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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Legacy Cardio. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

 

Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Segments

 

The Company uses the “management approach” in determining reportable operating segments. The management approach considers the internal organization and reporting used by the Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), who is our chief executive officer, for making operating decisions and assessing performance as the source for determining the Company’s reportable segments. Management, including the CODM, reviews operating results solely by monthly revenue and operating results of the Company and, as such, the Company has determined that the Company has one operating segment (product testing) as defined by ASC Topic 280 “Segment Reporting”.

 

One hundred percent of the Company’s revenues are generated from product tests for major types of cardiovascular disease, and therefore the Company has one operating segment for financial reporting purposes. The Company’s principal products are its Epi+Gen CHD and PrecisionCHD tests. Epi+Gen CHD assesses the risk for a coronary heart disease event, including a heart attack, in the next three years. PrecisionCHD aids in diagnosing and managing coronary heart disease. The tests can be paid for by provider organizations, patients, and/or employers. Customers are generally charged for tests utilized for the minimum committed test volume and the pricing can vary based on organization type, size and volume.

Reportable segment information is presented below:

        
   December 31, 
2025
   December 31, 
2024
 
Current Segment assets          
    Cash  $5,110,630   $7,827,487 
    Accounts receivable   8,126    18,612 
    Prepaid expenses and other current assets   801,947    944,683 
           
Total current segment assets   5,920,703    8,790,782 
           
Long-term segment assets          
    Property and equipment, net   700,115    672,861 
    Right of use assets, net   259,565    432,397 
    Intangible assets, net       5,333 
    Deposits   12,850    12,850 
    Patent costs, net   873,182    701,089 
           
Total segment assets  $7,766,415   $10,615,312 
           

The accounting policies of the product testing segment are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies.  The measure of segment assets is reported on the balance sheet as total consolidated assets.

 

Reportable segment operating results are presented below:

         
   Years Ended December 31, 
  2025   2024 
Revenue          
   Product Test sales  $14,825   $34,890 
Total Segment Revenue  $14,825   $34,890 
           
Segment Operating Expenses          
   Payroll and related costs  $1,366,808   $3,213,917 
   Rent and facility expense   306,591    224,123 
   Legal and professional expense   868,826    731,209 
   Consulting and contractor expense   715,764    740,516 
   Insurance expense   618,998    714,481 
   Filing fees expense   99,115    102,514 
   Transfer agent expense   62,228    67,536 
   Software and web computing expense   316,339    274,515 
   Board compensation expense   198,235    199,658 
   Investor relations expense   10,133    82,345 
   Other segment items (a)   462,533    570,280 
   Research and development expense   641,212    227,966 
   Sales and marketing expense   766,888    1,231,969 
   Amortization expense   65,233    19,738 
   Interest expense, net   14,089    17,576 
Total Segment Operating Expenses   6,512,992    8,418,343 
Total Segment Net Income (Loss)  $(6,498,167)  $(8,383,453)

 

(a)Other segment items included in segment net income (loss) include shipping expense, taxes expense, subscription fees expense, bank fees expense and other overhead expense.

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

The Company adopted the provisions of ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, which defines fair value as used in numerous accounting pronouncements, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosure of fair value measurements.

 

The estimated fair value of certain financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses are carried at historical cost basis, which approximates their fair values because of the short-term nature of these instruments. The carrying amounts of our short- and long-term credit obligations approximate fair value because the effective yields on these obligations, which include contractual interest rates taken together with other features such as concurrent issuances of warrants and/or embedded conversion options, are comparable to rates of returns for instruments of similar credit risk.

 

ASC 820 defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. ASC 820 also establishes a fair value hierarchy, which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. ASC 820 describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

 

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities

 

Level 2 – quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or inputs that are observable

 

Level 3 – inputs that are unobservable (for example cash flow modeling inputs based on assumptions)

 

Determining which category an asset or liability falls within the hierarchy requires significant judgment. The Company evaluates its hierarchy disclosures each quarter. There are no financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

The Company offers its products, Epi+Gen CHD and PrecisionCHD, via telemedicine providers, provider organizations such as concierge practices, and longevity clinics, and employer organizations. The Company is continuing to expand its markets and payment optionality, and therefore, other organization types not listed below may be added, and from time-to-time, there may be additional payment options.

 

  Telemedicine

For telemedicine, the telemedicine provider collects payments from patients upon completion of eligibility screening and test order. Patients then send their samples to the lab for biomarker assessments. The Company performs all quality control, analytical assessments and report generation and shares test reports with the ordering healthcare provider. Revenue is recognized upon completing the testing of patient samples. Telemedicine providers are invoiced at the end of each month for all tests completed or orders received since prior invoicing.

 

  Provider organizations

For provider organizations, the cost of each test is negotiated prior to testing commencing. Pricing is determined based largely on the provider organization type and testing volume commitment. Upon ordering a test, a patient’s sample is sent to the lab for biomarker assessments. The Company performs all quality control, analytical assessments and report generation and shares test reports with the ordering healthcare provider. Revenue is recognized upon completing the testing of patient samples. The provider organization is invoiced the agreed upon pricing at the end of each month for all samples accepted or tests completed since prior invoicing. Patients are also able to pay directly for the test electronically.

 

  Employer organizations

For employer organizations, the cost of each test is negotiated prior to testing commencing. Pricing is determined based largely on testing volume commitment. Patient samples are sent to the lab for biomarker assessments. The Company performs all quality control, analytical assessments and report generation and shares test reports with the ordering healthcare provider. Revenue is recognized upon completing testing of patient samples. The employer organization is invoiced the agreed upon pricing once a heart disease fair is completed or sample is received and accepted or all testing is completed.

 

The Company accounts for revenue under Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)”. The Company determines the measurement of revenue and the timing of revenue recognition utilizing the following core principles:

 

1. Identifying the contract with a customer;

2. Identifying the performance obligations in the contract;

3. Determining the transaction price;

4. Allocating the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and

5. Recognizing revenue when (or as) the Company satisfies its performance obligations.

 

Research and Development

 

Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Research and development costs charged to operations for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 were $641,212 and $227,966, respectively.

 

Advertising Costs

 

The Company expenses advertising costs as incurred. Advertising costs of $105,121 and $182,446 were charged to operations for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

Cash and cash equivalents are comprised of cash and highly liquid investments with original maturities of 90 days or less at the date of purchase. The Company does not have any cash equivalents as of December 31, 2025 and 2024. Cash is maintained at a major financial institution. Accounts held at U.S. financial institutions are insured by the FDIC up to $250,000. The Company is exposed to credit risk in the event of default by the financial institutions or the issuers of these investments to the extent the amounts on deposit or invested are in excess of amounts that are insured. The Company’s accounts at this major financial institution may, at times, exceed the federally insured limits. The amount in excess of the FDIC insurance as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, was approximately $4.8 million and $7.5 million, respectively. The Company has not experienced any losses on these accounts and management believes, based upon the quality of this major financial institution, that the credit risk with regard to these deposits is not significant.

 

Accounts Receivable

 

Accounts receivable is stated at invoiced amount, net of an allowance for doubtful accounts and bear no interest. An allowance for credit losses is established through a provision for losses charged to expenses. Receivables are charged against the allowance for losses when management believes collectability is unlikely. The allowance (if any) is an amount that management believes will be adequate to absorb estimated losses on existing receivables, based on evaluation of the collectability of the accounts and prior loss experience.

 

Property and Equipment and Depreciation

 

Property and equipment are stated at cost. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense when incurred. When property and equipment are retired or otherwise disposed of, the related cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the respective accounts and any gain or loss is credited or charged to income. Depreciation is computed using the straight line method over the estimated lives of the respective assets as follows: 

   
  Office and computer equipment 5 years
  Furniture and fixtures 7 years
  Lab equipment 7 years
  Leasehold improvements 7 years

 

Intangible Assets

 

Intangible assets are acquired individually or as part of a group of assets, and are initially recorded at cost. The cost of a group of assets acquired in a transaction is allocated to the individual assets based on their relative fair values. Intangible assets are carried at cost less accumulated amortization and any recorded impairment. Intangible assets with finite useful lives are amortized using a straight-line method over the period of estimated useful life. The estimated useful life of the Company’s intangible assets (Know-how license) is 5 years. The Company evaluates intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the assets might be impaired.

 

Patent Costs

 

The Company accounts for patents in accordance with ASC 350-30, General Intangibles Other than Goodwill. The Company capitalizes patent costs representing legal fees associated with filing patent applications and amortize them on a straight-line basis. The Company evaluates its patents’ estimated useful life and begins amortizing the patents when they are brought to the market or otherwise commercialized.

 

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

 

In accordance with ASC 360-10-35, the Company assesses the valuation of components of its long-lived assets whenever events or circumstances dictate that the carrying value might not be recoverable. The Company bases its evaluation on indicators such as the nature of the assets, the future economic benefit of the assets, any historical or future profitability measurements and other external market conditions or factors that may be present. If such factors indicate that the carrying amount of an asset or asset group may not be recoverable, the Company determines whether an impairment has occurred by analyzing an estimate of undiscounted future cash flows at the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows exist. If the estimate of undiscounted cash flows during the estimated useful life of the asset is less than the carrying value of the asset, the Company recognizes a loss for the difference between the carrying value of the asset and its estimated fair value, generally measured by the present value of the estimated cash flows.

 

Leases

 

The Company accounts for leases under ASC 842, “Leases”. The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease or contains a lease at inception of the arrangement. Operating lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the remaining lease payments, discounted using the discount rate for the lease at the commencement date. As the rate implicit in the lease is not readily determinable for the operating lease, the Company generally uses an incremental borrowing rate based on information available at the commencement date to determine the present value of future lease payments. Operating lease right-of-use assets (“ROU assets”) represent the Company’s right to control the use of an identified asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. ROU assets are generally recognized based on the amount of the initial measurement of the lease liability. Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company elected to keep leases with an initial term of 12 months or less off the balance sheet.

 

ROU assets are reviewed for impairment when indicators of impairment are present. ROU assets from operating and finance leases are subject to the impairment guidance in ASC 360, Property, Plant, and Equipment, as ROU assets are long-lived nonfinancial assets. ROU assets are tested for impairment individually or as part of an asset group if the cash flows related to the ROU assets are not independent from the cash flows of other assets and liabilities. An asset group is the unit of accounting for long-lived assets to be held and used, which represents the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of the cash flows of other groups of assets and liabilities.

 

Stock-Based Compensation

 

The Company accounts for its stock-based awards granted under its employee compensation plan in accordance with ASC Topic No. 718-20, Awards Classified as Equity, which requires the measurement of compensation expense for all share-based compensation granted to employees and non-employee directors at fair value on the date of grant and recognition of compensation expense over the related service period for awards expected to vest. The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate the fair value of its stock options and warrants. The Black-Scholes option pricing model requires the input of highly subjective assumptions including the expected stock price volatility of the Company’s common stock, the risk free interest rate at the date of grant, the expected vesting term of the grant, expected dividends, and an assumption related to forfeitures of such grants. Changes in these subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate of the Company’s stock options and warrants.

 

Income Taxes

 

The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method in accordance with ASC Topic No. 740, Income Taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that are expected to be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse.

 

The Company applies the provisions of ASC Topic No. 740 for the financial statement recognition, measurement and disclosure of uncertain tax positions recognized in the Company’s financial statements. In accordance with this provision, tax positions must meet a more-likely-than-not recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position.

 

Reclassification

 

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current period presentation. On the consolidated statements of changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows, payment of placement agent fee has been combined with common stock and warrants issued for cash rather than being separated out, to present net proceeds. On the consolidated statements of operations, prior period amounts of sales and marketing, research and development, and general and administrative under operating expenses have been reclassified to conform with 2025 fiscal year presentation for better reflecting the function of these expenses.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

Recently adopted accounting pronouncements 

 

Income Taxes

 

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (“ASU 2023-09”). ASU 2023-09 is intended to improve income tax disclosures primarily through enhanced disclosure of income tax rate reconciliation items, and disaggregation of income (loss) from continuing operations, income tax expense (benefit) and income taxes paid, net disclosures by federal, state and foreign jurisdictions, among others. ASU 2023-09 was effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2024. We adopted this ASU on a prospective basis effective January 1, 2025. Refer to Note 10, Income Taxes for the inclusion of new disclosures required.

 

Recently issued accounting pronouncements not yet adopted

 

Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses

 

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03, “Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses”, which requires disaggregated disclosure of income statement expenses for public business entities. ASU 2024-03 requires new financial statement disclosures in tabular format, disaggregating information about prescribed categories underlying any relevant income statement expense caption. The prescribed categories include, among other things, purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation, and intangible asset amortization. Additionally, entities must disclose the total amount of selling expenses and, in annual reporting periods, an entity’s definition of selling expenses. ASU 2024-03 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and for interim reporting periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027. The guidance can be applied prospectively with an option for retrospective application. Early adoption is also permitted. We are currently evaluating the provisions of this ASU.

 

Financial Instruments – Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets

 

In July 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-05, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets. The amendments in this update provide a practical expedient permitting an entity to assume that conditions at the balance sheet date remain unchanged over the life of the asset when estimating expected credit losses for current classified accounts receivable and contract assets. This update is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2025, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Adoption of this ASU can be applied prospectively for reporting periods after its effective date. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that ASU 2025-05 will have on the consolidated financial statements.

 

We have reviewed other recent accounting pronouncements and concluded they are either not applicable to the business, or no material effect is expected on the consolidated financial statements as a result of future adoption.