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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark One)
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the quarterly period ended
September 30,
2022
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the transition period from_______________ to
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Commission File Number:
001-39103
CABALETTA BIO, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware
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82-1685768
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(State or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S. Employer
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incorporation or organization)
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Identification No.)
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2929 Arch Street,
Suite 600
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19104
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Philadelphia,
PA
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(267)
759-3100
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the
Act:
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Title of each class
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Trading
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Name of each exchange on which registered
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Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share
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CABA
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The Nasdaq Global Select Market
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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
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No
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted
electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted
pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter)
during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to submit such files).
Yes
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No
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large
accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer,
smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the
definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,”
“smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the
registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
for complying with any new or revised financial accounting
standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange
Act.
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company
(as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes
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As of November 4, 2022, the registrant had
29,013,995
shares of common stock, $0.00001 par value per share,
outstanding.
Table of Contents
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Summary of the Material and Other Risks Associated with Our
Business
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We are a clinical-stage company with a limited operating history,
have incurred significant losses since our inception, and
anticipate that we will continue to incur significant losses for
the foreseeable future.
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We are highly dependent on our relationship with University of
Pennsylvania, or Penn, for our preclinical research and development
activities, key technology and our current manufacturing needs for
our clinical trial of DSG3-CAART, or the
DesCAARTesTM
trial, and if Penn’s manufacturing capacity is reduced or otherwise
delayed or limited, this could adversely impact enrollment in our
DesCAARTesTM
trial.
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We are reliant on intellectual property licensed to us by Penn and
termination of our license agreement with Penn would result in the
loss of significant rights, which would have a material adverse
effect on our business.
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If we are unable to obtain and maintain sufficient intellectual
property protection for our current product candidates and
technologies or any future product candidates, we may not be able
to compete effectively in our markets.
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We will need to raise substantial additional funding before we can
expect to complete development of any of our product candidates or
generate any revenues from product sales.
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Our limited operating history may make it difficult for you to
evaluate the success of our business to date and to assess our
future viability.
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If we are unable to successfully develop our current programs into
a portfolio of product candidates, or experience significant delays
in doing so, we may not realize the full commercial potential of
our current and future product candidates.
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If we encounter difficulties enrolling patients in our
DesCAARTesTM
trial, our planned Phase 1 clinical trial for MuSK-CAART, or the
MusCAARTesTM
trial, or future clinical trials, including our planned clinical
trial for CABA-201, these clinical development activities could be
delayed or otherwise adversely affected.
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If we are unable to advance our product candidates through clinical
development, obtain regulatory approval and ultimately
commercialize our product candidates, or experience significant
delays in doing so, our business will be materially
harmed.
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Results of earlier studies may not be predictive of future study or
trial results, and we may fail to establish an adequate safety and
efficacy profile to conduct clinical trials or obtain regulatory
approval for our product candidates.
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If serious adverse events, undesirable side effects or unexpected
characteristics are identified during the development of any of our
product candidates, we may need to delay, abandon or limit our
further clinical development of those product
candidates.
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The ongoing coronavirus disease, or COVID-19, pandemic and the
future outbreak of other highly infectious or contagious diseases
could seriously harm our research, development and potential future
commercialization efforts, increase our costs and expenses and have
a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and
results of operations.
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Manufacturing and administering our product candidates is complex
and we may encounter difficulties in technology transfer from Penn
to a contract manufacturing organization.
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We face substantial competition, which may result in others
discovering, developing or commercializing products before or more
successfully than we do.
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We may establish our own manufacturing facility and infrastructure
in addition to or in lieu of relying on third parties for the
manufacture of our product candidates, which will be costly and
time-consuming, and which may not be successful.
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Our future success depends in part upon our ability to retain our
key employees, consultants and advisors and to attract, retain and
motivate other qualified personnel.
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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including the sections entitled
“Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” contains express or
implied forward-looking statements that are based on our
management’s belief and assumptions and on information currently
available to our management. Although we believe that the
expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are
reasonable, these statements relate to future events or our future
operational or financial performance, and involve known and unknown
risks, uncertainties and other factors, including, without
limitation, risks, uncertainties and assumptions regarding the
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, operations,
strategy, goals and anticipated timelines, our ongoing and planned
preclinical activities, our ability to initiate, enroll, conduct or
complete ongoing and planned clinical trials, our timelines for
regulatory submissions and our financial position that may cause
our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially
different from any future results, performance or achievements
expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
include, but are not limited to, statements about:
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the success, cost and timing and conduct of our clinical trial
program, including our clinical trial of DSG3-CAART, or the
DesCAARTesTM
trial, our planned Phase 1 clinical trial of MuSK-CAART, or the
MusCAARTesTM
trial, our plans for clinical development of CABA-201, and our
other product candidates, including statements regarding the timing
of initiation and completion of the clinical trials and the period
during which the results of the clinical trials will become
available;
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the expected timing and significance around the announcement of
safety, biologic activity and/or any additional clinical data from
our DesCAARTesTM
trial;
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the timing of and our ability to obtain and maintain regulatory
approval of our product candidates, including DSG3-CAART,
MuSK-CAART, CABA-201, FVIII-CAART, DSG3/1-CAART and PLA2R-CAART, in
any of the indications for which we plan to develop them, and any
related restrictions, limitations, and/or warnings in the label of
an approved product candidate;
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our expectations for the tolerability and clinical activity of
CABA-201 and ability to advance this product candidate through our
license agreement with Nanjing IASO Biotherapeutics Co., Ltd., or
IASO;
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the impact of any business interruptions to our operations,
including the timing and enrollment of patients in our ongoing and
planned clinical trials and our planned Investigational New Drug
application submissions, or to those of our clinical sites,
manufacturers, suppliers, or other vendors resulting from the
COVID-19 pandemic or similar public health crisis;
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our expected use of proceeds from the initial public offering and
from sales of our common stock in “at-the-market” offerings and the
period over which such proceeds, together with existing cash, will
be sufficient to meet our operating needs;
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our plans to pursue research and development of other product
candidates;
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our plan to infuse our DSG3-CAART product candidate without
lymphodepletion or other preconditioning agents initially in our
DesCAARTesTM
trial, and our plan to implement a cohort where a preconditioning
regimen with a lymphodepleting agent and an immunomodulatory agent
will be administered in the DesCAARTesTM
and MusCAARTesTM
trial;
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the potential advantages of our proprietary Cabaletta Approach for
selective B cell Ablation platform, called our
CABATM
platform, and our product candidates;
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the extent to which our scientific approach and
CABATM
platform may potentially address a broad range of
diseases;
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the potential benefits and success of our arrangements and our
expanded sponsored research agreement with the Trustees of the
University of Pennsylvania, or Penn, and the Children’s Hospital of
Philadelphia, or CHOP, and our scientific co-founders, Drs. Milone
and Payne;
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our ability to successfully commercialize our product candidates,
including DSG3-CAART, MuSK-CAART, CABA-201 and our other product
candidates;
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the potential receipt of revenue from future sales of DSG3-CAART,
MuSK-CAART, CABA-201 and our other product candidates;
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the rate and degree of market acceptance and clinical utility of
DSG3-CAART, MuSK-CAART, CABA-201 and our other product
candidates;
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our estimates regarding the potential market opportunity for
DSG3-CAART, MuSK-CAART, CABA-201 and our other product candidates,
and our ability to serve those markets;
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our sales, marketing and distribution capabilities and strategy,
whether alone or with potential future collaborators;
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our ability to establish and maintain arrangements or a facility
for manufacture of DSG3-CAART, MuSK-CAART, CABA-201 and our other
product candidates;
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our ability to obtain funding for our operations, including funding
necessary to initiate and complete our
DesCAARTesTM
trial, our planned MusCAARTesTM
trial and our ongoing preclinical studies of CABA-201,
DSG3/1-CAART, FVIII-CAART and PLA2R-CAART;
•
the potential achievement of milestones and receipt of payments
under our collaborations;
•
our ability to enter into additional collaborations with existing
collaborators or other third parties;
•
our expectations regarding our ability to obtain and maintain
intellectual property protection for our product candidates and our
ability to operate our business without infringing on the
intellectual property rights of others;
•
the success of competing therapies that are or become available,
and our competitive position;
•
the accuracy of our estimates regarding expenses, future revenues,
capital requirements and needs for additional
financing;
•
the impact of government laws and regulations in the United States
and foreign countries; and
•
our ability to attract and retain key scientific or management
personnel.
2
These factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be
read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are
included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The forward-looking
statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are made
as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and we
undertake no obligations to publicly update or review any
forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information,
future developments or otherwise. Therefore, you should not rely on
these forward-looking statements as representing our views as of
any date subsequent to the date of this Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q.
3
PART I—FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial
Statements.
CABALETTA BIO, INC.
Condensed Balance
Sheets
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30,
2022
|
|
|
December 31,
2021
|
|
Assets
|
|
(unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
61,163
|
|
|
$
|
122,222
|
|
Short-term investments
|
|
|
24,732
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
|
|
2,280
|
|
|
|
2,319
|
|
Total current assets
|
|
|
88,175
|
|
|
|
124,541
|
|
Property and equipment, net
|
|
|
2,811
|
|
|
|
1,438
|
|
Other assets
|
|
|
689
|
|
|
|
357
|
|
Total Assets
|
|
$
|
91,675
|
|
|
$
|
126,336
|
|
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
$
|
1,333
|
|
|
$
|
2,333
|
|
Accrued and other current liabilities
|
|
|
4,468
|
|
|
|
6,047
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
|
5,801
|
|
|
|
8,380
|
|
Commitments and
Contingencies (see Note 6)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders’ equity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred stock, $0.00001 par
value:
10,000,000 shares
authorized as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021;
no shares
issued or outstanding at September 30, 2022 and December 31,
2021
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
Voting and non-voting common stock, $0.00001 par
value:
150,000,000
(143,590,481 voting
and
6,409,519 non-voting)
shares authorized as of September 30, 2022 and December 31,
2021;
29,013,995 (25,601,495 voting
and
3,412,500 non-voting)
shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2022 and
28,927,129 (24,614,629 voting
and
4,312,500 non-voting)
shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2021
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
|
|
235,953
|
|
|
|
230,543
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
|
|
(209
|
)
|
|
|
—
|
|
Accumulated deficit
|
|
|
(149,870
|
)
|
|
|
(112,587
|
)
|
Total stockholders’ equity
|
|
|
85,874
|
|
|
|
117,956
|
|
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
|
|
$
|
91,675
|
|
|
$
|
126,336
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
4
CABALETTA BIO, INC.
Condensed Statements of
Operations and Comprehensive Loss
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
(unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
September 30,
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2022
|
|
|
2021
|
|
|
2022
|
|
|
2021
|
|
Operating expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Research and development
|
|
$
|
8,216
|
|
|
$
|
8,169
|
|
|
$
|
26,900
|
|
|
$
|
22,575
|
|
General and administrative
|
|
|
3,562
|
|
|
|
3,394
|
|
|
|
10,937
|
|
|
|
9,845
|
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
|
11,778
|
|
|
|
11,563
|
|
|
|
37,837
|
|
|
|
32,420
|
|
Loss from operations
|
|
|
(11,778
|
)
|
|
|
(11,563
|
)
|
|
|
(37,837
|
)
|
|
|
(32,420
|
)
|
Other income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income
|
|
|
351
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
554
|
|
|
|
19
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$
|
(11,427
|
)
|
|
$
|
(11,560
|
)
|
|
$
|
(37,283
|
)
|
|
$
|
(32,401
|
)
|
Other comprehensive income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale investments, net
of tax
|
|
|
40
|
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
(209
|
)
|
|
|
(6
|
)
|
Net comprehensive loss
|
|
$
|
(11,387
|
)
|
|
$
|
(11,561
|
)
|
|
$
|
(37,492
|
)
|
|
$
|
(32,407
|
)
|
Net loss per share of voting and non-voting common stock, basic and
diluted
|
|
$
|
(0.39
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.45
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1.29
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1.31
|
)
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
5
CABALETTA BIO,
INC.
Condensed Statements of
Stockholders’ Equity
(in thousands, except share amounts)
(unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Additional
Paid-in Capital
|
|
|
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
|
|
|
Accumulated Deficit
|
|
|
Total
Stockholders’ Equity
|
|
Balance—December 31, 2020
|
|
24,062,775
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
175,836
|
|
|
$
|
6
|
|
|
$
|
(66,298
|
)
|
|
$
|
109,544
|
|
Stock-based compensation
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
1,310
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
1,310
|
|
Common stock issuance, net of $67 of
issuance costs
|
|
194,189
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
2,165
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
2,165
|
|
Net unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
Net loss
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(9,702
|
)
|
|
|
(9,702
|
)
|
Balance—March 31, 2021
|
|
24,256,964
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
179,311
|
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
|
$
|
(76,000
|
)
|
|
$
|
103,314
|
|
Stock-based compensation
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
1,385
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
1,385
|
|
Common stock issuance, net of $237 of
issuance costs
|
|
701,469
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
7,665
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
7,665
|
|
Issuance of common stock in connection with exercise of stock
options
|
|
9,563
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
60
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
60
|
|
Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase
plan
|
|
4,834
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
46
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
46
|
|
Net unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
Net loss
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(11,139
|
)
|
|
|
(11,139
|
)
|
Balance—June 30, 2021
|
|
24,972,830
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
188,467
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
(87,139
|
)
|
|
$
|
101,329
|
|
Stock-based compensation
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
1,508
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
1,508
|
|
Common stock issuance, net of $769 of
issuance costs
|
|
2,710,347
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
24,880
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
24,880
|
|
Issuance of common stock in connection with exercise of stock
options
|
|
48,461
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
459
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
459
|
|
Net unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
Net loss
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(11,560
|
)
|
|
|
(11,560
|
)
|
Balance—September 30, 2021
|
|
27,731,638
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
215,314
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
(98,699
|
)
|
|
$
|
116,615
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
6
CABALETTA BIO, INC.
Condensed Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
(in thousands, except share amounts)
(unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Additional
Paid-in Capital
|
|
|
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
|
|
|
Accumulated Deficit
|
|
|
Total
Stockholders’ Equity
|
|
Balance—December 31, 2021
|
|
28,927,129
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
230,543
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
(112,587
|
)
|
|
$
|
117,956
|
|
Stock-based compensation
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
1,811
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
1,811
|
|
Net unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(152
|
)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(152
|
)
|
Issuance of common stock in connection with exercise of stock
options
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
51
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
51
|
|
Net loss
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(12,946
|
)
|
|
|
(12,946
|
)
|
Balance—March 31, 2022
|
|
28,977,129
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
232,405
|
|
|
$
|
(152
|
)
|
|
$
|
(125,533
|
)
|
|
$
|
106,720
|
|
Stock-based compensation
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
1,777
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
1,777
|
|
Net unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(97
|
)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(97
|
)
|
Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase
plan
|
|
36,866
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
40
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
40
|
|
Net loss
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(12,910
|
)
|
|
|
(12,910
|
)
|
Balance—June 30, 2022
|
|
29,013,995
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
234,222
|
|
|
$
|
(249
|
)
|
|
$
|
(138,443
|
)
|
|
$
|
95,530
|
|
Stock-based compensation
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
1,731
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
1,731
|
|
Net unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
40
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
40
|
|
Net loss
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(11,427
|
)
|
|
|
(11,427
|
)
|
Balance—September 30, 2022
|
|
29,013,995
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
235,953
|
|
|
$
|
(209
|
)
|
|
$
|
(149,870
|
)
|
|
$
|
85,874
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
7
CABALETTA BIO, INC.
Condensed Statements of
Cash Flows
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2022
|
|
|
2021
|
|
Cash flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$
|
(37,283
|
)
|
|
$
|
(32,401
|
)
|
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock-based compensation
|
|
|
5,319
|
|
|
|
4,203
|
|
Amortization of discount/premium on investments
|
|
|
(177
|
)
|
|
|
62
|
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
820
|
|
|
|
499
|
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
|
|
39
|
|
|
|
3,280
|
|
Other assets
|
|
|
(332
|
)
|
|
|
(25
|
)
|
Accounts payable
|
|
|
(1,055
|
)
|
|
|
409
|
|
Accrued and other current liabilities
|
|
|
(1,580
|
)
|
|
|
379
|
|
Net cash used in operating activities
|
|
|
(34,249
|
)
|
|
|
(23,594
|
)
|
Cash flows from investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases of property and equipment
|
|
|
(2,137
|
)
|
|
|
(1,015
|
)
|
Purchases of investments
|
|
|
(49,764
|
)
|
|
|
—
|
|
Proceeds from maturities of investments
|
|
|
25,000
|
|
|
|
6,165
|
|
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
|
|
|
(26,901
|
)
|
|
|
5,150
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance
costs
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
34,710
|
|
Proceeds from issuance of common stock in connection with the
exercise of
stock options
|
|
|
51
|
|
|
|
519
|
|
Proceeds from issuance of common stock under employee stock
purchase plan
|
|
|
40
|
|
|
|
46
|
|
Net cash provided by financing activities
|
|
|
91
|
|
|
|
35,275
|
|
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
(61,059
|
)
|
|
|
16,831
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents—beginning of period
|
|
|
122,222
|
|
|
|
101,429
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents—end of period
|
|
$
|
61,163
|
|
|
$
|
118,260
|
|
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment purchases included in accounts
payable
|
|
$
|
191
|
|
|
$
|
76
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
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CABALETTA BIO, INC.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial
Statements
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
1. Basis of Presentation
Cabaletta Bio, Inc. (the Company or Cabaletta®)
was incorporated in April 2017 in the State of Delaware as Tycho
Therapeutics, Inc. and, in August 2018, changed its name to
Cabaletta Bio, Inc. The Company is headquartered in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. Cabaletta is a clinical-stage biotechnology company
focused on the discovery and development of engineered T cell
therapies for B cell-mediated autoimmune diseases.
Principal operations commenced in April 2018, when the Company
executed sponsored research agreements with the Trustees of the
University of Pennsylvania (Penn).
Risks and Uncertainties
The Company does not expect to generate revenue from sales of
engineered T cell therapies for B cell-mediated autoimmune diseases
or any other revenue unless and until the Company completes
preclinical and clinical development and obtains regulatory
approval for one or more product candidates. If the Company seeks
to obtain regulatory approval for any of its product candidates,
the Company expects to incur significant commercialization
expenses.
The Company is subject to risks common to companies in the
biotechnology industry including, but not limited to, new
technological innovations, protection of proprietary technology,
dependence on key personnel, compliance with government regulations
and the need to obtain additional financing. As a result, the
Company is unable to predict the timing or amount of increased
expenses or when or if the Company will be able to achieve or
maintain profitability. Further, the Company is currently dependent
on Penn for much of its preclinical research, clinical research and
development activities and initial manufacturing activities (Note
5). Product candidates currently under development will require
significant additional research and development efforts, including
extensive preclinical and clinical testing and regulatory approval,
prior to commercialization. Even if the Company is able to generate
revenues from the sale of its product candidates, if approved, it
may not become profitable. If the Company fails to become
profitable or is unable to sustain profitability on a continuing
basis, then it may be unable to continue its operations at planned
levels and be forced to reduce its operations.
In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus (COVID-19) surfaced
in Wuhan, China and proceeded to spread globally. The COVID-19
pandemic has led to various responses, including government-imposed
quarantines, travel restrictions and other public health safety
measures. The extent to which COVID-19 will continue to impact the
Company’s operations or those of its third party partners will
depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and
cannot be predicted with confidence, including new information that
may emerge concerning the severity of COVID-19, the impact of new
strains of the virus, the effectiveness, availability and
utilization of vaccines and treatments and the actions to contain
COVID-19 or treat its impact, among others. The Company’s financial
results to date have not been significantly impacted by COVID-19,
however, the Company cannot at this time predict the specific
extent, duration, or full impact that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
will have on its financial condition, operations, and business
plans, including its ability to raise additional capital, the
timing and enrollment of patients in its ongoing and planned
clinical trials, future financings and other expected milestones of
its product candidates.
Liquidity
The Company has sustained annual operating losses since inception
and expects to continue to generate operating losses for the
foreseeable future. The Company’s ultimate success depends on the
outcome of its research and development activities. The Company had
cash and cash equivalents and investments of
$85,895
as of September 30, 2022. Through September 30, 2022, the Company
has incurred an accumulated deficit of
$149,870.
Management expects to incur additional losses in the future as it
continues its research and development and will need to raise
additional capital to fully implement its business plan and to fund
its operations.
The Company intends to raise such additional capital through a
combination of equity offerings, debt financings, government
funding arrangements, strategic alliances or other sources.
However, if such financing is not available at adequate levels and
on a timely basis, or such agreements are not available on
favorable terms, or at all, as and when needed, the Company will
need to reevaluate its operating plan and may be required to delay
or discontinue the development of one or more of its product
candidates or operational initiatives. The Company expects that its
cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2022, will be
sufficient to fund its projected operations for at least 12 months
following the date the Company files this Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
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2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Unaudited Interim Financial Information
The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements have been
prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles (GAAP) and the applicable rules and regulations of the
SEC regarding interim financial reporting. Any reference in these
notes to applicable guidance is meant to refer to GAAP as found in
the Accounting Standards Codification and Accounting Standards
Updates (ASU) of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB).
As permitted under these rules, certain footnotes and other
financial information that are normally required by GAAP have been
condensed or omitted.
In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited interim
financial statements include all normal and recurring adjustments
(which consist primarily of accruals and estimates that impact the
financial statements) considered necessary to present fairly the
Company’s financial position as of September 30, 2022 and the
results of its operations and its cash flows for the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021. The results for the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2022 are not necessarily
indicative of results to be expected for the year ending December
31, 2022, any other interim periods, or any future year or period.
The balance sheet as of December 31, 2021 included herein was
derived from the audited financial statements as of that date. The
unaudited interim financial statements, presented herein, do not
contain the required disclosures under GAAP for annual financial
statements. These unaudited financial statements should be read in
conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements, which
are included in the Company’s 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K,
filed with the SEC on March 17, 2022 (2021 Annual
Report).
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP
requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect
the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the
reporting period. Significant estimates and assumptions made in the
accompanying financial statements include, but are not limited to,
the fair value of stock-based compensation, the valuation allowance
on the Company’s deferred tax assets and certain accruals. The
Company evaluates its estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis
using historical experience and other factors and adjusts those
estimates and assumptions when facts and circumstances dictate.
Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Off-Balance Sheet Risk and Concentrations of Credit Risk
Financial instruments, which potentially subject the Company to
significant concentrations of credit risk, consist primarily of
cash and cash equivalents, which are primarily invested in U.S.
treasury-based money market funds, and available-for-sale debt
securities, which are invested in U.S. government securities. A
portion of the Company’s cash is maintained at a federally insured
financial institution. The deposits held at this institution are in
excess of federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced
any losses in such accounts and management believes that the
Company is not exposed to significant credit risk due to the
financial position of the depository institution in which those
deposits are held. The cash in this account is swept daily into
U.S. treasury-based and U.S. government-based money market funds.
The Company has no off‑balance sheet risk, such as foreign exchange
contracts, option contracts, or other foreign hedging
arrangements.
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Significant Accounting Policies
There have been no significant changes to the Company’s accounting
policies during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, as
compared to the significant accounting policies described in Note 2
of the “Notes to the Financial Statements” in the Company’s audited
financial statements included in its 2021 Annual Report.
Fair Value Measurement
Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis
in the balance sheets are categorized based upon the level of
judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their fair
values. Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be
received for an asset or an exit price that would be paid to
transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market
for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market
participants on the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to
measure fair value must maximize the use of observable inputs and
minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The authoritative guidance
on fair value measurements establishes a three-tier fair value
hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements as
follows:
Level 1—Observable inputs such as unadjusted, quoted prices in
active markets for identical assets or liabilities at the
measurement date.
Level 2—Inputs (other than quoted prices included in Level 1) that
are either directly or indirectly observable for the asset or
liability. These include quoted prices for similar assets or
liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or
similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not
active.
Level 3—Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no
market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the
assets or liabilities.
Emerging Growth Company Status
The Company is an emerging growth company, as defined in the
Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (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. The Company has 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 it (i) is no longer an emerging
growth company or (ii) affirmatively and irrevocably opts out of
the extended transition period provided in the JOBS Act. As a
result, these financial statements may not be comparable to
companies that comply with the new or revised accounting
pronouncements as of public company effective dates.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02,
Leases
(Topic 842), with guidance regarding the accounting for and
disclosure of leases. The update requires lessees to recognize the
liabilities related all leases, including operating leases, with a
term greater than 12 months on the balance sheet. This update also
requires lessees and lessors to disclose key information about
their leasing transactions. This guidance is effective for public
companies for annual and interim periods beginning after December
15, 2018. In June 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-05,
Revenue from Contracts with Customers
(Topic 606)
and Leases
(Topic 842),
which granted a one-year effective date delay for certain companies
to fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, and interim
periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022. As
permitted for emerging growth companies, the Company will adopt
Topic 842 under the private company transition guidance for the
annual period ending December 31, 2022. The Company has not yet
finalized the assessment of the impact that Topic 842 will have on
its financial statements or financial statement
disclosures.
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3. Fair Value Measurements
Fair value of financial instruments
At September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company’s
financial instruments included cash and cash equivalents, accounts
payable and accrued expenses. The carrying amounts reported in the
Company's financial statements for these instruments approximate
their respective fair values because of the short-term nature of
these instruments.
The following tables present financial information about the
Company’s financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring
basis and indicate the level of the fair value hierarchy utilized
to determine such fair values:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2022
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
Quoted
Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets (Level 1)
|
|
|
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
|
|
|
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
|
|
Financial assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and Cash equivalents:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Money market funds
|
|
$
|
61,163
|
|
|
$
|
61,163
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Short-term investments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. Government securities
|
|
|
24,732
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
24,732
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
85,895
|
|
|
$
|
61,163
|
|
|
$
|
24,732
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2021
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
Quoted
Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets (Level 1)
|
|
|
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
|
|
|
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
|
|
Financial assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and Cash equivalents:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Money market funds
|
|
$
|
122,222
|
|
|
$
|
122,222
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
122,222
|
|
|
$
|
122,222
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Money market funds are measured at fair value on a recurring basis
using quoted prices and are classified as Level 1 inputs.
Investments are measured at fair value based on inputs other than
quoted prices that are derived from observable market data and are
classified as Level 2 inputs.
For debt securities classified as available-for-sale investments,
the Company records unrealized gains or losses resulting from
changes in fair value between measurement dates as a component of
other comprehensive income. The Company did
not
hold any available-for-sale securities as of December 31,
2021.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2022
|
|
|
|
Amortized Cost
|
|
|
Gross Unrealized Gains
|
|
|
Gross Unrealized Losses
|
|
|
Fair value
|
|
Financial assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Money market funds
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Included in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
61,163
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
61,163
|
|
U.S. Government securities - due in one year or less
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Included in short-term investments
|
|
|
24,941
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(209
|
)
|
|
|
24,732
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
86,104
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
(209
|
)
|
|
$
|
85,895
|
|
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4. Accrued and Other Current Liabilities
Accrued and other current liabilities consist of the
following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30,
2022
|
|
|
December 31,
2021
|
|
Research and development services
|
|
$
|
1,880
|
|
|
$
|
2,836
|
|
General and administrative services
|
|
|
249
|
|
|
|
180
|
|
Compensation expense
|
|
|
2,268
|
|
|
|
2,977
|
|
Other
|
|
|
71
|
|
|
|
54
|
|
|
|
$
|
4,468
|
|
|
$
|
6,047
|
|
5. Collaborations, Licensing Agreements and Other
Agreements
Amended and Restated License Agreement with the Trustees of the
University of Pennsylvania and Children’s Hospital of
Philadelphia
In August 2018, the Company entered into a license agreement with
Penn, as amended and restated in July 2019 to include the
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) as a party, and as
amended in May 2020 and October 2021 (the License Agreement)
pursuant to which the Company obtained (a) a non-exclusive,
non-sublicensable worldwide license to certain of Penn’s
intellectual property to conduct research, product development,
clinical trials, cell manufacturing and other activities, and (b)
an exclusive, worldwide, royalty-bearing right and license, with a
right to sublicense, on a target-by-target basis, under certain of
Penn’s intellectual property to make, use, sell, offer for sale,
import, and otherwise commercialize products for the treatment of
autoimmune and alloimmune diseases.
Unless earlier terminated, the License Agreement expires on the
expiration or abandonment or other termination of the last valid
claim in Penn’s intellectual property licensed by the Company. The
Company may terminate the License Agreement at any time for
convenience upon 60 days written notice. In the event of an
uncured, material breach, Penn may terminate the License Agreement
upon 60 days written notice.
Under the terms of the License Agreement, the Company was obligated
to pay $2,000
annually for
three years
beginning
August 2018
for funding to the laboratories of each of Drs. Milone and Payne
(see
Sponsored Research Agreements).
During the term of the License Agreement until the first commercial
sale of the first product, the Company is obligated to pay Penn a
non-refundable, non-creditable annual license maintenance fee of
$10.
The Company is required to pay certain milestone payments upon the
achievement of specified clinical and commercial milestones.
Milestone payments are reduced by a certain percentage for the
second product that achieves a milestone, by an additional
percentage for the third product that achieves a milestone, and so
on, for each subsequent product that achieves a milestone. In the
event that the Company is able to successfully develop and launch
multiple products under the License Agreement, total milestone
payments could be approximately $21,000.
Penn is also eligible to receive tiered royalties at percentage
rates in the low single-digits, subject to an annual minimum
royalty, on annual worldwide net sales of any products that are
commercialized by the Company or its sublicensees that contain or
incorporate, or are covered by, the intellectual property licensed
by the Company. To the extent the Company sublicenses its license
rights under the License Agreement, Penn would be eligible to
receive tiered sublicense income at percentage rates in the
mid-single to low double-digits. There were
no
amounts due under the License Agreement as of September 30,
2022.
Sponsored Research Agreements
The Company has sponsored research agreements with
two
faculty members at Penn, who are also scientific co-founders of the
Company and members of the Company’s scientific advisory board. In
May 2020, one of the agreements was amended to expand the scope of
sponsored research. In August 2020, this agreement was further
amended to extend the term of the original research plan. In
December 2021, the Company further amended this SRA to extend the
term and expand the workplan to include additional correlative
studies related to the DesCAARTesTM
trial. In April 2021 and October 2021, the other SRA was amended to
extend the term of the original research plan.
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Under the amended SRAs, the Company has committed to funding
defined research plans through December 2024 and
November 2022,
respectively. The total estimated cost of $12,560
under the SRAs satisfies the Company’s annual obligation under the
License Agreement (see
Amended and Restated License Agreement
with the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
above). As of September 30, 2022, $12,181
of cost has been incurred pursuant to these SRAs.
Research and development expense related to these research
agreements recognized in the accompanying statements of operations
was $615
and $2,251
for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022,
respectively, and $625
and $2,260
for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021,
respectively.
As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021,
$355
and $346
respectively, of advance payments are included in Prepaid expenses
and other current assets in the accompanying balance sheets and
there was $228
and $36
included in Accrued and other current liabilities in the
accompanying balance sheets as of September 30, 2022 and December
31, 2021.
In December 2021, the Company entered into a SRA with Penn for the
laboratory of Dr. Drew Weissman, or the Weissman SRA. Under the
Weissman SRA, discovery-stage proof of concept studies for lipid
nanoparticle mRNA for the delivery and/or enhancement of CAAR
technology is being conducted. Under the Weissman SRA, Penn granted
the Company a non-transferable, non-exclusive license to use
certain intellectual property for specific internal research
purposes and further grants the Company the first option to
negotiate to acquire, subject to agreement on commercial terms, an
exclusive or non-exclusive worldwide license to certain patent
rights for specific CAAR products developed under the Weissman SRA.
Unless earlier terminated, the Weissman SRA will expire in December
2023. Pursuant to the Weissman SRA, the Company also entered into
an Option Agreement with Penn, or the Weissman Option, which grants
the Company the option to negotiate to acquire a non-exclusive
worldwide license to certain patent rights in connection with the
Weissman SRA. This SRA has a remaining cost of approximately
$320.
Master Translational Research Services Agreement
In October 2018, the Company entered into a services agreement (the
Services Agreement) with Penn for additional research and
development services from various laboratories within Penn. The
research and development activities are detailed in separately
executed Penn organization-specific addenda. In May 2020, the
Company amended its Addendum with the Center for Advanced Retinal
and Ocular Therapeutics (CAROT) to expand access to vector
manufacturing.
Research and development expense related to executed addenda under
the master translational research service agreement with Penn
recognized in the accompanying statements of operations was
$333
and $1,934
for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022,
respectively, and $418
and $1,441
for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021,
respectively.
The Company may incur additional expenses up to
$1,360
through the remaining term of the CAROT Amended
Addendum.
Subscription and Technology Transfer Agreement
In July 2019, the Company entered into a subscription and
technology transfer agreement pursuant to which the Company owed
Penn an upfront subscription fee, which was paid in the third
quarter of 2019, and a nominal non-refundable royalty on the net
sales of products, a portion of which will be credited toward
milestone payments and royalties, respectively, under the Amended
License Agreement. Technology transfer activities will be at the
Company’s cost and subject to agreement as to the technology to be
transferred. There was
no
expense recognized under this agreement in 2022. Expense recognized
under this agreement was $0
and $150
during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021,
respectively.
Collaboration and License Agreement
In July 2020, the Company entered into a collaboration and license
agreement with Artisan Bio, Inc. (Artisan), wherein the Company and
Artisan agreed to collaborate to potentially enhance certain
pipeline products of the Company at specific targets using
Artisan’s gene editing and engineering technology. If the Artisan
technology is applied to any of the Company’s products, the Company
will be responsible for the development, manufacturing, and
commercialization of any such products. Under the terms of the
agreement, the Company was required to pay Artisan a nominal
upfront fee, as well as costs associated with research and
development activities. Artisan is eligible to receive future
research, development and regulatory milestones, and is also
eligible to receive sales milestones and tiered royalties on net
sales of products that incorporate the Artisan technology. The
Company can terminate the agreement at will upon advance written
notice with payment of a nominal cancellation fee.
Licence and Supply Agreement with Oxford Biomedica
In December 2021, the Company entered into a Licence and Supply
agreement (LSA) with Oxford Biomedica (UK) Limited, wherein the LSA
grants the Company a non-exclusive license to Oxford’s LentiVector®
platform for its application in the Company’s DSG3-CAART program
and puts in place a multi-year vector supply agreement. Under the
terms of the agreement, the Company is required to pay Oxford an
upfront fee, as well as costs associated with initial vector
manufacturing activities for a total cost of up to approximately
$4,000,
of which $1,100
was recognized in 2021.
No
expense
was incurred in 2022. Oxford is eligible to receive
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regulatory
and sales milestones in the low tens of millions and royalties in
the low single digits on net sales of products that incorporate the
Oxford technology. The Company can terminate the agreement at will
upon advance written notice and subject to certain manufacturing
slot cancellation fees.
6. Commitments and Contingencies
Operating Lease Agreement
In February 2019, the Company entered into an operating lease
agreement for new office space in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
The lease term commenced in
May 2019
and was set to expire in
July 2022.
The initial annual base rent was $261,
and increased by
2%
annually on each anniversary of the commencement date. In February
2022, the Company amended this lease for an additional
35
months, through
June 30, 2025.
The annual base rent is $279,
starting on January 1, 2023 and such amount will increase by
2.5%
annually. The Company records rent expense on a straight-line basis
over the lease term.
The Company’s lease for expanded lab space in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania commenced in the first quarter of 2022. This lease can
be terminated by the Company with 90 days’ notice. The Company
expects to utilize this space through June 30, 2025.
Rent expense related to these leases recognized in the accompanying
statements of operations was $549
and $1,127
for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and
$69
and $205
for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021,
respectively.
As of September 30, 2022, the future minimum payments for operating
leases for lab and office space are as follows: