Leases

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Leases

Leases

Note 12: Leases

The Company leases office and storage space, and other equipment under non-cancellable operating leases with initial terms typically ranging from 1 to 5 years.

At contract inception, utilizing the guidance of ASC 842 “Leases” the Company reviews the facts and circumstances of each contract to determine its proper treatment and classification in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

The Company has elected to include both lease and non-lease components in the determination of lease payments. Payments made to a lessor for items such as taxes, insurance, common area maintenance, or other costs commonly referred to as executory costs, are also included in lease payments if they are fixed. The fixed portion of these payments are included in the calculation of the lease liability, while any variable portion is recognized as variable lease expenses as incurred.

At lease inception, lease-related assets and liabilities are measured at the present value of future lease payments over the lease term. For leases that do not provide an implicit rate, the Company utilizes an estimated incremental borrowing rate based on market observations existing at lease inception to calculate the present value of future payments.

Leased assets are disclosed as Right of Use assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet and are amortized over the expected useful life of the lease. Lease liabilities are separately disclosed as a current and non-current portion on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.

Short term leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not presented on the balance sheet with expense recognized as incurred.

The Company entered into a Lease Agreement for a term of five years commencing on September 14, 2020 pursuant to which the Company agreed to lease two Sharp copiers. The base rent under the agreement is $1,415 per month.

On June 13, 2018, the Company entered into a Lease Agreement for a term of six years commencing on July 1, 2018 pursuant to which the Company agreed to lease approximately 3,000 rentable square feet. The base rent increases by 3% each year, and ranges from $2,100 per month for the first year to $2,785 per month for the sixth year.

On May 1, 2019, the Company entered into a Lease Agreement for a term of three years commencing on May 1, 2019, pursuant to which the Company agreed to lease approximately 3,000 rentable square feet at a base rent of $2,500 per month. The Company renewed the lease for a one-year term extending the rental period to April 2023. On October 5, 2022, the Company renewed the lease for an additional one-year term at a monthly cost of $2,850 that commenced on May 1, 2023. On October 6, 2023, the Company renewed the lease for an additional one-year term at a monthly cost of $3,000 that commences on May 1, 2024, extending the lease through April 30, 2025.

On February 17, 2022, the Company entered into a Lease Agreement for a term of two years commencing on March 1, 2022, pursuant to which the Company agreed to lease a Canon copier. The base rent is $322 per month for the term of the lease.

On June 16, 2022, the Company entered into a Lease Agreement for a term of five years commencing on July 1, 2022 pursuant to which the Company agreed to lease approximately 5,210 rentable square feet. The base rent increases by 3% each year, and ranges from $15,630 per month for the first year to $18,118 per month for the fifth year.

On December 9, 2022, the Company entered into a Lease Agreement for a term of two years commencing on April 1, 2023, pursuant to which the Company agreed to lease approximately 470 square feet of wet laboratory space. The base rent increases by 6% each year and ranges from $1,645 per month for the first year to $1,744 per month for the second year.

The expected lease term includes both contractual lease periods and, when applicable, cancelable option periods when it is reasonably certain that the Company would exercise such options. The Company’s leases have remaining lease terms between 9 and 50 months. As of September 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022, the weighted-average remaining term was 43 and 42 months, respectively.

The Company’s weighted average incremental borrowing rate for its leases was 10% as of September 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022, respectively.

Future minimum lease payments as of September 30, 2023, are as follows (in thousands):

Year Ending December 31,
2023	$	73
2024		264
2025		221
2026		200
2027		133
Less imputed interest		(141	)
Total	$	750

As of September 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022, the balance of the right of use assets was $727,000 and $829,000, respectively, and the corresponding lease liability balance was $750,000 and $837,000, respectively. Total rent expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, and September 30, 2022, was $230,000 and 75,000, respectively. Total rent expense for short term leases for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, and September 30, 2022, was $198,000, and $8,000, respectively, included as general and administrative expense.