Revenue

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Revenue

Revenue

Grant revenue

In February 2018, the Company received Small Business Innovation Research (“SBIR”) grants from the National Institutes of Health in an aggregate amount of $2.8 million to support the clinical development of pemziviptadil for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension for the period from February 17, 2018 to July 31, 2020. In connection with the SBIR grants, the United States government will receive a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use any technology the Company develops under such grants. As of March 31, 2020, the Company had received all $2.8 million in funding available under the SBIR grant. The Company recognized zero and $0.2 million of revenue under the SBIR grants in the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively and $0.3 million and $1.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.  

Revenue Under Collaborative Agreement

In April 2019, the Company entered into an agreement with ImmunoForge Co., Ltd. (“ImmunoForge”) for the exclusive, worldwide license of PB1023, a long-acting, recombinant glucagon-like peptide-1 analogue, for the treatment of certain diseases, including conditions related to sarcopenia.

In addition to upfront payments already received, the Company is eligible to receive milestone-based payments and mid-single digit royalty payments on net sales of licensed products, a percentage of which Duke University is entitled to receive pursuant to the Duke License. The Company recognized no revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and zero and $0.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 related to the ImmunoForge agreement.