XML 22 R12.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v3.23.1
Commitments and Contingencies
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES . COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Operating Leases

As of March 31, 2023, the Company leases office and laboratory facilities under operating leases, which expire at various dates through 2027. The Company has $678 thousand in letters of credit outstanding as security on certain of these leases. As part of its adoption of ASC 842, the Company recorded operating right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities for these leases as of January 1, 2022.

The Company entered into an operating sublease agreement on January 18, 2023 (the "Sublease") with respect to part of its existing Boston office and laboratory facilities (the "Head Lease"). The Company accounted for the Head Lease and the Sublease as separate contracts and there was no effect on the right-of-use asset or lease liability associated with the Head Lease. The Sublease is long-term and has an effective end date of more than one year from March 31, 2023. The Head Lease rent expense is presented separately from income related to the Sublease and both are reported as components of operating expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. The Company recorded $55 thousand of income related to the Sublease for the three months ended March 31, 2023.

Finance Leases

The Company leases research equipment and furniture under finance leases. The following table contains a summary of the lease costs recognized under ASC 842 pertaining to the Company’s finance and operating leases for the three months ended March 31, 2023 (in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2023

 

Lease Cost:

 

 

 

Amortization of finance right-of-use assets

 

$

197

 

Interest on finance lease liabilities

 

 

42

 

Operating lease cost

 

 

420

 

Variable lease cost

 

 

158

 

Total lease costs

 

$

817

 

Operating Sublease income

 

 

(55

)

Total lease costs, net

 

$

762

 

The following table contains a summary of other information pertaining to the Company’s finance and operating leases for the three months ended March 31, 2023 (in thousands, except lease term and discount rate):

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2023

 

Other Operating Lease Information:

 

 

 

Operating cash flows for operating leases

 

$

410

 

Operating cash flows for operating subleases

 

$

(22

)

Operating cash flows for finance leases

 

$

42

 

Financing cash flows from finance leases

 

$

186

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average remaining lease term

 

 

 

Operating leases

 

3.4 years

 

Financing leases

 

2.8 years

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average discount rate

 

 

 

Operating leases

 

7.7%

 

Financing leases

 

8.2%

 

The following table presents supplemental balance sheet information related to operating and financing leases as of March 31, 2023 (in thousands):

 

 

March 31,
2023

 

Operating leases

 

 

 

   Right-of-use assets, net

 

$

5,297

 

 

 

 

 

   Right-of-use lease liabilities, current

 

$

1,406

 

   Right-of-use lease liabilities, noncurrent

 

 

4,119

 

Total operating lease liabilities

 

$

5,525

 

 

 

 

 

Financing leases

 

 

 

   Right-of-use assets, net

 

$

2,133

 

 

 

 

 

   Right-of-use lease liabilities, current

 

$

879

 

   Right-of-use lease liabilities, noncurrent

 

 

1,347

 

Total financing lease liabilities

 

$

2,226

 



The following table presents the maturity of the Company’s operating and finance lease liabilities as of March 31, 2023 (in thousands):

 

 

 

Operating

 

 

Financing

 

2023

 

$

1,323

 

 

$

681

 

2024

 

 

1,780

 

 

 

908

 

2025

 

 

1,724

 

 

 

758

 

2026

 

 

1,413

 

 

 

107

 

2027

 

 

59

 

 

 

 

Total future minimum lease payments

 

$

6,299

 

 

$

2,454

 

Less amount representing interest

 

 

774

 

 

 

228

 

Total lease liabilities

 

$

5,525

 

 

$

2,226

 

License Agreements

In the normal course of business, the Company enters into licensing agreements with various parties to obtain the right to make, use, and sell licensed products currently in development.

Litigation

The Company records estimated losses from loss contingencies, such as a loss arising from a litigation, when it determines that it is probable a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. Litigation is subject to many factors that are difficult to predict so that there can be no assurance, in the event of a material unfavorable result in one or more claims, the Company will not incur material costs.

During 2017, the Company became actively involved in a matter pending in the Ontario (Canada) Superior Court of Justice which names, among multiple other defendants, the Company and two former officers of the Company. The claims pending in this matter allege breach of contract by the Company and seek declaratory and other relief, including monetary damages from the Company, and the individual defendants, including the Company’s former officers. The claims by such plaintiffs were originally made in a lawsuit filed in Ontario during October 2011, but was not pursued by such plaintiffs in any material manner until 2017. The Company believes that there is no merit to the claims alleged against the Company and its former officers, including no alleged breach of contract by the Company, and intends to vigorously defend against the claims pertaining to the Company and its former officers. At the present stage of the suit, management believes the outcome in this matter is not likely to have any material impact on the Company’s results, cash flows, or financial position.