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Significant Agreements
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Significant Agreements Significant Agreements
The Company’s significant agreements are disclosed in Note 9, License and Collaboration Agreements, in the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024, and notes thereto, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K that was filed with the SEC on February 28, 2025. Since the date of those financial statements, there have been no changes to the Company’s significant agreements except those discussed below.
Bristol-Myers Squibb — Related Party
Supplemental information related to the BMS Collaboration Agreement consisted of the following:
(in thousands)June 30,
2025
December 31,
2024
Collaboration receivable — related party$120 $— 
Deferred revenue — related party$8,315 $7,092 
Deferred revenue, net of current — related party$59,562 $63,218 
Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands)2025202420252024
Revenue recognized that was included in contract liability at the beginning of the period$1,061 $— $2,502 $— 
Revenue recognized from performance obligations fully or partially satisfied in previous periods$$— $$— 
As of June 30, 2025, the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to performance obligations under the BMS Collaboration Agreement that are partially unsatisfied was $67.9 million. The Company recognizes the portion of the transaction price as the single performance obligation is satisfied, using an input method, in proportion to costs incurred to date as compared to total costs incurred and expected to be incurred in the future to satisfy the underlying obligation.
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
In July 2025, the Company entered into an agreement with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (“CFF”), under which CFF has agreed to provide up to $24 million in additional funding to accelerate the development of Prime Editors designed to permanently correct cystic fibrosis-related lung disease. The $24 million funding will be provided in two equal tranches, subject to certain closing conditions and scientific milestones. The first tranche includes a $6 million equity investment in the Company, which was received as part of the August 2025 offering.
CFF’s additional investment builds on initial funding received under the Company’s therapeutic development agreement with CFF in January 2024.
Beam Collaboration Agreement — Related Party
The Company is currently engaged in arbitration proceedings with Beam Therapeutics, Inc. (“Beam”) regarding the parties’ collaboration and license agreement (the “Agreement”). A dispute arose between the parties following the Company’s March 18, 2025 announcement that it is developing a Prime Editing-based treatment for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (“AATD”). On April 16, 2025, Beam filed an arbitration demand with the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”), alleging that the Company has breached the Agreement by developing a product for the treatment of AATD and by allegedly not complying with certain obligations to transfer technical information to Beam pursuant to the Agreement. Beam also makes related claims for trade secret misappropriation and various business torts based on similar allegations, including allegations made on information and belief. Beam seeks both declaratory, injunctive, and monetary relief, but has not yet quantified the amount of damages it seeks. On April 18, 2025, the Company filed an arbitration demand with the AAA seeking a declaration that the Company’s AATD program is within our “Field” as defined by the Agreement. The arbitrations have been consolidated, and the consolidated proceeding remains in its early stages. If the final resolution of the matter is adverse to the Company, the arbitration panel may provide Beam with relief including, among other things, monetary damages and/or an order that the Company cease work on its AATD program and transfer such program to Beam.