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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Basis of Presentation
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form
10-Q
and Article 8 of Regulation
S-X
of the rules and regulations of the SEC. They include the accounts of Vincerx and its wholly-owned subsidiaries VNRX Corp, Vincerx Pharma GmbH, and Vincerx Pharma Australia Pty Limited. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. Certain information or footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes necessary for a complete presentation of financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of a normal recurring nature, which are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, operating results, and cash flows for the periods presented.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2022 as filed with the SEC on March 28, 2023, which contains the audited financial statements and notes thereto. The financial information as of December 31, 2022 is derived from the audited financial statements presented in the Company’s Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2022. The interim results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2023 or for any future periods.
Liquidity and Going Concern
Liquidity and Going Concern
As of September 30, 2023, the Company had approximately $20.8 million in cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities. The Company has incurred recurring operating losses and negative cash flows from operating activities since its inception and expects to continue to incur operating losses and negative cash flows in the future. Based on current business plans and assumptions, the Company believes that its existing cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities will be sufficient to fund its operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements into late 2024, although this estimate is based on plans and assumptions that may prove to be wrong, and the Company could use its available capital resources sooner than it currently expects. Accordingly, the Company will need to raise additional capital through public or private equity offerings, debt financings, collaborations and licensing arrangements, or other sources, and such additional capital may not be available on favorable terms or at all, particularly in light of the current
 
economic and market conditions. Market volatility resulting from pandemics or other epidemics, including
COVID-19,
inflation and other economic and market conditions, the wars in Ukraine and Israel, the inability to maintain our listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market, and other factors could also adversely impact the Company’s ability to raise additional capital. The failure to raise additional capital as and when needed or on acceptable terms would have a negative impact on the Company’s financial condition and the ability to pursue its business strategy, and the Company may have to reduce its workforce or delay, reduce the scope of, suspend, or eliminate one or more preclinical programs, clinical trials, or future commercialization efforts, or curtail its business operations.
In accordance with Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”)
2014-15,
 Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern
 (Subtopic
205-40),
the Company has evaluated whether there are conditions and events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern for a period of one year after the date that its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are issued. In light of the Company’s existing cash resources and current and expected operating losses and negative cash flows, the Company expects to need additional capital prior to the
one-year
anniversary of the issuance of its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, and such additional capital may not be available as and when needed on acceptable terms or at all. As a result, the Company has concluded that these circumstances and the uncertainties associated with its ability to obtain additional capital raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of one year after the date that its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are issued.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the ordinary course of business, and do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might result from the outcome of the uncertainties described above.
Use of Estimates
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of commitments and contingencies at the date of the financial statements as well as reported amounts of expenses during the reporting periods. Estimates made by the Company include, but are not limited to, common stock warrant liabilities and stock-based compensation. The Company bases these estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that it believes are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.
Reclassification
Reclassifications
Certain previously reported financial information has been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. The impact of reclassifications was not significant to the prior year’s overall presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on the reported results of operations.
Concentration of Credit Risk
Concentrations of Credit Risk
The Company has significant cash balances at financial institutions which throughout the year regularly exceed the federally insured limit of $250,000. Any loss incurred or a lack of access to such funds could have a significant adverse impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.
The Company is subject to risks common to companies in the biotechnology industry, including, but not limited to, development by the Company or its competitors of technological innovations, risks of failure of clinical studies, dependence on key personnel, protection of proprietary technology, compliance with government regulations, and ability to transition from preclinical manufacturing to commercial production of products.
The Company’s future product candidates will require approvals from the FDA and comparable foreign regulatory agencies prior to commercial sales in their respective jurisdictions. There can be no assurance that any product candidates will receive the necessary approvals. If the Company was denied approval, approval was delayed, or the Company was unable to maintain approval for any product candidate, it could have a material adverse impact on the Company.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Management considers all highly liquid investments with an insignificant interest rate risk and original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
Marketable Securities
Marketable Securities
The Company generally invests its excess cash in money market funds and investment grade short-term to intermediate-term fixed income securities. Such investments are included in cash and cash equivalents, short-term marketable securities or long-term marketable securities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Marketable securities with a maturity date greater than 90 days and less than one year at each condensed consolidated balance sheet date are classified as short-term. Marketable securities with a maturity date greater than one year, if any, are classified as long-term. All of the Company’s marketable securities are considered
available-for-sale
and are reported at fair value with unrealized gains and losses included as a component of stockholders’ equity. The amortized cost of debt securities is adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts to maturity, which is included in interest income, net on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. Realized gains and losses and declines in value judged to be other-than-temporary, if any, on marketable securities are included in interest income on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. The cost of securities sold is determined using specific identification.
The Company periodically evaluates whether declines in the fair values of its marketable securities below their amortized cost are other-than-temporary. This evaluation consists of several qualitative and quantitative factors regarding the severity and duration of the unrealized loss, as well as the Company’s ability and intent to hold the marketable security until a forecasted recovery occurs. Additionally, the Company assesses whether it has plans to sell the marketable security or it is more likely than not it will be required to sell any marketable securities before recovery of its amortized cost basis. Factors considered include quoted market prices, recent financial results and operating trends, implied values from any recent transactions or offers of investee securities, credit quality of debt instrument issuers, other publicly available information that may affect the value of the marketable security, duration and severity of the decline in value, and the Company’s strategy and
intentions
for holding the marketable security.
German Grant Income
German Grant Income
The Company recognizes grant income in the period when the underlying eligible expenses are incurred. The German government grant program provides for tax refunds or direct reimbursements of eligible research expenses of up to 1.0 million euros per year over a period of six years. The grant was approved in 2022 and is retroactive to 2021. Grant income for the three- and nine- months ended September 30, 2023 has been recorded in other income (expense), net on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. The corresponding receivable is included in current assets or other assets, $1.0 million and $0.7 million, respectively, at September 30, 2023, on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet depending upon expectations for collection within 12 months of the balance sheet date.
There have been no other material changes in the Company’s significant accounting policies to those previously disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form
10-K.