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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations .

Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is provided as a supplement to, and should be read with, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated

financial statements and notes, included in Item 1 of Part I of this report, to help provide an understanding of our financial condition, the changes in our financial condition and our results of operations.

On March 25, 2021, BIT Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Brooklyn Inc.

(then known as NTN Buzztime, Inc.) merged with and into Brooklyn LLC, with Brooklyn LLC surviving as a wholly

owned subsidiary of Brooklyn Inc..

This transaction, which we refer to as the Merger, was completed in accordance with the terms of an agreement and plan of merger and reorganization dated August 12, 2020 among Brooklyn Inc.

(then known as NTN

Buzztime, Inc.), BIT Merger Sub, Inc.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and

Results of Operations .

Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results

of operations is provided as a supplement to, and should be read with, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes included in Item 1 of Part I of this report, to help provide an understanding of our financial condition,

the changes in our financial condition and our results of operations.

On March 25, 2021, BIT Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Brooklyn (then known as NTN Buzztime, Inc.) merged

with and into Brooklyn LLC, with Brooklyn LLC surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of Brooklyn.

This transaction, which we refer to as the Merger, was completed in accordance with the terms of an agreement and plan of merger and

reorganization dated August 12, 2020 among Brooklyn (then known as NTN Buzztime, Inc.), BIT Merger Sub, Inc.

and Brooklyn LLC.

In accordance with such agreement and plan of merger, on March 25, 2021 Brooklyn Inc.

amended its restated certificate of incorporation in order to effect:

prior to the Merger, a reverse stock split of its common stock, par value $0.005 per share, at a ratio of one-for-two, which we refer to as the Reverse Split;

In accordance with such agreement and plan of merger, on March 25, 2021 Brooklyn amended its restated certificate of

incorporation in order to effect:

prior to the Merger, a reverse stock split of its common stock, par value $0.005 per share, at a ratio of one-for-two, which we refer to as the Reverse

following the Merger, a change in its corporate name from “NTN Buzztime, Inc.” to “Brooklyn ImmunoTherapeutics, Inc.”

On March 26, 2021, Brooklyn Inc.

sold its rights, title and interest in and to the assets relating to the business it operated prior to the Merger, which it had operated under the name “NTN Buzztime, Inc.,” to

eGames.com Holdings LLC, or eGames.com, in exchange for eGames.com’s payment of a purchase price of $2.0 million and assumption of specified liabilities relating to such pre-Merger business.

This transaction, which we refer to as the Asset Sale,

was completed in accordance with the terms of an asset purchase agreement dated September 18, 2020, as amended, between Brooklyn Inc.

and eGames.com.

Following the completion of the Merger and the Asset Sale, our business consists exclusively of the business conducted by Brooklyn LLC.

The Merger has been accounted for as a reverse acquisition in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP.

Under this method of accounting, Brooklyn LLC was deemed the

“acquiring” company and Brooklyn Inc.

(then known as NTN Buzztime, Inc.) was treated as the “acquired” company for financial reporting purposes.

Operations prior to the Merger are those of Brooklyn LLC, and the historical financial statements of

Brooklyn LLC became the historical financial statements of Brooklyn Inc.

with respect to periods prior to the completion of the Merger.

The weighted average shares used in determining loss per common share were retrospectively adjusted to reflect

the conversion of the outstanding Class A, Class B, Class C and common units of Brooklyn LLC that converted into shares of Brooklyn Inc.’s common stock upon the Merger, and all share and per share amounts of common stock have been retrospectively

restated to reflect the Reverse Split.

We are a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on exploring the role that cytokine-based therapy can have on the immune system in treating patients with cancer, both as a single agent and in combination

with other anti-cancer therapies.

On March 26, 2021, Brooklyn sold its rights, title and interest in and to the assets relating to the business it operated

prior to the Merger, which it had operated under the name “NTN Buzztime, Inc.,” to eGames.com Holdings LLC, or eGames.com, in exchange for eGames.com’s payment of a purchase price of $2.0 million and assumption of specified liabilities relating

to such pre-Merger business.

This transaction, which we refer to as the Disposition, was completed in accordance with the terms of an asset purchase agreement dated September 18, 2020, as amended, between Brooklyn and eGames.com.

Following the completion of the Merger and the Disposition, our business consists exclusively of the business conducted by

Brooklyn LLC.

The Merger has been accounted for as a reverse acquisition in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting

principles, or GAAP.

Under this method of accounting, Brooklyn LLC was deemed the “acquiring” company and Brooklyn (then known as NTN Buzztime, Inc.) was treated as the “acquired” company for financial reporting purposes.

Operations prior to

the Merger are those of Brooklyn LLC, and the historical financial statements of Brooklyn LLC became the historical financial statements of Brooklyn with respect to periods prior to the completion of the Merger.

The weighted average shares

used in determining loss per common share were retrospectively adjusted to reflect the conversion of the outstanding Class A, Class B, Class C and common units of Brooklyn LLC into shares of Brooklyn’s common stock upon the Merger, and all

share and per share amounts of common stock have been retrospectively restated to reflect the Reverse Split.

We are a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on exploring the role that cytokine-based therapy can have on the

immune system in treating patients with cancer, both as a single agent and in combination with other anti-cancer therapies.

We are seeking to develop IRX‑2, a novel cytokine-based therapy, to treat patients with cancer.

IRX‑2 active constituents, namely Interleukin-2, or IL‑2, and other key cytokines, are postulated to signal, enhance

and restore immune function suppressed by the tumor, thus enabling the immune system to attack cancer cells, unlike existing cancer therapies, which rely on targeting the cancer directly.

We also are exploring opportunities to advance oncology,

blood disorder, and monogenic disease therapies using gene-editing cell‑therapy technology through a license with Factor Biosciences Limited and Novellus Therapeutics Limited, which we refer to collectively as the Licensor.

The development of our product candidates could be disrupted and materially adversely affected by the continuing COVID-19 pandemic.

As a result of measures imposed by the governments in affected regions, businesses

and schools have been suspended due to quarantines intended to contain this outbreak.

The spread of SARS CoV‑2 from China to other countries resulted in the Director General of the World Health Organization declaring COVID-19 a pandemic in March

While the constraints of the pandemic are slowly being lifted, we are still assessing the longer term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our development plans, and on the ability to conduct our clinical trials There can be no assurance that

this analysis will enable us to avoid or remediate part or all of any impact from the spread of COVID-19 or its consequences, including downturns in business sentiment generally.

The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic and global efforts to

contain its spread will impact our operations will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted at this time, and include the duration, severity and scope of the pandemic and the actions taken to contain or

treat the COVID‑19 pandemic.

The patients in our clinical trials have conditions that make them especially vulnerable to COVID-19, and as a result we have seen slowdowns in enrollment in our clinical trials.

While our Phase 2b clinical study

in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity, known as the INSPIRE study, is fully populated, our other clinical studies are likely to continue to encounter delays as a result of the pandemic.

Further, with respect to the INSPIRE

study, we anticipate that the COVID-19 pandemic will slow our ability to close out trial sites and report trial data.

IRX‑2 is a therapy based on IL‑2, a type of cytokine-signaling molecule in the immune system.

While many of the mechanisms of action of COVID-19 are still unknown, there is evidence that for some patients, severe

COVID-19 patients may result in “cytokine storm syndrome,” in which the body releases cytokines into the body too quickly, which can create symptoms such as high fever, inflammation, severe fatigue and nausea and can lead to severe or

life-threatening symptoms.

In June 2020 the Journal of Medical Virology published a letter submitted by Wen Luo, Jia-Wen Zhang, Wei Zhang, Yuan-Long Lin and Qi Wang, supported by grants from the

State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Technology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, stating that, based on a review of 25 patients admitted to intensive care units with a confirmed infection of COVID-19, cytokine storm of a number of

interleukins, including IL‑2, was absent.

The letter therefore suggested that the severity of COVID-19 symptoms is not directly associated with circulating levels of IL‑2.

There can be no assurance, however, that further study will bear this out

or that patients treated with IRX‑2, who are already at higher risk for COVID-19 due to their underlying diagnosis, will not be adversely affected.

IRX‑2 is a primary human cell-derived biological medicinal product containing multiple active cytokine components acting as immunomodulators.

It is prepared from the supernatant of pooled allogeneic peripheral

blood mononuclear cells, known as PBMNCs, that have been stimulated using a proprietary process employing a specific population of cells and a specific mitogen.

While IRX‑2 is a cytokine mixture, one of its principal active components is IL‑2, a cytokine-signaling molecule in the immune system.

IL‑2 is a protein that regulates the activities of white blood cells

(leukocytes and often lymphocytes) that are responsible for immunity.

IL‑2 is part of the body’s natural response to microbial infection, and in discriminating between foreign (“non-self”) and “self,” IL‑2 mediates its effects by binding to IL‑2

receptors, which are expressed by lymphocytes.

The major sources of IL‑2 are activated CD4 + T cells and activated CD8 + T cells.

constituents, namely Interleukin-2, or IL‑2, and other key cytokines, are postulated to signal, enhance and restore immune function suppressed by the tumor, thus enabling the immune system to attack cancer cells, unlike existing cancer

therapies, which rely on targeting the cancer directly.

We also are exploring opportunities to advance oncology, blood disorder, and monogenic disease therapies using gene-editing cell‑therapy technology through a license with Factor Bioscience

Limited, or Factor, and through our acquisition of Novellus, Inc.

and Novellus Therapeutics Limited, or Novellus, Ltd.

We also are exploring opportunities to advance oncology, blood disorders and monogenic disease therapies using gene-editing and

cell therapy technology through a license with Factor and through our acquisition of Novellus, Inc.

and Novellus, Ltd.

in July 2021.

The product candidates resulting from the acquisition will initiate with unedited (that is, not gene

modified), induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs)-derived allogeneic mesenchymal stem cells, or iMSCs.

We will begin preclinical development of iMSCs towards clinical indications where inhibiting inflammation and/or supporting recovery of

bone marrow stromal cells are required.

The prior work of Novellus and NoveCite, Inc., or NoveCite, with iMSCs show evidence for preclinical efficacy in inflammatory conditions (for example, acute respiratory distress syndrome, or ARDS) and

interactions with the U.S.

Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, provided guidance on Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls, or CMC, and manufacturing plans which will be undertaken in a similar manner for additional iMSC applications.

generation iMSC products will involve gene editing.

Here, we anticipate the step-wise addition of genes, using the in-licensed Factor gene editing machinery, NoveSlice, to efficiently place genes and regulatory sequences into safe harbor

Development of processes to advance CMC and manufacturing will follow the experience from first generation iMSCs.

Clinical indications for gene-modified iMSCs will include solid tumors and conditions associated with chronic

inflammation.

IRX‑2 is a mixed human cytokine product with multiple active constituents including Interleukin-2, or IL‑2, and other key

Together, these cytokines are believed to signal, enhance and restore immune function suppressed by the tumor, thus enabling the immune system to attack cancer cells, unlike existing cancer therapies, which rely on targeting the

cancer directly.

IRX-2 is prepared from the supernatant of pooled allogeneic peripheral blood mononuclear cells, known as PBMNCs, that have been stimulated using a proprietary process employing a specific population of cells and a specific

While IRX‑2 is a cytokine mixture, one of its active components is IL‑2, a cytokine-signaling molecule in the immune

IL‑2 is a protein that regulates the activities of white blood cells (leukocytes and often lymphocytes) that are responsible for immunity.

IL‑2 is part of the body’s natural response to microbial infection, and in discriminating between

foreign (“non-self”) and “self,” IL‑2 mediates its effects by binding to IL‑2 receptors, which are expressed by lymphocytes.

The major sources of IL‑2 are activated CD4 +

T cells and activated CD8 + T cells.

Unlike existing recombinant IL‑2 therapies, IRX‑2 is naturally derived from human blood cells.

This potentially may promote better tolerance, broader targeting and a natural molecular conformation leading to

greater activity, and may permit low physiologic dosing, rather than the high doses needed in other existing IL‑2 therapies.

Our ongoing development program is specifically investigating use of IRX‑2 in neoadjuvant (pre-surgical) and adjuvant

(post-operative) treatment for advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, or HNSCC.

IRX‑2 has received both fast track designation and orphan drug designation from the U.S.

Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, for this indication.

use of our product candidate in other cancer indications is also being evaluated in several investigator-sponsored trials.

Finally, we are currently modifying our manufacturing process to allow us to develop additional drugs with a variety of

cytokine mixtures to expand our product offerings.

Our product candidate IRX‑2 currently remains under development and has not yet been approved for marketing authorization in any jurisdiction.

The ongoing development program is investigating use of IRX‑2 as an

immunotherapeutic neoadjuvant (pre-surgical) and adjuvant (post-operative) treatment for advanced HNSCC and other indications.

The HNSCC development program is being conducted under FDA Investigational New Drug #11,137 filed on June 30, 2003 and is ongoing.

Potential use of IRX‑2 in other cancer indications is also being conducted by

independent clinical researchers as investigator‑initiated trials.

The HNSCC program has received fast track designation, approved November 7, 2003, and orphan drug designation, conferred on July 7, 2005, from the FDA.

We have not submitted a request for orphan drug designation in

the European Union, though we may seek such designation in the future.

Our findings to date from nonclinical studies of IRX‑2 include murine acute toxicology as well as acute and chronic primate studies.

These studies detected circulating associated cytokines yet were associated with

benign toxicological findings.

This may promote better

tolerance, broader targeting and a natural molecular conformation leading to greater activity, and may permit low physiologic dosing, rather than the high doses needed in other existing IL‑2 therapies.

Aside from optimizing IRX-2 manufacture, we are also modifying our manufacturing process to allow us to develop additional

drugs with a variety of cytokine mixtures to expand our product offerings.

Regarding IRX-2 development, our strategy is:

Advance our product candidate IRX-2 through clinical development.

IRX-2 is a human blood-based IL 2 therapy being studied for multiple types of cancer, including squamous cell cancer of the head and neck.

Treatment of patients in the INSPIRE

trial has been completed, and patients who participated in the trial are currently being monitored for event-free survival with top-line data estimated to be available in the first half of 2022.

Advance combination trials with checkpoint inhibitors.

Once INSPIRE trial data are released, we plan to use those results as a catalyst in addition to data from the other clinical trials in the program with multiple data read-outs

anticipated in 2022 and later.

Pursue partnerships to advance the IRX-2 clinical program .

We are pursuing partnering opportunities with leading biopharmaceutical companies for the development and commercialization of IRX-2.

Regulatory strategy.

We believe that our assets may be deemed to be unique and to represent potential breakthroughs in the treatment of cancer and other indications.

We will endeavor to seek breakthrough therapy designation with regulatory

agencies for IRX-2 for one or more indications.

We cannot, however, assure that we will receive breakthrough therapy designation for any future indications or that any breakthrough therapy designation we do receive will necessarily

lead to a faster approval time.

Intellectual Property .

We continue to pursue additional intellectual property based on data from IRX clinical studies.

Pre-Clinical Results

Our findings to date from nonclinical studies of IRX‑2 include murine acute toxicology as well as acute and chronic primate

These studies detected circulating associated cytokines yet were associated with benign toxicological findings.

A further murine study demonstrated PD/PDL‑1 synergy when additively administered with IRX‑2.

Clinical Program

IRX‑2 currently remains under development and has not yet been approved for marketing authorization in any jurisdiction.

The ongoing development program is investigating use of IRX‑2 as an immunotherapeutic neoadjuvant (pre-surgical) and adjuvant (post-operative) treatment for advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, or HNSCC, and other solid tumors.

The HNSCC development program is being conducted under FDA Investigational New Drug #11,137 filed on June 30, 2003 and is

The HNSCC program has received fast track designation, approved November 7, 2003, and orphan drug designation, conferred on July 7, 2005, from the FDA.

We have not submitted a request for orphan drug designation in the European Union,

although we may seek such designation in the future.

Clinical studies in humans involving IRX‑2 show immune marker activation in patients treated with IRX‑2.

In a prior clinical trial, a correlation was shown between marker activation and disease-free survival in

head and neck cancer.

Our clinical pipeline of therapeutic studies focused on oncology indications of high unmet medical need includes:

Monotherapy studies:

INSPIRE, a Phase 2B study involving 105 patients with HNSCC.

In a prior phase

2a clinical trial, a correlation was shown between marker activation and disease-free survival in head and neck cancer.

Results from this study were used to support the initiation of the INSPIRE study, a Phase 2B study involving 105 patients

Details of this trial can be found at clinicaltrials.gov (NCT02609386).

Other Indications

Other than the INSPIRE study, all clinical studies using IRX-2 are investigator-sponsored studies for which we are

providing IRX‑2 as study drug and financial support to conduct the trial.

These studies include:

Monotherapy studies:

BR-101 - A study involving 16 patients with neoadjuvant breast cancer performed at the Providence Portland Medical Center.

Details of this trial can be found at clinicaltrials.gov

(NCT02950259).

CIN-201 - An open label single arm Phase 2 trial of the IRX‑2 regimen in women with cervical squamous intraepithelial neoplasia 3 or squamous vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia 3.

Details of this trial can be

found at clinicaltrials.gov (NCT02950259).

CIN-201 - An open label single arm Phase 2 trial of the IRX‑2 regimen in women with cervical squamous intraepithelial neoplasia 3 or squamous vulvar

intraepithelial neoplasia 3.

Details of this trial can be found at clinicaltrials.gov (NCT03267680).

Combination studies:

BAS-104 - A basket study originally intended to enroll 100 patients with metastatic bladder, renal, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), melanoma, and head and neck cancer being held at the Moffitt Cancer Center, using IRX‑2 in

conjunction with Opdivo (Nivolumab), an immunotherapy cancer treatment marketed by Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.

BAS-104 - A basket study originally intended to enroll 100 patients with metastatic bladder, renal, non-small cell lung cancer, or NSCLC, melanoma, and

head and neck cancer being held at the Moffitt Cancer Center, using IRX‑2 in conjunction with Opdivo (Nivolumab), an immunotherapy cancer treatment marketed by Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.

This trial was discontinued after 11 subjects

were enrolled due to insurance reimbursement challenges.

Details of this trial can be found on clinicaltrials.gov (NCT03758781).

HCC-107 - A study involving 28 patients with metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma, HCC, being held at HonorHealth Research Institute, City of Hope Medical Center and Texas Oncology at Baylor Charles A.

Simmons Cancer Center using IRX‑2

in conjunction with Opdivo, a cancer treatment marketed by Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.

Details of this trial can be found at clinicaltrials.gov (NCT03655002).

GI-106 - A study involving 20 patients with metastatic gastric and gastroesophageal junction cancers (GI) being held at HonorHealth Research Institute, City of Hope Medical Center and Texas Oncology at Baylor Charles A.

Simmons Cancer

Center using IRX‑2 in conjunction with Keytruda (Pembrolizumab), an immunotherapy cancer treatment marketed by Merck.

HCC-107 - A study involving 28 patients with metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma, or HCC, being held at City of Hope Medical Center, HonorHealth Research

Institute, and Texas Oncology at Baylor Charles A.

Simmons Cancer Center using IRX‑2 in conjunction with Opdivo, a cancer treatment marketed by Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.

Details of this trial can be found at clinicaltrials.gov (NCT03655002).

GI-106 - A study involving 20 patients with metastatic gastric and gastroesophageal junction cancers (GI) being held at City of Hope Medical Center,

HonorHealth Research Institute, and Texas Oncology at Baylor Charles A.

Simmons Cancer Center using IRX‑2 in conjunction with Keytruda (Pembrolizumab), an immunotherapy cancer treatment marketed by Merck.

Details of this trial can be

found at clinicaltrials.gov (NCT03918499).

MHN-102 - A study involving 15 patients with metastatic head and neck cancer being held at the H.

Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute and University of Michigan Health System using IRX‑2 in conjunction with Imfinzi

(Durvalumab), a cancer treatment marketed by AstraZeneca plc.

Details of this trial can be found at clinicaltrials.gov (NCT03381183).

BR-202 - A study involving 30 patients with neoadjuvant triple negative breast cancer, held at the Providence Portland Medical Center using IRX‑2 in conjunction with a programmed cell death protein 1 (PD1)

and chemotherapy treatments.

Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute and

University of Michigan Health System using IRX‑2 in conjunction with Imfinzi (Durvalumab), a cancer treatment marketed by AstraZeneca plc.

Details of this trial can be found at clinicaltrials.gov

(NCT03381183).

BR-202 - A study involving 30 patients with neoadjuvant triple negative breast cancer, held at the Providence Portland Medical Center using IRX‑2 in

conjunction with a programmed cell death protein 1, or PD1, and chemotherapy treatments.

Details of this trial can be found at clinicaltrials.gov (NCT04373031).

Other than the INSPIRE study, each of the studies described above is an investigator-sponsored study for which we are providing IRX‑2 as study drug and financial support to conduct the trial.

Our strategy is twofold:

to rapidly advance our IRX 2 platform to become a leader in immunologic therapy for various types of cancer as both a first-line therapy and in combination with other

cancer treatments, and to commercialize the gene editing technology licensed from the Licensor:

Pursue commercialization of gene-editing technology .

Develop analog mRNA based technology and proprietary delivery system licensed from the Licensors for gene therapy, and cellular engineering

in the treatment of indications of high unmet medical need in oncology and other conditions.

Advance our product candidate IRX 2 through clinical development.

IRX 2 is a human blood-based IL 2 therapy being studied for multiple types of cancer, including squamous cell cancer of the head

Treatment of patients in the INSPIRE trial has been completed, and patients who participated in the trial are currently being monitored for event-free survival with top-line data estimated to be available in the first half of

Advance combination trials with checkpoint inhibitors .

Once INSPIRE trial are released, we plan to use those results as a catalyst in addition to six other clinical trials with multiple data

read-outs anticipated in 2022 and later.

Pursue partnerships to advance our clinical program.

We are pursuing partnering opportunities with leading biopharmaceutical companies for the development and commercialization of IRX 2.

Opportunistically in-license/acquire complementary programs.

We may seek additional products to license or acquire in order to expand our product pipeline.

This includes products that we may

seek to develop if we exercise our option to exclusively license certain additional technology from the Licensors.

Regulatory Strategy.

We believe that our assets may be deemed to be unique and to represent potential breakthroughs in cancer treatment.

We will endeavor to seek breakthrough therapy designation

with regulatory agencies for IRX 2 for one or more indications and for any other product we may acquire or in license that could potentially lead to accelerated clinical development timelines.

We cannot, however, assure you that we will

receive breakthrough therapy designation for any indications or that any breakthrough therapy designation we do receive will necessarily lead to a faster approval time.

Intellectual Property.

We continue to pursue additional intellectual property based on data from IRX clinical studies.

For additional information regarding our business, please see Item 8.01 of our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 11, 2021.

Recent Developments

License Agreements with the Licensor

On April 26, 2021 , Brooklyn LLC entered into an exclusive license agreement, or the License Agreement, with the Licensor to license the Licensor’s IP and mRNA cell reprogramming and gene editing technology for use

in the development of certain cell-based therapies to be evaluated and developed for treating human diseases, including certain types of cancer, sickle cell disease, and beta thalassemia.

Through the License Agreement, Brooklyn LLC acquired an

exclusive worldwide license to develop and commercialize certain cell-based therapies to treat cancer and rare blood disorders, including sickle cell disease, based on patented technology and know-how of Novellus Therapeutics Limited.

The License Agreement provides that Brooklyn LLC is obligated to pay the Licensor a total of $4,000,000 in connection with the execution of the License Agreement, of which $2,500,000 has been paid and the remaining

$1,500,000 is expected to be paid in July 2021.

Brooklyn LLC is obligated to pay to the Licensor additional fees of $5,000,000 in October 2021 and $7,000,000 in October 2022.

Under the terms of the License Agreement, Brooklyn LLC is required to use commercially reasonably efforts to achieve certain delineated milestones, including specified clinical development and regulatory milestones

and specified commercialization milestones.

In general, upon its achievement of these milestones, Brooklyn LLC will be obligated, in the case of development and regulatory milestones, to make milestone payments to Licensor in specified amounts

and, in the case of commercialization milestones, to specified royalties with respect to product sales, sublicense fees or sales of pediatric review vouchers.

In the event Brooklyn LLC fails to timely achieve certain delineated milestones, the

Licensor may have the right to terminate the rights of Brooklyn LLC under provisions of the License Agreement relating to those milestones.

The Licensor is responsible for preparing, filing, prosecuting and maintaining all patent applications and patents under the License Agreement.

If, however, the Licensor determines not to maintain a particular

licensed patent or not to prepare, file and prosecute a licensed patent, Brooklyn LLC will have the right, but not the obligation, to assume those responsibilities in the territory at its expense.

Novellus is a pre-clinical development, manufacturing, and technology licensing entity focused on engineered cellular medicines.

Novellus has created, developed, and patented mRNA-based cell reprogramming and gene

editing technologies to create engineered cellular medicines.

The synthetic mRNA developed by Novellus is non-immunogenic—it is capable of successfully evading the immune system while being recognized by cellular processes.

The synthetic mRNA is

then capable of expressing high levels of proteins for cell reprogramming and gene editing.

The mRNA may be formulated for injection into target tissues for cellular uptake and therapeutic treatment.

The synthetic mRNA technology may be used to edit gene mutations through mRNA chemistry or expressed gene-editing proteins to treat genetic and rare diseases.

It may also be used to reprogram human non-pluripotent

cells and induce human pluripotent stem cells, or IPSCs.

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic

The development of our product candidates has been, and could continue to be, disrupted and materially adversely affected

by past and continuing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This is a result of measures imposed by the governments and hospitals in affected regions, businesses and schools were suspended due to quarantines intended to contain this outbreak.

spread of SARS CoV‑2 from China to other countries resulted in the Director General of the World Health Organization declaring COVID-19 a pandemic in March 2020.

While the constraints of the pandemic are being lifted, we are still assessing the

longer-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our development plans, and on the ability to conduct our clinical trials There can be no assurance that this analysis will enable us to avoid or remediate part or all of any impact from the spread

of COVID-19 or its consequences, including downturns in business sentiment generally.

The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing global efforts to contain its spread will impact our operations will depend on future developments,

which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted at this time, and include the duration, severity and scope of the pandemic and the actions taken to contain or treat the COVID‑19 pandemic.

Further, the specific clinical outcomes, or future

pandemic related impacts of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants cannot be reliably predicted

The patients in our clinical trials have conditions that make them especially vulnerable to COVID-19, and as a result we

have seen slowdowns in enrollment in our clinical trials.

While our Phase 2b clinical study in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity, known as the INSPIRE study, is fully populated, our other clinical studies are likely to

continue to encounter delays in enrollment as a result of the pandemic.

Further, with respect to the INSPIRE study, we anticipate that the COVID-19 pandemic will slow our ability to close out trial sites and report trial data.

IRX‑2 is a product containing among others, IL‑2, as well as IL-6 and IL-8, IL-10 and TNF-a types of cytokine-signaling

molecules in the immune system.

While many of the mechanisms of action of COVID-19 are still unknown, there is evidence that some patients with severe COVID-19 cases may experience “cytokine release syndrome” or “cytokine storm.” In these

cases, the body releases cytokines into the body too quickly, which can create symptoms such as high fever, inflammation, severe fatigue and nausea and can lead to severe or life-threatening symptoms.

In addition, a paper published in the

British Medical Journal in 2020 reported increased proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines, including IL-2R, IL-6, IL-8, TNF and IL-10, and an obvious association with both COVID-19 severity and in-hospital mortality.

In June 2020 the Journal of Medical Virology published a letter submitted by Wen

Luo, Jia-Wen Zhang, Wei Zhang, Yuan-Long Lin and Qi Wang, supported by grants from the State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Technology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, stating that, based on a review of 25 patients admitted to intensive

care units with a confirmed infection of COVID-19, cytokine storm of a number of interleukins, including IL‑2, was absent.

The letter therefore suggested that the severity of COVID-19 symptoms is not directly associated with circulating levels

There can be no assurance, however, that further study will bear this out or that patients treated with IRX‑2, who are already at higher risk for COVID-19 due to their underlying diagnosis, will not be adversely affected.

For additional information regarding our business, please see Item 8.01 of our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the

Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, on May 11, 2021.

Second Quarter 2021 and Recent Developments

License Agreements

On April 26, 2021, Brooklyn LLC entered into an exclusive license agreement, or the License Agreement, with Novellus, Ltd.

and Factor, or the Licensors, to license the Licensors’ intellectual property and mRNA cell reprogramming and gene editing technology for use in the development of certain cell-based therapies to be evaluated and developed for treating human

diseases, including certain types of cancer, sickle cell disease, and beta thalassemia.

Through the License Agreement, Brooklyn LLC acquired an exclusive worldwide license to develop and commercialize certain cell-based therapies to treat

cancer and rare blood disorders, including sickle cell disease, based on patented technology and know-how of Novellus, Ltd.

The License Agreement provides that Brooklyn LLC is obligated to pay the Licensors a total of $4,000,000 in connection with

the execution of the License Agreement, all of which has been paid.

Brooklyn LLC is obligated to pay to the Licensors additional fees of $5,000,000 in October 2021 and $7,000,000 in October 2022.

The completion of our acquisition of Novellus, Inc., formerly the sole equity holder of Novellus, Ltd., on July 16, 2021

relieves us from potential obligations to pay Novellus, Ltd.

certain upfront fees, clinical development milestone fees and post-registration royalties under the License Agreement.

The agreements with Factor under the License Agreement remains

Brooklyn LLC is obligated to pay Factor $2,500,000 in October 2021 and $3,500,000 in October 2022.

Under the terms of the License Agreement, Brooklyn LLC is required to use commercially reasonably efforts to achieve

certain delineated milestones, including specified clinical development and regulatory milestones and specified commercialization milestones.

In general, upon its achievement of these milestones, Brooklyn LLC will be obligated, in the case of

development and regulatory milestones, to make milestone payments to Licensor in specified amounts and, in the case of commercialization milestones, to specified royalties with respect to product sales, sublicense fees or sales of pediatric

review vouchers.

In the event Brooklyn LLC fails to timely achieve certain delineated milestones, the Licensors may have the right to terminate the rights of Brooklyn LLC under provisions of the License Agreement relating to those milestones.

The Licensor is responsible for preparing, filing, prosecuting and maintaining all patent applications and patents under

the License Agreement.

If, however, the Licensors determine not to maintain a particular licensed patent or not to prepare, file and prosecute a licensed patent, Brooklyn LLC will have the right, but not the obligation, to assume those

responsibilities in the territory at its expense.

Novellus, Ltd.

is a pre-clinical development, manufacturing, and technology licensing entity focused on engineered cellular

Novellus, Ltd.

has created, developed, and patented mRNA-based cell reprogramming and gene editing technologies to create engineered cellular medicines.

The synthetic mRNA developed by Novellus, Ltd.

is non-immunogenic—it is capable

of successfully evading the immune system while being recognized by cellular processes.

The synthetic mRNA is then capable of expressing high levels of proteins for cell reprogramming and gene editing.

The mRNA may be formulated for injection

into target tissues for cellular uptake and therapeutic treatment.

The synthetic mRNA technology may be used to edit gene mutations through mRNA chemistry or expressed gene-editing proteins

to treat genetic and rare diseases.

It may also be used to reprogram human non-pluripotent cells and IPSCs.

The IPSCs may then be differentiated into pure populations of varying therapeutic cell types.

The reprogramming technology offers a rapid, cost-effective and patient specific therapy using

the engineered stem cells created from IPSCs.

Novellus has over 45 granted patents throughout the world covering synthetic mRNA, RNA-based gene editing, and RNA-based cell reprogramming, in addition to specific patents covering methods for treating specific

There are also greater than 50 pending patent applications throughout the world focused on these and other aspects of the technology.

The patent coverage includes granted patents and pending patent applications in the United States,

Europe, and Japan along with other major life sciences markets.

There can be no assurance that Brooklyn LLC can successfully develop and commercialize the technology licensed under the License Agreement.

Purchase Agreement

On April 26, 2021, we entered into a purchase agreement, or the Purchase Agreement, with Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC, or Lincoln Park, under which, subject to specified terms and conditions, we may sell to

Lincoln Park up to $20.0 million of shares of common stock from time to time during the term of the Purchase Agreement.

Additionally, on April 26, 2021, we entered into a registration rights agreement, or the Registration Rights Agreement, with Lincoln Park, pursuant to which we agreed to file a registration statement with the

Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, covering the resale of shares of common stock issued to Lincoln Park under the Purchase Agreement.

Under the terms and subject to the conditions of the Purchase Agreement, we have the right, but not the obligation, to sell to Lincoln Park, and Lincoln Park is obligated to purchase up to $20.0 million of shares

of common stock.

Any such sale of common stock will be subject to specified limitations and may occur from time to time, at our discretion, over a 36-month period commencing after the date that a registration statement covering the resale of

shares of common stock issued under the Purchase Agreement, which we agreed to file with the SEC pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, is declared effective by the SEC and a final prospectus in connection therewith is filed and the other

conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement are satisfied.

Lincoln Park has no right to require us to sell any common stock to Lincoln Park, but Lincoln Park is obligated to make purchases as we direct, subject to conditions set forth in the

Purchase Agreement.

Upon entering into the Purchase Agreement, we issued and sold 56,041 shares of common stock, or the Commitment Shares, to Lincoln Park as consideration for Lincoln Park’s commitment to purchase up to $20.0 million

shares of common stock under the Purchase Agreement.

Under the Purchase Agreement, we may elect from time to time, subject to specified conditions, to require the selling stockholder to purchase on any single business day on which the closing price of common stock is

equal to or greater than $1.00, which we refer to as a Regular Purchase, (a) up to 60,000 shares of common stock, (b) if the closing sale price of common stock on the NYSE American is at least $5.50 per share, up to 80,000 shares of common stock

or (c) if the closing sale price of common stock on the NYSE American is at least $7.00 per share, up to 120,000 shares of common stock.

In no case, however, will the selling stockholder’s commitment with respect to any single Regular Purchase

exceed $1,000,000.

The foregoing share amounts and per share prices will be adjusted for any reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock split, reverse stock split or other similar transaction occurring after the date of the

Purchase Agreement with respect to common stock.

The purchase price per share for each such Regular Purchase will be based on prevailing market prices of the common stock immediately preceding the time of sale, as determined under the Purchase

In addition to Regular Purchases, we may also direct Lincoln Park to purchase other amounts as accelerated purchases or as additional accelerated purchases on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in

the Purchase Agreement.

As of May 14, 2021, we had issued and sold an aggregate of 302,358 shares of common stock to Lincoln Park pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, resulting in gross proceeds of $6.3 million.

The reprogramming technology offers a

rapid, cost-effective and patient specific therapy using the engineered stem cells created from IPSCs.

Novellus, Ltd.

has licenses from Factor to use over 45 granted patents throughout the world covering synthetic mRNA,

RNA-based gene editing, and RNA-based cell reprogramming, in addition to specific patents covering methods for treating specific diseases.

There are also more than 50 pending patent applications throughout the world focused on these and other

aspects of the technology.

The patent coverage includes granted patents and pending patent applications in the United States, Europe, and Japan, along with other major life sciences markets.

There can be no assurance that Brooklyn LLC can successfully develop and commercialize the technology licensed under the

License Agreement.

Purchase Agreements

On April 26, 2021, Brooklyn and Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC, or Lincoln Park, executed a purchase agreement, or the

First Purchase Agreement, and a related registration rights agreement.

Pursuant to the First Purchase Agreement, Brooklyn had the right, but not the obligation, to sell to Lincoln Park, and Lincoln Park would be obligated to purchase, up to

$20.0 million of shares of Brooklyn’s common stock.

Sales of common stock by Brooklyn, if any, were subject to certain limitations, and could occur from time to time, at Brooklyn’s sole discretion.

For entering into the First Purchase

Agreement, Brooklyn issued to Lincoln Park 56,041 shares of common shares as consideration for Lincoln Park’s commitment to purchase up to $20.0 million in shares of common stock.

During the three months ending June 30, 2021, Brooklyn issued

and sold to Lincoln Park a total of 1,127,736 shares of common stock for gross proceeds of $20,000,000, and no further shares may be sold to Lincoln Park under the First Purchase Agreement.

On May 26, 2021, Brooklyn executed a purchase agreement, or the

Second Purchase Agreement, and a related registration rights agreement.

Pursuant to the Second Purchase Agreement, Brooklyn has the right, but not the obligation, to sell to Lincoln Park, and Lincoln Park would be obligated to purchase, up to $40,000,000 of shares of Brooklyn’s common stock.

Sales of common stock by Brooklyn, if any, are subject to certain limitations, and may occur from time to time, at Brooklyn’s sole discretion.

For entering into the Second Purchase Agreement, Brooklyn issued to Lincoln Park 50,000 shares of

common shares as consideration for Lincoln Park’s commitment to purchase up to $40,000,000 in shares of common stock.

Under the Second Purchase Agreement, on any business day selected by Brooklyn, Brooklyn may direct Lincoln Park to purchase

up to 60,000 shares of common stock on such business day, which we refer to as a Regular Purchase, provided, however, that (i) the Regular Purchase may be increased to up to 80,000 shares, provided that the closing sale price of the common

stock is not below $5.50 on the purchase date, and (ii) the Regular Purchase may be increased to up to 120,000 shares, provided that the closing sale price of the common stock is not below $7.00 on the purchase date.

In each case, Lincoln

Park’s maximum commitment in any single Regular Purchase may not exceed $1,000,000 under the First Purchase Agreement and $2,000,000 under the Second Purchase Agreement.

The purchase price per share for each such Regular Purchase will be based

off of prevailing market prices of common stock immediately preceding the time of sale.

In addition to Regular Purchases, Brooklyn may direct Lincoln Park to purchase other amounts as accelerated purchases or as additional accelerated purchases

if the closing sale price of the common stock exceeds certain threshold prices as set forth in the Second Purchase Agreement.

The Second Purchase Agreement also prohibits Brooklyn from directing Lincoln Park to purchase any shares of common stock if

those shares, when aggregated with all other shares of common stock then beneficially owned by Lincoln Park and its affiliates, would result in Lincoln Park and its affiliates having beneficial ownership, at any single point in time, of more

than 4.99% of the then total outstanding shares of common stock.

Brooklyn has the right to terminate the Second Purchase Agreement at any time, at no cost or penalty.

Actual sales of shares of common stock to Lincoln Park under the Second Purchase Agreements depend on a variety of factors

to be determined by Brooklyn from time to time, including, among others, market conditions, the trading price of the common stock and determinations by Brooklyn as to the appropriate sources of funding for Brooklyn and its operations.

that any net proceeds received by Brooklyn from such sales to Lincoln Park will be used for research and development, working capital and general corporate purposes.

As of June 30, 2021, Brooklyn had issued and sold 3,211,942 shares of common stock under the First Purchase Agreement and

the Second Purchase Agreement for total net proceeds of $48.5 million.

Acquisition of Novellus

On July 16, 2021, Brooklyn and its newly formed, wholly owned subsidiary Brooklyn Acquisition Sub, Inc.

entered into an

agreement and plan of acquisition, or the Acquisition Agreement, with (a) Novellus LLC, (b) Novellus, Inc., the sole equity holder of Novellus, Ltd.

and, prior to the closing under the Acquisition Agreement, a wholly owned subsidiary of

Novellus, LLC, and (c) a seller representative.

Novellus, Ltd.

is a pre-clinical stage biotechnology company organized under the laws of Ireland that is developing engineered cellular medicines using its licensed, patented non-immunogenic mRNA,

high-specificity gene editing, mutation-free and footprint-free cell reprogramming and serum-insensitive mRNA lipid delivery technologies.

The closing of the transaction contemplated by the Acquisition Agreement, or the Acquisition, was held contemporaneously

with the execution and delivery of the Acquisition Agreement.

At the closing:

Brooklyn acquired all of the outstanding equity interests of Novellus, Inc.

as the result of the merger of Brooklyn Acquisition Sub, Inc.

with and into

Novellus, Inc., following which Novellus, Inc., as the surviving corporation, became Brooklyn’s wholly owned subsidiary and Novellus Ltd.

became Brooklyn’s indirectly owned subsidiary.

Brooklyn acquired 25.0% of the total outstanding equity interests of NoveCite, Inc., a corporation focused on bringing an allogeneic mesenchymal stem cell,

or MSC, product to patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome, including from COVID-19.

Brooklyn delivered consideration for the Acquisition totaling approximately $124.0 million, which consisted of (a) $22.8

million in cash and (b) 7,022,230 shares of common stock, which under the terms of the Acquisition Agreement were valued at a total of $102.0 million, based on a price of $14.5253 per share.

The Acquisition Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and certain indemnification provisions.

740,766 of the shares issued as consideration have been placed in escrow for a period of up to 12 months in order to secure indemnification obligations to Brooklyn under the Acquisition Agreement.

The Acquisition Agreement also contains

non-competition and non-solicitation provisions pursuant to which Novellus LLC has agreed not to engage in certain competitive activities for a period of five years following the closing, including customary restrictions relating to employees.

No employees of Novellus Ltd.

or Novellus, Inc.

prior to the Acquisition continued their employment, or were otherwise engaged by Brooklyn, following the Acquisition.

In connection with the Acquisition, the co-founders of Novellus, Ltd.

entered into lock-up agreements with respect to

3,377,690 of the shares received in the Acquisition, and Brooklyn’s Chair of the Board of Directors and its Chief Executive Officer and President entered into identical lock-up agreements with respect to their current holdings of Brooklyn

Each lock-up agreement extends for a period of three years, provided that up to 75% of the shares of common stock subject to the lock-up agreement may be released from the lock-up restrictions

earlier if the price of common stock on the NYSE American stock exchange exceeds specified thresholds.

The lock-up agreements include customary exceptions for transfers during the applicable lock-up period.

We expect the Acquisition will advance our evolution into a platform company with a pipeline of next-generation engineered

cellular, gene editing and cytokine programs.

In addition, the acquisition of Novellus, Ltd.

builds on the License Agreement.

(See “__Second Quarter 2021 and Recent Developments—License Agreements” above.) The completion of the acquisition of

Novellus, Ltd.

relieves Brooklyn LLC from potential obligations to pay Novellus, Ltd.

certain upfront fees, clinical development milestone fees and post-registration royalties under the License Agreement.

The agreement with Factor under the

License Agreement, which grants Brooklyn LLC exclusive rights to develop certain next-generation mRNA gene editing and cell therapy products, remains unchanged.

Basis of Presentation

We are a development stage company and have had no revenues from product sales to date.

We will not have revenues from product sales until such time as we receive regulatory approval of our drug candidates,

successfully commercialize our products or enter into a licensing agreement which may include up-front licensing fees, of which there can be no assurance.

We will not have revenues from

product sales until such time as we receive regulatory approval of our drug candidates, successfully commercialize our products or enter into a licensing agreement which may include up-front licensing fees, of which there can be no assurance.

General and Administrative Expenses

Our general and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries, benefits and other costs, including stock-based compensation, for our executive and administrative personnel, legal and other professional

Our general and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries, benefits and other costs, including stock-based

compensation, for our executive and administrative personnel, legal and other professional fees;

travel, insurance, and other corporate costs.

Research and Development Expenses

Our research and development expenses consist of costs incurred for company-sponsored research and development activities, as well as support for selected investigator-sponsored research.

The major components of

research and development costs include preclinical study costs, clinical manufacturing costs, clinical study and trial expenses, insurance coverage for clinical trials, consulting, scientific advisors and other third-party costs, salaries and

employee benefits, stock-based compensation expense, supplies and materials (required capital equipment) and allocations of various overhead costs related to our product development efforts.

To date, all of our research and development resources

have been devoted to the development of IRX-2, and we expect this to continue for the foreseeable future.

In the normal course of our business, we contract with third parties to perform various clinical study and trial activities in the on-going development and testing of potential products.

The financial terms of

these agreements are subject to negotiation and vary from contract to contract and may result in uneven payment flows.

Payments under the contracts depend on factors such as the achievement of certain events or milestones, the successful

enrollment of patients, the allocation of responsibilities among the parties to the agreement, and the completion of portions of the clinical study or trial or similar conditions.

Preclinical and clinical study and trial associated activities

such as production and testing of clinical material require significant up-front expenditures.

We anticipate paying significant portions of a study or trial’s cost before such begins and incurring additional expenditures as the study or trial

progresses and reaches certain milestones.

We expense our research and development costs as incurred.

Our research and development expenses consist of costs incurred

for company-sponsored research and development activities, as well as support for selected investigator-sponsored research.

Upfront payments and milestone payments made for the licensing of technology are expensed as research and development in

the period in which they are incurred if the technology is not expected to have any alternative future uses other than the specific research and development project for which it was intended.

The major components of research and development

costs include preclinical study costs, clinical manufacturing costs, clinical study and trial expenses, insurance coverage for clinical trials, expensed licensed technology, consulting, scientific advisors and other third-party costs, salaries

and employee benefits, stock-based compensation expense, supplies and materials and allocations of various overhead costs related to our product development efforts.

In the normal course of our business, we contract with third parties to perform various clinical study and trial activities

in the on-going development and testing of potential products.

The financial terms of these agreements are subject to negotiation and vary from contract to contract and may result in uneven payment flows.

Payments under the contracts depend on

factors such as the achievement of certain events or milestones, the successful enrollment of patients, the allocation of responsibilities among the parties to the agreement, and the completion of portions of the clinical study or trial or

similar conditions.

Preclinical and clinical study and trial associated activities such as production and testing of clinical material require significant up-front expenditures.

We anticipate paying significant portions of a study’s or trial’s

cost before such begins and incurring additional expenditures as the study or trial progresses and reaches certain milestones.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based on our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP.

preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires us to make judgments, estimates, and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the

consolidated financial statements, as well as the reported revenue and expenses during the reporting periods.

We continually evaluate our judgments, estimates and assumptions.

We base our estimates on the terms of underlying agreements, our

expected course of development, historical experience and other factors we believe are reasonable based on the circumstances, the results of which form our management’s basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities

that are not readily apparent from other sources.

Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The accounting policies described below are not intended to be a comprehensive list of all of our accounting policies.

In many cases, the accounting treatment of a particular transaction is

specifically dictated by GAAP.

There are also areas in which our management’s judgment in selecting any available alternative would not produce a materially different result.

Our consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included

elsewhere in this report contain accounting policies and other disclosures as required by GAAP.

Use of Estimates

We are required under GAAP to make estimates and assumptions that affect (a) the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, (b) disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of

the financial statements, (c) the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period, and (d) the reported amount of the fair value of assets required in connection with our business combination with IRX Therapeutics, LLC in

Our actual results could differ, possibly significantly, from those estimates.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents are a measure of our cash on hand and any highly liquid investments with maturity dates within the next three months.

At December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021, we had

cash of $1.6 million and $8.4 million, respectively.

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are recorded at cost on our balance sheets, and then are depreciated over their useful lives.

Laboratory and manufacturing equipment are depreciated over an estimated

7-year life span.

Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the shorter of their useful life, or the end of the lease term.

When these assets are disposed of, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from our balance sheet and

the resulting gain or loss is recognized.

In-Process Research and Development

In-process research and development, or IPR&D, assets represent the fair value of the technologies acquired in connection with the business combination with IRX Therapeutics, LLC have not

reached technological feasibility and likely have no alternative future use.

IPR&D assets are considered to be indefinite lived until the associated research is completed or abandoned.

If IPR&D assets are deemed to be indefinite, they are

tested for impairment on an annual basis, or more frequently if we become aware of any events or changes that result in the fair value of these assets being decreased.

In such a case, where we are able to commercialize IPR&D assets, the lives

of the assets are reduced and the amounts are amortized based on the estimated useful lives beginning at that point in time.

Where development is terminated or abandoned, there may be a small impairment charge related to the IPR&D assets.

Research and Development

Research and development expenses are charged to operations as incurred.

These assets include costs related to clinical and preclinical trials such as payments to coordinators and hospitals,

costs of testing and other medical procedures provided to patient test subjects, site visits, and other costs related to our clinical trials.

We were not directly subject to federal, state or local income taxes through December 31, 2018, as any tax liability was passed on to our members.

In the year ended December 31, 2019, we

recorded taxable income related to the New York City Unincorporated Business Tax.

We expect this to continue in the future.

The benefits from uncertain tax positions are recognized only if it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination by local, state or federal taxing authorities.

Any tax benefits recognized in our financial statements are measured based on the largest benefit that has at least a 50% likelihood of being realized.

At this time, we have no material uncertain tax positions for any recording period.

There were no significant changes in our critical accounting estimates during the three and six months ended June 30, 2021

to augment the critical accounting estimates disclosed under “Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations--Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” in Part I of our Quarterly Report on Form

10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021.

Results of Operations

Comparison of Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 and 2020

For the three months ended March 31,

Comparison of Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020

Three months ended June 30,

Operating expenses:

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General and administrative

Total operating expenses

Loss from operations

Other expenses:

Loss on sale of NTN assets

Other expense, net

Total other expenses

Series A preferred stock dividend

Net loss attributable to common stockholders

Six months ended June 30,

Operating expenses:

Research and development

General and administrative

Transaction costs

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Other expenses:

Loss on sale of NTN assets

Other expense, net

Loss on sales of NTN assets

Total other expenses

Series A preferred stock dividend

Net loss attributable to common stockholders

We had no revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2021 or 2020.

We had no revenues for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 or 2020.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses include corporate and office expenses, legal, accounting and consulting fees, and travel expenses.

Our general and administrative expenses increased due to additional fees for

professional and legal fees associated with the Merger.

We expect general and administrative expenses to increase in future periods as we increase our business activities following completion of the Merger and incur costs associated with being a publicly traded company.

The increase in general and administrative expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 was primarily related

to increased legal, accounting and consulting fees associated with merger and acquisition activity, costs associated with being a publicly traded company and increased stock-based compensation resulting from the issuance of equity awards when

compared to the same periods in 2020.

We expect general and administrative expenses to increase in future periods as we increase our business activities and

incur costs associated with being a publicly traded company.

Research and Development Expenses

Research and development expenses in 2021 relate to the support of our investigator-sponsored studies.

Expenses related to our research and development activities increased during the three months ended March 21, 2021 when compared against the same period in 2020 due to stock-based compensation modification for the

conversion of common units into common shares and increase in clinical trials for new trial initiation.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, our research and development expenses increased due to upfront payments

associated with licensed technology, increased clinical trial expenses and stock-based compensation for the issuance of equity awards when compared to the same periods in 2020.

We expect research and development expenses to grow as we expand our clinical trial activities.

Transaction Costs

There were no transaction costs for the three months ended March 31, 2020.

For the three months ended March 31, 2020, transaction costs related to the issuance of common stock to our financial advisor upon

consummation of the Merger.

There were no transaction costs for the three months ended June 30, 2021.

For the six months ended June 30, 2021,

transaction costs related to the issuance of common stock to our financial advisor upon consummation of the Merger.

Change in Fair Value of Contingent Consideration

Change in fair value of contingent consideration was $820,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2020.

There were no changes to the fair value of contingent consideration for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020.

the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, change in fair value of contingent consideration was $0 and $820,000, respectively.

Other Expense, Net

Other expense, net for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 mainly related to payments of interest on notes in the principal amount of $410,000 that we assumed as part of the acquisition of the assets of

IRX Therapeutics, LLC in 2018.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, other expense, net increased primarily due to interest accrued on notes

payable of $410,000 that we assumed as part of the acquisition of the assets of IRX Therapeutics, LLC in 2018.

The notes bear interest at the rate of 14% and were due on December 31, 2019.

On January 27, 2020, the notes were amended to extend the maturity date to the earlier of (i) a change of control and (ii) December 31,

2021, whichever comes first.

On January 27, 2020, the notes were amended to extend

the maturity date to the earlier of (i) a change of control and (ii) December 31, 2021, whichever comes first.

Loss on Sales of NTN Assets

Loss on sales of NTN assets for the three months ended March 31, 2021 was incurred when we completed the Asset Sale.

Loss on sales of NTN assets for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 was incurred when we completed the

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Since our inception, we have financed our operations primarily with capital calls to our members.

At March 31, 2021, we had cash and cash equivalents of $8.4 million principally derived from contributions by our

We have to date incurred operating losses, and we expect these losses to increase in the future as we expand our drug development programs and operate as a publicly traded company.

We anticipate using current cash on hand and our net

proceeds from sales of common stock under the Purchase Agreement to finance these activities.

It will likely be some years before we obtain the necessary regulatory approvals to commercialize one or more of our drug candidates.

current financial condition and forecasts of available cash, including as mentioned above, we believe we have sufficient funds to fund our operations through the first quarter of 2022.

There can be no assurance that we will ever be in a

position to commercialize IRX-2 or any other drug candidate we may acquire, or that we will obtain any additional financing that we require in the future or, even if such financing is available, it will obtainable on terms acceptable to us.

At June 30, 2021, we had cash and cash equivalents of $50,164,673.

During the second quarter of 2021, we entered into the

First Purchase Agreement and Second Purchase Agreement with Lincoln Park, pursuant to which we have the right, but not the obligation, to sell to Lincoln Park, and Lincoln Park is obligated to purchase up to an aggregate of $60,000,000 in

shares of our common stock.

Future sales of common stock by us, if any, are subject to certain limitations, and may occur from time to time, at our sole discretion.

As of August 12, 2021, we had issued and sold 3,211,942 shares of common stock

for total gross proceeds of $50.5 million and net proceeds of $48.5 million.

For further information, see “—Recent Developments—Purchase Agreements.”

We have to date incurred operating losses, and we expect these losses to increase in the future as we expand our drug

development programs and operate as a publicly traded company.

We anticipate using current cash on hand and our net proceeds from sales of common stock under the Second Purchase Agreement to finance these activities.

It will likely be some

years before we obtain the necessary regulatory approvals to commercialize one or more of our drug candidates.

Based on our current financial condition and forecasts of available cash, including as mentioned above, we believe we have sufficient

funds to fund our operations for the next twelve months.

There can be no assurance that we will ever be in a position to commercialize IRX-2 or any other drug candidate we may acquire, or that we will obtain any additional financing that we

require in the future or, even if such financing is available, that it will obtainable on terms acceptable to us.

In that regard, our future funding requirements will depend on many factors, including:

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the cost of filing and potentially prosecuting, defending and enforcing any patent claims and other intellectual property rights.

We plan to raise additional funds to support our product development activities and working capital requirements through public or private equity offerings, debt financings, corporate collaborations or other means.

We may also seek governmental grants to support our clinical trials and preclinical trials.

We plan to raise additional funds to support our product development activities and working capital requirements through

the remaining availability under the Second Purchase Agreement, public or private equity offerings, debt financings, corporate collaborations or other means.

We may also seek governmental grants to support our clinical trials and preclinical

Further, we may seek to raise capital to fund additional product development efforts even if we have sufficient funds for our planned operations.

by us of additional equity or convertible debt securities could result in dilution to our stockholders.

Any sale by us of additional equity or convertible debt securities could result in

dilution to our stockholders.

There can be no assurance that any such required additional funding will be available to us at all or available on terms acceptable to us.

Further, to the extent that we raise additional funds through collaborative arrangements, it may be necessary to relinquish some rights to our technologies or grant sublicenses on terms that are not favorable to

If we are not able to secure additional funding when needed, we may have to delay, reduce the scope of or eliminate one or more research and development programs, which could have an adverse effect on our business.

Further, to the extent that we raise additional funds through collaborative arrangements, it may be necessary to relinquish

some rights to our technologies or grant sublicenses on terms that are not favorable to us.

If we are not able to secure additional funding when needed, we may have to delay, reduce the scope of or eliminate one or more research and development

programs, which could have an adverse effect on our business.

Sources of Funds

Equity Securities

As a condition to the closing of the Merger, we were required to have at least $10.0 million in cash and cash equivalents at the effective time of the Merger.

In furtherance of, and prior to, the Merger, certain of our members entered

into agreements pursuant to which those members purchased units of Brooklyn LLC for an aggregate purchase price of $10.5 million.

On April 26, 2021, we entered into the Purchase Agreement under which, subject to specified terms and conditions, we may sell to Lincoln Park up to $20.0 million of shares of common stock from time to time

during the term of the Purchase Agreement.

As of May 14, 2021, we had issued and sold an aggregate of 302,358 shares of common stock to Lincoln Park pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, resulting in gross proceeds of $6.3 million.

further information, see “—Recent Developments—Purchase Agreement.”

On March 26, 2021, we completed the Asset Sale, in which we sold to eGames.com our rights, title and interest in and to the assets relating to the

business we operated prior to the Merger under the name “NTN Buzztime, Inc.” in exchange for eGames.com’s payment of a purchase price of $2.0 million and assumption of specified liabilities relating to such pre-Merger business.

Brooklyn PPP Loan .

On March 27, 2020, then-President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, or the CARES Act, as amended on June 5, 2020 by the Paycheck Protection

Program, or PPP.

The CARES Act, among other things, includes provisions relating to refundable payroll tax credits, deferment of employer side social security payments, net operating loss carry back periods, and alternative minimum tax credit

refunds, modifications to the net interest deduction limitations and technical corrections to tax depreciation methods for qualified improvement property.

On May 4, 2020, we were granted a loan from Silicon Valley Bank, which we refer to as the

Brooklyn PPP Loan, in the aggregate amount of $309,905, pursuant to the PPP under Division A, Title I of the CARES Act.

The Brooklyn PPP Loan, which was in the form of a Note we issued as of May 4, 2020, matures on May 5, 2022 and bears

interest at a rate of 1.0% per annum, payable monthly commencing on November 4, 2020.

We may prepay the Note at any time prior to maturity, with no prepayment penalties.

Funds from the Brooklyn PPP Loan may only be used for payroll costs, rent

and utilities.

We are using the funds received from the Brooklyn PPP Loan for what we believe are qualifying expenses.

Under the terms of the Brooklyn PPP Loan, certain amounts of the Brooklyn PPP Loan may be forgiven if they are used for

qualifying expenses as described in the CARES Act.

During the second quarter, we entered into the First Purchase Agreement and the Second Purchase Agreement with Lincoln Park, pursuant to which, subject to

specified terms and conditions, we have the right, but not the obligation, to sell to Lincoln Park, and Lincoln Park is obligated to purchase up to an aggregate of $60.0 million in shares of our common stock.

As of August 12, 2021, we

had issued and sold 3,211,942 shares of common stock for total gross proceeds of $50.5 million and net proceeds of $48.5 million.

For further information, see “—Recent Developments—Purchase Agreements.”

As a condition to the closing of the Merger, Brooklyn LLC was required to have at least $10.0 million in cash and cash equivalents at the effective time of

In furtherance of, and prior to, the Merger, certain of its members entered into agreements pursuant to which those members purchased additional units of Brooklyn LLC for an aggregate purchase price of $10.5 million.

Disposition .

On March 26, 2021, Brooklyn completed the Disposition, in which it sold to eGames.com its rights, title and interest in and

to the assets relating to the business it operated prior to the Merger under the name “NTN Buzztime, Inc.” in exchange for eGames.com’s payment of a purchase price of $2.0 million and assumption of specified liabilities relating to such

pre-Merger business.

Brooklyn LLC PPP Loan .

On May 4, 2020, Brooklyn LLC issued a note in the principal amount of approximately $309,905 to Silicon Valley Bank

evidencing the loan, or the Brooklyn LLC PPP Loan, Brooklyn LLC received under the Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP, of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act administered by the U.S.

Small Business Administration, or the

As of June 30, 2021, the outstanding principal balance of the Brooklyn LLC PPP Loan was $309,905.

The Brooklyn LLC PPP Loan matures on May 5, 2022 and bears interest at a rate of 1.0% per annum.

Brooklyn LLC must make

monthly interest-only payments beginning on November 4, 2020.

One final payment of all unforgiven principal plus any accrued unpaid interest is due at maturity.

Funds from the Brooklyn LLC PPP Loan may only be used for payroll costs, rent and

We believe Brooklyn LLC used the funds received from the Brooklyn LLC PPP Loan for qualifying expenses.

Under the terms of the PPP, we may prepay the Brooklyn LLC PPP Loan at any time with no prepayment penalties, and certain

amounts of the Brooklyn LLC PPP Loan may be forgiven if they are used for qualifying expenses as described in the CARES Act.

In June 2021, Brooklyn LLC submitted our loan forgiveness application for the PPP Loan.

We believe Brooklyn LLC will

qualify for forgiveness of the Brooklyn LLC PPP Loan, but there can be no assurance that Brooklyn LLC will obtain full forgiveness based on the legislation.

Uses of Funds

Net Cash Used in Operating Activities .

Our operations used $3,429,927 million in the three months ended March 31, 2021.

Our cash use for operating activities is

influenced by the level of our net loss and the amount of cash we invest in personnel and technology development to support anticipated growth in our business.

Our operations used $10.2 million

during the six months ended June 30, 2021.

Our cash use for operating activities is influenced by the level of our net loss and the amount of cash we invest in personnel and technology development to support anticipated growth in our business.

Lease Obligations .

We are obligated to pay $486,000 per annum for our facilities in Brooklyn, New York, where we have our offices and manufacturing operations, subject to annual increases

and to a sharing of common area expenses with other tenants in the building.

The lease expires on December 31, 2025.

NTN PPP Loan .

On April 18, 2020, NTN Buzztime, Inc.

was granted a loan, which we refer to as the NTN PPP Loan, in the aggregate amount of $1,625,000, pursuant to

the PPP under the CARES Act.

Under the terms of the NTN Loan, certain amounts of the NTN PPP Loan could be forgiven if they were used for qualifying expenses as described in the CARES Act.

We are obligated to pay approximately $660,000 per year for our facilities leases, subject to

annual increases and to a sharing of common area expenses with other tenants in the building.

The leases expire at varying times between December 2025 and June 2028.

Brooklyn PPP Loan .

On April 18, 2020, Brooklyn (then known as NTN Buzztime, Inc.) was granted a loan, which we refer

to as the Brooklyn PPP Loan, in the aggregate amount of $1,625,000, pursuant to the PPP under the CARES Act.

Under the terms of the PPP, certain amounts of the Brooklyn PPP Loan could be forgiven if they were used for qualifying expenses as

described in the CARES Act.

In October 2020 the U.S.

Small Business Administration

approved the forgiveness of $1,093,000 of the $1,625,000 principal amount of the NTN PPP Loan, leaving a principal balance of $532,000, all of which, plus accrued and unpaid interest, was due and, in accordance with the terms of the agreement

and plan of merger and reorganization for the Merger, paid by us upon the closing of the Merger.

Small Business Administration approved the forgiveness of $1,093,000 of the $1,625,000 principal amount of the Brooklyn PPP Loan, leaving a principal balance of approximately $532,000, all of

which, plus accrued and unpaid interest, was due and, in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, paid by Brooklyn upon the closing of the Merger.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

A discussion of recent accounting pronouncements is included in Note 3 to the condensed consolidated financial statements included in this report.

A discussion of recent accounting pronouncements is included in Note 12 to the condensed consolidated financial statements

included in this report.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have no off-balance sheet arrangements that have, or are reasonably likely to have, a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in our financial condition, expenses, results of operations,

liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.

We have no off-balance sheet arrangements that have, or are reasonably likely to have, a current or future effect on our

financial condition, changes in our financial condition, expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Under SEC rules and regulations, as a smaller reporting company we are not required to provide the information otherwise required by this item.

Under SEC rules and regulations, as a smaller reporting company we are not required to provide the information otherwise

required by this item.

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