Item 1. Financial Statements
Item 1. Financial Statements.
IMMUNOME, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)
September 30, 2024
December 31, 2023
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
155,568
$
98,679
Marketable securities
84,562
39,463
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
3,910
6,561
Total current assets
244,040
144,703
Property and equipment, net
7,172
2,073
Operating right-of-use assets
2,388
1,564
Restricted cash
100
100
Other long-term assets
3,198
100
Total assets
$
256,898
$
148,540
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
$
3,518
$
3,311
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
26,331
8,025
Deferred revenue, current
9,679
10,493
Total current liabilities
39,528
21,829
Deferred revenue, non-current
—
5,489
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion
2,464
1,340
Total liabilities
41,992
28,658
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $ 0.0001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023
—
—
Common stock, $ 0.0001 par value; 300,000,000 shares authorized at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023; 60,422,062 and 43,251,778 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively
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Additional paid-in capital
650,351
342,663
Accumulated other comprehensive income
70
22
Accumulated deficit
( 435,521 )
( 222,807 )
Total stockholders’ equity
214,906
119,882
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
256,898
$
148,540
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements .
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IMMUNOME, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Collaboration revenue
$
2,910
$
3,565
$
6,303
$
10,192
Operating expenses:
In-process research and development
6,706
—
124,972
—
Research and development
37,200
3,823
81,652
13,452
General and administrative
9,526
4,375
22,509
11,617
Total operating expenses
53,432
8,198
229,133
25,069
Loss from operations
( 50,522 )
( 4,633 )
( 222,830 )
( 14,877 )
Interest income
3,422
288
10,116
705
Net loss
$
( 47,100 )
$
( 4,345 )
$
( 212,714 )
$
( 14,172 )
Net loss per share, basic and diluted
$
( 0.78 )
$
( 0.36 )
$
( 3.72 )
$
( 1.16 )
Weighted-average shares outstanding, basic and diluted
60,205,327
12,202,335
57,239,668
12,194,277
Comprehensive loss:
Net loss
$
( 47,100 )
$
( 4,345 )
$
( 212,714 )
$
( 14,172 )
Unrealized gain on marketable securities
68
—
48
—
Comprehensive loss
$
( 47,032 )
$
( 4,345 )
$
( 212,666 )
$
( 14,172 )
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements .
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IMMUNOME, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
(In thousands, except share data)
(unaudited)
Accumulated
Additional
Other
Total
Common Stock
Paid-in
Comprehensive
Accumulated
Stockholders'
Shares
Amount
Capital
Income
Deficit
Equity
Balance at December 31, 2023
43,251,778
$
4
$
342,663
$
22
$
( 222,807 )
$
119,882
Share-based compensation expense
—
—
2,159
—
—
2,159
Issuance of common stock under Zentalis License Agreement
2,298,586
—
23,388
—
—
23,388
Issuance of common stock under the Ayala Asset Purchase Agreement
2,175,489
—
50,645
—
—
50,645
Issuance of common stock for public offering, net of commissions and offering costs of $ 14,592
11,500,000
2
215,408
—
—
215,410
Exercise of stock options
125,704
—
171
—
—
171
Exercise of common stock warrants
342,686
—
3,427
—
—
3,427
Unrealized loss on marketable securities
—
—
—
( 18 )
—
( 18 )
Net loss
—
—
—
—
( 129,492 )
( 129,492 )
Balance at March 31, 2024
59,694,243
6
637,861
4
( 352,299 )
285,572
Share-based compensation expense
—
—
3,227
—
—
3,227
Exercise of stock options
289,041
—
859
—
—
859
Exercise of common stock warrants
30,371
—
304
—
—
304
Unrealized loss on marketable securities
—
—
—
( 2 )
—
( 2 )
Net loss
—
—
—
—
( 36,122 )
( 36,122 )
Balance at June 30, 2024
60,013,655
6
642,251
2
( 388,421 )
253,838
Share-based compensation expense
—
—
4,892
—
—
4,892
Issuance of common stock in connection with BMS License Agreement Amendment
230,415
—
2,699
—
—
2,699
Exercise of stock options
177,992
—
509
—
—
509
Unrealized gain on marketable securities
—
—
—
68
—
68
Net loss
—
—
—
—
( 47,100 )
( 47,100 )
Balance at September 30, 2024
60,422,062
$
6
$
650,351
$
70
$
( 435,521 )
$
214,906
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IMMUNOME, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
(In thousands, except share data)
(unaudited)
Additional
Total
Common Stock
Paid-in
Accumulated
Stockholders'
Shares
Amount
Capital
Deficit
Equity
Balance at December 31, 2022
12,128,843
$
1
$
132,653
$
( 116,001 )
$
16,653
Share-based compensation expense
—
—
1,200
—
1,200
Issuance of common stock under prior ATM, net of $ 1 of issuance costs
5,925
—
34
—
34
Issuance of common stock
55,250
—
221
—
221
Vesting of restricted stock awards
4,166
—
24
—
24
Net loss
—
—
—
( 4,270 )
( 4,270 )
Balance at March 31, 2023
12,194,184
1
134,132
( 120,271 )
13,862
Share-based compensation expense
—
—
998
—
998
Vesting of restricted stock awards
6,249
—
35
—
35
Net loss
—
—
—
( 5,557 )
( 5,557 )
Balance at June 30, 2023
12,200,433
1
135,165
( 125,828 )
9,338
Share-based compensation expense
—
—
1,072
—
1,072
Vesting of restricted stock awards
2,083
—
11
—
11
Net loss
—
—
—
( 4,345 )
( 4,345 )
Balance at September 30, 2023
12,202,516
$
1
$
136,248
$
( 130,173 )
$
6,076
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements .
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IMMUNOME, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
(unaudited)
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2024
2023
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss
$
( 212,714 )
$
( 14,172 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
1,117
306
Amortization of right-of-use asset
390
165
Accretion of discounts on marketable securities
( 2,363 )
332
Share-based compensation expense
10,278
3,340
Charge for purchase of in-process research and development assets
124,972
—
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expenses and other assets
2,269
1,553
Accounts payable
256
71
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
13,507
( 1,452 )
Deferred revenue
( 6,303 )
19,808
Operating lease liabilities
( 143 )
( 60 )
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
( 68,734 )
9,891
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of in-process research and development assets
( 46,086 )
—
Purchases of marketable securities
( 112,688 )
—
Maturities of marketable securities
70,000
—
Purchases of property and equipment
( 6,047 )
( 482 )
Net cash used in investing activities
( 94,821 )
( 482 )
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from public offering
230,002
—
Payment of offering costs
( 14,828 )
( 125 )
Prepayments from PIPE transaction recorded as deposit liability
—
61,000
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
1,539
—
Proceeds from exercise of common stock warrants
3,731
—
Proceeds from issuance of common stock under prior ATM, net
—
34
Net cash provided by financing activities
220,444
60,909
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
56,889
70,318
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
98,779
20,423
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
$
155,668
$
90,741
Reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
155,568
$
90,641
Restricted cash
100
100
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
$
155,668
$
90,741
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IMMUNOME, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
(unaudited)
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2024
2023
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Issuance of common stock in exchange for in-process research and development assets
$
76,732
$
—
Net liabilities assumed from purchases of in-process research and development assets
$
2,041
$
—
Purchase of in-process research and development assets in accounts payable
$
113
$
—
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities
$
1,189
$
—
Remeasurement of operating right-of-use asset and lease liability due to lease extension
$
—
$
226
Issuance of common stock to certain board of directors in lieu of accrued compensation
$
—
$
221
Offering costs in accounts payable and accrued expenses and other current liabilities
$
—
$
5
Purchases of property and equipment in accounts payable and accrued expenses and other current liabilities
$
541
$
315
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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IMMUNOME, INC.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
1. Nature of the business
Organization
Immunome, Inc., or the Company or Immunome, is a biotechnology company focused on the development of targeted oncology therapies. The Company believes that the pursuit of novel or underexplored targets will be central to the next generation of transformative therapies, and it is dedicated to developing targeted cancer therapies with first-in-class and best-in-class potential. The Company’s goal is to establish a broad pipeline of preclinical and clinical assets and develop these assets into approved products for commercialization. To support that goal, the Company invests heavily in both business development and internal discovery programs.
Immunome is advancing a pipeline comprising one clinical and two preclinical assets. The clinical asset is AL102, an investigational gamma secretase inhibitor, or GSI, currently under evaluation in a Phase 3 trial for the treatment of desmoid tumors. AL102 was acquired from Ayala Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on March 25, 2024. The preclinical assets are IM-1021, a receptor tyrosine kinase-like orphan receptor 1, or ROR1, antibody-drug conjugate, or ADC, and IM-3050, a fibroblast activation protein, or FAP, targeted radioligand therapy, or RLT.
On October 2, 2023, the Company completed its merger with Morphimmune Inc., or Morphimmune, a preclinical biotechnology company focused on developing targeted oncology therapies, and Morphimmune became a wholly owned subsidiary of Immunome.
Liquidity
The Company has incurred significant operating losses since inception and expects to continue to incur losses from operations for the foreseeable future as it pursues development of its therapeutic candidates and other programs. As of September 30, 2024, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $ 435.5 million, cash and cash equivalents of $ 155.6 million, and marketable securities of $ 84.6 million. The Company has not generated any product revenue to date and does not expect to generate product revenue until it successfully completes development and obtains regulatory approval for at least one of its product candidates.
Through September 30, 2024, the Company has funded its operations primarily through sales of equity securities and strategic partnerships and transactions as well as expense reimbursement s from a government contract that ended in 2022 . The Company expects that its existing cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities at September 30, 2024 are sufficient to fund its current and planned operating expenses and capital expenditures for at least 12 months from the filing date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Beyond that date, the Company may need to raise additional capital through a combination of equity offerings, debt financings, collaborations, strategic alliances and licensing arrangements to achieve its longer-term business objectives.
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2. Summary of significant accounting policies
Basis of presentation
The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or GAAP, and following the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, for interim reporting. Certain information and disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted. Accordingly, these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with the Company’s annual financial statements and related notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 28, 2024, which provide a more complete discussion of the Company’s accounting policies and certain other information. The December 31, 2023 condensed consolidated balance sheet has been derived from the Company’s annual financial statements. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the annual financial statements and include all adjustments that management believes to be necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial information. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year or any future interim period.
Principles of consolidation
The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Use of estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes. The Company evaluates its estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis using historical experience and other factors and adjusts those estimates and assumptions when facts and circumstances dictate. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. The Company’s significant accounting estimates include, but are not necessarily limited to, revenue recognition, the estimated fair value of share-based awards, accrued research and development expenses and the fair value of acquired in-process research and development assets.
Segment and geographic information
Operating segments are defined as components of an entity about which separate discrete information is available and regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker, its Chief Executive Officer, in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Company has determined that it operates as one operating and reporting segment exclusively in the United States.
Concentration of credit risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentration of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities. The Company maintains deposits in a financial institution in excess of government insured limits. Management believes that the Company is not exposed to significant credit risk as the Company’s deposits are held at a financial institution that management believes to be of high credit quality and the Company has not experienced any losses on these deposits. Management also believes that the Company is not exposed to significant credit risk as it relates to marketable securities because the Company only invests in U.S government securities.
Restricted cash
Restricted cash represents collateral provided for a letter of credit issued as a security deposit in connection with one of the Company’s leased facilities. Cash will be released from restriction upon termination of the lease. Restricted cash was $ 0.1 million at both September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
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Asset acquisitions
Acquisitions of assets or a group of assets that do not meet the definition of a business are accounted for as asset acquisitions, with a cost accumulation model used to determine the cost of the acquisition. Common stock issued as consideration in an acquisition of assets is generally measured based on the acquisition date fair value of the equity interests issued. Direct transaction costs are recognized as part of the cost of an acquisition of assets. Intangible assets that are acquired in an asset acquisition for use in research and development activities that have an alternative future use are capitalized as in-process research and development, or IPR&D. Acquired IPR&D that has no alternative future use is expensed immediately as a component of in-process research and development expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
In addition to upfront consideration, acquisitions of assets may also include contingent consideration payments to be made for future milestone events or royalties on net sales of future products. The Company assesses whether such contingent consideration is subject to liability classification and fair value measurement or meets the definition of a derivative. Contingent consideration payments in an acquisition of assets not required to be accounted for as a liability at fair value are recognized when the contingency is resolved and the consideration is paid or becomes payable. Contingent consideration payments made prior to regulatory approval are expensed as incurred.
Research and development expenses
Research and development costs consist of costs incurred in performing research and development activities, including salaries and bonuses, share-based compensation, employee benefits, facilities costs, laboratory supplies, depreciation and amortization, and preclinical and clinical development expenses, including process development, validation, and the manufacture of drug supplies, costs to conduct clinical trials, and amounts incurred under license agreements, consulting agreements and other contracted services. Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Non-refundable advance payments for goods or services that will be used or rendered for future research and development activities are deferred and capitalized as prepaid expenses until the related goods are delivered or services are performed. Such payments are evaluated for current or long-term classification based on when such services are expected to be received.
The Company estimates preclinical, clinical trial, and other research and development expenses based on the services performed pursuant to contracts with research institutions, contract manufacturing organizations, and third-party service providers that conduct and manage preclinical studies and clinical trials and perform research services on its behalf. The Company records these costs of research and development activities based on the estimated services provided but not yet invoiced and includes these costs in accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets and in research and development expense in the consolidated statements of operations.
The Company accrues these costs based on factors such as estimates of the work completed in accordance with agreements established with its third-party service providers, actual levels of patient enrollment and reported activities at clinical trial sites. The Company makes judgments and estimates in determining the accrued expenses balance. As actual costs become known, the Company adjusts its accrued expenses. The Company has not experienced any material differences between accrued costs and actual costs incurred. However, the status and timing of actual services performed may vary from the Company’s estimates, resulting in adjustments to expenses in future periods. Changes in these estimates that result in material changes to the Company’s accrued expenses could materially affect the Company’s results of operations.
Net loss per share
Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period, without consideration for potentially dilutive securities. Diluted net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period, including the effect of dilutive securities.
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As the Company was in a net loss position for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, diluted net loss per share is the same as basic net loss per share because the effects of potentially dilutive securities are antidilutive.
The following potentially dilutive securities have been excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share for the periods presented because including them would have been anti-dilutive (on an as-converted basis):
September 30,
2024
2023
Stock options outstanding
11,451,856
3,024,419
Common stock warrants
—
500,000
11,451,856
3,524,419
Recent accounting standards not yet adopted
In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued Accounting Standards Update, or ASU, 2023-09, Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures , which updates income tax disclosures primarily related to the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid information. This update also includes certain other amendments to improve the effectiveness of income tax disclosures. The amendments in this update are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted for annual financial statements that have not yet been issued or made available for issuance. The Company is still in the process of determining the effect this ASU will have on the condensed consolidated financial statements.
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting—Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures. ASU 2023-07 requires disclosure of incremental segment information on an interim and annual basis and provides new segment disclosure requirements for entities with a single reportable segment. ASU 2023-07 is effective for all public companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2024, and requires retrospective application to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. The Company adopted annual requirements under ASU 2023-07 on January 1, 2024 and plans to adopt interim requirements under ASU 2023-07 on January 1, 2025. The Company will begin including financial statement disclosures in accordance with ASU 2023-07 in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
3. Fair value measurement
The Company utilizes valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs to the extent possible. The Company determines fair value based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability in the principal or most advantageous market. When considering market participant assumptions in fair value measurements, the following fair value hierarchy distinguishes between observable and unobservable inputs, which are categorized in one of the following levels:
Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 – Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
Level 3 – Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.
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The following tables summarize the Company’s financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis by level within the fair value hierarchy (in thousands):
September 30, 2024
Level
Amortized Cost
Unrealized Gain
Unrealized Loss
Fair Value
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds
1
$
72,878
$
—
$
—
$
72,878
U.S. treasury securities
2
79,760
20
—
79,780
Marketable securities:
U.S. treasury securities
2
84,512
50
—
84,562
Total financial assets
$
237,150
$
70
$
—
$
237,220
December 31, 2023
Level
Amortized Cost
Unrealized Gain
Unrealized Loss
Fair Value
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds
1
$
73,988
$
—
$
—
$
73,988
U.S. treasury securities
2
22,993
—
—
22,993
Marketable securities:
U.S. treasury securities
2
39,441
22
—
39,463
Total financial assets
$
136,422
$
22
$
—
$
136,444
The Company’s marketable securities consist of U.S. treasury debt securities with a contractual maturity date of up to 6 months .
4. Collaboration agreement with AbbVie
In January 2023 , the Company entered into a Collaboration and Option Agreement, or the Collaboration Agreement, with AbbVie Global Enterprises Ltd., or AbbVie, pursuant to which the Company is using its discovery platform to discover and validate targets derived from patients with three specified tumor types, and antibodies that bind to such targets, which may be the subject of further development and commercialization by AbbVie. Pursuant to the terms of the Collaboration Agreement, the Company granted AbbVie an exclusive option to purchase all rights to each novel target-antibody pair, or a Validated Target Pair or VTP, that the Company generates that meets certain mutually agreed criteria, up to a maximum of 10 in total, for all human and non-human diagnostic, prophylactic and therapeutic uses throughout the world, including the development and commercialization of certain products, or Products, derived from the assigned VTP.
AbbVie paid the Company a nonrefundable upfront payment of $ 30.0 million in January 2023 and will be required to pay certain additional platform access payments of up to $ 70.0 million in aggregate based on the Company’s use of its discovery platform in connection with activities under each stage of the research plan and delivery of VTPs to AbbVie. If AbbVie exercises its option to purchase a VTP, then AbbVie will be required to pay an option exercise fee in the low single-digit millions for each of up to 10 VTPs for which it exercises an option. For each Product, the Company is eligible to receive development and commercial based milestones of up to $ 120.0 million in the aggregate and sales milestones of up to $ 150.0 million in the aggregate for the achievement of specified levels of annual net sales. The Company is also eligible to receive tiered royalties at percentage rates in the low single digits on annual net sales of any Products that are commercialized by AbbVie.
AbbVie’s obligation to pay royalties will terminate, on a Product-by-Product and country-by-country basis, upon the earlier of (a) the later of (i) 10 years following the first commercial sale for such Product in such country, or (ii) expiration of all valid claims of patent rights covering the Product in such country, and (b) the expiration of all applicable regulatory exclusivities for such Product in such country. AbbVie may terminate the Collaboration Agreement at any time for convenience upon a specified period of prior written notice.
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The Company determined that the Collaboration Agreement represents a contract with a customer and consists of one performance obligation to provide research and development services, or R&D services, to AbbVie. The Company evaluated the options to continue the R&D services and options to purchase licenses to each VTP and concluded that these options did not represent material rights.
The Company determined the initial transaction price of the single performance obligation to be $ 30.0 million, as the variable consideration for additional R&D services, option exercise payments and development milestone payments are all subject to constraint at contract inception. At each reporting period, the Company will reevaluate the variable consideration subject to constraint and, if necessary, will adjust its estimate of the overall transaction price. For the sales-based royalties, the Company will recognize revenue when the related sales occur.
Revenue from the Collaboration Agreement will be recognized over the estimated performance of the R&D services using the cost-to-cost input method which the Company believes best depicts the transfer of control to the customer. Under the cost-to-cost input method, the extent of progress towards completion is measured based on the ratio of actual costs incurred to the total estimated costs expected upon satisfying the performance obligation. The Company recognized collaboration revenue of $ 2.9 million and $ 3.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $ 6.3 million and $ 10.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
The following table summarizes the change in deferred revenue (in thousands):
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024
Beginning balance
$
15,982
Deferral of revenue
—
Recognition of revenue
( 6,303 )
Balance at the end of the period
$
9,679
As of September 30, 2024, the Company expects to recognize the deferred revenue associated with the non-refundable upfront fee over the estimated research and development period of approximately 0.75 years.
5. Balance sheet components
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):
September 30, 2024
December 31, 2023
Research and development
$
18,076
$
1,794
Compensation and related benefits
3,312
2,734
Severance accruals
824
1,436
Professional services and consulting
2,871
1,019
Operating lease liabilities, current portion
257
310
Other
991
732
Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities
$
26,331
$
8,025
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6. Employee benefit plan
The Company maintains a defined-contribution plan under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the 401(k) Plan. The 401(k) Plan covers all employees who meet defined minimum age and service requirements and allows participants to defer a portion of their annual compensation on a pre-tax basis. The Company assumes all administrative costs of the 401(k) Plan and makes matching contributions as defined in the 401(k) Plan document. The Company made matching contributions to the 401(k) Plan of $ 0.1 million and $ 0.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, and $ 0.1 million and $ 0.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively.
7. Asset acquisitions
Atreca
On May 17, 2024, the Company and Atreca, Inc., or Atreca, completed an Asset Purchase Agreement, or the Atreca Purchase Agreement, initially entered into in December 2023, pursuant to which the Company acquired certain antibody-related assets and materials. No liabilities were assumed under the Atreca Purchase Agreement as of the acquisition date. The Company accounted for the transaction as an asset acquisition as substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired was concentrated in a group of similar identifiable IPR&D assets. The total cost of the acquisition of $ 5.7 million, which consisted of an upfront payment of $ 5.5 million and direct transaction costs of $ 0.2 million, was immediately expensed in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 since the acquired IPR&D had no alternative future use.
Under the Atreca Purchase Agreement, the Company will be required to pay Atreca up to $ 7.0 million in the aggregate upon the achievement of certain clinical development milestone events. Any potential future milestone payment amounts will be accrued when the related contingency is resolved and the milestone consideration becomes payable.
Ayala Pharmaceuticals
On March 25, 2024, the Company and Ayala Pharmaceuticals, Inc., or Ayala, completed an Asset Purchase Agreement, or the Ayala Purchase Agreement, that was entered into in February 2024, pursuant to which the Company acquired Ayala’s AL101 and AL102 programs and assumed certain liabilities associated with the acquired assets. The upfront consideration included (i) payment of approximately $ 20.0 million in cash, and (ii) the issuance of 2,175,489 unregistered shares of the Company’s common stock at an aggregate fair value of $ 50.6 million on the acquisition date. The fair value of the shares issued to Ayala was based on the closing stock price of the Company’s common stock on March 25, 2024 of $ 24.00 per share less a discount of 3.0 % related to unregistered share restrictions.
The Company accounted for the transaction as an asset acquisition as substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired was concentrated in two programs that were grouped as a single identifiable IPR&D asset. The assets acquired in the transaction were measured based on the estimated fair value of the consideration paid of $ 71.3 million, which included direct transaction costs of $ 0.7 million.
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The consideration paid and the relative fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed were as follows (in thousands):
Amount
Common stock issued to Ayala
$
50,645
Upfront consideration paid to Ayala
20,039
Transaction costs
657
Consideration paid
$
71,341
Assets acquired:
In-process research and development
$
73,382
Other long-term assets
2,480
Total assets acquired
$
75,862
Liabilities assumed:
Accrued expenses
$
4,521
Total liabilities assumed
$
4,521
Net assets acquired
$
71,341
The cost attributable to the IPR&D was expensed in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 since the acquired IPR&D had no alternative future use.
Under the Ayala Purchase Agreement, the Company will be required to pay Ayala up to $ 37.5 million in the aggregate upon the achievement of certain development, regulatory and commercial milestone events. Any potential future milestone payment amounts will be accrued when the related contingency is resolved and the milestone consideration becomes payable.
Morphimmune
On October 2, 2023, the Company completed its merger with Morphimmune, or the Merger, and acquired all of the outstanding equity interests of Morphimmune in exchange for 8,835,710 shares of the Company's common stock, based upon an exchange ratio of 0.3042 shares of the Company’s common stock for each outstanding share of Morphimmune capital stock. Under the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization dated as of June 28, 2023, the Company assumed Morphimmune’s 2020 Equity Incentive Plan and all outstanding options to purchase shares of Morphimmune capital stock were converted into 2,472,563 options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock with a weighted average exercise price of $ 1.29 per share. All other terms and conditions associated with these options, including vesting and exercisability, are governed by the original terms and conditions of the Morphimmune 2020 Equity Incentive Plan.
The Company accounted for the acquisition of Morphimmune as an asset acquisition as substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired was concentrated in two programs that were grouped as a single identifiable IPR&D asset. The assets acquired in the transaction were measured based on the estimated fair value of the consideration paid of $ 88.0 million, which included direct transaction costs of $ 0.8 million. The consideration paid consisted of $ 72.5 million of the Company’s common stock based on the closing stock price on October 2, 2023 of $ 8.20 per share and $ 14.7 million related to the value of Morphimmune’s share-based awards assumed by Immunome as of the same date. The cost of the acquisition allocated to the acquired IPR&D of $ 80.8 million was expensed since the acquired IPR&D had no alternative future use.
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8. Licensing arrangements
Bristol-Myers Squibb
In connection with the closing of the Ayala Purchase Agreement in March 2024, the Company assumed a license agreement, the BMS License Agreement, with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, or BMS, pursuant to which the Company obtained a worldwide, non-transferable, royalty-bearing, exclusive, sublicensable, license under certain patent rights and know-how of BMS to research, discover, develop, make, have made, use, sell, offer to sell, export, import and commercialize AL101 and AL102, or the BMS Licensed Compounds, and products containing AL101 or AL102, or the BMS Licensed Products, for all uses including the prevention, treatment or control of any human or animal disease, disorder or condition.
Under the BMS License Agreement, the Company is obligated to use commercially reasonable efforts to develop at least one BMS Licensed Product. The Company is also required to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain regulatory approvals in certain major market countries for at least one BMS Licensed Product, as well as to affect the first commercial sale of and commercialize each BMS Licensed Product after obtaining such regulatory approval.
The Company is required to pay BMS up to approximately $ 142.0 million in the aggregate upon the achievement of certain clinical development or regulatory milestones for AL101 and AL102 across multiple indications. In addition, the Company is required to pay BMS up to $ 50.0 million in the aggregate upon the achievement of certain commercial milestones for each BMS Licensed Product. Any potential future milestone payment amounts will be accrued when the related contingency is resolved and the milestone consideration becomes payable. BMS is also eligible to receive tiered royalties ranging from a high single-digit to a low teen percentage on annual worldwide net sales of any BMS Licensed Products. Royalty payments will be expensed in the period in which the underlying revenues are earned.
BMS has the right to terminate the BMS License Agreement in its entirety if the Company fails to fulfill its development and commercialization obligations within a defined period of time following written notice by BMS. The Company has the right to terminate the BMS License Agreement for convenience upon prior written notice to BMS. Upon termination of the BMS License Agreement by the Company for convenience or by BMS, the Company will grant an exclusive, non-transferable, sublicensable, worldwide license to BMS for certain patent rights that are necessary to develop, manufacture or commercialize the BMS Licensed Compounds or BMS Licensed Products. In exchange for such license, BMS will be obligated to pay the Company a low single-digit percentage royalty on net sales of the BMS Licensed Compounds and/or BMS Licensed Products by it or its affiliates, licensees or sublicensees, provided that the termination occurred after a specified developmental milestone for such BMS Licensed Compounds and/or BMS Licensed Products.
Following the closing of the Ayala Purchase Agreement, on August 7, 2024, the Company and BMS entered into Amendment No. 2 to the BMS License Agreement, or the BMS License Agreement Amendment. As consideration to BMS for entering into the BMS License Agreement Amendment, the Company issued BMS 230,415 unregistered shares of its common stock at an aggregate fair value of $ 2.7 million. The fair value of the common stock issued to BMS was based on the closing stock price of the Company’s common stock on August 7, 2024 of $ 12.46 per share less a discount of 6.0 % related to unregistered share restrictions. The consideration paid to BMS to amend the BMS License Agreement was immediately recognized as IPR&D expense in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024. The shares issued to BMS were subsequently registered for resale on a Form S-3 filed with the SEC in October 2024.
Zentalis Pharmaceuticals
On January 5, 2024, the Company entered into a license agreement with Zentalis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., or the Zentalis License Agreement, pursuant to which the Company received an exclusive, worldwide, royalty-bearing, sublicensable license under certain intellectual property relating to Zentalis’ proprietary antibody-drug conjugate, or ADC, platform technology, ROR1 antibodies and ADCs targeting ROR1 to exploit products covered by or incorporating the licensed intellectual property rights, or, collectively, the Zentalis Licensed Assets.
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As upfront consideration for the license, the Company paid to Zentalis $ 15.0 million in cash and issued to Zentalis 2,298,586 unregistered shares of its common stock at an aggregate fair value of $ 23.4 million. The fair value of the common stock issued to Zentalis was based on the closing stock price of the Company’s common stock on January 5, 2024 of $ 11.12 per share less a discount of 8.5 % related to unregistered share restrictions. The Company accounted for the transaction as an asset acquisition as substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired was concentrated in a single identifiable IPR&D asset. The consideration paid to acquire the license and intellectual property rights, which included transaction costs of $ 0.2 million, was immediately recognized as IPR&D expense in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 since the acquired IPR&D had no alternative future use.
On October 25, 2024, in conjunction with the Company’s purchase of the Zentalis Licensed Assets, Immunome and Zentalis agreed to terminate the Zentalis License Agreement in its entirety, including the termination of all the Company’s contingent milestone and royalty payment obligations. See Note 12, Subsequent Events , for more information.
Purdue Research Foundation
Upon closing of the Merger, the Company assumed certain license agreements that Morphimmune had entered into prior to the Merger. In January 2022, Morphimmune entered into a Master License Agreement, or the Purdue License Agreement, with Purdue Research Foundation, or PRF. Under the Purdue License Agreement, PRF granted Morphimmune a royalty-bearing, transferable, worldwide, exclusive license, sublicensable through multiple tiers, under certain intellectual property owned by PRF to research, develop, manufacture and commercialize the licensed products in all fields of use with limited exceptions.
Under the Purdue License Agreement, the Company is obligated to pay PRF a low single-digit royalty on gross receipts from the sale of licensed products, and beginning with the first sale of a licensed product, a tiered minimum annual royalty from the low to mid six-digit figure range less the unit royalties due for the annual period. In addition, the Company is obligated to pay PRF up to $ 3.8 million in the aggregate upon the achievement of specified development and commercialization milestones. The Company is also required to pay PRF an annual maintenance fee ranging from a low five-digit figure to a low six-digit figure prior to first sale of a licensed product and a low double-digit percentage of sublicense income received for sublicenses of licensed intellectual property, the percentage depending upon the timing of execution of the sublicense.
The Purdue License Agreement expires on a licensed product-by-licensed product and country-by-country basis, upon expiration of the royalty term for such licensed product for the applicable country. The Company may terminate the Purdue License Agreement upon at least one month’s prior written notice to PRF. PRF may terminate the Purdue License Agreement and the licenses granted thereunder if the Company fails to cure a payment default or other material breach of the Purdue License Agreement after written notice from PRF, or if the Company becomes insolvent.
Other License Agreements
The Company has entered into various other license agreements to further discover, develop and commercialize certain technologies and treatments. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company incurred upfront fees of $ 4.0 million and $ 4.6 million, respectively, under these license agreements which were recognized as IPR&D expense in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss since the acquired IPR&D had no alternative future use. There was no IPR&D expense under these agreements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023.
Under the terms of these agreements, the Company may need to pay certain development, regulatory, and commercial milestones payments and royalties on product sales, if any. Any potential future milestone payment amounts will be accrued when the related contingency is resolved and the milestone consideration becomes payable. Royalty payments will be expensed in the period in which the underlying revenues are earned.
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9. Leases
The Company currently leases approximately 29,000 square feet of office and laboratory space in Bothell, Washington, including 15,000 square feet of space that was added in May 2024 under an amended lease agreement, and approximately 11,000 square feet of office and laboratory space in Exton, Pennsylvania. The Bothell lease expires on January 31, 2029, and includes two five-year renewal options that are not included in the lease term as it is not reasonably certain that they will be exercised. The Exton lease expires on March 31, 2025.
Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows (in thousands):
September 30, 2024
December 31, 2023
Operating leases:
Operating lease right-of-use assets
$
2,388
$
1,564
Operating lease liabilities, current portion
$
257
$
310
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion
2,464
1,340
Total operating lease liabilities
$
2,721
$
1,650
Operating lease liabilities, current portion is included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.
The Company recorded operating lease expense of $ 0.2 million and $ 0.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, and $ 0.1 million and $ 0.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. Under the terms of the lease agreements, the Company is also responsible for certain variable lease payments that are not included in the measurement of the lease liability. The Company did not incur significant variable lease costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.
Other information related to the Company’s operating leases was as follows:
September 30, 2024
December 31, 2023
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years)
4.16
4.81
Weighted-average discount rate
9.0 %
8.3 %
Supplemental cash flow information related to the Company’s operating leases was as follows (in thousands):
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2024
2023
Cash paid for operating lease liabilities
$
301
$
184
The Company’s future minimum lease payments were as follows as of September 30, 2024 (in thousands):
Years ending December 31,
Amount
2024 (represents remaining three months in 2024)
$
180
2025
881
2026
841
2027
862
2028 and thereafter
958
Total lease payments
3,722
Less: Imputed interest
( 633 )
Less: Tenant improvement allowance not yet received
( 368 )
Present value of operating lease liabilities
$
2,721
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10. Common stock
Common stock
The holders of common stock are entitled to one vote for each share of common stock. The holders of common stock are entitled to receive dividends out of funds legally available if and when declared by the Company’s board of directors. In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Company, the holders of common stock are entitled to share ratably in the remaining assets of the Company available for distribution.
The Company has reserved the following shares of common stock for issuance, on an as-converted basis, as follows:
September 30, 2024
December 31, 2023
Stock options issued and outstanding under the Plans
11,451,856
7,978,291
Common stock warrants outstanding
—
500,000
Remaining shares available for issuance under the Plans
2,018,277
4,250,303
Remaining shares available for issuance under the ESPP
906,251
473,733
Total reserved common stock
14,376,384
13,202,327
Follow-on public offering
In February 2024, the Company completed a follow-on public offering and issued 11,500,000 shares of its common stock at $ 20.00 per share, for net proceeds of $ 215.4 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses.
2024 ATM Agreement
On May 14, 2024, the Company entered into an “at the market” sales agreement, or the 2024 ATM Agreement, with TD Securities (USA) LLC, or TD Cowen, as sales agent, pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell from time to time shares of its common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $ 200.0 million, or the ATM Shares. The Company has agreed to pay TD Cowen a commission of up to 3.0 % of the aggregate gross proceeds from any ATM Shares sold through the 2024 ATM Agreement. No shares of common stock have been sold under the 2024 ATM Agreement as of September 30, 2024.
Warrants to acquire shares of common stock
The Company had 500,000 issued and outstanding common stock warrants as of December 31, 2023 with an exercise price of $ 10.00 per share and an expiration date of April 28, 2024. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, warrants to purchase 373,057 shares of common stock were exercised for proceeds of $ 3.7 million and the remaining 126,943 common stock warrants expired unexercised. No warrants were exercised during the three months ended September 30, 2024 or the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023. No warrants were issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2024.
11. Share-based compensation
2020 Equity Incentive Plan
In September 2020, the Company adopted the 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, or the 2020 Plan, which supersedes all prior equity incentive plans. No further awards will be granted under the 2018 Equity Incentive Plan, or 2018 Plan. Awards forfeited, cancelled, or repurchased from the above plans are returned to the pool of shares of common stock available for issuance under the 2020 Plan. On January 1, 2024, the shares of common stock authorized for issuance under the 2020 Plan increased by 1,730,071 shares. As of September 30, 2024, there were 1,077,406 shares available for issuance under the 2020 Plan.
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On October 2, 2023, the Morphimmune 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, or the Morphimmune Plan, was assumed by the Company in conjunction with the Merger (Note 7). There were 940,871 shares available for issuance under the Morphimmune Plan as of September 30, 2024.
Stock Options Granted for Chief Executive Officer
On June 28, 2023, Clay Siegall was granted 2,137,080 options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock at an initial exercise price of $ 5.91 per share, or the Inducement Grant. The options vest over time during Dr. Siegall’s continued employment, which commenced on October 2, 2023, in connection with the closing of the Merger. 25 % of the options granted vest after one year of employment with the Company, and the remaining 75 % vest monthly over the 36 months immediately following the one-year anniversary. The Inducement Grant, the Morphimmune Plan and the 2020 Plan are collectively referred to as the Plans.
2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
The Company adopted the 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, or ESPP, in September 2020. On January 1, 2024, the shares of common stock authorized for issuance under the ESPP increased by 432,518 shares. As of September 30, 2024, there were 906,251 shares available for issuance under the ESPP. No shares of common stock have been issued under the ESPP as of September 30, 2024.
Stock options
A summary of option activity under the Plans during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 is as follows:
Weighted
Weighted
average
Aggregate
average
remaining
Intrinsic
Number of
exercise price
contractual
Value
shares
per share
term (years)
(in thousands)
Outstanding at December 31, 2023
7,978,291
$
6.15
8.62
$
45,360
Granted
5,172,469
15.12
Exercised
( 566,548 )
3.13
Forfeited
( 895,548 )
8.18
Expired
( 236,808 )
24.42
Outstanding at September 30, 2024
11,451,856
$
9.81
8.75
$
65,609
Exercisable at September 30, 2024
2,813,140
$
4.91
6.89
$
29,667
Aggregate intrinsic value in the above table is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the options and the Company’s fair value of its common stock as of period end.
The weighted-average grant date fair value of stock options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was $ 11.47 and $ 3.67 per share, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was $ 8.1 million and $ 0.1 million, respectively.
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The weighted average assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option-pricing model for stock options granted were:
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2024
2023
Expected volatility
89.8
%
88.5
%
Risk-free interest rate
4.0
%
3.8
%
Expected term (in years)
6.06
6.03
Expected dividend yield
—
%
—
%
Share-based compensation expense recorded in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss is as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Research and development
$
1,820
$
466
$
3,244
$
1,323
General and administrative
3,072
617
7,034
2,017
Total share-based compensation expense
$
4,892
$
1,083
$
10,278
$
3,340
Unrecognized share-based compensation related to stock options was $ 72.2 million as of September 30, 2024 and is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3.5 years.
12. Subsequent Events
Zentalis Purchase Agreement
On October 25, 2024, the Company and Zentalis entered into an asset purchase agreement, or the Zentalis Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which the Company purchased the Zentalis Licensed Assets that were licensed to the Company under the then-existing Zentalis License Agreement dated January 5, 2024, together with all the customary rights and obligations of a sole owner, or the Zentalis Asset Purchase. Upon the closing of the Zentalis Asset Purchase, the Zentalis License Agreement was terminated in its entirety, including the termination of all of the Company’s contingent milestone and royalty payment obligations. Certain accrued rights and obligations of the parties survive the closing of the Zentalis Asset Purchase. As consideration for the Zentalis Asset Purchase, the Company issued to Zentalis 1,805,502 unregistered shares of its common stock. The Company is also obligated to pay Zentalis a one-time payment of $ 5.0 million in cash upon the achievement of a developmental milestone that was previously a milestone under the Zentalis License Agreement. The Company has agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to achieve the developmental milestone.
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