Income Taxes (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2025 |
| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
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| Schedule of Provision for Income Taxes |
The Company's provision for income taxes consists of the following:
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Year Ended December 31, |
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(In thousands) |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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Current: |
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Federal |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
— |
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State |
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(3 |
) |
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(5 |
) |
Total current |
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(3 |
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(5 |
) |
Deferred: |
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Federal |
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6,047 |
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5,641 |
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State |
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2,187 |
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(4,933 |
) |
Change in valuation allowance |
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(5,693 |
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(708 |
) |
Total deferred |
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2,541 |
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— |
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Total income tax benefit (expense) |
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$ |
2,538 |
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$ |
(5 |
) |
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| Schedule of Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate to Income Before Taxes |
The Company’s provision for income tax differs from the amount computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to income before taxes after the adoption of ASU 2023-09 as follows:
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Year Ended December 31, 2025 |
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(In thousands) |
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Percent |
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US federal statutory tax rate |
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$ |
1,575 |
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21.0 |
% |
State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax effect (1) |
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(138 |
) |
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(1.8 |
) |
Tax credits |
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(627 |
) |
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(8.4 |
) |
Change in valuation allowance |
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3,980 |
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53.1 |
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Nontaxable or nondeductible items |
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Warrant liability revaluation |
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(7,925 |
) |
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(105.7 |
) |
Executive compensation |
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119 |
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1.6 |
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Share-based payment awards |
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(453 |
) |
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(6.0 |
) |
Transaction costs |
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124 |
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1.7 |
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Other |
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17 |
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0.2 |
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Changes in unrecognized tax benefits |
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195 |
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2.6 |
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Other |
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Deferred adjustments |
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593 |
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7.9 |
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Other |
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2 |
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0.0 |
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Total benefit for income taxes |
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$ |
(2,538 |
) |
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(33.8 |
)% |
(1) Massachusetts contributed to the majority of the tax effect in the category. The Company’s provision for income tax differs from the amount computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to income before taxes prior to adoption of ASU 2023-09 as follows:
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Year Ended December 31, 2024 |
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Statutory federal income tax rate |
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21.0 |
% |
State tax provision |
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(3.6 |
) |
Change in valuation allowance |
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(1.0 |
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Research credits |
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0.3 |
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Change in tax rate |
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(1.2 |
) |
Warrant liability revaluation |
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(13.7 |
) |
Stock compensation |
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(1.3 |
) |
Unrecognized tax benefits |
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(0.5 |
) |
Total provision for income taxes |
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0.0 |
% |
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| Schedule of Net Deferred Tax Assets |
As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, net deferred tax assets consisted of the following:
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December 31, |
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(In thousands) |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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Deferred tax assets: |
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Accrued expenses |
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$ |
259 |
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$ |
234 |
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Stock compensation |
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2,084 |
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1,994 |
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Research credits |
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9,012 |
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8,427 |
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Research and experimental capitalization |
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9,700 |
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13,430 |
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Lease liability |
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2,656 |
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2,588 |
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Intangibles |
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— |
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230 |
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Net operating loss carryforwards |
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66,450 |
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55,380 |
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Other |
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4 |
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2 |
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Total gross deferred tax assets |
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90,165 |
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82,285 |
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Less valuation allowance |
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(85,016 |
) |
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(79,323 |
) |
Total deferred tax assets |
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5,149 |
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2,962 |
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Deferred tax liabilities: |
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Property and equipment |
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(801 |
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(889 |
) |
Intangibles |
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(2,043 |
) |
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— |
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Right-of-use-asset |
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(2,130 |
) |
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(2,073 |
) |
Other |
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(175 |
) |
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— |
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Total deferred tax liabilities |
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(5,149 |
) |
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(2,962 |
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Net deferred tax assets |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
— |
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| Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Amount of Valuation Allowance |
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of the valuation allowance is as follows:
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December 31, |
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(In thousands) |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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Valuation allowance at beginning of year |
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$ |
79,323 |
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$ |
78,615 |
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Change in valuation allowance |
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5,693 |
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708 |
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Valuation allowance at end of year |
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$ |
85,016 |
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$ |
79,323 |
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| Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Amounts of Unrecognized Benefits |
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Year Ended December 31, |
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(In thousands) |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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Unrecognized tax benefits at the beginning of year |
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$ |
2,738 |
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$ |
2,446 |
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Gross increases – current year tax positions |
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138 |
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106 |
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Gross increases – prior year tax positions |
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67 |
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186 |
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Unrecognized tax benefits at end of year |
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$ |
2,943 |
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$ |
2,738 |
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Interest and penalties in year-end balance |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
— |
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| Schedule of Income Taxes Paid |
The amounts of cash income taxes paid by the Company were as follows:
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(In thousands) |
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Year Ended December 31, 2025 |
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Federal |
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$ |
— |
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State |
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Massachusetts |
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1 |
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All other states |
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1 |
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Income taxes, net of amounts refunded |
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$ |
2 |
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