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Commitments and Contingencies
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies

Note 4. Commitments and Contingencies

 

General

 

The Company has entered into, and expects to enter into from time to time in the future, license agreements, strategic alliance agreements, assignment agreements, research service agreements, and similar agreements related to the advancement of its product candidates and research and development efforts. Significant agreements (collectively, the “License, Strategic Alliance, and Research Agreements”) are described in detail in the Company’s 2025 Form 10-K. While specific amounts will fluctuate from quarter to quarter based on clinical trials progress, advancement and completion of research studies and manufacturing projects, and other factors, the Company believes its overall activities regarding License, Strategic Alliance, and Research Agreements are materially consistent with those described in the 2025 Form 10-K, as supplemented by the discussion in the following paragraph.

 

In addition to the specific agreements described in the 2025 Form 10-K, the Company has entered into, and will in the future enter into, other research and service provider agreements for the advancement of its product candidates and research and development efforts. The Company expects to pay additional amounts in future periods in connection with existing and future research and service provider agreements.

 

Set forth below are the approximate amounts expensed for License, Strategic Alliance, and Research Agreements during the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. These expensed amounts are included under research and development expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

  

   2026   2025   2026   2025 
  

Three Months Ended

June 30,

  

Six Months Ended

June 30,

 
   2026   2025   2026   2025 
Amount Expensed for License, Strategic Alliance, and Research Agreements  $454,000   $1,133,000   $957,000   $2,314,000 

 

 

Set forth below at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, are (1) the approximate amounts accrued and payable under License, Strategic Alliance, and Research Agreements, and (2) the approximate amount of prepaid expenses and other current assets under License, Strategic Alliance, and Research Agreements. These amounts are included in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

   June 30,   December 31, 
   2026   2025 
         
Amount accrued and payable under License, Strategic Alliance, and Research Agreements  $935,000   $1,360,000 
           
Prepaid expenses and other current assets under License, Strategic Alliance, and Research Agreements  $266,000   $220,000 

 

Actuate Therapeutics

 

In May 2021, the Company entered into a Collaboration Agreement with Actuate Therapeutics, Inc. (“Actuate”), a clinical stage private biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of compounds for use in the treatment of cancer, and inflammatory diseases leading to fibrosis. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company and Actuate have collaborated on utilization of the Company’s RADR® platform to develop novel biomarker derived signatures for use with one of Actuate’s product candidates. As part of the collaboration, the Company received 25,000 restricted shares of Actuate stock, subject to meeting certain conditions of the collaboration, as well as the potential to receive additional Actuate stock if results from the collaboration are utilized in future development efforts. In 2023, the term of the Collaboration Agreement was extended until March 31, 2024. Certain affiliates of Bios Partners beneficially own greater than 5% of the Company’s common stock and also hold substantial beneficial ownership interests in Actuate. Through June 30, 2026, no revenues have been recognized under the Collaboration Agreement.

 

In August 2024, Actuate announced the closing of its initial public offering (“IPO”), which also included a reverse stock split. Following the reverse stock split and the IPO, the Company holds 13,889 shares of common stock, which can be sold by the Company without restriction in accordance with Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933. At June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Actuate common stock held by the Company had a fair value of approximately $21,000 and $85,000, respectively, which were included in marketable securities on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets.