UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
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Summary of the Material and Other Risks Associated with Our Business
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We are a clinical-stage company with a limited operating history, have incurred significant losses since our inception, and anticipate that we will continue to incur significant losses for the foreseeable future. |
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We are highly dependent on our relationship with University of Pennsylvania, or Penn, for our preclinical research and development activities, key technology and our current manufacturing needs for our clinical trial of DSG3-CAART, or the DesCAARTesTM trial, and if Penn’s manufacturing capacity is reduced or otherwise delayed or limited, this could adversely impact enrollment in our DesCAARTesTM trial. |
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We are reliant on intellectual property licensed to us by Penn and termination of our license agreement with Penn would result in the loss of significant rights, which would have a material adverse effect on our business. |
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If we are unable to obtain and maintain sufficient intellectual property protection for DSG3-CAART, our other product candidates and technologies or any future product candidates, we may not be able to compete effectively in our markets. |
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We will need to raise substantial additional funding before we can expect to complete development of any of our product candidates or generate any revenues from product sales. |
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Our limited operating history may make it difficult for you to evaluate the success of our business to date and to assess our future viability. |
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If we are unable to successfully develop our current programs into a portfolio of product candidates, or experience significant delays in doing so, we may not realize the full commercial potential of our current and future product candidates. |
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If we encounter difficulties enrolling patients in our DesCAARTesTM trial or future clinical trials, these clinical development activities could be delayed or otherwise adversely affected. |
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If we are unable to advance our product candidates through clinical development, obtain regulatory approval and ultimately commercialize our product candidates, or experience significant delays in doing so, our business will be materially harmed. |
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Results of earlier studies may not be predictive of future study or trial results, and we may fail to establish an adequate safety and efficacy profile to conduct clinical trials or obtain regulatory approval for our product candidates. |
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If serious adverse events, undesirable side effects or unexpected characteristics are identified during the development of any of our product candidates, we may need to delay, abandon or limit our further clinical development of those product candidates. |
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The COVID-19 pandemic and the future outbreak of other highly infectious or contagious diseases could seriously harm our research, development and potential future commercialization efforts, increase our costs and expenses and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. |
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Manufacturing and administering our product candidates is complex and we may encounter difficulties in technology transfer from Penn to a contract manufacturing organization. |
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We face substantial competition, which may result in others discovering, developing or commercializing products before or more successfully than we do. |
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We may establish our own manufacturing facility and infrastructure in addition to or in lieu of relying on third parties for the manufacture of our product candidates, which will be costly and time-consuming, and which may not be successful. |
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Our future success depends in part upon our ability to retain our key employees, consultants and advisors and to attract, retain and motivate other qualified personnel. |
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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” contains express or implied forward-looking statements that are based on our management’s belief and assumptions and on information currently available to our management. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, these statements relate to future events or our future operational or financial performance, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including, without limitation, risks, uncertainties and assumptions regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, operations, strategy, goals and anticipated timelines, our ongoing and planned preclinical activities, our ability to initiate, enroll, conduct or complete ongoing and planned clinical trials, our timelines for regulatory submissions and our financial position that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q include, but are not limited to, statements about:
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the success, cost and timing and conduct of our clinical trial program, including our clinical trial of DSG3-CAART, or the DesCAARTesTM trial, and our other product candidates, including statements regarding the timing of initiation and completion of the clinical trials and the period during which the results of the clinical trials will become available; |
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the timing of and our ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approval of our product candidates, including DSG3-CAART, MuSK-CAART, FVIII-CAART, DSG3/1-CAART and PLA2R-CAART, in any of the indications for which we plan to develop them, and any related restrictions, limitations, and/or warnings in the label of an approved product candidate; |
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the impact of any business interruptions to our operations, including the timing and enrollment of patients in our ongoing and planned clinical trials and our planned Investigational New Drug application submissions, or to those of our clinical sites, manufacturers, suppliers, or other vendors resulting from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic or similar public health crisis; |
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our expected use of proceeds from the initial public offering and the period over which such proceeds, together with cash, will be sufficient to meet our operating needs; |
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our plans to pursue research and development of other product candidates; |
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our plan to infuse our DSG3-CAART product candidate without lymphodepletion or other preconditioning agents initially in our DesCAARTesTM trial; |
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the potential advantages of our proprietary Cabaletta Approach for selective B cell Ablation platform, called our CABATM platform, and our product candidates; |
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the extent to which our scientific approach and CABATM platform may potentially address a broad range of diseases; |
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the potential benefits and success of our arrangements and our expanded sponsored research agreement with the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, or Penn, and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, or CHOP, and our scientific co-founders, Drs. Milone and Payne; |
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our ability to successfully commercialize our product candidates, including DSG3-CAART and our other product candidates; |
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the potential receipt of revenue from future sales of DSG3-CAART and our other product candidates; |
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the rate and degree of market acceptance and clinical utility of DSG3-CAART and our other product candidates; |
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our estimates regarding the potential market opportunity for DSG3-CAART and our other product candidates, and our ability to serve those markets; |
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our sales, marketing and distribution capabilities and strategy, whether alone or with potential future collaborators; |
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our ability to establish and maintain arrangements or a facility for manufacture of DSG3-CAART and our other product candidates; |
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our ability to obtain funding for our operations, including funding necessary to initiate and complete our DesCAARTesTM trial and our ongoing preclinical studies of MuSK-CAART, DSG3/1-CAART, FVIII-CAART and PLA2R-CAART; |
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the potential achievement of milestones and receipt of payments under our collaborations; |
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our ability to enter into additional collaborations with existing collaborators or other third parties; |
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our expectations regarding our ability to obtain and maintain intellectual property protection for our product candidates and our ability to operate our business without infringing on the intellectual property rights of others; |
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the success of competing therapies that are or become available, and our competitive position; |
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the accuracy of our estimates regarding expenses, future revenues, capital requirements and needs for additional financing; |
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the impact of government laws and regulations in the United States and foreign countries; and |
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our ability to attract and retain key scientific or management personnel. |
These factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are made as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and we undertake no obligations to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
CABALETTA BIO, INC.
Condensed Balance Sheets
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Current assets: |
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Total current assets |
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Property and equipment, net |
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Other assets |
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Total Assets |
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Current liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
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Accrued and other current liabilities |
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Total current liabilities |
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Commitments and Contingencies (see Note 6) |
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Stockholders’ equity: |
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Preferred stock, $ June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively; outstanding at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 |
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Voting and non-voting common stock, $ |
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Total stockholders’ equity |
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Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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CABALETTA BIO, INC.
Condensed Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss
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Total operating expenses |
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Other income: |
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Net loss |
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Net unrealized income (loss) on available-for-sale investments, net of tax |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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CABALETTA BIO, INC.
Condensed Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
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Balance—December 31, 2019 |
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Balance—June 30, 2020 |
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Common stock issuance, net of $ |
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Issuance of common stock in connection with exercise of stock options |
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Balance—June 30, 2021 |
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CABALETTA BIO, INC.
Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
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Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net loss |
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Cash flows from financing activities: |
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Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs |
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Proceeds from issuance of common stock in connection with the exercise of stock options |
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— |
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Proceeds from the issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan |
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— |
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Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
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Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents |
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Cash and cash equivalents—beginning of period |
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Cash and cash equivalents—end of period |
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$ |
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Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing activities: |
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Property and equipment purchases included in accounts payable |
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$ |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
6
CABALETTA BIO, INC.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
1. Basis of Presentation
Cabaletta Bio, Inc. (the Company or Cabaletta) was incorporated in April 2017 in the State of Delaware as Tycho Therapeutics, Inc. and, in August 2018, changed its name to Cabaletta Bio, Inc. The Company is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Cabaletta is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of engineered T cell therapies for B cell-mediated autoimmune diseases.
Principal operations commenced in April 2018, when the Company executed sponsored research agreements with the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (Penn).
On October 29, 2019, the Company completed its initial public offering (IPO) of
Risks and Uncertainties
The Company does not expect to generate revenue from sales of engineered T cell therapies for B cell-mediated autoimmune diseases or any other revenue unless and until the Company completes preclinical and clinical development and obtains regulatory approval for one or more product candidates. If the Company seeks to obtain regulatory approval for any of its product candidates, the Company expects to incur significant commercialization expenses.
The Company is subject to risks common to companies in the biotechnology industry including, but not limited to, new technological innovations, protection of proprietary technology, dependence on key personnel, compliance with government regulations and the need to obtain additional financing. As a result, the Company is unable to predict the timing or amount of increased expenses or when or if the Company will be able to achieve or maintain profitability. Further, the Company is currently dependent on the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) for much of its preclinical research, clinical research and development activities and initial manufacturing activities (Note 5). Product candidates currently under development will require significant additional research and development efforts, including extensive preclinical and clinical testing and regulatory approval, prior to commercialization. Even if the Company is able to generate revenues from the sale of its product candidates, if approved, it may not become profitable. If the Company fails to become profitable or is unable to sustain profitability on a continuing basis, then it may be unable to continue its operations at planned levels and be forced to reduce its operations.
In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus (COVID-19) surfaced in Wuhan, China and has since reached multiple other regions and countries. The COVID-19 pandemic is evolving and to date has led to the implementation of various responses, including government-imposed quarantines, travel restrictions and other public health safety measures, which have delayed the commencement of non-COVID-19-related clinical trials, among other restrictions. The extent to which COVID-19 impacts the Company’s operations or those of its third party partners will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, including new information that may emerge concerning the severity of COVID-19, the impact of new strains of the virus, the effectiveness and availability of vaccines and the actions to contain COVID-19 or treat its impact, among others. The Company’s financial results to date have not been significantly impacted by COVID-19, however, the Company cannot at this time predict the specific extent, duration, or full impact that the COVID-19 pandemic will have on its financial condition, operations, and business plans, including its ability to raise additional capital, the timing and enrollment of patients in its ongoing and planned clinical trials, future financings and other expected milestones of its product candidates.
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Liquidity
The Company has sustained annual operating losses since inception and expects to continue to generate operating losses for the foreseeable future. The Company’s ultimate success depends on the outcome of its research and development activities. The Company has cash and cash equivalents and investments of $
The Company intends to raise such additional capital through a combination of equity offerings, debt financings, government funding arrangements, strategic alliances or other sources. However, if such financing is not available at adequate levels and on a timely basis, or such agreements are not available on favorable terms, or at all, as and when needed, the Company will need to reevaluate its operating plan and may be required to delay or discontinue the development of one or more of its product candidates or operational initiatives. The Company expects that its cash and cash equivalents as of June 30, 2021, will be sufficient to fund its projected operations for at least 12 months following the date the Company files this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Unaudited Interim Financial Information
The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC regarding interim financial reporting. Any reference in these notes to applicable guidance is meant to refer to GAAP as found in the Accounting Standards Codification and Accounting Standards Updates (ASU) of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). As permitted under these rules, certain footnotes and other financial information that are normally required by GAAP have been condensed or omitted.
In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited interim financial statements include all normal and recurring adjustments (which consist primarily of accruals and estimates that impact the financial statements) considered necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position as of June 30, 2021 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020. The results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2021, any other interim periods, or any future year or period. The balance sheet as of December 31, 2020 included herein was derived from the audited financial statements as of that date. The unaudited interim financial statements, presented herein, do not contain the required disclosures under GAAP for annual financial statements. These unaudited financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements, which are included in the Company’s 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 16, 2021 (2020 Annual Report).
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates and assumptions made in the accompanying financial statements include, but are not limited to, the fair value of stock-based compensation, the valuation allowance on the Company’s deferred tax assets and certain accruals. The Company evaluates its estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis using historical experience and other factors and adjusts those estimates and assumptions when facts and circumstances dictate. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Off-Balance Sheet Risk and Concentrations of Credit Risk
Financial instruments, which potentially subject the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk, consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, which are primarily invested in U.S. treasury-based money market funds, and available-for-sale debt securities, which are invested in investment grade corporate bonds with high credit quality issuers. These investments have maturities in
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Significant Accounting Policies
There have been no significant changes to the Company’s accounting policies during the three months ended June 30, 2021, as compared to the significant accounting policies described in Note 2 of the “Notes to the Financial Statements” in the Company’s audited financial statements included in its 2020 Annual Report.
Fair Value Measurement
Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis in the balance sheets are categorized based upon the level of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their fair values. 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. The authoritative guidance on fair value measurements establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements as follows:
Level 1—Observable inputs such as unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date.
Level 2—Inputs (other than quoted prices included in Level 1) that are either directly or indirectly observable for the asset or liability. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.
Level 3—Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.
Emerging Growth Company Status
The Company is an emerging growth company, as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the JOBS Act). Under the JOBS Act, emerging growth companies can delay adopting new or revised accounting standards issued subsequent to the enactment of the JOBS Act, until such time as those standards apply to private companies. The Company has elected to use this extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards that have different effective dates for public and private companies until the earlier of the date that it (i) is no longer an emerging growth company or (ii) affirmatively and irrevocably opts out of the extended transition period provided in the JOBS Act. As a result, these financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with the new or revised accounting pronouncements as of public company effective dates.
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Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), with guidance regarding the accounting for and disclosure of leases. The update requires lessees to recognize the liabilities related all leases, including operating leases, with a term greater than 12 months on the balance sheet. This update also requires lessees and lessors to disclose key information about their leasing transactions. This guidance is effective for public companies for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018. In June 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-05, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) and Leases (Topic 842), which granted a one-year effective date delay for certain companies to fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022. Early adoption is permitted. As an Emerging Growth Company, the Company expects to adopt Topic 842 in 2022 and has not yet finalized the assessment of the impact that Topic 842 will have on its financial statements or financial statement disclosures.
3. Fair Value Measurements
Fair value of financial instruments
At June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company’s financial instruments included cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable and accrued expenses. The carrying amounts reported in the Company's financial statements for these instruments approximate their respective fair values because of the short-term nature of these instruments.
The following tables present financial information about the Company’s financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis and indicate the level of the fair value hierarchy utilized to determine such fair values:
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June 30, 2021 |
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Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |
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Cash and Cash equivalents: |
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$ |
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Short-term investments: |
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Corporate bonds |
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Total |
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Cash and Cash equivalents: |
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Money market funds |
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$ |
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$ |
— |
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Short-term investments: |
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Corporate bonds |
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— |
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— |
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Total |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Money market funds are measured at fair value on a recurring basis using quoted prices and are classified as Level 1 inputs. Investments are measured at fair value based on inputs other than quoted prices that are derived from observable market data and are classified as Level 2 inputs. There were
For debt securities classified as available-for-sale investments, the Company records unrealized gains or losses resulting from changes in fair value between measurement dates as a component of other comprehensive income.
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June 30, 2021 |
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Money market funds |
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Included in cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
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Corporate bonds - due in one year or less |
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Included in short-term investments |
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— |
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$ |
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$ |
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December 31, 2020 |
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Money market funds |
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Included in cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
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Corporate bonds - due in one year or less |
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Included in short-term investments |
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