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NATURE OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
NATURE OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION  
NATURE OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

1. NATURE OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Nature of Business— KALA BIO, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated on July 7, 2009, and is a biopharmaceutical company in transition, evaluating the development of a dedicated, on-premises artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure platform for the biotechnology industry. Our current focus is leveraging our mesenchymal stem cell secretome platform (the “MSC-S platform”) to test development of a scalable AI platform-as-a-service business to deploy secure, purpose-built AI systems directly within biotechnology and pharmaceutical client environments. We have historically been engaged in the research, development and commercialization of innovative therapies for rare and severe diseases of the front and back of the eye. Our lead product candidate was KPI-012 (“KPI-012”), an MSC-S, which we acquired from Combangio on November 15, 2021. KPI-012 was in clinical development for the treatment of persistent corneal epithelial defects (“PCED”), a rare disease of impaired corneal healing. Based on the results of a Phase 1b clinical safety and efficacy trial of KPI-012 in patients with PCED, we submitted an investigational new drug application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”), which was accepted in December 2022. In February 2023, we dosed our first patient in the United States in our CHASE trial (the “CHASE trial”). By September 2025, the CHASE trial did not meet its primary endpoints, and we determined to discontinue our development of KPI-012 and the MSC-S platform. We have since expanded upon our business to evaluate strategic alternatives for our legacy MSC-S assets and capitalize on the substantial intellectual property (IP), proprietary biological datasets, and research experience generated during the clinical trials by starting development of an AI platform.

We are in the process of evaluating and transitioning from historical biologics research and development (R&D) activities to an “AI platform-as-a-service” model intended to provide dedicated, on-premises artificial intelligence infrastructure solutions to biotechnology and pharmaceutical customers. Following the discontinuation of the CHASE Phase 2b clinical trial of KPI-012 in September 2025 and the subsequent resolution of our obligations to Oxford Finance, our current operating focus is (i) the monetization or out-licensing of remaining biologics-related assets and (ii) development and commercialization planning for our licensed Researgency agentic AI platform (the “Researgency Platform”). This transition is expected to impact our operating expenses, capital requirements, and sources and uses of cash as described further below.

We have refocused our business on two complementary strategic priorities. First, we are preserving and seeking to maximize the value of our MSC-S biologics asset portfolio, including the KPI-012 and KPI-014 product candidates and related intellectual property, through potential licensing, collaboration, and other strategic arrangements with third parties, as well as through evaluation of opportunities to resume preclinical development activities subject to the availability of additional capital. Second, we are building our Researgency business through our exclusive license for the Researgency Platform, which we intend to deploy as a dedicated, on-premises AI infrastructure solution for biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. We believe this dual-track strategy preserves and creates optionality with respect to our biologics assets while simultaneously pursuing a potential business opportunity in the rapidly growing AI platform market for the biotechnology industry.

Reverse Stock Split – On May 8, 2026, we effected a 1-for-50 reverse stock split of our Common Stock (the “Reverse Stock Split”), pursuant to which each (50) shares of Common Stock were converted into one share of common stock. No fractional shares were issued in connection with the Reverse Stock Split, and stockholders who otherwise would have been entitled to receive fractional shares are entitled to receive a cash payment in lieu of such fractional shares. All share and per share amounts in these condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the Reverse Stock Split for all periods presented.

Recent Equity Financings

 

On January 8, 2026, the Company entered into an At The Market Offering Agreement (the “ATM Agreement”) with H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC (“Wainwright”) providing for the sale and issuance by the Company of shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”) from time to time, through or to Wainwright as the Company’s sales agent or principal in an “at the market offering” program and as set forth in the ATM Agreement (the “ATM Program”).

On January 30, 2026, pursuant to the terms of a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “January 2026 Purchase

Agreement”), we issued and sold to certain investors (the “Series AAA Investors”) in a closing (the “Series AAA Closing”) of a private placement (the “Series AAA Private Placement”), an aggregate of 2,100,000 shares of the Company’s Series AAA Convertible Non-Redeemable Preferred Stock (“Series AAA Preferred Stock”) at a price per share of Series AAA Preferred Stock equal to $2.00, for aggregate gross proceeds of $4,200. The Series AAA Closing occurred on January 30, 2026. The terms of the Series AAA Preferred Stock are substantially similar to the terms of the Series AA Preferred Stock. Each share of Series AAA Preferred Stock was convertible into 8.4 shares of common stock for an aggregate total of 17,640,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series AAA Preferred Stock. As of June 30, 2026, all of the shares of Series AAA Preferred Stock have been converted into shares of Common Stock.

Use of Estimates— The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, expense, and related disclosures. The Company bases estimates and assumptions on historical experience when available and on various factors that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. The Company evaluates its estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis. Estimates and assumptions relied upon in preparing these condensed consolidated financial statements relate to, but are not limited to, the present value of lease liabilities and the corresponding right-of-use assets, the fair value of warrants, stock-based compensation, accrued expenses, contingent consideration, grant income and deferred grant income, the valuation of embedded derivatives and the recoverability of the Company’s net deferred tax assets and related valuation allowance. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

Net Loss per Share Attributable to Common Stockholders—The Company follows the two-class method when computing net loss per share as the Company has issued shares that meet the definition of participating securities. The two-class method determines net loss per share for each class of common and participating securities according to dividends declared or accumulated and participation rights in undistributed earnings. The two-class method requires income available to common stockholders for the period to be allocated between common and participating securities based upon their respective rights to receive dividends as if all income for the period had been distributed. The two-class method is not applicable during periods with a net loss, as the holders of the convertible preferred stock have no contractual obligation to share in losses. For all periods presented, the two-class method was not applicable.

Basic net loss per share attributable to common stockholders is computed using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period and, if dilutive, the weighted average number of potential shares of common stock, including the assumed exercise of stock options and warrants, the issuance of unvested restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and performance-based restricted stock units (“PSUs”) and convertible preferred stock using the if-converted method.

The weighted average number of common shares included in the computation of diluted net loss gives effect to all potentially dilutive common equivalent shares, including outstanding stock options, warrants, unvested RSUs and PSUs and convertible preferred stock using the if-converted method. Common stock equivalent shares are excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders if their effect is antidilutive. In periods in which the Company reports a net loss attributable to common stockholders, diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders is the same as basic net loss per share attributable to common stockholders since dilutive common shares are not assumed to have been issued if their effect is anti-dilutive. The Company reported a net loss attributable to common stockholders for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025. (See Note 13, “Loss Per Share”).

Unaudited Interim Financial Information—The condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company included herein have been prepared, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted from this report, as is permitted by such rules and regulations. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments consisting of normal, recurring adjustments, that are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations, statement of stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the interim periods presented. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year. Accordingly, these condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 (the “Annual Report”).

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of KALA BIO, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Kala Pharmaceuticals Security Corporation and Combangio, Inc. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.