COMPUGEN LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARY

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands (except share and per share data)

NOTE 5:- COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Cont.)

d. On May 9, 2012, the Company entered into agreement (the “May 2012 Agreement”) with a U.S. Business Development Strategic Advisor (“Advisor”) for the purpose of entering into transactions with pharma companies related to selected pipeline program candidates. Under the agreement, the Advisor was to be entitled to 4% of the cash considerations that may be received under such transactions. In 2014, the May 2012 Agreement was terminated, except with respect to certain payments arising from the Bayer Agreement which survive termination of the May 2012 Agreement until August 5, 2025.

The Bayer Agreement was terminated effective February 27, 2023 and no further payments to the Advisor are expected under the May 2012 Agreement.
 
For the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company had not paid nor accrued any expenses related to the May 2012 Agreement.

e. Effective as of January 5, 2018, the Company entered into a Commercial License Agreement (“CLA”) with a European cell line development company. Under the agreement the Company is required to pay an annual maintenance fee, certain amounts upon the occurrence of specified milestones events, and 1% royalties on annual net sales with respect to each commercialized product manufactured using the company’s cell line. Royalties due under the CLA are creditable against the annual maintenance fee. In addition, the Company may at any time prior to the occurrence of a specific milestone event buy-out the royalty payment obligations in a single fixed amount. For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company did not incur milestone payments.  

f. Effective as of October 28, 2020, the Company entered into a collaboration agreement with a U.S. antibody discovery and optimization company for generation and optimization of therapeutic antibodies for the Company. Under the agreement, the Company is required to pay service fees per services performed and certain amounts upon the occurrence of specified milestones events, and single-digit percent royalties on annual net sales with respect to each product sold that comprises or contains one or more antibodies so generated or optimized. The royalty rate is dependent upon the product type and any third-party contribution. For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 the Company did not incur milestone payments.

NOTE 6:- SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

a. Issuance of Shares:

On June 14, 2018, the Company entered into an agreement in connection with a registered direct offering (the “Offering”) of an aggregate of 5,316,457 Ordinary Shares (the “RD Shares”) of the Company at a purchase price of $3.95 per RD Share. In connection with the issuance of the RD Shares, the Company also issued warrants to purchase an aggregate of up to 4,253,165 additional Ordinary Shares (the “Warrants”). The Warrants were exercisable at a price of $4.74 per Ordinary Share and had a term of five years from the date of issuance. The Offering was made pursuant to the Company’s Registration Statement. Proceeds from the Offering were $19,767 (net of $1,233 issuance expenses).

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COMPUGEN LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARY

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands (except share and per share data)

NOTE 6:- SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Cont.)

During the period from January 1, 2021 through June 30, 2023, warrants to purchase an aggregate of 3,955,696 Ordinary Shares were exercised with proceeds of approximately $18,750, and the remaining warrants to purchase up to 297,469 Ordinary Shares expired in June 2023.
 

On October 10, 2018, the Company entered into a Master Clinical Trial Collaboration Agreement with Bristol Myers Squibb to evaluate the safety and tolerability of the Company’s COM701 in combination with Bristol Myers Squibb’s PD-1 immune checkpoint inhibitor Opdivo® (nivolumab), in patients with advanced solid tumors. In conjunction with the Master Clinical Agreement, Bristol Myers Squibb made a $12,000 equity investment in the Company.

Under the terms of the securities purchase agreement, Bristol Myers Squibb purchased 2,424,243 ordinary shares of the Company at a purchase price of $4.95 per share. The share price represented a 33% premium over the average closing price of the Company’s ordinary shares for twenty (20) Nasdaq trading days prior to the execution of the securities purchase agreement. The investment closed on October 12, 2018.

The premium over the fair market value in the amount of $4,121 represents the relative fair value of deferred participation of Bristol Myers Squibb in R&D expenses which are amortized over the period of the clinical trial based on the progress in the R&D, in accordance with ASC 808 “Collaborative Arrangements” and $7,788 (net of $91 issuance expenses) were considered equity investment.

In conjunction with the signing of the amendment to the Master Clinical Agreement in November 2021, Bristol Myers Squibb made a $20,000 investment in the Company, purchasing 2,332,815 ordinary shares of the Company at a purchase price of $8.57333 per share. The share price represented a 33% premium over the closing price of Company’s ordinary shares on the last Nasdaq trading day immediately prior to the execution of the securities purchase agreement.

The premium over the fair market value in the amount of $5,000 represents the relative fair value of deferred participation of Bristol Myers Squibb in R&D expenses (which are amortized over the period of the clinical trial, based on the progress in the R&D, in accordance with ASC 808 “Collaborative Arrangements”) and $14,958 (net of $42 issuance expenses) were considered equity investment.

In March 2020, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement with SVB Leerink LLC and Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, as representatives of the several underwriters relating to the issuance and sale in a public offering of 8,333,334 of the Company’s ordinary shares at a price to the public of $9.00 per share (and a price of $8.46 per share to the underwriters). Such shares were issued on March 16, 2020. In addition, the Company granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase additional ordinary shares at the price set forth above. On April 14, 2020, the Company issued and sold, pursuant to that underwriting agreement an additional 483,005 ordinary shares pursuant to the underwriters’ option specified above. The Company sold a total of 8,816,339 ordinary shares in the offering with proceeds of $74,147 (net of $5,200 issuance expenses).

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COMPUGEN LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARY

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands (except share and per share data)

NOTE 6:- SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Cont.)

On January 31, 2023, the Company entered into a Sales Agreement with Leerink Partners LLC (previously known as SVB Securities LLC) (“Leerink Partners”), as sales agent, pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell, from time to time through Leerink Partners, its ordinary shares through an “at the market offering” (ATM). The offer and sale of our ordinary shares, if any, will be made pursuant to the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form F-3, as supplemented by a prospectus supplement. Pursuant to the applicable prospectus supplement, the Company may offer and sell up to $50,000 of its ordinary shares. As of June 30, 2023, 1,609,123 shares were issued and sold through the ATM, with proceeds of approximately $1,154 (net of $458 issuance expenses).

b. Share option plan:

During the six-month period ended June 30, 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors granted 19,500 options to purchase ordinary shares of the Company to employees. The exercise prices for such options range from $0.67 to $1.06 per share, with vesting to occur in up to four years.

The following table presents the assumptions used to estimate the fair value of the options granted in the periods presented:

	Six months ended June 30,
	2023			2022
	Unaudited
Volatility		75.9%-76.4	%		69.4%-72.0	%
Risk-free interest rate		3.3%-4.2	%		1.5%-3.0	%
Dividend yield		0	%		0	%
Expected life (years)		5.0-5.1			5.0-5.4

Weighted average fair value of options granted during the six-month periods ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 were $0.53 and $1.94, respectively.

During the six-month periods ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded share based compensation related to stock options in a total amount of $1,782 and $2,092, respectively.

As of June 30, 2023, the total unrecognized estimated compensation cost related to non-vested stock options granted prior to that date was $6,267 which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 2.08 years.

For the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the total weighted average number of shares related to outstanding options and warrants excluded from the calculations of diluted net loss per share were 7,460,568 and 8,504,958, respectively.

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COMPUGEN LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARY

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands (except share and per share data)

NOTE 6:- SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Cont.)

c. Employee Stock Purchase Plan:

The Company selected the Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing model as the most appropriate fair value method for its share-option awards and Employee Share Purchase Plan (“ESPP”).

As of June 30, 2023 and since its adoption, 275,854 Ordinary Shares had been purchased under the ESPP and 324,146 Ordinary Shares were available for future issuance under the ESPP.

The following table presents the assumptions used to estimate the fair value of ESPP granted in the periods presented:

	Six months ended June 30,
	2023		2022
	Unaudited
Volatility		-		65%-70	%
Risk-free interest rate		-		0.1%-1.7	%
Dividend yield		-		0	%
Expected life (years)		-		0.5

During the six-month periods ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded ESPP compensation in a total amount of $0 and $97.

NOTE 7:- FINANCIAL AND OTHER INCOME, NET

	Six months ended June 30,
	2023		2022
	Unaudited
Interest income	$	1,671	$	463
Exchange rate differences and other		26		316
Financial and other income, net	$	1,697	$	779

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COMPUGEN LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARY

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands (except share and per share data)

NOTE 8:- RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS

Balances with related parties:

	June 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
	Unaudited
Trade and other payables (a)	$	36	$	83

Related parties' expenses:

	Six months ended June 30,
	2023		2022
	Unaudited
Amounts charged to:
Research and development expenses (a)	$	70	$	114

(a) The Company incurred expenses for research and development services provided by related party for cancer studies in animal models, and breeding and maintenance of animals (mice) to support such studies.

NOTE 9:- SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On August 3, 2023, following recommendation of the compensation committee, the Company’s board of directors reduced the total number of shares reserved for issuance under the Company’s 2010 Plan by 500,000 and the total number of shares reserved for issuance under the ESPP by 210,000.

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EX-99

Exhibit 99.3

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND

FINANCIAL CONDITION

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022

Research and Development Expenses. Research and development, or R&D expenses increased by approximately 9% to approximately $15.2 million for the first six months of 2023 from approximately $14.0 million for the comparable period of 2022. The increase is mainly due to lower amortization of the deferred participation in R&D expenses following the termination of the agreement with Bristol Myers Squibb in the third quarter of 2022 and an increase in preclinical and CMC activities associated with COM503, offset by a decrease in clinical trial expenses, in headcount and by currency exchange effect. R&D expenses, as a percentage of total operating expenses, increased to 75% for the first six months of 2023 from 71% for the comparable period of 2022.

Marketing and Business Development Expenses. Marketing and business development expenses decreased by approximately 65% to approximately $0.2 million for the first six months of 2023 from approximately $0.5 million for the comparable period of 2022. The decrease is mainly due to headcount reduction. Marketing and business development expenses, as a percentage of total operating expenses, decreased to 1% for the first six months of 2023 from 2% for the comparable period of 2022.

General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses decreased by approximately 4% to approximately $5.0 million for the first six months of 2023 from approximately $5.2 million for the comparable period of 2022. The decrease is mainly due to a reduction in the cost of our D&O insurance premium and currency exchange effects. General and administrative expenses, as a percentage of total operating expenses, decreased to 24% for the first six months of 2023 from 26% for the comparable period of 2022.

Financial and other Income, Net. Financial and other income, net, were approximately $1.7 million for the first six months of 2023 compared with approximately $0.8 million for the comparable period of 2022. The increase is mainly due to increased interest income due to higher interest rates in the market, offset by a lower level of cash and deposit balances and by currency exchange effects.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Net Cash Used in Operating Activities. Net cash used in operating activities was approximately $18.6 million in the first six months of 2023 compared with approximately $20.7 million in the comparable period of 2022. The lower net cash used in operating activities during the first six months of 2023 is mainly due to the lower level of cash expenses related to clinical, other R&D activities and headcount compared to the first six months of 2022.

Net Cash Provided by Investing Activities. Net cash provided by investing activities during the first six months of 2023 was approximately $23.5 million compared with approximately $20.2 million in the comparable period of 2022. Changes in net cash provided by investing activities is mainly due to changes in the level of cash deposited or withdrawn from bank deposits and due to investments in marketable securities. Net cash provided by investing activities is dependent on capital raising, cash needs to fund our operating activities and changes in the level of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents.

Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities. Net cash provided by financing activities was $1.4 million in the first six months of 2023 compared with $0.4 million in the comparable period of 2022. The net cash provided in the first six months of 2023 is due to net proceeds received from sales of ordinary shares in the first six months of 2023 under the Company’s existing at the market offering facility pursuant to a sales agreement with Leerink Partners, compared to proceeds received from exercise of employee share options and ESPP shares in the comparable period of 2022.

Net Liquidity. Liquidity refers to liquid financial assets available to fund the Company’s business operations and pay for near-term obligations. These liquid financial assets mostly consist of cash and cash equivalents, as well as short-term bank deposits and investment in marketable securities. As of June 30, 2023, the Company had total cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, short-term bank deposits and investment in marketable securities of approximately $66.5 million.

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	Jun. 30, 2023
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 17,071	$ 11,059
Restricted cash	615	362
Short-term bank deposits	44,297	72,287
Investment in marketable securities	4,551	0
Other accounts receivable and prepaid expenses	2,865	2,417
Total current assets	69,399	86,125
NON-CURRENT ASSETS:
Long-term prepaid expenses	1,912	1,899
Severance pay fund	2,788	2,794
Operating lease right to use asset	1,606	1,826
Property and equipment, net	1,350	1,532
Total non-current assets	7,656	8,051
Total assets	77,055	94,176
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Trade payables	1,680	1,773
Short-term deferred participation in R&D expenses	0	325
Current maturity of operating lease liability	610	613
Other accounts payable and accrued expenses	8,511	9,208
Total current liabilities	10,801	11,919
NON- CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Long term operating lease liability	991	1,312
Accrued severance pay	3,262	3,265
Total non-current liabilities	4,253	4,577
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (NOTE 5)
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Ordinary shares of NIS 0.01 par value: 200,000,000 shares authorized on June 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022; 88,233,766 and 86,624,643 shares issued and outstanding on June 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022, respectively	244	240
Additional paid-in capital	536,145	533,213
Accumulated deficit	(474,388)	(455,773)
Total shareholders' equity	62,001	77,680
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 77,055	$ 94,176

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Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
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Ordinary shares, shares authorized	200,000,000	200,000,000
Ordinary shares, shares issued	88,233,766	86,624,643
Ordinary shares, shares outstanding	88,233,766	86,624,643

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023		Jun. 30, 2022
Operating expenses:
Research and development expenses, net	$ 15,206		$ 13,982
Marketing and business development expenses	165		478
General and administrative expenses	4,977		5,173
Total operating expenses	20,348		19,633
Financial and other income, net	1,697		779
Loss before taxes on income	18,651		18,854
Tax benefit	36		0
Net loss	18,615		18,854
Other comprehensive loss:
Change in unrealized gains (losses) on marketable securities: Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period, net		[1]	0
Total comprehensive loss	$ 18,615		$ 18,854
Basic net loss per share	$ 0.21		$ 0.22
Diluted net loss per share	$ 0.21		$ 0.22
Weighted average number of ordinary shares used in computing basic net loss per share	86,903,741		86,486,612
Weighted average number of ordinary shares used in computing diluted net loss per share	86,903,741		86,486,612

[1] Represents an amount lower than $1

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CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Ordinary shares [Member]		Additional paid-in capital [Member]	Accumulated deficit [Member]		Total
Balance at Dec. 31, 2021	$ 239		$ 528,533	$ (422,079)		$ 106,693
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2021	86,433,432
Options exercised		[1]	104	0		104
Options exercised, shares	33,186
Issuance of ESPP shares	$ 1		248	0		249
Issuance of ESPP shares, (in shares)	158,025
Stock-based compensation issued to employees, directors and non-employees			2,189	0		2,189
Net loss	0		0	(18,854)		(18,854)
Balance at Jun. 30, 2022	$ 240		531,074	(440,933)		90,381
Balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2022	86,624,643
Balance at Dec. 31, 2022	$ 240		533,213	(455,773)		$ 77,680
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2022	86,624,643					86,624,643
Issuance of shares, net	$ 4		1,150	0		$ 1,154
Issuance of shares, net, (in shares)	1,609,123
Stock-based compensation issued to employees, directors and non-employees	$ 0		1,782	0		1,782
Other comprehensive income (loss) from marketable securities, net					[1]	0
Net loss	0		0	(18,615)		(18,615)
Balance at Jun. 30, 2023	$ 244		$ 536,145	$ (474,388)		$ 62,001
Balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2023	88,233,766					88,233,766

[1] Represents an amount lower than $ 1.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss	$ (18,615)	$ (18,854)
Adjustments required to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Stock-based compensation	1,782	2,189
Depreciation	237	232
Accretion of discount on marketable securities	(13)	0
Realized gain on sale of marketable securities, net	(2)	0
Increase (decrease) in severance pay, net	3	(24)
Decrease in operating lease right of use asset	290	295
Increase in interest receivables from short-term bank deposits	(140)	(114)
Decrease (increase) in other accounts receivable and prepaid expenses	(448)	764
Decrease (increase) in long-term prepaid expenses	(13)	5
Decrease in trade payables	(85)	(2,387)
Increase (decrease) in other accounts payable and accrued expenses	(894)	242
Decrease in operating lease liability	(394)	(644)
Decrease in deferred participation in R&D expenses	(325)	(2,387)
Net cash used in operating activities	(18,617)	(20,683)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from maturity of short-term bank deposits	51,350	58,945
Investment in short-term bank deposits	(23,220)	(38,500)
Proceeds from maturity of marketable securities	1,000	0
Investment in marketable securities	(5,536)	0
Purchase of property and equipment	(63)	(258)
Net cash provided by investing activities	23,531	20,187
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of ordinary shares, net	1,351	249
Proceeds from exercise of options	0	104
Net cash provided by financing activities	1,351	353
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	6,265	(143)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the beginning of the period	11,421	8,514
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of the period	17,686	8,371
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Purchase of property and equipment	(8)	(80)
Right-of-use asset obtained in exchange for operating lease liability	70	0
Issuance expenses	$ 197	$ 0

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GENERAL

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

GENERAL [Abstract]

GENERAL

NOTE 1:-  GENERAL

a. Compugen Ltd. (the “Company”) is a clinical-stage therapeutic discovery and development company utilizing its broadly applicable predictive computational discovery capabilities to identify novel drug targets and new biological pathways to develop therapeutics in the field of cancer immunotherapy. Compugen’s innovative immuno-oncology pipeline consists of three clinical stage programs, targeting immune checkpoints Compugen discovered computationally by COM701, COM902 and rilvegostomig. The Company’s lead product candidates, COM701, a potential first-in-class anti-PVRIG antibody, and COM902, a potential best-in-class therapeutic anti-TIGIT antibody are in Phase 1 clinical trials in patients with MSS CRC and platinum resistant ovarian cancer. Rilvegostomig, a novel anti PD-1/TIGIT bispecific antibody with a TIGIT specific component that is derived from Compugen’s COM902 antibody, is being developed by AstraZeneca pursuant to an exclusive license agreement between Compugen and AstraZeneca and is in a Phase 2 clinical trial in patients with advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung and locally advanced or metastatic gastric cancer. In addition, the Company’s therapeutic pipeline of early-stage immuno-oncology programs consists of programs aiming to address various mechanisms of immune resistance. The most advanced preclinical program, COM503, is in IND enabling studies. COM503 is a potential first-in-class, high affinity antibody which blocks the interaction between IL-18 binding protein and IL-18, thereby freeing natural IL-18 to inhibit cancer growth in the tumor microenvironment.

b. The Company is headquartered in Holon, Israel. Its clinical development activities operate from its U.S. subsidiary in San Francisco, California.

c. The Company has incurred losses in the amount of $18,615 during the six months ended June 30, 2023, has an accumulated deficit of $ 474,388 as of June 30, 2023, and has an accumulated negative cash flow from operating activities in the amount of $ 18,617 for the six months ended June 30, 2023. The Company believes that its existing capital resources will be adequate to satisfy its expected liquidity requirements at the current level of yearly expenditures at least twelve months from the reporting date.

d. On August 5, 2013, the Company entered into a Research and Development Collaboration and License Agreement (“Bayer Agreement”) with Bayer Pharma AG (“Bayer”) for the research, development, and commercialization of antibody-based therapeutics against two novel Compugen-discovered immune checkpoint regulators.

Under the terms of the Bayer Agreement, the Company received an upfront payment of $10,000, and additional aggregate milestone payments of approximately $23,000.

On November 29, 2022, Bayer notified the Company that it had resolved to terminate, effective as of February 27, 2023, the Bayer Agreement.

e. Effective March 30, 2018, the Company entered into an exclusive license agreement with MedImmune Limited, the global biologics research and development arm of AstraZeneca (“AstraZeneca”) to enable the development of bi-specific and multi-specific immuno-oncology antibody products. Under the terms of the agreement, Compugen provided an exclusive license to AstraZeneca for the development of bi-specific and multi-specific antibody products derived from COM902. AstraZeneca has the right to create multiple products under this license and is solely responsible for all research, development and commercial activities under the agreement. Compugen received a $10,000 upfront payment and $15,500 milestone payment out of up to $200,000 that the Company is eligible to receive in development, regulatory and commercial milestones for the first product as well as tiered royalties on future product sales. If additional products are developed, additional milestones and royalties would be due to Compugen for each product.

f. On October 10, 2018, the Company entered into a Master Clinical Trial Collaboration Agreement (the “Master Clinical Agreement”) with Bristol Myers Squibb Company (“Bristol Myers Squibb”) to evaluate the safety and tolerability of Compugen’s COM701 in combination with Bristol Myers Squibb’s PD-1 immune checkpoint inhibitor Opdivo® (nivolumab), in patients with advanced solid tumors.
 
Pursuant to the Master Clinical Agreement, as amended from time to time, Compugen sponsored the trials, which included the evaluation of the combination of COM701 and Opdivo® ± Bristol Myers Squibb investigational anti-TIGIT, BMS-986207. Bristol Myers Squibb and Compugen each supplies its own compound(s) for the studies.
 
In conjunction with the signing of the Master Clinical Agreement, Bristol Myers Squibb made a $12,000 investment in Compugen, see Note 6a.

Among several amendments to the Master Clinical Agreement, on November 10, 2021, the agreement was further amended and in conjunction with the signing of the amendment to the Agreement, Bristol Myers Squibb made a $20,000 investment in Compugen, see Note 6a.

On August 3, 2022, the Company and Bristol Myers Squibb entered into a letter agreement pursuant to which the Master Clinical Agreement, as amended from time to time, was terminated as of such date.

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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES [Abstract]

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

NOTE 2:- SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes for the year ended December 31, 2022. The significant accounting policies applied in the annual financial statements of the Company as of December 31, 2022, are applied consistently in these interim consolidated financial statements, except as described below.

Investments in marketable securities:

The Company accounts for investments in marketable securities in accordance with ASC No. 320, “Investments - Debt Securities”.

Management determines the appropriate classification of its investments at the time of purchase and reevaluates such determinations at each balance sheet date. The Company classifies all of its debt securities as available-for-sale (“AFS”). Available-for-sale debt securities are carried at fair value, with the unrealized gains and losses, net of tax, reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in shareholders’ equity. Realized gains and losses on sale of investments are included in financial income, net, and are derived using the specific identification method for determining the cost of securities sold.

The amortized cost of debt securities is adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts to maturity. Such amortization together with interest on securities is included in financial income, net.

At each reporting period, the Company evaluates whether declines in fair value below amortized cost are due to expected credit losses, as well as the Company’s ability and intent to hold the investment until a forecasted recovery occurs in accordance with ASC 326, Financial Instrument- Credit losses. Allowance for credit losses on AFS debt securities are recognized in the Company’s consolidated statements of income, and any remaining unrealized losses, net of taxes, are included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in stockholders’ equity.

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UNAUDITED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements [Abstract]

UNAUDITED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 3:- UNAUDITED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included.

Operating results for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ended December 31, 2023.

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MARKETABLE SECURITIES

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

MARKETABLE SECURITIES

NOTE 4:- MARKETABLE SECURITIES

The following is a summary of available-for-sale marketable securities as of June 30, 2023:

	Amortized cost		Gross unrealized gains		Gross unrealized losses		Fair value
Available-for-sale – matures within one year:
Governmental bonds	$	4,551	$	*	$	*	$	4,551

*          Represents an amount lower than $1

The Company did not have investments in marketable securities as of June 30, 2022.

As of June 30, 2023, the Company did not record an allowance for credit losses for its available for sale marketable securities.

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES [Abstract]

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

NOTE 5:- COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES  

a. The Company provided bank guarantees in the amount of $284 in favor of its offices in Israel, car leases in Israel and credit card security for its U.S. subsidiary.  

b. The Company received in the past grants from the office of the Israel Innovation Authority of the Israeli Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor, formerly known as the Office of the Chief Scientist (“IIA”). The Company is not obligated to repay any amounts received from the IIA if it does not generate any income from products which incorporate technologies which were funded by such research program(s).  

If income is generated from products which incorporate technologies which were funded by a research program, the Company is committed to pay royalties at a rate of between 3% to 5% of future revenue generated from products that incorporate technologies that were funded by such research program(s), up to a maximum of 100% of the amount received, linked to the U.S. dollar (for grants received under programs approved subsequent to January 1, 1999, the maximum amount to be repaid is 100% plus interest at LIBOR).

As of June 30, 2023, the Company’s aggregate contingent obligations for payments to IIA, based on royalty-bearing participation received or accrued, net of royalties paid or accrued, totaled $9,800.

c. On June 25, 2012, the Company entered into an Antibodies Discovery Collaboration Agreement (the “Antibodies Discovery Agreement”) with a U.S. antibody technology company (“mAb Technology Company”), providing an established source for fully human mAbs. Under the Antibodies Discovery Agreement, the mAb Technology Company is entitled to certain royalties that could be eliminated upon payment of certain one-time fees (all milestone and royalties payments referred together as “Contingent Fees”). For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company did not incur Contingent Fees.

d. On May 9, 2012, the Company entered into agreement (the “May 2012 Agreement”) with a U.S. Business Development Strategic Advisor (“Advisor”) for the purpose of entering into transactions with pharma companies related to selected pipeline program candidates. Under the agreement, the Advisor was to be entitled to 4% of the cash considerations that may be received under such transactions. In 2014, the May 2012 Agreement was terminated, except with respect to certain payments arising from the Bayer Agreement which survive termination of the May 2012 Agreement until August 5, 2025.

The Bayer Agreement was terminated effective February 27, 2023 and no further payments to the Advisor are expected under the May 2012 Agreement.
 
For the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company had not paid nor accrued any expenses related to the May 2012 Agreement.

e. Effective as of January 5, 2018, the Company entered into a Commercial License Agreement (“CLA”) with a European cell line development company. Under the agreement the Company is required to pay an annual maintenance fee, certain amounts upon the occurrence of specified milestones events, and 1% royalties on annual net sales with respect to each commercialized product manufactured using the company’s cell line. Royalties due under the CLA are creditable against the annual maintenance fee. In addition, the Company may at any time prior to the occurrence of a specific milestone event buy-out the royalty payment obligations in a single fixed amount. For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company did not incur milestone payments.  

f. Effective as of October 28, 2020, the Company entered into a collaboration agreement with a U.S. antibody discovery and optimization company for generation and optimization of therapeutic antibodies for the Company. Under the agreement, the Company is required to pay service fees per services performed and certain amounts upon the occurrence of specified milestones events, and single-digit percent royalties on annual net sales with respect to each product sold that comprises or contains one or more antibodies so generated or optimized. The royalty rate is dependent upon the product type and any third-party contribution. For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 the Company did not incur milestone payments.

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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY [Abstract]

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

NOTE 6:- SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

a. Issuance of Shares:

On June 14, 2018, the Company entered into an agreement in connection with a registered direct offering (the “Offering”) of an aggregate of 5,316,457 Ordinary Shares (the “RD Shares”) of the Company at a purchase price of $3.95 per RD Share. In connection with the issuance of the RD Shares, the Company also issued warrants to purchase an aggregate of up to 4,253,165 additional Ordinary Shares (the “Warrants”). The Warrants were exercisable at a price of $4.74 per Ordinary Share and had a term of five years from the date of issuance. The Offering was made pursuant to the Company’s Registration Statement. Proceeds from the Offering were $19,767 (net of $1,233 issuance expenses).

During the period from January 1, 2021 through June 30, 2023, warrants to purchase an aggregate of 3,955,696 Ordinary Shares were exercised with proceeds of approximately $18,750, and the remaining warrants to purchase up to 297,469 Ordinary Shares expired in June 2023.
 

On October 10, 2018, the Company entered into a Master Clinical Trial Collaboration Agreement with Bristol Myers Squibb to evaluate the safety and tolerability of the Company’s COM701 in combination with Bristol Myers Squibb’s PD-1 immune checkpoint inhibitor Opdivo® (nivolumab), in patients with advanced solid tumors. In conjunction with the Master Clinical Agreement, Bristol Myers Squibb made a $12,000 equity investment in the Company.

Under the terms of the securities purchase agreement, Bristol Myers Squibb purchased 2,424,243 ordinary shares of the Company at a purchase price of $4.95 per share. The share price represented a 33% premium over the average closing price of the Company’s ordinary shares for twenty (20) Nasdaq trading days prior to the execution of the securities purchase agreement. The investment closed on October 12, 2018.

The premium over the fair market value in the amount of $4,121 represents the relative fair value of deferred participation of Bristol Myers Squibb in R&D expenses which are amortized over the period of the clinical trial based on the progress in the R&D, in accordance with ASC 808 “Collaborative Arrangements” and $7,788 (net of $91 issuance expenses) were considered equity investment.

In conjunction with the signing of the amendment to the Master Clinical Agreement in November 2021, Bristol Myers Squibb made a $20,000 investment in the Company, purchasing 2,332,815 ordinary shares of the Company at a purchase price of $8.57333 per share. The share price represented a 33% premium over the closing price of Company’s ordinary shares on the last Nasdaq trading day immediately prior to the execution of the securities purchase agreement.

The premium over the fair market value in the amount of $5,000 represents the relative fair value of deferred participation of Bristol Myers Squibb in R&D expenses (which are amortized over the period of the clinical trial, based on the progress in the R&D, in accordance with ASC 808 “Collaborative Arrangements”) and $14,958 (net of $42 issuance expenses) were considered equity investment.

In March 2020, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement with SVB Leerink LLC and Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, as representatives of the several underwriters relating to the issuance and sale in a public offering of 8,333,334 of the Company’s ordinary shares at a price to the public of $9.00 per share (and a price of $8.46 per share to the underwriters). Such shares were issued on March 16, 2020. In addition, the Company granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase additional ordinary shares at the price set forth above. On April 14, 2020, the Company issued and sold, pursuant to that underwriting agreement an additional 483,005 ordinary shares pursuant to the underwriters’ option specified above. The Company sold a total of 8,816,339 ordinary shares in the offering with proceeds of $74,147 (net of $5,200 issuance expenses).

On January 31, 2023, the Company entered into a Sales Agreement with Leerink Partners LLC (previously known as SVB Securities LLC) (“Leerink Partners”), as sales agent, pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell, from time to time through Leerink Partners, its ordinary shares through an “at the market offering” (ATM). The offer and sale of our ordinary shares, if any, will be made pursuant to the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form F-3, as supplemented by a prospectus supplement. Pursuant to the applicable prospectus supplement, the Company may offer and sell up to $50,000 of its ordinary shares. As of June 30, 2023, 1,609,123 shares were issued and sold through the ATM, with proceeds of approximately $1,154 (net of $458 issuance expenses).

b. Share option plan:

During the six-month period ended June 30, 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors granted 19,500 options to purchase ordinary shares of the Company to employees. The exercise prices for such options range from $0.67 to $1.06 per share, with vesting to occur in up to four years.

The following table presents the assumptions used to estimate the fair value of the options granted in the periods presented:

	Six months ended June 30,
	2023			2022
	Unaudited
Volatility		75.9%-76.4	%		69.4%-72.0	%
Risk-free interest rate		3.3%-4.2	%		1.5%-3.0	%
Dividend yield		0	%		0	%
Expected life (years)		5.0-5.1			5.0-5.4

Weighted average fair value of options granted during the six-month periods ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 were $0.53 and $1.94, respectively.

During the six-month periods ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded share based compensation related to stock options in a total amount of $1,782 and $2,092, respectively.

As of June 30, 2023, the total unrecognized estimated compensation cost related to non-vested stock options granted prior to that date was $6,267 which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 2.08 years.

For the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the total weighted average number of shares related to outstanding options and warrants excluded from the calculations of diluted net loss per share were 7,460,568 and 8,504,958, respectively.

c. Employee Stock Purchase Plan:

The Company selected the Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing model as the most appropriate fair value method for its share-option awards and Employee Share Purchase Plan (“ESPP”).

As of June 30, 2023 and since its adoption, 275,854 Ordinary Shares had been purchased under the ESPP and 324,146 Ordinary Shares were available for future issuance under the ESPP.

The following table presents the assumptions used to estimate the fair value of ESPP granted in the periods presented:

	Six months ended June 30,
	2023		2022
	Unaudited
Volatility		-		65%-70	%
Risk-free interest rate		-		0.1%-1.7	%
Dividend yield		-		0	%
Expected life (years)		-		0.5

During the six-month periods ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded ESPP compensation in a total amount of $0 and $97.

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FINANCIAL AND OTHER INCOME, NET

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

FINANCIAL AND OTHER INCOME, NET [Abstract]

FINANCIAL AND OTHER INCOME, NET

NOTE 7:- FINANCIAL AND OTHER INCOME, NET

	Six months ended June 30,
	2023		2022
	Unaudited
Interest income	$	1,671	$	463
Exchange rate differences and other		26		316
Financial and other income, net	$	1,697	$	779

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RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS [Abstract]

RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS

NOTE 8:- RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS

Balances with related parties:

	June 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
	Unaudited
Trade and other payables (a)	$	36	$	83

Related parties' expenses:

	Six months ended June 30,
	2023		2022
	Unaudited
Amounts charged to:
Research and development expenses (a)	$	70	$	114

(a) The Company incurred expenses for research and development services provided by related party for cancer studies in animal models, and breeding and maintenance of animals (mice) to support such studies.

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

NOTE 9:- SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On August 3, 2023, following recommendation of the compensation committee, the Company’s board of directors reduced the total number of shares reserved for issuance under the Company’s 2010 Plan by 500,000 and the total number of shares reserved for issuance under the ESPP by 210,000.

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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES [Abstract]

Investments in marketable securities:

Investments in marketable securities:

The Company accounts for investments in marketable securities in accordance with ASC No. 320, “Investments - Debt Securities”.

Management determines the appropriate classification of its investments at the time of purchase and reevaluates such determinations at each balance sheet date. The Company classifies all of its debt securities as available-for-sale (“AFS”). Available-for-sale debt securities are carried at fair value, with the unrealized gains and losses, net of tax, reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in shareholders’ equity. Realized gains and losses on sale of investments are included in financial income, net, and are derived using the specific identification method for determining the cost of securities sold.

The amortized cost of debt securities is adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts to maturity. Such amortization together with interest on securities is included in financial income, net.

At each reporting period, the Company evaluates whether declines in fair value below amortized cost are due to expected credit losses, as well as the Company’s ability and intent to hold the investment until a forecasted recovery occurs in accordance with ASC 326, Financial Instrument- Credit losses. Allowance for credit losses on AFS debt securities are recognized in the Company’s consolidated statements of income, and any remaining unrealized losses, net of taxes, are included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in stockholders’ equity.

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MARKETABLE SECURITIES (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

Schedule of available-for-sale marketable securities

	Amortized cost		Gross unrealized gains		Gross unrealized losses		Fair value
Available-for-sale – matures within one year:
Governmental bonds	$	4,551	$	*	$	*	$	4,551

*          Represents an amount lower than $1

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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Schedule of weighted-average assumptions used to estimate fair value of options granted

	Six months ended June 30,
	2023			2022
	Unaudited
Volatility		75.9%-76.4	%		69.4%-72.0	%
Risk-free interest rate		3.3%-4.2	%		1.5%-3.0	%
Dividend yield		0	%		0	%
Expected life (years)		5.0-5.1			5.0-5.4

Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]

Schedule of weighted-average assumptions used to estimate fair value of options granted

	Six months ended June 30,
	2023		2022
	Unaudited
Volatility		-		65%-70	%
Risk-free interest rate		-		0.1%-1.7	%
Dividend yield		-		0	%
Expected life (years)		-		0.5

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FINANCIAL AND OTHER INCOME, NET (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

FINANCIAL AND OTHER INCOME, NET [Abstract]

Schedule of financial and other income, net

	Six months ended June 30,
	2023		2022
	Unaudited
Interest income	$	1,671	$	463
Exchange rate differences and other		26		316
Financial and other income, net	$	1,697	$	779

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RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Related Party Balances And Transactions Abstract

Schedule of related party balances and transactions

Balances with related parties:

	June 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
	Unaudited
Trade and other payables (a)	$	36	$	83

Related parties' expenses:

	Six months ended June 30,
	2023		2022
	Unaudited
Amounts charged to:
Research and development expenses (a)	$	70	$	114

(a) The Company incurred expenses for research and development services provided by related party for cancer studies in animal models, and breeding and maintenance of animals (mice) to support such studies.

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GENERAL (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 05, 2013	Mar. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022	Nov. 10, 2021
GENERAL [Abstract]
Upfront payment received	$ 10,000	$ 10,000
Accrued milestone payment		15,500
Potential milestone compensation		$ 200,000
Preclinical milestone compensation	$ 23,000
Amount of investment in Compugen			$ 12,000			$ 20,000
Accumulated deficit			474,388		$ 455,773
Net loss			18,615	$ 18,854
Net cash used in operating activities			$ 18,617	$ 20,683

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MARKETABLE SECURITIES (Details) - Governmental bonds [Member] $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale [Line Items]
Amortized cost	$ 4,551
Gross unrealized gains		[1]
Gross unrealized losses		[1]
Fair value	$ 4,551

[1] * Represents an amount lower than $1

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		6 Months Ended
	Jan. 05, 2018	Jun. 30, 2023
Government and Other Grants [Line Items]
Bank guarantees in favor of lessor, foreign currency derivative contracts and credit card security		$ 284
May 2012 Agreement [Member]
Government and Other Grants [Line Items]
Participation Rights		4.00%
Agreement, start date		May 09, 2012
Agreement termination description		In 2014, the May 2012 Agreement was terminated, except with respect to certain payments arising from the Bayer Agreement which survive termination of the May 2012 Agreement until August 5, 2025.
Commercial License Agreement [Member]
Government and Other Grants [Line Items]
Percentage of royalties on net sales	1.00%
Government and Other Grants [Member]
Government and Other Grants [Line Items]
Maximum royalty repaid as percentage of grant received		100.00%
Royalty Contingent Obligations		$ 9,800
Government and Other Grants [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Government and Other Grants [Line Items]
Royalty percentage based on future revenues		3.00%
Government and Other Grants [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Government and Other Grants [Line Items]
Royalty percentage based on future revenues		5.00%

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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Detail Textuals) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands					1 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		30 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Apr. 14, 2020 USD ($) shares	Oct. 10, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 14, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Nov. 30, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Mar. 16, 2020 $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2023 ₪ / shares	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2022 ₪ / shares shares
Ordinary shares, par value | ₪ / shares										₪ 0.01		₪ 0.01
Value of shares issued							$ 1,154
Ordinary shares, shares authorized | shares											200,000,000	200,000,000
Options granted | shares							19,500
Stock options granted, exercise price, minimum | $ / shares							$ 0.67
Stock options granted, exercise price, maximum | $ / shares							$ 1.06
Vesting period							4 years
Weighted average fair value of options granted during period | $ / shares							$ 0.53	$ 1.94
Share based compensation stock options							$ 1,782	$ 2,092
Unrecognized estimated compensation cost											$ 6,267
Period over which compensation expense will be recognized							2 years 29 days
Total weighted average number of shares related to outstanding options and warrants excluded from the calculations of diluted net loss per share | shares							7,460,568	8,504,958
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]
Number of shares purchased for ESPP | shares							275,854
Ordinary shares available for issuance | shares | shares											324,146
Share based compensation ESPP							$ 0	$ 97
Warrant [Member]
Warrants purchase to ordinary shares | shares											3,955,696
Proceeds from warrant exercised									$ 18,750
Warrants purchase to ordinary shares remain outstanding | shares											297,469
Agreement [Member] | Registered direct offering [Member]
Value of shares issued				$ 19,767
Issuance expenses				$ 1,233
Ordinary shares, shares authorized | shares				5,316,457
Warrants purchase to ordinary shares | shares				4,253,165
Offering price per share | $ / shares				$ 3.95
Exercise price of warrants | $ / shares				$ 4.74
Expiration period of warrants				5 years
Master Clinical Agreement [Member]
Ordinary shares issued | shares			2,424,243		2,332,815
Offering price per share | $ / shares			$ 4.95		$ 8.57333
Equity investment			$ 12,000		$ 20,000
Percentage of closing price			33.00%		33.00%
Collaborative Arrangements [Member]
Issuance expenses							91
Relative fair value of deferred participation											$ 4,121
Proceeds from equity investments							7,788
Collaborative Arrangements Two [Member]
Issuance expenses							42
Relative fair value of deferred participation											$ 5,000
Proceeds from equity investments							$ 14,958
SVB Leerink LLC and Stifel, Nicolaus & Company [Member]
Ordinary shares issued | shares		8,816,339				8,333,334
Issuance expenses		$ 5,200
Offering price per share | $ / shares						$ 9
Proceeds from ordinary shares in offering		$ 74,147
SVB Leerink LLC and Stifel, Nicolaus & Company [Member] | Underwriters [Member]
Ordinary shares issued | shares		483,005
Offering price per share | $ / shares						$ 8.46
Sales Agreement With Leerink Partner LLC [Member]
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	$ 50,000
Ordinary shares issued | shares							1,609,123
Issuance expenses							$ 458
Proceeds from ordinary shares in offering							$ 1,154

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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Schedule of fair value assumptions) (Details)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expected volatility, minimum	75.90%	69.40%
Expected volatility, maximum	76.40%	72.00%
Expected risk free interest rates range, minimum	3.30%	1.50%
Expected risk free interest rate range, maximum	4.20%	3.00%
Expected dividend yield	0.00%	0.00%
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expected volatility, minimum	0.00%	65.00%
Expected volatility, maximum		70.00%
Expected risk free interest rates range, minimum	0.00%	0.10%
Expected risk free interest rate range, maximum		1.70%
Expected dividend yield	0.00%	0.00%
Expected life (years)		6 months
Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expected life (years)	5 years	5 years
Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expected life (years)	5 years 1 month 6 days	5 years 4 months 24 days

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FINANCIAL AND OTHER INCOME, NET (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022
FINANCIAL AND OTHER INCOME, NET [Abstract]
Interest income	$ 1,671	$ 463
Exchange rate differences and other	26	316
Financial and other income, net	$ 1,697	$ 779

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RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS [Abstract]
Trade and other payables	[1]	$ 36		$ 83
Related parties' expenses amounts charged to research and development expenses	[1]	$ 70	$ 114

[1] The Company incurred expenses for research and development services provided by related party for cancer studies in animal models, and breeding and maintenance of animals (mice) to support such studies.

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Narrative) (Details) - Subsequent Event [Member]	Aug. 03, 2023 shares
Plan 2010 [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of shares reserved for issuance	500,000
Employee Share Purchase Plan [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of shares reserved for issuance	210,000