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Commitments and Contingencies
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies

8. Commitments and Contingencies

Leases

The Company has three operating leases for real estate in California and Maryland:

San Diego, California – corporate headquarters, including corporate, R&D, and manufacturing operations, with a termination date of December 2026, jointly leased with a related party (refer to Note 7 – Related Party Transactions for further discussion). This lease contains no renewal or term extension options;
San Diego, California – supplemental office space adjacent to the Company’s corporate headquarters with a termination date of December 2026. This lease contains no renewal or term extension options; and
Frederick, Maryland – mixed laboratory and administrative space with a term date of December 2026. The lease contains one renewal option for an additional three-year term through November 2028. The renewal option is not included in the lease term as it is not reasonably certain that the Company will exercise its renewal option.

In October 2021, the Company entered into an operating lease for its new corporate headquarters. The lease commenced in November 2021 and expires on December 31, 2026. At commencement, base rent due under the lease was approximately $11 thousand and increases approximately 3.5% per annum over the lease term. The lease is subject to additional variable charges, including insurance, maintenance costs, taxes and operating expenses. Base rent and additional variable charges are shared between the Company and S Real Estate Holdings LLC, a related party, with base rent for months two through five of the lease term abated by 50%.

In November 2021, the Company entered into an operating lease for supplemental office space adjacent to its new corporate headquarters with the same landlord. The lease commenced in December 2021 and expires on December 31, 2026 and is not subject to the co-tenant agreement with S Real Estate Holdings LLC. At commencement, base rent due under the supplemental office lease was approximately $4 thousand per month and increases at a fixed amount per annum over the lease term.

In February 2025, the Company and S Real Estate Holdings, LLC, a related party, amended its co-tenant agreement to re-allocate portions of the base rent and variable charges. Retroactively, as of January 2025, the Company became liable for 75% of all costs

incurred in connection with the lease. As a result of the amended co-tenant agreement, the Company recognized a lease liability and right-of-use asset as of the modification date.

In March 2025, the Company and St. John Properties, Inc, amended its lease agreement to extend the lease expiration for one year from December 31, 2025 to December 31, 2026. As a result of the amended lease agreement, the Company reassessed the lease liability and associated right-of-use-asset.

The Company’s operating leases for real estate are subject to additional variable charges for common area maintenance and other variable costs. Variable costs for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 were immaterial. All operating lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. For the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, lease expense totaled $93 thousand and $70 thousand, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, lease expense totaled $179 thousand and $140 thousand, respectively. As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had no finance leases.

Maturities of lease liabilities are as follows (in thousands):

Years ending December 31,

 

 

 

2025 (remaining six months)

 

$

206

 

2026

 

 

411

 

Total minimum lease payments

 

 

617

 

Less: imputed interest

 

 

(42

)

Total future minimum lease payments

 

 

575

 

Less: operating lease liabilities, current

 

 

(371

)

Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion

 

$

204