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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On February 28, 2023, Fate Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2022. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in this Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, regardless of the general incorporation language of such filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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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.
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FATE THERAPEUTICS, INC. |
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February 28, 2023 |
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/s/ J. Scott Wolchko |
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J. Scott Wolchko |
Fate Therapeutics Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Financial Results and Business Updates
Ended 2022 with Approximately $475 Million in Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Receivables
Multi-dose Treatment Cohorts Initiated in FT576 Phase 1 Study for Multiple Myeloma; Interim Clinical Data from Single-dose Cohorts Showed Objective Responses and Selective Depletion of Activated Host Immune Cells
Mid-2023 IND Submission Planned for FT522 NK Cell Program in B-cell Lymphoma; Intent to Expand Clinical Investigation to include Severe Autoimmune Disorders
FT819 Phase 1 Study of First-ever iPSC-derived CAR T-cell Therapy Ongoing; Interim Clinical Data Showed Favorable Safety Profile and Complete Responses in Large B-cell Lymphoma
IND Submission for FT825/ONO-8250 CAR T-cell Product Candidate for Solid Tumors Planned for 2023 under Ono Collaboration
San Diego, CA – February 28, 2023 – Fate Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: FATE), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to bringing a first-in-class pipeline of induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived cellular immunotherapies to patients with cancer and autoimmune disorders, today reported business highlights and financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2022.
“We have focused our operations on advancing our most innovative and differentiated programs for patients with cancer and autoimmune disorders, and we have substantially reduced our expenses with the intent of providing the necessary cash runway to achieve key clinical milestones across our multiplexed-engineered, iPSC-derived CAR NK and CAR T-cell product candidates,” said Scott Wolchko, President and Chief Executive Officer of Fate Therapeutics. “We are now enrolling multi-dose treatment cohorts with FT576 for multiple myeloma, including in combination with CD38-targeted monoclonal antibody therapy to promote dual-antigen targeting and selective depletion of activated host immune cells. We also plan to submit an IND application in the middle of 2023 for FT522, which incorporates our proprietary ADR technology designed to enable patient dosing with reduced conditioning chemotherapy, and intend to initiate clinical development in B-cell lymphoma with plans to expand clinical investigation to severe autoimmune disorders. In addition, we are excited with the progress of our iPSC-derived CAR T-cell pipeline for the treatment of hematologic malignancies and solid tumors. Dose escalation is continuing in our landmark Phase 1 study of FT819, with interim clinical data showing a favorable safety profile and demonstrating complete responses in heavily pre-treated patients with aggressive B-cell lymphoma. Finally, we plan to submit an IND application in 2023 for FT825/ONO-8250 under our collaboration with ONO Pharmaceutical, which incorporates seven novel synthetic controls designed to more effectively attack solid tumors.”
NK Cell Programs
T-cell Programs
Corporate Developments
Fourth Quarter 2022 Financial Results
Today's Conference Call and Webcast
The Company will conduct a conference call today, Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. ET to review financial and operating results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2022. In order to participate in the conference call, please register using the conference link here. The live webcast can be accessed under "Events & Presentations" in the Investors section of the Company's website at www.fatetherapeutics.com. The archived webcast will be available on the Company's website beginning approximately two hours after the event.
About Fate Therapeutics’ iPSC Product Platform
The Company’s proprietary induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) product platform enables mass production of off-the-shelf, multiplexed-engineered cell products that are selectively designed, incorporate novel synthetic controls of cell function, and are intended to deliver multiple mechanisms of therapeutic importance to patients. Human iPSCs possess the unique dual properties of unlimited self-renewal and differentiation potential into all cell types of the body. The Company’s platform combines multiplexed engineering and single-cell selection of human iPSCs to create clonal master iPSC lines. Analogous to master cell lines used to mass produce biopharmaceutical drug products such as monoclonal antibodies, the Company utilizes its clonal
master iPSC lines as a renewable cell source to manufacture multiplexed-engineered cell products which are well-defined and uniform in composition, can be stored in inventory for off-the-shelf availability, can be combined and administered with other therapies, and can potentially reach a broad patient population. As a result, the Company’s platform is uniquely designed to overcome numerous limitations associated with the manufacture of cell therapies using patient- or donor-sourced cells. Fate Therapeutics’ iPSC product platform is supported by an intellectual property portfolio of over 400 issued patents and 450 pending patent applications.
About FT576
FT576 is an investigational, universal, off-the-shelf natural killer (NK) cell cancer immunotherapy derived from a clonal master induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) line engineered with four functional components: a proprietary chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) optimized for NK cell biology that targets B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA); a novel high-affinity 158V, non-cleavable CD16 (hnCD16) Fc receptor, which has been modified to prevent its down-regulation and to enhance its binding to tumor-targeting antibodies; an IL-15 receptor fusion (IL-15RF) that augments NK cell activity; and the deletion of the CD38 gene (CD38KO), which promotes persistence and function in high oxidative stress environments. In preclinical studies, FT576 has demonstrated that the high-avidity binding of the BCMA-targeted CAR construct enables sustained tumor control against various multiple myeloma cell lines, including in long-term in vivo xenograft mouse models. Additionally, in combination with daratumumab, FT576 has shown complete tumor clearance and improved survival compared to primary BCMA-targeted CAR T cells in a disseminated xenograft model of multiple myeloma. FT576 is being investigated in a multicenter Phase 1 clinical trial for the treatment of relapsed / refractory multiple myeloma as a monotherapy and in combination with daratumumab (NCT05182073).
About FT819
FT819 is an investigational, universal, off-the-shelf, T-cell receptor (TCR)-less CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell cancer immunotherapy derived from a clonal master induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) line, which is engineered with the following features designed to improve the safety and efficacy of CAR19 T-cell therapy: a novel 1XX CAR signaling domain, which has been shown to extend T‑cell effector function without eliciting exhaustion; integration of the CAR19 transgene directly into the T‑cell receptor alpha constant (TRAC) locus, which has been shown to promote uniform CAR19 expression and enhanced T‑cell potency; and complete bi-allelic disruption of TCR expression for the prevention of graft-versus-host disease. FT819 demonstrated antigen-specific cytolytic activity in vitro against CD19-expressing leukemia and lymphoma cell lines comparable to that of primary CAR T cells, and persisted and maintained tumor clearance in the bone marrow in an in vivo disseminated xenograft model of lymphoblastic leukemia. FT819 is being investigated in a multicenter Phase 1 clinical trial for the treatment of relapsed / refractory B-cell malignancies, including B-cell lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (NCT04629729).
About Fate Therapeutics, Inc.
Fate Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to bringing a first-in-class pipeline of induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived cellular immunotherapies to patients with cancer and autoimmune disorders. Using its proprietary iPSC product platform, the Company has established a leadership position in creating multiplexed-engineered iPSC lines and in the manufacture and clinical development of off-the-shelf, iPSC-derived cell products. The Company’s effector cell pipeline includes multiplexed-engineered,
iPSC-derived natural killer (NK) cell and T-cell product candidates, which incorporate novel synthetic controls of cell function, such as chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) to target tumor-associated antigens, and are intended to deliver multiple mechanisms of therapeutic importance to patients including in combination with well-established cancer therapies. Fate Therapeutics is headquartered in San Diego, CA. For more information, please visit www.fatetherapeutics.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 including statements regarding the progress of and plans related to the Company's product candidates, clinical studies and preclinical research and development programs, the therapeutic and market potential of the Company’s product candidates, the Company’s clinical and product development strategy, the Company’s plans to submit IND applications for its FT522 CD19-targeted CAR NK cell program and its FT825/ONO-8250 HER2-targeted CAR T-cell solid tumor program under its collaboration with ONO, the Company's expectations regarding its receipt of future payments for milestones achieved under its collaboration agreement with Janssen prior to the termination of the agreement, the anticipated effects of the Company’s workforce reduction and reprioritization of preclinical and clinical development activities, including its projected cash runway, and the timing of such events. These and any other forward-looking statements in this release are based on management's current expectations of future events and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from those set forth in or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the risk that the Company’s product candidates may not demonstrate the requisite safety or efficacy to warrant further development or to achieve regulatory approval, the risk that results observed in prior studies of the Company’s product candidates, including preclinical studies and clinical trials, will not be observed in ongoing or future studies involving these product candidates, the risk of a delay or difficulties in the manufacturing of the Company’s product candidates or in the initiation and conduct of, or enrollment of patients in, any clinical trials, the risk that the Company may cease or delay preclinical or clinical development of any of its product candidates for a variety of reasons (including requirements that may be imposed by regulatory authorities on the initiation or conduct of clinical trials, changes in the therapeutic, regulatory, or competitive landscape for which the Company’s product candidates are being developed, the amount and type of data to be generated or otherwise to support regulatory approval, difficulties or delays in patient enrollment and continuation in the Company’s ongoing and planned clinical trials, difficulties in manufacturing or supplying the Company’s product candidates for clinical testing, and any adverse events or other negative results that may be observed during preclinical or clinical development), the risk that results observed in preclinical studies of its product candidates may not be replicated in ongoing or future clinical trials, the risk that its product candidates may not produce therapeutic benefits or may cause other unanticipated adverse effects, the risk that the Company may not comply with its obligations under and otherwise maintain its collaboration agreement with ONO Pharmaceutical, Ltd. or other parties with which the Company may enter into future collaborations on the agreed upon terms, the risk that research funding and milestone payments received by the Company under its collaborations may be less than expected, and the risk that the Company may incur operating expenses in amounts greater than anticipated. For a discussion of other risks and uncertainties, and other important factors, any of which could cause the Company’s actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see the risks and uncertainties detailed in the Company’s periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to the
Company’s most recently filed periodic report, and from time to time in the Company’s press releases and other investor communications. Fate Therapeutics is providing the information in this release as of this date and does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss
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December 31, |
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December 31, |
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2022 |
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2021 |
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2022 |
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2021 |
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Collaboration revenue |
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$ |
44,356 |
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$ |
17,067 |
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$ |
96,300 |
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$ |
55,846 |
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Operating expenses: |
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Research and development |
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87,191 |
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69,514 |
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320,454 |
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215,519 |
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General and administrative |
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21,584 |
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16,935 |
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84,232 |
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57,321 |
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Total operating expenses |
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108,775 |
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86,449 |
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404,686 |
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272,840 |
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Loss from operations |
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(64,419 |
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(69,382 |
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(308,386 |
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(216,994 |
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Other income (expense): |
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Interest income |
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2,880 |
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297 |
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5,842 |
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1,309 |
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Change in fair value of stock price appreciation milestones |
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5,176 |
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464 |
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20,307 |
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3,534 |
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Other Income |
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— |
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516 |
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Total other income (expense), net |
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8,056 |
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761 |
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26,665 |
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4,843 |
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Net loss |
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$ |
(56,363 |
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$ |
(68,621 |
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$ |
(281,721 |
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(212,151 |
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Other comprehensive income (loss): |
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Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities, net |
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1,399 |
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(689 |
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(1,092 |
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(832 |
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Comprehensive loss |
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$ |
(54,964 |
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$ |
(69,310 |
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$ |
(282,813 |
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$ |
(212,983 |
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Net loss per common share, basic and diluted |
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$ |
(0.58 |
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$ |
(0.72 |
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$ |
(2.91 |
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$ |
(2.24 |
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Weighted–average common shares used to |
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97,220,972 |
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95,788,351 |
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96,826,058 |
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94,747,311 |
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(unaudited)
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December 31, |
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December 31, |
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Assets |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
61,333 |
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$ |
133,583 |
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Accounts receivable |
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38,480 |
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8,676 |
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Short-term investments |
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374,894 |
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482,327 |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
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27,367 |
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8,826 |
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Total current assets |
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502,074 |
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633,412 |
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Long-term investments |
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4,942 |
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100,664 |
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Operating lease right-of-use asset |
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66,069 |
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70,720 |
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Other long-term assets |
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132,476 |
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116,659 |
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Total assets |
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$ |
705,561 |
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$ |
921,455 |
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Liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
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Current liabilities: |
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Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
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$ |
62,197 |
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$ |
51,024 |
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Deferred revenue, current portion |
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42,226 |
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21,483 |
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CIRM award liability, current portion |
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4,000 |
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3,200 |
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Operating lease liability, current portion |
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5,628 |
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5,577 |
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Total current liabilities |
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114,051 |
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81,284 |
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Deferred revenue, net of current portion |
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— |
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27,124 |
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CIRM award liability, net of current portion |
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— |
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800 |
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Operating lease liability, net of current portion |
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103,710 |
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109,241 |
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Stock price appreciation milestones, net of current portion |
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3,861 |
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24,168 |
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Stockholders’ equity |
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483,939 |
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678,838 |
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Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
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$ |
705,561 |
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$ |
921,455 |
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Contact:
Christina Tartaglia
Stern Investor Relations, Inc.
212.362.1200
christina@sternir.com