UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM
(Mark One)
QUARTERLY REPORT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended
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TRANSITION REPORT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF |
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PART I. |
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Item 1. |
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss |
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Consolidated Statements of Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) |
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements |
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
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PART II. |
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Exhibits |
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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements. (Unaudited)
Landos Biopharma, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
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Deferred offering costs |
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Total current assets |
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Property, plant and equipment, net |
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Total assets |
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Current liabilities: |
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Total current liabilities |
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Other liabilities |
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Total liabilities |
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Convertible preferred stock, $ |
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Accumulated deficit |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Landos Biopharma, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss
(Unaudited)
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Operating expenses: |
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Loss from operations |
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Other income (expense), net |
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Net loss per share, basic and diluted |
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Comprehensive loss |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Landos Biopharma, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: |
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Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: |
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Compensation expense related to vesting of common stock issued to Xontogeny |
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Depreciation |
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Net realized gain (loss) on sale of marketable securities |
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Gain (loss) from foreign exchange |
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Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Incentive and tax receivables |
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Prepaid expenses and other assets |
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Accounts payable |
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Other liabilities |
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Net cash used in operating activities |
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: |
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Purchases of property and equipment |
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Purchases of available-for-sale marketable securities |
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Proceeds from sales and maturities of available-for-sale marketable securities |
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: |
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Net proceeds from initial public offering |
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Proceeds from exercise of stock options |
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Net cash provided by financing activities |
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Net change in cash and cash equivalents |
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Effect of exchange rates on cash |
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Supplemental non-cash disclosure: |
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Deferred offering costs included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
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Reclassification of par to additional paid-in-capital |
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Reclassification of series A and B convertible preferred stock to common stock |
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Unrealized gain on available-for-sale marketable securities |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Landos Biopharma, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
(Unaudited)
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Balance at December 31, 2019 |
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Compensation expense related to vesting of common stock issued to Xontogeny |
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Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities |
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Net loss |
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Balance at March 31, 2020 |
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Compensation expense related to vesting of common stock issued to Xontogeny |
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Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities |
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Net loss |
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Balance at June 30, 2020 |
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Balance at September 30, 2020 |
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Stock compensation expense |
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Exercise of stock options |
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Stock compensation expense |
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Net income |
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Balance at June 30, 2021 |
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Balance at September 30, 2021 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Landos Biopharma, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
1. Organization and description of the business
Landos Biopharma, Inc. (“Landos” or the “Company”) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company utilizing its LANCE® Advanced A.I. platform to discover and develop novel therapeutics for patients with autoimmune diseases. Using the LANCE® platform, the Company has discovered new mechanisms of action, including the LANCL2, NLRX1 and PLXDC2 immunometabolic pathways. The Company has several active development programs, each discovered internally, targeting these novel pathways at the interface of immunity and metabolism. These new pathways and product candidates offer a unique and differentiated way to modulate dysregulated immune responses that are connected to autoimmune diseases.
The Company’s core expertise is in the discovery of therapeutic candidates that target novel pathways at the interface of immunity and metabolism. Based on its understanding of the role that cellular metabolic pathways have on modulating inflammatory responses, the Company aims to downregulate these inflammatory responses by changing the metabolic processes in targeted cells.
The Company leverages its proprietary advanced A.I.-based precision medicine platform and growing reference datasets, which it refers to as its LANCE® advanced A.I. platform, to identify novel therapeutic targets and biomarkers based on predictions of immunometabolic function and create therapeutic candidates for autoimmune disease to engage those targets in areas of unmet medical need.
Business Development and Financing Activities
In May 2021, the Company executed an exclusive collaboration and license agreement for the development and commercialization of omilancor and NX-13 in the Greater China and select Asian markets. As a result, Landos received $
On February 5, 2021, the Company completed its initial public offering (“IPO”) that resulted in net proceeds of $
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of September 30, 2021, the Company had cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $
Since the Company’s inception in 2017 through September 30, 2021, it funded operations through the issuance of convertible preferred stock and convertible promissory notes, the proceeds from its IPO, and the upfront payment from the license and collaboration agreement (Note 8). As of September 30, 2021, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $
2. Summary of significant accounting policies
Basis of presentation
Use of estimates
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The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in the Company's consolidated financial statements and the disclosures made in the accompanying notes. Significant estimates and assumptions made in the accompanying consolidated financial statements include but are not limited to accrued liabilities, fair value of equity instruments, and uncertain tax positions. 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. Despite management’s intention to establish accurate estimates and use reasonable assumptions, actual results may differ from the Company's estimates.
COVID-19
In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (“COVID-19”) as a pandemic, and the Company expects its operations in all locations to be affected as the virus and its variants continue to proliferate. The Company has adjusted certain aspects of its operations to protect employees and customers while still meeting its business partners' needs for vital technology. The Company will continue to monitor the situation closely and it is possible that further measures will be implemented. In light of the uncertainty as to the severity and duration of the pandemic, the impact on the financial position of the Company, if any, is uncertain at this time.
Revenue Recognition for Out-License Arrangements
Under ASC Topic 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (“Topic 606”), an entity recognizes revenue when its customer obtains control of promised goods or services, in an amount that reflects the consideration that the entity expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. To determine revenue recognition for arrangements that an entity determines are within the scope of Topic 606, the entity performs the following five steps: (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer; (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determine the transaction price, including variable consideration, if any; (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation.
The Company assesses its license arrangements within the scope of Topic 606 in accordance with this framework as follows:
License Revenue
The Company first assesses whether the goods or services promised within each contract are distinct to identify those that are performance obligations. This assessment involves subjective determinations and requires management to make judgments about the individual promised goods or services and whether such are separable from the other aspects of the contractual relationship. In assessing whether a promised good or service is distinct, and therefore a performance obligation, the Company considers factors such as the research, manufacturing and commercialization capabilities of the customer and the availability of the associated expertise in the general marketplace. The Company also considers the intended benefit of the contract in assessing whether a promised good or service is separately identifiable from other promises in the contract. If a promised good or service is not distinct, the Company is required to combine that good or service with other promised goods or services until it identifies a bundle of goods or services that is distinct. Arrangements that include rights to additional goods or services that are exercisable at a customer’s discretion are generally considered options. The Company assesses if these options provide a material right to the customer and if so, they are considered performance obligations.
The transaction price is determined and allocated to the identified performance obligations in proportion to their stand-alone selling prices (“SSP”) on a relative SSP basis. SSP is based on observable prices of the performance obligations or, when such prices are not observable, are estimated based on factors such as forecasted revenues or costs, development timelines, discount rates, and probabilities of technical and regulatory success.
If the consideration promised in a contract includes a variable amount, the Company estimates the amount of consideration to which it will be entitled in exchange for transferring the promised goods or services to a customer. The Company determines the amount of variable consideration by using the expected value method or the most likely amount method. The Company includes the amount of estimated variable consideration in the transaction price to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur. At the end of each subsequent reporting period, the Company re-evaluates the estimated variable consideration included in the transaction price and any related constraint, and if necessary, adjusts its estimate of the overall transaction price. Any such adjustments are recorded on a cumulative catch-up basis in the period of adjustment.
If an arrangement includes development, regulatory or commercial milestone payments, the Company evaluates whether the milestones are considered probable of being reached and estimates the amount to be included in the transaction price using the most likely amount
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method. If it is probable that a significant revenue reversal would not occur, the associated milestone value is included in the transaction price. Milestone payments that are not within the Company’s control or the licensee’s control, such as regulatory approvals, are generally not considered probable of being achieved until those approvals are received.
Collaborative arrangements
The Company analyzes its license arrangements to assess whether it is within the scope of ASC Topic 808, Collaborative Arrangements (“Topic 808”) by evaluating whether such arrangements involve joint operating activities performed by parties that are both active participants in the activities and exposed to significant risks and rewards dependent on the commercial success of such activities. This assessment is performed throughout the life of the arrangement based on changes in the responsibilities of all parties in the arrangement. For arrangements within the scope of Topic 808 that contain multiple elements, the Company first determines which elements of the collaboration are deemed to be within the scope of Topic 808 and which elements of the collaboration are more reflective of a vendor-customer relationship and therefore within the scope of Topic 606. For elements of collaboration arrangements that are accounted for pursuant to Topic 808, an appropriate recognition method is determined and applied consistently, either by analogy to authoritative accounting literature or by applying a reasonable and rational policy election. For those elements of the arrangement that are accounted for pursuant to Topic 606, the Company applies the five-step model described above. As of September 30, 2021, there were no arrangements accounted for under Topic 808.
Cash and cash equivalents
Marketable securities
The Company’s investments in marketable securities are maintained by investment managers and consist of corporate debt securities with original maturities of over ninety (
Available-for-sale securities are carried at fair value with their unrealized gains and losses included in accumulated other comprehensive loss within stockholders’ equity (deficit), until such gains and losses are realized in other income (expense), net, within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss or until an unrealized loss is considered other-than-temporary. Realized gains and losses are determined using the specific identification method.
The Company evaluates its investments with unrealized losses for other-than-temporary impairment. When assessing investments for other-than-temporary impairments in value, the Company considers such factors as, among other things, how significant the impairment in value is as a percentage of the original cost, how long the market value of the investment has been less than its original cost, the Company’s ability and intent to retain the investment for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value and market conditions. If the Company determines from this analysis that it does not expect to receive cash flows sufficient to recover the entire amortized cost of the security, a credit loss exists, the impairment is considered other-than-temporary and is recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss.
Research and development expenses
Research and development expenses consist primarily of costs incurred for the development of the Company’s lead clinical product candidates, omilancor, NX-13 and other pipeline therapeutic assets. Research and development costs consist primarily of external costs
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related to clinical development, contract manufacturing and discovery as well as personnel costs. Personnel costs consist of salaries and employee benefits. The Company estimates preclinical and clinical study and research expenses based on the services performed, pursuant to contracts with research institutions that conduct and manage preclinical and clinical studies and research services on its behalf. The Company records the costs of research and development activities based upon the estimated amount of services provided but not yet invoiced and includes these costs in accrued liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. These costs are a component of the Company’s research and development expenses. The Company accrues for these costs based on factors such as estimates of the work completed and in accordance with agreements established with its third-party service providers under the service agreements. The Company makes significant judgments and estimates in determining the accrued liabilities balance in each reporting period. As actual costs become known, the Company adjusts its accrued liabilities. The Company has not experienced any material differences between accrued costs and actual costs incurred.
Basic and diluted net income and loss per share
Emerging growth company status
Recently issued accounting pronouncements not yet adopted
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02—Leases (Topic 842), requiring the recognition of lease assets and liabilities on the balance sheet. The standard: (a) clarifies the definition of a lease; (b) requires a dual approach to lease classification similar to current lease classifications; and (c) causes lessees to recognize leases on the balance sheet as a lease liability with a corresponding right-of-use asset for leases with a lease-term of more than twelve months. The standard was effective for public entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018 and is effective for nonpublic entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021. The Company will adopt ASU 2016-02 utilizing the modified retrospective transition method through an immaterial cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings at the beginning of the first quarter of 2022. The Company will continue to report financial information for fiscal years prior to 2022 under the current lease accounting standards. Based on its lease portfolio as of September 30, 2021, the Company expects to record additional lease assets and liabilities of less than five percent of total assets on its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, with no material impact to its Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss.
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13—Financial Instruments (Topic 326) Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instrument (“CECL”), which requires an allowance for expected credit losses on financial assets be recognized as early as day one of the instrument. This ASU departs from the incurred loss model which means the probability threshold is removed. It considers more forward-looking information and requires the entity to estimate its credit losses as far as it can reasonably estimate. The ASU was effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 for public business entities that are U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filers, excluding entities eligible to be smaller reporting companies (SRC). For all other public business entities, including SRC, the ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company expects to adopt the new standard in the annual reporting period beginning after December 15, 2022 and does not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.
3. Fair value measurement
Financial assets and liabilities are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The carrying values of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities, including cash and cash equivalents, prepaids and other current assets, accounts payable, and accrued expenses approximate their fair value due to the short-term maturity of these instruments. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the reporting date. Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value in the consolidated financial statements are categorized
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based upon the level of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their fair value. Hierarchical levels are directly related to the amount of subjectivity with the inputs to the valuation of these assets or liabilities 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 inputs for similar assets or liabilities. These include quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets of 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
Financial assets and liabilities subject to fair value measurements on a recurring basis and the level of inputs used in such measurements are as follows (in thousands):
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The contractual maturities of available-for-sale securities of September 30, 2021 are as follows (in thousands):
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The Company’s financial instruments consist of Level 1 and Level 2 assets. The Company values its Level 1 assets based on quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments. Level 1 assets consist primarily of highly liquid money market funds that are included in cash equivalents. The Company values its Level 2 assets consisting of certificates of deposits, fixed income securities, and asset backed securities with the help of a third-party pricing service using quoted market prices for similar instruments or nonbinding market prices that are corroborated by observable market data. The Company uses such pricing data as the primary input, to which no material adjustments have been made during the periods presented, to make its determination and assessments as to the ultimate valuation of these assets. The fair values of these instruments approximate amortized cost.
There were
4. Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
Convertible Preferred Stock
In connection with the completion of the Company’s IPO in February 2021, all outstanding shares of the Company’s convertible preferred stock automatically converted into
Stock Split
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shares to be issued upon conversion. The accompanying financial statements and notes to financial statements give retroactive effect to the stock split for all periods presented.
Stock -based compensation
2019 Equity Incentive Plan
In December 2019, the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) adopted the 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2019 Plan”). The 2019 Plan provides for the grant of share-based awards, including stock options and restricted stock units, to employees, directors, and non-employee service providers of the Company. In December 2019, the Board authorized
A summary of the Company’s stock option activity is as follows:
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Options exercisable at September 30, 2021 |
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The total intrinsic value of options exercised was $
The weighted average fair value of options to purchase common stock granted was $
The fair value of each stock option award is estimated on the grant-date using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The inputs used below are subjective and require significant judgment to determine.
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The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense for employees, which was included in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss as follows (in thousands):
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At September 30, 2021, the total compensation cost related to unvested stock-based awards granted to employees under the 2019 Plan but not yet recognized was approximately $
Early Exercise of Employee Options
The terms of the 2019 Plan permit certain option holders to exercise options before their options are vested. The shares of common stock granted upon early exercise that have not vested are subject to repurchase by the Company in the event of termination of the purchaser’s employment, at the price paid by the purchaser. While such shares have been issued, they are not considered outstanding for accounting purposes until they vest and are therefore excluded from shares used in determining loss per share until the repurchase right lapses and the shares are no longer subject to the repurchase feature. The liability is reclassified into common stock and additional paid-in capital as the shares vest and the repurchase right lapses. Accordingly, the Company has recorded the unvested portion of the early
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exercise proceeds of $
5. Commitments and contingencies
Liabilities for loss contingencies arising from claims, assessments, litigation, fines, and penalties and other sources are recorded when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated. The Company believes there is no litigation pending or loss contingencies that could have, either individually or in the aggregate, a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
The following table summarizes our contractual obligations as of September 30, 2021 and the effects that such obligations are expected to have on our liquidity and cash flows in future periods:
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(1)
We enter into contracts in the normal course of business with third-party contract organizations for clinical trials, preclinical studies, manufacturing and other services and products for operating purposes. These contracts generally provide for termination following a certain period after notice and therefore we believe that our non-cancelable obligations under these agreements are not material.
6. Income taxes
The Company estimates an annual effective tax rate of
Due to the Company's history of losses since inception, there is not enough evidence at this time to support that the Company will generate future income of a sufficient amount and nature to utilize the benefits of its net deferred tax assets. Accordingly, the deferred tax assets have been reduced by a full valuation allowance, since the Company cannot currently support that realization of its deferred tax assets is more likely than not. However, the Company feels its deferred tax assets may be used upon the Company becoming profitable.
At September 30, 2021, the Company had
7. Net loss per common share
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net loss per share during the periods presented (in thousands, except share and per share amounts):
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The following outstanding shares of potentially dilutive securities have been excluded from diluted net loss per common share for the periods presented, because their inclusion would be anti-dilutive:
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8. License agreement
License and collaboration agreement
On May 14, 2021, the Company entered into an exclusive license and collaboration agreement (“Agreement”) with LianBio Respiratory Limited (“Lian”). Lian is a related party to the Company as a result of an affiliation of a member of the Company’s board of directors. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company promised to deliver to Lian an exclusive license and the know-how (the ”License”) to develop, manufacture and commercialize omilancor and NX-13 (the “Product”) in the territory comprising the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”), Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam (the “Territory”). Lian will bear (i) all costs and expenses for any development or commercialization of the Product in the Territory and (ii) all costs and fees associated with applying for regulatory approval of the Product in the Territory. The Company received a non-refundable payment of $
In accordance with the Agreement, the Company agreed to supply to Lian all clinical and commercial requirements of Product. The terms of the agreement do not provide for either (i) an option to Lian to purchase Product from the Company at a discount from the standalone selling price or (ii) minimum purchase quantities. In addition, the Company and Lian formed a Joint Steering Committee (“JSC”) to provide oversight to the activities performed under the agreement; however, the substance of the Company’s participation in the JSC does not represent an additional promised service, but rather, a right of the Company to protect its own interests in the arrangement.
The Company concluded that Lian meets the definition of a customer because the Company is delivering intellectual property and other services in which the parties are not jointly sharing the risks and rewards. Therefore, the Company concluded that the promises summarized above represent transactions with a customer within the scope of ASC 606. Given that Lian is not obligated to purchase any minimum amount or quantities of Product, the supply of Product for clinical and commercial purposes was determined to be an option for Lian, rather than a performance obligation of the Company at contract inception and will be accounted for if and when exercised. The Company also determined that Lian’s option to purchase Product does not create a material right as the expected pricing is not at a discount. At contract inception and through September 30, 2021, the Company determined that the contract contains a single performance obligation to deliver the License, which represents functional intellectually property given the functionality of the License is not expected to change substantially as a result of the Company’s ongoing activities.
The Company determined that the upfront fixed payment of $
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 and for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2020 and the related Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
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Operations included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, on March 31, 2021. Unless the context requires otherwise, references in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to "the company," “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Landos Biopharma, Inc. together with its subsidiaries.
This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the words “may,” “might,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “objective,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “project,” “potential,” “continue” and “ongoing,” or the negative of these terms, or other comparable terminology intended to identify statements about the future. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from the information expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. You should refer to “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 and in "Item 1a. Risk Factors" below for a discussion of important factors that may cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements.
Company Overview
We are a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company utilizing our proprietary advanced artificial intelligence (“A.I.”) platform called LANCE® to discover and validate small molecule therapeutics for patients with autoimmune diseases that are the first to target novel mechanisms of action, including the LANCL2, NLRX1 and PLXDC2 immunometabolic pathways.
Our core expertise is in the discovery of therapeutic candidates that target novel pathways at the interface of immunity and metabolism that potentiate immuno-regulatory responses. Based on our understanding of the role that cellular metabolic pathways have on modulating inflammatory responses, we aim to inhibit these inflammatory responses by changing the metabolic processes in target cells. We leverage our proprietary advanced A.I.-based precision medicine platform and growing reference datasets, which we refer to as our LANCE® advanced A.I. platform, to identify novel therapeutic targets and biomarkers based on predictions of immunometabolic function and create therapeutic candidates for autoimmune disease to engage those targets in areas of unmet medical need
Through our LANCE® advanced A.I. platform, we have identified seven novel drug candidates and are currently conducting clinical trials on three candidates. We are focused on the disease indications of ulcerative colitis (“UC”), Crohn’s disease (“CD”), eosinophilic esophagitis (“EoE”), systemic lupus erythematosus (“SLE”) and rheumatoid arthritis (“RA”).
On November 8, 2021, we announced a leadership transition. Josep Bassaganya-Riera, one of our founders, stepped down as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and the search process for a CEO has commenced. In the interim, Tim Mayleben, a member of our Board of Directors, has been named interim CEO. We are currently reviewing our clinical development and commercialization plans to help ensure that we are focusing on the most value-enhancing near-and long-term opportunities and as a result, we are removing all previous guidance on details and timing for additional indications and Investigational New Drug (IND) applications across clinical and preclinical programs. Moving forward, we are planning to focus on a relatively narrow set of indications in the immune-mediated inflammatory disease field, and will prioritize, the product development and clinical strategy for our three clinical-stage product candidates: omilancor, NX-13, and LABP-104.
Clinical Development Updates
Omilancor
Omilancor is a novel, oral, gut-restricted LANCL2 agonist in development for the treatment of UC, CD and EoE as a once-daily oral treatment.
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NX-13
NX-13 is a novel, oral, gut-restricted NLXR1 agonist in development for the treatment of UC and CD as a once-daily oral treatment.
LABP-104
LABP-104 is a novel, oral, systemically distributed LANCL2 agonist in development for the treatment of systemic SLE and RA as a once-daily oral treatment. LABP-104 activates the LANCL2 pathway to restore the immune system to homeostasis through the enhancement of regulatory T cell (Treg) function and increasing mitochondrial metabolism.
Since our inception in 2017, we have funded operations through the issuance of convertible preferred stock and convertible promissory notes, through proceeds from our initial public offering (“IPO”), and through the upfront payment from a license and collaboration agreement with a related party. As of September 30, 2021, we had an accumulated deficit of $74.1 million and we expect to incur substantial operating losses for at least the next several years. As such, we will need to raise additional capital to initiate and complete our planned clinical trials, to continue and expand our research and development operations that support our planned discovery, development and clinical and regulatory activities, and to adequately prepare for commercialization of our product candidates that may achieve regulatory approval in the future. As of September 30, 2021, we had cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $102.7 million, which we believe will be sufficient to fund our planned operations through the end of 2023.
Components of our results of operations
Revenue
We recognize revenue under our collaboration agreement with LianBio, which we entered into in May 2021.
Research and development expenses
Research and development expenses consist primarily of costs incurred in connection with our research activities, including our discovery efforts, and the development of our product candidates, and include:
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We expense research and development costs as incurred. We track external development costs by product candidate or development program.
Research and development activities are central to our business model. Product candidates in later stages of clinical development generally have a higher development costs than those in earlier stages of clinical development, primarily due to the increased size and duration of later-stage clinical trials. We expect that our research and development expenses will continue to increase substantially for the foreseeable future and will comprise a larger percentage of our total expenses as we progress and complete our ongoing clinical trials, initiate new clinical trials, continue to discover and develop additional product candidates and prepare regulatory filings for any product candidates that successfully complete clinical trials.
The successful development of our product candidates is highly uncertain. At this time, we cannot determine with certainty the duration and costs of our existing and future clinical trials of our product candidates or any other product candidate we may develop or if, when, or to what extent we will generate revenue from the commercialization and sale of any product candidate for which we obtain marketing approval. We may never succeed in obtaining marketing approval for any product candidate. The duration, costs and timing of clinical trials and development of our product candidates and any other product candidate we may develop in the future will depend on a variety of factors, including:
Our expenditures are subject to additional uncertainties and we may never succeed in achieving regulatory approval for our product candidates. We may obtain unexpected results from our clinical trials. We may elect to discontinue, delay, or modify clinical trials of our product candidates. A change in the outcome of any of these variables with respect to the development of a product candidate could mean a significant change in the costs and timing associated with the development of that product candidate. For example, if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) or another regulatory authority were to require us to conduct clinical trials beyond those that we anticipate will be required for the completion of clinical development of a product candidate, or if we experience significant delays in our clinical trials due to patient enrollment or other reasons, we would be required to expend significant additional financial resources and time on the completion of clinical development.
General and administrative expenses
General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and other related costs for personnel in our executive, finance, business development and administrative functions. General and administrative expenses also include legal fees relating to intellectual property and corporate matters, professional fees for accounting, auditing, tax and consulting services; insurance costs, travel expenses and facility-related expenses, which include direct depreciation costs and allocated expenses for rent and maintenance of facilities and other operating costs.
We expect that our general and administrative expenses will increase in the future as we increase our personnel headcount to support our expanded infrastructure, including the development of a commercialization infrastructure for any product candidates for which we may obtain regulatory approval. We also expect to incur increased expenses associated with being a public company, including costs of accounting, audit, legal, regulatory and tax-related services associated with maintaining compliance with Nasdaq stock exchange and Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) requirements, director and officer insurance costs and investor and public relations costs. Our expenditures are subject to uncertainties, including the terms and timing of regulatory approvals, and the expense of filing, prosecuting, defending, and enforcing any patent claims or other intellectual property rights.
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Other income, net
Other income, net, primarily consists of interest income received from available-for-sale marketable securities.
Results of operations
Comparison of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020
The following table summarizes our results of operations for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 (in thousands):
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Three Months Ended September 30, |
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Nine Months Ended September 30, |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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Revenue |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
18,000 |
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$ |
— |
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Operating expenses |
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Research and development |
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9,344 |
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6,966 |
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28,120 |
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15,379 |
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General and administrative |
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3,059 |
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1,453 |
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8,300 |
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3,898 |
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Total operating expenses |
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12,403 |
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8,419 |
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36,420 |
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19,277 |
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Loss from operations |
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(12,403 |
) |
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(8,419 |
) |
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(18,420 |
) |
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(19,277 |
) |
Other income (expense); |
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Gain (loss) from foreign exchange |
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(10 |
) |
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84 |
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3 |
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37 |
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Other income (expense), net |
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(191 |
) |
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105 |
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92 |
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437 |
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Other income (expense), net |
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(201 |
) |
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189 |
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95 |
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474 |
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Net income/(loss) |
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$ |
(12,604 |
) |
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$ |
(8,230 |
) |
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$ |
(18,325 |
) |
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$ |
(18,803 |
) |
Revenue
In May 2021, we entered into a collaboration with LianBio to develop and commercialize omilancor and NX-13 in Greater China and select Asian markets. We recognized the $18.0 million upfront payment under the collaboration as revenue.
Research and development expenses
Research and development expenses were $9.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021 compared to $7.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020. The increase of $2.3 million was primarily attributable to increased costs associated with ongoing clinical trial activities for omilancor, NX-13, LABP-104, and IND-enabling activities for LABP-104. Research and development expenses were $28.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to $15.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The increase of $12.7 million is primarily attributed to the clinical activities towards the advancement of our omilancor and NX-13 programs.
The following table summarizes our research and development expenses by product candidate or development program for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 (in thousands):
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Three Months Ended September 30, |
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Nine Months Ended September 30, |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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Omilancor |
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$ |
6,546 |
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$ |
5,234 |
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$ |
19,867 |
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$ |
11,971 |
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NX-13 |
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1,921 |
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1,228 |
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5,830 |
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2,717 |
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LABP-104 |
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620 |
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104 |
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1,514 |
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104 |
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Other discovery pipeline, and LANCE® platform |
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257 |
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400 |
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909 |
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587 |
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Total research and development expenses |
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$ |
9,344 |
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$ |
6,966 |
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$ |
28,120 |
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$ |
15,379 |
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General and administrative expenses
General and administrative expenses were $3.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021 compared to $1.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020. The increase of $1.6 million was primarily attributable to increases in D&O insurance costs and administrative expenses related to increased headcount. General and administrative expenses were $8.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to $3.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The increase of $4.4 million was primarily attributable to increases in D&O insurance costs and administrative expenses related to increased headcount.
Other Income (expense), net
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Other income (expense), net was $(0.2) million for the three months ended September 30, 2021 compared to other income (expense), net of $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020. The decrease of $0.4 million was due to amortization of bond premium from investment activity and the gains (losses) from foreign exchange. Other income (expense), net was $0.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to other income (expense), net of $0.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The decrease of $0.4 million was due to amortization of bond premium from investment activity, the receipt of research and development incentive income and the gains (losses) from foreign exchange.
Liquidity and capital resources
Since our inception, we have incurred significant operating losses and negative cash flows from our operations. We expect to incur significant expenses and operating losses for the foreseeable future as we advance the preclinical and clinical development of our research programs and product candidates. We expect that our research and development and general and administrative costs will increase in connection with conducting additional preclinical studies and clinical trials for our current and future research programs and product candidates, including omilancor, NX-13, and LABP-104, discovering and developing new product candidates using the LANCE® precision medicine platform, contracting with CMOs to support preclinical studies and clinical trials, expanding our intellectual property portfolio, and providing general and administrative support for our operations. As a result, we will need additional capital to fund our operations, which we may obtain from additional equity or debt financings, collaborations, licensing arrangements, or other sources.
We do not currently have any FDA or other regulatory agency approved products for sale and have not generated any revenue from product sales. To date, we have financed our operations primarily through the issuance of convertible preferred stock and convertible promissory notes and business development activities. On February 3, 2021, we completed our IPO in which we issued and sold 6,250,000 shares of our common stock and received net proceeds of $90.5 million, after deducting underwriters’ discounts and commissions and expenses payable by us. As of September 30, 2021, we had $102.7 million in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities and an accumulated deficit of $74.1 million. We had no indebtedness as of September 30, 2021.
The following table summarizes our sources and uses of cash for each of the periods set forth below (in thousands):
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Nine Months Ended September 30, |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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Net cash used in operating activities |
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$ |
(15,004 |
) |
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$ |
(14,571 |
) |
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities |
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(60,502 |
) |
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7,201 |
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Net cash provided by financing activities |
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90,983 |
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— |
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
15,477 |
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$ |
(7,370 |
) |
Operating activities
Net cash used in operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was $15.0 million, consisting primarily of our net loss of $18.3 million as we incurred expenses associated with research activities for our lead product candidates and incurred general and administrative expenses. Net cash used in operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $14.6 million, consisting primarily of our net loss of $18.8 million as we incurred expenses associated with research activities for our lead product candidates and incurred general and administrative expenses.
Investing activities
Net cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was $60.5 million, consisting of purchases of available-for-sale marketable securities and property and equipment offset by proceeds from sales and maturities of marketable securities. Net cash provided by investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $7.2 million, consisting primarily of maturities of available-for-sale marketable securities.
Financing activities
Net cash provided by financing activities in the nine months ended September 30, 2021 of $91.0 million was primarily related to net proceeds received from our IPO. There was no net cash provided by financing activities in the nine months ended September 30, 2020.
Funding requirements
To date, we have not generated any revenues from the commercial sale of approved drug products, and we do not expect to generate substantial revenue for at least the next few years. If we fail to complete the development of our product candidates in a timely manner or fail to obtain their regulatory approval, our ability to generate future revenue will be compromised. We do not know when, or if, we
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will generate any revenue from our product candidates, and we do not expect to generate significant revenue unless and until we obtain regulatory approval of, and commercialize, our product candidates. We expect our expenses to proportionately increase in connection with our ongoing activities, particularly as we continue the research and development of, continue or initiate clinical trials of, and seek marketing approval for, our product candidates. In addition, if we obtain approval for any of our product candidates, we expect to incur significant commercialization expenses related to sales, marketing, manufacturing and distribution. Furthermore, we expect to incur additional costs associated with operating as a public company. We anticipate that we will need substantial additional funding in connection with our continuing operations. If we are unable to raise capital when needed or on attractive terms, we could be forced to delay, reduce or eliminate our research and development programs or future commercialization efforts.
Identifying potential product candidates and conducting preclinical studies and clinical trials is a time-consuming, expensive and uncertain process that takes many years to complete, and we may never generate the necessary data or results required to obtain marketing approval and achieve product sales. In addition, our product candidates, if approved, may not achieve commercial success. Our commercial revenues, if any, will be derived from sales of product candidates that we do not expect to be commercially available in the near term, if at all.
We believe that our existing cash and cash equivalents, will enable us to fund our operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements through the end of 2023. We have based these estimates on assumptions that may prove to be imprecise, and we could utilize our available capital resources sooner than we expect.
Because of the numerous risks and uncertainties associated with research, development and commercialization of pharmaceutical drugs, it is difficult to estimate with certainty the amount of our working capital requirements. Our future funding requirements will depend on many factors, including:
Further, our operating results may change in the future, and we may need additional funds to meet operational needs and capital requirements associated with such operating plans.
Our future commercial revenue, if any, will be derived from sales of products that we do not expect to be commercially available for several years, if at all. Until such time, if ever, that we can generate product revenue sufficient to achieve profitability, we expect to finance our cash needs through a combination of equity offerings, debt financings, collaboration agreements, other third-party funding, strategic alliances, licensing arrangements and marketing and distribution arrangements. Adequate additional financing may not be available to us on acceptable terms, or at all. We currently have no credit facility or committed sources of capital. To the extent that we raise additional capital through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, the ownership interest of our stockholders will be diluted, and the terms of these securities may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect the rights of existing stockholders. Debt financing and preferred equity financing, if available, may involve agreements that include covenants limiting or restricting our ability to take specific actions, such as incurring additional debt, making capital expenditures or declaring dividends. If we raise additional funds through other third-party funding, collaboration agreements, strategic alliances, licensing arrangements or marketing and distribution arrangements, we may have to relinquish valuable rights to our technologies, future revenue streams, research programs
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or product candidates or grant licenses on terms that may not be favorable to us. If we are unable to raise additional funds through equity or debt financings when needed, we may be required to delay, limit, reduce or terminate our product development or future commercialization efforts or grant rights to develop and market products or product candidates that we would otherwise prefer to develop and market ourselves.
Contractual obligations, commitments and contingencies
We enter into contracts in the normal course of business with third-party contract organizations for clinical trials, preclinical studies, manufacturing and other services and products for operating purposes. These contracts generally provide for termination following a certain period after notice and therefore we believe that our non-cancelable obligations under these agreements are not material.
Off-balance sheet arrangements
We have not entered into any off-balance sheet arrangements.
Critical accounting policies and significant judgments and estimates
Our management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is based on our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. The preparation of our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, costs and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities in our consolidated financial statements. We base our estimates on historical experience, known trends and events and various other factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. We evaluate our estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis. Our actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020. The accounting policies and estimates that are most critical to a full understanding and evaluation of our reported financial results are described in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020. Other than Revenue Recognition for Out-License Arrangements, there were no material changes to our critical accounting policies during the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
Revenue Recognition for Out-License Arrangements
Under ASC Topic 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (“Topic 606”), an entity recognizes revenue when its customer obtains control of promised goods or services, in an amount that reflects the consideration that the entity expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. To determine revenue recognition for arrangements that an entity determines are within the scope of Topic 606, the entity performs the following five steps: (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer; (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determine the transaction price, including variable consideration, if any; (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation.
We assess our license arrangements within the scope of Topic 606 in accordance with this framework as follows:
License Revenue
We first assess whether the goods or services promised within each contract are distinct to identify those that are performance obligations. This assessment involves subjective determinations and requires management to make judgments about the individual promised goods or services and whether such are separable from the other aspects of the contractual relationship. In assessing whether a promised good or service is distinct, and therefore a performance obligation, we consider factors such as the research, manufacturing and commercialization capabilities of the customer and the availability of the associated expertise in the general marketplace. We also consider the intended benefit of the contract in assessing whether a promised good or service is separately identifiable from other promises in the contract. If a promised good or service is not distinct, we are required to combine that good or service with other promised goods or services until it identifies a bundle of goods or services that is distinct. Arrangements that include rights to additional goods or services that are exercisable at a customer’s discretion are generally considered options. We assess if these options provide a material right to the customer and if so, they are considered performance obligations.
The transaction price is determined and allocated to the identified performance obligations in proportion to their stand-alone selling prices (“SSP”) on a relative SSP basis. SSP is based on observable prices of the performance obligations or, when such prices are not observable, are estimated based on factors such as forecasted revenues or costs, development timelines, discount rates, and probabilities of technical and regulatory success.
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If the consideration promised in a contract includes a variable amount, we estimate the amount of consideration to which it will be entitled in exchange for transferring the promised goods or services to a customer. We determine the amount of variable consideration by using the expected value method or the most likely amount method. We include the amount of estimated variable consideration in the transaction price to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur. At the end of each subsequent reporting period, we re-evaluate the estimated variable consideration included in the transaction price and any related constraint, and if necessary, adjusts its estimate of the overall transaction price. Any such adjustments are recorded on a cumulative catch-up basis in the period of adjustment.
If an arrangement includes development, regulatory or commercial milestone payments, we evaluate whether the milestones are considered probable of being reached and estimates the amount to be included in the transaction price using the most likely amount method. If it is probable that a significant revenue reversal would not occur, the associated milestone value is included in the transaction price. Milestone payments that are not within our control or the licensee’s control, such as regulatory approvals, are generally not considered probable of being achieved until those approvals are received.
In determining the transaction price, we adjust consideration for the effects of the time value of money if the timing of payments provides the Company with a significant benefit of financing. We do not assess whether a contract has a significant financing component if the expectation at contract inception is such that the period between payment by the licensee and the transfer of the promised goods or services to the licensees will be one year or less. For arrangements with licenses of intellectual property that include sales-based royalties, including milestone payments based on the level of sales, and the license is deemed to be the predominant item to which the royalties relate, we recognize royalty revenue and sales-based milestones at the later of (i) when the related sales occur, or (ii) when the performance obligation to which the royalty has been allocated has been satisfied. We recognize as revenue the amount of the transaction price that is allocated to the respective performance obligation when (or as) each performance obligation is satisfied at a point in time or over time, and if over time, recognition is based on the use of an output or input method.
Collaborative arrangements
We analyze our license arrangements to assess whether we are within the scope of ASC Topic 808, Collaborative Arrangements (“Topic 808”) by evaluating whether such arrangements involve joint operating activities performed by parties that are both active participants in the activities and exposed to significant risks and rewards dependent on the commercial success of such activities. This assessment is performed throughout the life of the arrangement based on changes in the responsibilities of all parties in the arrangement. For arrangements within the scope of Topic 808 that contain multiple elements, we first determine which elements of the collaboration are deemed to be within the scope of Topic 808 and which elements of the collaboration are more reflective of a vendor-customer relationship and therefore within the scope of Topic 606. For elements of collaboration arrangements that are accounted for pursuant to Topic 808, an appropriate recognition method is determined and applied consistently, either by analogy to authoritative accounting literature or by applying a reasonable and rational policy election. For those elements of the arrangement that are accounted for pursuant to Topic 606, we apply the five-step model described above.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information required under this item.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Our management, with the participation of our interim Chief Executive Officer and our interim Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act), as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report. Based on such evaluation, our interim Chief Executive Officer and our interim Chief Financial Officer have concluded that as of September 30, 2021, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by us in this Quarterly Report was (a) reported within the time periods specified by SEC rules and regulations, and (b) communicated to our management, including our interim Chief Executive Officer and our interim Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding any required disclosure.
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Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in management’s evaluation pursuant to Rules 13a-15(d) or 15d-15(d) of the Exchange Act during the quarter ended September 30, 2021 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Inherent Limitations on Effectiveness of Internal Controls
In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. In addition, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and that management is required to apply judgment in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their costs. Our management, including our interim Chief Executive Officer, believes that our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and are effective at the reasonable assurance level. However, our management does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent all errors and all fraud.
PART II—OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
In the ordinary course of business, we may be involved in various legal or regulatory proceedings. We are not currently subject to any material legal or regulatory proceedings.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
An investment in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should consider carefully the risks and uncertainties described under Item 1A of Part I of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as updated in this Item 1A (collectively the “Risk Factors”) together with all other information contained or incorporated by reference in this report before you decide to invest in our common stock. If any of the Risk Factors were to actually occur, our business, financial condition, results of operations and our potential future growth prospects could be materially and adversely affected. Under the circumstances, the trading price of our common stock could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment.
The risk factors set forth below are in addition to the risk factors previously disclosed and included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020.
We have entered into, and intend to continue to enter into, collaborations with third parties for the development and commercialization of product candidates. If those collaborations are not successful, we may not be able to capitalize on the market potential of these product candidates.
We have entered into, and intend to continue to enter into, agreements with third-party collaborators for the development and commercialization of our product candidates. Our likely collaborators for any collaboration arrangements include large and mid-size pharmaceutical companies, regional and national pharmaceutical companies and smaller biotechnology companies. Our ability to generate revenues from these arrangements will depend on our collaborators’ abilities to successfully perform the functions assigned to them in these arrangements.
Collaborations involving our product candidates would pose the following risks to us:
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Collaboration agreements may not lead to development or commercialization of product candidates in the most efficient manner or at all. If a present or future collaborator of ours were to be involved in a business combination, the continued pursuit and emphasis on our drug development or commercialization program could be delayed, diminished or terminated.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
None.
Use of Proceeds
On February 3, 2021, our Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-252083), was declared effective in connection with our initial public offering, in which we issued and sold 6,250,000 shares of our common stock at a public offering and received net proceeds of $90.5 million, after deducting underwriters' discounts and commissions and expenses payable by us. The joint book-running managers of our initial public offering were J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Jefferies LLC and SVB Leerink LLC, and Raymond James & Associates, Inc. acted as lead manager. There has been no material change in the planned use of proceeds from our initial public offering as described in our prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4) under the Securities Act with the SEC on February 4, 2021.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
None.
Item 5. Other Information.
None.
Item 6. Exhibits.
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The exhibits listed on the Exhibit Index are either filed or furnished with this report or incorporated herein by reference.
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* Filed herewith.
# This certification is being furnished solely to accompany this Quarterly Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
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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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Date: November 15, 2021 |
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Tim M. Mayleben |
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Date: November 15, 2021 |
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Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
RULES 13a-14(a) AND 15d-14(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Tim M. Mayleben, certify that:
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Date: November 15, 2021 |
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Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
RULES 13a-14(a) AND 15d-14(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Patricia L. Bitar, certify that:
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Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Landos Biopharma, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2021 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
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Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Landos Biopharma, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2021 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
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| Common stock, par value per share | $ 0.01 | $ 0.01 |
| Common stock, shares authorized | 200,000,000 | 200,000,000 |
| Common stock, shares issued | 40,053,157 | 40,053,157 |
| Common stock, shares outstanding | 12,767,909 | 12,767,909 |
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| Temporary equity, par value per share | $ 0.01 | $ 0.01 |
| Temporary equity, shares authorized | 0 | 11,260,608 |
| Temporary equity, shares issued | 0 | 11,260,608 |
| Temporary equity, shares outstanding | 0 | 11,260,608 |
| Temporary equity, liquidation preference | $ 70,254 |
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
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| Revenue - License Fee: | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 18,000 | $ 0 |
| Revenue, Product and Service [Extensible List] | us-gaap:LicenseMember | us-gaap:LicenseMember | ||
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| Research and development | $ 9,344 | 6,966 | $ 28,120 | 15,379 |
| General and administrative | 3,059 | 1,453 | 8,300 | 3,898 |
| Total operating expenses | 12,403 | 8,419 | 36,420 | 19,277 |
| Loss from operations | (12,403) | (8,419) | (18,420) | (19,277) |
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| Gain (loss) from foreign exchange | (10) | 84 | 3 | 37 |
| Other income, net | 105 | 92 | 437 | |
| Other (expense), net | (191) | |||
| Other income (expense), net | (201) | 189 | 95 | 474 |
| Net loss | $ (12,604) | $ (8,230) | $ (18,325) | $ (18,803) |
| Net loss per share, basic and diluted | $ (0.32) | $ (0.67) | $ (0.50) | $ (1.56) |
| Weighted-average number of shares used to compute net loss per share, basic and diluted | 39,962,069 | 12,260,804 | 36,662,627 | 12,068,515 |
| Net income (loss) | $ (12,604) | $ (8,230) | $ (18,325) | $ (18,803) |
| Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities | 273 | 25 | 121 | 113 |
| Comprehensive loss | $ (12,331) | $ (8,205) | $ (18,204) | $ (18,690) |
Organization and Description of the Business |
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| Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract] | |
| Organization and Description of the Business | 1. Organization and description of the business
Landos Biopharma, Inc. (“Landos” or the “Company”) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company utilizing its LANCE® Advanced A.I. platform to discover and develop novel therapeutics for patients with autoimmune diseases. Using the LANCE® platform, the Company has discovered new mechanisms of action, including the LANCL2, NLRX1 and PLXDC2 immunometabolic pathways. The Company has several active development programs, each discovered internally, targeting these novel pathways at the interface of immunity and metabolism. These new pathways and product candidates offer a unique and differentiated way to modulate dysregulated immune responses that are connected to autoimmune diseases.
The Company’s core expertise is in the discovery of therapeutic candidates that target novel pathways at the interface of immunity and metabolism. Based on its understanding of the role that cellular metabolic pathways have on modulating inflammatory responses, the Company aims to downregulate these inflammatory responses by changing the metabolic processes in targeted cells.
The Company leverages its proprietary advanced A.I.-based precision medicine platform and growing reference datasets, which it refers to as its LANCE® advanced A.I. platform, to identify novel therapeutic targets and biomarkers based on predictions of immunometabolic function and create therapeutic candidates for autoimmune disease to engage those targets in areas of unmet medical need.
Business Development and Financing Activities
In May 2021, the Company executed an exclusive collaboration and license agreement for the development and commercialization of omilancor and NX-13 in the Greater China and select Asian markets. As a result, Landos received $18.0 million in an upfront payment related to the license agreement.
On February 5, 2021, the Company completed its initial public offering (“IPO”) that resulted in net proceeds of $90.5 million. As a result of the IPO, $73.0 million of convertible preferred stock converted to common stock, in accordance with the terms of financing agreements negotiated prior to the IPO.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of September 30, 2021, the Company had cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $102.7 million, which it believes will be sufficient to fund its planned operations through end of 2023.
Since the Company’s inception in 2017 through September 30, 2021, it funded operations through the issuance of convertible preferred stock and convertible promissory notes, the proceeds from its IPO, and the upfront payment from the license and collaboration agreement (Note 8). As of September 30, 2021, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $74.1 million and expects to incur substantial operating losses for at least the next several years. As such, the Company will need to raise additional capital to initiate and complete its planned clinical trials, to continue and expand its research and development operations that support its planned discovery, development and clinical and regulatory activities, and to adequately prepare for commercialization of its product candidates that may achieve regulatory approval in the future. |
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| Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | 2. Summary of significant accounting policies
Basis of presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, Landos Biopharma Australia Pty Ltd. (“Landos Australia”). All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") for interim financial information, the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements and notes thereto included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. In the opinion of the Company’s management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of its financial position, operating results and cash flows for the periods presented have been included. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year, for any other interim period or for any future year.
Use of estimates The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in the Company's consolidated financial statements and the disclosures made in the accompanying notes. Significant estimates and assumptions made in the accompanying consolidated financial statements include but are not limited to accrued liabilities, fair value of equity instruments, and uncertain tax positions. 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. Despite management’s intention to establish accurate estimates and use reasonable assumptions, actual results may differ from the Company's estimates.
COVID-19
In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (“COVID-19”) as a pandemic, and the Company expects its operations in all locations to be affected as the virus and its variants continue to proliferate. The Company has adjusted certain aspects of its operations to protect employees and customers while still meeting its business partners' needs for vital technology. The Company will continue to monitor the situation closely and it is possible that further measures will be implemented. In light of the uncertainty as to the severity and duration of the pandemic, the impact on the financial position of the Company, if any, is uncertain at this time.
Revenue Recognition for Out-License Arrangements
The Company assesses its license arrangements within the scope of Topic 606 in accordance with this framework as follows:
License Revenue
The Company first assesses whether the goods or services promised within each contract are distinct to identify those that are performance obligations. This assessment involves subjective determinations and requires management to make judgments about the individual promised goods or services and whether such are separable from the other aspects of the contractual relationship. In assessing whether a promised good or service is distinct, and therefore a performance obligation, the Company considers factors such as the research, manufacturing and commercialization capabilities of the customer and the availability of the associated expertise in the general marketplace. The Company also considers the intended benefit of the contract in assessing whether a promised good or service is separately identifiable from other promises in the contract. If a promised good or service is not distinct, the Company is required to combine that good or service with other promised goods or services until it identifies a bundle of goods or services that is distinct. Arrangements that include rights to additional goods or services that are exercisable at a customer’s discretion are generally considered options. The Company assesses if these options provide a material right to the customer and if so, they are considered performance obligations.
The transaction price is determined and allocated to the identified performance obligations in proportion to their stand-alone selling prices (“SSP”) on a relative SSP basis. SSP is based on observable prices of the performance obligations or, when such prices are not observable, are estimated based on factors such as forecasted revenues or costs, development timelines, discount rates, and probabilities of technical and regulatory success.
If the consideration promised in a contract includes a variable amount, the Company estimates the amount of consideration to which it will be entitled in exchange for transferring the promised goods or services to a customer. The Company determines the amount of variable consideration by using the expected value method or the most likely amount method. The Company includes the amount of estimated variable consideration in the transaction price to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur. At the end of each subsequent reporting period, the Company re-evaluates the estimated variable consideration included in the transaction price and any related constraint, and if necessary, adjusts its estimate of the overall transaction price. Any such adjustments are recorded on a cumulative catch-up basis in the period of adjustment.
If an arrangement includes development, regulatory or commercial milestone payments, the Company evaluates whether the milestones are considered probable of being reached and estimates the amount to be included in the transaction price using the most likely amount method. If it is probable that a significant revenue reversal would not occur, the associated milestone value is included in the transaction price. Milestone payments that are not within the Company’s control or the licensee’s control, such as regulatory approvals, are generally not considered probable of being achieved until those approvals are received.
In determining the transaction price, the Company adjusts consideration for the effects of the time value of money if the timing of payments provides the Company with a significant benefit of financing. The Company does not assess whether a contract has a significant financing component if the expectation at contract inception is such that the period between payment by the licensee and the transfer of the promised goods or services to the licensees will be one year or less. For arrangements with licenses of intellectual property that include sales-based royalties, including milestone payments based on the level of sales, and the license is deemed to be the predominant item to which the royalties relate, the Company recognizes royalty revenue and sales-based milestones at the later of (i) when the related sales occur, or (ii) when the performance obligation to which the royalty has been allocated has been satisfied. The Company recognizes as revenue the amount of the transaction price that is allocated to the respective performance obligation when (or as) each performance obligation is satisfied at a point in time or over time, and if over time, recognition is based on the use of an output or input method. Collaborative arrangements
The Company analyzes its license arrangements to assess whether it is within the scope of ASC Topic 808, Collaborative Arrangements (“Topic 808”) by evaluating whether such arrangements involve joint operating activities performed by parties that are both active participants in the activities and exposed to significant risks and rewards dependent on the commercial success of such activities. This assessment is performed throughout the life of the arrangement based on changes in the responsibilities of all parties in the arrangement. For arrangements within the scope of Topic 808 that contain multiple elements, the Company first determines which elements of the collaboration are deemed to be within the scope of Topic 808 and which elements of the collaboration are more reflective of a vendor-customer relationship and therefore within the scope of Topic 606. For elements of collaboration arrangements that are accounted for pursuant to Topic 808, an appropriate recognition method is determined and applied consistently, either by analogy to authoritative accounting literature or by applying a reasonable and rational policy election. For those elements of the arrangement that are accounted for pursuant to Topic 606, the Company applies the five-step model described above. As of September 30, 2021, there were no arrangements accounted for under Topic 808.
Cash and cash equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with original maturities of ninety (90) days or less from the purchase date to be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents consist primarily of amounts invested in money market funds and commercial paper and are stated at fair value.
Marketable securities
The Company’s investments in marketable securities are maintained by investment managers and consist of corporate debt securities with original maturities of over ninety (90) days, all of which are considered available-for-sale debt securities. The Company classifies its available-for-sale securities as short-term marketable securities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, even though the stated maturity date may be one year or more beyond the current Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets date, as the Company views those securities as available for use in current operations, if needed.
Available-for-sale securities are carried at fair value with their unrealized gains and losses included in accumulated other comprehensive loss within stockholders’ equity (deficit), until such gains and losses are realized in other income (expense), net, within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss or until an unrealized loss is considered other-than-temporary. Realized gains and losses are determined using the specific identification method.
The Company evaluates its investments with unrealized losses for other-than-temporary impairment. When assessing investments for other-than-temporary impairments in value, the Company considers such factors as, among other things, how significant the impairment in value is as a percentage of the original cost, how long the market value of the investment has been less than its original cost, the Company’s ability and intent to retain the investment for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value and market conditions. If the Company determines from this analysis that it does not expect to receive cash flows sufficient to recover the entire amortized cost of the security, a credit loss exists, the impairment is considered other-than-temporary and is recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss.
Research and development expenses
Research and development expenses consist primarily of costs incurred for the development of the Company’s lead clinical product candidates, omilancor, NX-13 and other pipeline therapeutic assets. Research and development costs consist primarily of external costs related to clinical development, contract manufacturing and discovery as well as personnel costs. Personnel costs consist of salaries and employee benefits. The Company estimates preclinical and clinical study and research expenses based on the services performed, pursuant to contracts with research institutions that conduct and manage preclinical and clinical studies and research services on its behalf. The Company records the costs of research and development activities based upon the estimated amount of services provided but not yet invoiced and includes these costs in accrued liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. These costs are a component of the Company’s research and development expenses. The Company accrues for these costs based on factors such as estimates of the work completed and in accordance with agreements established with its third-party service providers under the service agreements. The Company makes significant judgments and estimates in determining the accrued liabilities balance in each reporting period. As actual costs become known, the Company adjusts its accrued liabilities. The Company has not experienced any material differences between accrued costs and actual costs incurred.
Basic and diluted net income and loss per share
Basic net income or loss per share is computed by dividing the net income or loss by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net income and associated per share amounts are computed by dividing the net income or loss by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock together with the number of additional shares of common stock that would have been outstanding if all potentially dilutive shares of common stock had been issued. In periods of net losses, we exclude all potentially dilutive common shares from the computation of diluted net loss per share for the periods as the effect would be anti-dilutive.
Emerging growth company status
The Company is an emerging growth company (“EGC”), 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 EGC or (ii) affirmatively and irrevocably opts out of the extended transition period provided in the JOBS Act. As a result, these combined and consolidated 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 not yet adopted
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02—Leases (Topic 842), requiring the recognition of lease assets and liabilities on the balance sheet. The standard: (a) clarifies the definition of a lease; (b) requires a dual approach to lease classification similar to current lease classifications; and (c) causes lessees to recognize leases on the balance sheet as a lease liability with a corresponding right-of-use asset for leases with a lease-term of more than twelve months. The standard was effective for public entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018 and is effective for nonpublic entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021. The Company will adopt ASU 2016-02 utilizing the modified retrospective transition method through an immaterial cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings at the beginning of the first quarter of 2022. The Company will continue to report financial information for fiscal years prior to 2022 under the current lease accounting standards. Based on its lease portfolio as of September 30, 2021, the Company expects to record additional lease assets and liabilities of less than five percent of total assets on its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, with no material impact to its Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss.
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13—Financial Instruments (Topic 326) Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instrument (“CECL”), which requires an allowance for expected credit losses on financial assets be recognized as early as day one of the instrument. This ASU departs from the incurred loss model which means the probability threshold is removed. It considers more forward-looking information and requires the entity to estimate its credit losses as far as it can reasonably estimate. The ASU was effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 for public business entities that are U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filers, excluding entities eligible to be smaller reporting companies (SRC). For all other public business entities, including SRC, the ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company expects to adopt the new standard in the annual reporting period beginning after December 15, 2022 and does not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements. |
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| Fair Value Measurement | 3. Fair value measurement Financial assets and liabilities are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The carrying values of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities, including cash and cash equivalents, prepaids and other current assets, accounts payable, and accrued expenses approximate their fair value due to the short-term maturity of these instruments. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the reporting date. Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value in the consolidated financial statements are categorized based upon the level of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their fair value. Hierarchical levels are directly related to the amount of subjectivity with the inputs to the valuation of these assets or liabilities 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 inputs for similar assets or liabilities. These include quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets of 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 Financial assets and liabilities subject to fair value measurements on a recurring basis and the level of inputs used in such measurements are as follows (in thousands):
The contractual maturities of available-for-sale securities of September 30, 2021 are as follows (in thousands):
The Company’s financial instruments consist of Level 1 and Level 2 assets. The Company values its Level 1 assets based on quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments. Level 1 assets consist primarily of highly liquid money market funds that are included in cash equivalents. The Company values its Level 2 assets consisting of certificates of deposits, fixed income securities, and asset backed securities with the help of a third-party pricing service using quoted market prices for similar instruments or nonbinding market prices that are corroborated by observable market data. The Company uses such pricing data as the primary input, to which no material adjustments have been made during the periods presented, to make its determination and assessments as to the ultimate valuation of these assets. The fair values of these instruments approximate amortized cost.
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Convertible Preferred Stock
In connection with the completion of the Company’s IPO in February 2021, all outstanding shares of the Company’s convertible preferred stock automatically converted into 20,549,478 shares of common stock.
Stock Split
On January 27, 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a 1.8249-for-1 stock split of the Company’s outstanding common shares. On January 29, 2021, the Company amended its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to affect the stock split. The stock split resulted in an adjustment to the preferred share conversion price to reflect a proportional increase in the number of common shares to be issued upon conversion. The accompanying financial statements and notes to financial statements give retroactive effect to the stock split for all periods presented.
Stock -based compensation
2019 Equity Incentive Plan
In December 2019, the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) adopted the 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2019 Plan”). The 2019 Plan provides for the grant of share-based awards, including stock options and restricted stock units, to employees, directors, and non-employee service providers of the Company. In December 2019, the Board authorized 3,657,019 shares for future issuance under the 2019 Plan. All such shares authorized for issuance under the 2019 Plan have been reserved. A summary of the Company’s stock option activity is as follows:
The total intrinsic value of options exercised was $3.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
The weighted average fair value of options to purchase common stock granted was $7.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
The fair value of each stock option award is estimated on the grant-date using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The inputs used below are subjective and require significant judgment to determine.
The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense for employees, which was included in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss as follows (in thousands):
At September 30, 2021, the total compensation cost related to unvested stock-based awards granted to employees under the 2019 Plan but not yet recognized was approximately $3.7 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 3.6 years.
Early Exercise of Employee Options
The terms of the 2019 Plan permit certain option holders to exercise options before their options are vested. The shares of common stock granted upon early exercise that have not vested are subject to repurchase by the Company in the event of termination of the purchaser’s employment, at the price paid by the purchaser. While such shares have been issued, they are not considered outstanding for accounting purposes until they vest and are therefore excluded from shares used in determining loss per share until the repurchase right lapses and the shares are no longer subject to the repurchase feature. The liability is reclassified into common stock and additional paid-in capital as the shares vest and the repurchase right lapses. Accordingly, the Company has recorded the unvested portion of the early exercise proceeds of $0.3 million as a liability in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2021. As of September 30, 2021, the Company recorded $0.3 million in other current liabilities and $0.1 million in other long-term liabilities related to shares that were subject to repurchase. As of December 31, 2020, the Company recorded unvested portion of the early exercise proceeds of $0.8 million as a liability in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. |
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| Commitments and Contingencies | 5. Commitments and contingencies Liabilities for loss contingencies arising from claims, assessments, litigation, fines, and penalties and other sources are recorded when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated. The Company believes there is no litigation pending or loss contingencies that could have, either individually or in the aggregate, a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
The following table summarizes our contractual obligations as of September 30, 2021 and the effects that such obligations are expected to have on our liquidity and cash flows in future periods:
(1) Amounts in the table reflect payments due for our headquarters in Blacksburg, Virginia under operating lease agreements that expires in 2022 and 2024. |
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| Income Taxes | 6. Income taxes
The Company estimates an annual effective tax rate of 0% for the year ending December 31, 2021 as the Company incurred losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, and is forecasting an estimated net loss for both financial statement and tax purposes for the year ending December 31, 2021. Therefore, no federal or state income taxes are expected and none have been recorded at this time. Income taxes have been accounted for using the liability method in accordance with FASB ASC 740.
Due to the Company's history of losses since inception, there is not enough evidence at this time to support that the Company will generate future income of a sufficient amount and nature to utilize the benefits of its net deferred tax assets. Accordingly, the deferred tax assets have been reduced by a full valuation allowance, since the Company cannot currently support that realization of its deferred tax assets is more likely than not. However, the Company feels its deferred tax assets may be used upon the Company becoming profitable.
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| Net Loss Per Common Share | 7. Net loss per common share The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net loss per share during the periods presented (in thousands, except share and per share amounts):
The following outstanding shares of potentially dilutive securities have been excluded from diluted net loss per common share for the periods presented, because their inclusion would be anti-dilutive:
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| License Agreement Revenues | 8. License agreement License and collaboration agreement
On May 14, 2021, the Company entered into an exclusive license and collaboration agreement (“Agreement”) with LianBio Respiratory Limited (“Lian”). Lian is a related party to the Company as a result of an affiliation of a member of the Company’s board of directors. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company promised to deliver to Lian an exclusive license and the know-how (the ”License”) to develop, manufacture and commercialize omilancor and NX-13 (the “Product”) in the territory comprising the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”), Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam (the “Territory”). Lian will bear (i) all costs and expenses for any development or commercialization of the Product in the Territory and (ii) all costs and fees associated with applying for regulatory approval of the Product in the Territory. The Company received a non-refundable payment of $18.0 million upon execution of the Agreement. In addition, the Company has the ability to receive additional payments upon the achievement of certain development and sales milestone payments of up to an aggregate of $95.0 million and $105.0 million, respectively. The Company is also entitled to receive double-digit royalties on net sales of the Product in the Territory.
In accordance with the Agreement, the Company agreed to supply to Lian all clinical and commercial requirements of Product. The terms of the agreement do not provide for either (i) an option to Lian to purchase Product from the Company at a discount from the standalone selling price or (ii) minimum purchase quantities. In addition, the Company and Lian formed a Joint Steering Committee (“JSC”) to provide oversight to the activities performed under the agreement; however, the substance of the Company’s participation in the JSC does not represent an additional promised service, but rather, a right of the Company to protect its own interests in the arrangement.
The Company concluded that Lian meets the definition of a customer because the Company is delivering intellectual property and other services in which the parties are not jointly sharing the risks and rewards. Therefore, the Company concluded that the promises summarized above represent transactions with a customer within the scope of ASC 606. Given that Lian is not obligated to purchase any minimum amount or quantities of Product, the supply of Product for clinical and commercial purposes was determined to be an option for Lian, rather than a performance obligation of the Company at contract inception and will be accounted for if and when exercised. The Company also determined that Lian’s option to purchase Product does not create a material right as the expected pricing is not at a discount. At contract inception and through September 30, 2021, the Company determined that the contract contains a single performance obligation to deliver the License, which represents functional intellectually property given the functionality of the License is not expected to change substantially as a result of the Company’s ongoing activities.
The Company determined that the upfront fixed payment of $18.0 million is the initial transaction price. The potential development milestone payments that the Company is eligible to receive upon the successful achievement of certain regulatory approvals or activities were excluded from the transaction price, as the milestone amounts were fully constrained based on the probability of achievement. The royalties and sales milestone payments are excluded from the transaction price under the sales- or usage-based royalty exception of ASC 606. The Company will reevaluate the transaction price, including all constrained amounts, at the end of each reporting period and as uncertain events are resolved or other changes in circumstances occur, and the Company will adjust its estimate of the transaction price as necessary. The Company will recognize the royalties and sales milestone payments as revenue when the associated sales occur, and relevant sales-based thresholds are met. The Company assessed the arrangement with Lian and concluded that a significant financing component does not exist. As of June 30, 2021, the Company had completed the transfer of the License and know-how necessary and, as such, recognized the full $18.0 million upfront payment as revenue. |
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| Basis of Presentation | Basis of presentation The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, Landos Biopharma Australia Pty Ltd. (“Landos Australia”). All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") for interim financial information, the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements and notes thereto included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. In the opinion of the Company’s management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of its financial position, operating results and cash flows for the periods presented have been included. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year, for any other interim period or for any future year. |
| Use of Estimates | Use of estimates The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in the Company's consolidated financial statements and the disclosures made in the accompanying notes. Significant estimates and assumptions made in the accompanying consolidated financial statements include but are not limited to accrued liabilities, fair value of equity instruments, and uncertain tax positions. 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. Despite management’s intention to establish accurate estimates and use reasonable assumptions, actual results may differ from the Company's estimates. |
| COVID-19 | COVID-19
In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (“COVID-19”) as a pandemic, and the Company expects its operations in all locations to be affected as the virus and its variants continue to proliferate. The Company has adjusted certain aspects of its operations to protect employees and customers while still meeting its business partners' needs for vital technology. The Company will continue to monitor the situation closely and it is possible that further measures will be implemented. In light of the uncertainty as to the severity and duration of the pandemic, the impact on the financial position of the Company, if any, is uncertain at this time. |
| Revenue Recognition for Out-License Arrangements | Revenue Recognition for Out-License Arrangements
The Company assesses its license arrangements within the scope of Topic 606 in accordance with this framework as follows:
License Revenue
The Company first assesses whether the goods or services promised within each contract are distinct to identify those that are performance obligations. This assessment involves subjective determinations and requires management to make judgments about the individual promised goods or services and whether such are separable from the other aspects of the contractual relationship. In assessing whether a promised good or service is distinct, and therefore a performance obligation, the Company considers factors such as the research, manufacturing and commercialization capabilities of the customer and the availability of the associated expertise in the general marketplace. The Company also considers the intended benefit of the contract in assessing whether a promised good or service is separately identifiable from other promises in the contract. If a promised good or service is not distinct, the Company is required to combine that good or service with other promised goods or services until it identifies a bundle of goods or services that is distinct. Arrangements that include rights to additional goods or services that are exercisable at a customer’s discretion are generally considered options. The Company assesses if these options provide a material right to the customer and if so, they are considered performance obligations.
The transaction price is determined and allocated to the identified performance obligations in proportion to their stand-alone selling prices (“SSP”) on a relative SSP basis. SSP is based on observable prices of the performance obligations or, when such prices are not observable, are estimated based on factors such as forecasted revenues or costs, development timelines, discount rates, and probabilities of technical and regulatory success.
If the consideration promised in a contract includes a variable amount, the Company estimates the amount of consideration to which it will be entitled in exchange for transferring the promised goods or services to a customer. The Company determines the amount of variable consideration by using the expected value method or the most likely amount method. The Company includes the amount of estimated variable consideration in the transaction price to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur. At the end of each subsequent reporting period, the Company re-evaluates the estimated variable consideration included in the transaction price and any related constraint, and if necessary, adjusts its estimate of the overall transaction price. Any such adjustments are recorded on a cumulative catch-up basis in the period of adjustment.
If an arrangement includes development, regulatory or commercial milestone payments, the Company evaluates whether the milestones are considered probable of being reached and estimates the amount to be included in the transaction price using the most likely amount method. If it is probable that a significant revenue reversal would not occur, the associated milestone value is included in the transaction price. Milestone payments that are not within the Company’s control or the licensee’s control, such as regulatory approvals, are generally not considered probable of being achieved until those approvals are received. In determining the transaction price, the Company adjusts consideration for the effects of the time value of money if the timing of payments provides the Company with a significant benefit of financing. The Company does not assess whether a contract has a significant financing component if the expectation at contract inception is such that the period between payment by the licensee and the transfer of the promised goods or services to the licensees will be one year or less. For arrangements with licenses of intellectual property that include sales-based royalties, including milestone payments based on the level of sales, and the license is deemed to be the predominant item to which the royalties relate, the Company recognizes royalty revenue and sales-based milestones at the later of (i) when the related sales occur, or (ii) when the performance obligation to which the royalty has been allocated has been satisfied. The Company recognizes as revenue the amount of the transaction price that is allocated to the respective performance obligation when (or as) each performance obligation is satisfied at a point in time or over time, and if over time, recognition is based on the use of an output or input method. |
| Collaborative arrangements | Collaborative arrangements
The Company analyzes its license arrangements to assess whether it is within the scope of ASC Topic 808, Collaborative Arrangements (“Topic 808”) by evaluating whether such arrangements involve joint operating activities performed by parties that are both active participants in the activities and exposed to significant risks and rewards dependent on the commercial success of such activities. This assessment is performed throughout the life of the arrangement based on changes in the responsibilities of all parties in the arrangement. For arrangements within the scope of Topic 808 that contain multiple elements, the Company first determines which elements of the collaboration are deemed to be within the scope of Topic 808 and which elements of the collaboration are more reflective of a vendor-customer relationship and therefore within the scope of Topic 606. For elements of collaboration arrangements that are accounted for pursuant to Topic 808, an appropriate recognition method is determined and applied consistently, either by analogy to authoritative accounting literature or by applying a reasonable and rational policy election. For those elements of the arrangement that are accounted for pursuant to Topic 606, the Company applies the five-step model described above. As of September 30, 2021, there were no arrangements accounted for under Topic 808. |
| Cash and Cash Equivalents | Cash and cash equivalents The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with original maturities of ninety (90) days or less from the purchase date to be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents consist primarily of amounts invested in money market funds and commercial paper and are stated at fair value. |
| Marketable Securities | Marketable securities
The Company’s investments in marketable securities are maintained by investment managers and consist of corporate debt securities with original maturities of over ninety (90) days, all of which are considered available-for-sale debt securities. The Company classifies its available-for-sale securities as short-term marketable securities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, even though the stated maturity date may be one year or more beyond the current Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets date, as the Company views those securities as available for use in current operations, if needed.
Available-for-sale securities are carried at fair value with their unrealized gains and losses included in accumulated other comprehensive loss within stockholders’ equity (deficit), until such gains and losses are realized in other income (expense), net, within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss or until an unrealized loss is considered other-than-temporary. Realized gains and losses are determined using the specific identification method.
The Company evaluates its investments with unrealized losses for other-than-temporary impairment. When assessing investments for other-than-temporary impairments in value, the Company considers such factors as, among other things, how significant the impairment in value is as a percentage of the original cost, how long the market value of the investment has been less than its original cost, the Company’s ability and intent to retain the investment for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value and market conditions. If the Company determines from this analysis that it does not expect to receive cash flows sufficient to recover the entire amortized cost of the security, a credit loss exists, the impairment is considered other-than-temporary and is recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. |
| Research and Development Expenses | Research and development expenses
Research and development expenses consist primarily of costs incurred for the development of the Company’s lead clinical product candidates, omilancor, NX-13 and other pipeline therapeutic assets. Research and development costs consist primarily of external costs related to clinical development, contract manufacturing and discovery as well as personnel costs. Personnel costs consist of salaries and employee benefits. The Company estimates preclinical and clinical study and research expenses based on the services performed, pursuant to contracts with research institutions that conduct and manage preclinical and clinical studies and research services on its behalf. The Company records the costs of research and development activities based upon the estimated amount of services provided but not yet invoiced and includes these costs in accrued liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. These costs are a component of the Company’s research and development expenses. The Company accrues for these costs based on factors such as estimates of the work completed and in accordance with agreements established with its third-party service providers under the service agreements. The Company makes significant judgments and estimates in determining the accrued liabilities balance in each reporting period. As actual costs become known, the Company adjusts its accrued liabilities. The Company has not experienced any material differences between accrued costs and actual costs incurred. |
| Basic and Diluted Net Income and Loss Per Share | Basic and diluted net income and loss per share Basic net income or loss per share is computed by dividing the net income or loss by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net income and associated per share amounts are computed by dividing the net income or loss by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock together with the number of additional shares of common stock that would have been outstanding if all potentially dilutive shares of common stock had been issued. In periods of net losses, we exclude all potentially dilutive common shares from the computation of diluted net loss per share for the periods as the effect would be anti-dilutive |
| Emerging Growth Company Status | Emerging growth company status The Company is an emerging growth company (“EGC”), 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 EGC or (ii) affirmatively and irrevocably opts out of the extended transition period provided in the JOBS Act. As a result, these combined and consolidated 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 Not Yet Adopted | Recently issued accounting pronouncements not yet adopted
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02—Leases (Topic 842), requiring the recognition of lease assets and liabilities on the balance sheet. The standard: (a) clarifies the definition of a lease; (b) requires a dual approach to lease classification similar to current lease classifications; and (c) causes lessees to recognize leases on the balance sheet as a lease liability with a corresponding right-of-use asset for leases with a lease-term of more than twelve months. The standard was effective for public entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018 and is effective for nonpublic entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021. The Company will adopt ASU 2016-02 utilizing the modified retrospective transition method through an immaterial cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings at the beginning of the first quarter of 2022. The Company will continue to report financial information for fiscal years prior to 2022 under the current lease accounting standards. Based on its lease portfolio as of September 30, 2021, the Company expects to record additional lease assets and liabilities of less than five percent of total assets on its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, with no material impact to its Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss.
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13—Financial Instruments (Topic 326) Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instrument (“CECL”), which requires an allowance for expected credit losses on financial assets be recognized as early as day one of the instrument. This ASU departs from the incurred loss model which means the probability threshold is removed. It considers more forward-looking information and requires the entity to estimate its credit losses as far as it can reasonably estimate. The ASU was effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 for public business entities that are U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filers, excluding entities eligible to be smaller reporting companies (SRC). For all other public business entities, including SRC, the ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company expects to adopt the new standard in the annual reporting period beginning after December 15, 2022 and does not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements. |
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| Schedule of Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis | Financial assets and liabilities subject to fair value measurements on a recurring basis and the level of inputs used in such measurements are as follows (in thousands):
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| Schedule of Stock Option Activity | A summary of the Company’s stock option activity is as follows:
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| Schedule of Fair Value of Each Stock Option Award |
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| Schedule of Stock-Based Compensation Expense | The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense for employees, which was included in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss as follows (in thousands):
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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables) |
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| Summary of Contractual Obligations | The following table summarizes our contractual obligations as of September 30, 2021 and the effects that such obligations are expected to have on our liquidity and cash flows in future periods:
(1) Amounts in the table reflect payments due for our headquarters in Blacksburg, Virginia under operating lease agreements that expires in 2022 and 2024. |
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| Schedule of Computation of Basic and Diluted Net Loss Per Share | The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net loss per share during the periods presented (in thousands, except share and per share amounts):
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| Schedule of Outstanding Shares of Potentially Dilutive Securities Excluded from Diluted Net Loss Per Common Share | The following outstanding shares of potentially dilutive securities have been excluded from diluted net loss per common share for the periods presented, because their inclusion would be anti-dilutive:
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Organization and Description of the Business - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | |||
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Feb. 05, 2021 |
May 31, 2021 |
Mar. 31, 2021 |
Sep. 30, 2021 |
Dec. 31, 2020 |
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| Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] | |||||
| Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock | $ 90,500 | ||||
| Conversion of preferred stock to common stock upon closing of the initial public offering, issued | $ 73,000 | $ 73,037 | |||
| Cash cash equivalents and marketable securities | $ 102,700 | ||||
| Accumulated deficit | $ (74,054) | $ (55,729) | |||
| Collaboration and License Agreement [Member] | |||||
| Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] | |||||
| Upfront payment received | $ 18,000 |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions |
9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2021
USD ($)
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| Accounting Standards Update 2019-12 [Member] | |
| Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | |
| Unrecorded tax benefits | $ 3.7 |
| Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Minimum [Member] | |
| Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | |
| Debt securities, available for sale, maturity period | 90 days |
Fair Value Measurement - Contractual Maturities of Available for Sale Securities (Details) $ in Thousands |
Sep. 30, 2021
USD ($)
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| Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] | |
| Within one year | $ 43,774 |
| Within one to five years | 41,003 |
| Total contractual maturities | $ 84,777 |
Fair Value Measurement - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2021 |
Sep. 30, 2021 |
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| Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] | ||
| Transfers into or out of Level 3 securities | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Stockholders Equity (Deficit) - Calculation of Fair Value of Stock Option Grant Under ESPP Using Black-Scholes Option-Pricing Model (Details) |
9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2021 | |
| Equity [Abstract] | |
| Expected term (in years) | 5 years 10 months 20 days |
| Risk-free interest rate | 0.65% |
| Expected volatility | 66.55% |
Stockholders Equity (Deficit) - Summary of Stock-Based Compensation Expenses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2021 |
Sep. 30, 2021 |
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| Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] | ||
| Research and development | $ 355 | $ 1,690 |
| Research and Development Expense | ||
| Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] | ||
| Research and development | 224 | 1,213 |
| General and Administrative Expense | ||
| Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] | ||
| Research and development | $ 131 | $ 477 |
Commitments and Contingencies - Summary of Contractual Obligations (Details) $ in Thousands |
Sep. 30, 2021
USD ($)
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| Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] | ||||
| Operating lease commitments, Total | $ 1,023 | [1] | ||
| Operating lease commitments, Less than 1 year | 390 | [1] | ||
| Operating lease commitments, 1 to 3 years | 633 | [1] | ||
| Operating lease commitments, 4 to 5 years | 0 | [1] | ||
| Operating lease commitments,, More than 5 years | 0 | [1] | ||
| Contractual obligation, Total | 1,023 | |||
| Contractual obligation, Less than 1 year | 390 | |||
| Contractual obligation, 1 to 3 years | 633 | |||
| Contractual obligation, 4 to 5 years | 0 | |||
| Contractual obligation, More than 5 years | $ 0 | |||
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Commitments and Contingencies - Summary of Contractual Obligations (Parenthetical) (Details) |
Dec. 31, 2021 |
Sep. 30, 2021 |
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| Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] | ||
| Lease Expiration Date | Aug. 31, 2024 | May 31, 2022 |
Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2021 |
Dec. 31, 2021 |
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| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | ||
| Effective tax rate | 0.00% | |
| Federal or state income taxes | 0.00% | |
| Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact the effective tax rate | $ 0 |
Net Loss Per Common Share - Schedule of Computation of Basic and Diluted Net Loss Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |
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Sep. 30, 2021 |
Jun. 30, 2021 |
Mar. 31, 2021 |
Sep. 30, 2020 |
Jun. 30, 2020 |
Mar. 31, 2020 |
Sep. 30, 2021 |
Sep. 30, 2020 |
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| Net loss | $ (12,604) | $ 4,097 | $ (9,818) | $ (8,230) | $ (4,777) | $ (5,796) | $ (18,325) | $ (18,803) |
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| Weighted-average shares of common stock issued and outstanding | 40,156,089 | 12,363,695 | 36,890,531 | 12,363,695 | ||||
| Less: weighted-average unvested common stock subject to repurchase | (194,020) | (102,891) | (227,904) | (295,180) | ||||
| Weighted-average number of shares used to compute net loss per share, basic and diluted | 39,962,069 | 12,260,804 | 36,662,627 | 12,068,515 | ||||
| Net loss per share, basic and diluted | $ (0.32) | $ (0.67) | $ (0.50) | $ (1.56) | ||||
License Agreement - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
6 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | |
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May 14, 2021 |
Jun. 30, 2021 |
Sep. 30, 2021 |
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| Sales milestone payments [Member] | Maximum [Member] | |||
| Research and Development Arrangement, Contract to Perform for Others [Line Items] | |||
| Additional upfront payment to be received | $ 105.0 | ||
| Development milestone payments [Member] | Maximum [Member] | |||
| Research and Development Arrangement, Contract to Perform for Others [Line Items] | |||
| Additional upfront payment to be received | 95.0 | ||
| License Agreement Terms [Member] | |||
| Research and Development Arrangement, Contract to Perform for Others [Line Items] | |||
| Upfront payment received | $ 18.0 | $ 18.0 | $ 18.0 |