Organization

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Organization

1. Organization

Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (“Vir” or the “Company”) is a clinical-stage immunology company focused on combining immunologic insights with cutting-edge technologies to treat and prevent serious infectious diseases. Vir has assembled four technology platforms that are designed to stimulate and enhance the immune system by exploiting critical observations of natural immune processes. Its current development pipeline consists of product candidates targeting severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (“SARS-CoV-2”), hepatitis B virus (“HBV”), influenza A virus, human immunodeficiency virus (“HIV”), and tuberculosis (“TB”).

Reverse Stock Split

On September 16, 2019, the Company’s board of directors approved an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation to effect a 1-for-4.5 reverse split (“Reverse Split”) of shares of the Company’s common and convertible preferred stock, which was effected on September 27, 2019. The par value per share and authorized shares of common stock and convertible preferred stock were not adjusted as a result of the Reverse Split. All of the share and per share information included in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements has been adjusted to reflect the Reverse Split.

Initial Public Offering

On October 10, 2019, the Company completed its initial public offering (“IPO”) of its common stock. In connection with its IPO, the Company issued and sold 7,142,858 shares of its common stock at a price of $20.00 per share. As a result of the IPO, the Company received $126.4 million in net proceeds, after deducting underwriting discounts, commissions and offering expenses. At the closing of the IPO, 88,112,733 shares of outstanding convertible preferred stock were automatically converted into 88,112,733 shares of common stock and a warrant to purchase 244,444 shares of convertible preferred stock was converted into a warrant to purchase 244,444 shares of common stock.

Follow-On Offering

On July 10, 2020, the Company issued and sold 8,214,285 shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to a  registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-239689) and a registration statement on Form S-1 filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (File No. 333-239747) (collectively, the “Registration Statements”). The Registration Statements became effective on July 7, 2020. The price of the shares sold in the follow-on offering was $42.00 per share and the Company received total gross proceeds from the offering of approximately $345.0 million. After deducting underwriting discounts and commissions of $20.7 million and offering expenses of $1.1 million, the net proceeds were $323.2 million.

Need for Additional Capital

The Company has incurred net losses since inception and expects such losses to continue over the next several years. As of September 30, 2020, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $561.5 million. Management expects to incur additional losses in the future to conduct research and development and recognizes the need to raise additional capital to fully implement its business plan. The Company had, excluding restricted cash, $826.6 million  of cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments at September 30, 2020. Based on the Company’s business plans, management believes that its cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments as of September 30, 2020 will be sufficient to fund its operations for at least the next 12 months from the issuance date of these condensed consolidated financial statements.