Related Party Transactions |
3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2023 | |
Related Party Transactions [Abstract] | |
Related Party Transactions | 9. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS The Company had the following related party transactions: • In 2012, the Company entered into a consulting agreement for scientific advisory services with Dr. Gregory L. Verdine, one of the Company’s founders and a member of the Company’s board of directors. The consulting agreement does not have a specific term and may be terminated by either party upon 14 days’ prior written notice. Pursuant to the consulting agreement, the Company pays Dr. Verdine approximately $13 thousand per month, plus reimbursement for certain expenses. In October 2022, the compensation committee of the Company’s board of directors granted Dr. Verdine a non-qualified share option for 163,467 ordinary shares in lieu of cash as payment under this consulting agreement for the service period of October 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024, the monthly vesting of which is subject to Dr. Verdine’s continued service under the consulting agreement. •
In April 2023, the Company engaged Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories Ltd., one of the Company’s shareholders, to provide approximately $2.8 million in certain non-human primate contract research services to the Company. |