Item 1. Financial Statements
Item 1 . Financial Statements.
INVIVYD , INC.
Conden sed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(UNaudited)
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
March 31,
2024
December 31,
2023
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
189,388
$
200,641
Inventory
109
—
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
20,386
24,240
Total current assets
209,883
224,881
Property and equipment, net
1,901
1,896
Operating lease right-of-use assets
1,827
2,229
Other non-current assets
1,857
175
Total assets
$
215,468
$
229,181
Liabilities, Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
$
1,168
$
7,953
Accrued expenses
34,003
40,860
Operating lease liabilities, current
1,134
1,443
Other current liability
40
35
Total current liabilities
36,345
50,291
Operating lease liabilities, non-current
625
722
Other non-current liability
—
700
Total liabilities
36,970
51,713
Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)
Stockholders’ equity (deficit):
Preferred stock (undesignated), $ 0.0001 par value; 10,000,000 shares
authorized and no shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2024
and December 31, 2023
—
—
Common stock, $ 0.0001 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized,
119,221,230 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2024;
110,160,684 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2023
12
11
Additional paid-in capital
954,063
909,539
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
( 12
)
( 13
)
Accumulated deficit
( 775,565
)
( 732,069
)
Total stockholders’ equity
178,498
177,468
Total liabilities, preferred stock and stockholders’ equity
$
215,468
$
229,181
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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INVIVYD , INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statem ents of Operations and Comprehensive Loss
(UNaudited)
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
Three Months Ended March 31,
Three Months Ended March 31,
2024
2023
Operating expenses:
Research and development (1)
$
31,160
$
27,201
Acquired in-process research and development (2)
—
825
Selling, general and administrative
14,929
11,045
Total operating expenses
46,089
39,071
Loss from operations
( 46,089
)
( 39,071
)
Other income:
Other income, net
2,593
3,750
Total other income, net
2,593
3,750
Net loss
( 43,496
)
( 35,321
)
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities, net of tax
1
157
Comprehensive loss
$
( 43,495
)
$
( 35,164
)
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted
$
( 0.38
)
$
( 0.32
)
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted
115,618,209
108,785,519
(1) Includes related-party amounts of $ 1,135 and $ 2,960 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively (see Note 14).
(2) Includes related-party amounts of $ 0 and $ 375 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively (see Note 14).
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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INVIVYD , INC.
CONDENSED CONSO LIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
(UNAUDITED)
(In thousands, except share amounts)
Common Stock
Treasury Stock
Additional
Paid-in
Accumulated Other Comprehensive
Accumulated
Total
Stockholders’
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Capital
Income (Loss)
Deficit
Equity (Deficit)
Balances at December 31, 2022
109,044,046
$
11
—
$
—
$
889,657
$
( 272
)
$
( 533,426
)
$
355,970
Vesting of restricted common stock
from early-exercised options
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
1
Exercise of stock options
423,203
—
—
—
459
—
—
459
Repurchase of unvested restricted
common stock
( 206,802
)
—
206,802
—
—
—
—
—
Retirement of treasury stock
—
—
( 206,802
)
—
—
—
—
—
Stock-based compensation expense
—
—
—
—
5,400
—
—
5,400
Issuance of common stock under the
employee stock purchase plan
55,779
—
—
—
83
—
—
83
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale
securities, net of tax
—
—
—
—
—
157
—
157
Net loss
—
—
—
—
—
—
( 35,321
)
( 35,321
)
Balances at March 31, 2023
109,316,226
$
11
—
$
—
$
895,600
$
( 115
)
$
( 568,747
)
$
326,749
Common Stock
Treasury Stock
Additional
Paid-in
Accumulated Other Comprehensive
Accumulated
Total
Stockholders’
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Capital
Income (Loss)
Deficit
Equity (Deficit)
Balances at December 31, 2023
110,160,684
$
11
—
$
—
$
909,539
$
( 13
)
$
( 732,069
)
$
177,468
Stock-based compensation expense
—
—
—
—
5,379
—
—
5,379
Issuance of common stock, net of
issuance costs
9,000,000
1
—
—
39,056
—
—
39,057
Issuance of common stock under the
employee stock purchase plan
60,546
—
—
—
89
—
—
89
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale
securities, net of tax
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
Net loss
—
—
—
—
—
—
( 43,496
)
( 43,496
)
Balances at March 31, 2024
119,221,230
$
12
—
$
—
$
954,063
$
( 12
)
$
( 775,565
)
$
178,498
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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INVIVYD , INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(UNAUDITED)
(In thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31,
Three Months Ended March 31,
2024
2023
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss
$
( 43,496
)
$
( 35,321
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Stock-based compensation expense
5,379
5,400
Net amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts on marketable securities
—
( 2,543
)
Amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets
402
379
Depreciation expense
122
120
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Inventory
( 104
)
—
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
4,015
( 6,269
)
Other non-current assets
( 1,682
)
( 100
)
Accounts payable
( 6,785
)
4,430
Accrued expenses
( 6,964
)
( 6,909
)
Operating lease liabilities
( 406
)
( 381
)
Other current liabilities
5
13
Other non-current liabilities
( 700
)
—
Net cash used in operating activities
( 50,214
)
( 41,181
)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Maturities of marketable securities
—
75,660
Purchases of property and equipment
( 140
)
( 624
)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
( 140
)
75,036
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from exercises of stock options
—
459
Proceeds from issuance of common stock under the employee stock purchase plan
89
83
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs
39,285
—
Payments for offering costs
( 273
)
—
Net cash provided by financing activities
39,101
542
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
( 11,253
)
34,397
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
200,641
92,076
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
189,388
$
126,473
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Deferred offering costs in accrued expenses
$
133
$
—
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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INVIVYD, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
1. Nature of the Business and Basis of Presentation
Invivyd, Inc. (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, the “Company”), is a biopharmaceutical company devoted to delivering protection from serious viral infectious diseases, beginning with SARS-CoV-2. The Company’s proprietary INVYMAB platform approach combines state-of-the-art viral surveillance and predictive modeling with advanced antibody engineering. INVYMAB is designed to facilitate the rapid, serial generation of new monoclonal antibodies (“mAbs”) to address evolving viral threats.
On March 22, 2024, the Company received emergency use authorization (“EUA”) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) for PEMGARDA (pemivibart) injection, for intravenous use, a half-life extended investigational mAb, for the pre-exposure prophylaxis (prevention) of COVID-19 in adults and adolescents (12 years of age and older weighing at least 40 kg) who have moderate-to-severe immune compromise due to certain medical conditions or receipt of certain immunosuppressive medications or treatments and are unlikely to mount an adequate immune response to COVID-19 vaccination. Recipients should not be currently infected with or have had a known recent exposure to an individual infected with SARS-CoV-2.
In May 2024, the Company announced its intention to submit an EUA application to the FDA for pemivibart for the treatment of mild to moderate symptomatic COVID-19 in certain immunocompromised people utilizing a rapid immunobridging pathway, which was aligned in principle with the FDA and would leverage a similar approach as the Company used to achieve its current EUA for PEMGARDA for pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 in certain immunocompromised people. The immunobridging pathway for COVID-19 treatment is enabled by data from the Company’s previous Phase 2/3 clinical trial (STAMP) of adintrevimab, the prototype mAb, for the treatment of COVID-19 and data from the Company’s ongoing CANOPY Phase 3 clinical trial of VYD222 (pemivibart) for pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19. The potential COVID-19 treatment EUA request would focus on the critical treatment needs of people in the U.S. who have moderate-to-severe immune compromise and for whom alternative COVID-19 treatment options are not clinically appropriate or accessible. Subsequent to the anticipated submission of an EUA request, the Company plans to initiate a compact clinical trial focused on confirmatory safety, pharmacokinetics, and clinical virology.
PEMGARDA is the Company’s first mAb in a planned series of innovative mAb candidates designed to keep pace with SARS-CoV-2 viral evolution. As the SARS-CoV-2 virus evolves over time, the Company anticipates leveraging its INVYMAB platform approach to periodically introduce new or engineered mAb candidates, an approach that would be analogous to the periodic updates made to influenza and COVID-19 vaccines. In January 2024, the Company nominated VYD2311, a mAb optimized for neutralization potency against recent SARS-CoV-2 lineages such as BA.2.86 and JN.1, as a drug candidate, and the Company expects it will be the next pipeline program to advance into clinical development. In addition to developing candidates for COVID-19, the Company expects to apply its INVYMAB platform approach to produce lead molecules for other viral diseases, such as influenza.
The Company was incorporated in the State of Delaware in June 2020. The Company operates as a hybrid company with employees working at its corporate headquarters in Waltham, Massachusetts and remotely. In June 2022, and subsequently amended in September 2022, the Company entered into a lease for dedicated laboratory and office space in Newton, Massachusetts for research and development purposes. In 2022, the Company expanded its research team in order to enable internal discovery and development of its mAb candidates, while continuing to leverage the Company’s existing partnership with Adimab, LLC (“Adimab”). The Company is focused on antibody discovery and use of Adimab’s platform technology while building its own internal capabilities. In addition, the Company performs research and development activities internally and engages third parties, including Adimab, to perform ongoing research and development and other services on its behalf.
The Company is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties common to companies in the biopharmaceutical industry, including, but not limited to, completing clinical trials, the ability to raise additional capital to fund operations, obtaining regulatory authorization or approval for product candidates, risks associated with market acceptance and commercialization of products, competition from other products, protection of proprietary intellectual property, compliance with government regulations, dependence on key personnel, the ability to attract and retain qualified employees, and reliance on third-party organizations for the discovery, manufacturing, clinical and commercial success of its product candidates.
Through March 31, 2024, the Company had not generated any revenue. To date, the Company has received regulatory authorization for only one product candidate, PEMGARDA, which has not been approved, but has been authorized for emergency use by the FDA under an EUA, for pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 in certain adults and adolescent individuals (12 years of age and older weighing at least 40 kg). Beyond VYD222 (pemivibart), all of the Company’s other product candidates, other than adintrevimab, are currently in preclinical development. The Company’s additional product candidates require significant additional research and development efforts, including extensive clinical testing, and regulatory authorization or approval prior to potential commercialization. These efforts require significant amounts of additional capital, adequate personnel and infrastructure and compliance-reporting capabilities. It is uncertain when, if ever, the Company will generate substantial revenue from product sales to be able to fund its operating expenses and capital requirements.
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Substantial Doubt about Ability to Continue as a Going Concern
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the basis of continuity of operations, realization of assets, and the satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the ordinary course of business. The Company has primarily funded its operations with proceeds from sales of convertible preferred stock, proceeds from the Company’s initial public offering (“IPO”) and net proceeds received from shares of common stock solder under the Sales Agreement (defined below). In February 2024, the Company sold 9,000,000 shares of its common stock under the Sales Agreement at an average price of $ 4.50 per share for $ 39.3 million in net proceeds.
The Company has incurred losses and negative cash flows from operations since its inception, including a net loss of $ 43.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. As of March 31, 2024, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $ 775.6 million. The Company may continue to generate operating losses for the foreseeable future.
Based on current operating plans and excluding any contribution from revenues or external financing, the Company will not have sufficient cash and cash equivalents to fund its operating expenses and capital requirements beyond one year from the issuance of these condensed consolidated financial statements, and therefore, the Company has concluded that there is substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern.
The Company will require additional funding through a combination of contribution from revenues, equity offerings, government or private-party grants, debt financings or other capital sources, such as collaborations with other companies, strategic alliances or licensing arrangements to finance its future operations. The Company may not be able to obtain financing on acceptable terms, or at all, and the Company may not be able to enter into collaborations or other arrangements. The terms of any financing may adversely affect the holdings or rights of the Company’s stockholders.
If the Company is unable to obtain sufficient capital, the Company will be forced to delay, reduce or eliminate some or all of its research and development programs, product portfolio expansion or commercialization efforts, which could adversely affect its business prospects, or the Company may be unable to continue operations. Although management continues to pursue these plans, there is no assurance that the Company will be successful in obtaining sufficient funding on terms acceptable to the Company to fund continuing operations, if at all.
Basis of Presentation
The Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). Any reference in these notes to applicable guidance is meant to refer to the authoritative U.S. GAAP as found in the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) and Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”).
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Invivyd, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Invivyd Security Corporation, Invivyd Switzerland GmbH, and Invivyd Netherlands B.V. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company views its operations and manages its business in one operating segment, which is the business of discovering, developing and commercializing differentiated products for the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
As of March 31, 2024, the Company’s significant accounting policies and estimates, which are detailed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 28, 2024 (the “2023 Form 10-K”) have not changed, except as discussed below.
Inventory
Prior to receiving regulatory approval or authorization, costs related to the manufacturing of inventory are recorded as research and development expense on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss in the period incurred. In connection with the EUA for PEMGARDA in March 2024, the Company subsequently began capitalizing PEMGARDA inventory costs as it was determined that inventory costs incurred subsequent to the EUA had a probable future economic benefit.
Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or estimated net realizable value with cost determined on a first-in, first-out basis. Inventory costs include raw materials, third-party contract manufacturing, third-party packaging services, freight and overhead. The Company reduces its inventory to net realizable value for potentially excess, dated or obsolete inventory based on a quarterly assessment of the recoverability of its capitalized inventory. The Company periodically reviews inventory levels to identify what may expire prior to expected sale or has a cost basis in excess of its estimated realizable value and writes-down such inventories as appropriate as a component of costs of goods sold in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss .
Unaudited Interim Financial Information
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The accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2024, the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 and the condensed consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity (deficit) for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 are unaudited.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2024 and for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial statements. The accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2023 was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. These interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited annual consolidated financial statements, and the notes thereto, as of and for the year ended December 31, 2023, which are included in the 2023 Form 10-K.
In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s condensed consolidated financial position as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the condensed consolidated results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the condensed consolidated cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 and changes in stockholders’ equity (deficit) for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 have been made. The Company’s condensed consolidated results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2024 .
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting periods. Significant estimates and assumptions reflected in these condensed consolidated financial statements include, but are not limited to, research and development expenses and related prepaid or accrued costs and stock-based compensation expense. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience, known trends and other market-specific or relevant factors it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates its estimates as there are changes in circumstances, facts and experience. Changes in estimates are recorded in the period in which they become known. Actual results may differ materially from those estimates or assumptions.
Recently Issued and Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), and may remain an emerging growth company until the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the completion of its IPO. However, if certain events occur prior to the end of such five-year period, including if it becomes a “large accelerated filer,” its annual gross revenues exceeds $ 1.235 billion or it issues more than $ 1.0 billion of non-convertible debt in the previous three-year period, it will cease to be an emerging growth company prior to the end of such five-year period. For so long as the Company remains an emerging growth company, it is permitted and intends to rely on exemptions from certain disclosure requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies. For example, the JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of an extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards. This allows an emerging growth company to delay the adoption of these accounting standards until they would otherwise apply to private companies.
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures (“ASU 2023-07”). ASU 2023-07 requires disclosure of incremental segment information on an annual and interim basis. The amendments also require companies with a single reportable segment to provide all disclosures required by this amendment and all existing segment disclosures in ASC 280, Segment Reporting. The amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impacts of ASU 2023-07 on the consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (“ASU 2023-09”). ASU 2023-09 modifies the rules on income tax disclosures to enhance the transparency and decision-usefulness of income tax disclosures, particularly in the rate reconciliation table and disclosures about income taxes paid. The amendments are intended to address investors’ requests for income tax disclosures that provide more information to help them better understand an entity’s exposure to potential changes in tax laws and the ensuing risks and opportunities and to assess income tax information that affects cash flow forecasts and capital allocation decisions. The guidance also eliminates certain existing disclosure requirements related to uncertain tax positions and unrecognized deferred tax liabilities. The guidance is effective for all entities for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2025. All entities should apply the guidance prospectively but have the option to apply it retrospectively. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is continuing to assess the timing of adoption and the potential impacts of ASU 2023-09 on the consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
3. Fair Value Measurements
Fair Value Measurements
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Certain assets of the Company are carried at fair value under U.S. GAAP. Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or an exit price that would be paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. Financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value are to be classified and disclosed in one of the following three levels of the fair value hierarchy, of which the first two are considered observable and the last is considered unobservable:
Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 — Observable inputs (other than Level 1 quoted prices), such as quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar assets or liabilities, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.
Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to determining the fair value of the assets or liabilities, including pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies and similar techniques.
The Company’s cash equivalents are carried at fair value, determined according to the fair value hierarchy described above. The carrying values of the Company’s accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate their fair values due to the short-term nature of these liabilities.
The following tables present the Company’s fair value hierarchy for its assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in thousands):
Fair Value Measurements at
March 31, 2024:
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Assets:
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds
$
187,690
$
—
$
—
$
187,690
$
187,690
$
—
$
—
$
187,690
Fair Value Measurements at
December 31, 2023:
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Assets:
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds
$
198,193
$
—
$
—
$
198,193
$
198,193
$
—
$
—
$
198,193
The money market funds were valued by the Company based on quoted market prices, which represent a Level 1 measurement within the fair value hierarchy.
There were no changes to the valuation methods during the three months ended March 31, 2024 or 2023.
The Company evaluates transfers between levels at the end of each reporting period. There were no transfers into or out of Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3 fair value measurements during the three months ended March 31, 2024 or 2023.
4. Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
Prepaid expenses and other current assets consisted of the following (in thousands):
March 31,
2024
December 31,
2023
Prepaid external research, development and manufacturing costs
$
15,582
$
19,962
Prepaid insurance
1,141
1,770
Prepaid compensation and other
2,788
1,575
Interest receivable
875
933
$
20,386
$
24,240
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5. Accrued Expenses
Accrued expenses consisted of the following (in thousands):
March 31,
2024
December 31,
2023
Accrued external research, development and manufacturing costs
$
29,139
$
28,151
Accrued professional and consultant fees
3,008
1,732
Accrued employee compensation
1,689
10,752
Other
167
225
$
34,003
$
40,860
6. License and Collaboration Agreements
Adimab Assignment Agreement
In July 2020, the Company entered into an Assignment and License Agreement with Adimab (the “Adimab Assignment Agreement”). Under the terms of the agreement, Adimab assigned to the Company all rights, title and interest in and to certain of its coronavirus-specific antibodies (each, a “CoV Antibody” and together, the “CoV Antibodies”), including modified or derivative forms thereof, and related intellectual property. In addition, Adimab granted to the Company a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-bearing, sublicensable license to certain of its platform patents and technology for the development, manufacture and commercialization of the CoV Antibodies and pharmaceutical products containing or comprising one or more CoV Antibodies (each, a “Product”) for all indications and uses, with the exception of certain diagnostic uses and use as a research reagent (the “Field”). The Company is entitled to sublicense the assigned rights and licensed intellectual property solely with respect to any CoV Antibody or Product, subject to specified conditions of the agreement. The Company is obligated to use commercially reasonable efforts to achieve specified development and regulatory milestones for Products in certain major markets and to commercialize a product in any country in which the Company obtains marketing approval.
Pursuant to the terms of the Adimab Assignment Agreement, the parties will establish one or more work plans that set forth the activities to be performed under the agreement (each, a “Work Plan”), and each party is responsible for performing the obligations to which it is assigned under such Work Plans. Upon execution of the Adimab Assignment Agreement, the Company and Adimab agreed on an initial Work Plan that outlined the services that will be performed commencing at inception of the arrangement. The Company is obligated to pay Adimab quarterly for its services performed under each Work Plan at a specified full-time equivalent rate. Otherwise, the Company is solely responsible for the development, manufacture and commercialization of the CoV Antibodies and associated Products at its own cost and expense. The Company is solely responsible for preparing and submitting all investigational new drug applications, new drug applications, biologics license applications and other regulatory filings for the CoV Antibodies and Products in the Field, and for obtaining and maintaining all marketing approvals for Products in the Field, at its sole expense. Additionally, the Company has the sole right to prosecute, maintain, enforce and defend patents covering the CoV Antibodies and Products, all at its own expense.
Amounts paid with respect to services performed by Adimab on the Company’s behalf under the Adimab Assignment Agreement are recognized as research and development expense as such amounts are incurred. During both the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 , the Company did no t recognize any research and development expense with respect to services performed by Adimab on the Company’s behalf under the Adimab Assignment Agreement. Please refer to Note 14 for additional information.
The Company is obligated to pay Adimab up to $ 16.5 million upon the achievement of specified development and regulatory milestones for the first Product under the agreement that achieves such specified milestones and up to $ 8.1 million upon the achievement of specified development and regulatory milestones for the second Product under the agreement that achieves such specified milestones. The maximum aggregate amount of milestone payments payable under the agreement for any and all Products is $ 24.6 million , of which a total of $ 11.1 million has been achieved and paid as of March 31, 2024; however, milestone payments do not accrue for certain in vitro diagnostic devices consisting of or containing CoV Antibodies.
In March 2023, the Company achieved the first specified milestone for the second product candidate under the Adimab Assignment Agreement upon dosing of the first subject in a Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating VYD222, which obligated the Company to make a $ 0.4 million milestone payment to Adimab, which was paid in May 2023. In September 2023, the Company achieved specified milestones for the second product candidate under the Adimab Assignment Agreement upon dosing of the first subject in a pivotal clinical trial evaluating VYD222, which obligated the Company to make a $ 3.2 million milestone payment to Adimab, which was paid in October 2023. The next potential milestone under the Adimab Assignment Agreement is a low single-digit million-dollar regulatory milestone, which was not considered probable under U.S. GAAP and therefore, no expense was recognized as of March 31, 2024.
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company did no t recognize any in-process research and development (“IPR&D”) expense with respect to contingent consideration payable under the Adimab Assignment Agreement. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company recognized $ 0.4 million of IPR&D expense with respect to contingent consideration payable under the Adimab Assignment Agreement.
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The Company is obligated to pay Adimab royalties of a mid-single-digit percentage based on net sales of any Products, beginning upon the first commercial sale of a Product in accordance with the Adimab Assignment Agreement . The royalty rate is subject to reductions specified under the agreement. Royalties are due on a Product-by-Product and country-by-country basis beginning upon the first commercial sale of each Product and ending on the later of (i) 12 years after the first commercial sale of such Product in such country and (ii) the expiration of the last valid claim of a patent covering such Product in such country (the “Royalty Term”). In addition, the Company is obligated to pay Adimab royalties of a specified percentage in the range of 45 % to 55 % of any compulsory sublicense consideration received by the Company in lieu of certain royalty payments. Except for milestone payments of $ 11.1 million incurred through December 31, 2023, no other milestone, royalty or other contingent payments had become due to Adimab through March 31, 2024.
Unless earlier terminated, the Adimab Assignment Agreement remains in effect until the expiration of the last-to-expire Royalty Term for any and all Products. The Company may terminate the agreement at any time for any or no reason upon advance written notice to Adimab, or in the event of a material breach by Adimab that is not cured with specific periods. Adimab may only terminate the agreement for an uncured material breach by the Company for its due diligence obligation or a payment obligation. Upon any termination of the agreement prior to its expiration, all licenses and rights granted pursuant to the arrangement will automatically terminate and revert to the granting party and all other rights and obligations of the parties will terminate.
The Company concluded that the Adimab Assignment Agreement represented an asset acquisition of IPR&D assets with no alternative future use. The arrangement did not qualify as a business combination because substantially all of the fair value of the assets acquired was concentrated in a single asset.
Adimab Collaboration Agreement
In May 2021, the Company entered into a Collaboration Agreement with Adimab, as amended in November 2022 and September 2023 (the “Adimab Collaboration Agreement”), for the discovery and optimization of proprietary antibodies as potential therapeutic product candidates. Under the Adimab Collaboration Agreement, the Company and Adimab could collaborate on research programs for a specified number of targets selected by the Company within a specified time period. Under the Adimab Collaboration Agreement, Adimab granted the Company a worldwide, non-exclusive license to certain of its platform patents and technology and antibody patents to perform the Company’s responsibilities during the ongoing research period and for a specified evaluation period thereafter (the “Evaluation Term”). In addition, the Company granted Adimab a license to certain of the Company’s patents and intellectual property solely to perform Adimab’s responsibilities under the research plans. Under the Adimab Collaboration Agreement, the Company has an exclusive option, on a program-by-program basis, to obtain licenses and assignments to commercialize selected products containing or comprising antibodies directed against the applicable target, which option may be exercised upon the payment of a specified option fee for each program. Upon exercise of an option by the Company, Adimab will assign to the Company all right, title and interest in the antibodies of the optioned research program and will grant the Company a worldwide, royalty-free, fully paid-up, non-exclusive, sublicensable license under the Adimab platform technology for the development, manufacture and commercialization of the antibodies for which the Company has exercised its options and products containing or comprising those antibodies. The Company is obligated to use commercially reasonable efforts to develop, seek marketing approval for, and commercialize one product that contains an antibody discovered in each optioned research program.
The Company agreed to pay Adimab a quarterly fee of $ 1.3 million, which could be cancelled at the Company’s option at any time. For so long as the Company was paying such quarterly fee (or earlier if (i) the Company experienced a change of control after the third anniversary of the Adimab Collaboration Agreement or (ii) Adimab owned less than a specified percentage of the Company’s equity), Adimab and its affiliates agreed not to assist or direct certain third parties to discover or optimize antibodies intended to bind to coronaviruses or influenza viruses. Under the Adimab Collaboration Agreement, the Company could also elect to decrease the scope of Adimab’s exclusivity obligations and obtain a corresponding decrease in the quarterly fee. In December 2023, the Company elected to decrease the scope of Adimab’s exclusivity obligations to cover only coronaviruses, and obtained a corresponding decrease in the quarterly fee. Effective January 2024, the Company became obligated to pay Adimab a quarterly fee of $ 0.6 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company recognized $ 0.6 million and $ 1.3 million, respectively, of research and development expense related to the quarterly fee.
For each agreed upon research program that is commenced, the Company is obligated to pay Adimab quarterly for its services performed during a given research program at a specified full-time equivalent rate; a discovery delivery fee of $ 0.2 million; and an optimization completion fee of $ 0.2 million. For each option exercised by the Company to commercialize a specific research program, the Company is obligated to pay Adimab an exercise fee of $ 1.0 million. Amounts paid with respect to services performed by Adimab on the Company’s behalf in each of the research programs under the Adimab Collaboration Agreement are recognized as research and development expense as such amounts are incurred and services are rendered. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company did no t recognize any research and development expense with respect to services performed by Adimab on the Company ’s behalf under the Adimab Collaboration Agreement. During the three months ended March 31, 2023 , the Company recognized $ 0.2 million of research and development expense with respect to services performed by Adimab on the Company’s behalf under the Adimab Collaboration Agreement. During both the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company did no t recognize any
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IPR&D expense related to drug delivery fees, optimization completion fees or option exercise fees. Please refer to Note 14 for additional information.
The Company is obligated to pay Adimab up to $ 18.0 million upon the achievement of specified development and regulatory milestones for each product under the Adimab Collaboration Agreement that achieves such milestones. The next potential milestone under the Adimab Collaboration Agreement is a low single-digit million-dollar clinical milestone, which was not considered probable under U.S. GAAP and therefore, no expense was recognized as of March 31, 2024. The Company is also obligated to pay Adimab royalties of a mid-single-digit percentage based on net sales of any product under the Adimab Collaboration Agreement, subject to reductions for third-party licenses. The royalty term will expire for each product on a country-by-country basis upon the later of (i) 12 years after the first commercial sale of such product in such country and (ii) the expiration of the last valid claim of any patent claiming composition of matter or method of making or using any antibody identified or optimized under the Adimab Collaboration Agreement in such country.
In addition, the Company is obligated to pay Adimab for Adimab’s performance of certain validation work with respect to certain antigens acquired from a third party. In consideration for this work, the Company is obligated to pay Adimab royalties of a low single-digit percentage based on net sales of products that contain such antigens for the same royalty term as antibody-based products, but the Company is not obligated to make any milestone payments for such antigen products. Through March 31, 2024, the Company had not paid any royalties to Adimab under the Adimab Collaboration Agreement.
The Adimab Collaboration Agreement will expire (i) if the Company does not exercise any option, upon the conclusion of the last Evaluation Term for the research programs, or (ii) if the Company exercises an option, on the expiration of the last royalty term for a product in a particular country, unless the agreement is earlier terminated. The Company may terminate the Adimab Collaboration Agreement at any time upon advance written notice to Adimab. In addition, subject to certain conditions, either party may terminate the Adimab Collaboration Agreement in the event of a material breach by the other party that is not cured within specified periods.
The Company concluded that the Adimab Collaboration Agreement represented an asset acquisition of IPR&D with no alternative future use. Therefore, payments made by the Company to Adimab for milestones achieved will be recognized as IPR&D expense in the related period in which the services are performed or the related milestone is considered probable of achievement. Amounts paid with respect to services performed by Adimab on the Company’s behalf under the Adimab Collaboration Agreement are recognized as research and development expense as such amounts are incurred and services are rendered. Please refer to Note 14 for additional information.
Adimab Platform Transfer Agreement
In September 2022 (the “Adimab Platform Transfer Agreement Effective Date”), the Company entered into a Platform Transfer Agreement with Adimab (the “Adimab Platform Transfer Agreement”) under which the Company was granted the right under certain intellectual property of Adimab to practice certain elements of Adimab’s platform technology, including B-cell cloning using Adimab’s proprietary yeast cell lines and other antibody optimization libraries, trade secrets, protocols and software of Adimab, to discover, engineer and optimize antibodies. The Company does not have access to Adimab’s proprietary discovery libraries. The Company was also granted the right under certain intellectual property of Adimab to research, develop, make, sell and exploit such antibodies and products containing such antibodies. The Adimab platform has been transferred to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Adimab Platform Transfer Agreement. In September 2022, the Company recognized $ 3.0 million as IPR&D expense in connection with the upfront consideration payable for the rights assigned pursuant to the Adimab Platform Transfer Agreement.
The Company is obligated to pay Adimab an annual fee of single digit millions on each of the first four anniversaries of the Adimab Platform Transfer Agreement Effective Date, which allows the Company to receive material improvements to the platform technology, including materially improved antibody optimization libraries, updates that provide new functionality to the platform, and software upgrades, from Adimab through June 2027. The first annual fee became due in September 2023 and was paid in October 2023. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company recognized a portion of the first annual fee as research and development expense. Beginning in July 2027 and ending in June 2042, unless terminated earlier, the Company has the option to receive additional material improvements to the platform technology from Adimab, subject to a commercially reasonable fee to be negotiated by the parties.
The Company is obligated to pay Adimab up to $ 9.5 million upon the achievement of specified development and regulatory milestones for each product under the Adimab Platform Transfer Agreement that achieves such milestones. The next potential milestone under the Adimab Platform Transfer Agreement is a mid-six-digit dollar preclinical milestone, which was not considered probable under U.S. GAAP and therefore, no expense was recognized as of March 31, 2024.
In addition, the Company is obligated to pay Adimab royalties of a low single-digit percentage based on net sales of products containing an antibody discovered, engineered or optimized using Adimab’s platform technology, subject to reductions specified under the Adimab Platform Transfer Agreement. Royalties are due on a product-by-product and country-by-country basis. The royalty term will expire for each product on a country-by-country basis upon the later of (i) 12 years after the first commercial sale of such product in such country and (ii) the expiration of the last valid claim of a program antibody patent for covering the program antibody contained
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in such product in such country. Through March 31, 2024, the Company had not paid any royalties to Adimab under the Adimab Platform Transfer Agreement.
The Company may terminate the Adimab Platform Transfer Agreement at any time upon advance written notice to Adimab. In addition, subject to certain conditions, either party may terminate the Adimab Platform Transfer Agreement in the event of a material breach by the other party that is not cured within specified periods or in connection with the other party’s insolvency.
The Company concluded that the Adimab Platform Transfer Agreement represented an asset acquisition of IPR&D with no alternative future use. Therefore, payments made by the Company to Adimab for milestones achieved will be recognized as IPR&D expense in the related period in which the services are performed or the related milestone is considered probable of achievement. Amounts paid with respect to the annual material improvement fees are recognized as research and development expense as such amounts are incurred. Please refer to Note 14 for additional information.
WuXi Biologics Cell Line License Agreement
In December 2020, as amended in February 2023 and March 2024, the Company entered into a Cell Line License Agreement with WuXi Biologics (Hong Kong) Limited (“WuXi Biologics”) (the “Cell Line License Agreement”), under which WuXi Biologics granted to the Company a non-exclusive, non-transferable, worldwide, royalty-bearing, sublicensable license to certain of its intellectual property, including certain patent rights associated with a proprietary cell line developed by WuXi Biologics for the exploitation of certain recombinant antibodies developed using such proprietary cell line (each, a “Licensed Product”). Each Licensed Product generated under the arrangement will be produced from a transformed or transfected version of the proprietary cell line derived by WuXi Biologics (each of such transformed or transfected cell lines, a “Licensed Cell Line”).
In December 2020, the Company recognized an upfront fee of $ 0.2 million upon completion of cell bank generation for the first Licensed Cell Line created under the Cell Line License Agreement.
The Company is also obligated to pay royalties in the range of less than 1.0 % to WuXi Biologics based on net sales of any Licensed Products manufactured by the Company or a third party on its behalf. However, if the Company uses WuXi Biologics to manufacture all of its commercial supplies for Licensed Products, no royalties would be owed by the Company to WuXi Biologics for net sales of Licensed Products. The Company has an option to buy out its royalty obligations on a Licensed Cell Line-by-Licensed Cell Line basis by making a one-time payment in the low eight-figures to WuXi Biologics. Royalties are due on a Licensed Product-by-Licensed Product basis commencing on the date of the first commercial sale of the applicable product and continuing for so long as the Company commercializes Licensed Products or, if earlier, until the Company exercises its option to buy out the royalty obligations. Through March 31, 2024 , no royalties had become due to WuXi Biologics.
The Cell Line License Agreement remains in effect until it is terminated. The Company may terminate the Cell Line License Agreement at any time with notice to WuXi Biologics. WuXi Biologics may terminate the Cell Line License Agreement in the event the Company fails to make a payment when due under the Cell Line License Agreement and such non-payment is not cured within a specified period after notice. Either party may terminate the Cell Line License Agreement in the event of a material breach by the other party that is not cured within a specified period after notice. Upon termination of the Cell Line License Agreement, the license conveyed by WuXi Biologics to the Company will continue in full force and effect with respect to all Licensed Products manufactured using the Licensed Cell Line already generated under the Cell Line License Agreement, provided that the Company continues to pay its royalty obligations, if any.
The Company concluded that the Cell Line License Agreement represented an asset acquisition of IPR&D with no alternative future use. The Cell Line License Agreement did not qualify as a business combination because substantially all of the fair value of the assets acquired was concentrated in a single asset. The Company did no t recognize any IPR&D expense under the Cell Line License Agreement during the three months ended March 31, 2024 . The Company recognized $ 0.4 million of IPR&D expense under the Cell Line License Agreement during the three months ended March 31, 2023 .
7. Population Health Partners, L.P.
In November 2022 (the “PHP Effective Date”), the Company entered into a Master Services Agreement with Population Health Partners, L.P. (“PHP”), pursuant to which PHP agreed to provide services and create deliverables for the Company as agreed between the Company and PHP and set forth in one or more work orders under such agreement (the “PHP MSA”). The term of the PHP MSA commenced on the PHP Effective Date for an initial term of one year. The PHP MSA renews for subsequent periods, until terminated in accordance with its terms. On the PHP Effective Date, the Company and PHP entered into the first work order under the PHP MSA (the “PHP Work Order”), pursuant to which PHP agreed to advise and counsel the Company regarding clinical development and regulatory matters with respect to the Company’s product candidates. The PHP Work Order was effective for six months from the PHP Effective Date and terminated in accordance with its terms in May 2023. The PHP MSA contains customary confidentiality provisions and representations and warranties of the parties, as well as mutual non-solicitation of certain employees during the term of the PHP MSA and for a period of one year thereafter.
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As compensation for the services and deliverables under the PHP Work Order, the Company paid PHP a cash fee of $ 0.5 million per month during the term of the PHP Work Order for an aggregate fee of $ 3.0 million (the “Aggregate Fee”).
During the three months ended March 31, 2024 , the Company did no t recognize any research and development expense related to the cash compensation paid to PHP. During the three months ended March 31, 2023 , the Company recognized $ 1.5 million of research and development expense related to the cash compensation paid to PHP. Please refer to Note 14 for additional information.
In addition to the cash compensation, on the PHP Effective Date, the Company issued a warrant to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock to PHP (the “PHP Warrant”). The exercise price of the PHP Warrant is $ 3.48 per share of the Company’s common stock, which was equal to the Nasdaq official closing price (as defined in the PHP Warrant) of a share of the Company’s common stock on the trading day immediately prior to the PHP Effective Date. The PHP Warrant is exercisable for up to an aggregate of 6,824,712 shares of the Company’s common stock, and vests in three separate tranches as follows:
3,591,954 shares of the Company’s common stock underlying the PHP Warrant vests if the Company’s Market Capitalization (as defined below) equals or exceeds $758,517,511 by November 15, 2028;
1,795,977 shares of the Company’s common stock underlying the PHP Warrant vests if the Company’s Market Capitalization equals or exceeds $1,137,776,266 by November 15, 2029; and
1,436,781 shares of the Company’s common stock underlying the PHP Warrant vests if the Company’s Market Capitalization equals or exceeds $1,517,035,022 by November 15, 2030.
For purposes of the PHP Warrant, the term “Market Capitalization” means, with respect to a particular trading day, the total value of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock on such date, calculated by multiplying the Company’s volume weighted-average price for the ten (10) trading days immediately preceding such date by the Company’s total number of outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock as reflected in (i) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the SEC (e.g., Annual Report on Form 10-K or Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q), as the case may be, (ii) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (iii) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Company’s transfer agent setting forth the number of shares of the Company's common stock outstanding.
The PHP Warrant is exercisable for ten years from the PHP Effective Date with respect to the vested portion(s) of the PHP Warrant. The PHP Warrant may be exercised by cash exercise or, at the election of PHP, by means of “cashless exercise” pursuant to a formula set forth in the PHP Warrant. The Company also granted PHP certain “piggyback” registration rights requiring the Company to register any shares of the Company’s common stock underlying the PHP Warrant for resale with the SEC, subject to the Company’s existing obligations under that certain Second Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement, dated April 16, 2021, by and among the Company and the investors party thereto, which registration rights PHP exercised in January 2024.
Upon the consummation of a fundamental transaction of the Company (as defined in the PHP Warrant) on or prior to November 15, 2028, all of the shares underlying the PHP Warrant would become immediately vested and exercisable; upon the consummation of a fundamental transaction of the Company after November 15, 2028 but on or prior to November 15, 2029, the shares underlying the second and third tranches of the PHP Warrant would become immediately vested and exercisable; and upon the consummation of a fundamental transaction of the Company after November 15, 2029 but on or prior to November 15, 2030, the shares underlying the third tranche of the PHP Warrant would become immediately vested and exercisable.
Refer to Note 10 for additional information on the PHP Warrant.
Clive Meanwell, M.D. and Tamsin Berry, members of the Company’s board of directors, are Managing Partner and Limited Partner of PHP, respectively.
8. Commitments and Contingencies
Operating Lease Commitments
In September 2021, the Company entered into a five-year noncancelable facilities lease agreement for approximately 9,600 square feet of office space in Waltham, Massachusetts. The monthly rental payments under the lease, which include base rent charges of $ 0.4 million per year, are subject to periodic rent increases through September 2026. In addition to base rent, monthly rental payments include the Company’s proportionate share of operating expenses. The lease terms provide for one five-year extension term with base rent calculated on the then-market rate.
In June 2022, the Company entered into a two-year noncancelable agreement for dedicated laboratory and office space in Newton, Massachusetts (the “Newton, MA Lease”). The monthly rental payments under the agreement include base rent charges of $ 0.7 million per year. The agreement terms provide for a month-to-month extension after completion of the initial two-year term with base rent calculated on the then-market rate with three months’ prior notice.
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In September 2022, the Company amended the Newton, MA Lease. Pursuant to the amendment, the Company entered into a separate two-year noncancelable agreement for new dedicated laboratory and office space on the same campus as the Newton, MA Lease. The Company took occupancy of the new dedicated laboratory and office space in December 2022. The monthly rental payments under the amended agreement include base rent charges of $ 1.3 million per year. The agreement terms provide for a month-to-month extension, after completion of the initial two-year term extending through November 2024, with base rent calculated on the then-market rate with three months ’ prior notice.
The components of operating lease expense were as follows (in thousands):
For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
2024
2023
Lease cost:
Operating lease cost
$
430
$
430
Variable lease cost
3
12
Total lease cost
$
433
$
442
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows related to operating leases
$
435
$
432
Future minimum lease payments under the noncancelable leases as of March 31, 2024 was as follows (in thousands):
Year Ending December 31,
Operating Lease
2024 (excluding the three months ended March 31, 2024)
1,087
2025
430
2026
328
Total lease payments
1,845
Present value adjustment
( 86
)
Present value of operating lease liability
$
1,759
As of March 31, 2024 , the Company’s operating leases were measured using a weighted-average incremental borrowing rate of 6.0 % over a weighted-average remaining lease term of 1.7 years.
As of March 31, 2023 , the Company’s operating leases were measured using a weighted-average incremental borrowing rate of 6.0 % over a weighted-average remaining lease term of 2.3 years.
The total operating liabilities are presented on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet based on maturity dates. $ 1.1 million is classified under “ operating lease liabilities, current” for the portion due within twelve months, and $ 0.6 million is classified under “operating lease liabilities, non-current”.
License Agreements
The Company has entered into license agreements with Adimab and WuXi Biologics (see Note 6).
Other Agreements
In November 2022, the Company entered into the PHP MSA (see Note 7). Concurrently with the PHP MSA, the Company entered into the PHP Work Order, pursuant to which PHP agreed to advise and counsel the Company regarding clinical development and regulatory matters with respect to its product candidates. The PHP Work Order was effective for six months from November 2022 and terminated in accordance with its terms in May 2023. As compensation for the services and deliverables under the PHP Work Order, the Company paid PHP a cash fee of $ 0.5 million per month during the term of the PHP Work Order for an Aggregate Fee of $ 3.0 million.
Manufacturing Agreements
In December 2020, the Company entered into a Commercial Manufacturing Services Agreement with WuXi Biologics, which was amended and restated in August 2021 and further amended and restated in September 2023 (as amended and restated, the “Commercial Manufacturing Agreement”). The Commercial Manufacturing Agreement outlines the terms and conditions under which WuXi Biologics manufactures drug substance and drug product for commercial use.
Through March 31, 2024, the Company committed to noncancelable purchase obligations related to commercial drug substance and drug product manufacturing under the Commercial Manufacturing Agreement. As of March 31, 2024, the total remaining contractually binding commercial drug substance and drug product purchase obligations due to WuXi Biologics was $ 69.3 million,
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which is expected to be paid in 2024 and 2025. As of March 31, 2024, $ 18.4 million related to the contractually binding commercial drug substance and drug product batches was included in accounts payable and accrued expenses, which is expected to be paid in 2024.
Through March 31, 2024, the Company committed to noncancelable purchase obligations of $ 24.7 million related to the procurement of materials to be used in future drug substance and drug product manufacturing under the Commercial Manufacturing Agreement, which is expected to be paid in 2024.
Unless earlier terminated, the Commercial Manufacturing Agreement remains in effect for an initial period of five years from the date of the last amendment and restatement of the agreement and thereafter automatically renews for further successive periods of five years each. Either party may terminate the agreement upon the breach or default by the other party, other than a non-payment breach, that is not timely cured after notice thereof. Both parties are also entitled to terminate the Commercial Manufacturing Agreement if the other party becomes insolvent or is the subject of a petition in bankruptcy or of any other related proceeding or event. Either party may terminate either the Commercial Manufacturing Agreement in its entirety, or an individual order, (i) to the extent the other party suffers a force majeure event that is continuing for a predefined period of time and (ii) if the other party fails to make a payment when due under the arrangement and such non-payment is not timely cured after notice thereof. Until regulatory approval and future economic benefit is probable, the Company will continue to expense costs related to batches manufactured under the Commercial Manufacturing Agreement.
Other Contracts
The Company enters into agreements with third parties in the ordinary course of business for various products and services, including those related to research, preclinical and clinical operations, manufacturing and support, supply chain, and distribution. These contracts do not contain any material minimum purchase commitments. Certain of these agreements provide for termination rights subject to the payment of termination fees and/or wind-down costs. Under such agreements, the Company is contractually obligated to make certain payments to vendors upon early termination, primarily to reimburse them for their unrecoverable outlays incurred prior to cancellation as well as any amounts owed by the Company prior to early termination. The actual amounts the Company could pay in the future to the vendors under such agreements may differ from the purchase order amounts due to cancellation provisions. The termination fees were not probable of payment as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
Legal Proceedings
From time to time, the Company may become involved in legal proceedings or other litigation relating to claims arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company accrues a liability for such matters when it is probable that future expenditures will be made and that such expenditures can be reasonably estimated. Significant judgment is required to determine both probability and estimated exposure amount. Legal fees and other costs associated with such proceedings are expensed as incurred.
On January 31, 2023, a securities class action lawsuit captioned Brill v. Invivyd, Inc., et. al., Case No. 1:23-CV-10254-LTS, was filed against the Company and certain of its former officers in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The complaint alleges violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder on the basis of purportedly materially false and misleading statements and omissions concerning ADG20’s effectiveness against the Omicron variant of COVID-19. The complaint seeks, among other things, unspecified damages, attorneys’ fees, expert fees, and other costs. The court appointed lead plaintiffs for the action on June 28, 2023. On August 23, 2023, the lead plaintiffs filed an amended complaint that makes allegations similar to those in the original complaint and asserts the same claims against the same defendants as the original complaint. On October 19, 2023, the parties filed a joint stipulation to advise the court that the lead plaintiffs intended to seek leave to file a second amended complaint, and on November 22, 2023, the lead plaintiffs filed a second amended complaint that makes allegations similar to those in the prior complaints and asserts the same claims against the same defendants as the prior complaints. On January 12, 2024, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss the second amended complaint in its entirety. The lead plaintiffs filed an opposition to the motion to dismiss on February 26, 2024, and the defendants filed a reply in further support of their motion to dismiss on March 27, 2024. The court has scheduled a hearing on the defendants’ motion to dismiss on May 10, 2024.
The Company believes that is has strong defenses, and it intends to vigorously defend against this action. The lawsuit is in early stages, and, at this time, no assessment can be made as to the likely outcome or whether the outcome will be material to the Company.
Indemnification Agreements
In the ordinary course of business, the Company may provide indemnification of varying scope and terms to its vendors, lessors, contract research organizations, contract development and manufacturing organizations (“CDMOs”), business partners and other parties with respect to certain matters, including, but not limited to, losses arising out of breach of such agreements or from intellectual property infringement claims made by third parties. In addition, the Company has entered into indemnification agreements with members of its board of directors and its executive officers that require the Company, among other things, to indemnify them against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or executive officers. The maximum potential amount of future payments that the Company could be required to make under these indemnification agreements is, in many cases, unlimited. The Company has not incurred any material costs as a result of such indemnifications and is not currently aware of any indemnification claims.
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9. Common Stock
Shares Reserved for Future Issuance
As of March 31, 2024 , the Company had reserved 46,292,290 shares of common stock for the exercise of outstanding stock options and the issuance of awards available for grant under the Company’s 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, 2021 Equity Incentive Plan and 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (see Note 10).
Shelf Registration Statement
In September 2022, the Company filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 with the SEC (File No. 333-267643) and an accompanying base prospectus, which was declared effective by the SEC on October 5, 2022, for the offer and sale of up to $ 400 million of the Company’s securities. As of March 31, 2024 , $ 325 million of the Company’s securities remained available for offer and sale under this shelf registration statement.
ATM Facility
In December 2023, the Company entered into a Controlled Equity Offering SM Sales Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with Cant or Fitzgerald & Co., as sales agent (“Cantor”), pursuant to which the Company may, at its option, offer and sell shares of its common stock, with a sales value of up to $ 75.0 million, from time to time, through Cantor, acting as sales agent, in transactions deemed to be “at the market offerings”, as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Cantor is entitled to a commission of 3 % of the gross proceeds from any sales of such shares.
In February 2024, the Company sold 9,000,000 shares of its common stock under the Sales Agreement at an average price of $ 4.50 per share for $ 39.3 million in net proceeds. As of March 31, 2024 , $ 34.5 million remained available for sale under the Sales Agreement.
Treasury Stock
In March 2023, the Company repurchased, and subsequently retired, 206,802 shares of unvested restricted common stock at the original purchase price upon a termination of service of an employee during the vesting period. The fair value of the repurchased common stock was insignificant. Upon retirement, the shares were redesignated as authorized but unissued shares of the Company’s common stock.
In May 2023, the Company repurchased 46,600 shares of unvested restricted common stock at the original purchase price upon a termination of service of an employee during the vesting period. The shares of common stock repurchased were recorded as treasury stock. The fair value of the repurchased common stock was insignificant. In June 2023, the Company retired the 46,600 shares of treasury stock. Upon retirement, the shares were redesignated as authorized but unissued shares of the Company’s common stock.
In October 2023, the Company repurchased 31,765 shares of unvested restricted common stock at the original purchase price upon a termination of service of an employee during the vesting period. The shares of common stock repurchased were recorded as treasury stock. The fair value of the repurchased common stock was insignificant. In December 2023, the Company retired the 31,765 shares of treasury stock. Upon retirement, the shares were redesignated as authorized but unissued shares of the Company’s common stock.
10. Stock-Based Compensation
2020 Equity Incentive Plan
The Company’s 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2020 Plan”) provides for the Company to grant incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and other stock-based awards to employees, members of the board of directors and consultants. The 2020 Plan is administered by the board of directors or, at the discretion of the board of directors, by a committee of the board of directors. The board of directors may also delegate to one or more officers of the Company the power to grant awards to employees and certain officers of the Company. The exercise prices, vesting and other restrictions are determined at the discretion of the board of directors, or its committee or any such officer if so delegated.
The exercise price for stock options granted may not be less than the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant, as determined by the board of directors, or at least 110 % of the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant in the case of an incentive stock option granted to an employee who owns stock representing more than 10 % of the voting power of all classes of stock as determined by the board of directors as of the date of grant. Prior to the IPO, the Company’s board of directors determined the fair value of the Company’s common stock, taking into consideration its most recently available valuation of common stock performed by third parties as well as additional factors which may have changed since the date of the most recent contemporaneous valuation through the date of grant. Stock options granted under the 2020 Plan expire after ten years and typically vest over a four-year period with the first 25 % vesting upon the first anniversary of a specified vesting commencement date and the remainder vesting in 36 equal monthly installments over the succeeding three years , contingent on the recipient’s continued employment or service. Certain awards of stock options permit the holders to exercise the option in whole or in part prior to the full vesting of the option in exchange for unvested shares of restricted common stock with respect to any unvested portion of the option so exercised.
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As of March 31, 2024, there were 4,298,068 shares authorized to be issued upon the exercise of outstanding stock option grants and no shares reserved for future issuance under the 2020 Plan.
2021 Equity Incentive Plan
In July 2021, the Company’s board of directors adopted, and its stockholders approved, the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2021 Plan”), which became effective immediately prior to and contingent upon the execution of the underwriting agreement related to the Company’s IPO. The 2021 Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options, non-statutory stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and other stock-based awards. The number of shares reserved for issuance under the 2021 Plan was equal to 35,075,122 , which is the sum of 11,413,572 new shares; plus the number of shares (not to exceed 23,661,550 shares), which represents (i) the number of shares that remained available for issuance under the 2020 Plan, at the time the 2021 Plan became effective, and (ii) any shares subject to outstanding stock options or other stock awards that were granted under the 2020 Plan that are forfeited, terminate, expire or are otherwise not issued. In addition, the number of shares of the Company’s common stock reserved for issuance under the 2021 Plan will automatically increase on the first day of each calendar year pursuant to the evergreen provision thereof , beginning on January 1, 2022 and continuing through January 1, 2031, in an amount equal to 5 % of the shares of common stock outstanding on the last day of the calendar month before the date of each automatic increase, or a lesser number of shares determined by the board of directors. On January 1, 2022, 5,539,145 shares of common stock were automatically added to the shares authorized for issuance under the 2021 Plan pursuant to the evergreen provision thereof. The number of shares to be issued under the 2021 Plan did not increase on January 1, 2023 as determined by the Company’ s board of directors. On January 1, 2024, 3,304,820 shares of common stock were added to the shares authorized for issuance under the 2021 Plan, pursuant to the evergreen provision thereof, as determined by the Company’s board of directors. The shares of common stock underlying any awards that are forfeited, cancelled, held back upon exercise or settlement of an award to satisfy the exercise price or tax withholding, repurchased or are otherwise terminated by the Company under the 2021 Plan will be added back to the shares of common stock available for issuance under the 2021 Plan.
As of March 31, 2024 , there were an aggregate of 45,301,059 shares authorized to be issued under the 2020 Plan and the 2021 Plan, which included 4,298,068 and 22,065,965 shares authorized to be issued upon the exercise of outstanding stock option grants from the 2020 Plan and 2021 Plan, respectively, and 0 and 18,937,026 shares reserved for future issuance under the 2020 Plan and 2021 Plan, respectively.
Stock Option Valuation
The fair value of stock option grants is estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. Prior to its IPO in August 2021, the Company had been a private company. Due to the proximity to the IPO, the Company continues to lack sufficient company-specific historical and implied volatility information. Therefore, it estimates its expected stock volatility based on the historical volatility of a publicly traded set of peer companies and expects to continue to do so until such time as it has adequate historical data regarding the volatility of its own traded stock price. For options with service-based vesting conditions, the expected term of the Company’s stock options has been determined utilizing the “simplified” method. The risk-free interest rate is determined by reference to the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant of the award for time periods approximately equal to the expected term of the award. Expected dividend yield is based on the fact that the Company has never paid cash dividends and does not expect to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.
The following table presents, on a weighted-average basis, the assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to determine the grant date fair value of stock options granted:
Three Months Ended March 31,
Three Months Ended March 31,
2024
2023
Expected term (in years)
5.8
5.8
Expected volatility
62.8
%
69.3
%
Risk-free interest rate
4.0
%
3.5
%
Expected dividend yield
—
%
—
%
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Stock Option Activity
The following table summarizes the Company’s stock option activity since December 31, 2023:
Number of
Shares
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
(in years)
(in thousands)
Outstanding at December 31, 2023
23,065,514
$
5.08
8.7
$
24,745
Granted
3,647,000
$
4.22
Exercised
—
$
—
Forfeited
( 348,481
)
$
6.05
Outstanding at March 31, 2024
26,364,033
$
4.95
8.4
$
33,249
Vested and expected to vest at March 31, 2024
26,364,033
$
4.95
8.4
$
33,249
Options exercisable at March 31, 2024
9,143,369
$
6.79
7.4
$
9,256
The weighted-average grant date fair value of stock options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 was $ 2.53 and $ 1.34 , respectively, per share.
The aggregate intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the underlying options and the fair market value of the common stock for the options that had exercise prices lower than the estimated fair value of the Company’s common stock at March 31, 2024 and 2023.
The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised was $ 0 and $ 0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Stock-Based Compensation Expense
The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense (service-based stock options and employee stock purchase plan) in the following expense categories of its condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,
Three Months Ended March 31,
2024
2023
Research and development
$
1,677
$
2,263
Selling, general and administrative
3,702
3,137
$
5,379
$
5,400
As of March 31, 2024 , total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to unvested stock-based awards was $ 40.2 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.4 years.
2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
In July 2021, the Company’s board of directors adopted, and its stockholders approved, the 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “2021 ESPP”), which became effective immediately prior to and contingent upon the execution of the underwriting agreement related to the Company’s IPO. A total of 1,342,773 shares of common stock were initially reserved for issuance under the 2021 ESPP. There were 351,542 shares issued under the 2021 ESPP as of March 31, 2024 . The number of shares of common stock that may be issued under the 2021 ESPP will automatically increase on the first day of each calendar year, pursuant to the evergreen provision thereof, beginning on January 1, 2022 and continuing through January 1, 2031, by an amount equal to the lesser of (i) 1 % of the shares of common stock outstanding on the last day of the calendar month before the date of each automatic increase, (ii) 2,685,546 shares and (iii) an amount determined by the Company’s board of directors. The number of shares to be issued under the 2021 ESPP did not increase on January 1, 2024 or January 1, 2023, pursuant to the evergreen provision thereof, as determined by the Company’s board of directors. The first offering under the 2021 ESPP was June 6, 2022. As of March 31, 2024 , 991,231 shares remained available for issuance under the 2021 ESPP. During both the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 , the Company recognized less than $ 0.1 million in related stock-based compensation expense.
Warrant Expense
In November 2022, the Company entered into the PHP MSA, the PHP Work Order and a warrant agreement with respect to the PHP Warrant. To compensate for the services and deliverables provided by PHP, the Company issued 6,824,712 equity-classified warrants to PHP. Each warrant shall give the right to acquire common stock of the Company at a purchase price of $ 3.48 per share. Per the agreement, the PHP Warrant is exercisable upon either the achievement of corresponding market capitalization targets or a consummation of a fundamental transaction (as defined in the PHP Warrant); as such, there are no other requirements, including any continuous service requirements, in order for PHP to be entitled to the PHP Warrant, if and when any portion of it vests.
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The aggregate grant date fair value of the PHP Warrant was $ 17.4 million, which was recognized as warrant expense on the grant date in November 2022.
There were no warrants issued during the three months ended March 31, 2024. As of March 31, 2024 , there were 6,824,712 warrants outstanding at a weighted-average exercise price of $ 3.48 , with a weighted-average remaining contractual term of 8.63 years.
11. Income Taxes
For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company recorded no income tax benefits for the net operating losses incurred or for the research and development tax credits generated in each period, due to its uncertainty of realizing a benefit from those items. Substantially all of the Company’s operating losses since inception have been generated in the U.S.
12. Defined Contribution Plan
The Company maintains a 401(k) Plan (the “401(k) Plan”) for the benefit of eligible employees. The 401(k) Plan is a defined contribution plan under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, that 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. Pursuant to the terms of the 401(k) Plan, the Company is required to make non-elective contributions of 3 % of eligible participants’ compensation. For both the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 , the Company contributed $ 0.2 million to the 401(k) Plan.
13. Net Loss per Share
Basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders was calculated as follows (in thousands, except share and per share amounts):
Three Months Ended March 31,
Three Months Ended March 31,
2024
2023
Numerator:
Net loss attributable to common stockholders
$
( 43,496
)
$
( 35,321
)
Denominator:
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted
115,618,209
108,785,519
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted
$
( 0.38
)
$
( 0.32
)
Shares of unvested restricted common stock are not considered outstanding for accounting purposes until vested and were excluded from the calculations of basic net loss per share attributable to common stockholders for the three months ended March 31, 2023. There were no shares of unvested restricted common stock for the three months ended March 31, 2024.
The Company’s potential dilutive securities have been excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share as the effect would be to reduce the net loss per share. Therefore, the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding used to calculate both basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders is the same. The Company excluded the following potential common shares, presented based on amounts outstanding at each period end, from the computation of diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders for the periods indicated, because including them would have had an anti-dilutive effect:
For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
2024
2023
Stock options to purchase common stock
26,364,033
23,883,782
Unvested restricted common stock
—
93,476
Warrants to purchase common stock
6,824,712
6,824,712
33,188,745
30,801,970
14. Related Party Transactions
As of both March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 , an aggregate of $ 0.7 million was due to Adimab under the Adimab Assignment Agreement, the Adimab Collaboration Agreement, the Adimab Platform Transfer Agreement and the Adimab DNA Sequencing Services Agreement (as defined below) by the Company. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 , no amounts were due to the Company from Adimab under the Adimab Assignment Agreement, the Adimab Collaboration Agreement, the Adimab Platform Transfer Agreement or the Adimab DNA Sequencing Services Agreement.
Adimab Assignment Agreement
Under the Adimab Assignment Agreement, Adimab, a principal stockholder of the Company, is entitled to receive milestone and royalty payments upon specified conditions and receives payments from the Company for providing ongoing services under the agreement (see Note 6).
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During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company did no t recognize any IPR&D expense with respect to milestones payable under the Adimab Assignment Agreement. During the three months ended March 31, 2023 , the Company recognized $ 0.4 million as IPR&D expense with respect to a milestone payable under the Adimab Assignment Agreement.
During both the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 , the Company did no t recognize any research and development expense with respect to services performed by Adimab on the Company ’s behalf under the Adimab Assignment Agreement.
Adimab Collaboration Agreement
Under the Adimab Collaboration Agreement, the Company is obligated to pay Adimab for certain fees, milestones and royalty payments (see Note 6).
During the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 , the Company recognized $ 0.6 million and $ 1.3 million, respectively, of research and development expense related to the quarterly fee under the Adimab Collaboration Agreement.
During the three months ended March 31, 2024 , the Company did no t recognize any research and development expense with respect to services performed by Adimab on the Company’s behalf under the Adimab Collaboration Agreement. During the three months ended March 31, 2023 , the Company recognized $ 0.2 million of research and development expense with respect to services performed by Adimab on the Company’s behalf under the Adimab Collaboration Agreement.
Adimab Platform Transfer Agreement
Under the Adimab Platform Transfer Agreement, the Company is obligated to pay Adimab for certain fees, milestones and royalty payments (see Note 6).
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company recognized a portion of the first annual fee as research and development expense. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company did not recognize any research and development expense in connection with the Adimab Platform Transfer Agreement.
Adimab DNA Sequencing Services Agreement
In May 2023, as amended in January 2024, the Company entered into a Services Agreement with Adimab for Adimab to perform DNA sequencing on yeast samples provided by the Company, and the delivery of the resulting data and information to the Company (the “Adimab DNA Sequencing Services Agreement”). In exchange for the services performed, the Company will pay Adimab a fee for each yeast-derived DNA template sample present in the well within the sequencer plate.
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company recognized less than $ 0.1 million of research and development expense with respect to services performed by Adimab on the Company’s behalf under the Adimab DNA Sequencing Services Agreement. The Adimab DNA Sequencing Services Agreement was not effective during the three months ended March 31, 2023.
Population Health Partners, L.P.
Under the PHP MSA and PHP Work Order, the Company was obligated to pay cash compensation for services and deliverables (see Note 7). Clive Meanwell, M.D. and Tamsin Berry, members of the Company’s board of directors, are Managing Partner and Limited Partner of PHP, respectively.
During the three months ended March 31, 2023 , the Company recognized $ 1.5 million of research and development expense related to services performed by PHP in connection with the PHP Work Order, which terminated in accordance with its terms in May 2023.
As of March 31, 2024 , no amounts were due to PHP by the Company, and no amounts were due from PHP to the Company.
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