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Operating expenses
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Expenses by nature [abstract]  
Operating expenses Operating expensesNote 19.1. Sales and marketing
(amounts in thousands of euros)
SALES AND MARKETING
FOR THE THREE
MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31, 2025
FOR THE THREE
MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31, 2026
Personnel costs
474
1,007
Consulting and professional fees
218
666
Other sales and marketing expenses
168
75
Sales & Marketing
860
1,748
The increase in sales and marketing personnel costs for the three-month period ended March 31, 2026 compared to March 31, 2025
was predominantly driven by the increase in the Group's costs related to the preparation for potential future sales and
commercialization efforts of obefazimod in the U.S.
Note 19.2. Research and development
Research and development expenses break down as follows:
(amounts in thousands of euros)
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
EXPENSES
FOR THE
THREE
MONTHS
ENDED
MARCH 31,
2025
FOR THE
THREE
MONTHS
ENDED
MARCH 31,
2026
Sub-contracting, studies and research
29,153
19,795
Personnel costs
5,368
24,395
Consulting and professional fees
3,981
4,026
Intellectual property fees
239
431
Other research and development expenses
560
896
Research and development expenses
39,301
49,542
The increase in research and development expenses for the three-month period ended March 31, 2026 compared to March 31, 2025
is primarily due to increasing personnel costs, mainly due to expense recognized in relation to the accelerated vesting of certain of
the Group's former Chief Scientific Officer's AGA plans (see Note 14) as well as the impact of share-based compensation plans
granted in 2025. This increase was partly offset by a decrease in sub-contracting, studies and research expenses related to our UC
program, attributable to decreased activity on our ABTECT clinical program as a result of reaching major milestones in the Phase 3
clinical trials in 2025.
Note 19.3. General and administrative 
(amounts in thousands of euros)
GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES
FOR THE
THREE
MONTHS
ENDED
MARCH 31,
2025
FOR THE
THREE
MONTHS
ENDED
MARCH 31,
2026
Personnel costs
5,059
1,640
Consulting and professional fees
1,935
3,344
Other general and administrative expenses
1,039
1,299
General and administrative expenses
8,033
6,283
The decrease in general and administrative expenses for the three-month period ended March 31, 2026 was primarily due to a decrease
in personnel costs, mainly due to a decrease in AGAs employer tax and social contributions of (3,476) thousand, resulting primarily
from (i) the decrease in the Group's share price during the first quarter of 2026 and, to a lesser extent, (ii) forfeitures following
employee departures and changes in estimates regarding the achievement of vesting conditions (see Notes 14 and 17.3).
The decrease was partly offset by an increase in consulting and professional fees, driven by increased costs associated with building
the Group's infrastructure to support future growth in its operations and other general and administrative expenses.