UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark
One)
☒
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the quarterly period ended September 30, 2023
OR
☐
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the transition period from __________ to__________
Commission
file number: 001-41031
Bluejay
Diagnostics, Inc.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware | | 47-3552922 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
360 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 203, Acton, MA | | 01720 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(844)
327-7078
(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former
Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report)
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 if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant
to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit 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 definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller
reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large Accelerated Filer | ☐ | | Accelerated Filer | ☐ | |
Non-Accelerated Filer | ☒ | | Smaller Reporting Company | ☒ | |
| | Emerging Growth Company | ☒ | |
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. ☐
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock | | BJDX | | The Nasdaq Capital Market LLC |
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
The
registrant had 1,239,140 shares of common stock outstanding at November 7, 2023.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
CAUTIONARY
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
We
make forward-looking statements under the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”
and in other sections of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Form 10-Q”). In some cases, you can identify these statements
by forward-looking words such as “may,” “might,” “should,” “would,” “could,”
“expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “believe,” “estimate,”
“predict,” “potential” or “continue,” and the negative of these terms and other comparable terminology.
These forward-looking statements, which are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us, may include projections
of our future financial performance based on our growth strategies and anticipated trends in our business. These statements are only
predictions based on our current expectations and projections about future events. There are important factors that could cause our actual
results, level of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from the results, level of activity, performance or achievements
expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.
While
we believe we have identified material risks, these risks and uncertainties are not exhaustive. Other sections of this Form 10-Q may
describe additional factors that could adversely impact our business and financial performance. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive
and rapidly changing environment. New risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not possible to predict all risks and
uncertainties, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors,
may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.
Although
we believe the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, level of
activity, performance or achievements. Moreover, neither we nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy or completeness
of any of these forward-looking statements. You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. We are
under no duty to update any of these forward-looking statements after the date of this Form 10-Q to conform our prior statements to actual
results or revised expectations, and we do not intend to do so.
We
caution you not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Form 10-Q in the case
of forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-Q.
You
should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Our actual results and financial condition may differ
materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary
statements. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee
future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Therefore, you should not rely on any of the forward-looking statements.
In addition, with respect to all of our forward-looking statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements
contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
EXPLANATORY
NOTE
In
this Form 10-Q, and unless the context otherwise requires, the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our”
refer to Bluejay Diagnostics, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary Bluejay SpinCo, LLC, taken as a whole.
PART
I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item
1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Bluejay
Diagnostics, Inc.
Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
| |
September 30, | | |
December 31, | |
| |
2023 | | |
2022 | |
ASSETS | |
| | |
| |
Current assets: | |
| | |
| |
Cash
and cash equivalents | |
$ | 5,076,937 | | |
$ | 10,114,990 | |
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets | |
| 1,450,805 | | |
| 1,673,480 | |
Total
current assets | |
| 6,527,742 | | |
| 11,788,470 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Property
and equipment, net | |
| 1,321,711 | | |
| 1,232,070 | |
Operating
lease right-of-use assets | |
| 367,248 | | |
| 465,514 | |
Other
non-current assets | |
| 29,907 | | |
| 35,211 | |
Total
assets | |
$ | 8,246,608 | | |
$ | 13,521,265 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | |
| | | |
| | |
Current
liabilities: | |
| | | |
| | |
Accounts
payable | |
$ | 755,949 | | |
$ | 635,818 | |
Operating
lease liability, current | |
| 168,716 | | |
| 168,706 | |
Accrued
expenses and other current liabilities | |
| 1,875,475 | | |
| 835,730 | |
Total
current liabilities | |
| 2,800,140 | | |
| 1,640,254 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Operating
lease liability, non-current | |
| 220,093 | | |
| 323,915 | |
Other
non-current liabilities | |
| 13,220 | | |
| 15,823 | |
Total
liabilities | |
| 3,033,453 | | |
| 1,979,992 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Commitments
and contingencies (Note 9) | |
| | | |
| | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Stockholders’
equity: | |
| | | |
| | |
Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 7,500,000 shares authorized; 1,239,140 and 1,010,560 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively | |
| 124 | | |
| 101 | |
Additional
paid-in capital | |
| 29,861,279 | | |
| 28,538,274 | |
Accumulated
deficit | |
| (24,648,248 | ) | |
| (16,997,102 | ) |
Total
stockholders’ equity | |
| 5,213,155 | | |
| 11,541,273 | |
Total
liabilities and stockholders’ equity | |
$ | 8,246,608 | | |
$ | 13,521,265 | |
See
notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
Reflects
a 1-for-20 reverse stock split effective July 24, 2023.
Bluejay
Diagnostics, Inc.
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
|
|
Three
months ended September 30, |
|
|
Nine
months ended September 30, |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
Revenue |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
249,040 |
|
Cost of sales |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
200,129 |
|
Gross profit |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
48,911 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Research and development |
|
|
1,397,318 |
|
|
|
1,379,665 |
|
|
|
4,428,123 |
|
|
|
2,830,705 |
|
General and administrative |
|
|
963,534 |
|
|
|
1,284,411 |
|
|
|
3,213,614 |
|
|
|
3,801,226 |
|
Sales
and marketing |
|
|
(19,619 |
) |
|
|
146,102 |
|
|
|
282,756 |
|
|
|
281,144 |
|
Total
operating expenses |
|
|
2,341,233 |
|
|
|
2,810,178 |
|
|
|
7,924,493 |
|
|
|
6,913,075 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
loss |
|
|
(2,341,233 |
) |
|
|
(2,810,178 |
) |
|
|
(7,924,493 |
) |
|
|
(6,864,164 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other income (expense): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Impairment
of property and equipment |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(210,117 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(210,117 |
) |
Other
income, net |
|
|
43,235 |
|
|
|
60,406 |
|
|
|
273,347 |
|
|
|
163,587 |
|
Total
other income (expense), net |
|
|
43,235 |
|
|
|
(149,711 |
) |
|
|
273,347 |
|
|
|
(46,530 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss |
|
$ |
(2,297,998 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,959,889 |
) |
|
$ |
(7,651,146 |
) |
|
$ |
(6,910,694 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss per share - Basic and diluted |
|
$ |
(2.08 |
) |
|
$ |
(2.94 |
) |
|
$ |
(7.30 |
) |
|
$ |
(6.86 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average common shares outstanding: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted |
|
|
1,102,966 |
|
|
|
1,007,617 |
|
|
|
1,048,430 |
|
|
|
1,007,445 |
|
See
notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
Reflects
a 1-for-20 reverse stock split effective July 24, 2023.
Bluejay
Diagnostics, Inc.
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
(Unaudited)
| |
Common
Stock | | |
Additional
Paid-In | | |
Accumulated | | |
Total
Stockholders’ | |
| |
Shares | | |
Amount | | |
Capital | | |
Deficit | | |
Equity | |
Balance
as of December 31, 2022 | |
| 1,010,560 | | |
$ | 101 | | |
$ | 28,538,274 | | |
$ | (16,997,102 | ) | |
| 11,541,273 | |
Stock-based
compensation expense | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 54,730 | | |
| - | | |
| 54,730 | |
Grants
of fully vested restricted stock units to settled accrued bonus, net of shares withheld | |
| 12,188 | | |
| 1 | | |
| 107,234 | | |
| - | | |
| 107,235 | |
Net
loss | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (2,539,843 | ) | |
| (2,539,843 | ) |
Balance
as of March 31, 2023 | |
| 1,022,748 | | |
| 102 | | |
| 28,700,238 | | |
| (19,536,945 | ) | |
| 9,163,395 | |
Stock-based
compensation expense | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 27,702 | | |
| - | | |
| 27,702 | |
Issuance
of common stock | |
| 750 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
RSU
tax withholding | |
| (358 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (1,453 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (1,453 | ) |
Net
loss | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (2,813,305 | ) | |
| (2,813,305 | ) |
Balance
as of June 30, 2023 | |
| 1,023,140 | | |
| 102 | | |
| 28,726,487 | | |
| (22,350,250 | ) | |
| 6,376,339 | |
Stock-based
compensation expense | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (42,482 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (42,482 | ) |
Issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs of $413,544 | |
| 216,000 | | |
| 22 | | |
| 1,177,274 | | |
| - | | |
| 1,177,296 | |
Net
loss | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (2,297,998 | ) | |
| (2,297,998 | ) |
Balance
as of September 30, 2023 | |
| 1,239,140 | | |
$ | 124 | | |
$ | 29,861,279 | | |
$ | (24,648,248 | ) | |
$ | 5,213,155 | |
| |
Common
Stock | | |
Additional
Paid-In | | |
Accumulated | | |
Total
Stockholders’ | |
| |
Shares | | |
Amount | | |
Capital | | |
Deficit | | |
Equity | |
Balance
as of December 31, 2021 | |
| 1,005,612 | | |
$ | 101 | | |
$ | 28,076,394 | | |
$ | (7,694,786 | ) | |
$ | 20,381,709 | |
Impact of adoption
of ASC 842 | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (5,368 | ) | |
| (5,368 | ) |
Stock-based
compensation expense | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 126,086 | | |
| - | | |
| 126,086 | |
Exercise
of common stock Series B Warrants | |
| 1,950 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Net
loss | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (2,013,403 | ) | |
| (2,013,403 | ) |
Balance
as of March 31, 2022 | |
| 1,007,562 | | |
| 101 | | |
| 28,202,480 | | |
| (9,713,557 | ) | |
| 18,489,024 | |
Stock-based
compensation expense | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 106,114 | | |
| - | | |
| 106,114 | |
Exercise
of common stock Series B Warrants | |
| 55 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Net
loss | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (1,937,402 | ) | |
| (1,937,402 | ) |
Balance
as of June 30, 2022 | |
| 1,007,617 | | |
| 101 | | |
| 28,308,594 | | |
| (11,650,959 | ) | |
| 16,657,736 | |
Stock-based
compensation expense | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 113,218 | | |
| - | | |
| 113,218 | |
Net
loss | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (2,959,889 | ) | |
| (2,959,889 | ) |
Balance
as of September 30, 2022 | |
| 1,007,617 | | |
$ | 101 | | |
$ | 28,421,812 | | |
$ | (14,610,848 | ) | |
$ | 13,811,065 | |
See
notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
Reflects
a 1-for-20 reverse stock split effective July 24, 2023.
Bluejay
Diagnostics, Inc.
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
| |
Nine
months ended September 30, | |
| |
2023 | | |
2022 | |
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | |
| | |
| |
Net
loss | |
$ | (7,651,146 | ) | |
$ | (6,910,694 | ) |
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | |
| | | |
| | |
Depreciation
expense | |
| 626,366 | | |
| 125,916 | |
Stock-based
compensation expense | |
| 204,810 | | |
| 345,418 | |
Amortization
of right-of-use asset | |
| 98,266 | | |
| 111,527 | |
Impairment
of property and equipment | |
| 1,787 | | |
| 210,117 | |
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities: | |
| | | |
| | |
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets | |
| 222,675 | | |
| 965,814 | |
Other
non-current assets | |
| 5,304 | | |
| (12,460 | ) |
Accounts
payable | |
| 18,609 | | |
| (81,067 | ) |
Due
to related party | |
| - | | |
| (2,000 | ) |
Accrued
expenses and other current liabilities | |
| 936,936 | | |
| 450,079 | |
Net
cash used in operating activities | |
| (5,536,393 | ) | |
| (4,797,350 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | |
| | | |
| | |
Purchase
of property and equipment | |
| (616,272 | ) | |
| (961,063 | ) |
Net
cash used in investing activities | |
| (616,272 | ) | |
| (961,063 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | |
| | | |
| | |
Proceeds
from issuance of common stock, gross | |
| 1,590,840 | | |
| - | |
Payment
for issuance costs of common stock | |
| (413,544 | ) | |
| - | |
Payment
of tax withholding on obligations on restricted stock units | |
| (59,079 | ) | |
| - | |
Payment
of finance lease | |
| (3,605 | ) | |
| - | |
Net
cash provided by financing activities | |
| 1,114,612 | | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Net
decrease in cash and cash equivalents | |
| (5,038,053 | ) | |
| (5,758,413 | ) |
Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of period | |
| 10,114,990 | | |
| 19,047,778 | |
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of period | |
$ | 5,076,937 | | |
$ | 13,289,365 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION AND NON-CASH INVESTING ACTIVITIES | |
| | | |
| | |
Reclassification
of goods previously classified as inventory to property and equipment | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 615,313 | |
Liabilities
incurred for the purchase of property and equipment | |
$ | 101,522 | | |
$ | 228,324 | |
See
notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
Bluejay
Diagnostics, Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
| 1. | NATURE
OF OPERATIONS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION |
Business
Bluejay
Diagnostics, Inc. (“Bluejay” or the “Company”) is a medical diagnostics company developing rapid tests using
whole blood, plasma, and serum on our Symphony technology platform (“Symphony”) to improve patient outcomes in critical care
settings. The Company’s Symphony platform is a combination of Bluejay’s intellectual property (“IP”) and exclusively
licensed and patented IP that consists of a mobile device and single-use test cartridges that if cleared, authorized, or approved by
the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”), can provide a solution to a significant market need in the United States.
Clinical trials indicate the Symphony device produces laboratory-quality results in less than 20 minutes in intensive care units and
emergency rooms, where rapid and reliable results are required.
Bluejay’s
first product, the Symphony IL-6 test, is for the monitoring of disease progression in critical care settings. IL-6 is a clinically established
inflammatory biomarker, considered a ‘first-responder’ for the assessment of severity of infection and inflammation across
many disease indications, including sepsis. A current challenge of healthcare professionals is the excessive time and cost associated
with the determination of a patient’s level of severity at triage and The Symphony IL-6 test has the ability to consistently monitor
this critical care biomarker with rapid results.
In
the future, Bluejay plans to develop additional tests for the Symphony platform, including two cardiac biomarkers (hsTNT and NT pro-BNP),
as well as others. The Company does not yet have regulatory clearance for its Symphony products, and its Symphony products will need
to receive regulatory authorization from the FDA to be marketed as a diagnostic product in the United States.
Bluejay’s
operations to date have been funded primarily through the proceeds of the Company’s initial public offering (the “IPO”)
in November 2021 (the “IPO Date”).
On
June 4, 2021, the Company formed Bluejay Spinco, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, for potential further development of
the Company’s ALLEREYE diagnostic test. ALLEREYE is a point-of-care device offering healthcare providers a solution for diagnosing
Allergic Conjunctivitis.
August
2023 Financing
On
August 24, 2023, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain institutional and accredited investors (the “Purchase
Agreement”) relating to the registered direct offering and sale of 216,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at a purchase
price of $7.365 per share (the “Offering”).
In
a concurrent private placement, the Company also issued to such institutional and accredited investors unregistered warrants to purchase
up to 216,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Warrants”). Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, for each share of
Common Stock issued in this offering an accompanying Warrant was issued to the purchaser thereof. Each Warrant is exercisable for one
share of Common Stock (the “Warrant Shares”) at an exercise price of $7.24 per share, will be immediately exercisable upon
issuance and will expire five years from the date of issuance. The Warrants were offered and sold at a purchase price of $0.125 per underlying
warrant share, which purchase price is included in the offering price per share of Common Stock issued in the Offering (the “Private
Placement”).
Pursuant
to an engagement letter, dated as of August 7, 2023 (the “Engagement Letter”), between the Company and H.C. Wainwright &
Co., LLC, or the placement agent, the Company agreed to pay the placement agent a total cash fee equal to 7.0% of the gross proceeds
received in the Offering and the Private Placement. The Company also agreed to pay the placement agent in connection with the Offering
and the Private Placement a management fee equal to 1.0% of the gross proceeds raised in the Offering and Private Placement, $45,000
for non-accountable expenses, and $15,950 for clearing fees. In addition, the Company agreed to issue to the placement agent, or its
designees, warrants to purchase up to 15,120 shares of Common Stock (the “Placement Agent Warrants”), which represents 7.0%
of the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock sold in the Offering. The Placement Agent Warrants have substantially the same terms
as the Warrants, except that the Placement Agent Warrants have an exercise price equal to $ 9.2063, or 125% of the offering price per
share of Common Stock sold in the Offering, and a term of five years from the commencement of the sales pursuant to the Offering.
The
gross proceeds to the Company from the Offering and the Private Placement are $1,590,840. The Company incurred offering costs of $413,544.
FDA
Regulatory Strategy
The
Company’s current regulatory strategy is designed to support commercialization of Symphony in the United States pending
marketing authorization from the FDA. Previously, the Company’s regulatory strategy involved clinical studies involving
COVID-19 patients. However, the Company has shifted its focus away from COVID-19 patients due to a significant decline in the number
of COVID-19 related hospitalizations. Pursuant to this revised strategy, the Company plans to conduct a clinical study to support an
FDA regulatory submission with an initial indication for risk stratification of hospitalized sepsis patients. The Company submitted
a pre-submission application to the FDA presenting the new study design in May 2023 and participated in a pre-submission meeting on
August 11, 2023. At the meeting, the FDA provided feedback on the new study design, determined that the submission of a 510(k) is
the appropriate premarket submission pathway, and requested that certain data be provided in the 510(k). Based on this feedback, the
Company intends to proceed as planned while taking into account the FDA’s feedback. The Company believes that it will maintain
the previously disclosed Symphony IL-6 regulatory submission timeline of the first half of 2024.
The
Company has targeted certain medical institutions for its study, which the Company believes will also help support initial commercialization
and market penetration. The Company believes that this clinical trial expansion could also support additional indications, but that any
such expansion also could delay obtaining marketing authorization for the product. Based on the pre-submission meeting with the FDA,
the focus of the clinical trial will be the risk stratification of hospitalized sepsis patients.
The
Company maintains contracts with Sanyoseiko Co. Ltd (“Sanyoseiko”)
to manufacture our device and cartridges, and with Toray Industries, Inc (“Toray”) to manufacture
in the near-term (through its wholly owned subsidiary Kamakura Techno-Science, Inc.) certain product intermediary components for use in
cartridges being manufactured for the Company by Sanyoseiko.
Risks
and Uncertainties
As
noted above, Bluejay is reliant upon Toray and Sanyoseiko to provide cartridges in sufficient quantity and quality to complete our clinical
trials, and our clinical trials could be delayed if the Company encountered any material supply interruptions while the clinical trials
are being conducted. In addition, there can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain necessary regulatory authorization for the
manufacturing or marketing of the Symphony in the United States or elsewhere. There also can be no assurance that we will successfully
complete any clinical evaluations necessary to receive regulatory approvals, or that the clinical trial will demonstrate sufficient safety
and efficacy of the Symphony. The failure to adequately demonstrate the clinical performance of the Symphony device could delay or prevent
regulatory approval of the device, which could prevent or result in delays to market launch and could materially harm our business.
In
addition to the FDA regulatory strategy risks and uncertainties, the Company is subject to a number of risks similar to other companies
in its industry, including rapid technological change, competition from larger biotechnology companies and dependence on key personnel.
The Company is also impacted by inflationary pressures and global supply chain disruptions currently impacting many companies.
On
October 25, 2022, the Company received a notification letter from the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Staff of The Nasdaq Stock Market
LLC (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that the closing bid price for its common stock had been below $1.00 for the
previous 30 consecutive business days and that the Company therefore is not in compliance with the minimum bid price requirement for
continued inclusion on the Nasdaq Capital Market under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2). On April 25, 2023, at the Company’s
request, Nasdaq’s Listing Qualifications Staff notified the Company that it had extended the time for the Company to regain
compliance with the Minimum Bid Requirement until October 23, 2023. To regain compliance, the closing bid price of the
Company’s common stock needed to be at least $1.00 or higher for a minimum of ten consecutive business days.
On
July 24, 2023, the Company executed a reverse stock split of its shares of common stock at a ratio of 1-for-20 (the “Reverse Stock
Split”), with a corresponding reduction in the number of authorized outstanding number of shares of common stock from 100,000,000
to 7,500,000. The Reverse Stock Split became effective on July 24, 2023, when the Company’s common stock opened for trading on
The Nasdaq Capital Market on a post-split basis under the Company’s existing trading symbol, “BJDX.” At such time,
the Company’s common stock also commenced trading with a new CUSIP number, 095633301.
On
August 8, 2023, the Company received a letter from the Listing Qualifications Department of Nasdaq notifying the Company that, based
on the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock having been at least $1.00 per share for the required period, the Company
has regained compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) and the minimum bid price deficiency matter previously disclosed by the Company
on October 25, 2022 is now closed.
All
of the Company’s historical share and per share information related to issued and outstanding common stock and outstanding options
and warrants exercisable for common stock in these financial statements have been adjusted, on a retroactive basis, to reflect this 1-for-20
reverse stock split.
Going
Concern
The
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 were prepared under the assumption
that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates that the Company will be able to realize assets and discharge liabilities
in the normal course of business.
The
Company has incurred net losses since its inception, and has negative cash flows from operations and will need additional funding to
complete planned development efforts. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going
concern.
The
Company had cash and cash equivalents of $5,076,937, as of September 30, 2023. The Company continues to develop the Symphony device
and its first test for the measurement of IL-6. The Company remains committed to obtaining FDA clearance and will conduct clinical
trials to obtain sufficient data to support its FDA submission, while also continuing to build its manufacturing operations with its
contract manufacturing organizations. Current cash resources and expected operating expenses are considered in determining its
liquidity requirement; as well as $2,800,140 of current liabilities on its balance sheet as of September 30, 2023. The Company
estimates cash resources will be sufficient to fund its operations into the first quarter of 2024. The Company will need additional
capital to fund its planned operations for the next 12 months.
The
Company expects that it will seek to raise such additional capital through public or private equity offerings, grant financing and support
from governmental agencies, convertible debt, collaborations, strategic alliances and distribution arrangements. Additional funds may
not be available when it needs them on terms that are acceptable to them, or at all. If adequate funds are not available, it may be required
to delay its FDA regulatory strategy, and to delay or reduce the scope of its research or development programs, its commercialization
efforts or its manufacturing commitments and capacity. In addition, if it raises additional funds through collaborations, strategic alliances
or distribution arrangements with third parties, it may have to relinquish valuable rights to its technologies or future revenue streams.
Basis
of Presentation
The
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles in the United States (“US GAAP”) consistent with those applied in, and should be read in conjunction
with, the Company’s audited financial statements and related footnotes for the year ended December 31, 2022 included in the Company’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, which include only normal
recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the Company’s financial position as of September 30, 2023 and December
31, 2022, its results of operations and cash flows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, in accordance with
US GAAP. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by US
GAAP for complete financial statements, as allowed by the relevant U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules
and regulations; however, the Company believes that its disclosures are adequate to ensure that the information presented is not misleading.
The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary. All intercompany
balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
The
results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for
the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, or any other interim period within this fiscal year.
| 2. | SIGNIFICANT
ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2023, there were no changes to the significant accounting policies as described in the 2022 Audited
Financial Statements.
Use
of estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the
amounts and disclosures reported in these condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ
materially from those estimates. The Company believes judgment is involved in accounting for the fair value-based measurement of stock-based
compensation, accruals, and warrants. The Company evaluates its estimates and assumptions as facts and circumstances dictate. As future
events and their effects cannot be determined with precision, actual results could differ from these estimates and assumptions, and those
differences could be material to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
Stock-based
compensation
Stock-based
compensation expense for all stock-based payment awards made to employees, directors and non-employees is measured based on the grant-date
fair value of the award. Stock-based compensation expense for awards granted to non-employees is determined using the fair value of the
consideration received or the fair value of the equity instruments issued, whichever is more reliably measured.
The
Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of options granted. The Company recognizes the compensation
cost of stock-based awards on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. For stock awards for which vesting is subject
to performance-based milestones, the expense is recorded over the implied service period after the point when the achievement of the
milestone is probable, or the performance condition has been achieved.
The
Company recognizes forfeitures related to employee stock-based payments when they occur. Forfeited options are recorded as a reduction
to stock compensation expense.
Research
and development expenses
Costs
incurred in the research and development of new products are expensed as incurred. Research and development costs include, but are not
limited to, salaries, benefits, stock-based compensation, laboratory supplies, fees for professional service providers and costs associated
with product development efforts, including preclinical studies and clinical trials.
The
Company estimates preclinical study and clinical trial expenses based on the services performed, pursuant to contracts with research
institutions and clinical research organizations that conduct and manage preclinical studies and clinical trials on its behalf.
Segment
Reporting
Management
has determined that the Company has one operating segment, which is consistent with the Company’s structure and how it manages
the business.
Net
Loss per Share
Basic
net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the
period, without consideration for potentially dilutive securities. Diluted net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss by
the weighted average number of shares of common stock and dilutive common stock equivalents outstanding for the period determined using
the treasury stock and if-converted methods. Dilutive common stock equivalents are comprised of options outstanding under the Company’s
stock option plan, restricted stock units, and warrants. For all periods presented, there is no difference in the number of shares used
to calculate basic and diluted shares outstanding as inclusion of the potentially dilutive securities would be antidilutive.
Potentially
dilutive securities not included in the calculation of diluted net loss per share, because to do so would be anti-dilutive, are as follows
(in common stock equivalent shares):
| |
September
30, | |
| |
2023 | | |
2022 | |
Options to purchase common stock | |
| 31,361 | | |
| 39,389 | |
Restricted stock units | |
| 7,875 | | |
| - | |
Warrants for common stock | |
| 271,714 | | |
| 40,594 | |
Class A warrants for common stock | |
| 124,200 | | |
| 124,200 | |
Class B warrants for common stock | |
| 3,770 | | |
| 3,770 | |
Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
In October 2021,
the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-08, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from
Contracts with Customers (“ASU 805”), an amendment of the ASC. The amendments to ASU 805 address diversity and inconsistency
related to the recognition and measurement of contract assets and contract liabilities acquired in a business combination and require
that an acquirer recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities acquired in accordance with ASC 2014-09, Revenue
from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) (“ASC 606”). Under GAAP, an acquirer generally recognizes assets and liabilities
assumed in a business combination, including contract assets and liabilities arising from revenue contracts with customers, at fair value
on the acquisition date. ASU No. 2021-08 will result in the acquirer recording acquired contract assets and liabilities on the same basis
that would have been recorded by the acquiree before the acquisition under ASC 606. The Company adopted this new standard on January 1,
2023. The new standard had no impact on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations or cash flows.
Recently
Issued Accounting Standards
The
Company does not believe that any recently issued but not yet effective accounting pronouncements will have a material effect on the
accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.
| 3. | LICENSE
AND SUPPLY AGREEMENT WITH TORAY INDUSTRIES |
On
October 6, 2020, the Company entered into a License and Supply Agreement (“License Agreement”) with Toray Industries, Inc.
(“Toray”). Under the License Agreement, the Company received the exclusive license (outside of Japan) to make and distribute
protein detection cartridges that have a function of automatic stepwise feeding of reagent (the “Cartridges”). In addition,
following the first sale of the Cartridges after regulatory approval, the Company will make royalty payments to Toray equal to 15% of
the net sales of the Cartridges for the period that any underlying patents exist or five years after the first sale. Following the first
sale after obtaining regulatory approval, the Company will make minimum annual royalty payments of $60,000 for the first year and $100,000
for each year thereafter, which shall be creditable against any royalties owed to Toray in such calendar year. There were no sales of
or revenues from the Cartridges during the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022.
As
of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were no amounts accrued related to the License Agreement.
On
October 23, 2023, the Company and Toray entered into an Amended and Restated License Agreement (the “New Toray License Agreement”)
and a Master Supply Agreement (the “New Toray Supply Agreement”). Please refer to Note 10 for further detail.
The
following table summarizes information with regard to warrants outstanding as of September 30, 2023:
| |
Shares | | |
Exercisable
for | |
Weighted
Average Exercise Price | | |
Weighted
Average Remaining Life (in Years) | |
Common Stock Warrants | |
| 271,714 | | |
Common Stock | |
$ | 15.94 | | |
| 4.5 | |
Class A Warrants | |
| 124,200 | | |
Common Stock | |
$ | 140.00 | | |
| 3.1 | |
Class B Warrants | |
| 3,770 | | |
Common Stock | |
$ | 200.00 | | |
| 3.1 | |
As
part of the Offering that occurred during the three- and nine- month periods ended September 30, 2023, the Company also issued 216,000
Warrants and 15,120 Placement Agent Warrants, which were accounted for as equity classified financial instruments under ASC 815, Derivatives
and Hedging.
No
warrants were issued during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022.
Class
A Warrants and Class B Warrants
In
conjunction with the Company’s IPO in November 2021 the Company issued 108,000 Class A Warrants and 108,000 Class B Warrants. Additionally,
the underwriter of the IPO exercised their overallotment option, solely with respect to the Class A Warrants and Class B Warrants, shortly
after the IPO Date resulting in an additional issuance of 16,200 Class A Warrants and 16,200 Class B Warrants.
Class A Warrants entitle the holder to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $140.00 per share. As of September 30, 2023 all Class A Warrants were outstanding. As of September 30, 2023 and 2022, there remain 124,200 Class A Warrants outstanding.
Class
B Warrants entitle the holder to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $200.00 per share. Holders of Class B Warrants
may also exercise such warrants on a “cashless” basis after the earlier of (i) 10 trading days from closing date of the offering
or (ii) the time when $10.0 million of volume is traded in the Company’s common stock, if the volume weighted average price of
the Company’s common stock on any trading day on or after the closing date of the offering fails to exceed the exercise price of
the Class B Warrant (subject to adjustment as described in the warrant agreement). During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, no
Class B Warrants were exercised, while during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, 40,100 Class B Warrants were exercised, all on
a cashless basis. As of September 30, 2023 and 2022, there were 3,770 Class B Warrants outstanding.
Stock
Incentive Plans
In
2018, the Company adopted the 2018 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2018 Plan”) for employees, consultants, and directors. The
2018 Plan, administered by the Board of Directors, permits the Company to grant incentive and nonqualified stock options for the purchase
of common stock and restricted stock units. The maximum number of shares reserved for issuance under the 2018 Plan is 31,472. As of September
30, 2023, there were 13,113 shares available for grant under the 2018 Plan.
On
July 6, 2021, the Company’s board of directors and stockholders approved and adopted the Bluejay Diagnostics, Inc. 2021 Stock Plan
(the “2021 Plan”). A total of 98,000 shares of common stock were approved to be initially reserved for issuance under the
2021 Stock Plan. As of September 30, 2023, there were 40,377 shares available for grant under the 2021 Plan.
Stock
Award Activity
The
following table summarizes the status of the Company’s non-vested restricted stock units for the nine months ended September 30,
2023:
Non-vested
Restricted Stock Units |
| |
Number
of Shares | | |
Weighted
Average
Grant Date Fair Value | |
| |
| | |
| |
Outstanding at December 31, 2022 | |
| 3,000 | | |
$ | 25.80 | |
Granted | |
| 25,609 | | |
| 8.80 | |
Vested | |
| (19,484 | ) | |
| 9.45 | |
Cancelled
/ forfeited | |
| (1,250 | ) | |
| 25.80 | |
Outstanding at September 30, 2023 | |
| 7,875 | | |
$ | 10.96 | |
In
February 2023, the Company issued 18,734 fully vested restricted stock units to certain employees as a portion of their 2022 bonuses,
for which, the Company incurred expenses of $164,860.
The
following is a summary of stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2023:
| |
Stock options | |
| |
Number of Stock Options | | |
Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share | | |
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life in Years | | |
Aggregate Intrinsic Value | |
Outstanding at December 31, 2022 | |
| 35,992 | | |
$ | 39.25 | | |
| 6.5 | | |
$ | 20,578 | |
Granted | |
| 1,000 | | |
| 10.60 | | |
| | | |
| | |
Exercised | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| | | |
| | |
Cancelled / forfeited | |
| (5,631 | ) | |
| 50.66 | | |
| | | |
| | |
Outstanding at September 30, 2023 | |
| 31,361 | | |
$ | 36.28 | | |
| 7.0 | | |
$ | 5,141 | |
Exercisable at September 30, 2023 | |
| 26,405 | | |
$ | 35.10 | | |
| 6.8 | | |
$ | 5,141 | |
The
weighted average grant date fair value of options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 was $8.80 per share
and $29.00 per share, respectively. The Company calculated the grant-date fair value of stock option awards granted during the nine months
ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 using the Black-Scholes model with the following assumptions:
| |
Nine
Months Ended September 30, | |
| |
2023 | | |
2022 | |
Risk-free
interest rate | |
| 3.63% | | |
| 1.58% – 3.06% | |
Expected dividend yield | |
| 0.00% | | |
| 0.00% | |
Volatility factor | |
| 108.78% | | |
| 102.03% - 140.40% | |
Expected life of option (in years) | |
| 6.00 | | |
| 5.37 – 6.00 | |
Stock-Based
Compensation Expense
For
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded stock-based compensation expense as follows:
| |
Three
Months Ended September 30, | | |
Nine
Months Ended September 30, | |
| |
2023 | | |
2022 | | |
2023 | | |
2022 | |
Research and development | |
$ | 9,393 | | |
$ | 20,528 | | |
$ | 54,389 | | |
$ | 54,231 | |
General and administrative | |
| (30,275 | ) | |
| 92,531 | | |
| 157,971 | | |
| 290,397 | |
Sales and marketing | |
| (21,600 | ) | |
| 160 | | |
| (7,550 | ) | |
| 790 | |
Total stock-based compensation | |
$ | (42,482 | ) | |
$ | 113,219 | | |
$ | 204,810 | | |
$ | 345,418 | |
As
of September 30, 2023, there was $46,083 of unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested stock option awards that are expected
to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 8.56 years. As of September 30, 2023, there was $31,872 of unrecognized compensation
expense related to non-vested restricted stock units that are expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 9.11 years.
| 6. | RELATED
PARTY TRANSACTIONS |
NanoHybrids
Inc.
In
December 2021, the Company entered into an agreement with NanoHybrids, Inc. (“NanoHybrids”) to utilize the Company’s
research and development staff and laboratory facility when available to perform work for NanoHybrids. Any hours worked by Company employees
for NanoHybrids is billed to NanoHybrids at a bill rate of the respective employee’s fully burdened personnel cost plus 10%. Additionally,
the Company may purchase certain lab supplies for NanoHybrids and rebill these costs to NanoHybrids. The Company’s Chief Technology
Officer is the majority shareholder of NanoHybrids. The table below summarizes the amounts earned and due from NanoHybrids as of and
for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, and balances due as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022:
| |
Three
Months Ended September 30, | | |
Nine
Months Ended September 30, | |
| |
2023 | | |
2022 | | |
2023 | | |
2022 | |
Income from NanoHybrids included
in Other Income | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 42,649 | | |
$ | 136,773 | | |
$ | 118,575 | |
Cash receipts from NanoHybrids | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 35,040 | | |
$ | 156,504 | | |
$ | 75,926 | |
| |
As
of | |
| |
September 30,
2023 | | |
December 31,
2022 | |
Amounts receivable from NanoHybrids
included in Prepaids and Other Current Assets | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 19,731 | |
| 7. | PROPERTY
AND EQUIPMENT, NET |
Property
and equipment, net consisted of the following at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022:
| |
Depreciable
lives | |
September 30,
2023 | | |
December 31,
2022 | |
Construction-in-process | |
| |
$ | 1,067,149 | | |
$ | 375,466 | |
Furniture, fixtures, and equipment | |
3-5 years | |
| 141,164 | | |
| 136,942 | |
Software | |
3-5 years | |
| 4,457 | | |
| 4,457 | |
Lab equipment | |
3-5 years | |
| 1,287,783 | | |
| 1,268,380 | |
Leasehold improvements | |
Shorter of useful life or lease term | |
| 43,231 | | |
| 43,231 | |
| |
| |
| 2,543,784 | | |
| 1,828,476 | |
Less: accumulated depreciation | |
| |
| (1,222,073 | ) | |
| (596,406 | ) |
Property and equipment,
net | |
| |
$ | 1,321,711 | | |
$ | 1,232,070 | |
The
Company reviews long-lived assets for impairment when events, expectations, or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset’s
carrying value may not be recoverable. As a result of this review in 2023, the Company revised the useful life of certain lab equipment
in the first quarter of 2023 due to a change in expectations of the time the equipment will be used which resulted in approximately $431,740
of additional depreciation recorded in the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
The
Company primarily enters into lease arrangements for office and laboratory space. A summary of supplemental lease information is as follows:
| |
Nine
Months Ended | |
| |
September 30,
2023 | | |
September 30,
2022 | |
Weighted average remaining lease
term - operating leases (in years) | |
| 3.1 | | |
| 3.9 | |
Weighted average remaining lease term - finance
leases (in years) | |
| 4.3 | | |
| 5.3 | |
Weighted average discount rate | |
| 7.0 | % | |
| 7.0 | % |
Operating cash flows from operating leases | |
$ | 130,692 | | |
$ | 113,083 | |
Operating cash flows from finance leases | |
$ | 3,605 | | |
| - | |
A
summary of the Company’s lease assets and liabilities are as follows:
| |
As
of | |
| |
September 30,
2023 | | |
December
31, 2022 | |
Operating lease right-of-use asset | |
$ | 367,248 | | |
$ | 465,514 | |
Finance leases in Property
and Equipment | |
| 21,067 | | |
| 21,067 | |
Total lease assets | |
| 388,315 | | |
| 486,581 | |
Current portion of operating lease liability | |
| 168,716 | | |
| 168,706 | |
Current portion of finance lease liability
included in accrued expenses | |
| 4,807 | | |
| 4,807 | |
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities | |
| 220,093 | | |
| 323,915 | |
Noncurrent finance lease
liabilities | |
| 13,220 | | |
| 15,823 | |
Total
lease liabilities | |
$ | 406,836 | | |
| 513,251 | |
A
summary of the Company’s estimated lease payments are as follows:
Year | |
Finance
Leases | | |
Operating
Leases | |
2023* | |
$ | 1,202 | | |
$ | 42,177 | |
2024 | |
| 4,807 | | |
| 162,991 | |
2025 | |
| 4,807 | | |
| 100,000 | |
2026 | |
| 4,807 | | |
| 100,000 | |
2027 | |
| 5,207 | | |
| 25,000 | |
Thereafter | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Total future lease payments | |
| 20,830 | | |
| 430,168 | |
Less: Imputed interest | |
| 2,803 | | |
| 41,359 | |
Present
value of lease liability | |
$ | 18,027 | | |
$ | 388,809 | |
| 9. | COMMITMENTS
AND CONTINGENCIES |
Separation
Agreement
Under the terms of a separation agreement with
Mr. Kenneth Fisher, the Company’s former Chief Financial Officer, the Company has agreed to compensate Mr. Fisher $240,000 (representing
six months of base salary and the pro rata amount of Mr. Fisher’s 2023 target bonus). The payment of such amounts are
subject to the compliance by Mr. Fisher of certain ongoing covenants with respect to confidentiality, cooperation and other matters. Mr.
Fisher departed from the Company on September 26, 2023, and the Company has recorded a severance liability of $240,000, which has been
included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September
30, 2023.
Minimum
Royalties
As
required under the License Agreement (see Note 3), following the first sale of Cartridges, the Company will also make royalty payments
to Toray equal to 15% of the net sales of the Cartridges for the period that any underlying patents exist or for 5 years after the first
sale. Following the first sale, the Company will pay a one-time minimum royalty of $60,000, which shall be creditable against any royalties
owed to Toray in such calendar year. The Company will pay a minimum royalty of $100,000 in each year thereafter, which are creditable
against any royalties owed to Toray in such calendar year. There were no sales of or revenues from the Cartridges through September 30,
2023.
On
October 23, 2023, the Company and Toray entered into an Amended and Restated License Agreement (the “New Toray License Agreement”)
and a Master Supply Agreement (the “New Toray Supply Agreement”). Please refer to Note 10 for further detail.
Indemnification
The
Company has certain agreements with service providers with which it does business that contain indemnification provisions pursuant to
which the Company typically agrees to indemnify the party against certain types of third-party claims. The Company accrues for known
indemnification issues when a loss is probable and can be reasonably estimated. The Company would also accrue for estimated incurred
but unidentified indemnification issues based on historical activity. As the Company has not incurred any indemnification losses to date,
there were no accruals for or expenses related to indemnification issues for any period presented.
The
Company did not identify any subsequent events that require adjustment or disclosure in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements other than discussed below.
On
October 23, 2023, the Company and Toray entered into the New Toray License Agreement and the New Toray Supply Agreement. The New Toray
License Agreement and the New Toray Supply Agreement amend and supersede the prior License and Supply Agreement entered into by the parties
in October 2020 and amended in July 2021.
Under
the New Toray License Agreement, the Company continues to license from Toray intellectual property rights needed to manufacture single-use
test cartridges, and the Company has received the right to sublicense certain Toray intellectual property to Sanyoseiko in connection
with Sanyoseiko’s ongoing agreement with the Company to manufacture its Symphony device and cartridges (including in connection
with the Company’s clinical trials). In addition, the New Toray License Agreement provides for the transfer of certain technology
related to the cartridges to Sanyoseiko. The royalty payments payable by the Company to Toray have been reduced under the New Toray License
Agreement from 15% to 7.5% (or less in certain circumstances) of net sales of certain cartridges for a term of 10 years. A 50% reduction
in the royalty rate applies upon expiry of applicable Toray patents on a product-by-product and country-by-country basis. The New Toray
License Agreement contemplates that applicable royalty payment obligations from the Company to Toray for other products will be determined
separately by the parties in the future.
Under
the New Toray Supply Agreement, Toray will manufacture in the near-term (through its wholly owned subsidiary Kamakura Techno- Science,
Inc.) certain product intermediary components for use in cartridges being manufactured for the Company by Sanyoseiko. These cartridges
made using Toray intermediates are for the purpose of obtaining FDA approval and not for commercial sale. The New Toray Supply Agreement
has a term ending on the earlier of October 23, 2025 or the date that the Company obtains FDA approval for its product, and may be extended
for up to six months by mutual agreements of the parties. Once FDA approval has been obtained, the intermediates and cartridges will
be manufactured by SanyoSeiko under a separate supply agreement between the Company and SanyoSeiko.
Item
2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
You
should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with the unaudited
condensed consolidated financial statements and the related notes appearing elsewhere in this Form 10-Q. This discussion contains forward-looking
statements reflecting our current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results and the timing of events could differ
materially from those discussed in our forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, including those set forth under “Risk
Factors” and elsewhere in this Form 10-Q.
Overview
We
are a clinical-stage medical diagnostics company developing rapid tests using whole blood on our Symphony platform (“Symphony”)
to improve patient outcomes in critical care settings. Our Symphony technology platform is an exclusively licensed, patented system that
consists of a mobile device and single-use test cartridges that if cleared, authorized, or approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(“FDA”), can provide a solution to a significant market need in the United States. Prior clinical trials indicate Symphony
produces laboratory-quality results in less than 20 minutes in intensive care units and emergency rooms, where rapid and reliable results
are required.
Since
inception, we have incurred net losses from operations each year and we expect to continue to incur losses for the foreseeable future.
We incurred net losses of approximately $7.7 million and $6.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
We had negative cash flow from operating activities of approximately $5.5 million and $4.8 million for the nine months ended September
30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and had an accumulated deficit of approximately $24.6 million as of September 30, 2023.
Results
of Operations
Comparison
of the Three and Nine months Ended September 30, 2023 and 2022
The
following table sets forth our results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
|
|
Three
months ended
September 30, |
|
|
Nine
months ended
September 30, |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
Revenue |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
249,040 |
|
Cost of sales |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
200,129 |
|
Gross profit |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
48,911 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Research and development |
|
|
1,397,318 |
|
|
|
1,379,665 |
|
|
|
4,428,123 |
|
|
|
2,830,705 |
|
General and administrative |
|
|
963,534 |
|
|
|
1,284,411 |
|
|
|
3,213,614 |
|
|
|
3,801,226 |
|
Sales and marketing |
|
|
(19,619 |
) |
|
|
146,102 |
|
|
|
282,756 |
|
|
|
281,144 |
|
Total operating expenses |
|
|
2,341,233 |
|
|
|
2,810,178 |
|
|
|
7,924,493 |
|
|
|
6,913,075 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating loss |
|
|
(2,341,233 |
) |
|
|
(2,810,178 |
) |
|
|
(7,924,493 |
) |
|
|
(6,864,164 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other income (expense): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Impairment of property and
equipment |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(210,117 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(210,117 |
) |
Other income, net |
|
|
43,235 |
|
|
|
60,406 |
|
|
|
273,347 |
|
|
|
163,587 |
|
Total other income (expense),
net |
|
|
43,235 |
|
|
|
(149,711 |
) |
|
|
273,347 |
|
|
|
(46,530 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss |
|
$ |
(2,297,998 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,959,889 |
) |
|
$ |
(7,651,146 |
) |
|
$ |
(6,910,694 |
) |
Revenue
and Gross Profit
Revenue
and gross profit had no change for the three-month period ended September 30, 2023 and decreased approximately $0.2 million and $0.1
million respectively, for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022. The decrease was due
to a minor sale of five Symphony analyzers to our business partner, Toray, during 2022. Future sales to Toray after 2022 were not anticipated.
Research
and Development
Research
and development expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 were approximately $1.4 million and $4.4 million, respectively,
as compared to approximately $1.4 million and $2.8 million, respectively, for the comparable periods in 2022. The increase in research
and development expenses was primarily due to an increase in personnel costs and product development expenses. We expect increases in
our future research and development expenses which will be focused on our clinical trial program and any necessary manufacturing improvements.
General
and Administrative
General
and administrative expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 were approximately $1.0 million and $3.2 million,
respectively, as compared to approximately $1.3 million and $3.8 million, respectively, for the comparable periods in 2022. The decrease
in general and administrative expenses is due to continued efforts to preserve capital by limiting our investment in infrastructure commensurate
with our commercialization timeline, as well as reduction in our workforce. We expect to monitor and continue to pare our general and
administrative spend, as necessary, to optimize operational alignment.
Sales
and Marketing
Sales
and marketing expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 were approximately zero, which was associated with the
cancellation and forfeiture of equity awards by terminated personnel, and $0.3 million, respectively, as compared to approximately $0.1
million and $0.3 million, respectively, for the comparable periods in 2022. The decrease in sales and marketing expenses for the three
months ended September 30, 2023 is primarily attributable to the Company’s cost savings efforts as the Company seeks to limit personnel
costs.
Other
Income, net
Other
income, net for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 was approximately $0.1 million and $0.3 million as compared to approximately
$0.1 million and $0.2 million for the same periods in 2022. While the net other income remained relatively unchanged for the three months
ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2022, the increase in net other income for the nine month
period ended September 30, 2023 was primarily due to higher interest rates and an increase in related party income from NanoHybrids,
as compared to the comparative nine-month period.
Liquidity
and Going Concern
We
have funded our operations primarily through the net proceeds from our IPO on November 10, 2021, and the Offering described within Note
1 of our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. We had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $5.1 million as of September
30, 2023. We continue to develop the Symphony device and its first cartridge for the measurement of IL-6. We remain committed to obtaining
FDA clearance and will conduct clinical trials to obtain sufficient data to support our FDA submission, while also continuing to build
our manufacturing operations with our contract manufacturing organizations. Current cash resources and expected operating expenses are
considered in determining our liquidity requirement; as well as approximately $2.8 million of current liabilities on our condensed consolidated
balance sheet as of September 30, 2023.As of the filing of this report, we expect to need additional capital to fund our planned operations
for the next twelve months.
We
expect that we will seek to raise such additional capital through public or private equity offerings, grant financing and support from
governmental agencies, convertible debt, collaborations, strategic alliances and distribution arrangements. Additional funds may not
be available when we need them on terms that are acceptable to us, or at all. If adequate funds are not available, we may be required
to delay our FDA regulatory strategy, and to delay or reduce the scope of our research or development programs, our commercialization
efforts or our manufacturing commitments and capacity. In addition, if we raise additional funds through collaborations, strategic alliances
or distribution arrangements with third parties, we may have to relinquish valuable rights to its technologies or future revenue streams.
If
we are unsuccessful in our efforts to raise additional capital, based on our current and expected levels of operating expenses, our current
capital will not be sufficient to fund our operations for the next twelve months. These conditions raise substantial doubt about our
ability to continue as a going concern.
Summary
Statement of Cash Flows
The
following table sets forth the primary sources and uses of cash and cash equivalents for each of the periods presented.
| |
Nine
months Ended September 30, | |
| |
2023 | | |
2022 | |
Cash proceeds (used in) provided by: | |
| | |
| |
Operating
activities | |
$ | (5,536,393 | ) | |
$ | (4,797,350 | ) |
Investing activities | |
| (616,272 | ) | |
| (961,063 | ) |
Financing
activities | |
| 1,114,612 | | |
| - | |
Net
decrease in cash and cash equivalents | |
$ | (5,038,053 | ) | |
$ | (5,758,413 | ) |
Net
cash used in operating activities
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2023, we used approximately $5.5 million in cash for operating activities, an increase of approximately
$0.7 million as compared to approximately $4.8 million for the same period in 2022. The increase in net cash used in operating activities
was primarily due to increases in personnel and product development costs, which ultimately led to the reduction of personnel in the
second and third quarters of 2023, which is offset by noncash items such as depreciation expense on our fixed assets and stock-based
compensation expense associated with our equity awards.
Net
cash used in investing activities
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2023, we used approximately $0.6 million in cash for investing activities, a decrease of approximately
$0.3 million as compared to the same period in 2022. The decrease in net cash used in investing activities was primarily due to a shift
in the Company’s focus away from COVID-19 patients, which decreased the Company’s need for purchases of equipment during
the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
Net
cash provided by financing activities
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2023, financing activities provided approximately $1.1 million in cash. The increase in net cash
provided by financing activities was primarily due to the Company’s Offering during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
Recently
Adopted Accounting Standards
See
Note 2 to our condensed consolidated financial statements (under the caption “Recently Adopted Accounting Standards”).
Emerging
Growth Company and Smaller Reporting Company Status
We
are an emerging growth company, as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”). Under the JOBS Act,
emerging growth companies can delay adopting new or revised accounting standards issued subsequent to the enactment of the JOBS Act until
such time as those standards apply to private companies. We elected to use this extended transition period for complying with new or
revised accounting standards that have different effective dates for public and private companies until the earlier of the date that
we (i) are no longer an emerging growth company or (ii) affirmatively and irrevocably opt out of the extended transition period provided
in the JOBS Act. As a result, these condensed consolidated financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with the
new or revised accounting pronouncements as of public company effective dates. We are using the extended transition period for any other
new or revised accounting standards during the period in which we remain an emerging growth company.
We
will remain an emerging growth company until the earliest of (i) the last day of our first fiscal year (a) following the fifth anniversary
of the completion of this offering, (b) in which we have total annual gross revenues of at least $1.235 billion or (c) in which we are
deemed to be a large accelerated filer, which means the market value of our common stock that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700
million as of the prior June 30th and (ii) the date on which we have issued more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt securities
during the prior three-year period.
We
are also a “smaller reporting company,” meaning that the market value of our stock held by non-affiliates is less than $700
million and our annual revenue is less than $100 million during the most recently completed fiscal year. We may continue to be a smaller
reporting company if either (i) the market value of our stock held by non-affiliates is less than $250 million or (ii) our annual revenue
is less than $100 million during the most recently completed fiscal year and the market value of our stock held by non-affiliates is
less than $700 million. If we are a smaller reporting company at the time we cease to be an emerging growth company, we may continue
to rely on exemptions from certain disclosure requirements that are available to smaller reporting companies. Specifically, as a smaller
reporting company we may choose to present only the two most recent fiscal years of audited financial statements in our Annual Reports
on Form 10-K and, similar to emerging growth companies, smaller reporting companies have reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive
compensation.
JOBS
Act
Section 107
of the JOBS Act provides that an “emerging growth company” can take advantage of the extended transition period provided
in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. In other words, an emerging
growth company can delay the adoption of new or revised accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies.
We have irrevocably elected to avail ourselves of this exemption from new or revised accounting standards and, therefore, we will not
be subject to the same new or revised accounting standards as other public companies that are not emerging growth companies.
For
as long as we remain an emerging growth company under the recently-enacted JOBS Act, we will, among other things:
|
● |
be permitted to have only
two years of audited financial statements and only two years of related selected financial data and management’s
discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations disclosure; |
|
● |
be entitled to rely on
an exemption from compliance with the auditor attestation requirement in the assessment of our internal control over financial reporting
pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; |
|
● |
be entitled to reduced
disclosure obligations about executive compensation arrangements in our periodic reports, registration statements and proxy statements;
and |
|
● |
be exempt from the requirements
to seek non-binding advisory votes on executive compensation or golden parachute arrangements. |
We
currently intend to take advantage of some or all of the reduced regulatory and reporting requirements that will be available to us so
long as we qualify as an “emerging growth company.” Among other things, this means that our independent registered public
accounting firm will not be required to provide an attestation report on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting
so long as we qualify as an emerging growth company, which may increase the risk that weaknesses or deficiencies in our internal control
over financial reporting go undetected.
Likewise,
so long as we qualify as an emerging growth company, we may elect not to provide certain information, including certain financial information
and certain information regarding compensation of our executive officers, that we would otherwise have been required to provide in filings
we make with the SEC, which may make it more difficult for investors and securities analysts to evaluate our company. As a result, investor
confidence in our company and the market price of our common stock may be materially and adversely affected.
Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We
are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Amended (the “Exchange Act”)
and are not required to provide the information required under this item.
Item
4. Controls and Procedures
(a)
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures and Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We
conducted an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and
Interim Chief Financial Officer (our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, respectively), regarding the effectiveness
of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period
covered by this report. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer have concluded that
our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2023. We continue to review our disclosure controls and procedures
and may from time to time make changes aimed at enhancing their effectiveness and ensuring that our systems evolve with our Company’s
business. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the
objectives of the control system are met.
(b)
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There
was no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that
occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2023 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our
internal control over financial reporting.
PART
II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item
1. Legal Proceedings
From
time to time in the ordinary course of our business, we may be involved in legal proceedings, the outcomes of which may not be determinable.
The results of litigation are inherently unpredictable. Any claims against us, whether meritorious or not, could be time consuming, result
in costly litigation, require significant amounts of management time and result in diversion of significant resources. We are not able
to estimate an aggregate amount or range of reasonably possible losses for those legal matters for which losses are not probable and
estimable. We have insurance policies covering potential losses where such coverage is cost effective.
We
are not at this time involved in any legal proceedings.
Item
1A. Risk Factors
For
a discussion of potential risks or uncertainties, see “Risk Factors” in the Company’s 2022 annual report on Form 10-K
on file with the SEC. Except as set forth below, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in such annual report.
Risks
Related to Our Business
The
New License Agreement with Toray, which covers the license of the core technology used in our Symphony Cartridges, and
the New Supply Agreement with Toray, which covers the supply of cartridge intermediates from Toray to SanyoSeiko for SanyoSeiko to manufacture
cartridges for Bluejay, contain significant risks that may threaten our viability or otherwise have a material adverse effect on us and
our business, assets and its prospects.
We
have an exclusive license with Toray for the entire world, excluding Japan, to use their patents and know-how related to our Symphony
test cartridges for the manufacturing, marketing and sale of such products. We also have a nonexclusive license
for manufacturing purposes in Japan. We have a right to sublicense these Toray patents and know-how (upon either (a) obtaining consent
from Toray prior to obtaining FDA approval or (b) giving notice to Toray after obtaining FDA approval), and for the purpose of obtaining
FDA approval, we will need to exercise this sublicence to have the cartridges manufactured for Bluejay by a Japanese manufacturer, SanyoSeiko,
Inc. (“SanyoSeiko”). We have no contractual rights to the intellectual property covered in the New License Agreement other
than as expressly set forth therein. Our plans, business, prospects and viability are substantially dependent on that intellectual property
and subject to the limitations relating thereto as set forth in the New License Agreement. Some of the risks this may give rise to are
described below.
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● |
After the receipt of regulatory
approval in a country, we are required to pay Toray a minimum royalty of $60,000 for the initial year that royalties are payable
increasing to a minimum of $100,000 thereafter, regardless of the actual amount of sales by us of licensed products. Accordingly,
we could be obligated to pay royalties even though we have generated no or limited revenue. Such payments could materially and adversely
affect our profitability and could limit our investment in our business. |
|
● |
Toray is only required
to supply cartridge intermediates for a period of in principle two years ending in October 2025, and with extension for a maximum
of six months thereafter. If Sanyoseiko is unable to manufacture intermediates within that period or we are unable to
extend that period further, we could be without any cartridge supply in the future. |
|
● |
Toray may not be able to provide all necessary know-how related to the test cartridges,
which may increase the time and cost of remediating product defects, or impair our ability to timely scale up cartridge manufacturing. |
|
● |
The license and regulatory
approvals (once obtained) are non-assignable. These restrictions may limit our flexibility to structure our operations in the most
advantageous manner. |
|
● |
At our sole expense, we
must file for, prosecute the application for, and obtain all regulatory approvals for the licensed products and obtain all legal
permits necessary for promoting, marketing, offering or selling each licensed product. The regulatory approval process can be expensive
and time consuming, and there can be no assurances that we will be able to obtain or maintain any or all required permits. |
|
● |
We are required to use
reasonable efforts to obtain market approval for the products in the United States or the European Union by October 2026 or the
License Agreement could be terminated by Toray. |
|
● |
Toray has the right to
terminate the New License Agreement or make it non-exclusive if we do not generate commercial sales by October 2028, or by October
2030 if the lack of commercial sales is due to events within our control and not due to Toray’s failure to perform its obligations
in a timely manner. |
|
● |
Except with respect to
(a) Toray’s ownership of, or rights to license, all intellectual property rights in respect of the licensed property and (b)
Toray’s applicable patents being duly maintained and in effect, Toray provides no, and disclaims all, representations, warranties
or covenants relating to the licensed intellectual property or any other matters under the New License Agreement and in particular
disclaims any fitness of the intellectual property for any purpose or any warranty against infringement of any third-party patent.
These provisions limit our recourse in the event that the licensed intellectual property is flawed, defective, inadequate, incomplete,
uncommercial, wrongly described or otherwise not useful for our purposes. We have not independently verified any of the technical,
scientific, commercial, legal, medical or other circumstances or nature of the licensed intellectual property and therefore there
can be no assurances that any of the foregoing risks have been reduced or eliminated. These provisions represent a significant risk
of a material adverse impact on us, our business and our prospects. |
|
● |
While Bluejay is in principle
permitted, even after the New License Agreement expires or is terminated, to continue manufacturing and selling products that incorporate
Toray intellectual property and the royalties for which are fully paid up, if Bluejay commits certain material breaches of the agreement,
Bluejay may be obligated to use reasonable efforts to arrange for the transfer to Toray of FDA or any other regulatory approvals
for any products the royalties for which are not fully paid up. Where any such transfer is possible and approved by the regulator
(if necessary), then depending on the nature of the material breach, Bluejay may be required to undertake the transfer at no cost
to Toray or on reasonable terms and conditions. The loss of any such market approvals, especially if we are unable to receive any
consideration for them, could have a material adverse impact on us, our business and our prospects, and depending on the timing and
extent of the loss, it could even threaten our viability. |
In addition, see the risks
in “Risks Related to Our Intellectual Property” below. These risks are not the only risks inherent in the New License
Agreement. You are encouraged to read the complete text of the New License Agreement, which was filed as an exhibit to our Form 8-K filed
on October 26, 2023.
We
depend on, and are liable for, SanyoSeiko as our primary contract manufacturing organization (CMO), so its inability or failure to perform
appropriately in that capacity may threaten our viability or have a material adverse effect on us and our business, assets and its prospects.
We
are dependent on SanyoSeiko not only to appropriately utilize Toray’s know-how and other intellectual property, but also to continuously
manufacture and supply us with our Symphony cartridges. If SanyoSeiko is unable to do so for any reason and we are unable to activate
a new CMO to produce cartridges, we may be unable to obtain FDA approval and commence any commercial sales or unable to supply products
to our customers in a timely manner or at all, either of which could threaten our viability.
We
are also liable for SanyoSeiko’s performance and actions as our CMO, and any breach by SanyoSeiko of the New License Agreement
or the New Supply Agreement may have a material adverse effect on us and our business.
Risks
Related to Our Intellectual Property
We
depend on intellectual property licensed from Toray, and any dispute over the license would significantly harm our business.
We are dependent on the intellectual property licensed from Toray. Disputes
may arise between us and Toray regarding intellectual property subject to the New License Agreement. If disputes over intellectual property
that we have licensed prevent or impair our ability to maintain our current licensing arrangements on acceptable terms or are insufficient
to provide us the necessary rights to use the intellectual property, we may be unable to successfully develop and launch our Symphony
platform and our other product candidates. If we or Toray fail to adequately protect this intellectual property, our ability to launch
our products in the market could be limited. For so long as we are dependent on the intellectual property covered by the New License Agreement
for the pursuit of our business, any such disputes relating to the New License Agreement or failure to protect the intellectual property
could threaten our viability.
We
will depend primarily on Toray to file, prosecute, maintain, defend and enforce intellectual property that we license from it and that
is material to our business.
The
key underlying intellectual property relating to our Symphony platform is owned by Toray. Under the New License Agreement, Toray generally
has the right to file, prosecute, maintain and defend the intellectual property we have licensed from Toray. If Toray fails to conduct
these activities for intellectual property protection covering any of our product candidates, our ability to develop and launch those
product candidates may be adversely affected and we may not be able to prevent competitors from making, using or selling competing products.
In addition, pursuant to the terms of the New License Agreement, Toray generally has the right to control the enforcement of our licensed
intellectual property and the defense of any claims asserting the invalidity of that intellectual property. We cannot be certain that
Toray will allocate sufficient resources to and otherwise prioritize the enforcement of such intellectual property or the defense of
such claims to protect our interests in the licensed intellectual property. In the absence of action by Toray, we may be unable to protect
and enforce the proprietary rights on which our business relies. Even if we are not a party to these legal actions, an adverse outcome
could harm our business because it might prevent or impede us from continuing to use the licensed intellectual property that we need
to operate our business or from realizing the full commercial benefit contemplated by the agreement. In addition, even if we take control
of the prosecution of licensed intellectual property and related applications, enforcement of licensed intellectual property, or defense
of claims asserting the invalidity of that intellectual property, we may still be adversely affected or prejudiced by actions or inactions
of Toray and its counsel that took place prior to or after our assuming control, and we cannot ensure the cooperation of Toray in any
such action. Furthermore, if we take action to protect, enforce or defend the licensed intellectual property, we may incur significant
costs and the attention of our management may be diverted from our normal business operations. As a result, our business, results of
operations and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected.
We
and Toray may be unable to protect or enforce the intellectual property rights licensed to us, which could impair our competitive position.
In
order for our business to be viable and to compete effectively, the proprietary rights with respect to the technologies and intellectual
property used in our products must be developed and maintained. Toray relies primarily on patent protection and trade secrets to protect
its technology and intellectual property rights. There are significant risks associated with Toray’s ability (or our ability, in
the absence of action by Toray) to protect the intellectual property licensed to us, including:
|
● |
pending intellectual property
applications may not be approved or may take longer than expected to result in approval in one or more of the countries in which
we operate; |
|
● |
Toray’s intellectual
property rights may not provide meaningful protection; |
|
● |
other companies may challenge
the validity or extent of Toray’s patents and other proprietary intellectual property rights through litigation, oppositions
and other proceedings. These proceedings can be protracted as well as unpredictable; |
|
● |
other companies may have
independently developed (or may in the future independently develop) similar or alternative technologies, may duplicate Toray’s
technologies or may design their technologies around Toray’s technologies; |
|
● |
enforcement of intellectual
property rights is complex, uncertain and expensive, and may be subject to lengthy delays. In the event we take control of any such
action under the New License Agreement, our ability to enforce our intellectual property protection could be limited by our financial
resources; and |
|
● |
the other risks described
in “— Risks Related to Our Intellectual Property.” |
If
any of Toray’s patents or other intellectual property rights fail to protect the technology licensed by us, it would make it easier
for our competitors to offer similar products. Any inability on Toray’s part (or on our part, in the absence of action by Toray)
to adequately protect its intellectual property may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of
operations.
We
and/or Toray may be subject to claims alleging the violation of the intellectual property rights of others.
We
may face significant expense and liability as a result of litigation or other proceedings relating to intellectual property rights of
others. In the event that another party has intellectual property protection relating to an invention or technology licensed by us from
Toray, we and/or Toray may be required to participate in an interference proceeding declared by the regulatory authorities to determine
priority of invention, which could result in substantial uncertainties and costs for us, even if the eventual outcome was favorable to
us. We and/or Toray also could be required to participate in interference proceedings involving intellectual property of another entity.
An adverse outcome in an interference proceeding could require us and/or Toray to cease using the technology, to substantially modify
it or to license rights from prevailing third parties, which could delay or prevent the launch of our products in the market or adversely
affect our profitability.
The
cost to us of any intellectual property litigation or other proceeding relating the intellectual property licensed by us from Toray,
even if resolved in our favor, could be substantial, especially given our early stage of development. A third party may claim that we
and/or Toray are using inventions claimed by their intellectual property and may go to court to stop us and/or Toray from engaging in
our normal operations and activities, such as research, development and the sale of any future products. Such lawsuits are expensive
and would consume significant time and other resources. There is a risk that a court will decide that we and/or Toray are infringing
the third party’s intellectual property and will order us to stop the activities claimed by the intellectual property. In addition,
there is a risk that a court will order us and/or Toray to pay the other party damages for having infringed their intellectual property.
Moreover, there is no guarantee that any prevailing intellectual property owner would offer us a license so that we could continue to
engage in activities claimed by the intellectual property, or that such a license, if made available to us, could be acquired on commercially
acceptable terms.
We
and Toray may be subject to claims challenging the invention of the intellectual property that we license from Toray.
We
and Toray may be subject to claims that former employees, collaborators or other third parties have an interest in intellectual
property as an inventor or co-inventor. For example, we and Toray may have inventorship disputes arising from conflicting
obligations of consultants or others who are involved in developing our product candidates. Litigation may be necessary to defend
against these and other claims challenging inventorship. If we and Toray fail in defending any such claims, in addition to paying
monetary damages, we and Toray may lose valuable intellectual property rights, such as exclusive ownership of, or right to use,
valuable intellectual property. Such an outcome could have a material adverse effect on our business. 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.
As a result, it is unclear whether and, if so, to what extent employees of ours and Toray may be able to claim compensation with
respect to our future revenue. We may receive less revenue from future products if any of the employees of Toray or us successfully
claim compensation for their work in developing our intellectual property, which in turn could impact our future
profitability.
Item
2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None
Item
3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item
4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not
applicable.
Item
5. Other Information
None.
Item
6. Exhibits
INDEX
TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number |
|
Description |
3.1 |
|
Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement
on Form S-1 (File No. 333-260029), filed on October 4, 2021). |
3.2 |
|
Certificate
of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on July 21, 2023
(initially filed as Exhibit 3.1 on Form 8-K (File No. 001-41031) on July 21, 2023, and incorporated by reference herein). |
3.3 |
|
Amended
and Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No.
333-260029), filed on October 4, 2021). |
4.1 |
|
Form
of Warrant, dated August 28, 2023 (initially filed as Exhibit 4.1 on Form 8-K (File No. 001-41031) on August 28, 2023, and incorporated
by reference herein).F |
10.1 |
|
Form
of Securities Purchase Agreement, dated August 24, 2023, by and between the Company and each of the Purchasers signatory thereto
(initially filed as Exhibit 10.1 on Form 8-K (File No. 001-41031) on August 28, 2023, and incorporated by reference herein). |
10.2* |
|
Separation Agreement and General Release, dated October 6, 2023, by and between the Company and Kenneth Fisher. |
10.3 |
|
Amended
and Restated License Agreement, entered into on October 23, 2023, by and between Bluejay Diagnostics, Inc. and Toray Industries,
Inc. (initially filed as Exhibit 10.1 on Form 8-K (File No. 001-41031) on October 26, 2023, and incorporated by reference herein). |
10.4 |
|
Master
Supply Agreement, entered into on October 23, 2023, by and between Bluejay Diagnostics, Inc. and Toray Industries, Inc. (initially
filed as Exhibit 10.2 on Form 8-K (File No. 001-41031) on October 26, 2023, and incorporated by reference herein). |
31.1* |
|
Certification of the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
31.2* |
|
Certification of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
32.1*(1) |
|
Certification of the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
32.2*(1) |
|
Certification of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
101.INS* |
|
Inline XBRL Instance Document. |
101.SCH* |
|
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document. |
101.CAL* |
|
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
Document. |
101.DEF* |
|
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
Document. |
101.LAB* |
|
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document. |
101.PRE* |
|
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase
Document. |
104* |
|
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline
XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101). |
* |
Filed herewith. |
|
(1) |
The certifications on Exhibit
32 hereto are deemed not “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liability
of that Section. Such certifications will not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the
Exchange Act. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Bluejay
Diagnostics, Inc.
SIGNATURE |
|
TITLE |
|
DATE |
|
|
|
|
|
/s/
Neil Dey |
|
Chief Executive Officer and Director |
|
November 9, 2023 |
Neil Dey |
|
(on behalf of the registrant) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/
Frances Scally |
|
Interim Chief Financial Officer |
|
November 9, 2023 |
Frances Scally |
|
(principal financial and accounting officer) |
|
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(Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63
of Title 18, United States Code)
Pursuant to section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code), the undersigned officer
of Bluejay Diagnostics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), does hereby certify, to such officer’s knowledge,
that:
The quarterly report on Form
10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 (the “Form 10-Q”) of the Company fully complies with the requirements of section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
(Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63
of Title 18, United States Code)
Pursuant to section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code), the undersigned officer
of Bluejay Diagnostics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), does hereby certify, to such officer’s knowledge,
that:
The quarterly report on Form
10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 (the “Form 10-Q”) of the Company fully complies with the requirements of section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.