Galectin Sciences LLC |
3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2026 | |
| Galectin Sciences LLC [Abstract] | |
| Galectin Sciences LLC |
13. Galectin Sciences LLC
In January 2014, we created Galectin Sciences, LLC (the “LLC” or
“Investee”), a collaborative joint venture co-owned by SBH Sciences, Inc.
(“SBH”), to research and develop small organic molecule inhibitors of
galectin-3 for oral administration. The LLC was initially capitalized with a
$400,000 cash investment to fund future research and development activities,
which was provided by the Company, and specific in-process research and
development (“IPR&D”) contributed by SBH. The estimated fair value of the
IPR&D contributed by SBH, on the date of contribution, was $400,000.
Initially, the Company and SBH each had a 50% equity ownership interest in the
LLC, with neither party having control over the LLC. Accordingly, from
inception through the fourth quarter of 2014, the Company accounted for its
investment in the LLC using the equity method of accounting. Under the equity
method of accounting, the Company’s investment was initially recorded at cost
with subsequent adjustments to the carrying value to recognize additional
investments in or distributions from the Investee, as well as the Company’s
share of the Investee’s earnings, losses and/or changes in capital. The
estimated fair value of the IPR&D contributed to the LLC was immediately
expensed upon contribution as there was no alternative future use available at
the point of contribution. The operating agreement provides that if either
party does not desire to contribute its equal share of funding required after
the initial capitalization, then the other party, providing all of the funding,
will have its ownership share increased in proportion to the total amount
contributed from inception. In the fourth quarter of 2014, after the LLC had
expended the $400,000 in cash, SBH decided not to contribute its share of the
funding required. Cumulatively as of March 31, 2026, the Company has
contributed a total of $4,208,000, including $20,000 and $28,000 for the three
months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively, for expenses of the LLC.
Since the end of 2014, SBH has contributed $711,000 for expenses in the LLC. As
of March 31, 2026, the Company’s ownership percentage in the LLC was 85.6%. The
Company accounts for the interest in the LLC as a consolidated, less than
wholly owned subsidiary. Because the LLC’s equity is immaterial, the value of
the non-controlling interest is also deemed to be immaterial.
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