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Intangible assets and goodwill
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Intangible assets and goodwill  
Intangible assets and goodwill

12.        Intangible assets and goodwill

Definite-lived intangibles

Definite-lived intangible assets consisted of the following at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025:

Ending Balance at

Foreign

Ending Balance at

Definite-lived

December 31,

currency

June 30,

intangible assets, gross

  ​ ​ ​

2025

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Additions

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translation

2026

Waylivra

18,598

2,933

(578)

20,953

Tegsedi

24,825

3,186

(757)

27,254

Kebilidi

10,731

10,731

Upstaza

106,937

106,937

Sephience

283,500

32,190

315,690

Total definite-lived intangibles, gross

$

444,591

$

38,309

$

(1,335)

$

481,565

Ending Balance at

Foreign

Ending Balance at

Definite-lived

December 31,

currency

June 30,

intangible assets, accumulated amortization

  ​ ​ ​

2025

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Amortization

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translation

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2026

Waylivra

(8,689)

(1,853)

284

(10,258)

Tegsedi

(10,295)

(2,455)

337

(12,413)

Kebilidi

(1,006)

(972)

(1,978)

Upstaza

(27,437)

(7,950)

(35,387)

Sephience

(8,411)

(10,192)

(18,603)

Total definite-lived intangibles, accumulated amortization

$

(55,838)

$

(23,422)

$

621

$

(78,639)

Total definite-lived intangibles, net

$

402,926

Akcea is entitled to receive royalty payments subject to certain terms set forth in the Tegsedi-Waylivra Agreement related to sales of Waylivra and Tegsedi. In accordance with the guidance for an asset acquisition, the Company records royalty payments when they become payable to Akcea and increase the cost basis for the Waylivra and Tegsedi intangible assets.

For the six months ended June 30, 2026, royalties of $3.2 million and $2.9 million related to Tegsedi and Waylivra, respectively, were recorded on the consolidated balance sheet within intangible assets, net. As of June 30, 2026, a royalty payable of $2.0 million and $0.4 million for Tegsedi and Waylivra, respectively, was recorded on the consolidated balance sheet within accounts payable and accrued expenses.

As of the quarter ended June 30, 2026, aggregate Sephience global net sales in the prior four consecutive quarters exceeded $250.0 million, which, pursuant to the Censa Merger Agreement, triggered a $30.0 million net sales milestone payment to the former Censa securityholders. The $30.0 million milestone was recorded in accounts payable and accrued expenses on our consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2026. These milestones were recorded as intangible assets and are being amortized to cost of product sales over their expected useful lives on a straight-line basis.

The former Censa securityholders may also be entitled to receive other contingent payments subject to certain terms set forth in the Censa Merger Agreement related to sales of Sephience. In accordance with the guidance for an asset acquisition, the Company will record such payments when they become payable to the former Censa securityholders and increase the cost basis for the Sephience intangible asset. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, royalties of $2.2 million were recorded for Sephience. As of June 30, 2026, a royalty payable of $2.2 million for Sephience was recorded on the consolidated balance sheet within accounts payable and accrued expenses.

For the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, the Company recognized amortization expense of $11.8 million and $4.1 million, respectively, related to its intangible assets. For the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, the Company recognized amortization expense of $23.4 million and $7.9 million, respectively, related to its intangible assets.

The estimated future amortization of the Company’s intangible assets is expected to be as follows:

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As of June 30, 2026

2026

$

24,790

2027

 

49,581

2028

 

49,581

2029

 

43,571

2030 and thereafter

 

235,403

Total

$

402,926

The weighted average remaining amortization period of the definite-lived intangibles as of June 30, 2026 is 10.7 years.

Goodwill

As a result of the Agilis Merger on August 23, 2018, the Company recorded $82.3 million of goodwill. As of June 30, 2026, there have been no changes to the balance of goodwill since the date of the Agilis Merger. Accordingly, the goodwill balance as of June 30, 2026 is $82.3 million.