Note 1 - Nature of Operations

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Notes to Financial Statements

Nature of Operations [Text Block]

NOTE

1:

NATURE OF OPERATIONS

On

January 6, 2020,

we changed our corporate name from Atossa Genetics Inc. to Atossa Therapeutics, Inc.

Atossa Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated on

April 30, 2009,

in the State of Delaware. The Company was initially formed to develop and market medical devices, laboratory tests and therapeutics to address breast health conditions. The Company’s fiscal year ends on

December 31. 

The Company is currently focused on development of its pharmaceutical and drug delivery programs for the treatment of the Novel Coronavirus ("COVID-

19"

), breast cancer and other breast conditions.

Impact of the Novel Coronavirus 

The continued spread of the COVID-

19

pandemic is affecting the United States and global economies and

may

affect the Company’s operations and those of

third

parties on which the Company relies, including causing possible disruptions in the supply of the Company’s Endoxifen, AT-

H201

and the conduct of current and future clinical trials. In addition, the COVID-

19

pandemic

may

affect the operations of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and other health authorities including similar entities/agencies in Sweden and Australia, which could result in delays in meetings, reviews and approvals. The evolving COVID-

19

pandemic could also directly or indirectly impact the pace of enrollment in the Company’s clinical trials for at least the next several months and possibly longer as patients

may

avoid or

may

not

be able to travel to healthcare facilities and physicians’ offices except for a health emergency. Such facilities and offices

may

also be required to focus limited resources on non-clinical trial activities, including treatment of COVID-

19

patients, and

may

not

be available, in whole or in part, for clinical trial activities related to Endoxifen. Additionally, while the potential economic impact brought by, and the duration of, the COVID-

19

pandemic is difficult to assess or predict, the impact of the COVID-

19

pandemic on the global financial markets

may

reduce the Company’s ability to access capital, which could negatively impact the Company’s short-term and long-term liquidity. The ultimate impact of the COVID-

19

pandemic is highly uncertain and subject to change. The Company does

not

yet know the full extent of potential delays or impacts on its business, financing or clinical trial activities or on healthcare systems or the global economy as a whole. However, these effects could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s liquidity, capital resources, operations, financial position and business and those of the

third

parties on which we rely.

In response to the Coronavirus pandemic, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) was signed into law on

March 27, 2020. 

The CARES Act, among other things, includes provisions related to refundable payroll tax credits, deferment of employer side social security payments, net operating loss utilization and carryback periods, modifications to the net interest deduction limitations, increased limitations on qualified charitable contributions, and technical corrections to tax depreciation methods for qualified improvement property.  The CARES Act had

no

material impact on the Company’s income tax provision for the

three

months ended

March 31, 2020. 

The Company continues to examine the elements of the CARES Act and the impact it

may

have on its financial position, results of operations and cash flows.