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Stock-based Compensation
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Stock-based Compensation  
Stock-based Compensation

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Stock-based Compensation

In June 2021, the Company adopted the 2021 Employee, Director and Consultant Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “2021 Plan”), that authorized the Company to grant up to 803,564 shares of common stock via stock-based compensation awards. In 2022, the Company amended the 2021 Plan and increased the total number of shares authorized under the 2021 Plan to 2,748,818. In January 2024, the Company adopted the 2024 Employee, Director and Consultant Equity Incentive Plan (the “2024 Plan”) that authorized the Company to grant up to 3,900,000 shares of common stock plus any remaining ungranted or forfeited shares from the 2021 Plan. As of March 31, 2026, there were 2,704,257 shares available to be granted under the 2024 Plan. The Company’s stock options vest based on the terms in the awards agreements and generally vest over four years. The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense in the following expense categories in its accompanying statements of operations and comprehensive loss (in thousands):

Three Months Ended

March 31, 

  ​ ​ ​

2026

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

Research and development

$

2,302

$

985

General and administrative

 

3,183

 

1,286

$

5,485

$

2,271

The following is a summary of stock options activity:

Weighted

Weighted

average

average

remaining

Aggregate

exercise

contractual

Intrinsic Value

  ​ ​ ​

Options

  ​ ​ ​

price

  ​ ​ ​

term (years)

  ​ ​ ​

(in thousands)

Outstanding as of December 31, 2025

 

4,328,880

$

15.56

 

Granted

 

2,950,250

 

22.62

 

 

Exercised

 

(31,195)

 

5.15

 

Forfeited/Expired

(27,351)

9.46

Outstanding as of March 31, 2026

 

7,220,584

18.48

8.68

$

40,051

Exercisable as of March 31, 2026

 

1,986,886

9.95

 

7.09

27,924

Vested and expected to vest at March 31, 2026

 

7,220,584

$

18.48

8.68

$

40,051

The weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted in the first three months of 2026 and 2025 were $16.98 and $22.04 per share, respectively. The fair value was estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model based on the following assumptions:

Three Months Ended

March 31, 

  ​ ​ ​

2026

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

Risk-free interest rate

 

3.72% - 3.94%

4.02% - 4.37%

Expected term

 

6.1 years

 

6.1 years

Expected volatility

 

87.3%

98.3%

Expected dividend yield

 

 

Estimated fair value of the Company's common stock per share

$

20.80 - 24.31

 

$

22.03 - 27.56

Unrecognized compensation cost for awards not vested as of March 31, 2026 was $82.0 million and will be expensed over a weighted-average period of 3.19 years.