Related-Party Transactions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS

11. RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Service Agreement

During 2020, the Company entered into a service agreement with Hope Farms at Disco Bay LLC("Hope Farms") to provide animal vaccination testing and provide samples to the Company. The Company’s Chief Research and Development Officer is a co-founder and partial owner of Hope Farms. Further, the CEO of Hope Farms is the spouse of the Company’s Chief Research and Development Officer. Expenses booked by the Company relating to this service agreement for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, were $212 thousand and $67 thousand, respectively. $47 thousand was outstanding to Hope Farms as of December 31, 2021 and subsequently paid in 2022.

Consulting Agreement

During 2020, the Company entered into an agreement with a principal owner of the Company to provide consulting services to the Company in exchange for $1,500 thousand. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company recorded expense of $1,125 thousand in 2020, with a $1,500 thousand payment made in January 2021. The contract was completed and the remaining balance of $375 thousand under the agreement was recorded as an expense in January 2021.