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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period
from to
Commission File No. 001-36847
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Invitae Corporation |
(Exact name of the registrant as specified in its
charter) |
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Delaware |
27-1701898 |
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
1400 16th Street, San Francisco, California 94103
(Address of principal executive offices, Zip Code)
(415) 374-7782
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the
Act:
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Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share |
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the
Act: None
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Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned
issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities
Act. Yes ☐
No ☒
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file
reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Act. Yes ☐
No ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed
all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has
been subject to such filing requirements for the past
90 days. Yes ☒
No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted
electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted
pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this
chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter
period that the registrant was required to submit and post such
files). Yes ☒
No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large
accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a
smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the
definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,”
“smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the
registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
for complying with any new or revised financial accounting
standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange
Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on
and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness
of its internal control over financial reporting under Section
404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C.7262(b)) by the
registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit
report.
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If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act,
indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the
registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an
error to previously issued financial statements.
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Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are
restatements that required recovery analysis of incentive-based
compensation received by any of the registrant's executive officers
during the relevant recovery period pursuant to
§240.10D-1(b). ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company
(as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
Act). Yes ☐
No ☒
As of June 30, 2022, the aggregate market value of common
stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant was approximately
$569.8 million, based on the closing price of the common stock as
reported on The New York Stock Exchange for that date.
The number of shares of the registrant’s Common Stock outstanding
as of February 24, 2023 was 246,235,501.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Items 10 (as to directors and Section 16(a) Beneficial
Ownership Reporting Compliance), 11, 12, 13 and 14 of Part III
of this Annual Report on Form 10-K incorporate by reference
information from the registrant’s proxy statement to be filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the
solicitation of proxies for the registrant’s 2023 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Forward-Looking Statements
This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All
statements in this report other than statements of historical fact,
including statements identified by words such as “believe,” “may,”
“will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect”
and similar expressions, are forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to,
statements about:
•our
views regarding the future of genetic testing and its role in
mainstream medical practice;
•the
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business and the actions we
have taken or may take in response thereto;
•our
mission and strategy for our business, products and
technology;
•the
implementation of our business model and our success of our
strategic realignment efforts;
•the
expected costs and benefits of our strategic realignment, including
anticipated annualized cash savings, and our ability to achieve
positive operating cash flow;
•the
expected benefits from and our ability to integrate our
acquisitions;
•our
ability to obtain regulatory approvals for our tests;
•the
rate and degree of market acceptance of our tests and genetic
testing generally;
•our
ability to scale our infrastructure and operations in a
cost-effective manner;
•our
expectations regarding our platform and future
offerings;
•the
timing and results of studies with respect to our
tests;
•developments
and projections relating to our competitors and our
industry;
•our
competitive strengths;
•the
degree to which individuals will share genetic information
generally, as well as share any related potential economic
opportunities with us;
•our
commercial plans;
•our
ability to obtain and maintain adequate reimbursement for our
tests;
•regulatory,
political and other developments in the United States and foreign
countries;
•our
ability to attract and retain key scientific, sales, engineering or
management personnel;
•our
expectations regarding our ability to obtain and maintain
intellectual property protection and not infringe on the rights of
others;
•the
effects of litigation or investigations on our
business;
•our
ability to obtain funding for our operations and to service and
repay our debt;
•our
future financial performance;
•our
beliefs regarding our future growth and the drivers of such
growth;
•our
expectations regarding environmental, social and governance
matters;
•the
impact of accounting pronouncements and our critical accounting
policies, judgments, estimates and assumptions on our financial
results;
•our
expectations regarding our future revenue, cost of revenue,
operating expenses and capital expenditures, and our future capital
requirements;
•the
impact of macroeconomic conditions, including inflation and
recession, on our business; and
•the
impact of tax laws on our business.
Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those expected. These risks and uncertainties include, but are
not limited to, those risks discussed in Part I, Item 1A.
"Risk Factors" in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Although we
believe that the expectations and assumptions reflected in the
forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee
future results, level of activity, performance or achievements. Any
forward-looking statements in this report speak only as of the date
of this report. We expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking
to update any forward-looking statements.
In this report, all references to “Invitae,” “we,” “us,” “our,” or
“the Company” mean Invitae Corporation.
Invitae and the Invitae logo are trademarks of Invitae Corporation.
We also refer to trademarks of other companies and organizations in
this report.
Summary of Risk Factors
Our business is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that
could affect our ability to successfully implement our business
strategy and affect our financial results. You should carefully
consider all of the information in this Annual Report and, in
particular, the following principal risks and all of the other
specific factors described in Part I, Item 1A. "Risk Factors" in
this Annual Report on Form 10-K before deciding whether to invest
in our company.
•We
expect to continue incurring significant losses, and we may not
successfully execute our plan to achieve or sustain
profitability.
•Our
inability to raise additional capital on acceptable terms in the
future may limit our ability to develop and commercialize new tests
and expand our operations.
•Our
strategic realignment and the associated headcount reduction have
and are expected to significantly change our business, result in
significant expense, may not result in anticipated savings, and
will disrupt our business.
•We
rely on highly skilled personnel in a broad array of disciplines
and, if we are unable to hire, retain or motivate these
individuals, or maintain our corporate culture, we may not be able
to maintain the quality of our services or grow
effectively.
•We
need to scale our infrastructure in advance of demand for our tests
and other services, and our failure to generate sufficient demand
for our tests and other services would have a negative impact on
our business and our ability to attain profitability.
•The
global macroeconomic environment could negatively impact our
business, our financial position and our results of
operations.
•We
face risks related to health epidemics, including the ongoing
COVID-19 pandemic, which could have a material adverse effect on
our business and results of operations.
•If
third-party payers, including managed care organizations, private
health insurers and government health plans, do not provide
adequate reimbursement for our tests or we are unable to comply
with their requirements for reimbursement, our commercial success
could be negatively affected.
•We
face intense competition, which is likely to intensify further as
existing competitors devote additional resources to, and new
participants enter, the markets in which we operate. If we cannot
compete successfully, we may be unable to increase our revenue or
achieve and sustain profitability.
•The
market for patient data software is competitive, and our business
will be adversely affected if we are unable to successfully
compete.
•Security
breaches, privacy issues, loss of data and other incidents could
compromise sensitive or personal information related to our
business or prevent us from accessing critical information and
expose us to liability, which could adversely affect our business
and our reputation.
•If
we are not able to continue to generate substantial demand for our
tests, our commercial success will be negatively
affected.
•Our
success will depend on our ability to use rapidly changing genetic
data to interpret test results accurately and consistently, and our
failure to do so would have an adverse effect on our operating
results and business, harm our reputation and could result in
substantial liabilities that exceed our resources.
•Impairment
in the value of our goodwill or other intangible assets has and may
in the future have a material adverse effect on our operating
results and financial condition.
•We
have a large amount of debt, servicing our debt requires a
significant amount of cash, we may not have sufficient cash flow
from our business to service our debt, and we may need to refinance
all or a significant portion of our debt.
•If
the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") regulates the tests
we currently offer as laboratory-developed tests ("LDTs") as
medical devices, we could incur substantial costs and our business,
financial condition and results of operations could be adversely
affected.
•One
of our competitors has alleged that our Anchored Multiplex PCR, or
AMP, chemistry and products using AMP are infringing on its
intellectual property, and we may be required to redesign the
technology, obtain a license, cease using the AMP chemistry
altogether and/or pay significant damages, among other
consequences, any of which would have a material adverse effect on
our business as well as our financial condition and results of
operations.
PART I
ITEM 1. Business
Overview
Invitae is in the business of delivering genetic testing services,
digital health solutions and health data services that support a
lifetime of patient care and improved outcomes. We offer genetic
testing across multiple clinical areas, including hereditary
cancer, precision oncology, women's health, rare diseases and
pharmacogenomics. Invitae applies proprietary design, process
automation, robotics and bioinformatics software solutions to
expand the use and impact of genetic information and achieve
efficiencies in sample processing and complex variant
interpretation, allowing medical interpretation at scale. The
result is a new and simplified process for obtaining and using
affordable, high-quality genetic information to inform critical
healthcare decisions. We also utilize digital health solutions to
improve ease-of-use and to deliver actionable information about
risk, prevention, treatment, and monitoring. As of December 31,
2022, we have served over 3.6 million patients, and over 2.2
million of those patients have made their information available for
data sharing. We believe the depth of our genetic data, along with
our approach to combine genetic testing information with
third-party patient data, produce an enriched dataset that could
lead to valuable insights and benefits to the lives of patients and
their families and to the healthcare ecosystem, including
providers, biopharma partners, patient advocacy groups and more.
Our access and scale enables genomic information to speed the
discovery and development of new personalized medical therapies —
all while making clinical genetic testing and new solutions
available to billions of people.
By pioneering new ways of sharing, understanding and applying
genetic information, Invitae is transforming the field of genetics
and the application of healthcare data from a series of one-time,
one-dimensional queries to a lifelong clinical dialogue with our
genes.
Mission and strategy
Invitae’s mission is to bring comprehensive genetic information
into mainstream medical practice to improve the quality of
healthcare for billions of people.
We were founded on four core principles:
•Patients
should own and control their own genetic information;
•Healthcare
professionals are fundamental in ordering and interpreting genetic
information;
•Driving
down the price of genetic information will increase its clinical
and personal utility; and
•Genetic
information is more valuable when shared.
Our strategy for long-term, profitable growth centers on seven key
drivers of our business, which we believe work in conjunction to
create a flywheel effect extending our leadership position in the
new market we are building:
Those key drivers include:
•Customer
experience:
We see customer experience for patients, providers, and partners as
integral to our long-term growth strategy and as an under-utilized
catalyst to move genetics into mainstream medicine. Our view is
that providing great service and enabling "ease-of-use", such as
efficient ordering, comprehensive choices, and reliable turnaround
time, are especially important for physicians.
•Adoption:
As we improve customer experience, we expect more physicians would
be open and more willing to increase genetic information in their
practice. This is particularly true in fostering adoption among
non-genetic experts, who are often the first contact for patients
in a health journey. This work will be in parallel with our efforts
in producing research supporting guideline expansion and broader
advocacy for the benefits of genetic testing.
•Attract
partners:
As we continue to gain adoption and expand our reach, our value
proposition to potential partners should increase. These include
patient advocacy groups, biopharma partners that utilize our data,
testing, network, and services, as well as health systems that
intend to implement comprehensive precision medicine.
•Insights
and solutions: In
parallel with bringing new tools and products to the market, our
unique capability to combine phenotypic and genotypic data, through
both our genetic testing and third-party patient data, we believe
produces a rich dataset that is highly attractive to biopharma
partners, patient advocacy groups and more. Our services allow our
partners to be more precise and move faster with their efforts,
such as identifying and recruiting patients, enabling
Investigational New Drug (IND) filings, structuring clinical
trials, and eventually bringing new therapies to
market.
•Lower
cost and higher reimbursement: As
our network continues to scale, we expect to lower our costs and
increase our margin, while continuing our pursuit of low prices to
drive accessibility and affordability of genetic information. Our
ability to sustainably lower our prices is also expected to be
balanced by our success in improving reimbursements and cash
collection. Through the generation of scientific evidence and
proactive engagement with stakeholders, we intend to pursue better
payment and additional coverage.
•Affordability
and accessibility: As
we progress, we can continue to drive down prices, yielding more
affordability and accessibility of our products for more
patients.
•More
patients served: All
of these efforts should compound upon each other, expanding our
reach and increasing the value of each offering, ultimately serving
more patients.
Ultimately, we anticipate more solutions to further improve
customer experiences, which in turn feed more answers for patients,
foster greater adoption, and bring on more partners to create a
flywheel effect.
Business overview
We are focused on making comprehensive, high-quality medical
genetic information more accessible and instrumental to the
healthcare ecosystem and stakeholders, including patients,
healthcare providers, payers, biopharma partners, patient advocacy
groups and more. Medical genetics is central to health outcomes and
we are working to bring it to the mainstream by enhancing the
customer experience, lowering costs, removing barriers to adoption,
and expanding insights and solutions. Ultimately, we expect the
utility of the accumulated data will compound, enabling improved
individual and population health and advancing the benefits of
molecular medicine around the globe.
As we grow, we expect that our business will expand and evolve in
three stages:
1)One
patient, one test:
We first launched in November 2013 with an offering of
approximately 200 genes, growing the test menu over time to include
more than 20,000 genes. In 2022, we processed billable volume of
1,290,000 units and generated revenue of $516.3 million compared to
1,169,000 units and $460.4 million 2021 billable volume and
revenue, respectively.
2)One
patient, multiple insights:
We utilize digital health solutions to deliver actionable
information about risk, prevention, treatment, and monitoring. With
integration, connectivity, and refined go-to-market strategies, we
are shifting to a scenario where each patient test provides many
opportunities to deliver solutions — for them, for their families
and for others in the ecosystem. Our comprehensive portfolio is
expected to enable precision medicine, and provide multiple
insights for patients as they engage with us across different
stages in life and through different health needs. As of December
31,
2022, we have served over 3.6 million patients, and information
from over 2.2 million of those patients is available for data
sharing.
3)Many
patients, many solutions:
Each patient engagement generates data and insights. Aggregating
these into solutions for key stakeholders including patients,
providers, policymakers, biopharma partners, advocacy groups and
others is where we expect the next phase of transformation will
occur. We are focusing our efforts on partnering with these
stakeholders to advance the development and utility of our
platform. Our real-world data is patient-owned and controlled; and
our goal is to enable and build a data and patient network through
which individuals and partners can access, aggregate, and customize
genetic information to further research and create better outcomes.
We expect this to allow for the collective insights from many
patients to provide multiple solutions for multiple use cases and
customer types.
In addition to investing in informatics solutions and
infrastructure to support our data and patient network development,
we have been expanding our strategic partnerships, which as of
December 31, 2022 numbered more than 100 leading biopharmaceutical
companies supporting improved patient diagnosis, clinical trial
recruitment and other research-related initiatives.
In addition, our biopharmaceutical industry partnerships are
complemented by partnerships with leading health systems, executive
health programs and leading research institutions, including The
Christ Hospital Health Network, the Cleveland Clinic, the Geisinger
Health System, the Mayo Clinic, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer
Center, MedCan, and Stanford Health Care, among
others.
Competition
Our competitors include companies that offer molecular genetic
testing and consulting services, including specialty and reference
laboratories that offer traditional single- and multi-gene tests
and biopharmaceutical companies. Principal competitors include
companies such as Ambry Genetics Corporation (“Ambry Genetics”), a
subsidiary of Realm IDx, Inc. (“Realm IDx”); Athena Diagnostics,
Inc. (“Athena Diagnostics”) and Blueprint Genetics, subsidiaries of
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (“Quest Diagnostics”); Baylor-Miraca
Genetics Laboratories LLC (“Baylor-Miraca Genetics Laboratories”);
Caris Life Sciences, Inc. ("Caris Life Sciences"); Centogene AG;
Color Health, Inc. (“Color Health”); Connective Tissue Gene Test
LLC (“Connective Tissue Gene Test”), a subsidiary of Health Network
Laboratories, L.P. (“Health Network Laboratories”); Cooper
Surgical, Inc. (“Cooper Surgical”); Emory Genetics Laboratory, a
subsidiary of Eurofins Scientific; Exact Sciences Corporation
(“Exact Sciences”); Foundation Medicine, Inc. ("Foundation
Medicine"), a subsidiary of Roche Holding AG; Fulgent Genetics,
Inc. (“Fulgent Genetics”); GeneDx Holdings Corp (“GeneDx
Holdings”); Guardant Health, Inc. ("Guardant Health"); Integrated
Genetics, Sequenom Inc. (“Sequenom”), Correlagen Diagnostics, Inc.
(“Correlagen Diagnositcs”), and MNG Laboratories, subsidiaries of
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings ("Labcorp"); Myriad
Genetics, Inc. (“Myriad Genetics”); Natera, Inc. ("Natera");
NeoGenomics, Inc. (“NeoGenomics”); Perkin Elmer, Inc. (“Perkin
Elmer”); and Tempus Labs, Inc. (“Tempus Labs”) as well as other
commercial and academic laboratories.
In addition, there are a large number of new entrants into the
market for genetic information ranging from informatics and
analysis pipeline developers to focused, integrated providers of
genetic tools and services for health and wellness, including
Illumina, Inc. ("Illumina") which is also one of our suppliers. In
addition to the companies that currently offer traditional genetic
testing services and research centers, other established and
emerging healthcare, information technology and service companies
may commercialize competitive products including informatics,
analysis, integrated genetic tools and services for health and
wellness.
We believe the principal competitive factors in our market
are:
•comprehensive
content;
•quality;
•reliability;
•accessibility
of results;
•turnaround
time of testing results;
•price
and quality of tests;
•coverage
and reimbursement arrangements with third-party
payers;
•ease-of-use
and convenience of testing;
•brand
recognition of test provider;
•additional
value-added services and informatics tools;
•client
service; and
•quality
of website content.
We believe that we compare favorably with our competitors on the
basis of these factors. However, certain competitors and potential
competitors have longer operating histories, larger customer bases,
greater brand recognition and market penetration in certain testing
categories, substantially greater financial, technological and
research and development resources, selling and marketing
capabilities, and/or more experience dealing with third-party
payers. As a result, they may be able to respond more quickly to
changes in customer requirements, devote greater resources to the
development, promotion and sale of their tests, or sell their tests
at prices designed to win significant levels of market share. We
may compete less effectively against these organizations in some
areas of testing.
Regulation
Reimbursement
Under the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (as amended),
or PAMA, and its implementing regulations, laboratories that
realize at least $12,500 in Medicare Clinical Laboratory Fee
Schedule, or CLFS, revenues during the six-month reporting period
and that receive the majority of their Medicare revenue from
payments made under the CLFS or the Physician Fee Schedule must
report, beginning in 2017, and then in 2024 and every three years
thereafter (or annually for “advanced diagnostic laboratory
tests”), private payer payment rates and volumes for their tests.
We do not have advanced diagnostic laboratory test status for our
tests, and therefore believe we are required to report private
payer rates for our tests on an every three-years basis starting
next in 2024. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, or CMS,
uses the rates and volumes reported by laboratories to develop
Medicare payment rates for the tests equal to the volume‑weighted
median of the private payer payment rates for the tests.
Laboratories that fail to report the required payment information
may be subject to substantial civil money penalties.
Since January 1, 2018, Medicare payments for clinical diagnostic
laboratory tests have been paid based upon these reported private
payer rates. For clinical diagnostic laboratory tests that are
assigned a new or substantially revised code, initial payment rates
for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests that are not advanced
diagnostic laboratory tests will be assigned by the cross‑walk or
gap‑fill methodology, as under prior law. Initial payment rates for
new advanced diagnostic laboratory tests will be based on the
actual list charge for the laboratory test.
Where applicable, reductions to payment rates resulting from the
new methodology were limited to 10% per test per year in each of
the years 2018 through 2020. Rates were held at 2020 levels during
2021 and 2022 and will continue to be held at such levels in 2023.
Then, where applicable based upon median private payer rates
reported in 2017 or 2024, payment rates may be reduced by up to 15%
per test per year in each of 2024 through 2026 (with a second round
of private payer rate reporting in 2024 to establish rates for 2025
through 2027).
PAMA codified Medicare coverage rules for laboratory tests by
requiring any local coverage determination to be made following the
local coverage determination process. PAMA also authorizes CMS to
consolidate coverage policies for clinical laboratory tests among
one to four laboratory-specific Medicare Administrative
Contractors, or MACs. These same contractors may also be designated
to process claims if CMS determines that such a model is
appropriate. It is unclear whether CMS will proceed with contractor
consolidation under this authorization.
PAMA also authorized the adoption of new, temporary billing codes
and/or unique test identifiers for FDA-cleared or approved tests as
well as advanced diagnostic laboratory tests. The American Medical
Association has created a new section of billing codes, Proprietary
Laboratory Analyses, or PLAs, to facilitate implementation of this
section of PAMA. These codes may apply to one or more of our tests
if we apply for PLA coding.
CMS maintains a national coverage determination, or NCD, for next
generation sequencing, or NGS, tests for somatic (acquired) and
germline (inherited) cancer testing. For somatic cancer testing,
the NCD establishes national Medicare coverage for FDA-approved or
FDA-cleared NGS-based companion diagnostic assays that report
results using report templates that specify treatment options when
offered for their FDA-approved or FDA-cleared use(s), ordered by
the patient’s treating physician for Medicare beneficiaries with
advanced cancer (recurrent, relapsed, refractory, metastatic, or
advanced stage III or IV cancer) who have not have previously been
tested with the same test using NGS for the same cancer genetic
content, and have decided to seek further cancer treatment (e.g.,
therapeutic chemotherapy). The NCD also gives MACs the authority to
establish local coverage for NGS-based somatic cancer assays that
are not FDA-approved or FDA-cleared companion diagnostics when
offered to patients meeting the above-referenced criteria. It
appears that NGS-based somatic cancer tests provided
for
patients with cancer that do not meet the above-referenced
criteria, e.g., patients with earlier stage cancers, are currently
nationally non-covered under the NCD.
The NCD also establishes national Medicare coverage for
FDA-approved or FDA-cleared NGS-based germline tests that report
results using report templates that specify treatment options when
ordered by the patient’s treating physician for patients with
ovarian or breast cancer, a clinical indication for germline
testing for hereditary breast or ovarian cancer, and a risk factor
for germline breast or ovarian cancer, provided the patient has not
previously been tested with the same germline test using NGS for
the same germline genetic content. The NCD also gives MACs the
authority to establish local coverage for NGS-based germline tests
for ovarian or breast cancer that are not FDA-approved or
FDA-cleared, as well as for NGS-based tests for any other cancer
diagnosis (regardless of the test’s FDA regulatory status) when
offered to patients meeting the above-referenced criteria for
germline testing. Since we already have local coverage for our
germline tests for ovarian and breast cancer, we believe that the
NCD will not have a material impact on which of our tests will be
reimbursable by CMS for Medicare patients.
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988, or
CLIA
Our clinical reference laboratories in California, North Carolina
and New Jersey are required to hold certain federal certificates to
conduct our business. Under CLIA, we are required to hold
certificates applicable to the type of laboratory examinations we
perform and to comply with standards covering personnel, facilities
administration, inspections, quality control, quality assurance and
proficiency testing.
We have current certifications under CLIA to perform testing at our
laboratory locations in California, North Carolina, and New Jersey.
To renew our CLIA certifications, we are subject to survey and
inspection every two years to assess compliance with program
standards. Moreover, CLIA inspectors may make random inspections of
our clinical reference laboratories. The regulatory and compliance
standards applicable to the testing we perform may change over
time, and any such changes could have a material effect on our
business.
If our clinical reference laboratories are out of compliance with
CLIA requirements, we may be subject to sanctions such as
suspension, limitation or revocation of our CLIA certificates, as
well as directed plan of correction, state on‑site monitoring,
significant civil money penalties, civil injunctive suit or
criminal penalties. We must maintain CLIA compliance and
certifications to be eligible to bill for diagnostic services
provided to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. If we were to be
found out of compliance with CLIA requirements and subjected to
sanction, our business could be harmed.
State laboratory licensure requirements
We are required to maintain in-state licenses to conduct testing in
California, New Jersey and Washington. California, New Jersey and
Washington laws establish standards for day‑to‑day operations of
our laboratories in those states. Such laws mandate proficiency
testing, which involves testing of specimens that have been
specifically prepared for the laboratories. If our clinical
reference laboratories are out of compliance with applicable
standards, the appropriate state agency may suspend, restrict or
revoke our licenses to operate our clinical reference laboratories,
assess substantial civil money penalties, or impose specific
corrective action plans. Any such actions could materially affect
our business. We maintain current licenses in good standing.
However, we cannot provide assurance that state regulators will at
all times in the future find us to be in compliance with all such
laws.
Several states require the licensure of out‑of‑state laboratories
that accept specimens from those states. Our California laboratory
holds the required out‑of‑state laboratory licenses for Maryland,
New York, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. Our Washington, North
Carolina and New Jersey laboratories hold the required out-of-state
laboratory licenses in California, Maryland, New York,
Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island.
In addition to having laboratory licenses in New York, our clinical
reference laboratories are also required to obtain approval on a
test‑specific basis for the tests they run as LDTs by the New York
State Department of Health, or NYDOH, before specific testing is
performed on samples from New York.
Other states may adopt similar licensure requirements in the
future, which may require us to modify, delay or stop our
operations in such jurisdictions. Complying with licensure
requirements in new jurisdictions may be expensive, time‑consuming,
and subject us to significant and unanticipated delays. If we
identify any other state with such requirements, or if we are
contacted by any other state advising us of such requirements, we
intend to follow instructions from the state regulators as to how
we should comply with such requirements.
We may also be subject to regulation in foreign jurisdictions as we
seek to expand international utilization of our tests or such
jurisdictions adopt new licensure requirements, which may require
review of our tests in order to offer them or may have other
limitations such as restrictions on the transport of human blood or
saliva necessary for us to perform our tests that may limit our
ability to make our tests available outside of the United
States.
Federal oversight of laboratory developed tests
We provide many of our tests as laboratory‑developed tests, or
LDTs. CMS and certain state agencies regulate the performance of
LDTs (as authorized by CLIA and state law,
respectively).
Historically, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, has
exercised enforcement discretion with respect to most LDTs and has
not required laboratories that furnish LDTs to comply with the
agency’s requirements for medical devices (e.g., establishment
registration, device listing, quality system regulations, premarket
clearance or premarket approval, and post‑market controls). In
recent years, however, the FDA has stated it intends to end its
policy of general enforcement discretion and regulate certain LDTs
as medical devices. For example, in 2014, the FDA issued two draft
guidance documents that set forth a proposed risk‑based regulatory
framework that would apply varying levels of FDA oversight to LDTs.
These documents have not been finalized to date.
Subsequently, in August 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services – the parent agency for FDA – announced that the FDA
“will not require premarket review of LDTs absent
notice-and-comment rulemaking, as opposed to through guidance
documents, compliance manuals, website statements, or other
informal issuances.” In November 2021, the Biden Administration
rescinded this policy.
At this time, it is unclear when, or if, the FDA will finalize its
plans to end enforcement discretion (e.g., via notice and comment
rulemaking or otherwise), and even then, the new regulatory
requirements are expected to be phased‑in over time. Nevertheless,
the FDA may attempt to regulate certain LDTs on a case‑by‑case
basis at any time.
Legislative proposals addressing the FDA’s oversight of LDTs have
been introduced in previous Congresses, and we expect that new
legislative proposals will be introduced from time‑to‑time. The
likelihood that Congress will pass such legislation and the extent
to which such legislation may affect the FDA’s plans to regulate
certain LDTs as medical devices is difficult to predict at this
time.
If the FDA ultimately regulates certain LDTs, whether via final
guidance, final regulation, or as instructed by Congress, our tests
may be subject to certain additional regulatory requirements.
Complying with the FDA’s requirements can be expensive,
time‑consuming, and subject us to significant or unanticipated
delays. Insofar as we may be required to obtain premarket clearance
or approval to perform or continue performing an LDT, we cannot
assure you that we will be able to obtain such authorization. Even
if we obtain regulatory clearance or approval where required, such
authorization may not be for the intended uses that we believe are
commercially attractive or are critical to the commercial success
of our tests. As a result, the application of the FDA’s
requirements to our tests could materially and adversely affect our
business, financial condition, and results of
operations.
Notwithstanding the FDA’s current position with respect to
oversight of our LDTs, we may voluntarily decide to pursue FDA
pre‑market review for our current LDTs and/or LDTs we may offer in
the future if we determine that doing so would be appropriate from
a strategic perspective – e.g., if CMS indicated that it no longer
intended to cover tests offered as LDTs.
Failure to comply with applicable FDA regulatory requirements may
trigger a range of enforcement actions by the FDA including warning
letters, civil monetary penalties, injunctions, criminal
prosecution, recall or seizure, operating restrictions, partial
suspension or total shutdown of operations, and denial of or
challenges to applications for clearance or approval, as well as
significant adverse publicity.
Medical device regulatory framework
Pursuant to its authority under the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act, or FDCA, the FDA has jurisdiction over medical
devices, which are defined to include, among other things, in vitro
diagnostics, or IVDs. The FDA regulates the research, design,
development, pre-clinical and clinical testing, manufacturing,
safety, effectiveness, packaging, labeling, storage, recordkeeping,
pre-market clearance or approval, adverse event reporting,
marketing, promotion, sales, distribution and import and export of
medical devices. Specifically, for the tests we may offer in the
future that FDA regulates as a device, and if the FDA begins to
actively regulate LDTs, then for those tests as well, each new or
significantly modified test we seek to commercially distribute in
the United States could require either a premarket notification to
the FDA requesting permission for commercial distribution under
Section 510(k) of the FDCA, also referred to as a 510(k) clearance,
or approval from the FDA of a premarket approval, or
PMA,
application, unless an exemption applies. Both the 510(k) clearance
and PMA processes can be resource intensive, expensive, and
lengthy, and require payment of significant user fees.
Device classification
Under the FDCA, medical devices are classified into one of three
classes (Class I, Class II or Class III) depending on the degree of
risk associated with each medical device and the extent of control
needed to provide reasonable assurances with respect to safety and
effectiveness.
Class I includes devices with the lowest risk to the patient and
are those for which safety and effectiveness can be reasonably
assured by adherence to General Controls for Medical Devices, which
require compliance with the applicable portions of the FDA’s
Quality System Regulation, facility registration and product
listing, reporting of adverse events and malfunctions, and
appropriate, truthful and non-misleading labeling and promotional
materials. While some Class I devices also require premarket
clearance by the FDA through the 510(k) premarket notification
process described below, most Class I products are exempt from the
premarket notification requirements.
Class II devices are those that are subject to the General
Controls, as well as Special Controls as deemed necessary by the
FDA to ensure the safety and effectiveness of the device. These
Special Controls can include performance standards, patient
registries, FDA guidance documents and post-market surveillance.
Most Class II devices are subject to premarket review by the FDA.
Premarket review by the FDA for Class II devices is accomplished
through the 510(k) premarket notification process.
Class III devices include devices deemed by the FDA to pose the
greatest risk, such as life-supporting, life-sustaining devices, or
implantable devices, in addition to those deemed novel and not
substantially equivalent to a legally-marketed predicate device.
The safety and effectiveness of Class III devices cannot be
reasonably assured solely by the General Controls and Special
Controls described above. Therefore, these devices are subject to
the PMA process, which is generally more costly and time-consuming
than the 510(k) process. Through the PMA process, the applicant
must submit data and information demonstrating reasonable assurance
of the safety and effectiveness of the device for its intended use
to the FDA’s satisfaction. Accordingly, a PMA typically includes,
but is not limited to, extensive technical information regarding
device design and development, pre-clinical and clinical trial
data, manufacturing information, labeling and financial disclosure
information for the clinical investigators in device studies. The
PMA application must provide valid scientific evidence that
demonstrates to the FDA’s satisfaction a reasonable assurance of
the safety and effectiveness of the device for its intended
use.
The 510(k) clearance process
Under the 510(k) clearance process, the manufacturer must submit to
the FDA a premarket notification, demonstrating that the device is
“substantially equivalent” to a legally marketed predicate device.
A predicate device is a legally marketed device that is not subject
to a PMA, i.e., a device that was legally marketed prior to May 28,
1976 (pre-amendments device) and for which a PMA is not required, a
device that has been reclassified from Class III to Class II or I,
or a device that was previously found substantially equivalent
through the 510(k) process. To be “substantially equivalent,” the
proposed device must have the same intended use as the predicate
device, and either have the same technological characteristics as
the predicate device or have different technological
characteristics, but the information submitted demonstrates that
the device is as safe and effective and does not raise different
questions of safety or effectiveness than the predicate device.
Clinical data is sometimes required to support substantial
equivalence.
After a 510(k) premarket notification is submitted, the FDA
determines whether to accept it for substantive review. If it lacks
necessary information for substantive review, the FDA will refuse
to accept the 510(k) premarket notification. If it is accepted for
filing, the FDA begins a substantive review. By statute, the FDA is
required to complete its review of a 510(k) notification within 90
days of receiving the 510(k) notification. As a practical matter,
clearance often takes longer, and clearance is never assured.
Although many 510(k) premarket notifications are cleared without
clinical data, the FDA may require further information, including
data from samples collected in a clinical setting, to make a
determination regarding substantial equivalence, which may
significantly prolong the review process. If the FDA agrees that
the device is substantially equivalent, it will grant clearance to
commercially market the device.
If the FDA determines that the device is not “substantially
equivalent” to a predicate device, or if the device is
automatically classified into Class III because there is no
available predicate device, the device sponsor must then fulfill
the much more rigorous premarketing requirements of the PMA
approval process, or seek reclassification of the device through
the De Novo classification process. The De Novo classification
process is an alternate pathway to classify medical devices that
are automatically classified into Class III but which are low to
moderate risk. A
manufacturer can submit a petition for direct de novo review if the
manufacturer is unable to identify an appropriate predicate device
and the new device or new use of the device presents moderate or
low risk. De Novo classification may also be available after
receipt of a “not substantially equivalent” letter following
submission of a 510(k) to FDA.
After a device receives 510(k) clearance, any modification that
could significantly affect its safety or effectiveness, or that
would constitute a new or major change in its intended use, will
require a new 510(k) clearance or, depending on the modification,
could require a PMA application. The FDA requires each manufacturer
to determine whether the proposed change requires a new submission
in the first instance, but the FDA can review any such decision and
disagree with a manufacturer’s determination. Many minor
modifications are accomplished by an internal letter-to-file in
which the manufacturer documents its reasoning for why a change
does not require premarket submission to the FDA. The
letter-to-file is in lieu of submitting a new 510(k) to obtain
clearance for such change. The FDA can always review these
letters-to-file in an inspection. If the FDA disagrees with a
manufacturer’s determination regarding whether a new premarket
submission is required for the modification of an existing
510(k)-cleared device, the FDA can require the manufacturer to
cease marketing and/or recall the modified device until 510(k)
clearance or approval of a PMA application is obtained. In
addition, in these circumstances, the FDA can impose significant
regulatory fines or penalties for failure to submit the requisite
application(s).
The PMA approval process
Following receipt of a PMA application, the FDA conducts an
administrative review to determine whether the application is
sufficiently complete to permit a substantive review. If it is not,
the agency will refuse to file the PMA. If it is, the FDA will
accept the application for filing and begin the review. The FDA has
180 days to review a filed PMA application, although the review of
an application more often occurs over a significantly longer period
of time. During this review period, the FDA may request additional
information or clarification of information already provided, and
the FDA may issue a major deficiency letter to the applicant,
requesting the applicant’s response to deficiencies communicated by
the FDA.
Before approving or denying a PMA, an FDA advisory committee may
review the PMA at a public meeting and provide the FDA with the
committee’s recommendation on whether the FDA should approve the
submission, approve it with specific conditions, or not approve it.
The FDA is not bound by the recommendations of an advisory
committee, but it considers such recommendations carefully when
making decisions.
Prior to approval of a PMA, the FDA may conduct inspections of the
clinical trial data and clinical trial sites, as well as
inspections of the manufacturing facility and processes. Overall,
the FDA review of a PMA application generally takes between one and
three years, but may take significantly longer. The FDA can delay,
limit or deny approval of a PMA application for many reasons,
including:
•the
device may not be shown safe or effective to the FDA’s
satisfaction;
•the
data from pre-clinical studies and/or clinical trials may be found
unreliable or insufficient to support approval;
•the
manufacturing process or facilities may not meet applicable
requirements; and
•changes
in FDA clearance or approval policies or adoption of new
regulations may require additional data.
If the FDA evaluation of a PMA is favorable, the FDA will issue
either an approval order, or an approvable letter, the latter of
which usually contains a number of conditions that must be met in
order to secure final approval of the PMA. When and if those
conditions have been fulfilled to the satisfaction of the FDA, the
agency will issue a PMA approval order authorizing commercial
marketing of the device, subject to the conditions of approval and
the limitations established in the approval letter. If the FDA’s
evaluation of a PMA application or manufacturing facility is not
favorable, the FDA will deny approval of the PMA or issue a not
approvable letter. The FDA also may determine that additional tests
or clinical trials are necessary, in which case the PMA approval
may be delayed for several months or years while the trials are
conducted and data are submitted in an amendment to the PMA, or the
PMA is withdrawn and resubmitted when the data are available. The
PMA process can be expensive, uncertain and lengthy and a number of
devices for which the FDA approval has been sought by other
companies have never been approved by the FDA for
marketing.
New PMA applications or PMA supplements are required for
modification to the manufacturing process, equipment or facility,
quality control procedures, sterilization, packaging, expiration
date, labeling, device specifications, ingredients, materials or
design of a device that has been approved through the PMA process.
PMA supplements often require submission of the same type of
information as an initial PMA application, except that the
supplement is limited to information needed to support any changes
from the device covered by the approved PMA
application and may or may not require as extensive technical or
clinical data or the convening of an advisory panel, depending on
the nature of the proposed change.
In approving a PMA application, as a condition of approval, the FDA
may also require some form of post- approval study or post-market
surveillance, whereby the applicant conducts a follow-up study or
follows certain patient groups for a number of years and makes
periodic reports to the FDA on the clinical status of those
patients when necessary to protect the public health or to provide
additional or longer term safety and effectiveness data for the
device. The FDA may also approve a PMA application with other
post-approval conditions intended to ensure the safety and
effectiveness of the device, such as, among other things,
restrictions on labeling, promotion, sale, distribution and use.
New PMA applications or PMA supplements may also be required for
modifications to any approved diagnostic tests, including
modifications to manufacturing processes, device labeling and
device design, based on the findings of post-approval
studies.
The investigational device process
In the United States, absent certain exceptions, human clinical
trials intended to support the safety and effectiveness of a
medical device to obtain FDA clearance or approval require an
investigational device exemption, or IDE, application.
Investigations that meet certain requirements – i.e., involve tests
that are labeled investigational use only (IUO), are noninvasive,
do not require an invasive sampling procedure that presents
significant risk, do not by design or intention introduce energy
into a subject, and are not used as a diagnostic procedure without
confirmation of the diagnosis by another, medically established
product or procedure — are exempt from the IDE requirement. Some
types of studies deemed to present “non-significant risk” are
deemed to have an approved IDE — without affirmative submission of
an IDE application to the FDA — once certain requirements are
addressed and Institutional Review Board, or IRB, approval is
obtained. If the device presents a “significant risk” to human
health, as defined by the FDA, the sponsor must submit an IDE
application to the FDA and obtain IDE approval prior to commencing
the human clinical trials.
Where applicable, the IDE application must be supported by
appropriate data, such as animal and laboratory testing results,
showing that it is safe to test the device in humans and that the
testing protocol is scientifically sound. Generally, clinical
trials for a significant risk device may begin once the IDE
application is approved by the FDA and the study protocol and
informed consent are approved by appropriate IRBs at the clinical
trial sites. Submission of an IDE will not necessarily result in
the ability to commence clinical trials, and although the FDA’s
approval of an IDE allows clinical testing to go forward for a
specified number of subjects, it does not bind the FDA to accept
the results of the trial as sufficient to prove the product’s
safety and efficacy, even if the trial meets its intended success
criteria.
Such clinical trials must be conducted in accordance with the FDA’s
IDE regulations that govern investigational device labeling,
prohibit promotion and specify an array of recordkeeping, reporting
and monitoring responsibilities of study sponsors and study
investigators. Clinical trials must further comply with good
clinical practice regulations for IRB approval and for informed
consent and other human subject protections. Required records and
reports are subject to inspection by the FDA for any clinical
trials subject to FDA oversight. The results of clinical testing
may be unfavorable, or, even if the intended safety and efficacy
success criteria are achieved, may not be considered sufficient for
the FDA to grant marketing approval or clearance of a product. The
commencement or completion of any clinical trial may be delayed or
halted, or be inadequate to support approval of a PMA application
or clearance of a 510(k) premarket notification, for numerous
reasons.
The Breakthrough Devices Program is a voluntary program intended to
expedite the review, development, assessment and review of certain
medical devices that provide for more effective treatment or
diagnosis of life-threatening or irreversibly debilitating human
diseases or conditions, provided the device also represents
breakthrough technology, is one for which no approved or cleared
treatment exists, offers significant advantages over existing
approved or cleared alternatives, or is one whose availability is
in the best interest of patients. All submissions for devices
designated as Breakthrough Devices will receive priority review,
meaning that the review of the submission is placed at the top of
the appropriate review queue and receives additional review
resources, as needed. Although Breakthrough Device designation or
access to any other expedited program may expedite the development
or approval process, it does not change the standards for approval.
Access to an expedited program may also be withdrawn by the FDA if
it believes that the designation is no longer supported by data
from our clinical development program. Additionally, qualification
for any expedited review procedure does not ensure that we will
ultimately obtain regulatory clearance or approval for such
product.
Post-market regulation
After a device is cleared or approved for marketing, numerous and
pervasive regulatory requirements continue to apply. These
include:
•establishment
registration and device listing with the FDA;
•labeling
regulations and FDA prohibitions against the promotion of
investigational products, or the promotion of “off-label” uses of
cleared or approved products;
•medical
device reporting regulations, which require that a manufacturer
report to the FDA if a device it markets may have caused or
contributed to a death or serious injury, or has malfunctioned and
the device or a similar device that it markets would be likely to
cause or contribute to a death or serious injury, if the
malfunction were to recur;
•correction,
removal and recall reporting regulations, which require that
manufacturers report to the FDA field corrections and product
recalls or removals if undertaken to reduce a risk to health posed
by the device or to remedy a violation of the FDCA that may present
a risk to health;
•the
FDA’s recall authority, whereby the agency can order device
manufacturers to recall from the market a product that is in
violation of governing laws and regulations; and
•post-market
surveillance activities and regulations, which apply when deemed by
the FDA to be necessary to protect the public health or to provide
additional safety and effectiveness data for the
device.
Device manufacturing processes are required to comply with the
applicable portions of the QSR, which cover the methods and the
facilities and controls for the design, manufacture, testing,
production, processes, controls, quality assurance, labeling,
packaging, distribution, installation and servicing of finished
devices intended for human use. The QSR also requires, among other
things, maintenance of a device master file, device history file,
and complaint files. Manufacturers are subject to periodic
scheduled or unscheduled inspections by the FDA. The discovery of
previously unknown problems with products, including unanticipated
adverse events or adverse events of increasing severity or
frequency, whether resulting from the use of the device within the
scope of its clearance or approval or off-label by a physician in
the practice of medicine, could result in restrictions on the
device, including the removal of the product from the market or
voluntary or mandatory device recalls.
The FDA has broad regulatory compliance and enforcement powers. If
the FDA determines that a manufacturer has failed to comply with
applicable regulatory requirements, it can take a variety of
compliance or enforcement actions, including the
following:
•issuance
of warning letters, untitled letters, fines, injunctions, consent
decrees and civil penalties;
•requesting
or requiring recalls, withdrawals, or administrative detention or
seizure of our products;
•imposing
operating restrictions or partial suspension or total shutdown of
production;
•refusing
or delaying requests for 510(k) marketing clearance or PMA
approvals of new products or modified products;
•withdrawing
510(k) clearances or PMA approvals that have already been
granted;
•refusal
to grant export approvals for our products; or
•criminal
prosecution.
HIPAA and state privacy, security and breach notification
laws
Under the administrative simplification provisions of the Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, or HIPAA, as
amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and
Clinical Health Act of 2009, or HITECH, the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services issued regulations that establish uniform
standards governing the conduct of certain electronic healthcare
transactions and requirements for protecting the privacy and
security of protected health information, or PHI, used or disclosed
by covered entities, including most health care providers and their
respective business associates, as well as the business associates’
subcontractors. We are required to comply with the provisions of
HIPAA and HITECH and the regulations implemented thereunder setting
forth standards for the privacy of PHI; security standards for the
protection of electronic PHI; breach notification requirements; and
standards for electronic transactions, which establish standards
for common healthcare transactions.
The HIPAA privacy regulations establish requirements and
restrictions for the use and disclosure of PHI by covered entities
as well as business associates, which are persons or entities that
perform certain functions for or on behalf of a covered entity that
involve the creation, receipt, maintenance, or transmittal of PHI.
Business associates are defined to include a subcontractor to whom
a business associate delegates a function, activity, or service,
other than in the capacity of the business associate’s workforce.
As a general rule, a covered entity or business associate may not
use or disclose PHI except as permitted or required under the
privacy regulations. The privacy regulations also grant certain
rights to individuals with respect to their PHI, including the
right to access and amend certain records containing their PHI,
request restrictions on the use or disclosure of their PHI, and
request an accounting of disclosures of their PHI.
Covered entities and business associates also must comply with the
HIPAA security regulations, which establish requirements for
safeguarding the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of
PHI that is electronically transmitted or electronically stored.
The HIPAA security regulations include requirements for
implementing workforce training, implementing policies, and
conducting an accurate and thorough assessment of the potential
risks and vulnerabilities to the confidentiality, integrity, and
availability of electronic PHI maintained by the covered entity or
business associate.
In addition, covered entities and business associates must comply
with certain breach notification requirements. In the event of a
breach of unsecured PHI, a covered entity must notify any affected
individual, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services and, under certain circumstances, the media. A
business associate must notify the relevant covered entity of any
breach of unsecured PHI.
Penalties for failure to comply with a requirement of HIPAA or
HITECH vary significantly, and, depending on the knowledge and
culpability of the HIPAA-regulated entity, may include civil
monetary penalties of up to $1.9 million per calendar year for each
provision of HIPAA that is violated. A person who knowingly obtains
or discloses individually identifiable health information in
violation of HIPAA may face a criminal penalty of up to $50,000 and
up to one-year imprisonment. The criminal penalties increase if the
wrongful conduct involves false pretenses or the intent to sell,
transfer or use identifiable health information for commercial
advantage, personal gain or malicious harm. A covered entity or
business associate may also be liable for civil money penalties for
a violation that is based on an act or omission of any of its
agents as determined according to the federal common law of agency,
which may include a business associate or subcontractor business
associates. Complying with HIPAA and HITECH requires significant
resources, and we may be restricted in our ability to perform
certain activities that involve the collection, use, or disclosure
of PHI due to the limitations in the HIPAA privacy regulations.
Additionally, to the extent that we submit electronic healthcare
claims and payment transactions that do not comply with the
electronic data transmission standards established under HIPAA and
HITECH, payments to us may be delayed or denied.
The HIPAA and HITECH privacy, security, and breach notification
regulations establish a uniform federal “floor” and do not
supersede state laws that are more stringent or provide individuals
with greater rights with respect to the privacy or security of, and
access to, their records containing PHI or insofar as such state
laws apply to personal information that is broader in scope than
PHI as defined under HIPAA. Massachusetts, for example, has a state
law that protects the privacy and security of personal information
of Massachusetts residents. In addition, every U.S. state has a
data breach notification law that requires entities to report
certain security breaches to affected consumers and, in some
instances, state regulators and consumer reporting agencies. Many
states also have laws or regulations that specifically apply to
genetic testing and genetic information and are more stringent than
the standards under HIPAA. These state genetic information privacy
laws include specific informed consent requirements for the conduct
of genetic testing and restrict the collection, use, disclosure, or
retention of genetic information. Failure to comply with applicable
state laws that impose privacy, security, or breach notification
requirements for genetic or other personal information could result
in significant civil or criminal penalties, administrative actions,
or private causes of action by patients, and adversely affect our
business, results of operations and reputation.
Federal and state consumer protection laws
The Federal Trade Commission, or FTC, is an independent U.S. law
enforcement agency charged with protecting consumers and enhancing
competition across broad sectors of the economy. The FTC has
indicated that it will be considering new data privacy regulations,
which, if adopted, could impact our operations if they impose
substantial new obligations or restrictions with respect to our
data collection and processing activities. The FTC’s primary legal
authority with respect to data privacy and security comes from
Section 5 of the FTC Act, which prohibits unfair or deceptive acts
or practices in the marketplace. The FTC uses this broad authority
to police data privacy and security, using its powers to
investigate and bring lawsuits. Where appropriate, the FTC can seek
a variety of remedies, such as but not limited to requiring the
implementation of comprehensive privacy and security
programs, biennial assessments by independent experts, monetary
redress to consumers, and provision of robust notice and choice
mechanisms to consumers. In addition to its enforcement mechanisms,
the FTC uses a variety of tools to protect consumers’ privacy and
personal information, including pursuing enforcement actions to
stop violations of law, conducting studies and issuing reports,
hosting public workshops, developing educational materials, and
testifying before the U.S. Congress on issues that affect consumer
privacy. The FTC has become more aggressive in its enforcement
actions against not only companies, but individual executives as
well. To the extent that individual executives become subject to an
FTC consent decree, or that an executive subject to a consent
decree joins our company, it could impact our
operations.
The vast majority of data privacy cases brought by the FTC fall
under the “deceptive” acts prong of Section 5. These cases often
involve a failure on the part of a company to adhere to its own
privacy and data protection principles set forth in its policies.
To avoid Section 5 violations, the FTC encourages companies to
build privacy protections and safeguards into relevant portions of
their business, and to consider privacy and data protection as the
company grows and evolves. In addition, privacy notices should
clearly and accurately disclose the type(s) of personal information
the company collects, how the company uses and shares that
information, and the security measures used by the company to
protect that information.
In recent years, the FTC’s enforcement under Section 5 related to
data security has included alleged violations of the “unfairness”
prong. Many of these cases have alleged that companies were unfair
to consumers because they failed to take reasonable and necessary
measures to protect consumer data, and especially, data that the
FTC considers sensitive, such as geolocation data. The FTC has not
provided bright line rules defining what constitutes “reasonable
and necessary measures” for implementing a cybersecurity program,
but it has provided guidance, tips and advice for companies. The
FTC has also published past complaints and consent orders, which it
urges companies use as guidance to help avoid an FTC enforcement
action, even if a data breach or loss occurs.
In addition to the FTC Act, most U.S. states have unfair and
deceptive acts and practices statutes, known as UDAP statutes, that
substantially mirror the FTC Act and have been applied in the
privacy and data security context. These UDAP statutes vary in
substance and strength from state to state. Many have broad
prohibitions against unfair and deceptive acts and practices. These
statutes generally allow for private rights of action and are
enforced by the states’ Attorneys General.
State Consumer Privacy Legislation
The California Consumer Privacy Act, or CCPA, is a comprehensive
consumer privacy law that took effect on January 1, 2020 and was
further amended as of January 1, 2023. The CCPA regulates how
certain for-profit businesses that meet one or more CCPA
applicability thresholds collect, use, and disclose the personal
information of natural persons who reside in California. Among
other things, the CCPA confers to California residents the rights
of data transparency, access, deletion, correction, and the ability
to opt-out of or limit the use of their personal data for certain
purposes. The CCPA also requires a business to implement reasonable
security procedures to safeguard personal information against
unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.
The CCPA does not apply to personal information that is PHI under
HIPAA. The CCPA also does not apply to a HIPAA-regulated entity to
the extent that the entity maintains patient information in the
same manner as PHI. In addition, de-identified data as defined
under HIPAA is also exempt from the CCPA. Accordingly, we do not
have CCPA compliance obligations with respect to most genetic
testing and patient information we collect and process. However, we
are required to comply with the CCPA insofar as we collect other
categories of California consumers’ personal
information.
Several states have passed consumer privacy legislation that is
substantially similar to the CCPA and will take effect in 2023. The
Colorado Privacy Act will take effect on July 1, 2023; the
Connecticut Personal Data Privacy Act will take effect on July 1,
2023; the Utah Consumer Privacy Act will take effect on December
31, 2023, and the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act came into
effect on January 1, 2023. Each of these state laws provides
substantially the same rights to residents of each respective state
as does the CCPA for California residents. Unlike the CCPA,
however, each of these other state laws excludes information
collected from employees or business-to-business contacts. Each of
the laws also do not apply to PHI under HIPAA and also generally
exempt HIPAA-regulated entities from their reach. The state laws
are enforced by their respective state’s Attorney Generals, and
none of them includes a private right of action.
Dozens of other states in the United States are currently
considering similar consumer data privacy laws, which could impact
our operations if enacted.
Privacy and data protection laws
There are a growing number of jurisdictions around the globe that
have privacy and data protection laws that may apply to Invitae as
it enters or expands its business in jurisdictions outside of the
United States. These laws are typically triggered by a company’s
establishment or physical location in the jurisdiction, data
processing activities that take place in the jurisdiction, and/or
the processing of personal information about individuals located in
that jurisdiction. Certain international privacy and data
protection laws, such as those in the European Union (EU), are more
restrictive and proscriptive than those in the U.S., while other
jurisdictions may have laws less restrictive or proscriptive than
those in the U.S. Enforcement of these laws varies from
jurisdiction to jurisdiction, with a variety of consequences,
including civil or criminal penalties, litigation, private rights
of action or damage to our reputation.
Europe
The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, took effect
on May 25, 2018. The GDPR applies to any entity established in the
EU as well as extraterritorially to any entity outside the EU that
offers goods or services to, or monitors the behavior of,
individuals who are located in the EU. The GDPR imposes strict
requirements on controllers and processors of personal data,
including enhanced protections for “special categories” of personal
data, which includes sensitive information such as health and
genetic information of data subjects. The GDPR also grants
individuals various rights in relation to their personal data,
including the rights of access, rectification, objection to certain
processing and deletion. The GDPR provides an individual with an
express right to seek legal remedies if the individual believes his
or her rights have been violated. Failure to comply with the
requirements of the GDPR or the related national data protection
laws of the member states of the EU, which may deviate from or be
more restrictive than the GDPR, may result in significant
administrative fines issued by EU regulators. Maximum penalties for
violations of the EU GDPR are capped at 20 million euros or 4% of
an organization's annual global revenue, whichever is
greater.
Australia
Australia’s federal Privacy Act 1988, or the Privacy Act, and the
13 Australian Privacy Principles, or the APPs, contained in the
Privacy Act, apply to government agencies and private sector
organizations with annual turnover exceeding AU $3 million. The
Privacy Act extends to all of Australia's external territories, but
also applies to an act done, or practice engaged in, or outside
Australia (and Australia's external territories) by an
organization, or small business operator, that has a link to
Australia, such as a continued presence, partnership,
incorporation, central management and control, or citizenship in
Australia. An organization may also have a link to Australia if the
organization conducts business in Australia and collects or stores
personal information in Australia. The Privacy Act applies to any
collection, holding, use or disclosure of personal information by a
regulated entity, with enhanced protections for sensitive
information such as genetic information. The Privacy Act prescribes
certain rights for individuals, including rights to know why the
information is collected, how it is used, and to whom it is
disclosed, the right of the individual not to identify themself in
certain circumstances, the right of access, the right to stop
receiving unwanted direct marketing, the right to correct
information, and the right to make a complaint. Australia’s Privacy
Commissioner enforces the Privacy Act and any acts that may violate
an individual’s privacy. The Privacy Commissioner can levy
significant fines on individuals and corporations that violate the
Privacy Act.
Canada
Canada has several federal, provincial and territorial privacy
statutes that govern the protection of personal information. The
Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act 2000,
or PIPEDA, applies to the collection, use, and disclosure of
personal information in the course of commercial activities in
Canada. Although PIPEDA is silent with respect to its
extraterritorial application, the Federal Court of Canada has
concluded that PIPEDA applies to businesses established in other
jurisdictions if there is a “real and substantial connection”
between the organization’s activities and Canada. PIPEDA and
provincial data protection laws require specific notices regarding
openness and transparency and require regulated organizations to
obtain consent in order to process such information. Canadian
individuals enjoy rights or access and to correct inaccuracies.
Violations of Canadian data protection laws can result in
significant fines. Canada is evaluating replacing or substantially
amending PIPEDA so as to make it similar to the GDPR. Such changes
to PIPEDA could impact our operations if enacted. Canada is
considering a series of significant amendments to PIPEDA, the
implementation of which would be to make PIPEDA more like GDPR. If
the amendments to PIPEDA were to come into effect, they could have
an impact on our operations in Canada.
India
The Indian Constitution has been interpreted by India's highest
court to include a fundamental right to privacy. In addition, the
Information Technology Act 2000, as amended, or the IT Act, is the
primary national law regulating the collection and use of personal
information that is sensitive. The IT Act applies to corporations
and other “body corporates” that possess, maintain, or otherwise
process personal information, including body corporates that act on
behalf of other body corporates. Certain provisions of the IT Act
provide liability for negligent handling of personal information.
For example, the IT Act provides that any corporation or other body
corporate that handles sensitive personal data is liable to pay
damages for any loss caused by its negligence in implementing and
maintaining reasonable security practices and
procedures.
In addition, the Information Technology (Reasonable Security
Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or
Information) Rules 2011, or the Data Privacy Rules, issued under
the IT Act regulate the use of personal information and sensitive
personal data. The Data Privacy Rules mandate that businesses have
a privacy policy, obtain consent when collecting or transferring
personal information, and inform the data subject about any
recipients of that data. The IT Act includes a private right of
action for individuals, and authorizes criminal punishment (with a
fine, three years in prison, or both) for disclosing personal
information without the consent of the data subject or in breach of
any relevant contract.
India’s parliament is currently evaluating a new data privacy bill
that would bear many similarities with GDPR, but that would also
contain certain additional requirements including, for example,
possible data localization requirements. If enacted, India’s new
law could impact our operations.
Israel
Israel’s data protection regime is governed primarily by the
Protection of Privacy Law and the regulations promulgated under it,
or the PPL, and the guidelines of the Israeli regulator, the
Privacy Protection Authority, or the PPA. The PPL applies to: (1)
database owners, database holders, and database managers based in
Israel; and (2) data processing operations that take place in
Israel, regardless of whether the individuals about whom the data
relates are residents or citizens of Israel. The PPL could also be
interpreted to apply to non-Israeli database owners, database
holders, or database managers that process personal information
about Israeli residents or citizens when such processing takes
place outside of Israel. Various regulations promulgated under the
PPL by the PPA set out rules and procedures for data security, data
retention, data subject rights, and cross border transfers of data.
These regulations also do not clearly state their jurisdictional
scope, such that there is a risk they could be interpreted as
applying to foreign-based entities that process data about Israeli
citizens.
The PPA is required to maintain a registry of databases and is
empowered to supervise compliance with and investigate alleged
violations of the PPL and related regulations. The PPA may impose
administrative fines for violations of the PPL and related
regulations, and willful violations may result in criminal
liability and up to five years in prison. A breach of privacy is
also actionable, and an individual claimant may obtain monetary
compensation or injunctive relief. A court may award statutory
damages without proof of damages for breach of privacy rights. If
the breach was intentional, the damages may be doubled. The PPL
also specifies that an act or omission in breach of certain of its
provisions, such as failure to ensure data security, may give rise
to a tort claim.
Japan
Japan’s primary data protection law, the Act on the Protection of
Personal Information was amended in 2020 to include GDPR-like
requirements, including additional transparency requirements, data
transfer obligations, enhanced data breach notification
requirements, additional data subject rights and stronger penalties
for violations, including significant fines. The amendment
clarifies that its provisions, obligations and penalties apply to
entities outside of Japan that supply goods or services in Japan
and handle personal information from an individual in Japan. These
amendments went into effect on April 1, 2022.
Information blocking prohibition
On May 1, 2020, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health
Information Technology promulgated final regulations under the
authority of the 21st Century Cures Act to impose new conditions to
obtain and maintain certification of certified health information
technology and prohibit certain covered actors, including
developers of certified health information technology, health
information networks / health information exchanges, and health
care providers (including laboratories), from engaging in
activities that are likely to interfere with the access, exchange,
or use of electronic health information (information blocking). The
final regulations further defined exceptions for activities that
are permissible, even though they may have the effect of
interfering with the access, exchange, or use
of electronic health information. The information blocking
regulation effective date was April 5, 2021. Under the 21st Century
Cures Act, health care providers that violate the information
blocking prohibition will be subject to appropriate disincentives,
which the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has yet to
establish through required rulemaking. Developers of certified
information technology and health information networks / health
information exchanges, however, may be subject to civil monetary
penalties of up to approximately $1 million (as adjusted for
inflation) per violation. If the government were to conclude that
we met the definition of a health information network or health
information exchange, we could be potentially subject to such
penalties. However, the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services Office of Inspector General has the authority to impose
such penalties and on April 24, 2020 published a proposed rule to
codify the civil monetary penalty authority in regulation, which
the agency proposed would be effective 60 days after it issues a
final rule, but in no event before November 2, 2020. The U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General
has not yet issued a final rule.
Federal, state and foreign fraud and abuse laws
In the United States, there are various fraud and abuse laws with
which we must comply, and we are potentially subject to regulation
by various federal, state and local authorities, including CMS,
other divisions of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
(e.g., the Office of Inspector General), the U.S. Department
of Justice, and individual U.S. Attorney offices within the
Department of Justice, and state and local governments. We also may
be subject to foreign fraud and abuse laws.
In the United States, the federal Anti-Kickback Statute prohibits
knowingly and willfully offering, paying, soliciting or receiving
remuneration, directly or indirectly, overtly or covertly, in cash
or in kind, to induce or in return for the referral of an
individual for the furnishing of or arranging for the furnishing of
any item or service for which payment may be made in whole or in
part by a federal healthcare program, or the purchasing, leasing,
ordering or arranging for or recommending purchasing, leasing or
ordering of any good, facility, service or item for which payment
may be made in whole or in part by a federal healthcare program.
Many courts have held that the Anti-Kickback Statute may be
violated if any one purpose of the remuneration is to induce or
reward patient referrals or other federal healthcare program
business, regardless of whether there are other legitimate purposes
for the arrangement. The definition of “remuneration” has been
broadly interpreted to include anything of value, including gifts,
discounts, credit arrangements, payments of cash, consulting fees,
waivers of co-payments, ownership interests, and providing anything
at less than its fair market value. The Anti-Kickback Statute is
broad and may technically prohibit many innocuous or beneficial
arrangements within the healthcare industry. The Anti-Kickback
Statute includes several statutory exceptions, and the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services has issued a series of
regulatory “safe harbors.” These exceptions and safe harbor
regulations set forth certain requirements for various types of
arrangements, which, if met, will protect the arrangement from
potential liability under the Anti-Kickback Statute. Although full
compliance with the statutory exceptions or regulatory safe harbors
ensures against liability under the federal Anti-Kickback Statute,
the failure of a transaction or arrangement to fit within a
specific statutory exception or regulatory safe harbor does not
necessarily mean that the transaction or arrangement is illegal or
that prosecution under the federal Anti-Kickback Statute will be
pursued. Penalties for violations of the Anti-Kickback Statute are
severe, and include imprisonment, criminal fines, civil money
penalties, and exclusion from participation in federal healthcare
programs. Many states also have anti-kickback statutes, some of
which may apply to items or services reimbursed by any third-party
payer, including commercial insurers.
There are also federal laws related to healthcare fraud and false
statements, among others, that apply to healthcare matters. The
healthcare fraud statute prohibits, among other things, knowingly
and willfully executing a scheme to defraud any healthcare benefit
program, including private payers. A violation of this statute is a
felony and may result in fines, imprisonment, or exclusion from
governmental payer programs such as the Medicare and Medicaid
programs. The false statements statute prohibits, among other
things, knowingly and willfully falsifying, concealing or covering
up a material fact, or making any materially false, fictitious or
fraudulent statement in connection with the delivery of or payment
for healthcare benefits, items, or services. A violation of this
statute is a felony and may result in fines, imprisonment, or
exclusion from governmental payer programs.
Another development affecting the healthcare industry is the
increased enforcement of the federal False Claims Act and, in
particular, actions brought pursuant to the False Claims Act’s
“whistleblower” or “qui tam” provisions. The False Claims Act
imposes liability on any person or entity that, among other things,
knowingly presents, or causes to be presented, a false or
fraudulent claim for payment by a federal governmental payer
program. The qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act allow a
private individual to bring actions on behalf of the federal
government alleging that the defendant has defrauded the federal
government by presenting or causing to be presented a false claim
to the federal government and permit such individuals to share in
any amounts paid by the entity to the government in fines or
settlement. When an entity is determined to have violated the False
Claims
Act, it may be required to pay up to three times the actual damages
sustained by the government, plus civil penalties for each false
claim. For penalties assessed after May 9, 2022, whose associated
violations occurred after November 2, 2015, the penalties range
from $12,537 to 25,076 for each false claim. The minimum and
maximum per claim penalty amounts are subject to annual increases
for inflation.
In addition, various states have enacted false claim laws analogous
to the federal False Claims Act, and some of these state laws apply
where a claim is submitted to any third-party payer and not only a
governmental payer program.
Additionally, the civil monetary penalties statute imposes
penalties against any person or entity that, among other things, is
determined to have knowingly presented or caused to be presented a
claim to a federal health program that the person knows or should
know is for an item or service that was not provided as claimed or
for a claim that is false or fraudulent. This law also prohibits
the offering or transfer of remuneration to a Medicare or state
healthcare program beneficiary if the person knows or should know
it is likely to influence the beneficiary’s selection of a
particular provider, practitioner, or supplier for items or
services reimbursable by Medicare or a state healthcare program.
There are several exceptions to the prohibition on beneficiary
inducement.
The Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act of 2018, or EKRA,
prohibits, among other things, payments for referrals to recovery
homes, clinical treatment facilities, and laboratories. EKRA’s
reach extends beyond federal health care programs, to include
private insurance (i.e., it is an “all payer” statute). For
purposes of EKRA, the term “laboratory” is defined broadly and
without reference to any connection to substance use disorder
treatment. EKRA is a criminal statute and violations can result in
fines of up to $200,000, up to 10 years in prison, or both, per
violation. The law includes a limited number of exceptions, some of
which closely align with corresponding federal Anti-Kickback
Statute exceptions and safe harbors and others that materially
differ.
We are also subject to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, or
FCPA, which prohibits companies and their intermediaries from
making payments in violation of law to non-U.S. government
officials for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business or
securing any other improper advantage. In Europe various countries
have adopted anti-bribery laws providing for severe consequences,
in the form of criminal penalties and/or significant fines, for
individuals and/or companies committing a bribery offence.
Violations of these anti-bribery laws, or allegations of such
violations, could have a negative impact on our business, results
of operations and reputation. For instance, in the United Kingdom,
under the Bribery Act 2010, which went into effect in July 2011, a
bribery occurs when a person offers, gives or promises to give a
financial or other advantage to induce or reward another individual
to improperly perform certain functions or activities, including
any function of a public nature. Bribery of foreign public
officials also falls within the scope of the Bribery Act 2010.
Under the new regime, an individual found in violation of the
Bribery Act 2010, faces imprisonment of up to ten years. In
addition, the individual can be subject to an unlimited fine, as
can commercial organizations for failure to prevent
bribery.
The Physician Payments Sunshine Act, enacted as part of the
Affordable Care Act, also imposed annual reporting requirements on
entities including manufacturers of certain devices, medical
supplies, drugs and biologics for certain payments and transfers of
value that the manufacturer provides, directly or indirectly, to or
on behalf of physicians, certain other providers including
physician assistants and nurse practitioners, and teaching
hospitals. The Physician Payments Sunshine Act also requires
entities including applicable manufacturers to report certain
ownership and investment interests held by physicians and their
immediate family members in such manufacturers. In addition,
certain states, such as Vermont and Massachusetts, have enacted
laws that impose certain reporting requirements for payments and
transfers of value provided to covered healthcare providers. These
state laws are not preempted by the federal Physician Payments
Sunshine Act to the extent the state law requires the reporting of
information that is not required to be reported under the federal
Physician Payments Sunshine Act. Finally, certain states such as
Massachusetts, Nevada, and Vermont have enacted laws that limit or
prohibit the provision of payments or other transfers of value to
covered recipients, such as certain health care providers,
hospitals, and health benefit plan administrators.
Physician referral prohibitions
A federal law directed at “self-referrals,” commonly known as the
“Stark Law,” prohibits a physician from referring a patient to an
entity for certain Medicare-covered designated health services,
including laboratory services, if the physician, or an immediate
family member, has a financial relationship with the entity, unless
an exception applies. The Stark Law also prohibits an entity from
billing for services furnished pursuant to a prohibited referral. A
physician or entity that engages in a scheme to circumvent the
Stark Law’s referral prohibition may be fined up to $185,009 for
each such arrangement or scheme. In addition, any person who
presents or causes to be presented a claim to the Medicare program
in violation of the Stark Law is subject to civil monetary
penalties of up to $27,750 per service, an assessment of up to
three times the amount claimed and possible exclusion
from
participation in federal healthcare programs. Bills submitted in
violation of the Stark Law may not be paid by Medicare, and any
person collecting any amounts with respect to any such prohibited
bill is obligated to refund such amounts. Many states have
comparable laws that apply to services covered by other third-party
payers. The Stark Law also prohibits state receipt of federal
Medicaid matching funds for services furnished pursuant to a
prohibited referral. This provision of the Stark Law has not been
implemented by regulations, but some courts have held that the
submission of claims to Medicaid that would be prohibited as
self-referrals under the Stark Law for Medicare could implicate the
False Claims Act.
Corporate practice of medicine
Numerous states have enacted laws prohibiting business
corporations, such as us, from practicing medicine and employing or
engaging clinicians to practice medicine, generally referred to as
the prohibition against the corporate practice of medicine. These
laws are designed to prevent interference in the medical
decision-making process by anyone who is not a licensed physician.
For example, California’s Medical Board has indicated that
determining what diagnostic tests are appropriate for a particular
condition and taking responsibility for the ultimate overall care
of the patient, including providing treatment options available to
the patient, would constitute the unlicensed practice of medicine
if performed by an unlicensed person. Violation of these corporate
practice of medicine laws may result in civil or criminal fines, as
well as sanctions imposed against us and/or the professional
through licensure proceedings.
Intellectual property
We rely on a combination of intellectual property rights, including
trade secrets, copyrights, trademarks, customary contractual
protections and, to a lesser extent, patents, to protect our core
technology and intellectual property. With respect to patents, we
believe that the practice of patenting individual genes, along with
patenting tools and methods specific to individual genes, has
impeded the progress of the genetic testing industry beyond single
gene tests and is antithetical to our core principle that patients
should own and control their own genomic information. The U.S.
Supreme Court has issued a series of unanimous (9-0) decisions
setting forth limits on the patentability of natural phenomena,
natural laws, abstract ideas and their applications —
i.e.,
Mayo Collaborative v. Prometheus Laboratories
(2012),
or
Mayo,
Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics
(2013),
or
Myriad,
and
Alice Corporation v. CLS Bank (2014),
or
Alice.
As discussed below, we believe the
Mayo,
Myriad
and
Alice
decisions bring clarity to the limits to which patents may cover
specific genes, mutations of such genes, or gene-specific
technology for determining a patient’s genomic
information.
Patents
U.S. Supreme Court cases have clarified that naturally occurring
DNA sequences are natural phenomena, which should not be
patentable. On June 13, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court
decided
Myriad,
a case challenging the validity of patent claims held by Myriad
relating to the cancer genes BRCA1 and BRCA2. The
Myriad
Court held that genomic DNAs that have been isolated from, or have
the same sequence as, naturally occurring samples, such as the DNA
constituting the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes or fragments thereof, are
not eligible for patent protection. Instead, the
Myriad
Court held that only those complementary DNAs (cDNAs) which have a
sequence that differs from a naturally occurring fragment of
genomic DNA may be patent eligible. Because it will be applied by
other courts to all gene patents, the holding in
Myriad
also invalidates patent claims to other genes and gene variants.
Prior to
Myriad,
on August 16, 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal
Circuit had held that certain patent claims of Myriad directed to
methods of comparing or analyzing BRCA1 and BRCA2 sequences to
determine whether or not a person has a variant or mutation are
unpatentable abstract processes, and Myriad did not appeal such
ruling.
We do not currently have any patents or patent applications
directed to the sequences of specific genes or variants of such
genes, nor do we rely on any such in-licensed patent rights of any
third party. We believe that correlations between specific gene
variants and a person’s susceptibility to certain conditions or
diseases are natural laws that are not patentable under the U.S.
Supreme Court’s decision in
Mayo.
The
Mayo
case involved patent claims directed to optimizing, on a
patient-specific basis, the dosage of a certain drug by measuring
its metabolites in a patient. The
Mayo
Court determined that patent claims directed at detection of
natural correlations, such as the correlation between drug
metabolite levels in a patient and that drug’s optimal dosage for
such patient, are not eligible for patent protection. The
Mayo
Court held that claims based on this type of comparison between an
observed fact and an understanding of that fact’s implications
represent attempts to patent a natural law and, moreover, when the
processes for making the comparison are not themselves sufficiently
inventive, claims to such processes are similarly
patent-ineligible. On June 19, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court
decided
Alice,
where it amplified its
Mayo
and
Myriad
decisions and clarified the analytical framework for distinguishing
between patents
that claim laws of nature, natural phenomena and abstract ideas and
those that claim patent-eligible applications of such concepts.
According to the
Alice
Court, the analysis depends on whether a patent claim directed to a
law of nature, a natural phenomenon or an abstract idea contains
additional elements, an “inventive concept,” that “is sufficient to
ensure that the patent in practice amounts to significantly more
than a patent upon the [ineligible concept] itself” (citing
Mayo).
We believe that
Mayo,
Myriad
and
Alice
not only render as unpatentable genes, gene fragments and the
detection of a person’s sequence for a gene, but also have the same
effect on generic applications of conventional technology to
specific gene sequences. For example, we believe that generic
claims to primers or probes directed to specific gene sequences and
uses of such primers and probes in determining a person’s genetic
information are not patentable. We do not currently have any
patents or patent applications directed to such subject matter nor
have we in-licensed such patents rights of any third
party.
Unlike patents directed to specific genes, we do rely upon, in
part, patent protection to protect technology that is not
gene-specific and that provides us with a potential competitive
advantage as we focus on making comprehensive genetic information
less expensive and more broadly available to our customers. In this
regard, we have issued U.S. patents, pending U.S. patent
applications and corresponding non-U.S. patents and patent
applications directed to various aspects of our laboratory,
analytic and business practices. We intend to pursue further patent
protection where appropriate.
For information regarding legal actions that pertain to
intellectual property rights, see Note 8, “Commitments and
contingencies” in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in
Part II, Item 8. of this report.
Trade secrets
In addition to seeking patent protection for some of our
laboratory, analytic and business practices, we also rely on trade
secrets, including unpatented know-how, technology and other
proprietary information, to maintain and develop our competitive
position. We have developed proprietary procedures for both the
laboratory processing of patient samples and the analysis of the
resulting data to generate clinical reports. For example, we have
automated aspects of our processes for curating information about
known variants, identifying variants in an individual’s sequence
information, associating those variants with known information
about their potential effects on disease, and presenting that
information for review by personnel responsible for its
interpretation and for the delivery of test reports to clinicians
and patients. We try to protect these trade secrets, in part, by
taking reasonable steps to keep them confidential. This includes
entering into nondisclosure and confidentiality agreements with
parties who have access to them, such as our employees and certain
third parties. We also enter into invention or patent assignment
agreements with our employees and consultants that obligate them to
assign to us any inventions developed in the course of their work
for us. However, we may not enter into such agreements with all
relevant parties, and these parties may not abide by the terms of
their agreements. Despite measures taken to protect our
intellectual property, unauthorized parties might copy or
independently develop and commercially exploit aspects of our
technology or obtain and use information that we regard as
proprietary.
Trademarks
We work hard to achieve a high level of quality in our operations
and to provide our customers with a superior experience when
interacting with us. As a consequence, our brand is very important
to us, as it is a symbol of our reputation and representative of
the goodwill we seek to generate with our customers. As a
consequence, we have invested significant resources in protection
of our trademarks.
Environmental matters
We are committed to maintaining compliance with all environmental
laws applicable to our operations and products, and also realize
that we need to begin to take steps to address our environmental
footprint. We take our responsibility for environmental stewardship
seriously and believe that we must do our part in addressing global
climate change challenges. While we are early on this journey, we
are committed to reducing our environmental impact. We aim to
integrate sustainable business practices, energy-efficient
technologies and eco-friendly products that advance our progress in
reducing our carbon footprint, water consumption and
waste.
We realize that our effectiveness in executing upon our
environmental objectives first begins with understanding our
environmental impact and carbon footprint. We engaged a third-party
to complete an in-depth analysis of our 2020, 2021 and 2022
emissions, water and waste data. With this insight, we established
a baseline from which to facilitate ongoing internal measuring,
managing and reporting of these factors. We believe
this
foundation now better positions us to improve internal tracking
systems, launch eco-friendly initiatives, normalize our metrics and
establish science-based targets to reduce our environmental
footprint over time.
Our operations require the use of hazardous materials (including
biological materials) that subject us to a variety of federal,
state and local environmental and safety laws and regulations. Some
of these regulations provide for strict liability, holding a party
potentially liable without regard to fault or negligence. We could
be held liable for damages and fines as a result of our, or
others’, business operations should contamination of the
environment or individual exposure to hazardous substances occur.
We cannot predict how changes in laws or new regulations will
affect our business, operations or the cost of
compliance.
Raw materials and suppliers
We rely on a limited number of suppliers, or, in some cases, sole
suppliers, including Agena Bioscience, Inc., Illumina, Integrated
DNA Technologies Inc. (“IDT”), Roche Holdings Ltd., QIAGEN
N.V. ("QIAGEN") and Twist Bioscience Corporation for certain
laboratory reagents, as well as sequencers and other equipment and
materials which we use in our laboratory operations. We are in
active litigation with affiliates of QIAGEN as described in Note 8,
"Commitments and contingencies" in Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements in Part II, Item 8. of this Annual Report. We rely on
Illumina
as the sole supplier of next generation sequencers and associated
reagents and as the sole provider of maintenance and repair
services for these sequencers. Our operations could be interrupted
if we encounter delays or difficulties in securing these reagents
and enzymes, sequencers or other equipment or materials, and if we
cannot obtain an acceptable substitute. Any such interruption could
significantly affect our business, financial condition, results of
operations and reputation. We believe that there are only a few
other manufacturers that are currently capable of supplying and
servicing the equipment necessary for our operations, including
sequencers and various associated reagents and enzymes. The use of
equipment or materials provided by these replacement suppliers
would require us to alter our operations. Transitioning to a new
supplier would be time consuming and expensive, may result in
interruptions in operations, could affect the performance
specifications of our laboratory operations or could require that
we revalidate our tests. We cannot be certain that we will be able
to secure alternative equipment, reagents and other materials, or
bring such equipment, reagents and materials online and revalidate
them without experiencing interruptions in our workflow. If we
encounter delays or difficulties in securing, reconfiguring or
revalidating equipment and materials, our business and reputation
could be adversely affected.
Customer concentration and revenue trends
We receive payment for our products and services from patients,
biopharmaceutical partners, third-party payers and other
business-to-business customers. As of December 31, 2022, our
revenue has been primarily derived from test reports generated from
our assays. See information regarding our customer concentration in
Note 2, “Summary of significant accounting policies” in Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8. of this
Annual Report.
We have historically experienced higher revenue in our fourth
quarter compared to other quarters in our fiscal year due in part
to higher demand for our tests from patients who have met their
annual insurance deductible. Revenue in the fourth quarter of
fiscal year 2022 declined as we exited product offerings and
geographies related to our strategic realignment. The continued
impact of exiting product offerings and geographies coupled with
changes in our product and payer mix might cause these historical
trends to be different than future trends of revenue or financial
performance.
Human capital resources
Our people
The strength of our team and the culture in which we work is
essential to our ability to achieve our broader mission. We had
approximately 1,700 employees as of December 31, 2022, of
which approximately 61% were women and 39% men. Our management team
as of December 31, 2022 was 29% women and 71%
men.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, or DEI
Our DEI mission is to attract, engage, develop and retain talent
from diverse backgrounds by fostering community, providing
education and support, and advancing inclusive research and health
equity globally. Our vision is to cultivate a place where we all
belong. As of December 31, 2022, approximately 56% of our
workforce was White, 21% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 5% Black or African
American, 4% two or more races (not Hispanic or Latino) and 5% not
self-identified based on our payroll system and individual
self-identification. On our management team,
21% are people who identify as non-White. With the addition of a
board member on January 26, 2023, our board of directors is now 50%
racially diverse with 38% female representation and an average age
of 58.
Our culture and mission
Our team is driven to make a difference for the patients. We aim to
be a highly functioning and collaborative team, well equipped to
attract, develop and retain diverse talent while driving culture,
engagement, and change management in support of business
objectives. Our People & Culture business partners are embedded
within leadership teams to help support our talent strategy and
team development throughout our organization. We provide employees
with opportunities to grow and advance, supported by flexible work
hours, flexible paid time off (non-accrual), the ability to work
remotely for many roles, and the satisfaction of doing meaningful
work.
Our total rewards philosophy
We offer a competitive total rewards package, which includes base
compensation, incentive compensation, equity, healthcare coverage,
401(k) (with a partial match), an employee stock purchase plan, and
a broad range of other benefits including family leave and parental
leave for new parents. Our health vendor provides fertility and
adoption benefits for our U.S. employees and most of our global
employees. Additionally, we have an employer-sponsored genetic
testing program, which provides employees and their covered
dependents access to our genetic testing at no cost.
Health and safety
We are committed to maintaining and improving the health and safety
of our employees. All employees are responsible for maintaining a
safe workplace. We promote, train and ensure employees are
following our protocols, rules, policies and practices and are
reporting accidents, injuries and unsafe equipment, practices or
conditions, in accordance with our Code of Business Conduct and
Ethics and health and safety policies. In addition, we established
an Enterprise Crisis Management Team that, along with the Employee
Health and Safety Administrator, comprise the Steering Committee
for pandemic response, which is responsible for ensuring our
COVID-19 policies and practices meet all necessary standards and
regulations. Our response has evolved as the situation has evolved.
We monitor, update and align our corporate policies to meet state
and federal occupational health and safety rules. We work to ensure
employees follow guidance regarding COVID-19 protocols including
testing, quarantine requirements, exposure control measures,
contact tracing, and masking.
Information about our executive officers
The names of our executive officers and other corporate officers,
and their ages as of February 28, 2023, are as
follows:
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Position |
Executive officers |
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Kenneth D. Knight |
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62 |
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Chief Executive Officer and Director |
Yafei (Roxi) Wen |
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50 |
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Chief Financial Officer |
Thomas R. Brida |
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52 |
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General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary |
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Robert L. Nussbaum, M.D. |
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73 |
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Chief Medical Officer |
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Robert F. Werner |
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49 |
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Chief Accounting Officer |
Kenneth D. Knight
has served as a director and our Chief Executive Officer since July
2022. Mr. Knight also served as our Chief Operating Officer from
June 2020 to July 2022. Prior to joining Invitae, he most recently
served as Vice President of transportation services at Amazon.com,
Inc., a multinational and diversified technology company, from
December 2019 to June 2020, and as Vice President of Amazon’s
global delivery services, fulfillment operations and human
resources from April 2016 to December 2019. Prior to his time at
Amazon, from 2012 to March 2016, Mr. Knight served as general
manager of material handling and underground business division at
Caterpillar Inc., a manufacturer of machinery and equipment. Prior
to that, Mr. Knight served in various capacities at General Motors
Company, a vehicle manufacturer, for 27 years, including as
executive director of global manufacturing engineering and as
manufacturing general manager. Mr. Knight holds a B.S. in
Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and
an M.B.A. from the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology.
Yafei (Roxi) Wen
has served as our Chief Financial officer since June 2021. Prior to
joining Invitae, from February 2019 to June 2021, she served as the
Chief Financial Officer at Mozilla Corporation, an open-source
software company, overseeing finance and accounting, mergers and
acquisitions, business development, data and
analytics, information technology and engineering operations,
workplace resources and sustainability. Prior to Mozilla, Roxi
served as the Chief Financial Officer at Elo Touch Solutions, a
touch screen systems and components company, from April 2014 to
February 2019, and General Electric Critical Power, an electronics
power technology company, from 2008 to 2013, following her
experience driving capital market and business finance efforts at
Medtronic, a leading medical technology company, from 2002 to 2008.
Roxi is a CFA charterholder and has an M.B.A. from the University
of Minnesota.
Thomas R. Brida
has served as our General Counsel since January 2017, our Chief
Compliance Officer since February 2019, and our Secretary since May
2019. Mr. Brida also served as our Deputy General Counsel from
January 2016 to January 2017. Prior to joining Invitae, he was
Associate General Counsel at Bio-Rad Laboratories, a life science
research and clinical diagnostics manufacturer, from January 2004
to January 2016. He holds a B.A. from Stanford University and a
J.D. from the U.C. Berkeley School of Law.
Robert L. Nussbaum, M.D.
has served as our Chief Medical Officer since August 2015. From
April 2006 to August 2015, he was chief of the Division of Genomic
Medicine at UCSF Health where he also held leadership roles in the
Cancer Genetics and Prevention Program beginning in January 2009
and the Program in Cardiovascular Genetics beginning in July 2007.
From April 2006 to August 2015, he served as a member of the UCSF
Institute for Human Genetics. Prior to joining UCSF Health,
Dr. Nussbaum was chief of the Genetic Disease Research Branch
of the National Human Genome Research Institute, one of the
National Institutes of Health, from 1994 to 2006. He is a member of
the National Academy of Medicine and a fellow at the American
Academy of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Nussbaum is a
board-certified internist and medical geneticist who holds a B.S.
in Applied Mathematics from Harvard College and an M.D. from
Harvard Medical School in the Harvard-MIT joint program in Health
Sciences and Technology. He completed his residency in internal
medicine at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and a fellowship in medical
genetics at the Baylor College of Medicine.
Robert F. Werner
has served as our Chief Accounting and Principal Accounting Officer
since May 2020. Prior to that, Mr. Werner served as our Corporate
Controller from September 2017. Prior to joining Invitae, from
February 2015 to September 2017, Mr. Werner served as Vice
President of Finance and Corporate Controller of Proteus Digital
Health, Inc., a digital medicine pharmaceuticals company. Prior to
that, Mr. Werner served as Corporate Controller and Principal
Accounting Officer of CardioDx, Inc., a molecular diagnostics
company, from March 2012 to February 2015. Mr. Werner is a
Certified Public Accountant in California and started his career at
Ernst & Young LLP. Mr. Werner holds a B.S. in Accounting and a
Master of Accountancy in Professional Accounting from Brigham Young
University’s Marriott School of Management.
General Information
We were incorporated in the State of Delaware on January 13,
2010 under the name Locus Development, Inc. and changed our name to
Invitae Corporation in 2012.
Our principal executive offices are located at 1400
16th
Street, San Francisco, California 94103, and our telephone number
is (415) 374-7782. Our website address is www.invitae.com. The
information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our
website is not part of this Annual Report on
Form 10-K.
We make available free of charge on our website our Annual Reports
on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current
reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports, as soon
as reasonably practicable after we electronically file or furnish
such materials to the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC.
You may obtain a free copy of these reports in the Investor
Relations section of our website, www.invitae.com. All reports that
we file are also available at www.sec.gov.
ITEM 1A. Risk Factors
Risks related to our business and strategy
We expect to continue incurring significant losses, and we may not
successfully execute our plan to achieve or sustain
profitability.
We have incurred substantial losses since our inception. For the
years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, our net losses were
$3.1 billion, $379.0 million and $602.2 million, respectively. At
December 31, 2022, our accumulated deficit was $4.8 billion. We
expect to continue to incur significant losses as we invest in our
business. We incurred research and development expenses of $402.1
million, $416.1 million and $240.6 million and selling and
marketing expenses of $218.9 million, $225.9 million and $168.3
million in 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Since 2021,
widespread inflationary pressures were experienced across global
economies, resulting in higher costs for our raw materials,
non-material costs, labor and other business costs, and significant
increases in the future could adversely affect our results of
operations. In addition, as a result of the integration of acquired
businesses, we may be subject to unforeseen or additional
expenditures, costs or liabilities, including costs and potential
liabilities associated with litigation. Our prior losses and
expected future losses have had and may continue to have an adverse
effect on our stockholders’ equity, working capital and stock
price. Our failure to achieve and sustain profitability in the
future would negatively affect our business, financial condition,
results of operations and cash flows, and could cause the market
price of our common stock to decline.
We began operations in January 2010 and commercially launched our
initial assay in late November 2013. Our prospects must be
considered in light of the risks and difficulties frequently
encountered by companies in a similar stage of development,
particularly companies in new and rapidly evolving markets such as
ours. These risks include an evolving and unpredictable business
model and the management of growth. To address these risks, we
must, among other things, increase our customer base; continue to
implement and successfully execute our business and marketing
strategy; successfully enter into other strategic collaborations or
relationships; obtain access to capital on acceptable terms and
effectively utilize that capital; identify, attract, hire, retain,
motivate and successfully integrate employees; continue to expand,
automate and upgrade our laboratory, technology and data systems;
obtain, maintain and expand coverage and reimbursement by
healthcare payers; obtain and maintain sufficient payment by
partners, institutions and individuals; provide rapid test
turnaround times with accurate results at low prices; provide
superior customer service; and respond to competitive developments.
We cannot assure you that we will be successful in addressing these
risks, and the failure to do so could have a material adverse
effect on our business, prospects, financial condition and results
of operations.
Our inability to raise additional capital on acceptable terms in
the future may limit our ability to develop and commercialize new
tests and expand our operations.
We expect we will need to raise additional capital to finance
operations prior to achieving profitability, or should we make
additional acquisitions. We may seek to raise additional capital
through equity offerings, debt financings, collaborations or
licensing arrangements. Additional funding may not be available to
us on acceptable terms, or at all. In addition, the terms of our
credit agreement restrict our ability to incur certain indebtedness
and issue certain equity securities. If we raise funds by issuing
equity securities, dilution to our stockholders would result. Any
equity securities issued also may provide for rights, preferences
or privileges senior to those of holders of our common stock. The
terms of debt securities issued or borrowings, if available, could
impose significant restrictions on our operations.
The incurrence of additional indebtedness or the issuance of
certain equity securities could result in increased fixed payment
obligations and could also result in restrictive covenants, such as
limitations on our ability to incur additional debt or issue
additional equity, limitations on our ability to acquire companies
or acquire or license intellectual property rights, and other
operating restrictions that could adversely affect our ability to
conduct our business. In addition, the issuance of additional
equity securities by us, or the possibility of such issuance, may
cause the market price of our common stock to decline. In the event
we enter into collaborations or licensing arrangements to raise
capital, we may be required to accept unfavorable terms. These
agreements may require that we relinquish or license to a third
party on unfavorable terms our rights to tests we otherwise would
seek to develop or commercialize ourselves, or reserve certain
opportunities for future potential arrangements when we might be
able to achieve more favorable terms. If we are not able to secure
additional funding when needed, we may have to delay, reduce the
scope of or eliminate one or more research and development
programs, selling and marketing initiatives, or potential
acquisitions. In addition, we may have to work with a partner on
one or more aspects of our tests or market development programs,
which could lower the economic value of those tests or programs to
our company.
Our strategic realignment and the associated headcount reduction
have and are expected to significantly change our business, result
in significant expense, may not result in anticipated savings, and
will disrupt our business.
On July 18, 2022, we initiated a strategic realignment of our
operations and began implementing programs to reduce operating
costs and drive future growth aligned with our core genetic testing
and data platform and patient network. This realignment involves a
significant reduction in our workforce as well as other steps to
streamline our operations, including exiting our distributed
products business and significantly decreasing our global footprint
outside of the United States to less than a dozen countries or
territories. Management currently expects that the strategic
realignment will be completed in 2023 and estimates that the total
costs incurred may be up to $170 million for associated employee
severance and benefits, losses on asset disposals, and other
restructuring costs including the write-off of prepaid assets
related to the exit of certain product offerings, professional
service fees and contract exit costs. Actual costs may be higher
than we expect. We may not realize, in full or in part, the
anticipated benefits, savings and improvements in our cost
structure from our realignment efforts due to unforeseen
difficulties, delays or unexpected costs. If we are unable to
realize the expected operational efficiencies and cost savings from
the restructuring, our operating results and financial condition
would be adversely affected. For example, our divestiture
activities may divert management’s attention from our core business
operations, result in significant write-offs and other charges, and
have an adverse effect on existing relationships with partners,
customers, patients and third-party payers. We have also terminated
early, changed the scope of, or may not be able to perform under
certain contracts as a result of our realignment efforts, and we
could incur significant liability if we do not successfully
negotiate wind-down provisions or new terms. For example, we have
informed certain contractual counterparties that we will not be
able to perform under our companion diagnostic development
agreements.
Any of these or other events could adversely affect our financial
condition and results of operations. In addition, we may not be
able to retain qualified personnel, which may negatively affect our
infrastructure and operations or result in a loss of employees and
reduced productivity among remaining employees. For example, our
turnaround times in returning test results increased recently.
Further, the realignment may yield unintended consequences, such as
attrition beyond our intended workforce reduction, reduced employee
morale, loss of customers or partners, and other adverse effects on
our business.
If our management is unable to successfully manage this transition
and realignment activities, our expenses may be more than expected
and may vary significant from period to period and we may be unable
to implement our business strategy. As a result, our future
financial performance, operations, and prospects would be
negatively affected.
We rely on highly skilled personnel in a broad array of disciplines
and, if we are unable to hire, retain or motivate these
individuals, or maintain our corporate culture, we may not be able
to maintain the quality of our services or grow
effectively.
Our performance, including our research and development programs
and laboratory operations, largely depend on our continuing ability
to identify, hire, develop, motivate and retain highly skilled
personnel for all areas of our organization, including software
developers, geneticists, biostatisticians, certified laboratory
scientists and other scientific and technical personnel to process
and interpret our genetic tests. In addition, we may need to
continue to expand our sales force with qualified and experienced
personnel. In July 2022, we initiated a strategic realignment of
our operations and began implementing cost reduction programs that
will ultimately reduce our workforce by approximately 1,000
employees. This reduction in workforce has and will continue to
result in the loss of institutional knowledge and expertise and the
reallocation of and combination of certain roles and
responsibilities across the organization, all of which could
adversely affect our operations. Further, the realignment has and
may continue to yield unintended consequences, such as attrition
beyond our intended workforce reduction and reduced employee
morale. Competition in our industry for qualified employees is
intense, and we may not be able to attract or retain qualified
personnel in the future due to the competition for qualified
personnel among life science and technology businesses as well as
universities and public and private research institutions,
particularly in the San Francisco Bay Area. In addition, our
compensation arrangements, such as our equity award programs, may
not always be successful in attracting new employees and retaining
and motivating our existing employees. If the value of our common
stock declines significantly, and remains depressed, as it has in
the recent past, or if we do not have enough shares authorized to
grant equity awards to new and existing employees, we may not be
able to recruit and retain qualified employees. If we are not able
to attract and retain the necessary personnel to accomplish our
business objectives, we may experience constraints that could
adversely affect our ability to scale our business and support our
research and development efforts and our clinical laboratory. We
believe that our corporate culture fosters innovation, creativity
and teamwork. However, as our organization grows and evolves, we
may find it increasingly difficult to maintain the beneficial
aspects of our corporate culture. This could negatively impact our
ability to retain and attract employees and our future
success.
We need to scale our infrastructure in advance of demand for our
tests and other services, and our failure to generate sufficient
demand for our tests and other services would have a negative
impact on our business and our ability to attain
profitability.
Our success depends in large part on our ability to extend our
market position, to develop new services, to provide customers with
high-quality test reports quickly and at a lower price than our
competitors, and to achieve sufficient test volume to realize
economies of scale. In order to execute our business model, we
intend to continue to invest heavily in order to significantly
scale our infrastructure, including our testing capacity and
information systems, expand our commercial operations, customer
service, billing and systems processes and enhance our internal
quality assurance program. We expect that much of this
infrastructure growth will be in advance of demand for our tests
and other services. Many of our current and future expense levels
are fixed. Because the timing and amount of revenue from our
services is difficult to forecast, when revenue does not meet our
expectations, we may not be able to adjust our spending promptly or
reduce our spending to levels commensurate with our revenue. Even
if we are able to successfully scale our infrastructure and
operations, we cannot assure you that demand for our services will
increase at levels consistent with the growth of our
infrastructure. If we fail to generate demand commensurate with
this growth or if we fail to scale our infrastructure sufficiently
in advance of demand to successfully meet such demand, our
business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations
could be adversely affected.
The global macroeconomic environment could negatively impact our
business, our financial position and our results of
operations.
Adverse macroeconomic developments, including inflation, slowing
growth, rising interest rates, or recession, may adversely affect
our business and financial condition. These developments have
caused, and could in the future cause, disruptions and volatility
in global financial markets and increased rates of default and
bankruptcy, and negatively affect business and consumer spending.
Adverse economic conditions have and may continue to increase the
costs of operating our business, including vendor, supplier and
workforce expenses, and may limit our access to capital or may
significantly increase our cost of capital. Management continues to
evaluate the impact of macroeconomic events, including inflation,
on our business and our future plans and intends to take
appropriate measures to help alleviate their impact, but there can
be no assurance that these efforts will be successful. A weak or
declining economy also could strain our suppliers, possibly
resulting in supply disruption, or cause our customers to delay
making payments for our services. A severe or prolonged economic
downturn, such as the global financial crisis, could also reduce
our ability to raise additional capital when needed on acceptable
terms, if at all. Presently, we have customers who have been
adversely affected by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and we have
experienced some disruption in our engineering productivity as we
have sought to assist contractors in both Ukraine and Russia who
have been dislocated or who have chosen to flee Russia. Likewise,
the capital and credit markets have been and may continue to be
adversely affected by the invasion, the possibility of a wider
European or global conflict, and global sanctions imposed in
response to the invasion. We cannot predict the future trajectory
of these risks, including how the macroeconomic environment will
evolve or how it will continue to impact us.
Specifically, difficult macroeconomic conditions, such as cost
inflation, decreases in per capita income and level of disposable
income, increased and prolonged unemployment or a decline in
consumer confidence as a result of COVID-19 or otherwise, as well
as limited or significantly reduced points of access of our tests,
could have a material adverse effect on the demand for our tests.
Under difficult economic conditions, consumers may seek to reduce
discretionary spending by forgoing our tests. Decreased demand for
our tests, particularly in the United States, has negatively
affected and could continue to negatively affect our overall
financial performance.
We face risks related to health epidemics, including the ongoing
COVID-19 pandemic, which could have a material adverse effect on
our business and results of operations.
Our business has been and could continue to be adversely affected
by a widespread outbreak of contagious disease, including the
COVID-19 pandemic. Global health concerns relating to COVID-19 have
negatively affected the macroeconomic environment, and the pandemic
has significantly increased economic volatility and uncertainty. As
discussed in our prior and current Form 10-K and 10-Q filings, our
operations have been and will continue to be impacted by the
COVID-19 pandemic and its related economic challenges. Even after
COVID-19 has subsided, we may continue to experience an adverse
impact to our business as a result of its global economic impact,
including any recession that has occurred or may occur in the
future.
There are no comparable recent events which may provide guidance as
to the effect of the spread of COVID-19, and, as a result, the
ultimate impact of COVID-19 or a similar health epidemic is highly
uncertain and subject to change.
If third-party payers, including managed care organizations,
private health insurers and government health plans, do not provide
adequate reimbursement for our tests or we are unable to comply
with their requirements for reimbursement, our commercial success
could be negatively affected.
Our ability to increase the number of billable tests and our
revenue will depend on our success achieving reimbursement for our
tests from third-party payers. Reimbursement by a payer may depend
on a number of factors, including a payer’s determination that a
test is appropriate, medically necessary, and cost-effective,
and/or whether the patient has received prior
authorization.
Since each payer makes its own decision as to whether to establish
a policy or enter into a contract to cover our tests, as well as
the amount it will reimburse for a test, seeking these approvals is
a time-consuming and costly process. In addition, the determination
by a payer to cover and the amount it will reimburse for our tests
will likely be made on an indication-by-indication basis. To date,
we have obtained policy-level reimbursement approval or contractual
reimbursement for some indications for our germline tests from most
of the large commercial third-party payers in the United States,
and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, or CMS,
provides reimbursement for our multi-gene tests for hereditary
breast and ovarian cancer-related disorders as well as colon
cancer. We believe that establishing adequate reimbursement from
Medicare is an important factor in gaining adoption from healthcare
providers. Our claims for reimbursement from third-party payers may
be denied upon submission, and we must appeal the claims. The
appeals process is time consuming and expensive and may not result
in payment. In cases where there is not a contracted rate for
reimbursement, there is typically a greater coinsurance or
copayment requirement from the patient, which may result in further
delay or decreased likelihood of collection.
In cases where we have established reimbursement rates with
third-party payers, we face additional challenges in complying with
their procedural requirements for reimbursement. These requirements
often vary from payer to payer, and we have needed additional time
and resources to comply with them. We have also experienced, and
may continue to experience, delays in or denials of coverage if we
do not adequately comply with these requirements. Our third-party
payers have also requested, and in the future may request, audits
of the amounts paid to us. We have been required to repay certain
amounts to payers as a result of such audits, and we could be
adversely affected if we are required to repay other payers for
alleged overpayments due to lack of compliance with their
reimbursement policies. In addition, we have experienced, and may
continue to experience, delays in reimbursement when we transition
to being an in-network provider with a payer.
We expect to continue to focus our resources on increasing adoption
of, and expanding coverage and reimbursement for, our current tests
and any future tests we may develop or acquire. If we fail to
expand and maintain broad adoption of, and coverage and
reimbursement for, our tests, our ability to generate revenue could
be harmed and our future prospects and our business could
suffer.
We face intense competition, which is likely to intensify further
as existing competitors devote additional resources to, and new
participants enter, the markets in which we operate. If we cannot
compete successfully, we may be unable to increase our revenue or
achieve and sustain profitability.
With the development of next generation sequencing, the clinical
genetics market is becoming increasingly competitive, and we expect
this competition to intensify in the future. We face competition
from a variety of sources, including:
•dozens
of relatively specialized competitors focused on genetics applied
to healthcare, such as Ambry Genetics, a subsidiary of Realm IDx;
Athena Diagnostics and Blueprint Genetics, subsidiaries of Quest
Diagnostics; Baylor-Miraca Genetics Laboratories; Caris Life
Sciences; Centogene AG; Color Health; Connective Tissue Gene Test,
a subsidiary of Health Network Laboratories; Cooper Surgical; Emory
Genetics Laboratory, a subsidiary of Eurofins Scientific; Exact
Sciences; Foundation Medicine, a subsidiary of Roche Holding AG;
Fulgent Genetics; GeneDx Holdings; Guardant Health; Integrated
Genetics, Sequenom, Correlagen Diagnostics, and MNG Laboratories,
subsidiaries of Labcorp; Myriad Genetics; Natera; NeoGenomics;
Perkin Elmer; and Tempus Labs; as well as other commercial and
academic laboratories;
•a
few large, established general testing companies with large market
share and significant channel power, such as Labcorp and Quest
Diagnostics;
•a
large number of clinical laboratories in an academic or healthcare
provider setting that perform clinical genetic testing on behalf of
their affiliated institutions and often sell and market more
broadly; and
•a
large number of new entrants into the market for genetic
information ranging from informatics and analysis pipeline
developers to focused, integrated providers of genetic tools and
services for health and wellness including Illumina, which is also
one of our suppliers.
Hospitals, academic medical centers and eventually physician
practice groups and individual clinicians may also seek to perform
at their own facilities the type of genetic testing we would
otherwise perform for them. In this regard, continued development
of equipment, reagents, and other materials as well as databases
and interpretation services may enable broader direct participation
in genetic testing and analysis.
Participants in closely related markets such as clinical trial or
companion diagnostic testing could converge on offerings that are
competitive with the type of tests we perform. Instances where
potential competitors are aligned with key suppliers or are
themselves suppliers could provide such potential competitors with
significant advantages.
In addition, the biotechnology and genetic testing fields are
intensely competitive both in terms of service and price, and
continue to undergo significant consolidation, permitting larger
clinical laboratory service providers to increase cost efficiencies
and service levels, resulting in more intense
competition.
We also face competition as a result of our 2021 acquisition of
Ciitizen Corporation ("Ciitizen"). Ciitizen competes with companies
in the patient data platform business, including, among others,
PicnicHealth, All Stripes Research Inc., Seqster PDM, Inc., Apple
Inc. ("Apple"), and Flatiron Health, Inc.
We believe the principal competitive factors in our market
are:
•breadth
and depth of content;
•quality;
•reliability;
•accessibility
of results;
•turnaround
time of testing results;
•price
and quality of tests;
•coverage
and reimbursement arrangements with third-party
payers;
•convenience
of testing;
•brand
recognition of test provider;
•additional
value-added services and informatics tools;
•client
service; and
•quality
of website content.
Many of our competitors and potential competitors have longer
operating histories, larger customer bases, greater brand
recognition and market penetration, higher margins on their tests,
substantially greater financial, technological and research and
development resources, selling and marketing capabilities, lobbying
efforts, and more experience dealing with third-party payers. As a
result, they may be able to respond more quickly to changes in
customer requirements, devote greater resources to the development,
promotion and sale of their tests than we do, sell their tests at
prices designed to win significant levels of market share, or
obtain reimbursement from more third-party payers and at higher
prices than we do. We may not be able to compete effectively
against these organizations. Increased competition and cost-saving
initiatives on the part of governmental entities and other
third-party payers are likely to result in pricing pressures, which
could harm our sales, profitability or ability to gain market
share. In addition, competitors may be acquired by, receive
investments from or enter into other commercial relationships with
larger, well-established and well-financed companies as use of next
generation sequencing for clinical diagnosis and preventative care
increases. Certain of our competitors may be able to secure key
inputs from vendors on more favorable terms, devote greater
resources to marketing and promotional campaigns, adopt more
aggressive pricing policies and devote substantially more resources
to website and systems development than we can. In the past, our
competitors have been successful in recruiting our employees and
may continue to recruit qualified employees from us. In addition,
companies or governments that control access to genetic testing
through umbrella contracts or regional preferences could promote
our competitors or prevent us from performing certain services.
Some of our competitors have obtained approval or clearance for
certain of their tests from the FDA. If payers decide to reimburse
only for tests that are FDA-approved or FDA-cleared, or if they are
more likely to reimburse for such tests, we may not be able to
compete effectively unless we obtain similar approval or clearance
for our tests. If we are unable to compete successfully against
current and future competitors, we may be unable to increase market
acceptance and sales of our tests, which could prevent us from
increasing our revenue or achieving profitability and could cause
our stock price to decline.
The market for patient data software is competitive, and our
business will be adversely affected if we are unable to
successfully compete.
The market for patient data software is competitive. Other than
product innovation and access to healthcare data, there are no
substantial barriers to entry in this market, and established or
new entities may enter this market in the future. While software
internally developed by enterprises represents indirect
competition, we also compete directly with packaged application
software vendors. In addition, we face actual or potential
competition from larger companies such as Apple, and similar
companies that may attempt to sell customer engagement software to
their installed base.
We believe competition will continue to be substantial as current
competitors increase the sophistication of their offerings and as
new participants enter the market. Many of our current and
potential competitors have longer operating histories, larger
customer bases, broader brand recognition, and significantly
greater financial, marketing and other resources. With more
established and better-financed competitors, these companies may be
able to undertake more extensive marketing campaigns, adopt more
aggressive pricing policies, and make more attractive offers to
businesses to induce them to use their products or services. If we
are unable to compete successfully, our business will be adversely
affected.
Security breaches, privacy issues, loss of data and other incidents
could compromise sensitive or personal information related to our
business or prevent us from accessing critical information and
expose us to liability, which could adversely affect our business
and our reputation.
In the ordinary course of our business, we collect and store
sensitive data, including protected health information, or PHI,
personally identifiable information, genetic information, credit
card information, intellectual property and proprietary business
information owned or controlled by ourselves or our customers,
payers and other parties. We manage and maintain our applications
and data utilizing a combination of on-site systems, managed data
center systems and cloud-based systems. We also communicate PHI and
other sensitive patient data through our various customer tools and
platforms. In addition to storing and transmitting sensitive data
that is subject to multiple legal protections, these applications
and data encompass a wide variety of business-critical information
including research and development information, commercial
information, and business and financial information. We face a
number of risks relative to protecting this critical information,
including loss of access risk, inappropriate disclosure,
inappropriate modification, and the risk of our being unable to
adequately monitor and modify our controls over our critical
information. Any technical problems that may arise in connection
with our data and systems, including those that are hosted by
third-party providers, could result in interruptions to our
business and operations or exposure to security vulnerabilities.
These types of problems may be caused by a variety of factors,
including infrastructure changes, intentional or accidental human
actions or omissions, software errors, malware, viruses, security
attacks, ransomware fraud, spikes in customer usage and denial of
service issues. There continues to be a significant level of in
ransomware and cyber security attacks related to the ongoing
conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which could result in
substantial harm to internal systems necessary for running our
critical operations and revenue generating services.
The secure processing, storage, maintenance and transmission of
this critical information are vital to our operations and business
strategy, and we devote significant resources to protecting such
information. Although we take what we believe to be reasonable and
appropriate measures, including a formal, dedicated enterprise
security program, to protect sensitive information from various
compromises (including unauthorized access, disclosure, or
modification or lack of availability), our information technology
and infrastructure may be vulnerable to attacks by hackers or
viruses or breached due to employee error, malfeasance or other
disruptions. For example, we have been subject to phishing
incidents in the past, and we may experience additional incidents
in the future. Any such breach or interruption could compromise our
networks, and the information stored therein could be accessed by
unauthorized parties, altered, publicly disclosed, lost or stolen.
Unauthorized access, loss or dissemination could also disrupt our
operations, including our ability to conduct our analyses, provide
test results, bill payers or patients, process claims and appeals,
provide customer assistance, conduct research and development
activities, collect, process and prepare company financial
information, provide information about our tests and other patient
and physician education and outreach efforts through our website,
and manage the administrative aspects of our business.
In addition to data security risks, we face privacy risks. Should
we actually violate, or be perceived to have violated, any privacy
commitments we make to patients or consumers, we could be subject
to a complaint from an affected individual or interested privacy
regulator, such as the FTC, a state Attorney General, an EU Member
State Data Protection Authority, or a data protection authority in
another international jurisdiction. This risk is heightened given
the sensitivity of the data we collect.
Any security compromise that causes an apparent privacy violation
could also result in legal claims or proceedings and liability and
penalties under federal, state, foreign, or multinational laws that
regulate the privacy, security, or breach of personal information,
such as but not limited to HIPAA, HITECH, the FTC Act, state UDAP
data security and data breach notification laws, the GDPR and the
UK Data Protection Act of 2018.
There has been unprecedented activity in the development of data
protection regulation around the world. As a result, the
interpretation and application of consumer, health-related and data
protection laws in the United States, Europe and elsewhere are
often uncertain, contradictory and in flux. The GDPR took effect in
May 2018. The GDPR applies to any entity established in the EU as
well as extraterritorially to any entity outside the EU that offers
goods or services to, or monitors the behavior of, individuals who
are located in the EU. Among other requirements, the GDPR imposes
strict rules on controllers and processors of personal data,
including enhanced protections for “special categories” of personal
data, which includes sensitive information such as health and
genetic information of data subjects. Maximum penalties for
violations of the GDPR are capped at 20.0 million euros or 4% of an
organization’s annual global revenue, whichever is
greater.
Additionally, the implementation of GDPR has led other
jurisdictions to either amend or propose legislation to amend their
existing data privacy and cybersecurity laws to resemble the
requirements of GDPR. For example, in June 2018, California adopted
the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, or the CCPA. The CCPA,
is a comprehensive consumer privacy law that took effect in January
2020 and was further amended as of January 1, 2023. The CCPA
regulates how certain for-profit businesses that meet one or more
CCPA applicability thresholds collect, use, and disclose the
personal information of natural persons who reside in California.
The CCPA does not apply to personal information that is PHI under
HIPAA. The CCPA also does not apply to a HIPAA-regulated entity to
the extent that the entity maintains patient information in the
same manner as PHI. In addition, de-identified data as defined
under HIPAA is also exempt from the CCPA. Accordingly, we do not
have CCPA compliance obligations with respect to most genetic
testing and patient information we collect and process. However, we
are required to comply with the CCPA insofar as we collect other
categories of California consumers’ personal
information.
Virginia, Connecticut, Colorado, and Utah have recently enacted
similar privacy acts, and dozens of other states in the United
States are currently considering similar consumer data privacy
laws, which could impact our operations if enacted. Some observers
have noted that the CCPA could mark the beginning of a trend toward
more stringent privacy legislation in the United States, which
could increase our potential liability and adversely affect our
business, results of operations, and financial
condition.
It is possible the GDPR, CCPA and other emerging United States and
international data protection laws may be interpreted and applied
in a manner that is inconsistent with our practices. If so, this
could result in government-imposed fines or orders requiring that
we change our practices, which could adversely affect our business.
In addition, these privacy laws and regulations may differ from
country to country and state to state, and our obligations under
these laws and regulations vary based on the nature of our
activities in the particular jurisdiction, such as whether we
collect samples from individuals in the local jurisdiction, perform
testing in the local jurisdiction, or process personal information
regarding employees or other individuals in the local jurisdiction.
Complying with these various laws and regulations could cause us to
incur substantial costs or require us to change our business
practices and compliance procedures in a manner adverse to our
business. We can provide no assurance that we are or will remain in
compliance with diverse privacy and data security requirements in
all of the jurisdictions in which we do business. Failure to comply
with privacy and data security requirements could result in a
variety of consequences, including civil or criminal penalties,
litigation, or damage to our reputation, any of which could have a
material adverse effect on our business.
If we are not able to continue to generate substantial demand for
our tests, our commercial success will be negatively
affected.
Our business model assumes that we will be able to generate
significant test volume, and we may not succeed in continuing to
drive adoption of our tests to achieve sufficient volumes. Inasmuch
as detailed genetic data from broad-based testing panels such as
our tests have only recently become available at relatively
affordable prices, the continued pace and degree of clinical
acceptance of the utility of such testing is uncertain.
Specifically, it is uncertain how much genetic data will be
accepted as necessary or useful, as well as how detailed that data
should be, particularly since medical practitioners may have become
accustomed to genetic testing that is specific to one or a few
genes. Given the substantial amount of additional information
available from a broad-based testing panel such as ours, there may
be distrust as to the reliability of such information when compared
with more limited and focused genetic tests. To generate further
demand for our tests, we will need to continue to make clinicians
aware of the benefits of our tests, including the price, the
breadth of our testing options, and the benefits of having
additional genetic data available from which to make treatment
decisions. A lack of or delay in clinical acceptance of
broad-
based panels such as our tests would negatively impact sales and
market acceptance of our tests and limit our revenue growth and
potential profitability. Genetic testing can be expensive and many
potential customers may be sensitive to pricing. In addition,
potential customers may not adopt our tests if adequate
reimbursement is not available, or if we are not able to maintain
low prices relative to our competitors. Also, we may not be
successful in increasing demand for our tests through our direct
channel, in which we facilitate the ordering of our genetic tests
by consumers through an online network of physicians.
If we are not able to generate demand for our tests at sufficient
volume, or if it takes significantly more time to generate this
demand than we anticipate, our business, prospects, financial
condition and results of operations could be materially
harmed.
We have devoted a portion of our resources to research and
development activities related to our Personalized Cancer
Monitoring ("PCM") service for cancer monitoring. The demand for
this service is unproven, and we may not be successful in achieving
market awareness and demand for these services through our sales
and marketing operations.
Our success will depend on our ability to use rapidly changing
genetic data to interpret test results accurately and consistently,
and our failure to do so would have an adverse effect on our
operating results and business, harm our reputation and could
result in substantial liabilities that exceed our
resources.
Our success depends on our ability to provide reliable,
high-quality tests that incorporate rapidly evolving information
about the role of genes and gene variants in disease and clinically
relevant outcomes associated with those variants. Errors, such as
failure to detect genomic variants with high accuracy, or mistakes,
such as failure to identify, or incompletely or incorrectly
identifying, gene variants or their significance, could have a
significant adverse impact on our business.
Hundreds of genes can be implicated in some disorders, and
overlapping networks of genes and symptoms can be implicated in
multiple conditions. As a result, a substantial amount of judgment
is required in order to interpret testing results for an individual
patient and to develop an appropriate patient report. We classify
variants in accordance with published guidelines as benign, likely
benign, variants of uncertain significance, likely pathogenic or
pathogenic, and these guidelines are subject to change. In
addition, it is our practice to offer support to clinicians and
geneticists ordering our tests regarding which genes or panels to
order as well as interpretation of genetic variants. We also rely
on clinicians to interpret what we report and to incorporate
specific information about an individual patient into the
physician’s treatment decision.
The marketing, sale and use of our genetic tests could subject us
to liability for errors in, misunderstandings of, or inappropriate
reliance on, information we provide to clinicians, geneticists or
patients, and lead to claims against us if someone were to allege
that a test failed to perform as it was designed, if we failed to
correctly interpret the test results, if we failed to update the
test results due to a reclassification of the variants according to
new published guidelines, or if the ordering physician were to
misinterpret test results or improperly rely on them when making a
clinical decision. In addition, our entry into the reproductive
health and pharmacogenetic testing markets expose us to increased
liability. A product liability or professional liability claim
could result in substantial damages and be costly and
time-consuming for us to defend. Although we maintain liability
insurance, including for errors and omissions, we cannot assure you
that such insurance would fully protect us from the financial
impact of defending against these types of claims or any judgments,
fines or settlement costs arising out of any such claims. Any
liability claim, including an errors and omissions liability claim,
brought against us, with or without merit, could increase our
insurance rates or prevent us from securing insurance coverage in
the future. Additionally, any liability lawsuit could cause injury
to our reputation or cause us to suspend sales of our tests. The
occurrence of any of these events could have an adverse effect on
our reputation and results of operations.
Our industry is subject to rapidly changing technology and new and
increasing amounts of scientific data related to genes and genetic
variants and their role in disease. Our failure to develop tests to
keep pace with these changes could make us obsolete.
In recent years, there have been numerous advances in methods used
to analyze very large amounts of genomic information and the role
of genetics and gene variants in disease and treatment therapies.
Our industry has and will continue to be characterized by rapid
technological change, increasingly larger amounts of data, frequent
new testing service introductions and evolving industry standards,
all of which could make our tests obsolete. Our future success will
also depend on our ability to keep pace with the evolving needs of
our customers on a timely and cost-effective basis and to pursue
new market opportunities that develop as a result of technological
and scientific advances. Our tests could become obsolete and our
business adversely affected unless we continually update
our
offerings to reflect new scientific knowledge about genes and
genetic variations and their role in diseases and treatment
therapies.
Our success will depend in part on our ability to generate sales
using our internal sales team and through alternative marketing
strategies.
We may not be able to market or sell our current tests and any
future tests we may develop or acquire effectively enough to drive
demand sufficient to support our planned growth. We currently sell
our tests primarily through our internal sales force. Historically,
our sales efforts have been focused primarily on hereditary cancer
and more recently on reproductive health. Our efforts to sell our
tests to clinicians and patients outside of oncology may not be
successful, or may be difficult to do successfully without
significant additional selling and marketing efforts and expense.
In addition to the efforts of our sales force, future sales will
depend in large part on our ability to develop and substantially
expand awareness of our company and our tests through alternative
strategies including through education of key opinion leaders,
through social media-related and online outreach, education and
marketing efforts, and through focused channel partner strategies
designed to drive demand for our tests. We also may continue to
spend on consumer advertising in connection with our direct channel
to consumers, which could be costly. We have limited experience
implementing these types of marketing efforts. We may not be able
to drive sufficient levels of revenue using these sales and
marketing methods and strategies necessary to support our planned
growth, and our failure to do so could limit our revenue and
potential profitability.
We also use a limited number of distributors to assist
internationally with sales, logistics, education and customer
support. Sales practices utilized by our distributors that are
locally acceptable may not comply with sales practices standards
required under U.S. laws that apply to us, which could create
additional compliance risk. If our sales and marketing efforts are
not successful outside the United States, we may not achieve
significant market acceptance for our tests outside the United
States, which could adversely impact our business.
Impairment in the value of our goodwill or other intangible assets
has and may in the future have a material adverse effect on our
operating results and financial condition.
We record goodwill and intangible assets at fair value upon the
acquisition of a business. Goodwill represents the excess of
amounts paid for acquiring businesses over the fair value of the
net assets acquired. Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible
assets are evaluated for impairment annually, or more frequently if
conditions warrant, by comparing the carrying value of a reporting
unit to its estimated fair value. Intangible assets with definite
lives are reviewed for impairment when events or circumstances
indicate that their carrying value may not be recoverable. Declines
in operating results, divestitures, sustained market declines and
other factors that impact the fair value of our reporting unit has
and may in the future result in an impairment of goodwill or
intangible assets and, in turn, a charge to net income. These
charges in the three months ended June 30, 2022 and any future
charges related to intangible assets have, and may in the future
have, a material adverse effect on our results of operations or
financial condition.
During the three months ended June 30, 2022, as a result of a
significant, sustained decline in our stock price and related
market capitalization and lower than expected financial
performance, we performed an impairment assessment of goodwill,
in-process research and development ("IPR&D") intangible
assets, and long-lived assets, including definite-lived
intangibles.
For our goodwill, we measured the fair value of the reporting unit
utilizing the discounted cash flow method under the income
approach. This approach relies on significant unobservable inputs
including, but not limited to, management's forecasts of projected
revenue associated with future cash flows, discount rates, and
control premium. Based on this analysis, we recognized a non-cash,
pre-tax goodwill impairment charge of $2.3 billion during the
three months ended June 30, 2022, which is included in goodwill and
IPR&D impairment expense in the consolidated statements of
operations.
We also identified indicators of impairment related to the
IPR&D intangible asset initially recognized as part of the
acquisition of Singular Bio, Inc. ("Singular Bio") that it was more
likely than not that the asset is impaired. We identified
conditions during the three months ended June 30, 2022 such as
alternative technologies and uncertainties around the desired
outcome of our in-development asset and other economic factors that
raised issues with the realizability of our asset. As a result of
our evaluation, we recognized a non-cash, pre-tax impairment charge
of $30.0 million during the three months ended June 30, 2022
related to the IPR&D intangible asset, which is included in
goodwill and IPR&D impairment expense in the consolidated
statements of operations.
We rely on a limited number of suppliers or, in some cases, sole
suppliers, for some of our laboratory instruments, materials and
services, and we may not be able to find replacements or
immediately transition to alternative suppliers.
We rely on a limited number of suppliers, or, in some cases, sole
suppliers, including Illumina, IDT, QIAGEN, Roche Holdings Ltd. and
Twist Bioscience Corporation for certain laboratory substances used
in the chemical reactions incorporated into our processes, which we
refer to as reagents, as well as sequencers and other equipment and
materials which we use in our laboratory operations. We do not have
short- or long-term agreements with most of our suppliers, and our
suppliers could cease supplying these materials and equipment at
any time, or fail to provide us with sufficient quantities of
materials or materials that meet our specifications. Our laboratory
operations could be interrupted if we encounter delays or
difficulties in securing these reagents, sequencers or other
equipment or materials, and if we cannot obtain an acceptable
substitute. Any such interruption could significantly affect our
business, financial condition, results of operations and
reputation. We rely on Illumina as the sole supplier of next
generation sequencers and associated reagents and as the sole
provider of maintenance and repair services for these sequencers.
Any disruption in Illumina’s operations could impact our supply
chain and laboratory operations as well as our ability to conduct
our tests, and it could take a substantial amount of time to
integrate replacement equipment into our laboratory
operations.
We believe that there are only a few other manufacturers that are
currently capable of supplying and servicing the equipment
necessary for our laboratory operations, including sequencers and
various associated reagents. The use of equipment or materials
provided by these replacement suppliers would require us to alter
our laboratory operations. Transitioning to a new supplier would be
time consuming and expensive, may result in interruptions in our
laboratory operations, could affect the performance specifications
of our laboratory operations or could require that we revalidate
our tests. We cannot assure you that we will be able to secure
alternative equipment, reagents and other materials, and bring such
equipment, reagents and materials online and revalidate them
without experiencing interruptions in our workflow. In the case of
an alternative supplier for Illumina, we cannot assure you that
replacement sequencers and associated reagents will be available or
will meet our quality control and performance requirements for our
laboratory operations. If we encounter delays or difficulties in
securing, reconfiguring or revalidating the equipment and reagents
we require for our tests, our business, financial condition,
results of operations and reputation could be adversely
affected.
We depend on our information technology systems, and any failure of
these systems could harm our business.
We depend on information technology and telecommunications systems
for significant elements of our operations, including our
laboratory information management system, our bioinformatics
analytical software systems, our database of information relating
to genetic variations and their role in disease process and drug
metabolism, our patient data platform, our clinical report
optimization systems, our customer-facing web-based software, our
customer reporting, and our various customer tools and platforms.
We have installed, and expect to expand, a number of enterprise
software systems that affect a broad range of business processes
and functional areas, including for example, systems handling human
resources, financial controls and reporting, customer relationship
management, regulatory compliance and other infrastructure
operations. In addition, we intend to extend the capabilities of
both our preventative and detective security controls by augmenting
the monitoring and alerting functions, the network design, and the
automatic countermeasure operations of our technical systems. These
information technology and telecommunications systems support a
variety of functions, including laboratory operations, test
validation, sample tracking, quality control, customer service
support, billing and reimbursement, research and development
activities, scientific and medical curation, and general
administrative activities, including financial
reporting.
Information technology and telecommunications systems are
vulnerable to damage from a variety of sources, including
telecommunications or network failures, malicious human acts and
natural disasters. Moreover, despite network security and back-up
measures, some of our servers are potentially vulnerable to
physical or electronic break-ins, computer viruses and similar
disruptive problems. Despite the precautionary measures we have
taken to prevent unanticipated problems that could affect our
information technology and telecommunications systems, failures or
significant downtime of our information technology or
telecommunications systems or those used by our third-party service
providers could prevent us from conducting tests, preparing and
providing reports to clinicians, billing payers, processing
reimbursement appeals, handling physician or patient inquiries,
conducting research and development activities, and managing the
administrative and financial aspects of our business. Any
disruption or loss of information technology or telecommunications
systems on which critical aspects of our operations depend could
have an adverse effect on our business and results of
operations.
Technical problems have arisen, and may arise in the future, in
connection with our data and systems, including those that are
hosted by third-party providers, which have in the past and may in
the future result in interruptions in our business and operations.
These types of problems may be caused by a variety of factors,
including infrastructure changes, human or software errors,
viruses, security attacks, fraud, spikes in customer usage and
denial of service issues. From time to time, large third-party web
hosting providers have experienced outages or other problems that
have resulted in their systems being offline and inaccessible. Such
outages could materially impact our business and
operations.
If our laboratories or other facilities become inoperable due to
disasters, health epidemics or for any other reasons, we will be
unable to perform our tests and our business will be
harmed.
We perform all of our tests at our production facilities in San
Francisco, California, in Iselin, New Jersey, and in Seattle,
Washington. We also plan to open a new laboratory and production
facility in Morrisville, North Carolina. Our laboratories and the
equipment we use to perform our tests would be costly to replace
and could require substantial lead time to replace and qualify for
use. Our laboratories may be harmed or rendered inoperable or
inaccessible due to natural or man-made disasters, including
earthquakes, hurricanes, flooding, fire and power outages, or by
health epidemics, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, which may render
it difficult or impossible for us to perform our tests for some
period of time. This risk of natural disaster is especially high
for us since we perform the majority of our tests at our San
Francisco laboratory, which is located in an active seismic region,
and we do not have a redundant facility to perform the same tests
in the event our San Francisco laboratory is inoperable. The
inability to perform our tests or the backlog that could develop if
our laboratories are inoperable for even a short period of time may
result in the loss of customers or harm our reputation. If a
natural disaster were to damage one of our facilities significantly
or if other events were to cause our operations to fail or be
significantly curtailed, we may be unable to provide our services,
or develop new services. Although we maintain insurance for damage
to our property and the disruption of our business, this insurance
may not cover all of our potential losses and may not continue to
be available to us on acceptable terms, if at all. The inability to
open the planned facility in North Carolina, delays in opening such
facility or failure to obtain required permits, licenses, or
certifications, could result in increased costs and prevent us from
realizing the intended benefits of the new facility.
The recent changes in our leadership may adversely affect our
business.
In July 2022, in connection with our strategic realignment, we
announced the appointment of Kenneth D. Knight, who had served as
our Chief Operating Officer since 2020, as our Chief Executive
Officer. We also announced that Dr. Sean E. George, who co-founded
our company and served as our Chief Executive Officer since 2017,
would support our company through a transition period as a
consultant. These changes in our executive management, and any
future changes, as well as the effects of our business realignment,
could disrupt our business, and could impact our ability to
preserve our culture, which could negatively affect our ability to
recruit and retain personnel. If we are not successful in managing
the transition of Mr. Knight into his new role, it could be viewed
negatively by our customers, employees or investors and could have
an adverse impact on our business. Further, these changes also
increase our dependency on other members of our executive
management team. If we lose the services of any member of the
executive management team or any key personnel, we may not be able
to secure a suitable or qualified replacement, which could disrupt
our business and could be particularly disruptive considering our
strategic realignment.
Development of new tests is a complex process, and we may be unable
to commercialize new tests on a timely basis, or at
all.
We cannot assure you that we will be able to develop and
commercialize new tests on a timely basis. Before we can
commercialize any new tests, we will need to expend significant
funds in order to:
•conduct
research and development;
•further
develop and scale our laboratory processes; and
•further
develop and scale our infrastructure to be able to analyze
increasingly larger and more diverse amounts of data.
Our testing service development process involves risk, and
development efforts may fail for many reasons,
including:
•failure
of any test to perform as expected;
•lack
of validation or reference data; or
•failure
to demonstrate utility of a test.
As we develop tests, we will have to make significant investments
in development, marketing and selling resources. In addition,
competitors may develop and commercialize competing tests faster
than we are able to do so.
Ethical, legal and social concerns related to the use of genetic
information could reduce demand for our tests.
Genetic testing has raised ethical, legal and social issues
regarding privacy rights and the appropriate uses of the resulting
information. Governmental authorities could, for social or other
purposes, limit or regulate the use of genetic information or
genetic testing or prohibit testing for genetic predisposition to
certain conditions, particularly for those that have no known cure.
Similarly, these concerns may lead patients to refuse to use, or
clinicians to be reluctant to order, genomic tests even if
permissible. These and other ethical, legal and social concerns may
limit market acceptance of our tests or reduce the potential
markets for our tests, either of which could have an adverse effect
on our business, financial condition or results of
operations.
We have acquired and may continue to acquire businesses or assets,
form joint ventures or make investments in other companies or
technologies that could harm our operating results, dilute our
stockholders’ ownership, or cause us to incur debt or significant
expense.
As part of our business strategy, we have pursued and expect to
continue to evaluate acquisitions of complementary businesses or
assets, as well as technology licensing arrangements. We also may
pursue strategic alliances that leverage our core technology and
industry experience to expand our offerings or distribution, or
make investments in other companies. Since 2017, we have acquired
numerous companies.
With
respect to our acquired businesses and any acquisitions we may make
in the future, we may not be able to integrate these businesses
successfully into our existing business, and we could assume
unknown or contingent liabilities. Acquisitions by us have, and may
in the future, result in significant write-offs or the incurrence
of debt and contingent liabilities, any of which could harm our
operating results. Furthermore, as we experienced in the past, the
loss of customers, payers, partners, suppliers or key management
following the completion of any acquisitions by us could harm our
business. In addition, as part of our strategic realignment, we
have and may continue to divest assets acquired in previous
acquisitions at substantial discounts to the price we paid, or
without realizing the benefits we intended at the time of the
acquisition. Changes in services, sources of revenue, and branding
or rebranding initiatives may involve substantial costs and may not
be favorably received by customers, resulting in an adverse impact
on our financial results, financial condition and stock price.
Integration of an acquired company or business also may require
management’s time and resources that otherwise would be available
for ongoing development of our existing business. We may also need
to divert cash from other uses to fund these integration activities
and these new businesses. Ultimately, we may not realize the
anticipated benefits of any acquisition, technology license,
strategic alliance, joint venture or investment, or these benefits
may take longer to realize than we expected.
In connection with certain of our completed acquisitions, we have
agreed to pay cash and/or stock consideration that is contingent
upon the achievement of specified objectives, such as development
objectives, regulatory submissions, regulatory approvals and
revenue related to certain products. As of the date of the
applicable acquisition, we record a contingent liability
representing the estimated fair value of the contingent
consideration we expect to pay. On a quarterly basis, we reassess
these obligations and, in the event our estimate of the fair value
of the contingent consideration changes, we record increases or
decreases in the fair value as an adjustment to operating expense,
which could have a material impact on our results of operations. In
addition, in connection with our strategic realignment, we have
recently divested or sublicensed certain product offerings,
technologies and assets that we had acquired in prior
years.
To finance any acquisitions or investments, we may raise additional
funds, which could adversely affect our existing stockholders and
our business. If the price of our common stock is low or volatile,
we may not be able to acquire other companies for stock. In
addition, our stockholders may experience substantial dilution as a
result of additional securities we may issue for acquisitions. Open
market sales of substantial amounts of our common stock issued to
stockholders of companies we acquire could also depress our stock
price. Additional funds may not be available on terms that are
favorable to us, or at all.
Our international business exposes us to business, regulatory,
political, operational, financial and economic risks associated
with doing business outside of the United States.
Doing business internationally involves a number of risks,
including:
•multiple,
conflicting and changing laws and regulations such as privacy
regulations, tax laws, export and import restrictions, employment
laws, regulatory requirements, and other governmental approvals,
permits and licenses;
•failure
by us or our distributors to obtain regulatory approvals for the
use of our tests in various countries;
•complexities
and difficulties in obtaining protection and enforcing our
intellectual property;
•difficulties
in staffing and managing foreign operations;
•complexities
associated with managing multiple payer reimbursement regimes,
government payers or patient self-pay systems;
•logistics
and regulations associated with shipping samples, including
infrastructure conditions, customs and transportation
delays;
•limits
on our ability to penetrate international markets if we do not to
conduct our tests locally;
•natural
disasters and outbreaks of disease, including the ongoing COVID-19
pandemic;
•political
and economic instability, including wars such as the current
conflict in Ukraine, terrorism and political unrest, boycotts,
curtailment of trade, government sanctions and other business
restrictions;
•inflationary
pressures, such as those the global market is currently
experiencing, which have and may increase costs for materials,
supplies, and services; and
•regulatory
and compliance risks that relate to maintaining accurate
information and control over activities that may fall within the
purview of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, or FCPA, its
books and records provisions, or its anti-bribery
provisions.
Any of these factors could significantly harm our international
operations and, consequently, our revenue and results of
operations.
In addition, applicable export or import laws and regulations such
as prohibitions on the export of samples imposed by countries
outside of the United States, or international privacy or data
restrictions that are different or more stringent than those of the
United States, may require that we build additional laboratories or
engage in joint ventures or other business partnerships in order to
offer our tests internationally in the future. Any such
restrictions would impair our ability to offer our tests in such
countries and could have an adverse effect on our business,
financial condition and results of operations.
Our ability to use our net operating loss carryforwards and certain
other tax attributes may be limited.
At December 31, 2022, we have substantial deferred tax assets
consisting of federal and state net operating losses and tax credit
carryforwards. At December 31, 2022, our total gross deferred
tax assets were $795.5 million. Due to our lack of earnings history
and uncertainties surrounding our ability to generate future
taxable income, our net deferred tax assets have been fully offset
by a valuation allowance. Under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended, or the Internal Revenue Code, if a
corporation undergoes an “ownership change,” the corporation’s
ability to use its pre-change net operating loss carryforwards, or
NOLs, and other pre-change tax attributes (such as research tax
credits) to offset its future taxable income may be limited. In
general, an “ownership change” occurs if there is a cumulative
change in our ownership by “5% stockholders” that exceeds 50
percentage points over a rolling three-year period. Some of our
prior acquisitions have resulted in an ownership change, and we may
experience ownership changes in the future. Our existing NOLs and
tax credit carryovers may be subject to limitations arising from
previous ownership changes, and if we undergo one or more ownership
changes in connection with completed acquisitions, or other future
transactions in our stock, our ability to utilize NOLs and tax
credit carryovers could be further limited by Section 382 of the
Internal Revenue Code. As a result, if we earn net taxable income,
our ability to use our pre-change net operating loss and tax credit
carryforwards to offset U.S. federal taxable income may be subject
to limitations, which could potentially result in increased future
tax liability to us. The annual limitation may result in the
expiration of certain net operating loss and tax credit
carryforwards before their utilization. In addition, the Tax Cuts
and Jobs Act limits the deduction for NOLs to 80% of current year
taxable income and eliminates NOL carrybacks. Also, at the state
level, there may be periods during which the use of NOLs is
suspended or otherwise limited, which could accelerate or
permanently increase state taxes owed.
Risks related to our indebtedness
We have a large amount of debt, servicing our debt requires a
significant amount of cash, we may not have sufficient cash flow
from our business to service our debt, and we may need to refinance
all or a significant portion of our debt.
In September 2019, we issued $350.0 million aggregate principal
amount of our convertible senior notes due 2024 in a private
placement, and in April 2021 we issued $1,150.0 million
aggregate principal amount of our convertible senior notes due 2028
in a private placement.
Our substantial leverage could have significant negative
consequences for our future operations, including:
•increasing
our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry
conditions;
•limiting
our ability to obtain additional financial for working capital,
acquisitions, research and development expenditures, and general
corporate purposes;
•requiring
the dedication of a substantial portion of our cash flow or our
existing cash to service our indebtedness, thereby reducing the
amount of our cash available for other purposes;
•limiting
our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our
business and the industry in which we compete; or
•placing
us at a possible competitive disadvantage compared to less
leveraged competitors and competitors that have better access to
capital resources.
Our ability to make scheduled payments of the principal of, to pay
interest on or to refinance our indebtedness depends on our future
performance, which is subject to economic, financial, competitive
and other factors beyond our control. Our business may not generate
cash flow from operations in the future sufficient to service our
debt, including paying off the principal when due, and make
necessary capital expenditures. The conversion prices of our
convertible notes are significantly higher than the prevailing
market prices for our common stock, and our stock price would have
to increase significantly in order for holdings to convert our
notes prior to maturity. If we are unable to generate cash flow
necessary to service or repay our debt at maturity, we may be
required to adopt one or more alternatives, such as selling assets,
restructuring debt or obtaining additional equity capital on terms
that may be onerous or highly dilutive. Our ability to refinance
our indebtedness will depend on the capital markets and our
financial condition at such time, and the terms of any such
refinancing may be less favorable to us than the terms of our
current indebtedness. We may not be able to engage in any of these
activities or engage in these activities on desirable terms, which
could result in a default on our debt obligations.
We may not have the ability to raise the funds necessary to settle
conversions of our convertible senior notes in cash or to
repurchase the notes upon a fundamental change, and our current
credit agreement contains and our future debt may contain
limitations on our ability to pay cash upon conversion or
repurchase of the notes.
Holders of our convertible senior notes have the right to require
us to repurchase all or any portion of their notes upon the
occurrence of a fundamental change at a fundamental change
repurchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes
to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any. The
repurchase price for our convertible senior notes due 2028 will
also include unpaid interest on those notes to the maturity date.
In addition, upon conversion of the notes, unless we elect to
deliver solely shares of our common stock to settle such conversion
(other than paying cash in lieu of delivering any fractional
share), we will be required to make cash payments in respect of the
notes being converted. However, we only have limited ability to
make those cash payments under our credit agreement and, even if
the credit agreement limitations are no longer in effect, we may
not have enough available cash or be able to obtain financing at
the time we are required to make repurchases of notes surrendered
therefor or notes being converted. In addition, our ability to
repurchase the notes or to pay cash upon conversions of the notes
may be limited by law, by regulatory authority or by agreements
governing our future indebtedness. Our failure to repurchase notes
at a time when the repurchase is required by the indentures
governing the notes or to pay any cash payable on future
conversions of the notes as required by the indentures would
constitute a default under the relevant indenture. A default under
an indenture or the occurrence of the fundamental change itself
could also lead to a default under our credit agreement and any
agreements governing our future indebtedness. If the repayment of
the related indebtedness were to be accelerated after any
applicable notice or grace periods, we may not have sufficient
funds to repay the indebtedness and to repay or repurchase our
convertible senior notes.
The conditional conversion feature of our convertible senior notes
due 2024, if triggered, may adversely affect our financial
condition and operating results.
In the event the conditional conversion feature of our convertible
senior notes due 2024 is triggered, holders of such notes will be
entitled to convert the notes at any time during specified periods
at their option. If one or more holders elect to convert their
notes, unless we elect to satisfy our conversion obligation by
delivering solely shares of our common stock (other than paying
cash in lieu of delivering any fractional share), we would be
required to settle a portion or all of our conversion obligation
through the payment of cash, which could adversely affect our
liquidity. In addition, even if holders do not elect to convert
their notes, we could be required under applicable accounting rules
to reclassify all or a portion of the outstanding principal of the
notes as a current rather than long-term liability, which would
result in a material reduction of our net working
capital.
Risks related to government regulation
If the FDA regulates the tests we currently offer as LDTs as
medical devices, we could incur substantial costs and our business,
financial condition and results of operations could be adversely
affected.
We provide many of our tests as laboratory-developed tests, or
LDTs. CMS and certain state agencies regulate the performance of
LDTs (as authorized by CLIA, and state law,
respectively).
Historically, the FDA has exercised enforcement discretion with
respect to most LDTs and has not required laboratories that furnish
LDTs to comply with the agency’s requirements for medical devices
(e.g., establishment registration, device listing, quality system
regulations, premarket clearance or premarket approval, and
post-market controls). See Part I, Item 1. under the heading
"Regulation—Federal oversight of laboratory developed tests" for a
description of applicable federal regulations, which is
incorporated by reference herein.
If the FDA ultimately regulates certain LDTs, whether via
individualized enforcement action, more generally as outlined in
final guidance or final regulation, or as instructed by Congress,
our tests may be subject to certain additional regulatory
requirements. Complying with the FDA’s requirements can be
expensive, time-consuming and subject us to significant or
unanticipated delays. Insofar as we may be required to obtain
premarket clearance or approval to perform or continue performing
an LDT, we cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain such
authorization. Even if we obtain regulatory clearance or approval
where required, such authorization may not be for the intended uses
that we believe are commercially attractive or are critical to the
commercial success of our tests. As a result, the application of
the FDA’s requirements to our tests could materially and adversely
affect our business, financial condition and results of
operations.
Failure to comply with applicable FDA regulatory requirements may
trigger a range of enforcement actions by the FDA including warning
letters, civil monetary penalties, injunctions, criminal
prosecution, recall or seizure, operating restrictions, partial
suspension or total shutdown of operations, and denial of or
challenges to applications for clearance or approval, as well as
significant adverse publicity.
If we fail to comply with federal, state and foreign laboratory
licensing requirements, we could lose the ability to perform our
tests or experience disruptions to our business.
We are subject to CLIA, a federal law that regulates clinical
laboratories that perform testing on specimens derived from humans
for the purpose of providing information for the diagnosis,
prevention or treatment of any disease or impairment of, or the
assessment of health of, human beings. CLIA regulations establish
specific requirements and standards with respect to personnel
qualifications, facility administration, proficiency testing,
quality control, quality assurance and inspections. CLIA
certification is also required in order for us to be eligible to
bill state and federal healthcare programs, as well as many private
third-party payers, for our tests.
We are also required to maintain certain in-state and out-of-state
laboratory licenses and approvals to conduct testing. For more
information about our federal (CLIA) and state laboratory licenses
and approvals, please see Part I, Item 1. under the headings
"Regulation—Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988, or
CLIA" and “Regulation—State laboratory licensure requirements,”
which are incorporated by reference herein. We may also be subject
to regulation in foreign jurisdictions as we seek to expand
international utilization of our tests or such jurisdictions adopt
new licensure requirements, which may require review of our tests
in order to offer them or may have other limitations such as
restrictions on the transport of samples necessary for us to
perform our tests that may limit our ability to make our tests
available outside of the United States. Complying with licensure
requirements in new jurisdictions may be expensive, time-consuming,
and subject us to significant and unanticipated
delays.
In order to eventually market certain of our current or future
products and services in any particular foreign jurisdiction, we
must establish and comply with numerous and varying regulatory
requirements on a jurisdiction-by-
jurisdiction basis regarding quality, safety, performance and
efficacy. In addition, clinical trials or clinical investigations
conducted in one country may not be accepted by regulatory
authorities in other countries, and regulatory clearance,
authorization or approval in one country does not guarantee
regulatory clearance, authorization or approval in any other
country. For example, the performance characteristics of certain of
our products and services may need to be validated separately in
specific ethnic and genetic populations. Approval processes vary
among countries and can involve additional product testing and
validation and additional administrative review
periods.
Seeking foreign regulatory clearance, authorization or approval
could result in difficulties and costs for us and our collaborators
and require additional preclinical studies, clinical trials or
clinical investigations which could be costly and time-consuming.
Regulatory requirements and ethical approval obligations can vary
widely from country to country and could delay or prevent the
introduction of certain of our products and services in those
countries. The foreign regulatory clearance, authorization or
approval process involves all of the risks and uncertainties
associated with FDA clearance, authorization or approval. If we or
our collaborators fail to comply with regulatory requirements in
international markets or to obtain and maintain required regulatory
clearances, authorizations or approvals in international markets,
or if those approvals are delayed, our target market will be
reduced and our ability to realize the full market potential of our
products and services will be unrealized.
Failure to comply with applicable clinical laboratory licensure
requirements may result in a range of enforcement actions,
including license suspension, limitation, or revocation, directed
plan of action, onsite monitoring, civil monetary penalties,
criminal sanctions, cancellation of the laboratory’s approval to
receive Medicare and Medicaid payment for its services, exclusion
from some healthcare systems' programs, as well as significant
adverse publicity. Any sanction imposed under CLIA, its
implementing regulations, or state or foreign laws or regulations
governing clinical laboratory licensure, or our failure to renew
our CLIA certifications, a state or foreign license, or
accreditation, could have a material adverse effect on our
business, financial condition and results of operations. Even if we
were able to bring our laboratory back into compliance, we could
incur significant expenses and potentially lose revenue in doing
so.
The College of American Pathologists, or CAP, maintains a clinical
laboratory accreditation program. CAP asserts that its program is
“designed to go well beyond regulatory compliance” and helps
laboratories achieve the highest standards of excellence to
positively impact patient care. While not required to operate a
CLIA-certified laboratory, many private insurers require CAP
accreditation as a condition to contracting with clinical
laboratories to cover their tests. In addition, some countries
outside the United States require CAP accreditation as a condition
to permitting clinical laboratories to test samples taken from
their citizens. We have CAP accreditations for our laboratories.
Failure to maintain CAP accreditation could have a material adverse
effect on the sales of our tests and the results of our
operations.
Complying with numerous statutes and regulations pertaining to our
business is an expensive and time-consuming process, and any
failure to comply could result in substantial
penalties.
Our operations are subject to other extensive federal, state, local
and foreign laws and regulations, all of which are subject to
change. These laws and regulations currently include, among
others:
•HIPAA
and HITECH, which set forth comprehensive federal standards with
respect to the privacy and security of protected health
information, breach notification requirements, and requirements for
the use of certain standardized electronic
transactions;
•the
GDPR, which imposes strict privacy and security requirements on
controllers and processors of personal data, including enhanced
protections for “special categories” of personal data, including
sensitive information such as health and genetic information of
data subjects;
•the
CCPA and other, similar state consumer privacy laws, which, among
other things, regulate how subject businesses may collect, use, and
disclose the personal information of consumers in the regulated
state, afford rights to consumers that they may exercise against
businesses that collect their information, and require
implementation of reasonable security measures to safeguard
personal information of consumers;
•the
federal Anti-Kickback Statute, which prohibits knowingly and
willfully offering, paying, soliciting or receiving remuneration,
directly or indirectly, overtly or covertly, in cash or in kind, to
induce or in return for the referral of an individual, for the
furnishing of or arrangement for the furnishing of any item or
service for which payment may be made in whole or in part by a
federal healthcare program, or the purchasing, leasing, ordering,
arranging for, or recommend purchasing, leasing or ordering, any
good, facility, item or service for which payment may be made, in
whole or in part, under a federal healthcare program;
•The
Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act of 2018, or EKRA, which
prohibits payments for referrals to recovery homes, clinical
treatment facilities, and laboratories and reaches beyond federal
health care programs, to include private insurance;
•the
federal physician self-referral law, known as the Stark Law, which
prohibits a physician from making a referral to an entity for
certain designated health services covered by the Medicare program,
including laboratory and pathology services, if the physician or an
immediate family member has a financial relationship with the
entity unless an exception applies, and prohibits an entity from
billing for designated health services furnished pursuant to a
prohibited referral;
•the
federal false claims law, which imposes liability on any person or
entity that, among other things, knowingly presents, or causes to
be presented, a false or fraudulent claim for payment to the
federal government;
•the
federal Civil Monetary Penalties Law, which prohibits, among other
things, the offering or transfer of remuneration to a Medicare or
state healthcare program beneficiary if the person knows or should
know it is likely to influence the beneficiary’s selection of a
particular provider, practitioner or supplier of services
reimbursable by Medicare or a state healthcare program, unless an
exception applies;
•the
HIPAA fraud and abuse provisions, which create new federal criminal
statutes that prohibit, among other things, defrauding health care
benefit programs, willfully obstructing a criminal investigation of
a healthcare offense and falsifying or concealing a material fact
or making any materially false statements in connection with the
payment for healthcare benefits, items or services;
•other
federal and state fraud and abuse laws, such as anti-kickback laws,
prohibitions on self-referral, fee-splitting restrictions,
insurance fraud laws, anti-markup laws, prohibitions on the
provision of tests at no or discounted cost to induce physician or
patient adoption, and false claims acts, which may extend to
services reimbursable by any third-party payer, including private
insurers;
•the
21st Century Cures Act information blocking prohibition, which
prohibits covered actors from engaging in certain practices that
are likely to interfere with the access, exchange, or use of
electronic health information;
•the
federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act, which requires reporting
of certain payments and other transfers of value made by applicable
manufacturers, directly or indirectly, to or on behalf of various
healthcare professionals (including doctors, physician assistants,
and nurse practitioners) and teaching hospitals, and requires
reporting of certain ownership and investment interests held by
physicians and their immediate family members as well as similar
state laws that require reporting of information in addition to
what is required under the federal Physician Payments Sunshine
Act;
•state
laws that limit or prohibit the provision of certain payments and
other transfers of value to certain covered healthcare
providers;
•the
prohibition on reassignment of Medicare claims, which, subject to
certain exceptions, precludes the reassignment of Medicare claims
to any other party;
•state
laws that prohibit other specified practices, such as billing
clinicians for testing that they order; waiving coinsurance,
copayments, deductibles and other amounts owed by patients; billing
a state Medicaid program at a price that is higher than what is
charged to one or more other payers; and
•similar
foreign laws and regulations that apply to us in the countries in
which we operate or may operate in the future.
We have adopted policies and procedures designed to comply with
these laws and regulations. In the ordinary course of our business,
we conduct internal reviews of our compliance with these laws. Our
compliance may also be subject to governmental review. The growth
of our business and our operations outside of the United States may
increase the potential of violating these laws or our internal
policies and procedures. The risk of our being found in violation
of these or other laws and regulations is further increased by the
fact that many have not been fully interpreted by the regulatory
authorities or the courts, and their provisions are open to a
variety of interpretations. In October 2021, we received a subpoena
from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts
requesting that we produce certain documents regarding our
sponsored testing programs. We have produced documents and
information in response to the subpoena and are cooperating fully
with the investigation. Although we remain committed to compliance
with all applicable laws and regulations, we cannot predict the
outcome of this investigation or any other requests or
investigations that may arise in the future regarding these or
other subject matters. Any action brought against us for violation
of the above-referenced or other laws or regulations, even if we
successfully defend against it, could cause us to incur significant
legal expenses and divert our management’s attention from
the
operation of our business. If our operations are found to be in
violation of any of these laws and regulations, we may be subject
to any applicable penalty associated with the violation, including
significant administrative, civil and criminal penalties, damages,
fines, imprisonment, exclusion from participation in Federal
healthcare programs, refunding of payments received by us, and
curtailment or cessation of our operations. Any of the foregoing
consequences could seriously harm our business and our financial
results.
Healthcare policy changes, including legislation reforming the U.S.
healthcare system, may have a material adverse effect on our
financial condition, results of operations and cash
flows.
In March 2010, the Affordable Care Act was enacted in the United
States, which made a number of substantial changes in the way
healthcare is financed by both governmental and private insurers.
Policy changes or implementation of new health care legislation
could result in significant changes to health care systems. In the
United States, this could include potential modification or repeal
of all or parts of the Affordable Care Act.
In April 2014, Congress passed the Protecting Access to Medicare
Act of 2014, or PAMA, which included substantial changes to the way
in which clinical laboratory services are paid under Medicare.
Under PAMA, as amended, and its implementing regulations, clinical
laboratories must report to CMS private payer rates beginning in
2017, and then in 2024 and every three years thereafter for
clinical diagnostic laboratory tests that are not advanced
diagnostic laboratory tests and every year for advanced diagnostic
laboratory tests.
We do not have "advanced diagnostic laboratory test" status for our
tests, but in the event that we obtain designation for one or more
of our tests as an advanced diagnostic laboratory test and the
tests are determined by CMS to meet these criteria or new criteria
developed by CMS, we would be required to report private payer data
for those tests annually. Otherwise, we will be required to report
private payer rates for our tests on an every three-years basis
starting in 2023. Laboratories that fail to timely report the
required payment information may be subject to substantial civil
money penalties.
See Part I, Item 1. under the heading "Regulation—Reimbursement"
for a description of how public and private payers pay for our
products and services, which is incorporated by reference herein.
Changes in these payments and the methodologies used to determine
payment amounts could have a significant impact on our financial
condition, results of operations and cash flows.
We cannot predict whether future healthcare initiatives will be
implemented at the federal or state level, or how any future
legislation or regulation may affect us. For instance, the payment
reductions imposed by the Affordable Care Act and the expansion of
the federal and state governments’ role in the U.S. healthcare
industry as well as changes to the reimbursement amounts paid by
payers for our tests and future tests or our medical procedure
volumes may reduce our profits and have a materially adverse effect
on our business, financial condition, results of operations and
cash flows. Congress has proposed on several occasions to impose a
20% coinsurance on patients for clinical laboratory tests
reimbursed under the clinical laboratory fee schedule, which would
increase our billing and collecting costs and decrease our
revenue.
If we use hazardous materials in a manner that causes injury, we
could be liable for resulting damages.
Our activities currently require the use of hazardous chemicals and
biological material. We cannot eliminate the risk of accidental
contamination or injury to employees or third parties from the use,
storage, handling or disposal of these materials. In the event of
contamination or injury, we could be held liable for any resulting
damages, and any liability could exceed our resources or any
applicable insurance coverage we may have. In 2018, we
decommissioned our laboratory in Massachusetts; however, we could
be held liable for any damages resulting from our prior use of
hazardous chemicals and biological materials at this facility.
Additionally, we are subject on an ongoing basis to federal, state
and local laws and regulations governing the use, storage, handling
and disposal of these materials and specified waste products. The
cost of compliance with these laws and regulations may become
significant, and our failure to comply may result in substantial
fines or other consequences, and either could negatively affect our
operating results.
We could be adversely affected by violations of the FCPA and other
worldwide anti-bribery laws.
We are subject to the FCPA, which prohibits companies and their
intermediaries from making payments in violation of law to non-U.S.
government officials for the purpose of obtaining or retaining
business or securing any other improper advantage. We use a limited
number of independent distributors to sell our tests
internationally, which requires a high degree of vigilance in
maintaining our policy against participation in corrupt activity,
because these distributors could be deemed to be our agents, and we
could be held responsible for their actions. Other U.S. companies
in the medical device and pharmaceutical fields have faced criminal
penalties under the FCPA for allowing
their agents to deviate from appropriate practices in doing
business with these individuals. We are also subject to similar
anti-bribery laws in the jurisdictions in which we operate,
including the United Kingdom’s Bribery Act of 2010, which also
prohibits commercial bribery and makes it a crime for companies to
fail to prevent bribery. These laws are complex and far-reaching in
nature, and, as a result, we cannot assure you that we would not be
required in the future to alter one or more of our practices to be
in compliance with these laws or any changes in these laws or the
interpretation thereof. Any violations of these laws, or
allegations of such violations, could disrupt our operations,
involve significant management distraction, involve significant
costs and expenses, including legal fees, and could result in a
material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial
condition or results of operations. We could also incur severe
penalties, including criminal and civil penalties, disgorgement and
other remedial measures.
Risks related to our intellectual property
One of our competitors has alleged that our Anchored Multiplex PCR,
or AMP, chemistry and products using AMP are infringing on its
intellectual property, and we may be required to redesign the
technology, obtain a license, cease using the AMP chemistry
altogether and/or pay significant damages, among other
consequences, any of which would have a material adverse effect on
our business as well as our financial condition and results of
operations.
Our AMP chemistry is the foundation of our PCM service. One of our
competitors, Natera, Inc., or Natera, has filed complaints against
ArcherDX, LLC ("ArcherDX"), Invitae and Genosity, Inc. ("Genosity")
alleging that our products using AMP chemistry, and the
manufacture, use, sale, and offer for sale of such products,
infringe certain patents. A description of this ongoing litigation
is provided in Note 8, “Commitments and contingencies” in Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8. of this
Annual Report.
If any of our products or our use of AMP chemistry is found to
infringe any of Natera's patents, we could be required to redesign
our technology or obtain a license from Natera to continue
developing, manufacturing, marketing, selling and commercializing
AMP and related products. However, we may not be successful in the
redesign of its technology or able to obtain any such license on
commercially reasonable terms or at all. Even if we were able to
obtain a license, it could be non-exclusive, thereby giving Natera
and other third parties the right to use the same technologies
licensed to us, and Natera could require us to make substantial
licensing, royalty and other payments. We also could be forced,
including by court order, to permanently cease developing,
manufacturing, marketing and commercializing our products that are
found to be infringing. In addition, we could be found liable for
significant monetary damages, including treble damages and
attorneys’ fees, if we are found to have willfully infringed
Natera's asserted patents. Even if we were ultimately to prevail,
litigation with Natera could require us to divert substantial
financial and management resources that we would otherwise be able
to devote to our business.
We cannot reasonably estimate the final outcome, including any
potential liability or any range of potential future charges
associated with these litigations. However, any finding of
infringement by us of Natera's asserted patents could have a
material adverse effect on our business, as well as our financial
condition and results of operations.
Litigation or other proceedings or third-party claims of
intellectual property infringement or misappropriation will require
us to spend significant time and money, and could in the future
prevent us from selling our tests or impact our stock
price.
Our commercial success will depend in part on our avoiding
infringement of patents and proprietary rights of third parties,
including for example the intellectual property rights of
competitors. As we continue to commercialize our tests in their
current or an updated form, launch different and expanded tests,
and enter new markets, competitors might claim that our tests
infringe or misappropriate their intellectual property rights as
part of business strategies designed to impede our successful
commercialization and entry into new markets. Our activities may be
subject to claims that we infringe or otherwise violate patents or
other intellectual property rights owned or controlled by third
parties. For example, as discussed in the preceding risk factor, we
are currently engaged in litigation with a competitor of ArcherDX
alleging infringement. We cannot assure you that our operations do
not, or will not in the future, infringe existing or future
patents. We may be unaware of patents that a third party, including
for example a competitor in the genetic testing market, might
assert are infringed by our business. There may also be patent
applications that, if issued as patents, could be asserted against
us. Third parties making claims against us for infringement or
misappropriation of their intellectual property rights may seek and
obtain injunctive or other equitable relief, which could
effectively block our ability to perform our tests. Further, if a
patent infringement suit were brought against us, we could be
forced to stop or delay our development or sales of any tests or
other activities that are the subject of such suit. Defense of
these claims, regardless of merit, could cause us to incur
substantial expenses and be a substantial diversion of our employee
resources. Any adverse ruling or perception of an adverse ruling in
defending
ourselves could have a material adverse impact on our business and
stock price. In the event of a successful claim of infringement
against us by a third party, we may have to (1) pay substantial
damages, possibly including treble damages and attorneys’ fees if
we are found to have willfully infringed patents; (2) obtain one or
more licenses, which may not be available on commercially
reasonable terms (if at all); (3) pay royalties; and/or (4)
redesign any infringing tests or other activities, which may be
impossible or require substantial time and monetary expenditure,
all of which could have a material adverse impact on our cash
position and business and financial condition.
If licenses to third-party intellectual property rights are or
become required for us to engage in our business, we may be unable
to obtain them at a reasonable cost, if at all. Even if such
licenses are available, we could incur substantial costs related to
royalty payments for licenses obtained from third parties, which
could negatively affect our gross margins. Moreover, we could
encounter delays in the introduction of tests while we attempt to
develop alternatives. Defense of any lawsuit or failure to obtain
any of these licenses on favorable terms could prevent us from
commercializing tests, which could materially affect our ability to
grow and thus adversely affect our business and financial
condition.
Developments in patent law could have a negative impact on our
business.
Although we view current U.S. Supreme Court precedent to be aligned
with our belief that naturally occurring DNA sequences and
detection of natural correlations between observed facts (such as
patient genetic data) and an understanding of that fact’s
implications (such as a patient’s risk of disease associated with
certain genetic variations) should not be patentable, it is
possible that subsequent determinations by the U.S. Supreme Court
or other federal courts could limit, alter or potentially overrule
current law. Moreover, from time to time the U.S. Supreme Court,
other federal courts, the U.S. Congress or the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office, or USPTO, may change the standards of
patentability, and any such changes could run contrary to, or
otherwise be inconsistent with, our belief that naturally occurring
DNA sequences and detection of natural correlations between
observed facts and an understanding of that fact’s implications
should not be patentable, which could result in third parties newly
claiming that our business practices infringe patents drawn from
categories of patents which we currently view to be invalid as
directed to unpatentable subject matter. For example, on August 2,
2022, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced a bill entitled The
Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2022 that would overrule
current U.S. Supreme Court precedent concerning the scope of
patentable subject matter. If the proposed bill were to be enacted
into law, there could be an increase in third-party claims to
patent rights over correlations between patient genetic data and
its interpretation and such third parties may assert that our
business practices infringe some of those resulting patent
rights.
Our inability to effectively protect our proprietary technologies,
including the confidentiality of our trade secrets, could harm our
competitive position.
We currently rely upon trade secret protection and copyright, as
well as non-disclosure agreements and invention assignment
agreements with our employees, consultants and third parties, and
to a limited extent patent protection, to protect our confidential
and proprietary information. Although our competitors have utilized
and are expected to continue utilizing similar methods and have
aggregated and are expected to continue to aggregate similar
databases of genetic testing information, our success will depend
upon our ability to develop proprietary methods and databases and
to defend any advantages afforded to us by such methods and
databases relative to our competitors. If we do not protect our
intellectual property adequately, competitors may be able to use
our methods and databases and thereby erode any competitive
advantages we may have.
We will be able to protect our proprietary rights from unauthorized
use by third parties only to the extent that our proprietary
technologies are covered by valid and enforceable patents or are
effectively maintained as trade secrets. In this regard, we have
applied, and we intend to continue applying, for patents covering
such aspects of our technologies as we deem appropriate. However,
we expect that potential patent coverage we may obtain will not be
sufficient to prevent substantial competition. In this regard, we
believe it is probable that others will independently develop
similar or alternative technologies or design around those
technologies for which we may obtain patent protection. In
addition, any patent applications we file may be challenged and may
not result in issued patents or may be invalidated or narrowed in
scope after they are issued. Questions as to inventorship or
ownership may also arise. Any finding that our patents or
applications are unenforceable could harm our ability to prevent
others from practicing the related technology, and a finding that
others have inventorship or ownership rights to our patents and
applications could require us to obtain certain rights to practice
related technologies, which may not be available on favorable
terms, if at all. If we initiate lawsuits to protect or enforce our
patents, or litigate against third-party claims, which would be
expensive, and, if we lose, we may lose some of our intellectual
property rights. Furthermore, these lawsuits may divert the
attention of our management and technical personnel.
We expect to rely primarily upon trade secrets and proprietary
know-how protection for our confidential and proprietary
information, and we have taken security measures to protect this
information. These measures, however, may not provide adequate
protection for our trade secrets, know-how or other confidential
information. Among other things, we seek to protect our trade
secrets and confidential information by entering into
confidentiality agreements with employees and consultants. There
can be no assurance that any confidentiality agreements that we
have with our employees and consultants will provide meaningful
protection for our trade secrets and confidential information or
will provide adequate remedies in the event of unauthorized use or
disclosure of such information. Accordingly, there also can be no
assurance that our trade secrets will not otherwise become known or
be independently developed by competitors. Enforcing a claim that a
party illegally disclosed or misappropriated a trade secret can be
difficult, expensive and time-consuming, and the outcome is
unpredictable. In addition, trade secrets may be independently
developed by others in a manner that could prevent legal recourse
by us. If any of our confidential or proprietary information, such
as our trade secrets, were to be disclosed or misappropriated, or
if any such information was independently developed by a
competitor, our competitive position could be harmed.
We may not be able to enforce our intellectual property rights
throughout the world.
The laws of some foreign countries do not protect proprietary
rights to the same extent as the laws of the United States, and
many companies have encountered significant challenges in
establishing and enforcing their proprietary rights outside of the
United States. These challenges can be caused by the absence of
rules and methods for the establishment and enforcement of
intellectual property rights outside of the United States. In
addition, the legal systems of some countries, particularly
developing countries, do not favor the enforcement of patents and
other intellectual property protection, especially those relating
to healthcare. This could make it difficult for us to stop the
infringement of our patents, if obtained, or the misappropriation
of our other intellectual property rights. For example, many
foreign countries have compulsory licensing laws under which a
patent owner must grant licenses to third parties. In addition,
many countries limit the enforceability of patents against third
parties, including government agencies or government contractors.
In these countries, patents may provide limited or no benefit.
Patent protection must ultimately be sought on a country-by-country
basis, which is an expensive and time-consuming process with
uncertain outcomes. Accordingly, we may choose not to seek patent
protection in certain countries, and we will not have the benefit
of patent protection in such countries. Proceedings to enforce our
patent rights in foreign jurisdictions could result in substantial
costs and divert our efforts and attention from other aspects of
our business. Accordingly, our efforts to protect our intellectual
property rights in such countries may be inadequate. In addition,
changes in the law and legal decisions by courts in the United
States and foreign countries may affect our ability to obtain
adequate protection for our technology and the enforcement of
intellectual property.
As an example, the complexity and uncertainty of European patent
laws have increased in recent years. In Europe, a new unitary
patent system will likely be introduced by the end of 2023, which
would significantly impact European patents, including those
granted before the introduction of such a system. Under the unitary
patent system, European applications will soon have the option,
upon grant of a patent, of becoming a Unitary Patent which will be
subject to the jurisdiction of the Unitary Patent Court (UPC). As
the UPC is a new court system, there is no precedent for the court,
increasing the uncertainty of any litigation. Patents granted
before the implementation of the UPC will have the option of opting
out of the jurisdiction of the UPC and remaining as national
patents in the UPC countries. Patents that remain under the
jurisdiction of the UPC will be potentially vulnerable to a single
UPC-based revocation challenge that, if successful, could
invalidate the patent in all countries who are signatories to the
UPC. We cannot predict with certainty the long-term effects of any
potential changes.
Third parties may assert that our employees or consultants have
wrongfully used or disclosed confidential information or
misappropriated trade secrets.
We employ individuals who were previously employed at universities
or genetic testing, diagnostic or other healthcare companies,
including our competitors or potential competitors. Although we try
to ensure that our employees and consultants do not use the
proprietary information or know-how of others in their work for us,
we may be subject to claims that we or our employees or consultants
have inadvertently or otherwise used or disclosed intellectual
property, including trade secrets or other proprietary information,
of a former employer or other third parties. Further, we may be
subject to ownership disputes in the future arising, for example,
from conflicting obligations of consultants or others who are
involved in developing our intellectual property. Litigation may be
necessary to defend against these claims. If we fail in defending
any such claims, in addition to paying monetary damages, we may
lose valuable intellectual property rights or personnel. Even if we
are successful in defending against such claims, litigation could
result in substantial costs and be a distraction to management and
other employees.
Risks related to being a public company
We incur increased costs and demands on management as a result of
compliance with laws and regulations applicable to public
companies, which could harm our operating results.
As a public company, we incur significant legal, accounting and
other expenses, including costs associated with public company
reporting requirements. In addition, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, or the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, as well as rules implemented by
the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, and the New York
Stock Exchange, or NYSE, impose a number of requirements on public
companies, including with respect to corporate governance
practices. The SEC and other regulators have continued to adopt new
rules and regulations and make additional changes to existing
regulations that require our compliance. In addition, the
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, or the
Dodd-Frank Act, enacted in 2010, includes significant corporate
governance and executive-compensation-related provisions. Our
management and other personnel need to devote a substantial amount
of time to these compliance and disclosure obligations. If these
requirements divert the attention of our management and personnel
from other aspects of our business concerns, they could have a
material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and
results of operations. Moreover, these rules and regulations
applicable to public companies substantially increase our legal,
accounting and financial compliance costs, require that we hire
additional personnel and make some activities more time consuming
and costly. It may also be more expensive for us to obtain director
and officer liability insurance.
If we are unable to maintain effective internal control over
financial reporting, investors may lose confidence in the accuracy
and completeness of our reported financial information and the
market price of our common stock may be negatively
affected.
We are required to maintain internal control over financial
reporting and to report any material weaknesses in such internal
controls. Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires that we
evaluate and determine the effectiveness of our internal control
over financial reporting and provide a management report on our
internal control over financial reporting. If we have a material
weakness in our internal control over financial reporting, we may
not detect errors on a timely basis and our financial statements
may be materially misstated. We have compiled the system and
process documentation necessary to perform the evaluation needed to
comply with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. As we acquire
companies, we will need to establish adequate controls and
integrate them into our internal control system. We need to
maintain and enhance these processes and controls as we grow and we
have required, and may continue to require, additional personnel
and resources to do so.
During the evaluation and testing process, if we identify one or
more material weaknesses in our internal controls, our management
will be unable to conclude that our internal control over financial
reporting is effective. Our independent registered public
accounting firm is required to issue an attestation report on the
effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting
every fiscal year. Even if our management concludes that our
internal control over financial reporting is effective, our
independent registered public accounting firm may conclude that
there are material weaknesses with respect to our internal controls
or the level at which our internal controls are documented,
designed, implemented or reviewed.
If we are unable to conclude that our internal control over
financial reporting is effective, or if our auditors were to
express an adverse opinion on the effectiveness of our internal
control over financial reporting because we had one or more
material weaknesses, investors could lose confidence in the
accuracy and completeness of our financial disclosures, which could
cause the price of our common stock to decline. Internal control
deficiencies could also result in the restatement of our financial
results in the future.
General risk factors
Our stock price is volatile, and you may not be able to sell shares
of our common stock at or above the price you paid.
The trading price of our common stock is volatile and could be
subject to wide fluctuations in response to various factors, some
of which are beyond our control. These factors
include:
•actual
or anticipated fluctuations in our operating results;
•effects
of our strategic realignment and workforce reduction and our
ability to achieve the intended benefits of these
activities;
•costs
associated with our strategic realignment;
•competition
from existing tests or new tests that may emerge;
•announcements
by us or our competitors of significant acquisitions, strategic
partnerships, joint ventures, collaborations or capital
commitments;
•failure
to meet or exceed financial estimates and projections of the
investment community or that we provide to the public;
•issuance
of new or updated research or reports by securities analysts or
changed recommendations for our stock;
•our
substantial leverage and market perceptions regarding the
same;
•the
level of short interest in our stock, and the effect of short
sellers on the price of our stock;
•actual
or anticipated changes in regulatory oversight of our
business;
•additions
or departures of key management or other personnel;
•disputes
or other developments related to our intellectual property or other
proprietary rights, including litigation;
•changes
in reimbursement by current or potential payers;
•general
economic and market conditions; and
•issuances
of significant amounts of our common stock.
In addition, the stock market in general, and the market for stock
of life sciences companies in particular, has experienced extreme
price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or
disproportionate to the operating performance of those companies.
The closing price of our common stock on the NYSE ranged from $2.36
to $11.65 between February 1, 2022 through January 31, 2023. Broad
market and industry factors, including the COVID-19 pandemic, as
well as general economic, political and geopolitical, and market
conditions such as recessions, wars such as the current conflict in
Ukraine, elections, interest rate changes, or cost inflation, may
seriously affect the market price of our common stock, regardless
of our actual operating performance. In addition, in the past,
following periods of volatility in the overall market and the
market price of a particular company’s securities, securities class
action litigation has often been instituted against these
companies. This litigation, if instituted against us, could result
in substantial costs and a diversion of our management’s attention
and resources.
If securities or industry analysts issue an adverse opinion
regarding our stock or do not publish research or reports about our
company, our stock price and trading volume could
decline.
The trading market for our common stock will depend in part on the
research and reports that equity research analysts publish about us
and our business. We do not control these analysts or the content
and opinions included in their reports. Securities analysts may
elect not to provide research coverage of our company and such lack
of research coverage may adversely affect the market price of our
common stock. The price of our common stock could also decline if
one or more equity research analysts downgrade our common stock,
change their price targets, issue other unfavorable commentary or
cease publishing reports about us or our business. If one or more
equity research analysts cease coverage of our company, we could
lose visibility in the market, which in turn could cause our stock
price to decline.
We have never paid dividends on our capital stock, and we do not
anticipate paying dividends in the foreseeable future.
We have never paid dividends on any of our capital stock and
currently intend to retain any future earnings to fund the growth
of our business. In addition, the terms of our credit agreement
restrict our ability to pay dividends. Any determination to pay
dividends in the future will be at the discretion of our board of
directors and will depend on our financial condition, operating
results, capital requirements, general business conditions and
other factors that our board of directors may deem relevant. As a
result, capital appreciation, if any, of our common stock will be
the sole source of gain for the foreseeable future.
Anti-takeover provisions in our charter documents and under
Delaware law could discourage, delay or prevent a change in control
and may affect the trading price of our common stock.
Provisions in our restated certificate of incorporation and our
amended and restated bylaws may have the effect of delaying or
preventing a change of control or changes in our management. Our
restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated
bylaws include provisions that:
•authorize
our board of directors to issue, without further action by the
stockholders, up to 20,000,000 shares of undesignated preferred
stock;
•require
that any action to be taken by our stockholders be effected at a
duly called annual or special meeting and not by written
consent;
•specify
that special meetings of our stockholders can be called only by our
board of directors, our chair of the board or our chief executive
officer;
•establish
an advance notice procedure for stockholder approvals to be brought
before an annual meeting of our stockholders, including proposed
nominations of persons for election to our board of
directors;
•establish
that our board of directors is divided into three classes, Class I,
Class II and Class III, with each class serving staggered
terms;
•provide
that our directors may be removed only for cause;
•provide
that vacancies on our board of directors may, except as otherwise
required by law, be filled only by a majority of directors then in
office, even if less than a quorum; and
•require
a super-majority of votes to amend certain of the above-mentioned
provisions as well as to amend our bylaws generally.
In addition, we are subject to the provisions of Section 203 of the
Delaware General Corporation Law regulating corporate takeovers.
Section 203 generally prohibits us from engaging in a business
combination with an interested stockholder subject to certain
exceptions.
Our certificate of incorporation designates the Court of Chancery
of the State of Delaware as the sole and exclusive forum for
certain types of actions and proceedings that may be initiated by
our stockholders, which could limit our stockholders’ ability to
obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us or our
directors, officers or other employees.
Our certificate of incorporation provides that, unless we consent
in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of
Chancery of the State of Delaware shall be the sole and exclusive
forum for:
•any
derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf;
•any
action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any
of our directors, officers, or other employees to us or our
stockholders;
•any
action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the
Delaware General Corporation Law; or
•any
action asserting a claim against us governed by the internal
affairs doctrine.
Section 27 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or Exchange Act,
creates exclusive federal jurisdiction over all suits brought to
enforce any duty or liability created by the Exchange Act or the
rules and regulations thereunder. As a result, the exclusive forum
provision in our certificate of incorporation will not apply to
suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the
Exchange Act or any other claim for which the federal courts have
exclusive jurisdiction. Section 22 of the Securities Act of 1933,
or Securities Act, creates concurrent jurisdiction for federal and
state courts over all suits brought to enforce any duty or
liability created by the Securities Act or the rules and
regulations thereunder. As a result, the exclusive forum provision
in our certificate of incorporation will not apply to suits brought
to enforce any duty or liability created by the Securities Act or
any other claim for which the federal and state courts have
concurrent jurisdiction.
Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest
in shares of our capital stock shall be deemed to have notice of
and consented to the provisions of our certificate of incorporation
described above. This choice of forum provision may limit a
stockholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it
finds favorable for disputes with us or our directors, officers or
other employees, which may discourage such lawsuits against us and
our directors, officers and other employees. Alternatively, if a
court were to find these provisions of our certificate of
incorporation inapplicable to, or unenforceable in respect of, one
or more of the specified types of actions or
proceedings, we may incur additional costs associated with
resolving such matters in other jurisdictions, which could
adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of
operations.
Sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock in the
public market could cause our stock price to fall.
Sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock in the
public market or the perception that these sales might occur could
depress the market price of our common stock and could impair our
ability to raise capital through the sale of additional equity
securities. As of December 31, 2022, we had outstanding 245.6
million shares of our common stock, options to purchase 2.4 million
shares of our common stock (of which 1.4 million were exercisable
as of that date) and outstanding restricted stock units, or RSUs,
representing 11.9 million shares of our common stock (which
includes an estimated number of RSUs, subject to certain employees'
continued service with us, or time-based RSUs, and RSUs that are
performance based RSUs, or PRSUs, granted in connection with an
acquisition). The foregoing does not include 8.8 million shares of
common stock that may be issuable in connection with
indemnification hold-backs and contingent consideration related to
our acquisitions, shares that may be issuable in the future in
connection with the convertible senior notes, or shares issuable
pursuant to our May 2021 sales agreement with Cowen and Company,
LLC under which we may offer and sell from time to time at our sole
discretion shares of our common stock in an aggregate amount not to
exceed $400 million.
In addition, as of December 31, 2022, 5.5 million and 2.1
million shares of common stock are available for future issuance
under our 2015 Stock Incentive Plan and Employee Stock Purchase
Plan, respectively, and as of January 1, 2023, 9.8 million and 2.5
million additional shares of common stock became available for
future issuance under our 2015 Stock Incentive Plan and our
Employee Stock Purchase Plan, respectively. The sale or the
availability for sale of a large number of shares of our common
stock in the public market could cause the price of our common
stock to decline.
ITEM 1B. Unresolved Staff
Comments
None.
ITEM 2. Properties
Our headquarters and main production facility is located in San
Francisco, California, where we currently lease and occupy
approximately 103,000 square feet of laboratory and office space.
The lease for this facility expires in October 2026 and we may
renew the lease for an additional ten years.
Following our strategic realignment, in December 2022, we entered
into an agreement to sublease 41,630 square feet of office space
located in a multi-tenant building in Boulder, Colorado. This
sublease agreement expires on January 31, 2025.
We also lease approximately 573,000 square feet of additional
office and laboratory space domestically in California, Colorado,
Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Texas and
Washington, and internationally in Australia, Belgium, Israel and
Japan. As part of our strategic realignment announced in July 2022,
we began cost reduction initiatives including office and laboratory
space consolidation and a reduction in our international footprint.
Under this strategic realignment, we decided to cease use of
certain leased premises and actively began looking to sublease
certain facilities.
We believe that our facilities are adequate to meet the needs for
our business in the near term.
ITEM 3. Legal Proceedings
For a discussion of legal matters as of December 31, 2022, see
Note 8, “Commitments and contingencies” in Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8. of this Annual Report,
which is incorporated into this item by reference.
ITEM 4. Mine Safety Disclosure
Not applicable.
PART II
ITEM 5. Market for Registrant’s Common
Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity
Securities
Our common stock has been publicly traded on the NYSE under the
symbol “NVTA” since February 12, 2015. Prior to that time,
there was no public market for our common stock.
As of February 24, 2023, there were 276 stockholders of record
of our common stock. The actual number of stockholders is greater
than this number of record holders and includes stockholders who
are beneficial owners but whose shares are held in street name by
brokers and other nominees.
We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our capital
stock. We currently intend to retain any future earnings and do not
expect to pay any dividends in the foreseeable future. In addition,
the terms of the credit agreement restrict our ability to pay
dividends. Any determination to pay dividends in the future will be
at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend on our
financial condition, operating results, capital requirements and
general business conditions and other factors that our board of
directors may deem relevant.
Stock performance graph
The following information shall not be deemed to be soliciting
material or to be filed with the SEC, or subject to
Regulations 14A or 14C under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, or Exchange Act, or to the liabilities of Section 18 of
the Exchange Act nor shall such information be incorporated by
reference into any future filing under the Securities Act or the
Exchange Act, except to the extent that we specifically incorporate
it by reference into such filing.
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(*)The
above graph shows the cumulative total stockholder return of an
investment of $100 in cash on December 31, 2017 through
December 31, 2022 for: (i) our common stock;
(ii) the S&P 500 Index; and (iii) the
S&P 500 Healthcare Index. All values assume reinvestment
of the full amount of all dividends. The comparisons in the table
are not intended to be forecasts or indicative of future
stockholder returns.
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ITEM 6. [Reserved]
ITEM 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion of our financial condition and results of
operations should be read in conjunction with our audited
consolidated financial statements and the related notes and other
financial information included elsewhere in this Annual Report on
Form 10-K. Historic results are not necessarily indicative of
future results.
Business overview
We are focused on making comprehensive and high-quality, medical
genetic testing information more accessible and instrumental to the
healthcare ecosystem and stakeholders, including patients,
healthcare providers, payers, biopharma partners, patient advocacy
groups, and more. We offer genetic testing across multiple clinical
areas, including hereditary cancer, precision oncology, women's
health, rare diseases and pharmacogenomics. Medical genetics is
central to health outcomes and we are working to bring it to the
mainstream by enhancing the customer experience, lowering the
costs, removing barriers to adoption, and expanding insights and
solutions. Ultimately, we expect the utility of the accumulated
data will compound, enabling improved individual and population
health and advancing the benefits of molecular medicine around the
globe.
Historically, a component of our strategy was to augment internal
growth with complementary transactions. We did not complete any
acquisitions in fiscal year 2022 but did have dispositions related
to our strategic realignment. In 2021, we completed the
acquisitions of Reference Genomics, Inc. d/b/a One Codex, or One
Codex, Genosity, Medneon LLC, or Medneon, Ciitizen, and Stratify
Genomics Inc., or Stratify. See Note 4, "Business combinations and
dispositions" and Note 5, "Goodwill and intangible assets" in the
Notes to Consolidated Financial statements in Part II, Item 8. of
this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information on our
recent acquisitions and dispositions.
For the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, our
revenue was $516.3 million, $460.4 million and $279.6 million,
respectively, and we incurred net losses of $3.1 billion, $379.0
million and $602.2 million, respectively. At December 31,
2022, our accumulated deficit was $4.8 billion.
In 2022, 2021 and 2020, we generated 1,290,000, 1,169,000 and
659,000 billable units, respectively. We calculate volume using
billable units, which are billable events that include individual
test reports released and individual reactions shipped related to
our precision oncology products. We refer to the set of reagents
needed to perform a next generation sequencing ("NGS") test for our
research use only ("RUO") product as a "reaction." As part of the
strategic realignment, we discontinued the sale of and sublicensed
to others our distributed precision oncology products, which
includes our RUO kit and IVD product offerings. For the year ended
December 31, 2022, approximately 53% of the billable volume
generated were billable to patients and institutional customers
(e.g., hospitals, clinics, medical centers, biopharmaceutical
partners), and the remainder were billable to government and
private insurance payers. Many of the gene tests on our assays are
reimbursable by health insurance companies. However, when we do not
have reimbursement policies or contracts with private insurers, or
at times due to other situations, our claims for reimbursement may
be denied upon submission, and we must appeal the claims. The
appeals process is time consuming and expensive, and may not result
in payment. Even if we are successful in achieving reimbursement,
we may be paid at lower rates than if we were under contract with a
third-party payer. When there is not a contracted rate for
reimbursement, there is typically a greater payment requirement
from the patient that may result in further delay in payment for
these tests.
We believe that the keys to long-term profitable growth
are:
•Consistently
improve the client experience:
efficient ordering; comprehensive choices; reliable turnaround
time; easy-to use;
•Lower
costs and higher reimbursement:
align our cost structure with our streamlined product portfolio and
implement operational discipline; reduce the costs associated with
performing our genetic tests; achieve broad reimbursement coverage
for our tests from third-party payers and increase the amount we
receive from other types of payers; focus our efforts on testing
categories that are more regularly reimbursed to avoid the process
of appeals and slow or non-existing payment;
•Advance
insights and solutions:
optimize the amount of genetic content we offer and is used by
providers across the range of healthcare platforms; deliver
actionable insights through digital health solutions; develop our
data services;
•Improve
affordability and accessibility and serve more patients:
provide affordable pricing for genetic analysis and interpretation;
partner to reach underserved populations; expand call
points;
•Drive
adoption:
increase physician and patient utilization of our platform for
ordering and delivery of results; and
•Attract
new partners:
increasing the number of strategic partners working with us to add
value for all our customer segments.
Strategic realignment
On July 18, 2022, we initiated a strategic realignment of our
operations and began implementing cost reduction programs in order
to accelerate our path to positive operating cash flow. We are in
the process of realigning and sharpening our focus on the portfolio
of businesses that we believe can generate margins and deliver
returns to fuel future investment. In the testing business, we have
shifted operational and commercial efforts to accelerate positive
cash flow by maintaining robust support of the higher-margin,
higher-growth testing opportunities among hereditary cancer,
precision oncology, women's health, rare disease and
pharmacogenomics. We also plan to continue our expansion and
integration of key digital health-based technologies and services
in order to create a differentiated model in genetic health.
Longer-term, we remain committed to our data platform and patient
network. We believe that we hold significant growth potential and
intend to continue to prioritize the tools, partnerships and
applications that support the development of this platform as the
catalyst for the future of healthcare.
The strategic realignment included a reduction in workforce of
approximately 1,000 positions, lab and office space consolidation,
portfolio optimization, decrease in other operating expenses, as
well as a reduced international footprint. Management currently
expects the strategic realignment will be completed in 2023 and
estimates that the total costs incurred may be up to $170 million
for associated employee severance and benefits, asset impairments
and losses on asset disposals, and other restructuring costs
related to the realignment, which excludes the gain on sale of the
RUO kit assets. This reflects the best estimate of management,
which may be revised in subsequent periods as the strategic
realignment progresses. With the major initiatives in our strategic
realignment largely complete as of December 31, 2022, we anticipate
annualized cash savings of approximately $326 million, which is
expected to be fully realized by the end of fiscal year 2023. We
may not realize, in full or in part, the anticipated annualized
cash savings due to unforeseen difficulties or delays in
implementing further decreases in other operating
expenses.
We expect to continue to incur operating losses for the near term
as we execute on the strategic realignment of our operations. If we
are unable to achieve these objectives and successfully grow
revenue and manage our costs, we may not be able to achieve
positive operating cash flow in the near term or at
all.
Russia and Ukraine Conflict
During the first quarter of 2022, Russia commenced a military
invasion of Ukraine, and the ensuing conflict has created
disruption in the region and around the world. We have suspended
operations in Russia, which has not and is not expected to have a
material impact on our operating results. We serve customers
globally across a broad geographic base. Neither Russia nor Ukraine
has comprised or is expected to comprise a material portion of our
total revenue, net loss, or net assets. We continue to closely
monitor the ongoing conflict and related sanctions, which could
impact our financial results in the future. Other impacts due to
this evolving situation are currently unknown and could potentially
subject our business to adverse consequences should the situation
escalate beyond its current scope. For additional information about
the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and its potential effect on
our business and results of operations, see risk factors “—The
global macroeconomic environment could negatively impact our
business, our financial position and our results of operations” and
“—Security breaches, privacy issues, loss of data and other
incidents could compromise sensitive or personal information
related to our business or prevent us from accessing critical
information and expose us to liability, which could adversely
affect our business and our reputation” under the heading “Risks
related to our business and strategy” in Part I, Item 1A. "Risk
Factors" in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Impact of COVID-19
While we expect COVID-19 may continue to impact our business, we
have experienced limited disruption since 2020. We have reviewed
and adjusted, when necessary, for the impact of COVID-19 on our
estimates related to revenue recognition and expected credit
losses.
In response to the pandemic, we have implemented measures to
protect the health of all of our employees during this time with
additional measures in place to better protect our on-site lab
production and support teams. Our production facilities currently
remain fully operational. Substantially all of the Company’s
offices have re-opened in a hybrid working model, subject to
operating restrictions which adhere to healthcare guidelines to
protect public health and the health and safety of employees. We
continue to monitor, update and align our corporate policies to
meet state and federal occupational health and safety rules. While
we have not experienced significant disruption in our
supply
chain, we have experienced supply delays as a result of the
COVID-19 pandemic and have also had to obtain supplies from new
suppliers.
As a result of government-imposed restrictions, many announced
healthcare guidelines resulted in a shift of regular physician
visits and healthcare delivery activities to remote/telehealth
formats. This is particularly important for patients who, despite
the fall-out from COVID-19, continued to be diagnosed with critical
diseases, like cancer, and for women who are pregnant or are trying
to conceive. We believe our investments in new access platforms and
technologies position us well to provide a range of testing to
clinicians and patients using a “clinical care from afar” model. An
example is our rollout in April 2020 of our Gia telehealth
platform, which expands access to remote interaction between
patients and clinicians as well as direct ordering of genetic
tests.
Although many government-imposed restrictions have been reduced or
eliminated, the future impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to
be highly uncertain. Given the unknown duration and extent of
COVID-19’s impact on our business, and the healthcare system in
general, we continue to monitor evolving market conditions and have
pivoted our focus and investments on the commercial execution of
workflows that support remote ordering, online support and
telehealth.
In March 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security
Act ("CARES Act") was signed into law as a stimulus bill intended
to bolster the economy, among other things, and provide assistance
to qualifying businesses and individuals. The CARES Act included an
infusion of funds into the healthcare system. In April 2020, we
received $3.8 million as a part of this initiative, and in
January 2021, we received an additional $2.3 million. These
payments were recognized as other income, net in our consolidated
statements of operations in the periods received.
Adverse macroeconomic conditions
Adverse macroeconomic developments, including inflation, slowing
growth, rising interest rates, or recession, may adversely affect
our business and financial condition. These developments have
caused, and could in the future cause, disruptions and volatility
in global financial markets and increased rates of default and
bankruptcy, and negatively affect business and consumer spending.
Adverse economic conditions may also increase the costs of
operating our business, including vendor, supplier and workforce
expenses, and may limit our access to capital or may significantly
increase our cost of capital. Management continues to evaluate the
impact of macroeconomic events, including inflation, on our
business and our future plans and intends to take appropriate
measures to help alleviate their impact, but there can be no
assurance that these efforts will be successful.
Factors affecting our performance
Number of billable units
Our test revenue is tied to the number of tests which we bill
patients, third-party payers that pay on behalf of patients, and
institutions (e.g., hospitals, clinics, medical centers,
biopharmaceutical partners). We refer to the set of reagents needed
to perform an NGS test for our RUO product as a "reaction," and we
refer to billable events that include individual test reports
released and individual reactions shipped as billable units. We
typically bill for our services following delivery of the billable
report derived from testing samples and interpreting the results.
For units manufactured for use by customers in distributed
facilities, we typically bill customers upon shipment of those
units. Test orders are placed under signed requisitions or
contractual agreements, as we often enter into contracts with
insurance companies and institutions. We incur the expenses
associated with a unit in the period in which the unit is processed
regardless of when payment is received with respect to that unit.
We believe the number of billable units in any period is an
important indicator of the growth in our testing business, and with
time, this will translate into the number of customers accessing
our platform.
Number and size of research and commercial
partnerships
Pharma development services revenue, which we recognize within
other revenue in our consolidated statements of operations, is
generated primarily from services provided to biopharmaceutical
companies and other partners and is related to companion diagnostic
development, clinical research, and clinical trial services across
the research, development, and commercialization phases of
collaborations. The result of these relationships may include the
development of new targeted companion diagnostics, which underscore
and expand the need for genetic testing and in some cases may lead
to intellectual property and/or revenue sharing opportunities with
third-party partners. As a result of the strategic realignment, we
terminated early or changed the scope of certain collaborations as
part of our pharma development services, and are in the process of
supporting wind-down activities for certain companion diagnostic
development agreements to conclude existing contracts.
Success obtaining and maintaining reimbursement
Our ability to increase volume and revenue will depend in part on
our success in achieving broad reimbursement coverage and
laboratory service contracts for our tests from third-party payers
and agreements with institutions and partners. Reimbursement may
depend on a number of factors, including a payer’s determination
that a test is appropriate, medically necessary and cost-effective,
as well as whether we are in contract, where we get paid more
consistently and at higher rates. Because each payer makes its own
decision as to whether to establish a policy or enter into a
contract to reimburse for our testing services and specific tests,
seeking these approvals is a time-consuming and costly process. In
addition, clinicians and patients may decide not to order our tests
if the cost of the test is not covered by insurance. Because we
require an ordering physician to requisition a test, our revenue
growth also depends on our ability to successfully promote the
adoption of our testing services and expand our base of ordering
clinicians. We believe that establishing coverage and obtaining
contracts from third-party payers is an important factor in gaining
adoption by ordering clinicians. Our arrangements for laboratory
services with payers cover approximately 332 million lives,
including Medicare, all national commercial health plans, and
Medicaid in most states, including California (Medi-Cal), our home
state.
Ability to lower the costs associated with performing our
tests
Reducing the costs associated with performing our genetic tests is
both a focus and a strategic objective of ours. Over the long term,
we will need to reduce the cost of raw materials by improving the
output efficiency of our assays and laboratory processes, modifying
our platform-agnostic assays and laboratory processes to use
materials and technologies that provide equal or greater quality at
lower cost, improve how we manage our materials, port some tests
onto a next generation sequencing platform and negotiate favorable
terms for our materials purchases. We also intend to continue to
design and implement hardware and software tools that are designed
to reduce personnel-related costs for both laboratory and clinical
operations/medical interpretation by increasing personnel
efficiency and thus lowering labor costs per test.
Ability to optimize our genetic content in meeting market needs and
create new pathways to test
We intend to continue to reduce the average cost per test, optimize
our test menus and content, and offer the tests at affordable
prices in order to meet customer and patient needs. In addition, we
have and intend to continue to identify new ways to connect our
testing services and information to patients. These include direct
patient outreach and ordering capacity, the use of automated
assistants for physician customers to improve the ease of ordering
and processing genetic tests and programs designed to reach
underserved patient populations with genetic testing. We also
continue to collaborate with strategic partners and identify new
market and channel opportunities.
Realignment of our business and timing of expenses
As part of the strategic realignment of our operations announced in
July 2022, we initiated a comprehensive plan focused on supporting
business lines and geographies that we believe can generate
sustainable margins, provide the best return to fuel future
investment and accelerate the Company's path to positive cash flow.
We believe the plan further helps ensure we remain at the forefront
of innovation and advancements in genomics by allocating resources
towards our core genetic testing and data and patient network
platform that have the potential to improve healthcare
outcomes.
We conducted an assessment of our product portfolio as well as the
associated research and development and commercial spending. Our
plan shifts the focus to programs relevant to the core testing
business to drive profitable growth. We also performed an extensive
review of internal and external costs and how those expenses align
with the business structure. Additional savings are expected to be
generated through the ongoing digitization of workflows,
elimination of duplication and streamlined processes across the
core platforms and rationalization of technology and external
services.
As we refocus our operations on our core genomic testing platform,
we also plan to continue to invest in our genetic testing and data
business to drive long-term profitable growth. We deploy
state-of-the-art technologies in our genetic testing services, and
we intend to continue to scale our infrastructure, including our
testing capacity and capabilities as well as our information
systems. We also expect to incur software development costs as we
seek to further digitize and automate our laboratory processes and
our genetic interpretation and report sign-out procedures, scale
our customer service capabilities to improve our clients'
experience, and expand the functionality of our website. We will
continue to incur costs related to marketing and branding as we
expand our initiatives beyond our current customer base and focus
on providing access to customers through our website. In addition,
we will incur ongoing expenses as a result of operating as a public
company. The expenses we incur may vary significantly by quarter as
we focus on building out different aspects of our
business.
How we recognize revenue
We generally recognize revenue on an accrual basis, which is when a
customer obtains control of the promised goods or services,
typically a test report, or upon shipment of our precision oncology
products. Accrual amounts recognized are based on estimates of the
consideration that we expect to receive, and such estimates are
adjusted and subsequently recorded until fully settled. Changes to
such estimates may increase or decrease revenue recognized in
future periods. Revenue from our tests may not be equal to billed
amounts due to a number of factors, including differences in
reimbursement rates, the amounts of patient payments, the existence
of secondary payers and claim denials. Some test orders are placed
under signed requisitions or contractual agreements, and we often
enter into contracts with insurance companies and institutions that
include pricing provisions under which such tests are
billed.
Pharma development service revenue is generated primarily from
custom assay design services, sample processing activities and
consultative inputs, which is separate from revenue generated by
any related or unrelated product component. Subsequent to the
strategic realignment, pharma development service revenue is
generated from personalized cancer monitoring services and sample
processing activities. Revenue is recognized as services are
provided using the input method based on our assessment of
performance completed to date toward completion of a
contract.
Financial overview
Revenue
We primarily generate revenue from testing services and sales of
distributed precision oncology products. Customers are typically
billed upon delivery of test results or shipment of products. We
also generate revenue from development agreements, access to data,
data analytics and other related services provided for
biopharmaceutical partners and other parties. Our ability to
increase our revenue will depend on our ability to increase our
market penetration, obtain contracted reimbursement coverage from
third-party payers and increase the amount we receive from other
types of payers, improve payer collections, and grow our
relationships with biopharma partners.
As a result of the strategic realignment, we exited certain product
lines including our distributed precision oncology products and
terminated early or changed the scope of certain collaborations as
part of our pharma development services. We are in the process of
supporting wind-down activities for certain companion diagnostic
development agreements to conclude existing contracts.
Cost of revenue
Cost of revenue reflects the aggregate costs incurred in delivering
our products and services and includes expenses for materials and
supplies, personnel-related costs, freight, costs for lab services,
genetic interpretation and clinical trial support, equipment and
infrastructure expenses and allocated overhead including rent,
information technology, equipment depreciation, amortization of
acquired intangibles, and utilities. We expect cost of revenue to
generally increase in line with an increase in billable volume. We
also expect amortization of acquired intangible assets, which is
not dependent on billed volume, to remain consistent with 2022
expenses. We anticipate our cost per unit for existing tests will
generally decrease over time due to the efficiencies we expect to
gain as volume increases, and from other cost reductions achieved
through automation, supply chain and logistics initiatives, process
standardization, and other cost reductions. These reductions in
cost per unit will likely be offset by new offerings, which often
have a higher costs per unit during the introductory phases before
we are able to gain efficiencies. The cost per unit may fluctuate
significantly from quarter to quarter.
Operating expenses
Our operating expenses are classified into three categories related
to our operational activities: research and development, selling
and marketing, and general and administrative. For each category,
the largest component is generally personnel-related costs, which
include salaries, employee benefit costs, bonuses, commissions, as
applicable, and stock-based compensation expense. Operating expense
categories also include goodwill and IPR&D impairment,
restructuring and other costs, gain on sale of RUO kit assets, and
change in fair value of contingent consideration, which are
discussed further below.
Research and development
Research and development expenses represent costs incurred to
develop our technology and future offerings. These costs are
principally for process development associated with our efforts to
expand the number of genes we
can evaluate, our efforts to lower the costs per unit and our
development of new products to expand our platform. We have and may
continue to partner with other companies to develop new
technologies and capabilities we expect to invest capital and incur
significant operating costs to support these development efforts.
In addition, we incur process development costs to further develop
the software we use to operate our laboratories, analyze generated
data, process customer orders, validate clinical activities, enable
ease of customer ordering, deliver reports and automate our
business processes. These costs consist of personnel-related costs,
laboratory supplies and equipment expenses, consulting costs,
amortization of acquired intangible assets, and allocated overhead
including rent, information technology, equipment depreciation and
utilities.
We expense all research and development costs in the periods in
which they are incurred. We expect our research and development
expenses to decrease as we streamline our product portfolio, shift
investments, including the exit of certain business lines and
commercial geographies, and reduce labor costs through a reduction
in workforce. We expect to make investments to reduce costs and
streamline our technology to provide patients access to testing
aligned to scale with our long-term profitable growth
targets.
During October 2020 through our acquisition of ArcherDX, we
recognized $512.4 million of IPR&D technology for two
assets representing a therapy selection IVD and PCM technologies,
both using an income approach. During the year ended
December 31, 2022, the IVD and PCM products were fully
developed resulting in the reclassification of the related
IPR&D intangibles to developed technology intangibles, which
are finite-lived and amortizable.
Selling and marketing
Selling and marketing expenses consist of personnel-related costs,
including commissions, client service expenses, advertising and
marketing expenses, educational and promotional expenses, market
research and analysis, and allocated overhead including rent,
information technology, equipment depreciation, amortization of
acquired intangibles, and utilities. We expect our selling and
marketing expenses to decrease as a result of a reduction in
workforce, targeted sales force expansion and lower marketing
spending as we implement a more efficient sales and marketing
approach to support our core genetic testing platform.
General and administrative
General and administrative expenses include executive, finance and
accounting, billing and collections, legal and human resources
functions as well as other administrative costs. These expenses
include personnel-related costs; audit, accounting and legal
expenses; consulting costs; allocated overhead including rent,
information technology, equipment depreciation, and utilities;
costs incurred in relation to our co-development agreements; and
post-combination expenses incurred in relation to companies we
acquire. We expect our general and administrative expenses to
decrease as a result of our strategic realignment including a
reduction in workforce, consolidation of underutilized facilities,
digitization of workflows, elimination of duplication and
streamlined processes, and rationalization of technology and
external services spending.
Goodwill and IPR&D impairment
Goodwill and IPR&D impairment expenses include the impairment
loss recognized on goodwill and the IPR&D indefinite-lived
intangible asset initially recognized as part of the acquisition of
Singular Bio. Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are
assessed for impairment on an annual basis and whenever events and
circumstances indicate that these assets may be impaired. We
compare the fair value of our reporting unit to its carrying value,
including goodwill. If the carrying value, including goodwill,
exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value, we will recognize an
impairment loss for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds
the reporting unit’s fair value.
Restructuring and other costs
Restructuring and other costs includes employee severance and
benefits, assets impairments and losses on asset disposals and
other costs. Employee separation costs are comprised of severance,
other termination benefit costs, and stock-based compensation
expense for the acceleration of RSUs related to workforce
reductions. Employee separation costs include one-time termination
benefits that are recognized as a liability at estimated fair
value, at the time of communication to employees, unless future
service is required, in which case the costs are recognized ratably
over the future service period. Ongoing termination benefits are
recognized as a liability at estimated fair value when the amount
of such benefits is probable and reasonably estimable. Asset
impairments and losses on asset disposals include operating lease
impairments, losses on disposals of property and equipment and
leasehold improvements associated with exiting lines of business,
consolidating lab and office space, and reducing our international
footprint. Other restructuring costs include the write-off of
prepayments made to certain vendors for which we will no longer
benefit from those goods or services, legal and professional fees,
and contract exit costs.
Gain on sale of RUO kit assets
The gain on the sale of the RUO kit assets consists of the
consideration received including up front consideration subject to
a hold-back to satisfy indemnification obligations that may
arise.
Change in fair value of contingent consideration
Changes in fair value of contingent consideration are adjustments
to contingent consideration related to business combinations. We
did not complete any acquisitions in fiscal year 2022, which has
reduced our contingent liability balance as of December 31, 2022
and the associated change in fair value of contingent consideration
for the year ended December 31, 2022. We expect future fair value
changes to fluctuate from period to period due to fair value
adjustments that are dependent on many factors, including no new
acquisitions in 2022, the value of our common stock and our
assessment of the probability of meeting certain
acquisition-related milestones within the terms of the respective
acquisition agreements, including certain prescribed deadlines for
achievement.
With respect to the ArcherDX final milestone, the liability was
reduced to zero as of as of June 30, 2021, with the offsetting
change recorded as changes in fair value of contingent
consideration in our consolidated statements of operations. The
removal of the liability balance and the associated change in fair
value of contingent consideration was a result of our reassessment
of the steps necessary to achieve clearance or approval based on
FDA feedback received principally in the three months ended June
30, 2021. In April 2022, an agreement was entered into with
previous ArcherDX stockholders to extend the date of achievement of
the ArcherDX final milestone to March 31, 2023. We currently do not
believe that this milestone will be achieved within this timeframe.
As such, no liability was recorded as of December 31, 2022 or
2021.
Other income (expense), net
Other income (expense), net, primarily consists of adjustments to
the fair value of our acquisition-related liabilities and interest
income. Acquisition-related liabilities include stock payable
liabilities arising from business combinations, and we expect the
adjustments to fluctuate from period to period primarily due to the
volatility of our common stock. Other income (expense), net also
includes income generated from our cash equivalents and marketable
securities and amounts received under the CARES Act.
Interest expense
Interest expense is primarily attributable to interest incurred
related to our debt financings and finance leases. See Note 8,
“Commitments and contingencies” in the Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8. of this Annual Report on
Form 10-K for additional information.
Income tax benefit
Since we generally establish a full valuation allowance against our
deferred tax assets, our income tax benefit primarily consists of
changes in our deferred tax realization assessments as a result of
taxable temporary differences assumed in connection with our
acquisitions and changes in the expected timing of the reversal of
taxable temporary differences.
Critical accounting policies and estimates
Management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and
results of operations is based on our consolidated financial
statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S.
generally accepted accounting principles, or U.S. GAAP. The
preparation of these financial statements requires us to make
judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported
amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent
assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as
well as the reported revenue generated and expenses incurred during
the reporting periods. We evaluate our estimates on an ongoing
basis. Our estimates are based on current facts, our historical
experience and on various other factors that we believe are
reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the
basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and
liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources.
Actual results may differ from these estimates under different
assumptions or conditions and any such differences may be material.
We believe that our accounting policies discussed below are
critical to understanding our historical and future performance, as
these policies relate to the more significant areas involving
management’s judgments and estimates.
Revenue recognition
We recognize revenue when or as control of the promised goods or
services is transferred to the customer in an amount that reflects
the consideration we expect to be entitled to in exchange for those
goods or services. All revenues are generated from contracts with
customers. We utilize the following practical expedients and
exemptions:
•Costs
to obtain or fulfill a contract are expensed when incurred because
the amortization period would have been one year or less,
and
•No
adjustments to promised consideration were made for financing as we
expect, at contract inception, that the period between the transfer
of a promised good or service and when the customer pays for that
good or service will be one year or less.
Test revenue
Test revenue is comprised of testing services and sales of
distributed precision oncology products.
The majority of our test revenue is generated from genetic testing,
in addition to somatic testing for therapy selection and
personalized cancer monitoring. These testing services provide
analysis and associated interpretation of the sequencing of parts
of the genome. Test orders are placed under signed requisitions or
contractual agreements, and we often enter into contracts with
insurance companies and institutions that include pricing
provisions under which such tests are billed. Billing terms are
generally net 30 to 60 days.
While the transaction price of diagnostic tests is originally
established either via contract or pursuant to our standard list
price, we often provide price concessions for tests billed to
insurance carriers, and therefore the transaction price for patient
insurance-billed tests is considered to be variable and revenue is
recognized based on an estimate of the consideration to which we
will be entitled at an amount for which it is probable that a
reversal of cumulative consideration will not occur. Making these
estimates requires significant judgments based upon such factors as
length of payer relationship, historical payment patterns, changes
in contract provisions and insurance reimbursement policies. These
judgments are reviewed each reporting period and updated as
necessary.
We look to transfer of control in assessing timing of recognition
of revenue in connection with each performance obligation. In
general, revenue in connection with the service portion of our
diagnostic tests is recognized upon delivery of the underlying
clinical report or when the report is made available on our web
portal. Outstanding performance obligations pertaining to orders
received but for which the underlying report has not been issued
are generally satisfied within a 30-day period.
We also generated test revenue through the sale of our distributed
precision oncology products, which is comprised primarily of sales
of our RUO kit and IVD product offerings for therapy selection. We
recognized revenue on these sales once shipment had occurred.
Product sales were recorded net of discounts and other deductions.
Billing terms were generally net 30 days. As part of the strategic
realignment, we exited these product offerings in fiscal year 2022.
See Note 4, "Business combinations and dispositions" in the Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8. of this
Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information on the
disposition of the RUO kit assets. See Note 5, "Goodwill and
intangible assets" in the Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements in Part II, Item 8. of this Annual Report on Form 10-K
for additional information on the exit of the IVD product
offering.
Shipping and handling fees billed to customers are recorded as
revenue in the consolidated statements of operations. The
associated shipping and handling costs are recorded in cost of
revenue.
Other revenue
Other revenue is primarily generated from collaboration agreements
and genome network contracts as well as pharma development services
provided to biopharmaceutical companies related to companion
diagnostic development.
We enter into collaboration and genome network contracts.
Collaboration agreements provide customers with diagnostic testing
and related data aggregation reporting services that are provided
over the contract term. Collaboration revenue is recognized as the
data and reporting services are delivered to the customer. Genome
network offerings consist of subscription services related to a
proprietary software platform designed to connect patients,
clinicians, advocacy organizations, researchers and therapeutic
developers to accelerate the understanding, diagnosis and treatment
of hereditary disease. Such services are recognized on a
straight-line basis over the subscription periods. Amounts due
under collaboration and genome network agreements are typically
billable on net 30-day terms.
Contracts for companion diagnostic development consisted primarily
of milestone-based payments along with annual fees and marked-up
pass-through costs. The arrangements were treated as short-term
contracts for revenue recognition purposes because they allow
termination of the agreements by the customers with 30 to 120 days’
written notice without a termination penalty. Upon termination,
customers were required to pay for the proportion of services
provided under milestones that were in progress. We recognized
revenue in an amount that reflected the consideration which we
expect to receive in exchange for those goods or services. We
recognized revenue as services are provided based on the progress
made toward achieving the performance obligation, utilizing input
methods, including labor hours expended and tests processed, that
measure our progress toward the achievement of the
milestone.
Business combinations
We apply Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB"), Accounting
Standards Codification ("ASC") 805, Business
Combinations,
which requires recognition of assets acquired, liabilities assumed,
and contingent consideration at their fair value on the acquisition
date with subsequent changes recognized in earnings; requires
acquisition-related expenses and restructuring costs to be
recognized separately from the business combination and expensed as
incurred; requires in-process research and development to be
capitalized at fair value as an indefinite-lived intangible asset
until completion or abandonment; and requires that changes in
accounting for deferred tax asset valuation allowances and acquired
income tax uncertainties after the measurement period be recognized
as a component of provision for taxes.
We account for acquisitions of entities that include inputs and
processes and have the ability to create outputs as business
combinations. The tangible and identifiable intangible assets
acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination are
recorded based on their estimated fair values as of the business
combination date, including identifiable intangible assets which
either arise from a contractual or legal right or are separable
from goodwill. We base the estimated fair value of identifiable
intangible assets acquired in a business combination on third-party
valuations that use information and assumptions provided by our
management, which consider our estimates of inputs and assumptions
that a market participant would use. Any excess purchase price over
the estimated fair value assigned to the net tangible and
identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed is
recorded to goodwill. The use of alternative valuation assumptions,
including estimated revenue projections, growth rates, estimated
cost savings, cash flows, discount rates, estimated useful lives
and probabilities surrounding the achievement of contingent
milestones could result in different purchase price allocations and
amortization expense in current and future periods.
In circumstances where an acquisition involves a contingent
consideration arrangement that meets the definition of a liability
under ASC 480,
Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity,
we recognize a liability equal to the fair value of the contingent
payments we expect to make as of the acquisition date. We remeasure
this liability each reporting period and record changes in the fair
value in change in fair value of contingent consideration in our
consolidated statements of operations.
Transaction costs associated with acquisitions are expensed as
incurred in general and administrative expenses. Results of
operations and cash flows of acquired companies are included in our
operating results from the date of acquisition.
Asset acquisitions
In circumstances where substantially all of the fair value of the
gross assets acquired is concentrated in a single identifiable
asset or group of similar identifiable assets, the asset is not
considered a business and we account for the transaction as an
asset acquisition. We recognize the assets acquired based on their
relative fair value, which generally includes the transaction costs
of the asset acquisition, and no gain or loss is recognized unless
the fair value of noncash assets given as consideration differs
from the assets’ carrying amounts. The form of consideration
transferred may be cash, liabilities incurred, or equity interests
issued.
Goodwill and indefinite lived intangibles
In accordance with ASC 350, Intangibles
- Goodwill and Other
we do not amortize goodwill or other intangible assets with
indefinite lives, including in-process research and development,
but rather test them for impairment. ASC 350 requires us to
perform an impairment review of our goodwill balance at least
annually, which we do in the fourth quarter of each year for our
single consolidated reporting unit, and whenever events or changes
in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of these assets
may not be recoverable.
Factors that may indicate potential impairment and trigger an
interim impairment test include, but are not limited to, current
economic, market and geopolitical conditions, including a
significant, sustained decline in our stock price and market
capitalization compared to the net book value, an adverse change in
legal factors, business climate or operational performance of the
business, or significant changes in the ability of a particular
asset (or group of assets) to generate positive cash flows for our
strategic business objectives. During the three months ended June
30, 2022, as a result of significant, sustained decline in our
stock price and related market capitalization and lower than
expected financial performance, we performed an impairment
assessment of goodwill, IPR&D intangibles, and long-lived
assets, including definite-lived intangibles.
In the quarter ended June 30, 2022, the Company completed a
quantitative impairment test for goodwill. In performing the
goodwill impairment test, we estimated the fair value of the
reporting unit by utilizing the discounted cash flow method under
the income approach. The determination of the fair value of the
reporting unit requires significant estimates and assumptions,
including significant unobservable inputs. The key inputs to this
valuation approach include, but were not limited to, management's
forecast of projected revenues associated with future cash flows,
discount rates, and control premiums.
When performing our income approach for the reporting unit, we
incorporate the use of projected financial information and a
discount rate that is developed using market participant-based
assumptions. The cash flow projections are based on an 11-year
financial forecast developed by management that includes
projections of billable units, revenue by test type and mix, rate
changes, capital spending trends, investments in working capital to
support future revenue and projected cash flow sources and needs,
among others. The selected discount rate then considers the risk
and nature of the reporting unit’s cash flows and rates of return
market participants would require to invest capital in the
reporting unit.
Based on this analysis, we recognized a goodwill impairment charge
of $2.3 billion during the quarter ended June 30, 2022, which was
included in goodwill and IPR&D impairment expense in the
consolidated statements of operations. This charge fully impaired
the goodwill balance as of June 30, 2022.
We also identified indicators of impairment related to the
IPR&D intangible asset initially recognized as part of the
acquisition of Singular Bio that is more likely than not that the
asset is impaired. The Company identified conditions during the
quarter ended June 30, 2022 such as alternative technologies and
uncertainties around the desired outcome of our in-development
asset and other economic factors that raised issues with the
realizability of our asset. As a result of our evaluation, we
recognized an impairment charge of $30.0 million during the quarter
ended June 30, 2022. The impairment charges are recorded in
goodwill and IPR&D impairment expense in the consolidated
statements of operations. This charge fully impaired the
indefinite-lived intangible asset balance as of June 30, 2022. We
did not record any goodwill or intangible asset impairment losses
during the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020,
respectively.
Impairment assessment of long-lived assets
A recoverability test was performed for the long-lived assets,
including definite-lived intangibles, using the undiscounted cash
flows approach, which included significant unobservable inputs
including management's forecasts of projected revenue associated
with future cash flows and residual value. The cash flow estimates
reflected the Company’s assumptions about its use of the long-lived
assets and eventual disposition of the asset group. We determined
that our long-lived assets held and used, including intangible
assets that are subject to amortization, did not have identifiable
cash flows that are largely independent of the cash flows of other
assets and liabilities and of other asset groups, because the
assets are highly interrelated and interdependent. Therefore, the
Company evaluated its long-lived assets for impairment on an
entity-wide level. As a result of the recoverability test, we
concluded that the carrying value of long-lived assets was
recoverable at June 30, 2022. No impairment was recorded except for
operating lease impairments, which are discussed under the heading
"Leases" within Note 8, "Commitments and contingencies" in the
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8. of
this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also recorded losses on
disposal of assets pursuant to the strategic realignment, which are
discussed within Note 11, "Restructuring and other costs" in the
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8. of
this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Stock-based compensation
We incur stock-based compensation expense for awards granted to
employees and directors and for inducement awards granted in
connection with our business acquisitions. Stock-based compensation
expense is measured at the date of grant and is based on the
estimated fair value of the award. Compensation cost is recognized
as expense on a straight-line basis over the vesting period for
options and restricted stock unit ("RSU") awards, and on an
accelerated basis for performance-based restricted stock unit
("PRSU") awards. We recognize stock-based
compensation expense associated with PRSU grants when we determine
the achievement of performance conditions is probable. In
determining the fair value of stock options and employee stock
purchase plan ("ESPP") purchases, we estimate the grant date fair
value and the resulting stock-based compensation expense using the
Black-Scholes option-pricing model. We estimate the grant date fair
value of RSU and PRSU awards based on the grant date share
price.
The Black-Scholes option-pricing model requires the use of highly
subjective assumptions, which determine the fair value of
stock-based awards. These assumptions include:
Fair value of common stock—The
fair value of each share of common stock is based on the closing
price of our common stock on the date of grant as reported on the
NYSE.
Expected term—The
expected term represents the period that stock-based awards are
expected to be outstanding. We use the simplified method to
determine the expected term, which is based on the mid-point
between the vesting date and the end of the contractual
term.
Expected volatility—We
estimate expected volatility based on the historical volatility of
our common stock over a period equal to the expected term of awards
and over the expected six-month term ESPP purchase
periods.
Risk-free interest rate—The
risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury zero coupon
issues in effect at the time of grant for periods corresponding
with the expected term of an option.
Dividend yield—We
have never paid dividends on our common stock and have no plans to
pay dividends on our common stock. Therefore, we used an expected
dividend yield of zero.
In addition to the Black-Scholes assumptions, we estimate our
forfeiture rate based on an analysis of our actual forfeitures and
will continue to evaluate the adequacy of the forfeiture rate based
on actual forfeiture experience, analysis of employee turnover
behavior and other factors. The impact from any forfeiture rate
adjustment would be recognized in full in the period of adjustment
and if the actual number of future forfeitures differs from our
estimates, we might be required to record adjustments to
stock-based compensation in future periods.
Income taxes
We use the asset and liability method of accounting for income
taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are
determined based on the differences between the financial reporting
and the tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using
the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the
differences are expected to reverse. A valuation allowance is
provided when it is more likely than not that some portion or all
of a deferred tax asset will not be realized. Significant judgment
is required in determining the net valuation allowance which
includes our evaluation of all available evidence including past
operating results, estimates on future taxable income and
acquisition-related tax assets and liabilities. As of
December 31, 2022, we recorded a full valuation allowance on
our net deferred tax assets because we expect that it is more
likely than not that our net deferred tax assets will not be
realized in the foreseeable future. Should the actual amounts
differ from our estimates, the amount of our valuation allowance
could be materially impacted.
Results of operations
A discussion regarding our financial condition and results of
operations for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to
the year ended December 31, 2021 is presented below. A discussion
regarding our financial condition and results of operations for the
year ended December 31, 2021 compared to the year ended
December 31, 2020 can be found under Part II, Item 7. in our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2021.
Comparison of the Years Ended December 31, 2022 and
2021
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Year Ended December 31, |
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2021 |
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Revenue: |
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Test revenue |
$ |
500,560 |
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$ |
444,072 |
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56,488 |
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13% |
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Other revenue |
15,743 |
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16,377 |
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(634) |
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(4)% |
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Total revenue |
516,303 |
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460,449 |
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55,854 |
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12% |
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Operating expenses: |
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Cost of revenue |
417,256 |
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348,669 |
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68,587 |
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20% |
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Research and development |
402,088 |
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416,087 |
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(13,999) |
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(3)% |
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Selling and marketing |
218,881 |
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225,910 |
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(7,029) |
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General and administrative |
192,314 |
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248,070 |
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(55,756) |
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(22)% |
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Goodwill and IPR&D impairment |
2,313,047 |
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— |
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2,313,047 |
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100% |
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Restructuring and other costs |
140,331 |
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— |
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140,331 |
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100% |
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Gain on sale of RUO kit assets |
(47,354) |
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— |
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(47,354) |
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100% |
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Change in fair value of contingent consideration
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(1,850) |
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(386,646) |
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384,796 |
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100% |
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Total operating expenses |
3,634,713 |
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852,090 |
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2,782,623 |
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NM |
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Loss from operations |
(3,118,410) |
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(391,641) |
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(2,726,769) |
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Other income (expense), net: |
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Change in fair value of acquisition-related liabilities |
15,906 |
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25,196 |
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Other income, net |
8,054 |
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482 |
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7,572 |
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NM |
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Total other income, net |
23,960 |
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25,678 |
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(1,718) |
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(7)% |
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Interest expense |
(56,747) |
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(49,900) |
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(6,847) |
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(14)% |
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Net loss before taxes |
(3,151,197) |
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(415,863) |
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(2,735,334) |
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NM |
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Income tax benefit |
44,904 |
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36,857 |
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8,047 |
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22% |
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Net loss |
$ |
(3,106,293) |
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$ |
(379,006) |
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(2,727,287) |
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Revenue
The increase in revenue of $55.9 million for the year ended
December 31, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021 was
primarily due to increased billable volume and higher average
revenue per billable unit. Billable volume increased to 1,290,000
during the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to 1,169,000
in the same period in 2021, an increase of 10%, due to growth in
the business. Average revenue per unit increased to $388 during the
year ended December 31, 2022 compared to $380 in the same
period in 2021 primarily due to changes in payer and product
mix.
Cost of revenue
The increase in the cost of revenue of $68.6 million for the year
ended December 31, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021
was primarily due to increased billable volume. For the year ended
December 31, 2022, the number of units billed increased to
1,290,000 from approximately 1,169,000 for the same period in 2021.
Cost per unit was $323 in 2022 compared to $298 in 2021. The
increase in cost per unit is primarily attributable to an increase
in amortization of acquired intangible assets of
$50.6 million, an increase in inventory and prepaid asset
write downs of $18.2 million principally related to the exit of
certain product offerings and geographies, and an increase in
shipping costs of $6.4 million related to higher volumes and
passed through increases in fuel prices. These increases were
partially offset by lower lab materials costs of $5.2 million
primarily due to a decrease in the volume and change in mix of
materials, and a decrease in other costs of $1.4
million.
Research and development
The decrease in research and development expense of $14.0 million
for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the same
period in 2021 was primarily due to decreases in lab-related
expenses of $37.7 million as a result of lower costs related
to external development projects and lab supplies and services,
decreases in personnel-related expenses of $19.5 million primarily
due to the reduction in workforce related to our strategic
realignment, and decreases in information technology costs of $3.7
million due to lower network and cloud computing expenses. These
decreases were partially offset by increases in acquisition-related
compensation expenses of $40.3 million primarily due to a full
year of stock-based compensation in 2022 as compared to a partial
year of expense in 2021 related to several acquisitions in the
comparative period, and increases in professional fees of
$6.6 million due to higher contract labor.
Selling and marketing
The decrease in selling and marketing expenses of $7.0 million for
the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the same period
in 2021 was primarily due to decreases in marketing expenses of
$10.5 million as a result of lower costs related to brand
initiatives and advertising, decreases in other expenses of $1.9
million, and decreases in professional fees of $1.7 million due to
lower contract labor. These decreases were offset by increases in
personnel-related expenses of $2.7 million driven by headcount
growth in 2022 prior to our strategic realignment, increases in
travel-related expenses of $2.4 million due to more in-person
travel as a result of reduced COVID-19 restrictions, and increases
in information technology costs of $2.0 million due to higher
spending on software licenses.
General and administrative
The decrease in general and administrative expenses of $55.8
million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the
same period in 2021 was primarily due to decreases in
acquisition-related compensation expense of $49.1 million as a
result of several acquisitions in the comparative period, decreases
in legal fees of $9.7 million for litigation-related expenses in
the comparative period, and decreases in personnel-related costs of
$7.1 million primarily due to the reduction in workforce related to
our strategic realignment. These decreases were partially offset by
increases in other corporate expenses of $6.3 million in 2022 prior
to our strategic realignment, and increases in facilities-related
expenses of $3.8 million due to lease expenses and higher security
and building support costs.
Goodwill and IPR&D impairment
We completed an interim impairment test for goodwill and the
IPR&D indefinite-lived intangible asset as of June 30, 2022,
and as a result recorded a non-cash impairment charge of
$2.3 billion. See Critical accounting policies and estimates
above and Note 5, “Goodwill and intangible assets” in Notes to the
Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8. "Consolidated
Financial Statements" of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for
further information.
Restructuring and other costs
During the year ended December 31, 2022, we incurred
restructuring and other costs of $140.3 million. Restructuring and
other costs were comprised of $65.5 million in employee
severance and benefits, $60.5 million in asset impairments and
losses on asset disposals, and $14.3 million in other restructuring
expenses. We did not have similar expenses for the year ended
December 31, 2021. See Note 11, “Restructuring and other
costs" in Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Part
II, Item 8. "Consolidated Financial Statements" of this Annual
Report on Form 10-K for further information.
Gain on sale of RUO kit assets
During the year ended December 31, 2022, we completed the sale
and transfer to IDT of select assets and liabilities related to the
RUO kit product offering, which represents the RUO distributed
target enrichment kit and data analysis platform of ArcherDX. After
adjustments, the sale resulted in a gain of approximately $47.4
million for the year ended December 31, 2022. We did not have
a similar gain for the year ended December 31, 2021. See Note
4, “Business combinations and dispositions” in Notes to the
Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8. "Consolidated
Financial Statements" of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for
further information.
Change in fair value of contingent consideration
The change in fair value of contingent consideration represented
income of $1.9 million and $386.6 million for the years ended
December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The year ended
December 31, 2022 includes fair value adjustments to reduce our
contingent consideration liability related to the acquisition of
Genelex Solutions, LLC
("Genelex") and the achievement of certain product milestones
related to gross revenues received by us for a pharmacogenetic
product reimbursed through certain payers during the earn-out
period. The adjustment to decrease our contingent consideration
liability primarily related to the probability of achieving gross
revenue reimbursements during the earn-out period. The year ended
December 31, 2021 includes fair value adjustments to reduce our
contingent consideration liability primarily related to our
acquisition of ArcherDX and the remaining development milestones
resulting from a decrease in the value of our common stock. The
prior year adjustments to decrease our contingent consideration
were due to our determination that our outstanding milestone for
FDA clearance or approval of a therapy selection IVD will not be
achieved in the timeframe prescribed in the acquisition
agreement.
Change in fair value of acquisition-related
liabilities
The decrease in change in fair value of acquisition-related
liabilities of $9.3 million for the year ended December 31,
2022 compared to the same period in 2021 was due to a decrease in
fair value adjustments related to our stock payable as a result of
the decrease in the price of our common stock and settlement of
acquisition-related hold-backs.
Other income, net
The increase in other income, net of $7.6 million for the year
ended December 31, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021
was due to an increase in interest income earned on our marketable
securities investments.
Interest expense
The increase in interest expense of $6.8 million for the year ended
December 31, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021 was
principally due to increased debt outstanding during 2022 as
compared to the prior year.
Income tax benefit
The increase in income tax benefit of $8.0 million for the year
ended December 31, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021
was primarily due to the release of federal and state valuation
allowances as a result of the reclassification of the IVD and PCM
in-process research and development intangibles from
indefinite-lived intangibles to developed technology, which enabled
the associated deferred tax liability to serve as a source of
income to existing finite-lived deferred tax assets for which a
valuation allowance had previously been established. There was no
similar income tax benefit for the year ended December 31,
2021.
Liquidity and capital resources
Liquidity and capital expenditures
We have generally incurred net losses since our inception. For the
years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, our net losses
were $3.1 billion, $379.0 million and $602.2 million, respectively,
and we expect to incur additional losses in the future. At
December 31, 2022, we had an accumulated deficit of $4.8
billion. While our revenue has increased over time, we may never
achieve revenue sufficient to offset our expenses.
Since inception, our operations have been financed primarily by
fees collected from our customers, net proceeds from sales of our
capital stock as well as borrowing from debt facilities and the
issuance of convertible senior notes.
In January 2021, we issued, in an underwritten public offering, an
aggregate of 8.9 million shares of our common stock at a price of
$51.50 per share, for gross proceeds of $460.0 million and net
proceeds of approximately $434.3 million. In April 2020, we
issued, in an underwritten public offering, an aggregate of 20.4
million shares of our common stock at a price of $9.00 per share,
for gross proceeds of $184.0 million and net proceeds of $173.0
million. In 2022, we issued 2.4 million shares of common stock
at an average price of $3.99 per share in an "at the market"
offering for aggregate proceeds of $10.0 million and net
proceeds of $9.7 million. In 2020, we issued 3.6 million
shares of common stock at an average price of $26.33 per share in
an "at the market" offering for aggregate proceeds of $93.7 million
and net proceeds of $90.7 million.
In September 2019, we issued $350.0 million of aggregate principal
amount of convertible senior notes due 2024, which bear cash
interest at a rate of 2.0% per year. Also in September 2019, we
used the funds received through the issuance of our convertible
senior notes due 2024 to settle our note purchase agreement we
entered into in November 2018. In April 2021, we issued $1,150.0
million of aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes
due 2028, which bear cash interest at a rate of 1.5% per year. Our
business may not generate cash flow from operations in the future
sufficient to service our debt, including paying off the principal
when due, and make necessary
capital expenditures.
Holders of our convertible senior notes have the right to require
us to repurchase all or any portion of their notes upon the
occurrence of a fundamental change at a fundamental change
repurchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes
to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any. In
addition, upon conversion of the notes, unless we elect to deliver
solely shares of our common stock to settle such conversion (other
than paying cash in lieu of delivering any fractional share), we
will be required to make cash payments, which could adversely
affect our liquidity. However, we only have limited ability to make
those cash payments under our credit agreement and, even if the
credit agreement limitations are no longer in effect, we may not
have enough available cash or be able to obtain financing at the
time we are required to make repurchases of notes surrendered or to
repay outstanding notes when they mature.
In October 2020, in connection with our acquisition of ArcherDX, we
issued $275.0 million of our common stock in a private placement at
a price of $16.85 per share. We also entered into a credit
agreement to borrow $135.0 million. The private placement and
credit agreement closed concurrently with the merger in October
2020. The terms of this credit agreement restrict our ability to
incur certain indebtedness, pay dividends, make acquisitions and
take other actions. On February 7, 2023, we made a
$53.7 million payment which reduced the principal balance of
the 2020 Term Loan by $50.0 million and included a
$3.0 million prepayment fee, with the remainder attributable
to interest. On February 28, 2023, we repaid the remaining
principal balance outstanding of $85.0 million plus
outstanding interest of $1.9 million and a prepayment fee of
$5.1 million. See Note 16, “Subsequent events" in Notes to the
Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8. "Consolidated
Financial Statements" of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for
further information.
At December 31, 2022 and 2021, we had $557.1 million and $1.1
billion, respectively, of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash
and marketable securities.
Our primary uses of cash are to fund our operations. Cash used to
fund operating expenses is affected by the timing of when we pay
expenses, as reflected in the change in our outstanding accounts
payable and accrued expenses. We estimate our capital expenditures
will be approximately $10.0 to $15.0 million for 2023.
We have incurred substantial losses since inception, and we
expect to continue to incur losses in the near future. We believe
our existing cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities as of
December 31, 2022 and fees collected from the sale of our
products and services will be sufficient to meet our anticipated
cash requirements for at least the next 12
months.
We expect to raise additional funding to finance operations and
service debt obligations prior to achieving profitability or should
we make additional acquisitions. We regularly consider fundraising
opportunities and expect to determine the timing, nature and size
of future financings based upon various factors, including market
conditions, debt maturities and our operating plans. We may in
the future elect to finance operations by selling equity or debt
securities or borrowing money. If we issue equity securities,
dilution to stockholders may result. Any equity securities issued
may also provide for rights, preferences or privileges senior to
those of holders of our common stock. If we raise funds by issuing
additional debt securities, these debt securities would have
rights, preferences and privileges senior to those of holders of
our common stock. In addition, the terms of additional debt
securities or borrowings could impose significant restrictions on
our operations. If additional funding is required, there can be no
assurance that additional funds will be available to us on
acceptable terms on a timely basis, if at all. If we are unable to
obtain additional funding when needed, we may need to curtail
planned activities to reduce costs. Doing so will likely have an
unfavorable effect on our ability to execute on our business plan
and have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations
and future prospects.
The following table summarizes our cash flows (in
thousands):
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Cash used in operating activities |
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(492,961) |
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$ |
(559,815) |
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$ |
(298,502) |
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Cash used in investing activities |
(174,803) |
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(204,080) |
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(400,583) |
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Cash provided by financing activities |
1,758 |
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1,565,940 |
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672,993 |
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Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted
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$ |
(666,006) |
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$ |
802,045 |
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(26,092) |
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Cash flows from operating activities
For the year ended December 31, 2022, cash used in operating
activities was $493.0 million and principally resulted from our net
loss of $3.1 billion, a $47.4 million gain on the sale of the RUO
kit assets, a $44.9 million income tax benefit, non-cash charges
for remeasurements of liabilities in connection with business
combinations of $17.8 million, and $1.5 million of amortization of
premiums on investment securities. These were partially offset by
non-cash
charges of $2.3 billion for goodwill and IPR&D impairments,
$199.3 million for stock-based compensation, $142.1 million for
depreciation and amortization, $60.5 million related to impairments
and losses on disposals of long-lived assets related to our
strategic realignment, $15.6 million for amortization of debt
discount and issuance costs related to our outstanding debt, $10.2
million of non-cash lease expense, $8.4 million of post-combination
deferred compensation expense, and $1.0 million of other
adjustments. The net effect on cash for changes in net operating
assets was a decrease of cash of $25.3 million due principally to
increases in accounts receivable due to timing of collections,
inventory and accounts payable, partially offset by increases in
accrued liabilities.
For the year ended December 31, 2021, cash used in operating
activities was $559.8 million and principally resulted from our net
loss of $379.0 million, non-cash charges for remeasurements of
liabilities associated with business combinations of $411.8 million
primarily related to ArcherDX development milestones, and a $36.9
million income tax benefit primarily generated from our
acquisitions of One Codex, Genosity, Ciitizen and Stratify. These
were partially offset by non-cash charges of $180.1 million for
stock-based compensation, $80.5 million for depreciation and
amortization, $14.2 million for amortization of debt discount and
issuance costs related to our outstanding debt, $9.5 million of
post-combination expense primarily comprised of hold-back cash
consideration related to our acquisition of Ciitizen and the
acceleration of unvested equity from our acquisition of One Codex,
$6.2 million of amortization of premiums on investment securities,
$3.5 million of non-cash lease expense, and $1.5 million of other
adjustments. The net effect on cash for changes in net operating
assets was a decrease of cash of $27.6 million due principally to
increases in accounts receivable due to timing of collections,
inventory and accounts payable, partially offset by increases in
accrued liabilities.
For the year ended December 31, 2020, cash used in operating
activities was $298.5 million and principally resulted from our net
loss of $602.2 million and $112.1 million related to our income tax
benefit generated from business combinations completed in 2020,
partially offset by noncash charges of $158.7 million for
stock-based compensation, $92.3 million in remeasurements of
liabilities associated with business combinations such as
contingent consideration, $91.0 million related to post-combination
expense due to the acceleration of unvested equity in the
acquisition of ArcherDX, $39.1 million for depreciation and
amortization, $17.2 million of amortization of debt discount and
issuance costs, $1.2 million of amortization premiums on investment
securities, and $0.2 million of other adjustments. The net effect
on cash for changes in net operating assets was an inflow of cash
of $16.0 million due principally to increases in accounts payable
and accrued liabilities, partially offset by increases in inventory
and accounts receivable due to timing of collections.
Cash flows from investing activities
For the year ended December 31, 2022, cash used in investing
activities of $174.8 million was primarily due to net purchases and
maturities of marketable securities of $166.0 million and cash used
for purchases of property and equipment of $53.3 million, partially
offset by proceeds from the sale of the RUO kit assets of
$44.5 million.
For the year ended December 31, 2021, cash used in investing
activities of $204.1 million was primarily due to net cash used to
acquire One Codex, Genosity and Ciitizen of $247.4 million, and
cash used for purchases of property and equipment of $54.7 million,
partially offset by proceeds from net maturities and purchases of
marketable securities of $99.3 million.
For the year ended December 31, 2020, cash used in investing
activities of $400.6 million was primarily related to net cash used
to acquire Orbicule BV ("Diploid"), Genelex, YouScript and ArcherDX
of $383.8 million, purchases of property and equipment of $22.9
million, and other cash outflows of $4.0 million, all partially
offset by net sales and maturities of marketable securities of
$10.1 million.
Cash flows from financing activities
For the year ended December 31, 2022, cash provided by
financing activities of $1.8 million primarily consisted of cash
received from net proceeds from the sale of common stock of $9.7
million and issuances of common stock of $8.1 million. These
were partially offset by cash used to settle acquisition
obligations of $10.6 million and finance lease principal payments
of $5.4 million.
For the year ended December 31, 2021, cash provided by financing
activities of $1.6 billion primarily consisted of net proceeds from
the issuance of convertible senior notes due 2024 of $1.1 billion
and the public offering of common stock of $434.3 million as well
as cash received from issuances of common stock totaling $23.8
million.
For the year ended December 31, 2020, cash provided by financing
activities of $673.0 million consisted of cash received from
issuances of common stock totaling $284.2 million, including cash
received from shares issued through a private placement in October
2020 upon the close of the ArcherDX acquisition, exercises of stock
options and employee stock plan purchases, net proceeds from the
public offerings of common stock of $263.7 million,
and
net proceeds from debt financings of $129.2 million. These cash
inflows were partially offset by other cash outflows of $4.1
million.
Contractual obligations
The following table summarizes our contractual obligations,
including interest, as of December 31, 2022 (in
thousands):
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contractual obligations: |
|
2023 |
|
2024 and 2025 |
|
2026 and 2027 |
|
2028 and beyond |
|
Total |
Operating leases |
|
$ |
23,691 |
|
|
$ |
45,773 |
|
|
$ |
39,852 |
|
|
$ |
91,177 |
|
|
$ |
200,493 |
|
Finance leases |
|
5,595 |
|
|
3,839 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
9,434 |
|
Convertible senior notes |
|
— |
|
|
349,996 |
|
|
— |
|
|
1,150,000 |
|
|
1,499,996 |
|
2020 Term Loan |
|
— |
|
|
135,000 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
135,000 |
|
Purchase commitments |
|
19,756 |
|
|
12,909 |
|
|
750 |
|
|
— |
|
|
33,415 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
49,042 |
|
|
$ |
547,517 |
|
|
$ |
40,602 |
|
|
$ |
1,241,177 |
|
|
$ |
1,878,338 |
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Operating lease maturity amounts included in the table above do not
include sublease income expected to be received under our sublease
with IDT. Under the sublease agreement, we expect to receive
sublease income for fiscal years ending December 31, 2023, 2024 and
2025 of $0.9 million, $0.9 million and $0.1 million,
respectively.
See Note 8, “Commitments and contingencies” in Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8. of this
Annual Report for additional details regarding our leases,
convertible senior notes, 2020 Term Loan and purchase
commitments.
Off-balance sheet arrangements
We have not entered into any off-balance sheet
arrangements.
Recent accounting pronouncements
See “Recent accounting pronouncements” in Note 2, “Summary of
significant accounting policies” in Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements in Part II, Item 8. of this Annual Report for a
discussion of recently adopted accounting pronouncements and
accounting pronouncements not yet adopted, and their expected
effect on our financial position and results of
operations.
ITEM 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market
Risk
We are exposed to market risks in the ordinary course of our
business. These risks primarily relate to interest rates. Our cash,
cash equivalents, restricted cash and marketable securities totaled
$557.1 million at December 31, 2022, and consisted primarily
of bank deposits, money market funds, U.S. Treasury notes and U.S.
government agency securities. Such interest-bearing instruments
carry a degree of risk; however, because our investments are
primarily high-quality credit instruments with short-term durations
with high-quality institutions, we have not been exposed to, nor do
we anticipate being exposed to, material risks due to changes in
interest rates. At December 31, 2022, a hypothetical 1.0% (100
basis points) increase or decrease in interest rates would not have
resulted in a material change in the fair value of our cash
equivalents and marketable securities. Fluctuations in the value of
our cash equivalents and marketable securities caused by a change
in interest rates (gains or losses on the carrying value) are
recorded in other comprehensive gain (loss) and are realized if we
sell the underlying securities prior to maturity.
Our 2020 Term Loan bears interest at an annual rate equal to
three-month LIBOR, subject to a 2.00% LIBOR floor, plus a margin of
8.75% and is therefore sensitive to changes in interest rates. If
three-month LIBOR can no longer be determined or if the applicable
governmental authority ceases to supervise or sanction such rates,
then we will endeavor to agree with the administrative agent, an
alternate rate of interest that gives due consideration to the then
prevailing market convention for determining interest for
comparable loans in the United States; provided that until such
alternative rate of interest is agreed, the 2020 Term Loan shall
bear interest at the
Wall Street Journal
Prime Rate. We currently do not use interest rate derivative
instruments to manage our exposure to interest rate fluctuations.
As of December 31, 2022, a hypothetical 100 basis point increase in
interest rates would have an estimated $1.4 million impact per year
on our financial position and results of operations, based on the
2020 Term Loan principal outstanding through maturity. By February
28, 2023, we paid the principal balance outstanding plus interest
and prepayment fees. As of December 31, 2022, the fair value
of the 2020 Term Loan was $130.0 million. For additional
information about the 2020 Term Loan, see Note 8, “Commitments and
contingencies” and Note 16, "Subsequent events" in Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8. of this
Annual Report.
Although our convertible senior notes are based on a fixed rate,
changes in interest rates could impact the fair value we disclose.
As of December 31, 2022, the fair market value of the
convertible senior notes due 2024 and due 2028 was $261.6
million and $576.7 million, respectively. For additional
information about the convertible senior notes, see Note 8,
“Commitments and contingencies” in Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements in Part II, Item 8. of this Annual Report.
ITEM 8. Consolidated Financial Statements
and Supplementary Data
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm
To the Stockholders and Board of Directors of Invitae
Corporation
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of
Invitae Corporation (the Company) as of December 31, 2022 and
2021, the related consolidated statements of operations,
comprehensive loss, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of
the three years in the period ended December 31, 2022, and the
related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated
financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial
statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial
position of the Company at December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the
results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three
years in the period ended December 31, 2022, in conformity
with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB),
the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of
December 31, 2022, based on criteria established in Internal
Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework) and our
report dated February 28, 2023 expressed an unqualified
opinion thereon.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the
Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public
accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be
independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S.
federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of
the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the
PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit
to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error
or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the
risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether
due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to
those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis,
evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by management, as
well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial
statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis
for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matters
The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising
from the current period audit of the financial statements that were
communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee
and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material
to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially
challenging, subjective or complex judgments. The communication of
critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the
consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are
not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing
separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts
or disclosures to which they relate.
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Measurement of test revenue billed to insurance
carriers |
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Description of the Matter |
During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company recognized
test revenue billed to insurance carriers of $310.3 million. As
discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the
Company often provides price concessions for tests billed to
insurance carriers, and therefore the transaction price for patient
insurance-billed tests is considered variable consideration.
Revenue for tests billed to insurance carriers was recognized based
on an estimate of the consideration to which the Company expects to
be entitled at an amount for which it is probable that a reversal
of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur.
Auditing the measurement of the Company’s test revenue billed to
insurance carriers was complex due to the significant judgment
required to determine the amount of consideration to which the
Company expects to be entitled. In particular, the estimate of test
revenue billed to insurance carriers was based on assumptions in
payer behavior such as historical payment patterns, contract
provisions and government and private insurance reimbursement
policies.
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How We Addressed the Matter in Our Audit |
We obtained an understanding, evaluated the design and tested the
operating effectiveness of controls over the Company’s revenue
recognition process. For example, we tested controls over
management’s review of the significant assumptions and inputs used
in the estimate of the amount to which the Company expects to be
entitled. We also tested controls over the completeness and
accuracy of the current and historical data used in the Company's
revenue models.
Our audit procedures over the Company’s test revenue billed to
insurance carriers included, among others, assessing the revenue
models and testing the significant assumptions and inputs used by
the Company in its analysis. We agreed a sample of transactions to
the payer contract terms. We compared the significant assumptions
and inputs used by management to the Company’s contracted rates,
government and private insurance payer collection trends, and other
relevant factors. We assessed the completeness and accuracy of the
historical cash collections used in the Company’s revenue models.
We also assessed the completeness and accuracy of adjustments to
estimates of future cash collections resulting from significant
contract amendments and changes in collection trends.
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Impairment of long-lived assets |
|
|
Description of the Matter |
At December 31, 2022, the Company’s property and equipment, net,
intangible assets, net, and operating lease assets (collectively,
long-lived assets) were $108.7 million, $1,012.5 million, and
$106.6 million, respectively. As discussed in Note 2 to the
consolidated financial statements, long-lived assets are assessed
for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances
indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be
recoverable. When indicators of impairment exist, the Company
compares the estimated future undiscounted net cash flows to the
carrying amount of the asset group. If the carrying amount of the
asset group exceeds the estimated future undiscounted cash flows,
an impairment is measured based on the difference between the
carrying amount of the asset group and its fair value.
Auditing the Company’s recoverability test for long-lived assets
was challenging due to subjective estimates and assumptions used by
the Company to determine the undiscounted cash flows associated
with the asset group. The estimate of undiscounted cash flows was
subject to higher estimation uncertainty due to management’s
judgments over significant assumptions, including revenue growth
and revenue multiples. Changes in these significant assumptions
could have a significant effect on the undiscounted cash flows and
resulting recoverability of the asset group.
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|
|
How We Addressed the Matter in Our Audit |
We obtained an understanding, evaluated the design, and tested the
operating effectiveness, of controls over the Company’s impairment
assessment for long-lived assets. For example, we tested controls
over management’s review of the significant inputs and assumptions
in the determination of undiscounted cash flows, specifically as it
relates to revenue growth and revenue multiples.
Our audit procedures over the Company’s impairment assessment for
long-lived assets included, among others, assessing the
reasonableness of significant assumptions, specifically revenue
growth and revenue multiples, and assessing the completeness and
accuracy of the underlying data used by the Company in its
analyses. We evaluated whether the significant assumptions were
reasonable by comparing them to the past performance of the
Company, current industry data and current market forecasts, and
whether such assumptions were consistent with evidence obtained in
other areas of the audit. We also involved our valuation
specialists to assist us in evaluating the reasonableness of the
Company’s valuation methodologies and assumptions, including the
revenue multiples as compared to industry and market
data.
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/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2013.
San Mateo, California
February 28, 2023
INVITAE CORPORATION
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except par value data)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
Assets |
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
257,489 |
|
|
$ |
923,250 |
|
Marketable securities |
289,611 |
|
|
122,121 |
|
Accounts receivable |
96,148 |
|
|
66,227 |
|
Inventory |
30,386 |
|
|
33,516 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
19,496 |
|
|
33,691 |
|
Total current assets |
693,130 |
|
|
1,178,805 |
|
Property and equipment, net |
108,723 |
|
|
114,714 |
|
Operating lease assets |
106,563 |
|
|
121,169 |
|
Restricted cash |
10,030 |
|
|
10,275 |
|
|
|
|
|
Intangible assets, net |
1,012,549 |
|
|
1,187,994 |
|
Goodwill |
— |
|
|
2,283,059 |
|
Other assets |
23,121 |
|
|
23,551 |
|
Total assets |
$ |
1,954,116 |
|
|
$ |
4,919,567 |
|
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
Accounts payable |
$ |
13,984 |
|
|
$ |
21,127 |
|
Accrued liabilities |
74,388 |
|
|
106,453 |
|
Operating lease obligations |
14,600 |
|
|
12,359 |
|
Finance lease obligations |
5,121 |
|
|
4,156 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
108,093 |
|
|
144,095 |
|
Operating lease obligations, net of current portion |
134,386 |
|
|
124,369 |
|
Finance lease obligations, net of current portion |
3,780 |
|
|
5,683 |
|
Debt |
122,333 |
|
|
113,391 |
|
Convertible senior notes, net |
1,470,783 |
|
|
1,464,138 |
|
Deferred tax liability |
8,130 |
|
|
51,696 |
|
Other long-term liabilities |
4,775 |
|
|
37,797 |
|
Total liabilities |
1,852,280 |
|
|
1,941,169 |
|
Commitments and contingencies (Note 8) |
|
|
|
Stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value: 20,000 shares authorized; nil
shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2022 and
2021, respectively
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
Common stock, $0.0001 par value: 600,000 and 400,000 shares
authorized; 245,562 and 228,116 shares issued and outstanding as of
December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively
|
25 |
|
|
23 |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
(80) |
|
|
(7) |
|
Additional paid-in capital |
4,931,032 |
|
|
4,701,230 |
|
Accumulated deficit |
(4,829,141) |
|
|
(1,722,848) |
|
Total stockholders’ equity |
101,836 |
|
|
2,978,398 |
|
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
$ |
1,954,116 |
|
|
$ |
4,919,567 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
INVITAE CORPORATION
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except per share data)
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
Revenue: |
|
|
|
|
|
Test revenue |
$ |
500,560 |
|
|
$ |
444,072 |
|
|
$ |
272,310 |
|
Other revenue |
15,743 |
|
|
16,377 |
|
|
7,288 |
|
Total revenue |
516,303 |
|
|
460,449 |
|
|
279,598 |
|
Operating expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of revenue |
417,256 |
|
|
348,669 |
|
|
198,275 |
|
Research and development |
402,088 |
|
|
416,087 |
|
|
240,605 |
|
Selling and marketing |
218,881 |
|
|
225,910 |
|
|
168,317 |
|
General and administrative |
192,314 |
|
|
248,070 |
|
|
270,029 |
|
Goodwill and IPR&D impairment |
2,313,047 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
Restructuring and other costs |
140,331 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
Gain on sale of RUO kit assets |
(47,354) |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
Change in fair value of contingent consideration |
(1,850) |
|
|
(386,646) |
|
|
54,544 |
|
Total operating expenses |
3,634,713 |
|
|
852,090 |
|
|
931,770 |
|
Loss from operations |
(3,118,410) |
|
|
(391,641) |
|
|
(652,172) |
|
Other income (expense), net: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in fair value of acquisition-related liabilities |
15,906 |
|
|
25,196 |
|
|
(37,527) |
|
Other income, net |
8,054 |
|
|
482 |
|
|
5,195 |
|
Total other income (expense), net |
23,960 |
|
|
25,678 |
|
|
(32,332) |
|
Interest expense |
(56,747) |
|
|
(49,900) |
|
|
(29,766) |
|
Net loss before taxes |
(3,151,197) |
|
|
(415,863) |
|
|
(714,270) |
|
Income tax benefit |
44,904 |
|
|
36,857 |
|
|
112,100 |
|
Net loss |
$ |
(3,106,293) |
|
|
$ |
(379,006) |
|
|
$ |
(602,170) |
|
Net loss per share, basic and diluted |
$ |
(13.18) |
|
|
$ |
(1.80) |
|
|
$ |
(4.47) |
|
Shares used in computing net loss per share, basic and
diluted |
235,676 |
|
|
210,946 |
|
|
134,587 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
INVITAE CORPORATION
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss
(in thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
|
|
Net loss |
$ |
(3,106,293) |
|
|
$ |
(379,006) |
|
|
$ |
(602,170) |
|
Other comprehensive (loss) income: |
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized (loss) income on available-for-sale marketable
securities, net of tax |
(73) |
|
|
(8) |
|
|
10 |
|
Comprehensive loss |
$ |
(3,106,366) |
|
|
$ |
(379,014) |
|
|
$ |
(602,160) |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
INVITAE CORPORATION
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
(in thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
Common stock: |
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, beginning of period |
$ |
23 |
|
|
$ |
19 |
|
|
$ |
10 |
|
Common stock issued |
2 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
9 |
|
Balance, end of period |
25 |
|
|
23 |
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income: |
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, beginning of period |
(7) |
|
|
1 |
|
|
(9) |
|
Unrealized (loss) income on available-for-sale marketable
securities, net of tax |
(73) |
|
|
(8) |
|
|
10 |
|
Balance, end of period |
(80) |
|
|
(7) |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital: |
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, beginning of period |
4,701,230 |
|
|
3,337,120 |
|
|
1,138,316 |
|
Common stock issued in private placement, net |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
263,628 |
|
Common stock issued in connection with public offering,
net |
9,658 |
|
|
434,263 |
|
|
263,685 |
|
Common stock issued on exercise of stock options, net |
643 |
|
|
8,984 |
|
|
10,730 |
|
Common stock issued pursuant to exercises of warrants |
— |
|
|
1,242 |
|
|
974 |
|
Common stock issued pursuant to employee stock purchase
plan |
7,513 |
|
|
13,550 |
|
|
8,871 |
|
Common stock and equity awards issued pursuant to
acquisitions
|
15,027 |
|
|
805,124 |
|
|
1,524,227 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warrants issued pursuant to loan agreement |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
27,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock-based compensation expense |
196,961 |
|
|
176,435 |
|
|
110,076 |
|
Reclassification of equity component of convertible senior
notes |
— |
|
|
(75,488) |
|
|
— |
|
Reclassification of stock payable liabilities |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(10,387) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, end of period |
4,931,032 |
|
|
4,701,230 |
|
|
3,337,120 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated deficit: |
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, beginning of period |
(1,722,848) |
|
|
(1,360,847) |
|
|
(758,677) |
|
Cumulative effect of accounting change |
— |
|
|
17,005 |
|
|
— |
|
Net loss |
(3,106,293) |
|
|
(379,006) |
|
|
(602,170) |
|
Balance, end of period |
(4,829,141) |
|
|
(1,722,848) |
|
|
(1,360,847) |
|
Total stockholders' equity |
$ |
101,836 |
|
|
$ |
2,978,398 |
|
|
$ |
1,976,293 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
INVITAE CORPORATION
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
Cash flows from operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss |
$ |
(3,106,293) |
|
|
$ |
(379,006) |
|
|
$ |
(602,170) |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
Goodwill and IPR&D impairment |
2,313,047 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
Impairments and losses on disposals of long-lived
assets |
60,507 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
Gain on sale of RUO kit assets |
(47,354) |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
142,071 |
|
|
80,472 |
|
|
39,050 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
199,304 |
|
|
180,075 |
|
|
158,747 |
|
Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs |
15,587 |
|
|
14,226 |
|
|
17,204 |
|
Remeasurements of liabilities associated with business
combinations |
(17,756) |
|
|
(411,842) |
|
|
92,348 |
|
Benefit from income taxes |
(44,904) |
|
|
(36,857) |
|
|
(112,100) |
|
Post-combination expense for acceleration of unvested equity and
deferred stock compensation |
8,428 |
|
|
9,530 |
|
|
91,021 |
|
Amortization of premiums and discounts on investment
securities |
(1,515) |
|
|
6,221 |
|
|
1,236 |
|
Non-cash lease expense |
10,240 |
|
|
3,496 |
|
|
777 |
|
Other |
1,018 |
|
|
1,487 |
|
|
(588) |
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of businesses
acquired: |
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable |
(29,921) |
|
|
(16,696) |
|
|
(2,814) |
|
Inventory |
3,130 |
|
|
(1,486) |
|
|
(7,832) |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
14,195 |
|
|
(14,563) |
|
|
(2,010) |
|
Other assets |
3,124 |
|
|
(3,274) |
|
|
895 |
|
Accounts payable |
(2,465) |
|
|
(9,258) |
|
|
10,186 |
|
Accrued expenses and other long-term liabilities |
(13,404) |
|
|
17,660 |
|
|
17,548 |
|
Net cash used in operating activities |
(492,961) |
|
|
(559,815) |
|
|
(298,502) |
|
Cash flows from investing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases of marketable securities |
(892,361) |
|
|
(325,957) |
|
|
(280,258) |
|
Proceeds from sales of marketable securities |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
12,832 |
|
Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities |
726,313 |
|
|
425,293 |
|
|
277,487 |
|
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired |
— |
|
|
(247,396) |
|
|
(383,753) |
|
Proceeds from sale of RUO kit assets |
44,554 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
Purchases of property and equipment |
(53,309) |
|
|
(54,720) |
|
|
(22,865) |
|
Other |
— |
|
|
(1,300) |
|
|
(4,026) |
|
Net cash used in investing activities |
(174,803) |
|
|
(204,080) |
|
|
(400,583) |
|
Cash flows from financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from public offerings of common stock, net |
9,658 |
|
|
434,263 |
|
|
263,688 |
|
Proceeds from issuance of common stock |
8,157 |
|
|
23,767 |
|
|
284,203 |
|
Proceeds from issuance of convertible senior notes, net |
— |
|
|
1,116,427 |
|
|
— |
|
Proceeds from issuance of debt, net |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
129,214 |
|
Finance lease principal payments |
(5,410) |
|
|
(3,759) |
|
|
(2,655) |
|
Settlement of acquisition obligations |
(10,647) |
|
|
(4,758) |
|
|
(1,457) |
|
Net cash provided by financing activities |
1,758 |
|
|
1,565,940 |
|
|
672,993 |
|
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted
cash |
(666,006) |
|
|
802,045 |
|
|
(26,092) |
|
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of
period |
933,525 |
|
|
131,480 |
|
|
157,572 |
|
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of
period |
$ |
267,519 |
|
|
$ |
933,525 |
|
|
$ |
131,480 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental cash flow information: |
|
|
|
|
|
Interest paid |
$ |
40,504 |
|
|
$ |
31,400 |
|
|
$ |
12,130 |
|
Supplemental cash flow information of non-cash investing and
financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
Consideration receivable for sale of RUO kit assets |
$ |
3,000 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Equipment acquired through finance leases |
$ |
4,472 |
|
|
$ |
8,224 |
|
|
$ |
4,463 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases of property and equipment in accounts payable and accrued
liabilities |
$ |
820 |
|
|
$ |
13,222 |
|
|
$ |
1,869 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warrants issued pursuant to debt agreement |
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
27,000 |
|
Common stock issued for acquisition of businesses |
$ |
6,600 |
|
|
$ |
802,073 |
|
|
$ |
1,157,958 |
|
Consideration payable for acquisition of businesses |
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
46,649 |
|
|
$ |
940,829 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating lease assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations,
net |
$ |
4,495 |
|
|
$ |
88,777 |
|
|
$ |
14,058 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
INVITAE CORPORATION
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
1. Organization and description of business
Invitae Corporation ("Invitae," “the Company," "we," "us," and
"our") was incorporated in the State of Delaware on January 13,
2010, as Locus Development, Inc. and we changed our name to Invitae
Corporation in 2012. We offer high-quality, comprehensive,
affordable genetic testing across multiple clinical areas,
including hereditary cancer, precision oncology, women's health,
rare diseases and pharmacogenomics. To augment our portfolio and
realize our mission, we have previously acquired multiple assets
and businesses that further expanded our test menu and suite of
digital health and data offerings and accelerated our entry into
key genomics markets. We are building a platform to harness
genetics to diagnose more patients correctly and earlier, while
enabling our partners to bring therapies to market faster. Invitae
operates in one segment.
Strategic realignment
On July 18, 2022, the Company initiated a strategic realignment of
our operations and began implementing cost reduction programs to
prioritize its core genetic testing and digital health and data
platforms, which was approved by the board of directors of the
Company on July 16, 2022. See Note 11, "Restructuring and other
costs" for additional information regarding our strategic
realignment.
2. Summary of significant accounting policies
Principles of consolidation
Our consolidated financial statements include our accounts and the
accounts of our wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany
balances and transactions have been eliminated in
consolidation.
Use of estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S.
GAAP requires management to make judgments, estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosure of contingent liabilities as of the date
of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and
expenses during the reporting period. We base these estimates on
current facts, historical and anticipated results, trends and
various other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the
circumstances, including assumptions as to future events. Actual
results could differ materially from those judgments, estimates and
assumptions. We evaluate our estimates on an ongoing
basis.
Significant estimates and assumptions made by management include
the determination of:
•revenue
recognition;
•inventory
adjustments;
•the
fair value of assets and liabilities associated with business
combinations;
•the
impairment assessment of goodwill and intangible
assets;
•the
recoverability of long-lived assets;
•our
incremental borrowing rates used to calculate our lease
balances;
•stock-based
compensation expense and the fair value of awards and warrants
issued; and
•income
tax uncertainties.
Concentrations of credit risk and other risks and
uncertainties
Financial instruments that potentially subject us to a
concentration of credit risk consist of cash, cash equivalents,
restricted cash, marketable securities and accounts receivable. Our
cash and cash equivalents are held by financial institutions in the
United States. Such deposits may exceed federally insured
limits.
Significant customers are those that represent 10% or more of our
total revenue for each year presented in the consolidated
statements of operations. Our revenue and accounts receivable from
significant customers as a percentage of our total revenue and
total accounts receivable was as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue |
|
Accounts receivable |
|
Year Ended December 31, |
|
December 31, |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
Medicare |
14 |
% |
|
15 |
% |
|
19 |
% |
|
16 |
% |
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* less than 10%
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
We consider all highly liquid investments with original maturities
of three months or less from the date of purchase to be cash
equivalents. Cash equivalents consist primarily of amounts invested
in money market funds, U.S. Treasury notes and government agency
securities.
Restricted cash consists primarily of money market funds that
secure irrevocable standby letters of credit that serve as
collateral for security deposits for our facility
leases.
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash
equivalents and restricted cash reported within the consolidated
balance sheets that sum to the total of the same amounts shown in
the consolidated statements of cash flows (in
thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
257,489 |
|
|
$ |
923,250 |
|
Restricted cash |
10,030 |
|
|
10,275 |
|
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
$ |
267,519 |
|
|
$ |
933,525 |
|
Marketable securities
All marketable securities have been classified as
“available-for-sale” and are carried at estimated fair value as
determined based upon quoted market prices or pricing models for
similar securities. Management determines the appropriate
classification of its marketable debt securities at the time of
purchase and reevaluates such designation at each balance sheet
date. Short-term marketable securities have maturities one year or
less at the balance sheet date. Unrealized gains and losses are
excluded from earnings and are reported as a component of other
comprehensive loss. Realized gains and losses and impairments, if
any, on available-for-sale securities are included in other income
(expense), net. The cost of securities sold is based on the
specific-identification method. Interest on marketable securities
is included in other income (expense), net.
For marketable securities in an unrealized loss position, we assess
our intent to sell, or whether it is more likely than not that we
will be required to sell the security before recovery of its
amortized cost basis. If either of these criteria are met, the
security’s amortized cost basis is written down to fair value
through other income (expense), net.
Accounts receivable
We receive payment from patients, biopharmaceutical partners,
third-party payers and other business-to-business customers. See
Note 3, "Revenue, accounts receivable and deferred revenue" for
further information.
Allowances for losses on certain financial assets
We assess our accounts receivables for expected credit losses at
each reporting period by disaggregating by payer type and further
by portfolios of customers with similar characteristics, such as
customer type and geographic location. We then review each
portfolio for expected credit losses based on historical payment
trends as well as forward looking data and current economic trends.
If a credit loss is determined, we record a reduction to our
accounts receivable balance with a corresponding general and
administrative expense.
We review available-for-sale debt securities in an unrealized loss
positions at each balance sheet date and assess whether such
unrealized loss positions are credit-related. Our expected loss
allowance methodology for these securities is developed by
reviewing the extent of the unrealized loss, the issuers’ credit
ratings and any changes in those ratings, as well as reviewing
current and future economic market conditions and the issuers’
current status and financial condition. The credit-related portion
of unrealized losses, and any subsequent improvements, are recorded
in other income (expense), net. Unrealized gains and losses that
are not credit-related are included in accumulated other
comprehensive loss.
Deferred revenue
We record a contract liability when cash payments are received or
due in advance of our performance related to one or more
performance obligations. See Note 3, "Revenue, accounts receivable
and deferred revenue" for further information.
Inventory
Our inventory consists of raw materials, work in progress, and
finished goods, which are stated at the lower of cost or net
realizable value on a first-in, first-out basis. We periodically
analyze our inventory levels and expiration dates, and write down
inventory that has become obsolete, inventory that has a cost basis
in excess of its net realizable value, and inventory in excess of
expected sales requirements as cost of revenue. We record an
allowance for obsolete inventory using an estimate based on
historical trends and evaluation of near-term
expirations.
Business combinations
We apply ASC 805,
Business Combinations,
which requires recognition of assets acquired, liabilities assumed,
and contingent consideration at their fair value on the acquisition
date with subsequent changes recognized in earnings; requires
acquisition-related expenses and restructuring costs to be
recognized separately from the business combination and expensed as
incurred; requires in-process research and development to be
capitalized at fair value as an indefinite-lived intangible asset
until completion or abandonment; and requires that changes in
accounting for deferred tax asset valuation allowances and acquired
income tax uncertainties after the measurement period be recognized
as a component of provision for taxes.
We account for acquisitions of entities that include inputs and
processes and have the ability to create outputs as business
combinations. The tangible and identifiable intangible assets
acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination are
recorded based on their estimated fair values as of the business
combination date, including identifiable intangible assets which
either arise from a contractual or legal right or are separable
from goodwill. We base the estimated fair value of identifiable
intangible assets acquired in a business combination on third-party
valuations that use information and assumptions provided by our
management, which consider our estimates of inputs and assumptions
that a market participant would use. Any excess purchase price over
the estimated fair value assigned to the net tangible and
identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed is
recorded to goodwill. The use of alternative valuation assumptions,
including estimated revenue projections, growth rates, estimated
cost savings, cash flows, discount rates, estimated useful lives
and probabilities surrounding the achievement of contingent
milestones could result in different purchase price allocations and
amortization expense in current and future periods.
In circumstances where an acquisition involves a contingent
consideration arrangement that meets the definition of a liability
under ASC 480,
Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity,
we recognize a liability equal to the fair value of the contingent
payments we expect to make as of the acquisition date. We remeasure
this liability each reporting period and record changes in the fair
value in change in fair value of contingent consideration in our
consolidated statements of operations.
Transaction costs associated with acquisitions are expensed as
incurred in general and administrative expenses. Results of
operations and cash flows of acquired companies are included in our
operating results from the date of acquisition.
Asset acquisitions
In circumstances where substantially all of the fair value of the
gross assets acquired is concentrated in a single identifiable
asset or group of similar identifiable assets, the asset is not
considered a business and we account for the transaction as an
asset acquisition. We recognize the assets acquired based on their
relative fair value, which generally includes the transaction costs
of the asset acquisition, an