Commitments and Contingencies |
6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2026 | |
| Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] | |
| Commitments and Contingencies | Commitments and Contingencies Tanabe License Agreement In July 2020, the Company entered into an exclusive license agreement (as amended, the Tanabe License) with Tanabe Pharma Corporation (Tanabe) (formerly Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation), pursuant to which Tanabe granted the Company an exclusive, worldwide, royalty-bearing, sublicensable license under Tanabe’s patent and other intellectual property rights to exploit products incorporating lorundrostat (formerly MT-4129) (Lorundrostat Product) for the prevention, treatment, diagnosis, detection, monitoring, or predisposition testing with respect to indications, diseases, and conditions in humans. Pursuant to the Tanabe License, the Company previously paid Tanabe a $1.0 million upfront fee and development milestone payments of $9.0 million in the aggregate. On June 2, 2026, the Company entered into a fourth amendment to the Tanabe License (the Fourth Amendment), pursuant to which the Company’s obligation to pay Tanabe royalties on net sales of Lorundrostat Products was terminated, the license was amended and restated to grant the Company an exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable, perpetual, irrevocable license, and the Company’s diligence obligations with respect to the ongoing development and commercialization of lorundrostat were eliminated. As consideration, the Company made an upfront cash payment to Tanabe of $200.0 million and agreed to pay additional commercial milestone payments of up to $100.0 million in the aggregate (the New Milestones). As a result of the Fourth Amendment, the Company has remaining obligations to pay Tanabe commercial milestone payments, including the New Milestones, of up to $255.0 million in the aggregate upon first commercial sale and upon meeting certain annual sales targets, as well as up to $10.0 million related to commercialization for a potential second indication. The New Milestones become immediately due and payable by the Company upon certain change-of-control transactions. Within a specified period following execution of the Fourth Amendment, the parties agreed to enter into an agreement to terminate the Tanabe License, pursuant to which, among other things, Tanabe will assign to the Company all of Tanabe’s rights in the licensed intellectual property. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, the Company recognized the $200.0 million upfront cash payment as research and development expense in its condensed statements of operations because lorundrostat has not received regulatory approval and the related intellectual property has no alternative future use. The Company has no remaining development milestone payment obligations under the Tanabe License. As of June 30, 2026, no commercial milestone payments had been made under the Tanabe License. The commercial milestone payments, including the New Milestones, are contingent upon the achievement of specified future events and will be recognized when the related contingencies are resolved. Litigation Liabilities for loss contingencies arising from claims, assessments, litigation, fines, penalties, and other sources are recorded when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated. From time to time, the Company may become involved in legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company was not subject to any material legal proceedings during the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, and no material legal proceedings are currently pending or threatened. Indemnification Agreements In the ordinary course of business, the Company may provide indemnification of varying scope and terms to vendors, lessors, business partners, and other parties with respect to certain matters including, but not limited to, losses arising from breach of such agreements or intellectual property infringement claims made by third parties. In addition, the Company has entered into indemnification agreements with officers of the Company and members of its board of directors that will require the Company, among other things, to indemnify them against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as officers or directors. The maximum potential amount of future payments the Company could be required to make under these indemnification agreements is, in many cases, unlimited. To date, the Company has not incurred any material costs as a result of such indemnifications. The Company is not aware of any claims under indemnification arrangements, and it has not accrued any material liabilities related to such obligations in its condensed financial statements as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025.
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