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Commitments and Contingencies
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies
Lease Agreements
The Company leases certain office and laboratory space. Other than the Pittsburgh Centre Avenue Lease described below, there have been no material changes to the lease obligations from those disclosed in Note 11, "Commitments and Contingencies" to the consolidated financial statements included in the 2023 Form 10-K.
Pittsburgh Centre Avenue Lease Agreement
In March 2024, the Company entered into a lease agreement in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for lab space (the "Pittsburgh Centre Avenue Lease"), which will be used to support the research and development of the Company's ion channel platform and replace the Company's current operating lease in Pittsburgh. The lease is expected to commence in mid 2025 after substantial completion of building improvements, and has a term of 122 months, with an option to extend for one additional period of 60 months. The Company expects to record the Pittsburgh Centre Avenue Lease as an operating lease. The Company has annual commitments relating to the Pittsburgh Centre Avenue Lease ranging from $1,859 to $2,373, excluding any additional tenant improvement allowance that would increase the base rent.
Research Commitments
The Company has agreements with several contract manufacturing organizations ("CMOs") and contract research organizations ("CROs") to provide products and services in connection with the Company’s preclinical studies and clinical trials. As of June 30, 2024, the Company had no remaining maximum research commitments in excess of one year.
Indemnification Agreements
In the ordinary course of business, the Company may provide indemnification of varying scope and terms to vendors, lessors, business partners and other parties with respect to certain matters including, but not limited to, losses arising out of breach of such agreements or from intellectual property infringement claims made by
third parties. In addition, the Company has entered into indemnification agreements with members of its board of directors and executive officers that will require the Company, among other things, to indemnify them against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service. The maximum potential amount of future payments the Company could be required to make under these indemnification agreements is, in many cases, unlimited. The Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association also provide for indemnification of directors and officers in specific circumstances. To date, the Company has not incurred any material costs as a result of such indemnification provisions. The Company does not believe that the outcome of any claims under indemnification arrangements will have a material effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows, and it has not accrued any liabilities related to such obligations in its condensed consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2024 or December 31, 2023.
License, Acquisition and Other Agreements
The Company has entered into licensing, developmental and acquisition agreements with various parties under which it is obligated to make contingent and non-contingent payments (see Note 10, "License, Acquisitions and Other Agreements").
Other Agreements
Moda Agreement
On January 1, 2021, the Company entered into a consulting services agreement (the "Moda Agreement") with Moda Pharmaceuticals LLC ("Moda") to further the scientific advancement of technology, drug discovery platforms (including the technology licensed under the Yale MoDE Agreement), product candidates and related intellectual property owned or controlled by the Company.
Under the Moda Agreement, the Company paid Moda an upfront cash payment of $2,700 and 37,836 shares of the Former Parent valued at approximately $3,243. In addition, Moda will be eligible to receive additional development and regulatory milestone payments of up to $81,612 and commercial milestone payments of up to $30,171. The Moda Agreement has a term of four years and may be terminated earlier by the Company or Moda under certain circumstances including, for example, the Company's discontinuation of research on the MoDE platform or default. In August 2023, the Company entered into an amendment to the Moda Agreement with Moda. Under the amendment, Moda will be eligible to receive development and
regulatory milestone payments up to $25,200 and commercial milestone payments up to $23,000, in addition to the milestones noted above.
The Company did not record any material milestone payments related to the Moda Agreement for the three months ended June 30, 2024. For the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company recorded research and development expense of $850 related to developmental milestones under the Moda Agreement. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company did not record any material milestone payments related to the Moda Agreement.
Legal Proceedings
From time to time, in the ordinary course of business, the Company is subject to litigation and regulatory examinations as well as information gathering requests, inquiries and investigations. As of June 30, 2024, there were no matters which would have a material impact on the Company’s financial