NOTE 16 – COMMITMENTS

Contractual agreements

The Company has entered into contracts with various contract research organizations with outstanding commitments aggregating approximately $21.7 million at June 30, 2025 for future work to be performed.

Defined contribution plan

The Company established a qualified defined contribution plan (the “401(k) Plan”) pursuant to Section 401(k) of the Code, whereby all eligible employees may participate. Participants may elect to defer a percentage of their annual pretax compensation to the 401(k) Plan, subject to defined limitations. The Company is required to make contributions to the 401(k) Plan equal to 100 percent of each participant’s pretax contributions of up to six percent of his or her eligible compensation. The Company charged operations $0.2 million and $0.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively, and $0.2 million and $0.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively, for contributions under the 401(k) Plan.