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LONGEVERON INC.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
Longeveron Inc.
Condensed Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
| June
30, 2021 | December
31, 2020 | |||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | ||||||
| Short-term investments | ||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | ||||||||
| Deferred offering costs | ||||||||
| Accounts and grants receivable | ||||||||
| Total current assets | ||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | ||||||||
| Intangible assets, net | ||||||||
| Right-of-use (ROU) asset | ||||||||
| Other assets | ||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | ||||||
| Liabilities, members’ equity and stockholders’ equity | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | $ | ||||||
| Accrued expenses | ||||||||
| Current portion of lease liability | ||||||||
| Short-term note payable | ||||||||
| Current portion of loans | ||||||||
| Deferred revenue | ||||||||
| Total current liabilities | ||||||||
| Long-term liabilities: | ||||||||
| Long-term loans | ||||||||
| Lease liability | ||||||||
| Total long-term liabilities | ||||||||
| Total liabilities | ||||||||
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 9) | ||||||||
| Members’ equity and stockholders’ equity: | ||||||||
| Members’ equity | ||||||||
| Class A common stock, $ | ||||||||
| Class B common stock, $ | ||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | ||||||||
| Stock subscription receivable | ( | ) | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | ( | ) | ||||||
| Total members’ equity and stockholders’ equity | ||||||||
| Total liabilities, members’ equity and stockholders’ equity | $ | $ | ||||||
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed financial statements.
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Longeveron Inc.
Condensed Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
| Three months ended June 30, | Six months ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||||||
| Revenues | ||||||||||||||||
| Grant revenue | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Clinical trial revenue | - | |||||||||||||||
| Contract revenue | - | - | ||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | ||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenues | ||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | ||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | ||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | ||||||||||||||||
| Research and development | ||||||||||||||||
| Selling and marketing | ||||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | ||||||||||||||||
| Loss from operations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Other income and (expenses) | ||||||||||||||||
| Forgiveness of Paycheck Protection Program loan | - | - | ||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | ( | ) | - | ( | ) | - | ||||||||||
| Other income, net | ||||||||||||||||
| Total other income and (expenses), net | ||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||
| Basic and diluted net loss per share | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||
| Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding | ||||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed financial statements.
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Longeveron Inc.
Condensed Statements of Members’ Equity and Stockholders’ Equity
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 (In Thousands, Except Share Amounts) (Unaudited)
| Series A Units | Series B Units | Series C Units | Class A Common Stock | Class B Common Stock | Additional | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of Units | Amount | Number of Units | Amount | Number of Units | Amount | Number | Amount | Number | Amount | Subscription Receivable | Paid-In Capital | Accumulated Deficit | Total Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2019 | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series C units issued for cash | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of Series C units as payment for amounts accrued | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity-based compensation | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash received pursuant to subscription receivable | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | - | ( | ) | - | ( | ) | - | - | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at June 30, 2020 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series A Units | Series B Units | Series C Units | Class A Common Stock | Class B Common Stock | Additional | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of Units | Amount | Number of Units | Amount | Number of Units | Amount | Number | Amount | Number | Amount | Subscription Receivable | Paid-In Capital | Accumulated Deficit | Total Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2020 | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conversion of Units into Class A and B common stock | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Initial public offering and overallotment of Class A common stock, net of $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class A common stock, issued for consulting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity-based compensation | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | - | - | - | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at June 30, 2021 | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed financial statements.
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Longeveron Inc.
Condensed Statements of Members’ Equity and Stockholders’ Equity
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 (In Thousands, Except Share Amounts) (Unaudited)
| Series A Units | Series B Units | Series C Units | Class A Common Stock | Class B Common Stock | Additional | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of Units | Amount | Number of Units | Amount | Number of Units | Amount | Number | Amount | Number | Amount | Subscription Receivable | Paid-In Capital | Accumulated Deficit | Total Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2020 | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity-based compensation | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | - | ( | ) | - | ( | ) | - | - | - | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at June 30, 2020 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series A Units | Series B Units | Series C Units | Class A Common Stock | Class B Common Stock | Additional | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of Units | Amount | Number of Units | Amount | Number of Units | Amount | Number | Amount | Number | Amount | Subscription Receivable | Paid-In Capital | Accumulated Deficit | Total Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2021 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class A common stock, issued for consulting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity-based compensation | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | - | - | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at June 30, 2021 | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed financial statements.
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Longeveron Inc.
Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands) (Unaudited)
| Six
months ended June 30, | ||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | ||||||||
| Forgiveness of Paycheck Protection Program loan | ( | ) | - | |||||
| Change in fair value of short-term investments | ( | ) | - | |||||
| Non-cash stock payments to employees and consultants | ||||||||
| Equity-based compensation | ||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts and grants receivable | ||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Other assets | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Deferred revenue | ( | ) | ||||||
| Accrued expenses | ( | ) | ||||||
| ROU asset and lease liability | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Cash flows from investing activities | ||||||||
| Short-term investments | ( | ) | - | |||||
| Acquisition of intangible assets | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Acquisition of property and equipment | - | ( | ) | |||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Cash flows from financing activities | ||||||||
| Proceeds from initial public offering of common stock, net of commissions and expenses | - | |||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of Series C units | - | |||||||
| Repayments of short-term note payable | ( | ) | - | |||||
| Proceeds of long-term notes payables | - | |||||||
| Proceeds from subscription agreement | - | |||||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | ||||||||
| Increase in cash and cash equivalents | ( | ) | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period | $ | $ | ||||||
| Supplement Disclosure of Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities: | ||||||||
| Conversion of Series A, B and C units into Class A and B common stock | $ | ( | ) | $ | - | |||
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed financial statements.
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Longeveron Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Three Month Periods Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020
1. Nature of Business, Basis of Presentation, and Liquidity
Nature of business:
On February 12, 2021, Longeveron LLC converted its corporate form from a Delaware limited liability company (Longeveron, LLC) to a Delaware corporation, Longeveron Inc. (the “Company,” “Longeveron” or “we,” “us,” or “our”). Longeveron LLC was formed as a Delaware limited liability company on October 9, 2014 and authorized to transact business in Florida on December 15, 2014. The Company is a clinical stage biotechnology company developing cellular therapies for specific aging-related and life-threatening conditions. The Company operates out of its leased facilities in Miami, Florida.
The Company is subject to risks and uncertainties common to early-stage companies in the biotechnology industry, including, but not limited to, development by competitors of new technological innovations, dependence on licenses, protection of proprietary technology, dependence on key personnel, compliance with government regulations and the need to obtain additional financing to fund operations. Product candidates currently under development will require significant additional research and development efforts, including extensive pre-clinical studies and clinical trials and regulatory approval, prior to commercialization. These efforts require significant amounts of additional capital, adequate personnel infrastructure and extensive compliance and reporting capabilities.
The Company’s product candidates are currently in development. There can be no assurance that the Company’s research and development will be successfully completed, that adequate protection for the Company’s intellectual property will be obtained, that any products developed will obtain necessary government regulatory approval or that any approved products will be commercially viable. Even if the Company’s product development efforts are successful, it is uncertain when, if ever, the Company will generate significant revenue from product sales. The Company operates in an environment of rapid technological change and substantial competition from, among others, existing pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. In addition, the Company is dependent upon the services of its employees, partners and consultants.
Initial Public Offering (“IPO”):
On February 12, 2021 our Class A common stock
began to trade on NASDAQ under the stock symbol “LGVN”. Pursuant to the IPO, the Company sold
On March 15, 2021, the Company’s underwriters
partially exercised its over-allotment option, resulting in the Company selling an additional
Basis of presentation:
The accompanying unaudited Condensed Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of Article 8 of Regulation S-X promulgated under the Exchange Act and, therefore, do not include all information and footnotes necessary for a fair presentation of financial position, results of operations, and cash flows in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). These unaudited Condensed Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with our Financial Statements and related notes, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, filed with the SEC. Unless otherwise stated, references to particular years or quarters refer to our fiscal years ended December 31 and the associated quarters of those fiscal years.
These Condensed Financial Statements are unaudited, but include all adjustments, including normal recurring adjustments, which, in the opinion of management, are necessary to present fairly our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented. The Condensed Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2020 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and notes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. Results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year as a whole.
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Liquidity:
Since inception, the Company has been engaged in organizational activities, including raising capital, and research and development activities. The Company does not yet have a product that has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), and has only generated revenues from grants, clinical trials and contract manufacturing. The Company has not yet achieved profitable operations or generated positive cash flows from operations. The Company intends to continue its efforts to raise additional equity financing, develop its intellectual property, and secure regulatory approvals to commercialize its products. There is no assurance that profitable operations, if achieved, could be sustained on a continuing basis. Further, the Company’s future operations are dependent on the success of the Company’s efforts to raise additional capital, its research and commercialization efforts, regulatory approval, and, ultimately, the market acceptance of the Company’s products. These financial statements do not include adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.
The Company has incurred recurring losses from
operations since its inception, including a net loss of $
As of June 30, 2021, the Company had cash, and
cash equivalents of $
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Use of estimates:
The presentation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Accounting Standard Updates
In December 2019, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update 2019-12, “Income Taxes (Topic 740)”. The amendments in this ASU simplify the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740 and by clarifying and amending other areas of Topic 740. The amendments in this ASU are effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2020. We adopted this ASU on January 1, 2021 with no material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
A variety of proposed or otherwise potential accounting standards are currently under consideration by standard-setting organizations and certain regulatory agencies. Because of the tentative and preliminary nature of such proposed standards, management has not yet determined the effect, if any, that the implementation of such proposed standards would have on the Company’s financial statements.
Cash and cash equivalents:
The Company considers cash to consist of cash on hand and temporary investments having an original maturity of 90 days or less that are readily convertible into cash.
Short-term investments:
Short-term investments at June 30, 2021 consist of marketable fixed income securities, primarily corporate bonds, which are categorized as available-for-sale securities and are thus marked to market and stated at fair value in accordance with ASC 820 Fair Value Measurement. These investments are considered Level 2 investments within the ASC 820 fair value hierarchy. The fair value of corporate bonds is determined using standard market valuation methodologies, including discounted cash flows, matrix pricing and / or other similar techniques. The inputs to these valuation techniques include but are not limited to market interest rates, credit rating of the issuer or counterparty, industry sector of the issuer, coupon rate, call provisions, maturity, estimated duration and assumptions regarding liquidity and estimated future cash flows. In addition to bond characteristics, the valuation methodologies incorporate market data, such as actual trades completed, bids and actual dealer quotes, where such information is available. Accordingly, the estimated fair values are based on available market information and judgments about financial instruments categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Interest and dividends are recorded when earned. Realized gains and losses on investments are determined by specific identification and are recognized as incurred in the statement of operations. Changes in net unrealized gains and losses are reported in the statement of operations in the current period and represent the change in the fair value of investment holdings during the reporting period. Changes in net unrealized gains and losses were not significant for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, and there were no such changes for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020.
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Inventory:
The Company will begin carrying inventory of its biological products on its balance sheets following commercial launch of such products. Inventory will consist of raw materials, biological products in process, and finished goods available for sale. The Company will determine its inventory values using the average cost method. Inventory will be valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value and will exclude units that the Company anticipates distributing for clinical evaluation. As of each of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, all of the Company’s biological products were anticipated to be distributed for clinical evaluation.
The Company does not currently carry any inventory for its biological products, as it has yet to launch a product for commercial distribution. Historically the Company’s operations have focused on clinical trials and discovery efforts, and accordingly, costs of manufactured clinical doses of biological product candidates were expensed as incurred, consistent with the accounting for all other research and development costs. Once the Company begins commercial distribution, costs of all newly manufactured biological products will be allocated either for use in commercial distribution, which will be carried as inventory and not expensed, or for research and development efforts, which will continue to be expensed as incurred.
Accounts and grants receivable:
Accounts and grants receivable include amounts due from customers, granting institutions and others. The amounts as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 are certain to be collected, and no amount has been recognized for doubtful accounts. MSCRF-TEDCO generally advance grant funds and therefore a receivable is not usually recognized. In addition, for the Clinical trial revenue, most participants pay in advance of treatment. Advanced grant funds and prepayments for the Clinical trial revenue are recorded to deferred revenue.
Accounts and grants receivable by source, as of (in thousands):
| June
30, 2021 | December 31, 2020 | |||||||
| Alzheimer’s Association – Grant | $ | $ | ||||||
| National Institutes of Health – Grant | ||||||||
| Clinical Trial receivable | ||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | ||||||
Deferred offering costs:
The Company recorded certain legal, professional
and other third-party fees that were directly associated with in-process equity financings as deferred offering costs until the applicable
equity financing was consummated. After consummation of an equity financing, these costs will be recorded in stockholders’ equity
as a reduction of proceeds generated as a result of the offering. At June 30, 2021 the deferred offering costs accrued as of December
31, 2020 of $
Property and equipment:
Property and equipment, including improvements that extend useful lives of related assets, are valued at cost, while maintenance and repairs are charged to operations as incurred. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method based on the estimated useful lives of the assets. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the estimated useful life of the asset or the original term of the lease. Depreciation expense is recorded in the research and development line of the Statement of Operations as the assets are primarily related to the Company’s clinical programs.
Intangible assets:
Intangible assets include payments on license agreements with the Company’s co-founder and chief scientific officer (“CSO”) and the University of Miami (“UM”) (see Note 9) and legal costs incurred related to patents and trademarks. License agreements have been recorded at the value of cash consideration, common stock and membership units transferred to the respective parties when acquired.
Payments on license agreements are amortized using
the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets:
The Company evaluates long-lived assets for impairment, including property and equipment and intangible assets, when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of such assets may not be recoverable. Upon the occurrence of a triggering event, the asset is reviewed to assess whether the estimated undiscounted cash flows expected from the use of the asset plus the residual value from the ultimate disposal exceeds the carrying value of the asset. If the carrying value exceeds the estimated recoverable amounts, the asset is written down to the estimated fair value. Any resulting impairment loss is reflected on the statements of operations. Upon evaluation, management determined that there was no impairment of long-lived assets as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.
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Deferred revenue:
The unearned portion of advanced grant funds and
prepayments for Clinical trial revenue, which will be recognized as revenue when the Company meets the respective performance obligations,
has been presented as deferred revenue in the accompanying balance sheets. For the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company
recognized $
Revenue recognition:
The Company recognizes revenue when performance obligations related to respective revenue streams are met. For Grant revenue, the Company considers the performance obligation met when the grant related expenses are incurred, or supplies and materials are received. The Company is paid in tranches pursuant to terms of the related grant agreements, and then applies payments based on regular expense reimbursement submissions to grantors. There are no remaining performance obligations or variable consideration once grant expense reporting to the grantor is complete. For Clinical trial revenue, the Company considers the performance obligation met when the participant has received the treatment. The Company usually receives prepayment for these services or receives payment at the time the treatment is provided, and there are no remaining performance obligations or variable consideration once the participant received the treatment. For Contract manufacturing revenue, the Company considers the performance obligation met when the contractual obligation and / or statement of work has been satisfied. Payment terms may vary depending on specific contract terms. There are no significant judgments affecting the determination of the amount and timing of revenue recognition.
Revenue by source (in thousands):
| Three months ended June 30, | Six months ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||||||
| National Institute of Health - Grant | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Clinical trial revenue | ||||||||||||||||
| Alzheimer’s Association - Grant | ||||||||||||||||
| MSCRF – TEDCO1 - Grant | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Contact manufacturing revenue | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
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The Company records cost of revenues based on expenses directly related to revenue. For Grants, the Company records allocated expenses for Research and development costs to a grant as a cost of revenues. For the Clinical trial revenue directly related expenses for that program are allocated and expensed as incurred. These expenses are similar to those described under “Research and development expense” below.
Research and development expense:
Research and development costs are charged to expense when incurred in accordance with ASC 730. ASC 730 addresses the proper accounting and reporting for research and development costs. It identifies: 1) those activities that should be identified as research and development; 2) the elements of costs that should be identified with research and development activities, and the accounting for these costs; and 3) the financial statement disclosures related to them. Research and development costs include costs such as clinical trial expenses, contracted research and license agreement fees with no alternative future use, supplies and materials, salaries, share-based compensation, employee benefits, property and equipment depreciation and allocation of various corporate costs. The Company accrues for costs incurred by external service providers, including contract research organizations and clinical investigators, based on its estimates of service performed and costs incurred. These estimates include the level of services performed by the third parties, patient enrollment in clinical trials, administrative costs incurred by the third parties, and other indicators of the services completed. Based on the timing of amounts invoiced by service providers, the Company may also record payments made to those providers as prepaid expenses that will be recognized as expense in future periods as the related services are rendered.
Concentrations of credit risk:
Financial instruments which potentially subject the Company to credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments and accounts and grants receivable. Cash and cash equivalents are held in United States financial institutions. At times, the Company may maintain balances in excess of the federally insured amounts.
Income taxes:
Prior to its Corporate Conversion, the Company was treated as a partnership for U.S. federal and state income tax purposes. Consequently, the Company passed its earnings and losses through to its members based on the terms of the Company’s Operating Agreement. Accordingly, no provision for income taxes is recorded in the accompanying financial statements for prior periods.
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Following the Corporate Conversion, the Company’s tax provision consists of taxes currently payable or receivable, plus any change during the period in deferred tax assets and liabilities. The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. In addition, a valuation allowance is established to reduce any deferred tax asset for which it is determined that it is more likely than not that some portion of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. The Company’s tax provision was nil for the six months ended June 30, 2021 due to net operating losses. The Company has not recorded any tax benefit for the net operating losses incurred due to the uncertainty of realizing a benefit in the future.
The Company recognizes the tax benefits from uncertain tax positions that the Company has taken or expects to take on a tax return. In the unlikely event an uncertain tax position exists in which the Company could incur income taxes, the Company would evaluate whether there is a probability that the uncertain tax position taken would be sustained upon examination by a taxing authority. Reserves for uncertain tax positions would then be recorded if the Company determined it is probable that either a position would not be sustained upon examination or a payment would have to be made to a taxing authority and the amount was reasonably estimable. As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company does not believe it has any uncertain tax positions that would result in the Company having a liability to the taxing authority. It is the Company’s policy to expense any interest and penalties associated with its tax obligations when they are probable and estimable.
Equity-based compensation:
The Company accounts for equity-based compensation expense by the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for stock-based awards based on estimated fair values on the date of grant. The fair value of the options is estimated at the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model.
The Black-Scholes option-pricing model requires the input of highly subjective assumptions, the most significant of which are the expected share price volatility, the expected life of the option award, the risk-free rate of return, and dividends during the expected term. Because the option-pricing model is sensitive to changes in the input assumptions, different determinations of the required inputs may result in different fair value estimates of the options.
Neither the Company’s stock options or restricted
stock units (“RSUs”) do not trade on an active market. Volatility is a measure of the amount by which a financial variable,
such as a stock price, has fluctuated (historical volatility) or is expected to fluctuate (expected volatility) during a period. Given
the Company’s limited historical data, the Company utilizes the average historical volatility of similar publicly traded companies
that are in the same industry. The risk-free interest rate is the average U.S. treasury rate (having a term that most closely approximates
the expected life of the option) for the period in which the option was granted. The expected life is the period of time that the options
granted are expected to remain outstanding. Options granted have a maximum term of
Comprehensive Loss
Comprehensive loss was equal to net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020.
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3. Short-term investments
Short-term investments consisted of the following (in thousands):
| June 30, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
| Amortized Cost | Gross Unrealized Gains | Gross Unrealized Losses | Estimated Fair Value | |||||||||||||
| Fixed income bond funds | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Total short-term investments | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
As of December 31, 2020, the Company did not have any short-term investments.
4. Property and equipment, net
Major components of property and equipment are as follows (in thousands):
| Useful Lives | June
30, 2021 | December
31, 2020 | ||||||||
| Leasehold improvements | $ | $ | ||||||||
| Furniture/Lab equipment | ||||||||||
| Computer equipment | ||||||||||
| Software/Website | ||||||||||
| Total property and equipment | ||||||||||
| Less accumulated depreciation and amortization | ||||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | $ | $ | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense amounted
to approximately $
5. Intangible assets, net
Major components of intangible assets as of June 30, 2021 are as follows (in thousands):
| Useful Lives | Cost | Accumulated Amortization | Total | |||||||||||
| License agreements | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||
| Patent Costs | ||||||||||||||
| Trademark costs | ||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||
Major components of intangible assets as of December 31, 2020 are as follows:
| Useful Lives | Cost | Accumulated Amortization | Total | |||||||||||
| License agreements | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||
| Patent Costs | ||||||||||||||
| Trademark costs | ||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||
Amortization expense related to intangible assets
totaled less than $
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Future amortization expense for intangible assets as of June 30, 2021 is approximately as follows (in thousands):
| Year Ending December 31, | Amount | |||
| 2021 | $ | |||
| 2022 | ||||
| 2023 | ||||
| 2024 | ||||
| 2025 | ||||
| Thereafter | ||||
| Total | $ | |||
6. Leases
In accordance with Accounting Standards Update
2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)”, the Company records a Right-of-use (ROU) asset and a lease liability related to its operating
leases (there are no finance leases). The Company’s corporate office lease expires in March 2027. As of June 30, 2021, the ROU asset
and lease liability were approximately $
Future minimum payments under the operating leases as of June 30, 2021 are as follows (in thousands):
| Year Ending December 31, | Amount | |||
| 2021 (remaining nine months) | $ | |||
| 2022 | ||||
| 2023 | ||||
| 2024 | ||||
| 2025 | ||||
| Thereafter | ||||
| Total | ||||
| Less: Interest | ||||
| Present Value of Lease Liability | $ | |||
During the three and six months ended June 30,
2021 and 2020, the Company incurred approximately $
On July 1, 2020, the Company entered into a sublease
agreement for a portion of its leased space for a one-year period ending June 30, 2021, with three optional one-year renewal periods,
and $
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7. Members’ Equity and Stockholders’ Equity
IPO
The Corporate Conversion undertaken immediately prior to the IPO, the Company converted its corporate form from a Delaware limited liability company to a Delaware corporation with the name change to Longeveron Inc. The conversion caused all existing Series A and B units to convert into Class B common stock and all existing Series C units to convert into Class A common stock. The purpose of the Corporate Conversion was to reorganize the Company structure so that the entity that offered the Company’s Class A common stock to the public was a Delaware corporation rather than a Delaware limited liability company, and so that the Company’s existing investors own the Company’s Class A common stock or Class B common stock rather than equity interests in a limited liability company.
On March 15, 2021, the Company sold
Class A Common Stock
During the six months ended June 30, 2021 and
prior to the Corporate Conversion, the Company issued
Also, during the three and six months ended June
30, 2021, the Company issued
During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the
Company issued
Class B Common Stock
As part of the Corporate Conversion,
The holders of Class B common stock may convert each share of Class B common stock into one share of Class A common stock. The holders of Class B common stock are entitled to five (5) votes per share, and holders of Class A common stock are entitled to one (1) vote per share.
Warrants
As part of the IPO the underwriter received warrants
to purchase
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8. Equity Incentive Plan
RSUs
As part of the IPO, on January 29, 2021, the Company adopted and approved the 2021 Incentive Award Plan (“2021 Incentive Plan”). Under the 2021 Incentive Plan, the Company may grant cash and equity incentive awards to eligible service providers in order to attract, motivate and retain the talent for which the Company competes. The material terms of the 2021 Incentive Plan are summarized below.
On January 29, 2021, the Board approved the granting
of
| ● | Time-Based Vesting: Subject to the attainment
of a time vesting event, the RSUs shall vest in | |
| ● | IPO Settlement Date: The IPO settlement date is a date on the third quarterly settlement date following the Company’s IPO (this date will effectively be October 1, 2021). |
The fair value of each RSU grant made during 2021
will be recognized as stock-based compensation ratably over the related vesting periods, which approximates the service period, except
for the Company’s Directors which vest over two years and
On June 3, 2021, the Company granted
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RSU activity for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was as follows:
| Number of RSUs | ||||
| Outstanding at December 31, 2020 | ||||
| RSU granted | ||||
| RSU exercised | ||||
| RSU expired/forfeited | ( | ) | ||
| Outstanding at June 30, 2021 | ||||
Stock Options
Stock options may be granted under the 2021 Incentive
Plan. The exercise price of options is equal to the fair market value of the Company’s Class A common stock as of the grant date.
Options historically granted have generally become exercisable over four years and expire ten years from the date of grant. The 2021 Incentive
Plan provides for equity grants to be granted up to
The fair value of the options issued are estimated
using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model and have the following assumptions: a dividend yield of
As of June 30, 2021, the Company has recorded
issued and outstanding options to purchase a total of
For the six months ended June 30, 2021:
| Number of Stock Options | ||||
| Stock options vested (based on ratable vesting) | ||||
| Stock options unvested | ||||
| Total stock options granted at June 30, 2021 | ||||
Stock Option activity for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was as follows:
| Number of Stock Options | Weighted Average Exercise Price | |||||||
| Outstanding at December 31, 2020 | ||||||||
| Options granted | $ | |||||||
| Options exercised | ||||||||
| Options expired/forfeited | ||||||||
| Outstanding at June 30, 2021 | $ | |||||||
On April 22, 2021, the Company granted awards
of
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On May 5, 2021, the Company granted an award of
On May 17, 2021, the Company granted an award
of
On June 1, 2021, the Company granted an award
of
For the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020,
the equity-based compensation expense amounted to approximately $
9. Commitments and Contingencies
Master Services Agreements:
As of June 30, 2021, the Company had two active
master services agreements with third parties to conduct its clinical trials and manage clinical research programs and clinical development
services on behalf of the Company. The Company expects these agreements or amended current agreements to have total expenditures of less
than $
Consulting Services Agreement:
On November 20, 2014, the Company entered into
a ten-year consulting services agreement with its CSO. Under the agreement, the Company agreed to pay the CSO $
Technology Services Agreement:
On March 27, 2015, the Company entered into a
technology services agreement with Optimal Networks, Inc. (a related company owned by a board member’s brother-in-law) for use of
information technology services. The Company agreed to issue the related party equity incentive units in the amount equal to
Exclusive Licensing Agreements:
UM Agreement
On November 20, 2014, the Company entered into
an exclusive license agreement with UM for the use of certain stem cell aging-related frailty technology rights developed by the CSO while
employed at UM. The Company recorded the value of the membership units issued to obtain this license agreement as an intangible asset.
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CD271
On December 22, 2016, the Company entered into
an exclusive license agreement with JMHMD Holdings, LLC, an affiliated entity of the CSO for the use of CD271 cellular therapy technology.
The Company recorded the value of the cash consideration and membership units issued to obtain this license agreement as an intangible
asset.
Other Royalty
Under the grant award agreement with the Alzheimer’s Association, the Company may be required to make revenue sharing or distribution of revenue payments for products or inventions generated or resulting from this clinical trial program. The potential payments, although not currently defined, could result in a maximum payment of five times (5x) the award amount.
Contingencies – COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 outbreak has impacted, and in the future could continue to adversely impact the Company’s ability to conduct business in the future. In December 2019, it was first reported that there had been an outbreak of a novel strain of coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, in China. As COVID-19 continues to spread globally, including throughout the United States, the Company may experience disruptions that could severely impact its business, including:
| ● | impact to the financial markets; | |
| ● | disruption in the ability to provide product in foreign markets; | |
| ● | disruption on the ability to source materials; | |
| ● | disruption in the ability to manufacture our product; | |
| ● | delays or difficulties in completing the Company’s regulatory work; | |
| ● | limitations on the Company’s employee resources ability to work, including because of sickness of employees or their families or the desire of employees to avoid contact with large groups of people; and | |
| ● | additional repercussions on the Company’s ability to operate its business. |
The global outbreak of COVID-19 continues to rapidly evolve. The extent to which COVID-19 impacts the Company’s results will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including new information which may emerge concerning the severity of COVID-19, the ultimate geographic spread of COVID-19, the duration of the outbreak, travel restrictions imposed by countries in which the Company conducts business, business closures or business disruption in the world, a reduction in time spent out of home and the actions taken throughout the world, including in the Company’s markets, to contain COVID-19 or treat its impact. The future impact of the outbreak is highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, and the Company cannot provide any assurance that the outbreak will not have a material adverse impact on the Company’s operations or future results or filings with regulatory health authorities. The extent of the impact to the Company, if any, will depend on future developments, including actions taken to contain COVID-19.
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The Company continues to monitor how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the Company’s employees, business, and clinical trials. In response to the spread of COVID-19, the Company has instructed all employees who can perform their essential employment duties from home to do so. The Company’s laboratory scientists, cell processing scientists and other manufacturing personnel continue to work from the Company GMP facility on a day-to-day basis, and as such cell production has been minimally impacted. When the pandemic began to emerge in the U.S., most of the Company’s ongoing clinical trials had completed enrollment, however a few subjects that were currently on study and in follow-up experienced some difficulties in adhering to the protocol schedule. Because the Company primarily enrolls elderly subjects in the trials, who are at particular risk for poor outcomes related to COVID-19 infection, the Company has experienced some disruption in executing the follow-up visits in Company protocols. While the Company believes the number of instances where a visit was missed completely is small, the Company cannot predict whether this will have a material impact on the Company clinical results in the future. If too many subjects drop-out or the protocol is no longer effective, the Company may have to restart the clinical trial entirely.
10. Short-term Note Payable
On September 27, 2020, the Company entered into
a premium finance agreement to finance its insurance policies for approximately $
11. Long-term Loan
On April 16, 2020, the Company received a loan
from the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) as part of
the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) in the amount of $
On May 12, 2020, the Company received a loan from
the SBA pursuant to the Disaster Recovery Plan as part of the CARES Act in the amount of $
Future debt obligations at June 30, 2020 for Long-term loans are as follows (in thousands):
| Year Ending December 31, | Amount | |||
| 2021 (remaining six months) | $ | |||
| 2022 | ||||
| 2023 | ||||
| 2024 | ||||
| 2025 | ||||
| Thereafter | ||||
| Total | $ | |||
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12. Employee Benefits Plan
The Company sponsors a defined contribution employee benefit plan (the “Plan”) under the provisions of Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Plan covers substantially all full-time employees of the Company who have completed one year of service. Contributions to the Plan by the Company are at the discretion of the Board of Directors.
The Company contributed approximately $
13. Loss Per Share
Basic and diluted net loss per share have been computed using the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. We have outstanding stock-based awards that are not used in the calculation of diluted net loss per share because to do so would be anti-dilutive. These common share equivalents were as follows at June 30, 2021 and 2020:
| June 30, | ||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
| RSUs | ||||||||
| Stock options | ||||||||
| Warrants | ||||||||
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14. Subsequent Events
On July 20, 2021, the Company granted 225,000
Class A common stock options to executives. Mr. Green was granted 75,000 Class A common stock options and Mr. Lehr, Dr. Hare and Mr. Clavijo
were granted 50,000 Class A common stock options. The stock options had four-year vesting, that vests 12.5% on July 22, 2021 and the remaining
vests equally over the remaining four years, and an exercise price of $6.08. Based upon a Black-Scholes calculation the price per share
to be expensed was $
Further on July 20, 2021, the Company
changed the base compensation for its executive team; retroactive to February 12, 2021. The primary change was that the annual base
salaries were changed for: Mr. Green, Mr. Lehr, Dr. Hare and Mr. Clavijo to $
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
In this document, the terms “Longeveron,” “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Longeveron Inc. We have no subsidiaries.
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “10-Q”) contains forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, that reflect our current expectations about our future results, performance, prospects and opportunities. This 10-Q contains forward-looking statements that can involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this 10-Q, including statements regarding our future results of operations and financial position, business strategy, prospective products, product approvals, research and development costs, future revenue, timing and likelihood of success, plans and objectives of management for future operations, future results of anticipated products and prospects, plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.
In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “target,” “will,” or “would” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Forward-looking statements contained in this report include, but are not limited to, statements about:
| ● | the ability of our clinical trials to demonstrate safety and efficacy of our product candidates, and other positive results; | |
| ● | the timing and focus of our ongoing and future preclinical studies and clinical trials, and the reporting of data from those studies and trials; | |
| ● | the size of the market opportunity for our product candidates, including our estimates of the number of patients who suffer from the diseases we are targeting; | |
| ● | the success of competing therapies that are or may become available; | |
| ● | the beneficial characteristics, safety, efficacy and therapeutic effects of our product candidates; | |
| ● | our ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approval of our product candidates; | |
| ● | our plans relating to the further development of our product candidates, including additional disease states or indications we may pursue; | |
| ● | existing regulations and regulatory developments in the United States, Japan and other jurisdictions; | |
| ● | our plans and ability to obtain or protect intellectual property rights, including extensions of existing patent terms where available and our ability to avoid infringing the intellectual property rights of others; | |
| ● | the need to hire additional personnel and our ability to attract and retain such personnel; | |
| ● | our estimates regarding expenses, future revenue, capital requirements and needs for additional financing; | |
| ● | the effect that global pathogens could have on financial markets, materials sourcing, patients, governments and population (e.g., COVID-19); | |
| ● | our financial performance; and | |
| ● | the period over which we estimate our existing cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient to fund our future operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements. |
The forward-looking statements contained in this 10-Q are made on the basis of the views and assumptions of management regarding future events and business performance as of the date this 10-Q is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). In addition, we operate in a highly competitive and rapidly changing environment; therefore, new risk factors can arise, and it is not possible for management to predict all such risk factors, nor to assess the impact of all such risk factors on our business or the extent to which any individual risk factor, or combination of risk factors, may cause results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. We do not undertake any obligation to update these statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date this 10-Q is filed. In addition, this discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our unaudited financial statements and notes thereto included in this 10-Q and the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, filed with the SEC on March 30, 2021 (“2020 10-K”). Operating results are not necessarily indicative of results that may occur in future periods.
Overview and Recent Developments
Overview
We are a clinical stage biotechnology company developing cellular therapies for aging-related and life-threatening conditions. Our lead investigational product is Lomecel-B, which is derived from culture-expanded Medicinal Signaling Cells (MSCs) sourced from bone marrow of young healthy adult donors. As a company in the regenerative medicine field, we believe that by using allogeneic MSCs that promote tissue repair, organ maintenance, and immune system function, we can develop safe and effective therapies for some of the most difficult disorders associated with the aging process, in addition to other life-threatening diseases.
We currently have clinical research programs in the following diseases or conditions: Aging Frailty, Alzheimer’s disease, the Metabolic Syndrome, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) due to either COVID-19 or influenza infection, and Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS). Our mission is to advance, either independently, or with an industry partner, Lomecel-B and other cell-based product candidates into Phase 3 (i.e. pivotal) trials for multiple indications, with the goal of achieving regulatory approvals, subsequent commercialization, and broad use by the healthcare community.
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Status of US Trials of Lomecel-B
As of June 30, 2021, the U.S. FDA has authorized us to conduct six (6) clinical trials evaluating Lomecel-B. We have completed four (4) out of six of these studies.
| Title | Status |
| A Phase 1 Double-blinded, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Study for COVID-19 and Influenza Virus-Elicited Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) Using Longeveron Mesenchymal Stem Cells (LMSCs) | Enrollment ongoing. Estimated completion in 2022 |
| A Phase 2b, Randomized, Blinded and Placebo-Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Longeveron Allogenic Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Infusion in Patients With Aging Frailty | Trial complete. Results announced August 13th, 2021 |
| Effects of Intravenous Delivery of Longeveron Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells (LMSCs) on Vaccine-Specific Antibody Responses in Subjects with Aging Frailty (“HERA” Trial). | Trial complete. Top line data anticipated in Q3 2021. |
| A Phase, I Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-controlled, Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Potential Efficacy of Longeveron Allogeneic Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell (LMSCs) Infusion Versus Placebo in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease | Trial complete. Results announced April 14th, 2021. |
| Allogeneic Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell (MSC) Injection in Patients with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: A Phase I/II Study (ELPIS) | Trial complete. Top line safety results announced in Q2 2021; additional data anticipated in Q3 2021. |
| Evaluation of Lomecel-B™ Injection in Patients with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: A Phase IIb Clinical Trial. | Enrollment initiated June 2021. |
In addition, we anticipate initiating a US Phase 2 trial in Alzheimer’s disease later in 2021.
Status of Japan Trial of Lomecel-B
Japan’s Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Agency (PMDA) approved a Clinical Trial Notification (CTN) submitted by the National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology (NCGG) to conduct a Phase 2 study of Lomecel-B infusion in Japanese Aging Frailty subjects, and we expect this study to initiate in 2021. The trial is a 45-subject, randomized, placebo-controlled double blind study testing 50 million cell Lomecel-B (n=15), 100 million cell Lomecel-B (n=15), and placebo (n=15).
Bahamas Treatment Registry Trial
Since 2017 we have sponsored a registry in The Bahamas under the approval and authority of the Ministry of Health’s National Stem Cell Ethics Committee (NSCEC). The Bahamas Registry Trial administers Lomecel-B to eligible participants at two private clinics in Nassau for a variety of indications. While Lomecel-B is considered an investigational product in The Bahamas, under the approval terms from the NSCEC, we are permitted to charge a fee to participate and receive Lomecel-B.
Strategy
Since our founding in 2014, we have focused the majority of our time and resources on the following: organizing and staffing our company, building, staffing and equipping a GMP manufacturing facility with research and development labs, business planning, raising capital, establishing our intellectual property portfolio, generating clinical safety and efficacy data in our selected disease conditions and indications, and developing and expanding our manufacturing processes and capabilities.
We manufacture our own product candidates for clinical trials. In 2017 we opened a manufacturing facility comprised of eight clean rooms, two research and development laboratories, and warehouse and storage space. We have supply contracts with two third party suppliers for fresh bone marrow, which we use to produce our product candidate for clinical testing and research and development. From time to time, we enter into contract development and manufacturing contracts or arrangements with third parties who seek to utilize our product development capabilities.
When appropriate funding opportunities arise, we routinely apply for grant funding to support our ongoing research and since 2016 we have received approximately $16.0 million in grant awards ($11.9 million of which has been directly awarded to us and is recognized as revenue when the performance obligations are met) from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the NIH, the Alzheimer’s Association, and the Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund (MSCRF) of the Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO).
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Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic
We continue to monitor how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting our employees, business, and clinical trials. In response to the spread of COVID-19, any employee who can perform their essential employment duties from home may continue to do so at their choice. Our laboratory scientists, cell processing scientists and other manufacturing personnel continue to work from our GMP facility on a day-to-day basis, and as such cell production has been minimally impacted. When the pandemic began to emerge in the U.S., most of our ongoing clinical trials had completed enrollment. However, a few subjects that were currently on study and in follow-up experienced some difficulties in adhering to the protocol schedule. Because we primarily enroll elderly subjects in our trials, who are at particular risk for poor outcomes related to COVID-19 infection, we have experienced some disruption in executing the follow-up visits in our protocols. These disruptions were due to a number of reasons that include an unwillingness of the subject to leave their residence to visit the hospital or clinic, the inability to leave their residence due to regional “stay-at-home” orders, and temporary clinical site closures. We have attempted to mitigate this disruption by conducting remote visits where feasible (telemedicine), arranging for in-home visits for phlebotomy in order to collect blood samples and perform protocol-specific assessments if feasible, and amending protocols to increase the window of time for follow-up visits. In spite of these efforts, several subjects either missed their scheduled follow up visit, had their follow up visit outside of the protocol-defined window of time, or dropped out of the trial prior to completing. While we believe the number of instances where a visit was missed completely is small, we cannot predict whether this will have a material impact on our clinical results until the data from the trials are analyzed. If too many subjects drop-out or the protocol is no longer effective, we may have to restart the clinical trial entirely.
In July 2020 the Bahamian government halted travel from the U.S. into The Bahamas, which resulted in the temporary cessation of participation in The Bahamas Registry Trial. While this travel restriction has now been lifted, participation in the Registry Trial remains lower than anticipated, due in part to pandemic-related effects on international travel. We expect that the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to impact our business, results of operations, clinical development timelines and financial condition. At this time, there is significant uncertainty relating to the trajectory of the COVID-19 pandemic and impact of related responses. The impact of COVID-19 on our future results will largely depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, such as the ultimate geographic concentration and continued spread of the disease, the duration of the pandemic, travel restrictions to and social distancing within the United States and other countries, business closures or business disruptions, the continued impact on financial markets and the global economy, and the effectiveness of the global response to contain and treat the disease.
Recent Developments
Clinical Developments
| ● | On August 13th, 2021 we announced the top line results of the Phase 2b US Aging Frailty trial. One hundred and forty-eight (148) subjects were randomized and received a single peripheral intravenous infusion of Lomecel-B (25 million cells, 50 million cells, 100 million cells or 200 million cells), or placebo, followed by a 52-week observation period to evaluate safety and efficacy. The Phase 2b trial was conducted at 8 hospitals and clinics, primarily in South Florida, including the Miami VA Healthcare System, and was funded by a Small Business Administration Grant (SBIR) grant from the NIH’s National Institute on Aging (NIA). |
The pre-specified statistical analysis plan for the primary efficacy endpoint, change in six-minute walk test distance at 180 days post-infusion, involved a primary analysis and a secondary analysis:
| o | Primary analysis of the primary efficacy endpoint: The primary analysis compared the change from baseline in 6MWT distance for the four Lomecel-B cohorts to the placebo cohort at Day 180. There were statistically significant increases in the highest 3 doses--50 million, 100 million and 200 million Lomecel-B cohorts--and no significant changes in the placebo or lowest dose of Lomecel-B (25 million=7.8 meters, p=0.5040; 50 million=35.8 meters, p=0.0053; 100 million=24.9 meters p=0.0443; 200 million=49.3 meters, p=0.0065; placebo=8.0 meters, p=0.5371). However, after adjusting for multiple comparisons using the Hochberg method (1988), the four Lomecel-B cohorts did not show a statistically significant placebo-adjusted difference (Δ) (25 million Δ=-0.2, p=0.9902; 50 million Δ=27.7, p=0.1279; 100 million Δ=16.8, p=0.3472; 200 million Δ=41.3, p=0.0635). |
| o | Secondary analysis of the primary efficacy endpoint: The secondary analysis was to determine whether a dose-response relationship exists using the multiple comparisons and modeling approach by Bretz et. al (2003). The results showed a clear, statistically significant dose-response curve at day 180. Among the various dose-response curves evaluated (Emax, Linear, Exponential, Quadratic, and Sigmoid Emax), all had p-values of less than 0.05, with the Sigmoid Emax model having the most significant dose-response relationship (p=0.0170). |
Despite not achieving the statistical significance for the pairwise comparison to placebo at Day 180, significant differences from placebo were observed at Day 270, which was a pre-specified exploratory endpoint (25 million Δ=27.5, p=0.1530; 50 million Δ=49.2, p=0.0122; 100 million Δ=31.0, p=0.1071; 200 million Δ=63.4, p=0.0077).
The study’s key secondary endpoints were day 180 change in the patient reported outcome questionnaire PROMIS--Physical Function—Short Form 20a (SF-20a) total score and day 180 change in serum levels of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), an inflammatory cytokine. Lomecel-B cohorts did not show a statistically significant difference compared to the placebo cohort in the SF-20a score, and the TNF- analysis is pending. The remainder of the endpoints, which included assessments of physical function, sexual function, fear and risk of falling, depression, cognition, frailty status, pulmonary function, and clinical outcomes, were considered exploratory and Lomecel-B-treated groups did not show significant differences versus placebo at most of the time points for any of the endpoints.
| ● | In the second quarter of 2021 we announced successful completion of our Aging Frailty influenza vaccine trial (“HERA” trial). Top-line data from this trial are anticipated in the third quarter of this year. The two-phase, multicenter, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study was conducted at seven hospitals and clinics throughout Florida and Maryland, and was supported in part by a grant from a Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund and the NIA. The primary objectives of the study were to assess safety, and efficacy of Lomecel-B to improve response to influenza vaccine through measurement of serum antibodies. Additional efficacy measures include assessments of physical strength and endurance, quality-of-life and activities of daily living assessments, cognitive function, and blood-based biomarkers. |
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| ● | In the second quarter we announced additional clinical results from our Phase 1 Alzheimer’s disease trial. The trial, funded in part by an Alzheimer’s Association Part the Cloud Challenge on Neuroinflammation grant, used a randomized, placebo-controlled double-blind design testing single i.v. infusion of Lomecel-B 20 million cells (“low-dose”; (n=15)), Lomecel-B 100 million cells (“high-dose”; n=10)), or placebo (n=8). Key results from this trial include demonstrating safety and tolerability in the target patient population, with no ARIA, and a slowing of cognitive decline in the low-dose Lomecel-B group (20 million cells) compared to placebo as measured by the Mini Mental State Exam. Our Phase 1 Alzheimer’s disease clinical data was presented as a poster presentation at the 2021 Annual Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) Annual Meeting in July 2021. A copy of the poster is available on the Company website. |
| ● | On July 6, 2021, we announced that the first subject treated in the Phase 2 randomized, double-blind, controlled clinical trial evaluating Lomecel-B intraventricular injection in infants with HLHS. With a target enrollment of 38 infants, the trial will be enrolling in 7 children’s hospitals in major metropolitan centers located throughout the United States |
Corporate Developments
| ● | We expanded our senior management team with the addition of Dr. Dan Gincel, Senior Vice President of Strategic Collaborations & Scientific Affairs. Dr. Gincel has over 20 years of leadership experience overseeing development and commercialization of regenerative medicines, including cell and gene therapies, as well as establishing public-private collaborations and corporate partnerships. Previously, he served as Vice President of University Partnerships and a member of the Executive Leadership Team at the MSCRF-TEDCO, where he oversaw programs to accelerate the commercialization of technologies from federal, state, and private Maryland research institutions. |
| ● | We appointed Ursula Ungaro, former judge for the federal U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, as an independent member of our Board of Directors. |
| ● | Our Chief Science Officer, Dr. Joshua Hare was selected to participate in the 2021 World Stem Cell Summit The Longevity Agenda: Canceling the Pathologies of Aging session, and the National Academy of Medicine’s (NAM) International Workshop on Science & Technology for Healthy Longevity symposium, “Transformative Advances in Biological Sciences for Healthy Longevity.” |
Components of Our Results of Operations
Revenue
We have historically generated revenue from three sources:
| ● | Grant awards. Extramural grant award funding, which is non-dilutive, has been a core strategy for supporting our ongoing clinical research. Since 2016 we have been directly awarded approximately $11.9 million in grants, with details of these awards provided under the heading “Grant Awards” below. | |
| ● | The Bahamas Registry Trial. Participants in The Bahamas Registry Trial pay us a fee to receive Lomecel-B, imported by us into The Bahamas, and administered at one of two private medical clinics in Nassau. While Lomecel-B is considered an investigational product in The Bahamas and not licensed for commercial sale, under the approval terms received from the National Stem Cell Ethics Committee, we are permitted to charge a fee for participation in the Registry Trial. The fee is recognized as revenue, and is used to pay for the costs associated with manufacturing and testing of Lomecel-B, administration, shipping and importation fees, data collection and management, biological sample collection and sample processing for biomarkers and other data, and overall management of the Registry, including personnel costs. | |
| ● | Contract development and manufacturing services. From time to time, we enter into fee-for-service agreements with third parties for our product development and manufacturing capabilities. |
Cost of revenues
We record cost of revenues based on expenses directly related to revenue. For Grants we record allocated expenses for Research and development costs to a grant as a cost of revenues. For the Clinical trial revenue directly related expenses for that program are allocated and accrued as incurred. These expenses are similar to those described under “Research and development expense” below.
Selling and Marketing Expenses
Selling and marketing expenses consist primarily of royalty and license fees associated with our agreements with the UM, as well as attending and sponsoring industry, investment, organization and medical conferences and events.
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development costs are charged to expense when incurred in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 730 Research and Development, ASC 730 addresses the proper accounting and reporting for research and development costs. It identifies: 1) those activities that should be identified as research and development; 2) the elements of costs that should be identified with research and development activities, and the accounting for these costs; and 3) the financial statement disclosures related to them. Research and development include costs such as clinical trial expenses, contracted research and license agreement fees with no alternative future use, supplies and materials, salaries, share-based compensation, employee benefits, property and equipment depreciation and allocation of various corporate costs. We accrue for costs incurred by external service providers, including CROs and clinical investigators, based on estimates of service performed and costs incurred. These estimates include the level of services performed by the third parties, subject enrollment in clinical trials, administrative costs incurred by the third parties, and other indicators of the services completed. Based on the timing of amounts invoiced by service providers, we may also record payments made to those providers as prepaid expenses that will be recognized as expense in future periods as the related services are rendered.
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We currently do not carry any inventory for our product candidates, as we have yet to launch a product for commercial distribution. Historically our operations have focused on conducting clinical trials, product research and development efforts, and improving and refining our manufacturing processes, and accordingly, manufactured clinical doses of product candidates were expensed as incurred, consistent with the accounting for all other research and development costs. Once we begin commercial distribution, all newly manufactured approved products will be allocated either for use in commercial distribution, which will be carried as inventory and not expensed, or for research and development efforts, which will continue to be expensed as incurred.
We expect that our research and development expenses will increase in the future as we increase our headcount to support increased research and development activities relating to our clinical programs, as well as incur additional expenses related to our clinical trials.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and other related costs, including stock-based compensation, for personnel in our executive, finance, business development and administrative functions. General and administrative expenses also include public company related expenses; legal fees relating to corporate matters; insurance costs; professional fees for accounting, auditing, tax and consulting services; travel expenses; and facility-related expenses, which include direct depreciation costs and allocated expenses for rent and maintenance of facilities and other operating costs. We capitalized certain legal, professional and other third-party fees that were directly associated with in-process equity financings as deferred offering costs until the applicable equity financing was consummated. After consummation of an equity financing, these costs will be recorded in shareholders’ equity as a reduction of proceeds generated as a result of the offering.
We expect that our general and administrative expenses will increase in the future as we increase our headcount to support increased administrative activities relating to our becoming a public company. We also expect to incur additional expenses associated with being a public company, including costs of accounting, audit, legal, regulatory and tax-related services associated with maintaining compliance with Nasdaq and SEC requirements, director and officer insurance costs, and investor and public relations costs.
Other Income and Expenses
Interest income consists of interest earned on cash equivalents. We expect our interest income to increase due to the $27.1 million in net proceeds from our IPO. Other income consists of funds earned that are not part of our normal operations. In past years they have been primarily a result of tax refunds received for social security taxes as part of a research and development tax credit program.
Income Taxes
As of June 30, 2021, we are treated as a C corporation for federal and state income tax purposes. Prior to February 12, 2021, we were treated as a partnership for federal and state income tax purposes, whereby we passed our earnings and losses through to our members based on the terms of our Operating Agreement. No provision for income taxes has been recorded for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020. As we converted from an LLC to a C corporation during the year ending December 31, 2021, we may incur income taxes if we have earnings in 2021. At this time the Company has not evaluated the that impact of any future profits.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
COMPARISON OF THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2021 AND 2020
The following table summarizes our results of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, together with the changes in those items in dollars (in thousands):
| Three
months Ended June 30, | Increase | |||||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | (Decrease) | ||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | 489 | $ | 876 | $ | (387 | ) | |||||
| Cost of revenues | 281 | 764 | (483 | ) | ||||||||
| Gross profit | 208 | 112 | 96 | |||||||||
| Expenses | ||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 3,257 | 649 | 2,608 | |||||||||
| Research and development | 1,960 | 642 | 1,318 | |||||||||
| Selling and marketing | 53 | 47 | 6 | |||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 5,270 | 1,338 | 3,932 | |||||||||
| Loss from operations | (5,062 | ) | (1,226 | ) | (3,836 | ) | ||||||
| Interest expense | (2 | ) | - | (2 | ) | |||||||
| Other income | 54 | 10 | 44 | |||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (5,010 | ) | $ | (1,216 | ) | $ | (3,794 | ) | |||
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Revenues, Cost of Revenues and Gross Profit: Revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 were $0.5 million and $0.9 million, respectively. The $0.4 million, or 44%, decrease when compared to the same period in 2020, was primarily due to a decrease in grant revenue year-over-year and grant revenue compared to that recorded in 2020. Grant revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 was $0.3 million and $0.9 million, respectively. The $0.6 million, or 68% decrease when compared to the same period in 2020, was primarily due to a reduction in grant funds available due to the completion of the grant-funded clinical trials. Clinical trial revenue, which comes from the Bahamas Registry Trial, for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 was $0.2 million and $0, respectively. Clinical trial revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2021 was $0.2 million, or 100%, higher when compared to the same period in 2020. During the second quarter of 2020, clinical trial revenue, which is comprised of The Bahamas Registry Trial, was negatively impacted by COVID-19 travel restrictions, as participants faced travel restrictions as well as concerns for international travel.
Related cost of revenues was $0.3 million and $0.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The $0.5 million, or 63%, decrease when compared to the same period in 2020, was primarily due to lower cost of revenues for grants incurred in 2021. This resulted in a gross profit of $0.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, an increase of $0.1 million, or 86%, when compared with a gross profit of $0.1 million for the same period in 2020.
General and Administrative Expense: General and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2021 increased to $3.2 million, compared to $0.6 million for the same period in 2020. The increase of $2.6 million, or 401%, was primarily related to an increase for compensation, insurance and professional expenses incurred during the current period; including $1.4 million of equity-based compensation recorded for the RSUs and stock options granted. For 2021, general and administrative expenses consisted primarily of rent, professional fees, insurance, and paid and accrued compensation costs.
Research and Development Expenses: Research and development expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2021, increased to $2.0 million, from $0.7 million for the same period in 2020. The increase of $1.3 million, or 205%, was primarily due to an increase in research and development expenses that were not reimbursable by grants; including $0.8 million of equity-based compensation recorded for the RSUs and stock options granted. Research and development expenses consisted primarily of the following items (less those expenses allocated to the cost of revenues for the grants) (in thousands):
| Three
months Ended June 30, | ||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
| Clinical trial expenses-statistics, monitoring, labs, sites, etc. | $ | 365 | $ | 150 | ||||
| Supplies and costs to manufacture Lomecel-B | 196 | 87 | ||||||
| Employee compensation and benefits | 328 | 160 | ||||||
| Equity-based compensation | 777 | (6 | ) | |||||
| Depreciation | 183 | 182 | ||||||
| Amortization | 68 | 15 | ||||||
| Travel | 18 | 11 | ||||||
| Other activities | 25 | 43 | ||||||
| $ | 1,960 | $ | 642 | |||||
Selling and Marketing Expenses: Selling and marketing expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 was $0.1 million. Selling and marketing expenses consists primarily of marketing fees recorded for our clinical programs.
Interest Expense: Interest expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2021 was less than $0.1 million. The increase was due to interest expenses accrued for our SBA loan.
Other Income: Other income for the three months ended June 30, 2021 was less than $0.1 million. Other income was primarily the result of $30,000 received in rental payments recorded from a sublease and $22,000 from recorded investment income.
Net Loss: Net loss increased to approximately $5.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, from a net loss of $1.2 million for the same period in 2020. The increase in the net loss of $3.8 million, or 312%, was for reasons outlined above.
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COMPARISON OF THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2021 AND 2020
The following table summarizes our results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, together with the changes in those items in dollars (in thousands):
| Six
months Ended June 30, | Increase | |||||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | (Decrease) | ||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | 865 | $ | 2,584 | $ | (1,719 | ) | |||||
| Cost of revenues | 508 | 1,660 | (1,152 | ) | ||||||||
| Gross profit | 357 | 924 | (567 | ) | ||||||||
| Expenses | ||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 5,460 | 1,335 | 4,125 | |||||||||
| Research and development | 3,309 | 930 | 2,379 | |||||||||
| Selling and marketing | 109 | 97 | 12 | |||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 8,878 | 2,362 | 6,516 | |||||||||
| Loss from operations | (8,521 | ) | (1,438 | ) | (7,083 | ) | ||||||
| Forgiveness of Paycheck Protection Program loan | 300 | - | 300 | |||||||||
| Interest expense | (1 | ) | - | (1 | ) | |||||||
| Other income | 101 | 10 | 91 | |||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (8,121 | ) | $ | (1,428 | ) | $ | (6,693 | ) | |||
Revenues, Cost of Revenues and Gross Profit: Revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 were $0.9 million and $2.6 million, respectively. The $1.7 million, or 67%, decrease when compared to the same period in 2020, was primarily due to a decrease in clinical trial and grant revenue year-over-year. Grant revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 was $0.5 million and $1.8 million, respectively. The $1.3 million, or 73% decrease when compared to the same period in 2020, was primarily due to a reduction in grant funds available due to the completion of the grant-funded clinical trials. Clinical trial revenue, which comes from the Bahamas Registry Trial, for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 was $0.4 million and $0.8, respectively. Clinical trial revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was $0.4 million, or 50%, lower when compared to the same period in 2020. During the six months ended June 30, 2021, clinical trial revenue, which is comprised of The Bahamas Registry Trial, was negatively impacted by COVID-19 travel restrictions, as participants continued to have concerns with respect to international travel.
Related cost of revenues was $0.5 million and $1.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The $1.2 million, or 69%, decrease when compared to the same period in 2020, was primarily due to lower cost of revenues for grants incurred in 2021 and lower costs related to the Bahamas Registry Trial. This resulted in a gross profit of approximately $0.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021, a decrease of $0.5 million, or 61%, when compared with a gross profit of approximately $0.9 million for the same period in 2020.
General and Administrative Expense: General and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2021 increased to $5.4 million, compared to $1.3 million for the same period in 2020. The increase of $4.1 million, or 315%, was primarily related to an increase for compensation, insurance and professional expenses incurred during the current period; including $2.3 million of equity-based compensation recorded for the RSUs and stock options granted. The increase was also due to an increase in insurance costs of $0.3 million and investor relation costs of $0.5 million. For 2021, general and administrative expenses consisted primarily of rent, professional fees, insurance, and paid and accrued compensation costs.
Research and Development Expenses: Research and development expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2021, increased to $3.3 million, from $0.9 million for the same period in 2020. The increase of $2.4 million, or 256%, was primarily due to an increase in research and development expenses that were not reimbursable by grants; including $1.2 million of equity-based compensation recorded for the RSUs and stock options granted. Research and development expenses consisted primarily of the following items (less those expenses allocated to the cost of revenues for the grants) (in thousands):
| Six
months Ended June 30, | ||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
| Clinical trial expenses-statistics, monitoring, labs, sites, etc. | $ | 726 | $ | 165 | ||||
| Supplies and costs to manufacture Lomecel-B | 262 | 116 | ||||||
| Employee compensation and benefits | 499 | 240 | ||||||
| Equity-based compensation | 1,219 | 10 | ||||||
| Depreciation | 363 | 360 | ||||||
| Amortization | 83 | 32 | ||||||
| Travel | 27 | 14 | ||||||
| Other activities | 130 | (7 | ) | |||||
| $ | 3,309 | $ | 930 | |||||
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Selling and Marketing Expenses: Selling and marketing expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 was $0.1 million. Selling and marketing expenses consists primarily of marketing fees recorded for our clinical programs.
Forgiveness of Paycheck Protection Program loan: Forgiveness of Paycheck Protection Program loan for the six months ended June 30, 2021, increased to $0.3 million, compared to $0 for the same period in 2020. The increase of $0.3 million, or 100% was due to the non-recurring nature of the forgiveness of the PPP loan.
Other Income: Other income for the six months ended June 30, 2021, increased to $0.1 million, compared to less than $0.1 million . Other income was primarily the result of $60,000 received in rental payments recorded from a sublease, $22,000 from recorded investment income and $17,000 from a gain resulting from an equity exchange.
Net Loss: Net loss increased to $8.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021, from a net loss of $1.4 million for the same period in 2020. The increase in the net loss of $6.7 million, or 469%, was for reasons outlined above.
Cash Flows
The following table summarizes our sources and uses of cash for the period presented (in thousands):
| Six
months Ended June 30, | ||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | $ | (5,984 | ) | $ | (1,626 | ) | ||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (4,657 | ) | (181 | ) | ||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 26,658 | 1,600 | ||||||
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | $ | 16,017 | $ | (207 | ) | |||
Operating Activities. We have incurred losses since inception. Net cash used in operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was $6.0 million, consisting primarily of our net loss of $8.1 million as we incurred expenses associated with research activities for our lead product candidates and incurred general and administrative expenses; including $3.5 million of equity-based compensation recorded for RSUs and stock options granted. Net cash used in operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2020 was $1.6 million, consisting primarily of our net loss of $1.4 million as we incurred expenses associated with research activities for our lead product candidates and incurred general and administrative expenses.
Investing Activities. Net cash used in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was $4.7 million, consisting primarily of an increase of $4.5 million in short-term investments. Net cash used in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2020 was $0.2 million, consisting of purchases of property and equipment and capitalized intangible costs.
Financing Activities. Net cash provided by financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was $26.7 million consisting primarily of: $26.1 million in net proceeds received from our IPO. Net cash provided by financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2020 was $1.6 million consisting primarily of $1.1 million in net proceeds received from subscription of our Series C membership units issued prior to our 2021 corporate conversion event and proceeds from the SBA’s PPP loan of $0.3 million and Disaster Recovery Plan loan of $0.1 million.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Since our inception, we have incurred significant operating losses. We expect to incur significant expenses and operating losses as we advance the preclinical and clinical development of our programs. We expect that our sales, research and development and general and administrative costs will increase in connection with conducting additional preclinical studies and clinical trials for our current and future programs and product candidates, contracting with CROs to support preclinical studies and clinical trials, expanding our intellectual property portfolio, and providing general and administrative support for our operations. As a result, we will need additional capital to fund our operations, which we may obtain from additional equity or debt financings, collaborations, licensing arrangements, or other sources.
To date, we have financed our operations primarily through our IPO, private equity financings, grant awards, and fees generated from the Bahamas Registry Trial and contract manufacturing services. Since we were formed, we have raised approximately $56.1 million in gross proceeds from the issuance of equity. As of June 30, 2021, the Company had cash, and cash equivalents of $16.8 million, short-term investments of $4.6 million and working capital of approximately $19.9 million. We have $0.1 million of indebtedness as of June 30, 2021 from loans provided by the Small Business Administration (SBA). Revenue from our Bahamas Registry Trial, after the Bahamas lifted its COVID-19 travel restrictions, has been slowed due to continued concerns with respect to international travel.
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Capital in 2020
During 2020, we received $1.1 million from investors in exchange for 18,335 Series C membership units. These units were subsequently converted into shares of Class A Common Stock as part of our corporate conversion, as discussed below.
On September 15, 2020, we were awarded a $0.7 million grant from the MSCRF - TEDCO for the use of our cell-based technology for ARDS due to COVID-19 and the Flu.
Capital in 2021
Pursuant to our IPO, we sold 2,660,000 shares of Class A common stock at a public offering price of $10.00 per share for aggregate gross proceeds of $26.6 million prior to deducting underwriting discounts, commissions, and other offering expenses. On March 15, 2021, our underwriters partially exercised its over-allotment option, resulting in the sale of 250,000 shares of Class A common stock at a public offering price of $10.00 per share for aggregate gross proceeds of $2.5 million prior to deducting underwriting discounts, commissions, and other offering expenses.
The underwriter also received warrants to purchase 106,400 Class A common stock shares. The warrants are exercisable at any time and from time to time, in whole or in part, during the four and a half-year period commencing August 12, 2021, at a price of $12.00 per Class A common stock share.
Grant Awards
As of June 30, 2021, we have been awarded approximately $11.9 million in governmental and non-profit association grants, which is used to fund our clinical trials, research and development, production and overhead. Grant awards are recognized as revenue, and depending on the funding mechanism, are deposited directly in our accounts as lump sums, which are staggered over a predetermined period, or drawn down from a federal payment management system account for reimbursement of expenses incurred. Revenue recognition occurs when the grant related expenses are incurred, or supplies and materials are received. As of June 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020, the amount of unused grant funds that were available for us to draw was approximately $0.9 million and $1.4 million, respectively. The following table summarizes the grants awarded (in thousands).
| Longeveron Project | Funding Agency(1) | Total Amount ($) | Status
of Award | |||||
| Aging Frailty Phase 2b Trial | SBIR (DHHS) NIA | 3,957,813 | Ongoing | |||||
| Aging Frailty Phase 2b Trial | SBIR (DHHS) NIA | 283,040 | Complete | |||||
| Alzheimer’s Disease Phase 1 Trial(2) | Alzheimer’s Association | 3,000,000 | Ongoing | |||||
| Alzheimer’s Disease Phase 1 Trial | Alzheimer’s Association | 1,000,000 | Complete | |||||
| The Metabolic Syndrome Sub-Study | STTR (DHHS) NIA | 150,000 | Complete | |||||
| The Metabolic Syndrome Sub-Study | STTR (DHHS) NIA | 901,486 | Ongoing | |||||
| Aging Frailty Influenza Vaccine Trial (“HERA”) | MSCRF - TEDCO | 750,000 | Complete | |||||
| HLHS Phase 1 Trial | MSCRF - TEDCO | 750,000 | Complete | |||||
| HLHS Phase 2 Trial(3) | UG3 (DHHS) NHLBI | 477,566 | Ongoing | |||||
| ARDS Phase 1(4) | MSCRF - TEDCO | 650,000 | Ongoing | |||||
| Total | 11,919,905 | |||||||
| (1) | SBIR=Small Business Innovation Research programs; STTR=Small Business Technology Transfer programs; DHHS=Department of Health and Human Services; NIA = National Institute on Aging; NHLBI=National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. |
| (2) | Under the grant award agreement with the Alzheimer’s Association, we may be required to make revenue sharing or distribution of revenue payments for products or inventions generated or resulting from this clinical trial program. The potential payments, although not currently defined, could result in a maximum payment of five times (5x) the award amount. |
| (3) | The HLHS Phase 2b clinical trial grant was awarded to the University of Maryland, and the trial will be conducted under our IND and will test Lomecel-B. The total award was $4.6 million, and we will receive approximately $0.5 million directly. |
| (4) | MSCRF - TEDCO has sent the first tranche of $325,000. |
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Terms and Conditions of Grant Awards
Grant projects are typically divided into periods (e.g., a three-year grant may have three one-year periods), and the total amount awarded is divided according to the number of periods. At pre-specified time points, which are detailed in the grant award notifications, we are required to submit interim financial and scientific reports to the granting agency totaling funds spent, and in some cases, detailing use of proceeds and progress made during the reporting period. After funding the initial period, receipt of additional grant funds is contingent upon satisfactory submission of our interim reports to the granting agency.
Grant awards arise from submitting detailed research proposals to granting agencies, and winning a highly competitive and rigorous application review and process that is judged on the merits of the proposal. There are typically multiple applicants applying and competing for a finite amount of funds. As such we cannot be sure that we will be awarded grant funds in the future despite our past success in receiving such awards.
Funding Requirements
Our operating costs will continue to increase substantially for the foreseeable future in connection with our ongoing activities. In past years we have been able to fund a large portion of our clinical programs and our administrative overhead with the use of grant funding.
Specifically, our expenses will increase as we:
| ● | advance the clinical development of Lomecel-B for the treatment of several disease states and indications; | |
| ● | pursue the preclinical and clinical development of other current and future research programs and product candidates; |
| ● | in-license or acquire the rights to other products, product candidates or technologies; |
| ● | maintain, expand and protect our intellectual property portfolio; |
| ● | hire additional personnel in research, manufacturing and regulatory and clinical development as well as management personnel; |
| ● | seek regulatory approval for any product candidates that successfully complete clinical development; and |
| ● | expand our operational, financial and management systems and increase personnel, including personnel to support our operations as a public company. |
We believe that our existing cash and cash equivalents will enable us to fund our operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements into the second half of 2022.
We have based these estimates on assumptions that may prove to be imprecise, and we could utilize our available capital resources sooner than we expect.
Because of the numerous risks and uncertainties associated with research, development and commercialization of our product candidates, it is difficult to estimate with certainty the amount of our working capital requirements. Our future funding requirements will depend on many factors, including:
| ● | the progress, costs and results of our clinical trials for our programs for our cell-based therapies; | |
| ● | the progress, costs and results of additional research and preclinical studies in other research programs we initiate in the future; | |
| ● | the costs and timing of process development and manufacturing scale-up activities associated with our product candidates and other programs we advance through preclinical and clinical development; | |
| ● | our ability to establish and maintain strategic collaborations, licensing or other agreements and the financial terms of such agreements; | |
| ● | the extent to which we in-license or acquire rights to other products, product candidates or technologies; and | |
| ● | the costs and timing of preparing, filing and prosecuting patent applications, maintaining and protecting our intellectual property rights and defending against any intellectual property-related claims. |
Further, our operating results may change in the future, and we may need additional funds to meet operational needs and capital requirements associated with such operating plans.
Until such time, if ever, that we can generate product revenue sufficient to achieve profitability, we expect to finance our cash needs through a combination of equity offerings, debt financings, grant awards, collaboration agreements, other third-party funding, strategic alliances, licensing arrangements and marketing and distribution arrangements.
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We currently have no credit facility or committed sources of capital. Debt financing and preferred equity financing, if available, may involve agreements that include covenants limiting or restricting our ability to take specific actions, such as incurring additional debt, making capital expenditures or declaring dividends. If we raise additional funds through other third-party funding, collaboration agreements, strategic alliances, licensing arrangements or marketing and distribution arrangements, we may have to relinquish valuable rights to our technologies, future revenue streams, research programs or product candidates or grant licenses on terms that may not be favorable to us. If we are unable to raise additional funds through equity or debt financings when needed, we may be required to delay, limit, reduce or terminate our biologic drug development or future commercialization efforts or grant rights to develop and market products or product candidates that we would otherwise prefer to develop and market ourselves.
Contractual Obligations and Commitments
As of June 30, 2021, we have $4.0 million in operating lease obligations. We enter into contracts in the normal course of business with third-party contract organizations for clinical trials, preclinical studies, manufacturing and other services and products for operating purposes. These contracts generally provide for termination following a certain period after notice and therefore we believe that our non-cancelable obligations under these agreements are not material and they are not included in the table above.
We have not included milestone or royalty payments or other contractual payment obligations if the timing and amount of such obligations are unknown or uncertain.
Critical Accounting Policies and Use of Estimates
Our management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition, results of operations and liquidity are based on our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. The preparation of our financial statements and related disclosures requires us to make estimates, judgements and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. We base our estimates on historical experience, known trends and events and various other factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. We evaluate our estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis. Our actual results may materially differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. On an on-going basis, we review our estimates to ensure that they appropriately reflect changes in our business or new information as it becomes available.
We believe there have been no significant changes in our critical accounting policies and significant judgments and estimates as discussed in “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of our 2020 10-K.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no off-balance sheet arrangements.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
There were no material changes in our exposure to market risk since the disclosure included in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our 2020 10-K.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Disclosure controls and procedures
Our management, under the supervision of and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based upon this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
There are inherent limitations in the effectiveness of any control system, including the potential for human error and the circumvention or overriding of the controls and procedures. Additionally, judgments in decision making can be faulty and breakdowns can occur because of simple errors or mistakes. An effective control system can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control objectives of the system are adequately met. Accordingly, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that our control system can prevent or detect all errors or fraud. Finally, projections of any evaluation or assessment of effectiveness of a control system to future periods are subject to the risks that, over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in an entity’s operating environment or deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies and procedures.
Changes in internal control over financial reporting
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, most of our corporate employees, including all those involved in the operation of our internal controls over financial report, have been working remotely since mid-March 2020. Despite this change, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2021 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. We are continuously monitoring and assessing the impact of COVID-19 on our internal controls to minimize any impact it may have on their design and operating effectiveness.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
From time to time, the Company could become involved in disputes and various litigation matters that arise in the normal course of business. These may include disputes and lawsuits related to intellectual property, licensing, contract law and employee relations matters.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
The following disclosure supplements the discussion of certain risks and uncertainties previously disclosed in our 2020 10-K. These risks and uncertainties, along with those previously disclosed, could materially adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial position or cash flows.
We face risks related to the current COVID-19 pandemic and other health epidemics and outbreaks.
The global outbreak of COVID-19 is currently impacting countries, communities, supply chains and markets. As of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted our Bahamas Registry Trial business. It is also possible that the COVID-19 pandemic could adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition or liquidity in the future. For example, it could impact the timing and enrollment of our collaborators’ planned or ongoing clinical trials, delaying clinical site initiation, regulatory review and the potential receipt of regulatory approvals, payment of milestones under our license agreements and commercialization of one or more of our product candidates, if approved. The COVID-19 pandemic could also disrupt the production capabilities of our contract manufacturing facility. Further, the outbreak of COVID-19 has heightened the risk that a significant portion of our workforce will suffer illness or otherwise be unable to work. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is fluid and continues to evolve, and therefore, we cannot currently predict the extent to which our business, clinical trials, results of operations, financial condition or liquidity will ultimately be impacted. In addition, COVID-19 could materially and adversely impact our operations due to, among other factors:
| ● | a general decline in busines activity; | |
| ● | difficulty accessing the capital and credit markets on favorable terms, or at all, and a severe disruption and instability in the global financial markets, or deteriorations in credit and financing conditions which could affect our access to capital necessary to fund business operations; | |
| ● | the potential negative impact on the health of our employees, especially if a significant number of them or any of their family members are impacted or if any of our senior leaders are impacted for an extended period of time; | |
| ● | the potential negative impact on our ability to monitor the investigative sites participating in our clinical studies in person or even remotely, which could result in a deviation from pre-pandemic protocols and/or site monitoring and data management plans, and delays in our ability to perform data-related tasks dependent on communications with personnel at the investigative sites, such as resolution of open data queries, the cumulative effects of which could lead to delayed or missed identification of non-compliance with good clinical practice (GCP), and/or unrecognized data errors. | |
| ● | potential delays in the preparation and submission of applications for regulatory approval of our products, as well as potential delays in FDA’s ability to review applications in a timely manner consistent with past practices; | |
| ● | potential difficulty in adequately overseeing and/or evaluating the manufacturing process at the facilities that will manufacture future commercial; | |
| ● | a deterioration in our ability to ensure business continuity during a disruption. |
To the extent the COVID-19 pandemic adversely affects our business and financial results, it may also have the effect of heightening many of the other risks described in the “Risk Factors” section of our 2020 10-K, such as those relating to our significant operating losses, our need for substantial additional funding to develop our products and support our operations, delays or difficulties in developing and commercializing our product candidates, and delays in clinical trials and regulatory approvals relating to our products.
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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
During the six months ended June 30, 2021, we issued 157,719 unregistered shares of Class A common stock shares, with an aggregate value of $1.1 million, as payment under consulting and license agreements; 110,387 shares were issued to UM (for further information see Note 9 herein) and 47,332 shares were issued to Investor relations consultants. The issuance of securities in the transactions described above were each exempt from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and/or Rule 506 promulgated thereunder.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information
None.
Item 6. Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 31.1 | Certification of principal executive officer, pursuant to SEC Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
| 31.2 | Certification of principal financial officer, pursuant to SEC Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
| 32.1 | Certification of principal executive officer, and principal financial officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
| 101.INS | Inline XBRL Instance Document. | |
| 101.SCH | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document. | |
| 101.CAL | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document. | |
| 101.DEF | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document. | |
| 101.LAB | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document. | |
| 101.PRE | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101). | |
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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.
| LONGEVERON INC. | |
| Date: August 13, 2021 | /s/ Geoff Green |
| Geoff Green | |
| Chief Executive Officer | |
| (principal executive officer) |
| Date: August 13, 2021 | /s/ James Clavijo |
| James Clavijo | |
| Chief Financial Officer | |
| (principal financial and accounting officer) |
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Exhibit 31.1
Rule 13a-14(a)/15(d)-14(a) Certifications
I, Geoff Green, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Longeveron Inc.; |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
| 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
| 4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) for the registrant and have: |
| (a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
| (b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
| (c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
| (d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant ‘s internal control over financial reporting; and |
| 5. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
| (a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
| (b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
| Date: August 13, 2021 | /s/ Geoff Green |
|
Geoff
Green (Principal Executive Officer) |
Exhibit 31.2
Rule 13a-14(a)/15(d)-14(a) Certifications
I, James Clavijo, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Longeveron Inc.; |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
| 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
| 4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) for the registrant and have: |
| (a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
| (b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
| (c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
| (d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant ‘s internal control over financial reporting; and |
| 5. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
| (a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
| (b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
| Date: August 13, 2021 | /s/ James Clavijo |
|
James
Clavijo (Principal Financial Officer) |
Exhibit 32.1
SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATION
Pursuant to the requirement set forth in Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. § 1350), as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Geoff Green, Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of Longeveron Inc. (the “Company”), and James Clavijo, the Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of the Company, each hereby certifies that, to his knowledge on the date hereof:
(a) The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the period ended June 30, 2021 filed on the date hereof with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Quarterly Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
(b) The information contained in the Quarterly Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company for the period covered by the Quarterly Report.
This certification shall not be deemed to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (whether made before or after the date of the Quarterly Report), irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing. A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
| /s/ Geoff Green | |
|
Geoff
Green (Principal Executive Officer) August 13, 2021 |
| /s/ James Clavijo | |
|
James
Clavijo (Principal Financial Officer) |
| August 13, 2021 |
Condensed Balance Sheets (Parentheticals) - $ / shares |
Jun. 30, 2021 |
Dec. 31, 2020 |
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| Preferred stock, par value (in Dollars per share) | $ 0.001 | $ 0.001 |
| Preferred stock, shares authorized | 5,000,000 | |
| Preferred stock, shares issued | 0 | 0 |
| Preferred stock, shares outstanding | 0 | 0 |
| Class A Common Stock | ||
| Common stock, par value (in Dollars per share) | $ 0.001 | $ 0.001 |
| Common stock, shares authorized | 84,295,000 | |
| Common stock, shares issued | 3,411,796 | |
| Common stock, shares outstanding | 3,411,796 | |
| Class B Common Stock | ||
| Common stock, par value (in Dollars per share) | $ 0.001 | $ 0.001 |
| Common stock, shares authorized | 15,705,000 | |
| Common stock, shares issued | 15,702,834 | |
| Common stock, shares outstanding | 15,702,834 |
Condensed Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | ||
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Jun. 30, 2021 |
Jun. 30, 2020 |
Jun. 30, 2021 |
Jun. 30, 2020 |
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| Revenues | ||||
| Grant revenue | $ 275 | $ 868 | $ 486 | $ 1,814 |
| Clinical trial revenue | 214 | 379 | 762 | |
| Contract revenue | 8 | 8 | ||
| Total revenues | 489 | 876 | 865 | 2,584 |
| Cost of revenues | 281 | 764 | 508 | 1,660 |
| Gross profit | 208 | 112 | 357 | 924 |
| Operating expenses | ||||
| General and administrative | 3,257 | 649 | 5,460 | 1,335 |
| Research and development | 1,960 | 642 | 3,309 | 930 |
| Selling and marketing | 53 | 47 | 109 | 97 |
| Total operating expenses | 5,270 | 1,338 | 8,878 | 2,362 |
| Loss from operations | (5,062) | (1,226) | (8,521) | (1,438) |
| Other income and (expenses) | ||||
| Forgiveness of Paycheck Protection Program loan | 300 | |||
| Interest expense | (2) | (1) | ||
| Other income, net | 54 | 10 | 101 | 10 |
| Total other income and (expenses), net | 52 | 10 | 400 | 10 |
| Net loss | $ (5,010) | $ (1,216) | $ (8,121) | $ (1,428) |
| Basic and diluted net loss per share (in Dollars per share) | $ (0.26) | $ (0.08) | $ (0.44) | $ (0.09) |
| Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding (in Shares) | 19,005,007 | 15,970,421 | 18,252,219 | 15,970,421 |
Condensed Statements of Members’ Equity and Stockholders’ Equity (Unaudited) (Parentheticals) $ in Thousands |
6 Months Ended |
|---|---|
|
Jun. 30, 2021
USD ($)
| |
| Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract] | |
| Net of issuance costs | $ 2,969 |
Nature of Business, Basis of Presentation, and Liquidity |
6 Months Ended |
|---|---|
Jun. 30, 2021 | |
| Accounting Policies [Abstract] | |
| Nature of Business, Basis of Presentation, and Liquidity | 1. Nature of Business, Basis of Presentation, and Liquidity
Nature of business:
On February 12, 2021, Longeveron LLC converted its corporate form from a Delaware limited liability company (Longeveron, LLC) to a Delaware corporation, Longeveron Inc. (the “Company,” “Longeveron” or “we,” “us,” or “our”). Longeveron LLC was formed as a Delaware limited liability company on October 9, 2014 and authorized to transact business in Florida on December 15, 2014. The Company is a clinical stage biotechnology company developing cellular therapies for specific aging-related and life-threatening conditions. The Company operates out of its leased facilities in Miami, Florida.
The Company is subject to risks and uncertainties common to early-stage companies in the biotechnology industry, including, but not limited to, development by competitors of new technological innovations, dependence on licenses, protection of proprietary technology, dependence on key personnel, compliance with government regulations and the need to obtain additional financing to fund operations. Product candidates currently under development will require significant additional research and development efforts, including extensive pre-clinical studies and clinical trials and regulatory approval, prior to commercialization. These efforts require significant amounts of additional capital, adequate personnel infrastructure and extensive compliance and reporting capabilities.
The Company’s product candidates are currently in development. There can be no assurance that the Company’s research and development will be successfully completed, that adequate protection for the Company’s intellectual property will be obtained, that any products developed will obtain necessary government regulatory approval or that any approved products will be commercially viable. Even if the Company’s product development efforts are successful, it is uncertain when, if ever, the Company will generate significant revenue from product sales. The Company operates in an environment of rapid technological change and substantial competition from, among others, existing pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. In addition, the Company is dependent upon the services of its employees, partners and consultants.
Initial Public Offering (“IPO”):
On February 12, 2021 our Class A common stock began to trade on NASDAQ under the stock symbol “LGVN”. Pursuant to the IPO, the Company sold 2,660,000 shares of Class A common stock at a public offering price of $10.00 per share for aggregate gross proceeds of $26.6 million prior to deducting underwriting discounts, commissions, and other offering expenses. In addition, the Company granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 399,000 shares at the public offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions.
On March 15, 2021, the Company’s underwriters partially exercised its over-allotment option, resulting in the Company selling an additional 250,000 shares of Class A common stock at a public offering price of $10.00 per share for aggregate gross proceeds of $2.5 million prior to deducting underwriting discounts, commissions, and other offering expenses.
Basis of presentation:
The accompanying unaudited Condensed Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of Article 8 of Regulation S-X promulgated under the Exchange Act and, therefore, do not include all information and footnotes necessary for a fair presentation of financial position, results of operations, and cash flows in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). These unaudited Condensed Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with our Financial Statements and related notes, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, filed with the SEC. Unless otherwise stated, references to particular years or quarters refer to our fiscal years ended December 31 and the associated quarters of those fiscal years.
These Condensed Financial Statements are unaudited, but include all adjustments, including normal recurring adjustments, which, in the opinion of management, are necessary to present fairly our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented. The Condensed Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2020 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and notes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. Results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year as a whole.
Liquidity:
Since inception, the Company has been engaged in organizational activities, including raising capital, and research and development activities. The Company does not yet have a product that has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), and has only generated revenues from grants, clinical trials and contract manufacturing. The Company has not yet achieved profitable operations or generated positive cash flows from operations. The Company intends to continue its efforts to raise additional equity financing, develop its intellectual property, and secure regulatory approvals to commercialize its products. There is no assurance that profitable operations, if achieved, could be sustained on a continuing basis. Further, the Company’s future operations are dependent on the success of the Company’s efforts to raise additional capital, its research and commercialization efforts, regulatory approval, and, ultimately, the market acceptance of the Company’s products. These financial statements do not include adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.
The Company has incurred recurring losses from operations since its inception, including a net loss of $8.1 million and $1.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. In addition, as of June 30, 2021, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $35.0 million. The Company expects to continue to generate operating losses for the foreseeable future.
As of June 30, 2021, the Company had cash, and cash equivalents of $16.8 million and short-term investments of $4.6 million. The Company believes that its cash and cash equivalents as of June 30, 2021 will enable it to fund its operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements through at least the next 12 months from the date of issuance of these financial statements. |
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| Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Use of estimates:
The presentation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Accounting Standard Updates
In December 2019, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update 2019-12, “Income Taxes (Topic 740)”. The amendments in this ASU simplify the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740 and by clarifying and amending other areas of Topic 740. The amendments in this ASU are effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2020. We adopted this ASU on January 1, 2021 with no material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
A variety of proposed or otherwise potential accounting standards are currently under consideration by standard-setting organizations and certain regulatory agencies. Because of the tentative and preliminary nature of such proposed standards, management has not yet determined the effect, if any, that the implementation of such proposed standards would have on the Company’s financial statements.
Cash and cash equivalents:
The Company considers cash to consist of cash on hand and temporary investments having an original maturity of 90 days or less that are readily convertible into cash.
Short-term investments:
Short-term investments at June 30, 2021 consist of marketable fixed income securities, primarily corporate bonds, which are categorized as available-for-sale securities and are thus marked to market and stated at fair value in accordance with ASC 820 Fair Value Measurement. These investments are considered Level 2 investments within the ASC 820 fair value hierarchy. The fair value of corporate bonds is determined using standard market valuation methodologies, including discounted cash flows, matrix pricing and / or other similar techniques. The inputs to these valuation techniques include but are not limited to market interest rates, credit rating of the issuer or counterparty, industry sector of the issuer, coupon rate, call provisions, maturity, estimated duration and assumptions regarding liquidity and estimated future cash flows. In addition to bond characteristics, the valuation methodologies incorporate market data, such as actual trades completed, bids and actual dealer quotes, where such information is available. Accordingly, the estimated fair values are based on available market information and judgments about financial instruments categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Interest and dividends are recorded when earned. Realized gains and losses on investments are determined by specific identification and are recognized as incurred in the statement of operations. Changes in net unrealized gains and losses are reported in the statement of operations in the current period and represent the change in the fair value of investment holdings during the reporting period. Changes in net unrealized gains and losses were not significant for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, and there were no such changes for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020.
Inventory:
The Company will begin carrying inventory of its biological products on its balance sheets following commercial launch of such products. Inventory will consist of raw materials, biological products in process, and finished goods available for sale. The Company will determine its inventory values using the average cost method. Inventory will be valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value and will exclude units that the Company anticipates distributing for clinical evaluation. As of each of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, all of the Company’s biological products were anticipated to be distributed for clinical evaluation.
The Company does not currently carry any inventory for its biological products, as it has yet to launch a product for commercial distribution. Historically the Company’s operations have focused on clinical trials and discovery efforts, and accordingly, costs of manufactured clinical doses of biological product candidates were expensed as incurred, consistent with the accounting for all other research and development costs. Once the Company begins commercial distribution, costs of all newly manufactured biological products will be allocated either for use in commercial distribution, which will be carried as inventory and not expensed, or for research and development efforts, which will continue to be expensed as incurred.
Accounts and grants receivable:
Accounts and grants receivable include amounts due from customers, granting institutions and others. The amounts as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 are certain to be collected, and no amount has been recognized for doubtful accounts. MSCRF-TEDCO generally advance grant funds and therefore a receivable is not usually recognized. In addition, for the Clinical trial revenue, most participants pay in advance of treatment. Advanced grant funds and prepayments for the Clinical trial revenue are recorded to deferred revenue.
Accounts and grants receivable by source, as of (in thousands):
Deferred offering costs:
The Company recorded certain legal, professional and other third-party fees that were directly associated with in-process equity financings as deferred offering costs until the applicable equity financing was consummated. After consummation of an equity financing, these costs will be recorded in stockholders’ equity as a reduction of proceeds generated as a result of the offering. At June 30, 2021 the deferred offering costs accrued as of December 31, 2020 of $0.6 million were recorded to stockholder’s equity.
Property and equipment:
Property and equipment, including improvements that extend useful lives of related assets, are valued at cost, while maintenance and repairs are charged to operations as incurred. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method based on the estimated useful lives of the assets. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the estimated useful life of the asset or the original term of the lease. Depreciation expense is recorded in the research and development line of the Statement of Operations as the assets are primarily related to the Company’s clinical programs.
Intangible assets:
Intangible assets include payments on license agreements with the Company’s co-founder and chief scientific officer (“CSO”) and the University of Miami (“UM”) (see Note 9) and legal costs incurred related to patents and trademarks. License agreements have been recorded at the value of cash consideration, common stock and membership units transferred to the respective parties when acquired.
Payments on license agreements are amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of 20 and 5 years. Patents are amortized over their estimated useful life, once issued. The Company considers trademarks to have an indefinite useful life and evaluates them for impairment on an annual basis. Amortization expense is recorded in the research and development line of the Statement of Operations as the assets are primarily related to the Company’s clinical programs.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets:
The Company evaluates long-lived assets for impairment, including property and equipment and intangible assets, when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of such assets may not be recoverable. Upon the occurrence of a triggering event, the asset is reviewed to assess whether the estimated undiscounted cash flows expected from the use of the asset plus the residual value from the ultimate disposal exceeds the carrying value of the asset. If the carrying value exceeds the estimated recoverable amounts, the asset is written down to the estimated fair value. Any resulting impairment loss is reflected on the statements of operations. Upon evaluation, management determined that there was no impairment of long-lived assets as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.
Deferred revenue:
The unearned portion of advanced grant funds and prepayments for Clinical trial revenue, which will be recognized as revenue when the Company meets the respective performance obligations, has been presented as deferred revenue in the accompanying balance sheets. For the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company recognized $0 and $0.5 million, respectively, of funds that were previously classified as deferred revenue ($0.4 million and $0.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively).
Revenue recognition:
The Company recognizes revenue when performance obligations related to respective revenue streams are met. For Grant revenue, the Company considers the performance obligation met when the grant related expenses are incurred, or supplies and materials are received. The Company is paid in tranches pursuant to terms of the related grant agreements, and then applies payments based on regular expense reimbursement submissions to grantors. There are no remaining performance obligations or variable consideration once grant expense reporting to the grantor is complete. For Clinical trial revenue, the Company considers the performance obligation met when the participant has received the treatment. The Company usually receives prepayment for these services or receives payment at the time the treatment is provided, and there are no remaining performance obligations or variable consideration once the participant received the treatment. For Contract manufacturing revenue, the Company considers the performance obligation met when the contractual obligation and / or statement of work has been satisfied. Payment terms may vary depending on specific contract terms. There are no significant judgments affecting the determination of the amount and timing of revenue recognition.
Revenue by source (in thousands):
The Company records cost of revenues based on expenses directly related to revenue. For Grants, the Company records allocated expenses for Research and development costs to a grant as a cost of revenues. For the Clinical trial revenue directly related expenses for that program are allocated and expensed as incurred. These expenses are similar to those described under “Research and development expense” below.
Research and development expense:
Research and development costs are charged to expense when incurred in accordance with ASC 730. ASC 730 addresses the proper accounting and reporting for research and development costs. It identifies: 1) those activities that should be identified as research and development; 2) the elements of costs that should be identified with research and development activities, and the accounting for these costs; and 3) the financial statement disclosures related to them. Research and development costs include costs such as clinical trial expenses, contracted research and license agreement fees with no alternative future use, supplies and materials, salaries, share-based compensation, employee benefits, property and equipment depreciation and allocation of various corporate costs. The Company accrues for costs incurred by external service providers, including contract research organizations and clinical investigators, based on its estimates of service performed and costs incurred. These estimates include the level of services performed by the third parties, patient enrollment in clinical trials, administrative costs incurred by the third parties, and other indicators of the services completed. Based on the timing of amounts invoiced by service providers, the Company may also record payments made to those providers as prepaid expenses that will be recognized as expense in future periods as the related services are rendered.
Concentrations of credit risk:
Financial instruments which potentially subject the Company to credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments and accounts and grants receivable. Cash and cash equivalents are held in United States financial institutions. At times, the Company may maintain balances in excess of the federally insured amounts.
Income taxes:
Prior to its Corporate Conversion, the Company was treated as a partnership for U.S. federal and state income tax purposes. Consequently, the Company passed its earnings and losses through to its members based on the terms of the Company’s Operating Agreement. Accordingly, no provision for income taxes is recorded in the accompanying financial statements for prior periods.
Following the Corporate Conversion, the Company’s tax provision consists of taxes currently payable or receivable, plus any change during the period in deferred tax assets and liabilities. The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. In addition, a valuation allowance is established to reduce any deferred tax asset for which it is determined that it is more likely than not that some portion of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. The Company’s tax provision was nil for the six months ended June 30, 2021 due to net operating losses. The Company has not recorded any tax benefit for the net operating losses incurred due to the uncertainty of realizing a benefit in the future.
The Company recognizes the tax benefits from uncertain tax positions that the Company has taken or expects to take on a tax return. In the unlikely event an uncertain tax position exists in which the Company could incur income taxes, the Company would evaluate whether there is a probability that the uncertain tax position taken would be sustained upon examination by a taxing authority. Reserves for uncertain tax positions would then be recorded if the Company determined it is probable that either a position would not be sustained upon examination or a payment would have to be made to a taxing authority and the amount was reasonably estimable. As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company does not believe it has any uncertain tax positions that would result in the Company having a liability to the taxing authority. It is the Company’s policy to expense any interest and penalties associated with its tax obligations when they are probable and estimable.
Equity-based compensation:
The Company accounts for equity-based compensation expense by the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for stock-based awards based on estimated fair values on the date of grant. The fair value of the options is estimated at the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model.
The Black-Scholes option-pricing model requires the input of highly subjective assumptions, the most significant of which are the expected share price volatility, the expected life of the option award, the risk-free rate of return, and dividends during the expected term. Because the option-pricing model is sensitive to changes in the input assumptions, different determinations of the required inputs may result in different fair value estimates of the options.
Neither the Company’s stock options or restricted stock units (“RSUs”) do not trade on an active market. Volatility is a measure of the amount by which a financial variable, such as a stock price, has fluctuated (historical volatility) or is expected to fluctuate (expected volatility) during a period. Given the Company’s limited historical data, the Company utilizes the average historical volatility of similar publicly traded companies that are in the same industry. The risk-free interest rate is the average U.S. treasury rate (having a term that most closely approximates the expected life of the option) for the period in which the option was granted. The expected life is the period of time that the options granted are expected to remain outstanding. Options granted have a maximum term of ten years. The Company had insufficient historical data to utilize in determining its expected life assumptions and, therefore, uses the simplified method for determining expected life.
Comprehensive Loss
Comprehensive loss was equal to net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020. |
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| Short-term investments | 3. Short-term investments
Short-term investments consisted of the following (in thousands):
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| Property and equipment, net | 4. Property and equipment, net
Major components of property and equipment are as follows (in thousands):
Depreciation and amortization expense amounted to approximately $0.2 and $0.4 million for each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. |
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| Intangible assets, net | 5. Intangible assets, net
Major components of intangible assets as of June 30, 2021 are as follows (in thousands):
Major components of intangible assets as of December 31, 2020 are as follows:
Amortization expense related to intangible assets totaled less than $0.1 million for each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020.
Future amortization expense for intangible assets as of June 30, 2021 is approximately as follows (in thousands):
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| Leases | 6. Leases
In accordance with Accounting Standards Update 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)”, the Company records a Right-of-use (ROU) asset and a lease liability related to its operating leases (there are no finance leases). The Company’s corporate office lease expires in March 2027. As of June 30, 2021, the ROU asset and lease liability were approximately $1.9 million and $3.4 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2020, the ROU asset and lease liability were approximately $2.1 million and $3.7 million, respectively.
Future minimum payments under the operating leases as of June 30, 2021 are as follows (in thousands):
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company incurred approximately $0.2 million and $0.4 million of total lease costs, respectively, that are included in the general and administrative expenses in the statements of operations.
On July 1, 2020, the Company entered into a sublease agreement for a portion of its leased space for a one-year period ending June 30, 2021, with three optional one-year renewal periods, and $10,000 in monthly payments. For the six months ended June 30, 2021, $60,000 was recognized as sublease income, and is included in other income in the accompanying statements of operations. |
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| Members’ Equity and Stockholders’ Equity | 7. Members’ Equity and Stockholders’ Equity
IPO
The Corporate Conversion undertaken immediately prior to the IPO, the Company converted its corporate form from a Delaware limited liability company to a Delaware corporation with the name change to Longeveron Inc. The conversion caused all existing Series A and B units to convert into Class B common stock and all existing Series C units to convert into Class A common stock. The purpose of the Corporate Conversion was to reorganize the Company structure so that the entity that offered the Company’s Class A common stock to the public was a Delaware corporation rather than a Delaware limited liability company, and so that the Company’s existing investors own the Company’s Class A common stock or Class B common stock rather than equity interests in a limited liability company.
On March 15, 2021, the Company sold 250,000 shares of Class A common stock at a public offering price of $10.00 per share for aggregate gross proceeds of $2,500,000 prior to deducting underwriting discounts, commissions, and other offering expenses, pursuant to a partial exercise of the over-allotment option held by the underwriters.
Class A Common Stock
During the six months ended June 30, 2021 and prior to the Corporate Conversion, the Company issued 1,130 Series C Common Membership Units (“Series C Units”), as payment for existing consulting agreements, with an aggregate value of $0.1 million. As part of the Corporate Conversion 63,893 outstanding Series C units (which includes the units referenced in the prior sentence) converted into 344,077 shares of Class A common stock.
Also, during the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company issued 131,053 and 157,719 unregistered shares of Class A common stock shares, with an aggregate value of $0.9 million and $1.1 million, respectively, as payment under consulting and license agreements.
During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company issued 18,335 Series C Units for $1.1 million in cash (none during the three months ended June 30, 2021). The Company also issued 734 Series C Units with an aggregate value of $0.1 million as payment under consulting agreements.
Class B Common Stock
As part of the Corporate Conversion, 2,000,000 outstanding Series A and B units were converted into 15,702,834 shares of Class B common stock.
The holders of Class B common stock may convert each share of Class B common stock into one share of Class A common stock. The holders of Class B common stock are entitled to five (5) votes per share, and holders of Class A common stock are entitled to one (1) vote per share.
Warrants
As part of the IPO the underwriter received warrants to purchase 106,400 shares of Class A common stock. The warrants are exercisable at any time and from time to time, in whole or in part, during the four and a half-year period commencing August 12, 2021, at a price of $12.00 per Class A common stock share. Total grant date fair value of warrants estimated using the Black-Scholes pricing model was approximately $0.5 million. |
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| Equity Incentive Plan | 8. Equity Incentive Plan
RSUs
As part of the IPO, on January 29, 2021, the Company adopted and approved the 2021 Incentive Award Plan (“2021 Incentive Plan”). Under the 2021 Incentive Plan, the Company may grant cash and equity incentive awards to eligible service providers in order to attract, motivate and retain the talent for which the Company competes. The material terms of the 2021 Incentive Plan are summarized below.
On January 29, 2021, the Board approved the granting of 159,817 Series C RSUs under the Company’s existing 2017 Longeveron LLC Incentive Plan (the “2017 Incentive Plan”), which thereafter converted to RSUs exercisable for Class A common stock as part of the Corporate Conversion. More specifically, 159,817 RSUs were converted to 855,247 RSUs exercisable for Class A common stock. During February 2021, one employee resigned from the Company thereby forfeiting 16,113 RSUs, and 5,000 RSUs each were granted to eight of the Company’s Directors. RSUs have no exercise price and are convertible into Class A common stock shares upon meeting the vesting requirements. The RSUs shall vest, subject to the Participant’s continued Service to the Company, only upon satisfaction of both of the following criteria:
The fair value of each RSU grant made during 2021 will be recognized as stock-based compensation ratably over the related vesting periods, which approximates the service period, except for the Company’s Directors which vest over two years and 50% of the RSUs are vest on grant date, while the remaining vest 25% on each anniversary. As noted in the paragraph above, in order for RSUs to vest they must be held as of the IPO Settlement Date, which has been determined to be October 1, 2021. However, some RSUs with accelerated vesting as described above will be ratably vested over the seven and half month period ending on September 30, 2021. Based upon a third party valuation, the calculated fair value of each RSU was $9.00.
On June 3, 2021, the Company granted 5,000 Class A common stock RSUs to a new board member. The RSUs have no exercise price. As of June 30, 2021, the Company had 879,134 RSUs granted and outstanding.
RSU activity for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was as follows:
Stock Options
Stock options may be granted under the 2021 Incentive Plan. The exercise price of options is equal to the fair market value of the Company’s Class A common stock as of the grant date. Options historically granted have generally become exercisable over four years and expire ten years from the date of grant. The 2021 Incentive Plan provides for equity grants to be granted up to 5% of the outstanding common stock shares.
The fair value of the options issued are estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model and have the following assumptions: a dividend yield of 0%; an expected life of 10 years; volatility of 95%; and risk-free interest rate based on the grant date ranging from of 1.23% to 1.62%. Each option grant made during 2021 will be expensed ratably over the option vesting periods, which approximates the service period.
As of June 30, 2021, the Company has recorded issued and outstanding options to purchase a total of 109,125 shares of Class A common stock pursuant to the 2021 Incentive Plan, at a weighted average exercise price of $5.67 per share.
For the six months ended June 30, 2021:
Stock Option activity for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was as follows:
On April 22, 2021, the Company granted awards of 64,125 Class A common stock options to employees. The stock options awards have four-year vesting periods, that vests 25% per year, and have an exercise price of $5.73. Based upon a Black-Scholes calculation the price per share to be expensed was $5.03 and a total cost of $0.3 million would be expensed ratably over 48 months.
On May 5, 2021, the Company granted an award of 10,000 Class A common stock options to an employee. The stock option award has a four-year vesting period, that vests 25% per year, and has an exercise price of $5.89. Based upon a Black-Scholes calculation the price per share to be expensed was $5.17 and a total cost of less than $0.1 million would be expensed ratably over 48 months.
On May 17, 2021, the Company granted an award of 30,000 Class A common stock options to an employee. The stock option award has a four-year vesting period, that vests 25% per year, and has an exercise price of $5.29. Based upon a Black-Scholes calculation the price per share to be expensed was $4.64 and a total cost of less than $0.1 million would be expensed ratably over 48 months.
On June 1, 2021, the Company granted an award of 5,000 Class A common stock options to an employee. The stock option award has a four-year vesting period, that vests 25% per year, and has an exercise price of $6.77. Based upon a Black-Scholes calculation the price per share to be expensed was $5.94 and a total cost of $0.1 million would be expensed ratably over 48 months.
For the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, the equity-based compensation expense amounted to approximately $3.5 million ($2.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021) and $24,000 ($11,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2020), respectively, which is included in the research and development and general and administrative expenses in the accompanying statements of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020. As of June 30, 2021, the remaining unrecognized equity based compensation of approximately $5.0 million will be recognized over approximately 2.5 years. |
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| Commitments and Contingencies | 9. Commitments and Contingencies
Master Services Agreements:
As of June 30, 2021, the Company had two active master services agreements with third parties to conduct its clinical trials and manage clinical research programs and clinical development services on behalf of the Company. The Company expects these agreements or amended current agreements to have total expenditures of less than $1.0 million for 2021.
Consulting Services Agreement:
On November 20, 2014, the Company entered into a ten-year consulting services agreement with its CSO. Under the agreement, the Company agreed to pay the CSO $270,000 annually. The compensation payments are for scientific knowledge, medical research, technical knowledge, skills, and abilities to be provided by the CSO to further develop the intellectual property rights assigned by the CSO to the Company. This agreement requires the CSO to also assign to the Company the exclusive right, title, and interest in any work product developed from his efforts during the term of this agreement. As of June 30, 2021, the Company had an accrued balance due to the CSO of $0.3 million and as of December 31, 2020 had a balance due of $0.3 million.
Technology Services Agreement:
On March 27, 2015, the Company entered into a technology services agreement with Optimal Networks, Inc. (a related company owned by a board member’s brother-in-law) for use of information technology services. The Company agreed to issue the related party equity incentive units in the amount equal to 50% of the charges for invoiced services, with such equity to be issued annually on or about the anniversary date of the agreement. During 2017, the Company issued 1,901 Series C Units, and on November 22, 2019 and January 29, 2021, the Company issued 820 and 410 Series C Units, respectively, as payment for an aggregate of $0.2 million of accrued technology services. The Series C units were converted to 16,755 Class A common stock shares as part of the Corporate Conversion. As of June 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020, the Company owed less than $0.1 million, pursuant to this agreement, which is included in accounts payable in the accompanying June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 balance sheets.
Exclusive Licensing Agreements:
UM Agreement
On November 20, 2014, the Company entered into an exclusive license agreement with UM for the use of certain stem cell aging-related frailty technology rights developed by the CSO while employed at UM. The Company recorded the value of the membership units issued to obtain this license agreement as an intangible asset. The Company is required to pay UM up to 3% of net sales on products or services developed from the technology. The agreement extends for up to 20 years from the last date a product or process is commercialized from the technology. Under the agreement, the Company is required to pay an annual fee to UM. As of June 30, 2020, the Company had accrued $50,000 based on the terms of the agreement. In addition, on November 14, 2014, as required by the license agreement the Company issued 20,000 series C membership units valued at $0.5 million to UM. The Company recorded this $500,000 as an intangible asset that is amortized over the life of the license agreement which was defined as 20 years. As of June 30, 2021, the Company had accrued less than $0.1 million in milestone fees payable to UM based on the estimated progress to date.
The UM agreement was amended on March 3, 2021 to increase the license fee due to UM. The Company agreed to pay UM an additional fee, which will be recorded as legal costs, of $0.1 million, to defray patent costs, with $70,000 due within thirty (30) days of the effective date of the amendment, and the remainder to be paid in equal installments of $7,500 on the 2nd, 3rd, and 5th year anniversaries of the effective date. The Company also agreed to issue an additional 110,387 unregistered shares of Class A common stock shares to UM. The Company recorded this $0.8 million as an intangible asset that is amortized over the life of the license agreement which was defined as 5 years. The Company and UM agreed to the following modification of the milestone payments: (a) No payment will be due upon the completion of Phase 2 clinical trials for the product; (b) a one-time payment of $0.5 million, payable within six months of the completion of the first Phase 3 clinical trial of the products (based upon the final data unblinding); (c) a one-time payment of $0.5 million payable within six months of the receipt by the Company of approval for the first new drug application, biologics application, or other marketing or licensing application for the product; and (d) a one-time payment of $0.5 million payable within six months of the first sale following product approval. “Approval” refers to Product approval, licensure, or other marketing authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or any successor agency. The amendment also provided for the Company’s license of additional technology, to the extent not previously included in the UM License, and granted the Company an exclusive option to obtain an exclusive license for (a) the HLHS IND with ckit+ cells; and (b) UMP-438 titled “Method of Determining Responsiveness to Cell Therapy in Dilated Cardiomyopathy.”
CD271
On December 22, 2016, the Company entered into an exclusive license agreement with JMHMD Holdings, LLC, an affiliated entity of the CSO for the use of CD271 cellular therapy technology. The Company recorded the value of the cash consideration and membership units issued to obtain this license agreement as an intangible asset. The Company is required to pay as royalty 1% of the annual net sales of the licensed product(s) used, leased, or sold by or for licensee or its sub-licensees. If the Company sublicenses the technology, it is also required to pay an amount equal to 10% of the net sales of the sub-licensees. In addition, on December 23, 2016, as required by the license agreement, the Company paid an initial fee of $250,000 to JMHMD, and issued to it 10,000 Series C Units, valued at $250,000. The $0.5 million of value provided to JMHMD for the license agreement, along with professional fees of approximately $27,000, were recorded as an intangible asset that is amortized over the life of the license agreement which was defined as 20 years. Further, expenses related to the furtherance of the CD271+ technology is being capitalized and amortized as incurred over 20 years. There were no license fees due during the six months ended June 30, 2021 or year ended December 31, 2020 pertaining to this agreement.
Other Royalty
Under the grant award agreement with the Alzheimer’s Association, the Company may be required to make revenue sharing or distribution of revenue payments for products or inventions generated or resulting from this clinical trial program. The potential payments, although not currently defined, could result in a maximum payment of five times (5x) the award amount.
Contingencies – COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 outbreak has impacted, and in the future could continue to adversely impact the Company’s ability to conduct business in the future. In December 2019, it was first reported that there had been an outbreak of a novel strain of coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, in China. As COVID-19 continues to spread globally, including throughout the United States, the Company may experience disruptions that could severely impact its business, including:
The global outbreak of COVID-19 continues to rapidly evolve. The extent to which COVID-19 impacts the Company’s results will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including new information which may emerge concerning the severity of COVID-19, the ultimate geographic spread of COVID-19, the duration of the outbreak, travel restrictions imposed by countries in which the Company conducts business, business closures or business disruption in the world, a reduction in time spent out of home and the actions taken throughout the world, including in the Company’s markets, to contain COVID-19 or treat its impact. The future impact of the outbreak is highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, and the Company cannot provide any assurance that the outbreak will not have a material adverse impact on the Company’s operations or future results or filings with regulatory health authorities. The extent of the impact to the Company, if any, will depend on future developments, including actions taken to contain COVID-19.
The Company continues to monitor how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the Company’s employees, business, and clinical trials. In response to the spread of COVID-19, the Company has instructed all employees who can perform their essential employment duties from home to do so. The Company’s laboratory scientists, cell processing scientists and other manufacturing personnel continue to work from the Company GMP facility on a day-to-day basis, and as such cell production has been minimally impacted. When the pandemic began to emerge in the U.S., most of the Company’s ongoing clinical trials had completed enrollment, however a few subjects that were currently on study and in follow-up experienced some difficulties in adhering to the protocol schedule. Because the Company primarily enrolls elderly subjects in the trials, who are at particular risk for poor outcomes related to COVID-19 infection, the Company has experienced some disruption in executing the follow-up visits in Company protocols. While the Company believes the number of instances where a visit was missed completely is small, the Company cannot predict whether this will have a material impact on the Company clinical results in the future. If too many subjects drop-out or the protocol is no longer effective, the Company may have to restart the clinical trial entirely. |
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| Short-term Note Payable | 10. Short-term Note Payable
On September 27, 2020, the Company entered into a premium finance agreement to finance its insurance policies for approximately $63,000. The note requires down payment of $6,334, ratable monthly payments of $6,499, including interest at 5.353% and matures in June 2021. As of June 30, 2021, the outstanding balance was paid in full. |
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| Long-term Loan | 11. Long-term Loan
On April 16, 2020, the Company received a loan from the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) in the amount of $300,390. The loan had interest at a rate of 1.00%, and initial maturity in 24 months. It was anticipated that not more than 25% of the forgiven amount may be for non-payroll costs. The Company also received $10,000 from the SBA for the Economic Relief Fund; this amount does not need to be repaid and was recorded as Other Income for the year ended December 31, 2020. As of December 31, 2020, the outstanding balance of the PPP loan was $300,390. On March 4, 2021, the full balance due for the PPP loan was forgiven by the SBA.
On May 12, 2020, the Company received a loan from the SBA pursuant to the Disaster Recovery Plan as part of the CARES Act in the amount of $150,000. The Company began repayment on July 20, 2021 of $731 per month. The note will mature in 30 years and bears an interest rate of 3.75%. Due to part of the notes being due within one year, the Company recorded $5,000 and $139,000 in the current portion of loans line on the Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.
Future debt obligations at June 30, 2020 for Long-term loans are as follows (in thousands):
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| Employee Benefits Plan | 12. Employee Benefits Plan
The Company sponsors a defined contribution employee benefit plan (the “Plan”) under the provisions of Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Plan covers substantially all full-time employees of the Company who have completed one year of service. Contributions to the Plan by the Company are at the discretion of the Board of Directors.
The Company contributed approximately $31,000 and $21,000 to the Plan during the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively and $15,000 and $10,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. |
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| Loss Per Share | 13. Loss Per Share
Basic and diluted net loss per share have been computed using the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. We have outstanding stock-based awards that are not used in the calculation of diluted net loss per share because to do so would be anti-dilutive. These common share equivalents were as follows at June 30, 2021 and 2020:
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| Subsequent Events | 14. Subsequent Events
On July 20, 2021, the Company granted 225,000 Class A common stock options to executives. Mr. Green was granted 75,000 Class A common stock options and Mr. Lehr, Dr. Hare and Mr. Clavijo were granted 50,000 Class A common stock options. The stock options had four-year vesting, that vests 12.5% on July 22, 2021 and the remaining vests equally over the remaining four years, and an exercise price of $6.08. Based upon a Black-Scholes calculation the price per share to be expensed was $5.32 and a total cost of $1.2 million would be expensed ratably over 48 months.
Further on July 20, 2021, the Company changed the base compensation for its executive team; retroactive to February 12, 2021. The primary change was that the annual base salaries were changed for: Mr. Green, Mr. Lehr, Dr. Hare and Mr. Clavijo to $340,000, $300,000, $265,000 and $270,000. The Company also provided for an annual cash bonus which will be recorded and expensed when paid and shall be paid with the following conditions: Annual Cash Bonus for current year shall be paid at the rate of 33% of base salary for the Mr. Green and at 27% of the base salary for the Dr. Hare and at 25% of the respective base salaries for the Mr. Lehr and Mr. Clavijo, according to the following milestones/ company: 20% if budget revenues during the prior year review period meet projections; 20% if earnings/losses during the prior year review period are on budget (within 15%); 20% if stock price during the prior year review period has reached over $10/share; 20% if stock price during the prior year review period has reached over $12/share; 20% if stock price during the prior year review period has reached over $15/share. In addition, the Company granted a bonus for the completion of the IPO to Mr. Green, Mr. Lehr and Dr. Hare of $100,000, $75,000 and $75,000. The bonus would be paid out in cash and RSUs. With Mr. Green, Mr. Lehr and Dr. Hare receiving 8,223, 6,167 and 12,335 RSUs each. The RSU were issued based on a fair market value at the time of grant, July 20, 2021, of $6.08. The adjustments to base salaries and the IPO bonuses were recorded and expensed as of June 30, 2021. |
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| Use of estimates | Use of estimates:
The presentation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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| Accounting Standard Updates | Accounting Standard Updates
In December 2019, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update 2019-12, “Income Taxes (Topic 740)”. The amendments in this ASU simplify the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740 and by clarifying and amending other areas of Topic 740. The amendments in this ASU are effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2020. We adopted this ASU on January 1, 2021 with no material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
A variety of proposed or otherwise potential accounting standards are currently under consideration by standard-setting organizations and certain regulatory agencies. Because of the tentative and preliminary nature of such proposed standards, management has not yet determined the effect, if any, that the implementation of such proposed standards would have on the Company’s financial statements.
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| Cash and cash equivalents | Cash and cash equivalents:
The Company considers cash to consist of cash on hand and temporary investments having an original maturity of 90 days or less that are readily convertible into cash.
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| Short-term investments: | Short-term investments:
Short-term investments at June 30, 2021 consist of marketable fixed income securities, primarily corporate bonds, which are categorized as available-for-sale securities and are thus marked to market and stated at fair value in accordance with ASC 820 Fair Value Measurement. These investments are considered Level 2 investments within the ASC 820 fair value hierarchy. The fair value of corporate bonds is determined using standard market valuation methodologies, including discounted cash flows, matrix pricing and / or other similar techniques. The inputs to these valuation techniques include but are not limited to market interest rates, credit rating of the issuer or counterparty, industry sector of the issuer, coupon rate, call provisions, maturity, estimated duration and assumptions regarding liquidity and estimated future cash flows. In addition to bond characteristics, the valuation methodologies incorporate market data, such as actual trades completed, bids and actual dealer quotes, where such information is available. Accordingly, the estimated fair values are based on available market information and judgments about financial instruments categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Interest and dividends are recorded when earned. Realized gains and losses on investments are determined by specific identification and are recognized as incurred in the statement of operations. Changes in net unrealized gains and losses are reported in the statement of operations in the current period and represent the change in the fair value of investment holdings during the reporting period. Changes in net unrealized gains and losses were not significant for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, and there were no such changes for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020.
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| Inventory | Inventory:
The Company will begin carrying inventory of its biological products on its balance sheets following commercial launch of such products. Inventory will consist of raw materials, biological products in process, and finished goods available for sale. The Company will determine its inventory values using the average cost method. Inventory will be valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value and will exclude units that the Company anticipates distributing for clinical evaluation. As of each of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, all of the Company’s biological products were anticipated to be distributed for clinical evaluation.
The Company does not currently carry any inventory for its biological products, as it has yet to launch a product for commercial distribution. Historically the Company’s operations have focused on clinical trials and discovery efforts, and accordingly, costs of manufactured clinical doses of biological product candidates were expensed as incurred, consistent with the accounting for all other research and development costs. Once the Company begins commercial distribution, costs of all newly manufactured biological products will be allocated either for use in commercial distribution, which will be carried as inventory and not expensed, or for research and development efforts, which will continue to be expensed as incurred.
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| Accounts and grants receivable | Accounts and grants receivable:
Accounts and grants receivable include amounts due from customers, granting institutions and others. The amounts as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 are certain to be collected, and no amount has been recognized for doubtful accounts. MSCRF-TEDCO generally advance grant funds and therefore a receivable is not usually recognized. In addition, for the Clinical trial revenue, most participants pay in advance of treatment. Advanced grant funds and prepayments for the Clinical trial revenue are recorded to deferred revenue.
Accounts and grants receivable by source, as of (in thousands):
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| Deferred offering costs | Deferred offering costs:
The Company recorded certain legal, professional and other third-party fees that were directly associated with in-process equity financings as deferred offering costs until the applicable equity financing was consummated. After consummation of an equity financing, these costs will be recorded in stockholders’ equity as a reduction of proceeds generated as a result of the offering. At June 30, 2021 the deferred offering costs accrued as of December 31, 2020 of $0.6 million were recorded to stockholder’s equity.
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| Property and equipment | Property and equipment:
Property and equipment, including improvements that extend useful lives of related assets, are valued at cost, while maintenance and repairs are charged to operations as incurred. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method based on the estimated useful lives of the assets. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the estimated useful life of the asset or the original term of the lease. Depreciation expense is recorded in the research and development line of the Statement of Operations as the assets are primarily related to the Company’s clinical programs.
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| Intangible assets | Intangible assets:
Intangible assets include payments on license agreements with the Company’s co-founder and chief scientific officer (“CSO”) and the University of Miami (“UM”) (see Note 9) and legal costs incurred related to patents and trademarks. License agreements have been recorded at the value of cash consideration, common stock and membership units transferred to the respective parties when acquired.
Payments on license agreements are amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of 20 and 5 years. Patents are amortized over their estimated useful life, once issued. The Company considers trademarks to have an indefinite useful life and evaluates them for impairment on an annual basis. Amortization expense is recorded in the research and development line of the Statement of Operations as the assets are primarily related to the Company’s clinical programs.
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| Impairment of Long-Lived Assets | Impairment of Long-Lived Assets:
The Company evaluates long-lived assets for impairment, including property and equipment and intangible assets, when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of such assets may not be recoverable. Upon the occurrence of a triggering event, the asset is reviewed to assess whether the estimated undiscounted cash flows expected from the use of the asset plus the residual value from the ultimate disposal exceeds the carrying value of the asset. If the carrying value exceeds the estimated recoverable amounts, the asset is written down to the estimated fair value. Any resulting impairment loss is reflected on the statements of operations. Upon evaluation, management determined that there was no impairment of long-lived assets as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.
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| Deferred revenue | Deferred revenue:
The unearned portion of advanced grant funds and prepayments for Clinical trial revenue, which will be recognized as revenue when the Company meets the respective performance obligations, has been presented as deferred revenue in the accompanying balance sheets. For the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company recognized $0 and $0.5 million, respectively, of funds that were previously classified as deferred revenue ($0.4 million and $0.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively).
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| Deferred revenue | Revenue recognition:
The Company recognizes revenue when performance obligations related to respective revenue streams are met. For Grant revenue, the Company considers the performance obligation met when the grant related expenses are incurred, or supplies and materials are received. The Company is paid in tranches pursuant to terms of the related grant agreements, and then applies payments based on regular expense reimbursement submissions to grantors. There are no remaining performance obligations or variable consideration once grant expense reporting to the grantor is complete. For Clinical trial revenue, the Company considers the performance obligation met when the participant has received the treatment. The Company usually receives prepayment for these services or receives payment at the time the treatment is provided, and there are no remaining performance obligations or variable consideration once the participant received the treatment. For Contract manufacturing revenue, the Company considers the performance obligation met when the contractual obligation and / or statement of work has been satisfied. Payment terms may vary depending on specific contract terms. There are no significant judgments affecting the determination of the amount and timing of revenue recognition.
Revenue by source (in thousands):
The Company records cost of revenues based on expenses directly related to revenue. For Grants, the Company records allocated expenses for Research and development costs to a grant as a cost of revenues. For the Clinical trial revenue directly related expenses for that program are allocated and expensed as incurred. These expenses are similar to those described under “Research and development expense” below.
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| Research and development expense | Research and development expense:
Research and development costs are charged to expense when incurred in accordance with ASC 730. ASC 730 addresses the proper accounting and reporting for research and development costs. It identifies: 1) those activities that should be identified as research and development; 2) the elements of costs that should be identified with research and development activities, and the accounting for these costs; and 3) the financial statement disclosures related to them. Research and development costs include costs such as clinical trial expenses, contracted research and license agreement fees with no alternative future use, supplies and materials, salaries, share-based compensation, employee benefits, property and equipment depreciation and allocation of various corporate costs. The Company accrues for costs incurred by external service providers, including contract research organizations and clinical investigators, based on its estimates of service performed and costs incurred. These estimates include the level of services performed by the third parties, patient enrollment in clinical trials, administrative costs incurred by the third parties, and other indicators of the services completed. Based on the timing of amounts invoiced by service providers, the Company may also record payments made to those providers as prepaid expenses that will be recognized as expense in future periods as the related services are rendered.
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| Concentrations of credit risk | Concentrations of credit risk:
Financial instruments which potentially subject the Company to credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments and accounts and grants receivable. Cash and cash equivalents are held in United States financial institutions. At times, the Company may maintain balances in excess of the federally insured amounts.
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| Income taxes | Income taxes:
Prior to its Corporate Conversion, the Company was treated as a partnership for U.S. federal and state income tax purposes. Consequently, the Company passed its earnings and losses through to its members based on the terms of the Company’s Operating Agreement. Accordingly, no provision for income taxes is recorded in the accompanying financial statements for prior periods.
Following the Corporate Conversion, the Company’s tax provision consists of taxes currently payable or receivable, plus any change during the period in deferred tax assets and liabilities. The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. In addition, a valuation allowance is established to reduce any deferred tax asset for which it is determined that it is more likely than not that some portion of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. The Company’s tax provision was nil for the six months ended June 30, 2021 due to net operating losses. The Company has not recorded any tax benefit for the net operating losses incurred due to the uncertainty of realizing a benefit in the future.
The Company recognizes the tax benefits from uncertain tax positions that the Company has taken or expects to take on a tax return. In the unlikely event an uncertain tax position exists in which the Company could incur income taxes, the Company would evaluate whether there is a probability that the uncertain tax position taken would be sustained upon examination by a taxing authority. Reserves for uncertain tax positions would then be recorded if the Company determined it is probable that either a position would not be sustained upon examination or a payment would have to be made to a taxing authority and the amount was reasonably estimable. As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company does not believe it has any uncertain tax positions that would result in the Company having a liability to the taxing authority. It is the Company’s policy to expense any interest and penalties associated with its tax obligations when they are probable and estimable.
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| Equity-based compensation | Equity-based compensation:
The Company accounts for equity-based compensation expense by the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for stock-based awards based on estimated fair values on the date of grant. The fair value of the options is estimated at the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model.
The Black-Scholes option-pricing model requires the input of highly subjective assumptions, the most significant of which are the expected share price volatility, the expected life of the option award, the risk-free rate of return, and dividends during the expected term. Because the option-pricing model is sensitive to changes in the input assumptions, different determinations of the required inputs may result in different fair value estimates of the options.
Neither the Company’s stock options or restricted stock units (“RSUs”) do not trade on an active market. Volatility is a measure of the amount by which a financial variable, such as a stock price, has fluctuated (historical volatility) or is expected to fluctuate (expected volatility) during a period. Given the Company’s limited historical data, the Company utilizes the average historical volatility of similar publicly traded companies that are in the same industry. The risk-free interest rate is the average U.S. treasury rate (having a term that most closely approximates the expected life of the option) for the period in which the option was granted. The expected life is the period of time that the options granted are expected to remain outstanding. Options granted have a maximum term of ten years. The Company had insufficient historical data to utilize in determining its expected life assumptions and, therefore, uses the simplified method for determining expected life.
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| Comprehensive Loss | Comprehensive Loss
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| Schedule of short-term investments |
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Property and equipment, net (Tables) |
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| Schedule of major components of property and equipment |
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Intangible assets, net (Tables) |
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| Schedule of intangible assets |
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| Schedule of future amortization expense for intangible assets |
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Leases (Tables) |
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| Schedule of future minimum payments under the operating leases |
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Equity Incentive Plan (Tables) |
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| Schedule of fair value of each RSU activity |
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| Schedule of issued and outstanding options |
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| Schedule of stock option activity |
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Long-Term Loan (Tables) |
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| Schedule of future debt obligations for long term loans |
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Loss Per Share (Tables) |
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| Schedule of calculation of diluted net loss per share |
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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | |||
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Jun. 30, 2020 |
Jun. 30, 2021 |
Jun. 30, 2020 |
Dec. 31, 2020 |
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| Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items] | |||||
| Deferred offering costs | $ 0.6 | ||||
| Revenue | $ 0.4 | $ 0.3 | |||
| Options granted maximum term | 10 years | ||||
| Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Member] | Maximum [Member] | |||||
| Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items] | |||||
| intangible assets estimated useful life | 20 years | ||||
| Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Member] | Minimum [Member] | |||||
| Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items] | |||||
| intangible assets estimated useful life | 5 years | ||||
| Clinical trial revenue [Member] | |||||
| Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items] | |||||
| Revenue | $ 0.0 | $ 0.5 | |||
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Schedule of accounts and grants receivable - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Jun. 30, 2021 |
Dec. 31, 2020 |
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| Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] | ||
| Accounts and grants receivable | $ 130 | $ 420 |
| Alzheimer’s Association - Grant [Member] | ||
| Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] | ||
| Accounts and grants receivable | 339 | |
| National Institutes of Health - Grant [Member] | ||
| Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] | ||
| Accounts and grants receivable | 130 | 66 |
| Clinical Trial receivable [Member] | ||
| Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] | ||
| Accounts and grants receivable | $ 15 |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Schedule of revenue - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
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Jun. 30, 2021 |
Jun. 30, 2020 |
Jun. 30, 2021 |
Jun. 30, 2020 |
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| Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | ||||||
| Revenue | $ 489 | $ 876 | $ 865 | $ 2,584 | ||
| National Institute of Health - Grant [Member] | ||||||
| Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | ||||||
| Revenue | 130 | 629 | 130 | 1,343 | ||
| Clinical trial revenue [Member] | ||||||
| Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | ||||||
| Revenue | 214 | 379 | 762 | |||
| Alzheimer’s Association - Grant [Member] | ||||||
| Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | ||||||
| Revenue | 91 | 243 | 261 | 440 | ||
| MSCRF – TEDCO - Grant [Member] | ||||||
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| Revenue | [1] | 54 | (4) | 95 | 31 | |
| Contact manufacturing revenue [Member] | ||||||
| Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | ||||||
| Revenue | $ 8 | $ 8 | ||||
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Short-term investments (Details) - Schedule of short-term investments $ in Thousands |
Jun. 30, 2021
USD ($)
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| Amortized Cost [Member] | |
| Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items] | |
| Fixed income bond funds | $ 4,533 |
| Total short-term investments | 4,533 |
| Gross Unrealized Gains [Member] | |
| Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items] | |
| Fixed income bond funds | 22 |
| Total short-term investments | 22 |
| Gross Unrealized Losses [Member] | |
| Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items] | |
| Fixed income bond funds | |
| Total short-term investments | |
| Estimated Fair Value [Member] | |
| Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items] | |
| Fixed income bond funds | 4,555 |
| Total short-term investments | $ 4,555 |
Property and equipment, net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2021 |
Jun. 30, 2021 |
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| Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract] | ||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | $ 0.2 | $ 0.4 |
Property and equipment, net (Details) - Schedule of major components of property and equipment - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
6 Months Ended | |
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Jun. 30, 2021 |
Dec. 31, 2020 |
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| Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] | ||
| Property and equipment, gross | $ 6,421 | $ 6,421 |
| Less accumulated depreciation and amortization | 3,187 | 2,824 |
| Property and equipment, net | $ 3,234 | 3,597 |
| Leasehold improvements [Member] | ||
| Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] | ||
| Property and equipment, Useful Lives | 10 years | |
| Property and equipment, gross | $ 4,310 | 4,310 |
| Furniture/Lab equipment [Member] | ||
| Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] | ||
| Property and equipment, Useful Lives | 7 years | |
| Property and equipment, gross | $ 2,059 | 2,059 |
| Computer equipment [Member] | ||
| Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] | ||
| Property and equipment, Useful Lives | 5 years | |
| Property and equipment, gross | $ 14 | 14 |
| Software/Website [Member] | ||
| Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] | ||
| Property and equipment, Useful Lives | 3 years | |
| Property and equipment, gross | $ 38 | $ 38 |
Intangible assets, net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
|---|---|---|
Jun. 30, 2021 |
Jun. 30, 2021 |
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| Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] | ||
| Amortization expense related to intangible assets | $ 0.1 | $ 0.1 |
Intangible assets, net (Details) - Schedule of future amortization expense for intangible assets $ in Thousands |
Jun. 30, 2021
USD ($)
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| Schedule of future amortization expense for intangible assets [Abstract] | |
| 2021 | $ 112 |
| 2022 | 224 |
| 2023 | 224 |
| 2024 | 224 |
| 2025 | 224 |
| Thereafter | 672 |
| Total | $ 1,680 |
Leases (Details) - USD ($) |
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Jun. 30, 2021 |
Jun. 30, 2020 |
Jun. 30, 2021 |
Jun. 30, 2020 |
Dec. 31, 2020 |
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| Right of use asset | $ 1,900,000 | $ 1,900,000 | $ 2,100,000 | ||
| Lease liability | 3,400,000 | 3,400,000 | $ 3,700,000 | ||
| Lease costs | 200,000 | $ 400,000 | 200,000 | $ 400,000 | |
| Monthly payments | $ 10,000 | 10,000 | |||
| Sublease income | $ 60,000 | ||||
Leases (Details) - Schedule of future minimum payments under the operating leases $ in Thousands |
6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2021
USD ($)
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| Schedule of future minimum payments under the operating leases [Abstract] | |
| 2021 (remaining nine months) | $ 330 |
| 2022 | 671 |
| 2023 | 687 |
| 2024 | 702 |
| 2025 | 718 |
| Thereafter | 920 |
| Total | 4,028 |
| Less: Interest | 627 |
| Present Value of Lease Liability | $ 3,401 |
Equity Incentive Plan (Details) - Schedule of fair value of each RSU activity |
6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2021
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shares
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| Schedule of fair value of each RSU activity [Abstract] | |
| Outstanding at December 31, 2020 | |
| RSU granted | 895,247 |
| RSU exercised (in Dollars per share) | $ / shares | |
| RSU expired/forfeited | (16,113) |
| Outstanding at June 30, 2021 | 879,134 |
Equity Incentive Plan (Details) - Schedule of issued and outstanding options |
Jun. 30, 2021
shares
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| Equity Incentive Plan (Details) - Schedule of issued and outstanding options [Line Items] | |
| Total stock options granted | 109,125 |
| Stock options vested [Member] | |
| Equity Incentive Plan (Details) - Schedule of issued and outstanding options [Line Items] | |
| Total stock options granted | 6,822 |
| Stock options unvested [Member] | |
| Equity Incentive Plan (Details) - Schedule of issued and outstanding options [Line Items] | |
| Total stock options granted | 102,303 |
Equity Incentive Plan (Details) - Schedule of stock option activity |
6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2021
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| Number of Stock Options [Member] | |
| Equity Incentive Plan (Details) - Schedule of stock option activity [Line Items] | |
| Outstanding at December 31, 2020 | |
| Options granted | 109,125 |
| Options exercised | |
| Options expired/forfeited | |
| Outstanding at June 30, 2021 | 109,125 |
| Weighted Average Exercise Price [Member] | |
| Equity Incentive Plan (Details) - Schedule of stock option activity [Line Items] | |
| Outstanding at December 31, 2020 | |
| Options granted | 5.67 |
| Options exercised | |
| Options expired/forfeited | |
| Outstanding at June 30, 2021 | 5.67 |
Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - USD ($) |
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Mar. 03, 2021 |
Jan. 29, 2021 |
Dec. 22, 2016 |
Mar. 27, 2015 |
Nov. 20, 2014 |
Jun. 30, 2021 |
Jun. 30, 2020 |
Dec. 31, 2020 |
Nov. 22, 2019 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
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| Commitments and Contingencies (Details) [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Company expense | $ 3,483,000 | $ 23,000 | ||||||||
| Incentive units | 50.00% | |||||||||
| Aggregate of accrued technology services | $ 200,000 | |||||||||
| Converted shares (in Shares) | 159,817 | |||||||||
| Account payable, other | 100,000 | $ 100,000 | ||||||||
| Licensing agreement, description | The Company is required to pay UM up to 3% of net sales on products or services developed from the technology. The agreement extends for up to 20 years from the last date a product or process is commercialized from the technology. Under the agreement, the Company is required to pay an annual fee to UM. As of June 30, 2020, the Company had accrued $50,000 based on the terms of the agreement. In addition, on November 14, 2014, as required by the license agreement the Company issued 20,000 series C membership units valued at $0.5 million to UM. The Company recorded this $500,000 as an intangible asset that is amortized over the life of the license agreement which was defined as 20 years. As of June 30, 2021, the Company had accrued less than $0.1 million in milestone fees payable to UM based on the estimated progress to date.The UM agreement was amended on March 3, 2021 to increase the license fee due to UM. The Company agreed to pay UM an additional fee, which will be recorded as legal costs, of $0.1 million, to defray patent costs, with $70,000 due within thirty (30) days of the effective date of the amendment, and the remainder to be paid in equal installments of $7,500 on the 2nd, 3rd, and 5th year anniversaries of the effective date. The Company also agreed to issue an additional 110,387 unregistered shares of Class A common stock shares to UM. The Company recorded this $0.8 million as an intangible asset that is amortized over the life of the license agreement which was defined as 5 years. The Company and UM agreed to the following modification of the milestone payments: (a) No payment will be due upon the completion of Phase 2 clinical trials for the product; (b) a one-time payment of $0.5 million, payable within six months of the completion of the first Phase 3 clinical trial of the products (based upon the final data unblinding); (c) a one-time payment of $0.5 million payable within six months of the receipt by the Company of approval for the first new drug application, biologics application, or other marketing or licensing application for the product; and (d) a one-time payment of $0.5 million payable within six months of the first sale following product approval. | |||||||||
| Legal fees | $ 100,000 | |||||||||
| Defray patent costs | 70,000 | |||||||||
| Installments paid | $ 7,500 | |||||||||
| Issuance of additional unregistered shares (in Shares) | 110,387 | |||||||||
| Intangible assets | $ 800,000 | |||||||||
| Intangible asset life year | 5 years | |||||||||
| Agreement, description | “Approval” refers to Product approval, licensure, or other marketing authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or any successor agency. The amendment also provided for the Company’s license of additional technology, to the extent not previously included in the UM License, and granted the Company an exclusive option to obtain an exclusive license for (a) the HLHS IND with ckit+ cells; and (b) UMP-438 titled “Method of Determining Responsiveness to Cell Therapy in Dilated Cardiomyopathy.” | The Company is required to pay as royalty 1% of the annual net sales of the licensed product(s) used, leased, or sold by or for licensee or its sub-licensees. If the Company sublicenses the technology, it is also required to pay an amount equal to 10% of the net sales of the sub-licensees. In addition, on December 23, 2016, as required by the license agreement, the Company paid an initial fee of $250,000 to JMHMD, and issued to it 10,000 Series C Units, valued at $250,000. The $0.5 million of value provided to JMHMD for the license agreement, along with professional fees of approximately $27,000, were recorded as an intangible asset that is amortized over the life of the license agreement which was defined as 20 years. Further, expenses related to the furtherance of the CD271+ technology is being capitalized and amortized as incurred over 20 years. There were no license fees due during the six months ended June 30, 2021 or year ended December 31, 2020 pertaining to this agreement. | ||||||||
| Master Services Agreements [Member] | ||||||||||
| Commitments and Contingencies (Details) [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Expenditure amount | 1,000,000.0 | |||||||||
| Consulting Services Agreement [Member] | ||||||||||
| Commitments and Contingencies (Details) [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Company expense | $ 270,000 | |||||||||
| Accured balance | $ 300,000 | $ 300,000 | ||||||||
| Series C Units [Member] | ||||||||||
| Commitments and Contingencies (Details) [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Shares issued (in Shares) | 410 | 820 | 1,901 | |||||||
| Class A Common Stock [Member] | ||||||||||
| Commitments and Contingencies (Details) [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Converted shares (in Shares) | 855,247 | 16,755 | ||||||||
Short-Term Note Payable (Details) |
1 Months Ended |
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Sep. 27, 2020
USD ($)
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| Debt Disclosure [Abstract] | |
| Insurance policies amount | $ 63,000 |
| Down payment | 6,334 |
| Monthly payments | $ 6,499 |
| Interest rate | 5.353% |
Long-Term Loan (Details) - USD ($) |
Jul. 20, 2021 |
Jun. 30, 2021 |
Dec. 31, 2020 |
May 12, 2020 |
Apr. 16, 2020 |
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| Long-Term Loan (Details) [Line Items] | |||||
| Outstanding loan amount | $ 300,390 | $ 150,000 | $ 300,390 | ||
| Debt instrument interest rate | 1.00% | ||||
| Initial maturity | 24 months | ||||
| Forgive amount, percentage | 25.00% | ||||
| Economic relief fund | 10,000 | ||||
| Current portion of loans | $ 5,000 | $ 139,000 | |||
| Subsequent Event [Member] | |||||
| Long-Term Loan (Details) [Line Items] | |||||
| Debt instrument interest rate | 3.75% | ||||
| Initial maturity | 30 years | ||||
| Loan payments | $ 731 |
Long-Term Loan (Details) - Schedule of future debt obligations for long term loans $ in Thousands |
Jun. 30, 2021
USD ($)
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| Schedule of future debt obligations for long term loans [Abstract] | |
| 2021 (remaining six months) | $ 4 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| Thereafter | 134 |
| Total | $ 150 |
Employee Benefits Plan (Details) - USD ($) |
3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | ||
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Jun. 30, 2021 |
Jun. 30, 2020 |
Jun. 30, 2021 |
Jun. 30, 2020 |
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| Retirement Benefits [Abstract] | ||||
| Company contribution | $ 15,000 | $ 10,000 | $ 31,000 | $ 21,000 |
Loss Per Share (Details) - Schedule of calculation of diluted net loss per share - USD ($) |
6 Months Ended | |
|---|---|---|
Jun. 30, 2021 |
Jun. 30, 2020 |
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| Schedule of calculation of diluted net loss per share [Abstract] | ||
| RSUs | $ 879 | |
| Stock options | 109 | |
| Warrants | 106 | |
| Total | $ 1,094 | |
Subsequent Events (Details) - Subsequent Event [Member] |
1 Months Ended |
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Jul. 20, 2021
USD ($)
$ / shares
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| Subsequent Events (Details) [Line Items] | |
| Price per share expensed (in Dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 5.32 |
| Total cost expensed | $ 1,200,000 |
| Percentage of cash bouns | 33.00% |
| Subsequent events, description | Dr. Hare and at 25% of the respective base salaries for the Mr. Lehr and Mr. Clavijo, according to the following milestones/ company: 20% if budget revenues during the prior year review period meet projections; 20% if earnings/losses during the prior year review period are on budget (within 15%); 20% if stock price during the prior year review period has reached over $10/share; 20% if stock price during the prior year review period has reached over $12/share; 20% if stock price during the prior year review period has reached over $15/share. |
| Bonus amount paid | $ 12,335 |
| Fair market value | 6.08 |
| Mr. Green [Member] | |
| Subsequent Events (Details) [Line Items] | |
| Annual base salaries | $ 340,000 |
| Percentage of cash bouns | 27.00% |
| Mr. Green [Member] | IPO [Member] | |
| Subsequent Events (Details) [Line Items] | |
| Bouns amount | $ 100,000 |
| Mr. Lehr [Member] | |
| Subsequent Events (Details) [Line Items] | |
| Annual base salaries | 300,000 |
| Bouns amount | 75,000 |
| Bonus amount paid | 8,223 |
| Dr. Hare [Member] | |
| Subsequent Events (Details) [Line Items] | |
| Annual base salaries | 265,000 |
| Bouns amount | 75,000 |
| Bonus amount paid | 6,167 |
| Mr. Clavijo [Member] | |
| Subsequent Events (Details) [Line Items] | |
| Annual base salaries | $ 270,000 |