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| COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | NOTE 6. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Key Relationship and Licenses Legacy Decoy has received non-dilutive investments from the European Union’s IMI-CARE Consortium, The Gates Foundation, The U.S. Government’s Biological Research and Development Authority (“BARDA”) and Johnson & Johnson through the U.S. Government’s Blue Knight Program. Gates Foundation
The Company received a foundation grant from the Gates Foundation for the development of a nasally inhaled, low cost, peptide conjugate pan-Coronavirus antiviral inhibitor. The initial award in September 6, 2021 provided up to a total of approximately $904,000 and expired on February 28, 2023. Legacy Decoy initially recorded the proceeds in deferred revenue. As work commenced under the grant, the Company recognizes income from deferred revenue.
In 2023 the Company entered into a supplemental grant with the Gates Foundation for an additional $4,084,500 for continued work on the nasally inhaled, low cost, peptide conjugate pan-Coronavirus antiviral inhibitor reference above. The Company received payment of $3,500,000 on September 28, 2023. The remaining $584,500 will be received after the completion of certain milestones.
The Company had approximately $2.9 million in both deferred revenue balance and restricted cash related to this grant at December 31, 2025.
Johnson and Johnson Quickfire Grants
The Company received a grant from the Johnson and Johnson through the U.S. government’s Blue Knight Program (Quickfire Grant) for experiments relating to the pharmacokinetics and tolerability of the aforementioned pan-Coronavirus inhibitor in the Human Airway Epithelium (HAE) model. The initial award to the Company on January 31, 2023 provided for $100,000. The Company initially recorded the proceeds in deferred income. As work commenced under the grant, the Company recognizes income.
On September 22, 2023 the Company received the first $500,000 of an additional Quickfire grant for $1,000,000 for work to investigate the potential for broader therapeutic use of the aforementioned pan-Coronavirus inhibitor. The Company initially recorded the proceeds in deferred revenue. As work commenced under the grant, the Company recognizes income from deferred income.
On December 1, 2023 the Company received a second $500,000 of the Quickfire grant mentioned above. The Company initially recorded the proceeds in deferred income. As work commenced under the grant, the Company recognizes income from deferred income.
On March 25, 2024 the Company received a grant of $250,000 from Johnson and Johnson through the U.S. government’s Blue Knight Program (Quickfire Grant) for experiments relating to the pharmacokinetics and tolerability of the aforementioned pan-Coronavirus inhibitor in the Human Airway Epithelium (HAE) model. At year end December 31, 2025 the Company has the proceeds recorded in deferred revenue. As work is commenced under the grant, the Company will recognize income from deferred income.
The Company recognized income of approximately $0 for the years ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas In June 2016, the Company entered into a Cancer Research Grant Contract with CPRIT. Pursuant to the contract, CPRIT awarded the Company a grant up to $18.7 million, further modified to $16.1 million to fund development of LSD 1 inhibitor. The grant expired during 2023. The Company agreed to grant to CPRIT a nonexclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free, perpetual, worldwide license with right to sublicense any necessary additional intellectual property rights to exploit all Project Results by CPRIT, other governmental entities and agencies of the State of Texas, and private or independent institutions of higher education located in Texas, for education, research and other non-commercial purposes. The Company agreed to retain its Texas headquarters address for three year post grant expiration. The Company is obligated to make revenue-sharing payments to CPRIT with respect to net sales of any product covered by the contract, up to a maximum repayment of certain percentage of the aggregate amount paid to the Company by CPRIT under the CPRIT contract. The payments are determined as a percentage of net sales, which may be reduced if the Company is required to obtain a license from a third party to sell any such product. In addition, upon meeting the foregoing limitation on revenue-sharing payments, the Company agreed to make continued revenue-sharing payments to CPRIT of less than 1% of net sales. License Agreement with the University of Utah Research Foundation In 2011, the Company entered into a license agreement with the University of Utah, under which, the Company acquired license to LSD 1. In exchange for the license, the Company issued 2% equity ownership in the Company based on a fully diluted basis at the effective date of the agreement and subject to certain adjustments specified in the agreement, granted revenue sharing rights on any resulting products or processes to commence on first commercial sale, and milestone payments based upon regulatory approval of any resulting product or process as well as on the second anniversary of first commercial sale. Lease Agreement The Company presently leases office and laboratory space under operating lease agreements on a month to month basis. |