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Related Party Transactions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
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Related Party Transactions

15. Related Party Transactions

The Company previously reflected amounts due from and due to Allergan prior to its acquisition by AbbVie in May 2020 as related party receivables and payables, as appropriate. Following the acquisition of Allergan by AbbVie, the Company determined that AbbVie is not a related party to the Company.

On April 1, 2019, the Company completed the Separation of its soluble guanylate cyclase business, and certain other assets and liabilities, into Cyclerion. The Separation was effected by means of a distribution of all of the outstanding shares of common stock, with no par value, of Cyclerion through a dividend of Cyclerion’s common stock, to the Company’s stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 19, 2019. Prior to the Separation on April 1, 2019, Cyclerion was a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. In connection with the Separation, the Company executed certain contracts with Cyclerion, whose President and Chief Scientific Officer at the time of the Separation became a member of the Company’s Board of Directors in April 2019. Pursuant to a development agreement with Cyclerion, Cyclerion provided the Company with certain research and development services with respect to certain of

the Company’s products and product candidates. Services received were paid at a mutually agreed upon rate and development activities were governed by a joint steering committee comprised of representatives from both Cyclerion and the Company. The Company recorded $2.3 million in research and development expenses under the development agreement during the year ended December 31, 2020. As of December 31, 2020, the Company determined that Cyclerion was no longer considered a related party.