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Stock-based Compensation
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
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Stock-based Compensation

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Stock-based Compensation

In June 2021, the Company adopted the 2021 Employee, Director and Consultant Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “2021 Plan”), that authorized the Company to grant up to 803,564 shares of common stock via stock-based compensation awards. In 2022, the Company amended the 2021 Plan and increased the total number of shares authorized under the 2021 Plan to 2,748,818. In January 2024, the Company adopted the 2024 Employee, Director and Consultant Equity Incentive Plan (the “2024 Plan”) that authorized the Company to grant up to 3,900,000 shares of common stock plus any remaining ungranted or forfeited shares from the 2021 Plan. As of June 30, 2026, there were 2,545,021 shares available to be granted under the 2024 Plan. The Company’s stock options vest based on the terms in the awards

agreements and generally vest over four years. The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense in the following expense categories in its accompanying statements of operations and comprehensive loss (in thousands):

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

June 30, 

June 30, 

  ​ ​ ​

2026

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2026

  ​ ​ ​

2025

Research and development

$

3,160

$

1,495

$

5,462

$

2,480

General and administrative

 

3,505

 

1,816

 

6,688

 

3,102

Total stock-based compensation expense

$

6,665

$

3,311

$

12,150

$

5,582

The following is a summary of stock options activity:

Weighted

Weighted

average

average

remaining

Aggregate

exercise

contractual

Intrinsic Value

  ​ ​ ​

Options

  ​ ​ ​

price

  ​ ​ ​

term (years)

  ​ ​ ​

(in thousands)

Outstanding as of December 31, 2025

 

4,328,880

$

15.56

 

Granted

 

3,284,498

 

23.32

 

 

Exercised

 

(109,022)

 

9.48

 

Forfeited/Expired

(202,363)

21.65

Outstanding as of June 30, 2026

 

7,301,993

$

18.97

8.50

$

115,100

Exercisable as of June 30, 2026

 

2,220,464

$

11.19

 

7.02

$

52,281

Vested and expected to vest at June 30, 2026

 

7,301,993

$

18.97

8.50

$

115,100

The weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted during the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, were $17.44 and $21.31 per share, respectively. The fair value was estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model based on the following assumptions:

Six Months Ended

June 30, 

  ​ ​ ​

2026

  ​ ​ ​

2025

Risk-free interest rate

 

3.72% - 4.26%

3.92% - 4.37%

Expected term

 

5.5 - 6.1 years

 

5.5 - 6.1 years

Expected volatility

 

74.0% - 87.3%

97.2% - 98.3%

Expected dividend yield

 

 

Unrecognized compensation cost for awards not vested as of June 30, 2026 was $79.5 million and will be expensed over a weighted-average period of 3.04 years.