Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND
ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). All statements other
than statements of historical facts contained in this Quarterly Report, including statements regarding the future financial position,
business strategy and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. The words “believe,”
“may,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,”
“should,” “plan,” “expect,” and similar expressions, as they relate to us, are intended to identify
forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on current expectations and projections about future
events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial
needs. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions.
In addition, our business
and financial performance may be affected by the factors that are discussed under “Risk Factors” in the Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, filed on April 15, 2025. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing
environment. New risk factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for us to predict all risk factors, nor can we assess the
impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ
materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.
You should not rely upon
forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. We cannot assure you that the events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking
statements will be achieved or occur. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable,
we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements.
The following discussion
and analysis is qualified in its entirety by, and should be read in conjunction with, the more detailed information set forth in the
financial statements and the notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. This discussion should not be construed
to imply that the results discussed herein will necessarily continue into the future, or that any conclusion reached herein will necessarily
be indicative of actual operating results in the future. Such discussion represents only the best present assessment of our management.
Overview
We are a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical
company focused on our Phase III clinical trial, Flamingo-01, which is evaluating GLSI-100, an immunotherapy to prevent breast cancer
recurrences. GP2 is a 9 amino acid transmembrane peptide of the HER2/neu protein, a cell surface receptor protein that is expressed in
a variety of common cancers, including expression in 75% of breast cancers at low (1+), intermediate (2+), and high (3+ or over-expressor)
levels. The combination of GP2 + GM-CSF is called GLSI-100. We are currently expanding Flamingo-01 into Europe with plans to open up
to 150 sites globally. Flamingo-01 is designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of GLSI-100 in HER2 /neu positive patients with
residual disease or high-risk pathologic complete response at surgery and who have completed both neoadjuvant and postoperative adjuvant
trastuzumab based treatment.
To date, we have not generated
any revenue and we have incurred net losses. Our net losses were approximately $15.8 million and $8.9 million for the years ended December
31, 2024 and 2023, respectively and $7.3 million and $5.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Our net losses have resulted
from costs incurred in developing the drug in our pipeline, planning and preparing for clinical trials and general and administrative
activities associated with our operations. We expect to continue to incur significant expenses and corresponding increased operating
losses for the foreseeable future as we continue to develop our pipeline. Our costs may further increase as we conduct clinical trials
and seek regulatory approval for and prepare to commercialize our product candidate. We expect to incur significant expenses to continue
to build the infrastructure necessary to support our expanded operations, clinical trials, commercialization, including manufacturing,
marketing, sales and distribution functions. We will also experience increased costs associated with operating as a public company.
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Results of Operations for the Three Months
Ended June 30, 2025 and 2024
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development
expenses increased by $1,200,033 or 52%, to $3,507,906 for the three months ended June 30, 2025 from $2,307,873 for the three months
ended June 30, 2024. The increase was primarily the result of an options grant to employees, management, and the board of directors
and an increase in clinical expenses.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and
administrative expenses in creased by $184,516, or
52%, to $538,047 for the three months ended June 30, 2025 from $353,531 for the three months ended June 30, 2024. The increase was primarily the result of an options grant to employees, management, and the board of directors.
Results of Operations for the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2025 and 2024
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development
expenses increased by $1,606,642, or 36%, to $6,109,028 for the six months ended June 30, 2025 from $4,502,386 for the six months ended
June 30, 2024. The increase was primarily the result of an options grant to employees, management, and the board of directors and an
increase in clinical expenses.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative
expenses increased by $523,038, or 75%, to $1,219,257 for the six months ended June 30, 2025 from $696,219 for the six months ended June
30, 2024. The increase was primarily the result of an options grant to employees, management, and the board of directors.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Since our inception in 2006,
we have devoted most of our cash resources to research and development and general and administrative activities. We have not yet achieved
commercialization of our product and have a cumulative net loss from our operations. We will continue to incur net losses for the foreseeable
future. Our financial statements have been prepared assuming that we will continue as a going concern.
We will require additional
capital to meet our long-term operating requirements. We expect to raise additional capital through the sale of equity and/or debt securities;
however, there is no assurance that we will be successful at raising additional capital in the future. If our plans are not achieved
and/or if significant unanticipated events occur, we may have to further modify our business plan, which may require us to raise additional
capital. As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, our principal source of liquidity was our cash, which totaled $3,125,101 and $4,091,990,
respectively, and additional loans and accrued unreimbursed expenses from related parties. Historically, our principal sources of cash
have included proceeds from the sale of common stock and preferred stock and related party loans. Our principal uses of cash have included
cash used in operations. We expect that the principal uses of cash in the future will be for continuing operations, funding of research
and development, including our clinical trials, and general working capital requirements.
Cash Flow Activities for the Six Months
Ended June 30, 2025 and 2024
We incurred net losses of
$7,283,640 and $5,079,877 during the six month periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The increase was primarily the result
of an options grant to employees, management, and the board of directors and an increase in clinical expenses.
Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating
activities was $4,067,557 for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and $2,830,405 for the six months ended June 30, 2024.
Investing Activities
We did not use or generate
cash from investing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024.
Financing Activities
Between January 1, 2025 and
June 30, 2025, the Company completed At The Market (“ATM”) offerings pursuant to its ATM agreement with H. C. Wainwright,
in which it issued and sold a total of 320,210 shares of its common stock at an average offering price of $9.95 per share for gross proceeds
of $3,185,661 and net proceeds of $3,100,668, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses borne by the
Company, which totaled $84,993.
Between January 1, 2024 and
June 30, 2024, the Company sold shares of its common stock pursuant to its ATM agreement with Jefferies, in which it issued and sold
a total of 44,697 shares of its common stock at an average offering price of $14.07 per share for gross proceeds of $628,732 and net
proceeds of $565,858, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses borne by the Company, which totaled
$62,874.
Between July 1, 2025 and
July 28, 2025, the Company completed At The Market (“ATM”) offerings pursuant to its ATM agreement with H. C. Wainwright,
in which it issued and sold a total of 157,318 shares of its common stock at an average offering price of $10.49 per share for gross
proceeds of $1,650,575 and net proceeds of $1,601,059, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses borne
by the Company, which totaled $49,516.
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Contractual Obligations and Commitments
As of June 30, 2025, we did
not have any material contractual obligations, other than employment and shareholder agreements and the license for GP2 from HJF.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of June 30, 2025, we did
not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as described by Item 303(a)(4) of Regulation S-K.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our financial statements
are prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP, which require the use of estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts
of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts
of expenses in the periods presented.
On an ongoing basis, we evaluate
our estimates and judgments, including those related to accrued expenses and stock-based compensation. We base our estimates on historical
experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis
for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of expenses that are not readily apparent
from other sources. Actual results could differ from those estimates, particularly given the significant social and economic disruptions
and uncertainties associated with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the COVID-19 control responses.
Recent Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
None.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
Not Yet Adopted
In October 2023, the FASB
issued ASU 2023-06—Codification Amendments in Response to the SEC’s Disclosure Update and Simplification Initiative. The
main objective of the amendment is to modify the disclosure or presentation requirements of various Topics in the Codification. Certain
amendments represent clarifications to or technical corrections of the current requirements. to eliminate disclosure requirements that
were redundant, duplicative, overlapping, outdated, or superseded. The effective date for each amendment will be when the SEC’s
removal of that related disclosure from Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K becomes effective, with early adoption prohibited. The Company
is still evaluating the impact of the adoption of this standard.
JOBS Act
On April 5, 2012, the JOBS
Act was enacted. Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that an “emerging growth company” can take advantage of the extended
transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”) for complying
with new or revised accounting standards. In other words, an “emerging growth company” can delay the adoption of certain
accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies.
We have chosen to take advantage
of the extended transition periods available to emerging growth companies under the JOBS Act for complying with new or revised accounting
standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies provided under the JOBS Act. As a result, our financial statements
may not be comparable to those of companies that comply with public company effective dates for complying with new or revised accounting
standards.
Subject to certain conditions
set forth in the JOBS Act, as an “emerging growth company,” we intend to rely on certain of these exemptions, including,
without limitation, (i) providing an auditor’s attestation report on our system of internal controls over financial reporting pursuant
to Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and (ii) complying with any requirement that may be adopted by the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing
additional information about the audit and the financial statements, known as the auditor discussion and analysis. We will remain an
“emerging growth company” until the earliest of (i) the last day of the fiscal year in which we have total annual gross revenues
of $1.07 billion or more; (ii) the last day of our fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the date of the completion of our initial
public offering; (iii) the date on which we have issued more than $1 billion in nonconvertible debt during the previous three years;
or (iv) the date on which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer under the rules of the SEC.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES
ABOUT MARKET RISK
We are a smaller reporting
company, as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are not required to provide the information
required under this Item 3.
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