Nature of the Business	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
Nature of the Business
Nature of the Business	Note 1. Nature of the Business BioXcel Therapeutics, Inc. (“BTI”) is a biopharmaceutical company focused on drug development that utilizes artificial intelligence (“AI”) to identify improved therapies in neuroscience and immuno-oncology. BTI's drug re-innovation approach leverages existing approved drugs and/or clinically validated product candidates together with big data and proprietary machine learning algorithms to identify new therapeutic indices. BTI's two most advanced clinical development programs are BXCL501, a proprietary, orally dissolving, thin film formulation of the adrenergic receptor agonist dexmedetomidine (“Dex”), for the treatment of agitation, and BXCL701, an orally administered, systemic innate immune activator for the treatment of a rare form of prostate cancer and advanced solid tumors that are refractory or treatment naïve to checkpoint inhibitors. As used in these condensed consolidated financial statements, unless otherwise specified or the context otherwise requires, the terms the “Company” or “BTI” refer to BioXcel Therapeutics, Inc., and “BioXcel LLC” refers to the Company’s former parent and current significant stockholder, BioXcel LLC and, its predecessor, BioXcel Corporation. OnkosXcel refers to BTI’s wholly-owned subsidiary for its advanced immuno-oncology assets, OnkosXcel Therapeutics, LLC. The Company was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware on March 29, 2017. The Company’s principal office is in New Haven, Connecticut. Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic During the first quarter ended March 31, 2020, the novel coronavirus disease (“COVID-19”) was declared a pandemic and spread to multiple regions across the globe, including the U.S. and Europe. The outbreak and government response measures have significantly impacted, both directly and indirectly, businesses and commerce, as worker shortages have occurred; supply chains have been disrupted; facilities and production have been suspended; and demand for certain goods and services spiked, while demand for other goods and services have decreased. The Company continues to work closely with its clinical sites to monitor the potential impact of the evolving COVID-19 pandemic and the spread of its variants. BTI remains committed to its clinical programs and development plans. To date, BTI has not experienced any significant delays in any of its ongoing or planned clinical trials, except for occasional COVID-19-related disruptions to its TRANQUILITY II trial. However, this could rapidly change.

Nature of the Business

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Note 1. Nature of the Business

BioXcel Therapeutics, Inc. (“BTI”) is a biopharmaceutical company focused on drug development that utilizes artificial intelligence (“AI”) to identify improved therapies in neuroscience and immuno-oncology. BTI's drug re-innovation approach leverages existing approved drugs and/or clinically validated product candidates together with big data and proprietary machine learning algorithms to identify new therapeutic indices. BTI's two most advanced clinical development programs are BXCL501, a proprietary, orally dissolving, thin film formulation of the adrenergic receptor agonist dexmedetomidine (“Dex”), for the treatment of agitation, and BXCL701, an orally administered, systemic innate immune activator for the treatment of a rare form of prostate cancer and advanced solid tumors that are refractory or treatment naïve to checkpoint inhibitors.

As used in these condensed consolidated financial statements, unless otherwise specified or the context otherwise requires, the terms the “Company” or “BTI” refer to BioXcel Therapeutics, Inc., and “BioXcel LLC” refers to the Company’s former parent and current significant stockholder, BioXcel LLC and, its predecessor, BioXcel Corporation. OnkosXcel refers to BTI’s wholly-owned subsidiary for its advanced immuno-oncology assets, OnkosXcel Therapeutics, LLC.

The Company was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware on March 29, 2017. The Company’s principal office is in New Haven, Connecticut.

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic

During the first quarter ended March 31, 2020, the novel coronavirus disease (“COVID-19”) was declared a pandemic and spread to multiple regions across the globe, including the U.S. and Europe. The outbreak and government response measures have significantly impacted, both directly and indirectly, businesses and commerce, as worker shortages have occurred; supply chains have been disrupted; facilities and production have been suspended; and demand for certain goods and services spiked, while demand for other goods and services have decreased.

The Company continues to work closely with its clinical sites to monitor the potential impact of the evolving COVID-19 pandemic and the spread of its variants. BTI remains committed to its clinical programs and development plans. To date, BTI has not experienced any significant delays in any of its ongoing or planned clinical trials, except for occasional COVID-19-related disruptions to its TRANQUILITY II trial. However, this could rapidly change.