Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
ITEM
1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
Not
applicable.
ITEM
1C. CYBERSECURITY
We
operate in the biotechnology sector, which is subject to various cybersecurity risks that could adversely affect our business, financial
condition, and results of operations, including intellectual property theft; fraud; extortion; harm to customers and/or corporate partners
or customers; violation of privacy laws and other litigation and legal risk; and reputational risk.
We
have implemented various security measures to identify and assess the cybersecurity threats that could affect our business and information
systems. We use various tools and methodologies to manage cybersecurity risk that are tested on a regular cadence. We also monitor and
evaluate our cybersecurity posture and performance on an ongoing basis through regular vulnerability scans, penetration tests and threat
intelligence feeds. We require third-party service providers with access to personal, confidential or proprietary information to implement
and maintain comprehensive cybersecurity practices consistent with applicable legal standards and industry best practices.
Risk management is further managed through
the use of an expert third party company to assist in managing relevant risks. We outsource our monitoring to a third-party provider
whereby we benefit from a professionally managed network monitoring, management, maintenance, detection and response system and a
24/7 security operations center with both onsite and remote support services. Any cybersecurity incident would be reported to us
promptly by our third-party provider and material and potentially material incidents would be assessed by management for remediation
and future prevention and detection.
Our
business depends on the availability, reliability, and security of our information systems, networks, data, and intellectual property.
Any disruption, compromise, or breach of our network systems or infrastructure due to a cybersecurity threat or incident could adversely
affect our operations, services, product development, and competitive position. They may also result in a breach of our contractual obligations
or legal duties to protect the privacy and confidentiality of our customers’ and partners’ proprietary information, which
may include personally identifiable information. Such a breach could expose us to business interruption, lost revenue, ransom payments,
remediation costs, liabilities to affected parties, cybersecurity protection costs, lost assets, litigation, regulatory scrutiny and
actions, reputational harm, customer dissatisfaction and harm to our relationships with corporate partners.
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