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Nature of the Business
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Nature of the Business

1. Nature of the Business

 

Eloxx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., together with its subsidiaries (collectively “Eloxx” or the “Company”) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel, small-molecule product candidates designed to modulate the ribosome and promote readthrough of premature stop codons induced by nonsense mutations (“NMs”) to enable the production of full-length proteins. Targeting ribosome subunits provides a therapeutic approach to addressing a number of genetic diseases. According to the Human Gene Mutation Database, NMs account for approximately 10% to 12% of patients with a given genetic disease. There are over 7,000 inherited genetic diseases that collectively affect 350 million people worldwide. The Company’s immediate focus is to advance the clinical development of its product candidate, exaluren, for the treatment of rare kidney diseases. The Company has also exclusively licensed its product candidate, ZKN-013, to Almirall, S.A. (“Almirall”), who is developing it for the treatment of rare skin diseases.

The Company was previously headquartered in Watertown, Massachusetts, with additional operations in Israel and Australia. The Company is currently a remotely headquartered company.

In May 2026, the Company effected a one-for-eleven reverse stock split of its common stock. All share and per share amounts for all periods presented have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split. No fractional shares were issued in connection with the reverse stock split. Stockholders who otherwise would have been entitled to receive a fractional share received cash in lieu of such fractional share based on the fair market value of the Company’s common stock as specified in the reverse stock split provisions. A proportionate adjustment was also made to the maximum number of shares issuable under the 2018 Plan.

In May 2026, the Company reduced the number of shares authorized from 500,000,000 shares authorized of common stock, $0.01 par value, to 100,000,000 shares authorized of common stock, $0.01 par value.

Liquidity and Going Concern

The Company has a history of net losses since inception, and negative cash flows from operating activities during the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, and as of June 30, 2026, had an accumulated deficit of $308.8 million. The Company expects to continue to incur net losses and negative cash flows from its operations for the foreseeable future. The Company has not generated revenue from the sale of any product or service, other than the license and service revenue generated from its March 2024 exclusive license agreement covering the Company's asset ZKN-013 (the "Almirall License Agreement") with Almirall, and does not expect to generate significant revenue unless it obtains marketing approval for and commercializes one or more of its product candidates currently in development. The Company's performance obligation under the Almirall License Agreement ended in November 2024, although it remains eligible to receive additional payments throughout the potential development phases, including development and sales milestones of up to approximately $470.0 million and tiered royalties based on any potential future global sales. Successful transition to profitable operations is dependent upon achieving a level of revenue adequate to support the Company’s cost structure.

The Company has financed its operations primarily through the sale of equity, license and collaboration agreements, debt securities and, to a lesser extent, grants. The Company may never achieve profitability, and unless and until it does, the Company will continue to need to raise additional capital to fund its operations. Refer to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on March 16, 2026 (the "2025 Annual Report") for additional information on the Company's recent financing activity.

In June 2026, the Company completed an uplisting to the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, alongside a public offering. Net proceeds from the public offering were $58.3 million. The Company’s common stock was previously listed on the OTC Pink Limited Market. Refer to Note 7, "Stockholders' Deficit", for more information on the public offering.

The Company believes that its cash and cash equivalents of $62.0 million as of June 30, 2026, which includes the $58.3 million in net proceeds from the public offering described above, will be sufficient to maintain its current and planned operations for at least the next twelve months following the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and settlement of liabilities in the normal course of business.