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Commitments and Contingencies
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies

7. Commitments and Contingencies

Operating Leases

In March 2018, the Company entered into a non-cancelable agreement to lease 2,605 square feet of office space in Boston, Massachusetts. The lease term for this office space began in June 2018 and ended in April 2020. Additionally, in July 2018, the Company entered into an agreement to lease 3,560 square feet of laboratory space in Boston, Massachusetts. The lease term for this laboratory space began in July 2018 and ends in August 2020. The Company provided security deposits to the landlords totaling $34 thousand, which is included in prepaid expenses and other current assets in the accompanying balance sheet as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

In December 2019, the Company entered into a non-cancelable agreement to lease 8,499 square feet of office space in Boston, Massachusetts. The lease term for this office space began in July 2020 and is expected to end in the second half of 2025. The Company has the option to extend the term of this lease for a term of five years. The Company provided a security deposit to the landlord in the form of a letter of credit totaling $130 thousand. The cash collateralizing the letter of credit is included in restricted cash in the accompanying balance sheet as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

In May 2020, the Company entered into a non-cancelable agreement to lease 6,244 square feet of laboratory space in Boston, Massachusetts. The lease term for the laboratory space will begin following the substantial completion of the construction work which is anticipated in late 2020 and ends in late 2025.

Total future minimum commitments under non-cancellable leases as of June 30, 2020 are as follows (dollar amounts in thousands):

 

Year Ending December 31,

 

 

 

 

2020 (remaining 6 months)

 

$

258

 

2021

 

 

950

 

2022

 

 

973

 

2023

 

 

997

 

2024

 

 

1,022

 

Thereafter

 

 

786

 

 

 

$

4,986

 

 

Rent expense recognized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the leases for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 was $117 thousand and $101 thousand, respectively. Rent expense recognized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the leases for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 was $255 thousand and $202 thousand, respectively.

 

Indemnification Agreements

 

In the ordinary course of business, the Company may provide indemnification of varying scope and terms to vendors, lessors, business partners and other parties with respect to certain matters arising out of the relationship between such parties and the Company. In addition, the Company has entered into indemnification agreements with members of its board of directors and senior management that will require the Company, among other things, to indemnify them against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or officers. The maximum potential amount of future payments the Company could be required to make under these indemnification agreements is, in many cases, unlimited. To date, the Company has not incurred any material costs as a result of such indemnifications. The Company is not aware of any claims under indemnification arrangements, and it has not accrued any liabilities related to such obligations as of June 30, 2020 or December 31, 2019.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

The Company is not currently a party to any material legal proceedings. At each reporting date, the Company evaluates whether or not a potential loss amount or a potential range of loss is probable and reasonably estimable under the provisions of the authoritative guidance that addresses accounting for contingencies. The Company expenses the costs related to its legal proceedings as they are incurred. No such costs have been incurred during the three or six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019.