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COLLABORATION AND LICENSE AGREEMENTS
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
COLLABORATION AND LICENSE AGREEMENTS COLLABORATION AND LICENSE AGREEMENTS
TG Therapeutics
On January 7, 2024, the Company entered into a license agreement (the “TG License Agreement”) with TG Cell Therapy, Inc. (“TG Subsidiary”) and its parent company TG Therapeutics, Inc. (“TG Parent” and, together with TG Subsidiary, “TG Therapeutics”), pursuant to which the Company granted TG Subsidiary certain exclusive and non-exclusive license rights to develop, manufacture, and commercialize azer-cel for autoimmune diseases and other indications outside of cancer pursuant to the terms of the TG License Agreement.
Under the TG License Agreement, the Company received an upfront cash payment of $10.0 million (the “Upfront Payment”) comprised of (i) a $5.25 million cash payment that was paid to the Company on February 5, 2024, (ii) a $2.25 million cash payment that was paid to the Company on February 5, 2024 in exchange for 97,360 shares of the Company’s common stock, based on a price per share equal to a 100% premium to the VWAP of the Company’s common stock for the 30 trading days prior to the date of the TG License Agreement, and (iii) a deferred cash payment of $2.5 million that was paid to the Company on January 6, 2025 in exchange for 220,712 shares of the Company’s common stock at a price per share of $11.33, which represented a 100% premium to the VWAP of the Company’s common stock for the 30 trading days prior to the date of payment. The Company also received a cash payment of $7.5 million from TG Therapeutics on March 12, 2026 following the achievement of a clinical milestone (the “Initial Milestone Payment”). The Initial Milestone payment of $7.5 million consisted of (i) $5.25 million cash milestone payment and (ii) a $2.25 million cash payment in exchange for 201,504 shares of the Company’s common stock based on the minimum price of $11.1660 determined in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d). The Company is also entitled to receive additional payments upon the achievement of additional specified milestones of up to $288.6 million.
The 201,504 shares purchased at a purchase price of $11.1660 per share in connection with the Initial Milestone represented a premium paid over the Company's stock value at the milestone achievement date. Management concluded that the stock premium was to be combined with the cash consideration received in connection with the achievement of the milestone in accordance with ASC 606. Of the total $7.5 million received for the Initial Milestone achievement, the Company applied equity accounting guidance to measure the $0.7 million recorded in equity upon issuance of the shares, and $6.8 million was identified as the transaction price of the milestone that would be allocated to revenue. As such, during
the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company recognized $6.8 million revenue under the TG License Agreement. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company recognized no revenue under the TG License Agreement.
Collaboration and License Agreement with Novartis
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company recognized no revenue under the collaboration and license agreement between the Company and Novartis Pharma AG (the “Novartis Agreement”) as the Novartis Agreement was terminated in the prior year. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company recognized revenue under the Novartis Agreement of less than $0.1 million. There is no deferred revenue related to the Novartis Agreement as of March 31, 2026 or December 31, 2025.
Development and License Agreement with iECURE
The Company adjusts the carrying value of the iECURE, Inc. (“iECURE”) equity to fair value each reporting period with any changes in fair value recorded to other (expense) income. There was no change in the fair value of the iECURE equity during the three months ended March 31, 2026 or the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Research and License Agreement with an Agriculture Industry Collaboration Partner
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company recognized $4.0 million in revenue under a legacy ARCUS gene editing research and license agreement milestone from an agriculture industry collaboration partner. The collaboration was concluded in April 2026.