CRSP 10-Q
CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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As of August 1, 2025, there were
Throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the “Company,” “CRISPR,” “CRISPR Therapeutics,” “we,” “us,” and “our,” except where the context requires otherwise, refer to CRISPR Therapeutics AG and its consolidated subsidiaries; “our board of directors” refers to the board of directors of CRISPR Therapeutics AG; and we generally refer to CASGEVY® (exagamglogene autotemcel [exa-cel]), as “CASGEVY”.
“CRISPR Therapeutics®” standard character mark and design logo, “CRISPRXTM,” “CRISPR TXTM,” “CTX112TM,” “CTX131TM,” “CTX211TM,” “CTX213TM,” “CTX310TM,” “CTX320TM,” “CTX330TM,” “CTX340TM,” and “CTX450TM,” are trademarks and registered trademarks of CRISPR Therapeutics AG. CASGEVY® and the CASGEVY logo are registered trademarks of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, and Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated is the manufacturer and exclusive license holder of CASGEVY. All other trademarks and registered trademarks contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are the property of their respective owners. Solely for convenience, trademarks, service marks and trade names referred to in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may appear without the ® or ™ symbols and any such omission is not intended to indicate waiver of any such rights.
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This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q also contains information regarding our industry, our business and the markets for certain
of our product candidates, including data regarding the estimated size of those markets, and the incidence and prevalence of certain medical conditions. Unless otherwise expressly stated, we obtained this industry, business, market and other data from market research firms and other third parties, including medical publications, government data and similar sources. Information that is based on estimates, forecasts, projections, market research or similar methodologies is inherently subject to uncertainties and actual events or circumstances may differ materially from events and circumstances reflected in this information.
You should read this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the documents that we have filed as exhibits to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q completely and with the understanding that our actual future results, performance or achievements may be materially different from what we expect. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements.
Investors and others should note that we announce material information to our investors using our investor relations website (https://crisprtx.gcs-web.com/), SEC filings, press releases, public conference calls and webcasts. We use these channels as well as social media to communicate with the public about our Company, our business, our product candidates and other matters. It is possible that the information we post on social media could be deemed to be material information. Therefore, we encourage investors, the media, and others interested in our Company to review the information we post on the social media channels listed on our investor relations website.
Index
PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
CRISPR Therapeutics AG
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share data)
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Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CRISPR Therapeutics AG
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss
(unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share data)
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Total operating expenses |
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Loss from operations |
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Other income, net |
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Total other income, net |
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Net loss before income taxes |
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Net loss |
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Comprehensive loss |
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Net loss per common share — basic |
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Basic weighted-average common shares outstanding |
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Net loss per common share — diluted |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CRISPR Therapeutics AG
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity
(unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share data)
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Balance at December 31, 2023 |
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Issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs of $ |
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Vesting of restricted shares |
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Exercise of vested options, net of issuance costs of $ |
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Purchase of common stock under ESPP |
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Stock-based compensation expense |
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Other comprehensive loss |
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Net loss |
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Balance at March 31, 2024 |
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Vesting of restricted shares |
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Exercise of vested options, net of issuance costs of $ |
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Stock-based compensation expense |
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Other comprehensive loss |
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Net loss |
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Balance at June 30, 2024 |
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Balance at December 31, 2024 |
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Issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs of $ |
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Vesting of restricted shares |
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Exercise of vested options, net of issuance costs of $ |
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Purchase of common stock under ESPP |
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Stock-based compensation expense |
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Other comprehensive income |
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Net loss |
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Balance at March 31, 2025 |
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Issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs of $ |
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Vesting of restricted shares |
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Exercise of vested options, net of issuance costs of $ |
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Other comprehensive loss |
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Net loss |
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Balance at June 30, 2025 |
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CRISPR Therapeutics AG
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
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Operating activities: |
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Net loss |
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Reconciliation of net loss to net cash used in operating activities: |
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2024 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
5
CRISPR Therapeutics AG
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
1. Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited and have been prepared by the Company in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or U.S. GAAP.
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company views its operations and manages its business in
The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for the full year. These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024, which are contained in the 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, on February 11, 2025.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. On an ongoing basis, the Company’s management evaluates its estimates, which include, but are not limited to, revenue recognition, equity-based compensation expense and reported amounts of expenses during the period. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and other market-specific or other relevant assumptions that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from those estimates or assumptions. Changes in estimates are reflected in reported results in the period in which they become known.
Significant Accounting Policies
The significant accounting policies used in preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 are consistent with those discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 11, 2025, with the exception of the new policy for acquired in-process research and development expenses, as well as changes to the Company’s policy around collaboration arrangements which was disclosed in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 6, 2025.
Acquired In-process Research and Development Expenses
In-process research and development that is associated to a product that has not yet achieved regulatory approval and is acquired in a transaction that does not qualify as a business combination under U.S. GAAP is recorded as “Acquired in-process research and development” in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification, or ASC, 730, Research and development expense, or ASC 730, as the asset acquired does not have an alternative future use. The Company classifies asset acquisitions of acquired in-process research and development as investing activities on its condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.
Collaboration Arrangements
The Company records the elements of its collaboration agreements that represent joint operating activities in accordance with ASC 808, Collaborative Agreements, or ASC 808. Accordingly, the elements of the collaboration agreements that represent activities in which both parties are active participants and to which both parties are exposed to the significant risks and rewards that are dependent on the commercial success of the activities, are recorded as collaborative arrangements.
The Company evaluates the proper presentation of the commercial activities and the profit and loss sharing associated with the collaboration agreements. ASC 808 states that when payments between parties in a collaborative arrangement are not within the scope of other authoritative accounting literature, the income statement classification should be based on the nature of the arrangement, the nature of its business operations and the contractual terms of the arrangement. To the extent that these payments are not within the scope of other authoritative accounting literature, the income statement classification for the payments shall be based on an analogy to authoritative accounting literature or if there is no appropriate analogy, a reasonable, rational and consistently applied accounting policy election.
Collaboration costs specific to the Vertex Hemoglobinopathy Agreements (as defined in Note 6) accounted for under ASC 808 are presented within “collaboration expense, net” in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
6
Refer to Note 6 of the notes to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further discussion on the Vertex Hemoglobinopathy Agreements.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued Accounting Standards Update, or ASU, 2023-09, Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which requires entities, on an annual basis, to disclose disaggregated information about their effective tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid. The disclosure requirements will be applied on a prospective basis, with the option to apply them retrospectively. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The Company has adopted ASU 2023-09 and is currently evaluating the guidance, which is expected to only impact annual disclosures with no impact to the Company’s results of operations.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures, which requires disclosure of additional information about specific expense categories in the notes to the financial statements on an interim and annual basis. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and for interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the disclosure requirements related to this new standard.
2. Marketable Securities
The following table summarizes cash equivalents and marketable securities held at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 (in thousands), which are recorded at fair value. The table below excludes $
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$ |
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$ |
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Certificates of deposit |
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Total cash equivalents and marketable securities |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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December 31, 2024 |
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Money market funds |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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The following table summarizes the net unrealized gain (loss) recorded on marketable debt and equity securities during the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 (in millions):
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2024 |
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Unrealized (loss) gain recorded on marketable debt securities |
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( |
) |
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$ |
( |
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$ |
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Unrealized gain (loss) recorded on marketable equity securities |
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( |
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— |
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Unrealized gains and losses on the Company’s marketable debt securities are included in comprehensive loss in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. Unrealized gains and losses due to the change in fair value of the Company’s marketable equity securities are included in other income (expense), net, in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
The following table summarizes the net unrealized gain (loss) position of the Company’s marketable debt and equity securities as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 (in millions):
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The following table summarizes the aggregate fair value of marketable debt securities that were in an unrealized loss position as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 by the length of time the security has been in a loss position (in millions):
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June 30, 2025 |
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$ |
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$ |
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As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024,
The Company determined that there is no material credit risk associated with the above investments as of June 30, 2025. The Company has the intent and ability to hold such securities until recovery. As a result, the Company did not record any charges for credit-related impairments for its marketable securities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024.
Equity Investments Without Readily Determinable Fair Value
The Company holds investments in privately-held companies in the form of equity securities without readily determinable fair values and in which the Company does not have a controlling interest or significant influence. These investments had a net carrying value of $
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3. Fair Value Measurements
The following tables present information about the Company’s financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis and indicate the fair value hierarchy classification of such fair values as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 (in thousands):
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$ |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
— |
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Money market funds |
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— |
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— |
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Corporate debt securities |
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— |
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— |
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Commercial paper |
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— |
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— |
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U.S. Treasury securities |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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Commercial paper |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Marketable securities classified as Level 1 within the valuation hierarchy consist of corporate equity securities with quoted prices in active markets. Marketable securities classified as Level 2 within the valuation hierarchy generally consist of U.S. treasury securities and government agency securities, certificates of deposit, corporate bonds, commercial paper and warrants to purchase common shares of publicly traded companies. The Company estimates the fair value of these marketable securities by taking into consideration valuations obtained from third-party pricing sources.
4. Property and Equipment, net
Property and equipment, net, consists of the following (in thousands):
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December 31, |
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2024 |
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$ |
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$ |
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) |
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) |
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$ |
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Depreciation expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 was $
5. Accrued Expenses
Accrued expenses consist of the following (in thousands):
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2024 |
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$ |
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$ |
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6. Significant Contracts
Agreements with Vertex
For purposes of this Note 6 and Note 7, CASGEVY (exagamglogene autotemcel [exa-cel]) is referred to as “CASGEVY”.
2015 collaboration
In 2015, the Company entered into a strategic collaboration, option and license agreement, or the 2015 Collaboration Agreement, with Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, or Vertex. The 2015 Collaboration Agreement is focused on the use of the Company’s CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology to discover and develop potential new treatments aimed at the underlying genetic causes of human disease. The Company and Vertex amended the 2015 Collaboration Agreement in 2017 and 2019 with Amendment No. 1 and Amendment No. 2, respectively, namely to clarify Vertex’s option rights under the 2015 Collaboration Agreement and to modify certain definitions and provisions of the 2015 Collaboration Agreement to make them consistent with the JDA (as defined below) and the 2019 Collaboration Agreement (as defined below). In 2017, Vertex exercised an option granted to it under the 2015 Collaboration Agreement to obtain a co-exclusive license to develop and commercialize hemoglobinopathy and beta-globin targets, and in 2019, Vertex exercised the remaining options granted to it under the 2015 Collaboration Agreement to exclusively license certain collaboration targets developed under the 2015 Collaboration Agreement.
Hemoglobinopathies collaboration
In 2017, following Vertex’s exercise of its option to obtain a co-exclusive license to develop and commercialize hemoglobinopathy and beta-globin targets, the Company and Vertex entered into a joint development and commercialization agreement, or the JDA, and agreed for potential hemoglobinopathy treatments, including CASGEVY, the Company and Vertex would share equally all research and development costs and worldwide revenues. In 2021, the Company and Vertex amended and restated the JDA, or the A&R Vertex JDCA (as amended and in effect, from time to time), pursuant to which the parties agreed to, among other things, (a) adjust the governance structure for the collaboration and adjust the responsibilities of each party thereunder, whereby Vertex leads and has all decision making (i.e., control) in relation to the CASGEVY program prospectively; (b) adjust the allocation of net profits and net losses between the parties with respect to CASGEVY only, which will be allocated
In December 2023, the Company entered into an amendment to the A&R Vertex JDCA, or Amendment No. 1 to the A&R Vertex JDCA, with Vertex related to the global development, manufacturing, and commercialization of CASGEVY. Pursuant to Amendment No. 1 to the A&R Vertex JDCA, among other things, the Company and Vertex agreed to (a) allocate certain costs arising from a license agreement with a third party, resulting in a current payment due to Vertex by the Company of $
Letter Agreement
In May 2024, Vertex and the Company entered into a letter agreement, or the Letter Agreement, with respect to the priority
10
review voucher issued by the FDA to Vertex as the sponsor of the rare pediatric disease product application for CASGEVY. Vertex and the Company agreed that if Vertex utilizes or transfers the priority review voucher prior to the first calendar year in which the CASGEVY program generates a net profit, Vertex will pay the Company $
Collaboration in the field of diabetes
In 2021, the Company and ViaCyte, Inc., or ViaCyte, entered into a joint development and commercialization agreement, or the ViaCyte JDCA, to jointly develop and commercialize product candidates and shared products for the diagnosis, treatment or prevention of diabetes type 1, diabetes type 2 or insulin dependent / requiring diabetes throughout the world. In the third quarter of 2022, Vertex acquired ViaCyte, and ViaCyte became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vertex. In March 2023, (1) the Company and ViaCyte entered into an amendment to the ViaCyte JDCA, or the ViaCyte JDCA Amendment, and adjusted certain rights and obligations of the Company and ViaCyte under the ViaCyte JDCA, and (2) the Company and Vertex entered into a non-exclusive license agreement, or the Non-Ex License Agreement, pursuant to which the Company agreed to license to Vertex, on a non-exclusive basis, certain of its gene editing intellectual property to exploit certain products for the diagnosis, treatment or prevention of diabetes type 1, diabetes type 2 or insulin dependent / requiring diabetes throughout the world. Subsequently, ViaCyte elected to opt-out of the ViaCyte JDCA. Per the opt-out terms, the on-going collaboration assets are now wholly owned by the Company, subject to a royalty on future sales owed to ViaCyte. The opt-out became effective in early February 2024.
In 2024, the Company received a $
Accounting Analysis
For purposes of this Note 6, the 2015 Collaboration Agreement, Amendment No. 1, Amendment No. 2, A&R Vertex JDCA, Amendment No. 1 to the A&R Vertex JDCA are collectively referred to as the “Vertex Hemoglobinopathy Agreements” and the Non-Ex License Agreement and ViaCyte JDCA Amendment are collectively referred to as the “March 2023 Diabetes Agreements.”
The Vertex Hemoglobinopathy Agreements and the March 2023 Diabetes Agreements include components of a customer-vendor relationship as defined under ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, or ASC 606, collaborative arrangements as defined under ASC 808, and research and development costs as defined under ASC 730, Research and Development, or ASC 730. Specifically, with regards to the March 2023 Diabetes Agreements, the Company concluded that the non-exclusive license is a performance obligation under ASC 606 and the ongoing research and development services under the ViaCyte JDCA Amendment are a unit of account under ASC 808.
The Company has determined that recognition criteria for the Letter Agreement has not been met and will not be met until the priority review voucher is (i) utilized or (ii) there is sufficient profitability such that Vertex is obligated to pay the Company under the Letter Agreement.
Accounting Analysis Under ASC 606
Accounting for the March 2023 Diabetes Agreements
Recognition of Revenue
Milestones under the Non-Ex License Agreement
As of June 30, 2025, the Company is eligible to receive potential future milestone payments from Vertex of up to $
Each of the remaining milestones under the Non-Ex License Agreement are fully constrained as of June 30, 2025. There is uncertainty as to whether the events to obtain the research and developmental milestones will be achieved given the nature of clinical development and the stage of the CRISPR/Cas9 technology. The remaining research, development and regulatory milestones will be constrained until it is probable that a significant revenue reversal will not occur. Commercial milestones and royalties relate predominantly to a license of intellectual property and are determined by sales or usage-based thresholds. The commercial milestones and royalties are accounted for under the royalty recognition constraint and will be accounted for as constrained variable
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consideration. The Company applies the royalty recognition constraint for each commercial milestone and will not recognize revenue for each until the subsequent sale of a licensed product (achievement of each) occurs.
Accounting for the Vertex Hemoglobinopathy Agreements
Recognition of Revenue
Deferred revenue
As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, there was
Milestones under the Vertex Hemoglobinopathy Agreements
The Company has evaluated the milestones that may be received in connection with the Vertex Hemoglobinopathy Agreements.
Under the 2015 Collaboration Agreement and subsequent amendments, the Company is eligible to receive up to $
The Company has the option to conduct research at its own cost in certain defined areas. If such research is beneficial to a program under the Vertex Hemoglobinopathy Agreements and the applicable product ultimately achieves regulatory approval in such areas, the Company could be entitled to receive from Vertex certain milestone payments aggregating to high eight digits.
In addition to the milestones described under the Vertex Hemoglobinopathy Agreements, the Company is eligible to receive potential future payments of up to $
Each of the remaining milestones described above are fully constrained as of June 30, 2025. There is uncertainty that the events to obtain the research and developmental milestones will be achieved given the nature of clinical development and the stage of the CRISPR/Cas9 technology. The remaining research, development and regulatory milestones will be constrained until it is probable that a significant revenue reversal will not occur. Commercial milestones and royalties relate predominantly to a license of intellectual property and are determined by sales or usage-based thresholds. The commercial milestones and royalties are accounted for under the royalty recognition constraint and will be accounted for as constrained variable consideration. The Company applies the royalty recognition constraint for each commercial milestone and will not recognize revenue for each until the subsequent sale of a licensed product (achievement of each) occurs.
Accounting Analysis under ASC 808
Vertex Hemoglobinopathy Agreements
In connection with the Vertex Hemoglobinopathy Agreements, the Company identified the following collaborative elements, which are accounted for under ASC 808: (i) development and commercialization services for shared products, including any transition services related to CASGEVY under the A&R Vertex JDCA; (ii) R&D Services for follow-on products; and (iii) committee participation. The related impact of the cost sharing under the Vertex Hemoglobinopathy Agreements is included within collaboration expense, net, in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company recognized $
Agreement with Sirius Therapeutics
On May 19, 2025, the Company entered into a collaboration, option and license agreement, or the Sirius Agreement, with Sirius Therapeutics and certain of its affiliates, or Sirius, pursuant to which, among other things, (1) Sirius and the Company will collaborate on the research, development, manufacture, commercialization and use of certain collaboration products utilizing Sirius’ siRNA technology for targeting Factor XI, including SRSD107, collectively, the Sirius Collaboration Products; and (2) Sirius granted to the
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Company options to exclusively license Sirius siRNA technology to target up to two licensed targets from a list of seven reserved targets for the research, development, manufacture and commercialization of licensed products, collectively the Sirius Licensed Products, in exchange for the potential to receive certain option fees, milestone payments and royalties.
In connection with entering into the Sirius Agreement, the Company made an upfront cash payment to Sirius of $
With respect to Sirius Collaboration Products, the Company and Sirius will share equally all development and commercialization costs. For the first collaboration product candidate successfully developed, the Company will be the lead party responsible for commercialization efforts in the United States and Sirius will be the lead party responsible for commercialization efforts in Greater China. The parties will determine the lead party responsible for commercialization in the rest of the world at a future date. The Company and Sirius will share equally net profits and net losses incurred under the Sirius Agreement with respect to all Sirius Collaboration Products, except in the event that a party opts out of the joint development and commercialization. The Company will pay Sirius certain specified future development and regulatory milestones of up to an aggregate of $
With respect to the Sirius Licensed Products, if the Company elects to exercise its option to a licensed target to research, develop, manufacture and commercialize Sirius Licensed Products, the Company will make a one-time $
Accounting for the Sirius Agreement
The Company determined that substantially all the fair value of the upfront payment under the Sirius Agreement was attributable to acquired in-process research and development for which there was no alternative future use and that no substantive processes were acquired that would constitute a business. As a result, the Company recorded $
The Sirius Agreement includes components of collaborative arrangements as defined under ASC 808 and research and development costs as defined under ASC 730.
Specifically, development and commercialization costs for the Sirius Collaboration Products contain collaborative elements accounted for under ASC 808, and the related impact of cost sharing for the Sirius Collaboration Products under the Sirius Agreement is included within research and development expenses in the condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss. Costs related to Sirius Licensed Products under the Sirius Agreement are included within research and development expenses in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss.
Research and development costs under the Sirius Agreement were not material for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025.
7. Commitments and Contingencies
Leases
Refer to Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 11, 2025 for discussion of the Company’s lease arrangements.
Litigation
In the ordinary course of business, the Company is or has been from time to time involved in lawsuits, investigations, proceedings and threats of litigation related to, among other things, the Company’s intellectual property estate (including certain in-licensed intellectual property), commercial arrangements and other matters. Such proceedings may include quasi-litigation, inter partes administrative proceedings in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the European Patent Office or patent offices in other countries, involving the Company’s intellectual property estate including certain in-licensed intellectual property. The outcome of any
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of the foregoing, regardless of the merits, is inherently uncertain. In addition, litigation and related matters are costly and may divert the attention of Company’s management and other resources that would otherwise be engaged in other activities. If the Company is unable to prevail in any such proceedings, the Company’s business, results of operations, liquidity and financial condition could be adversely affected.
Letters of Credit
As of June 30, 2025, the Company had restricted cash of $
Research, Manufacturing, License and Intellectual Property Agreements
The Company has engaged several research institutions and companies to identify new delivery strategies and applications of the Company’s gene editing technology. The Company is also a party to a number of license agreements which require significant upfront payments and may be required to make future royalty payments and potential milestone payments from time to time. In addition, the Company is also a party to intellectual property agreements, which require maintenance and milestone payments from time to time. Further, the Company is a party to a number of manufacturing agreements that require upfront payments for the future performance of services.
In connection with these agreements, on a product-by-product basis, the counterparties are eligible to receive up to low eight-digit potential payments upon specified research, development and regulatory milestones. In addition, on a product-by-product basis, the counterparties are eligible to receive potential commercial milestone payments based on specified annual sales thresholds. The potential payments are low-single digit percentages of the specified annual sales thresholds. The counterparties are also eligible to receive low single-digit royalties on future net sales.
Contractual amounts due under license and intellectual property agreements are accrued and, if a contingency exists related to the interpretation of the amounts due under the license agreement, the Company recognizes a liability for the amount that is probable and estimable. When no amount within the range of potential payments is a better estimate than any other amount, the minimum amount in the range is accrued. In the second quarter of 2025, a third-party licensor formally engaged with the Company regarding certain matters under their intellectual property contracts with the Company that may lead to further actions that could result in additional amounts being owed by the Company to such third party. As of June 30, 2025, the Company is unable to provide an estimate of a reasonably possible loss or range of loss. The ultimate resolution of this matter could result in an outcome that is materially different from the amounts accrued as of June 30, 2025.
Under certain circumstances and if certain contingent future events occur, Vertex is eligible to receive up to $
Under the A&R Vertex JDCA, as amended, for 2022, 2023 and 2024, the Company had an option to defer a portion of its share of costs if spending on the CASGEVY program exceeded specified amounts, which the Company exercised in each such year, resulting in deferred costs of $
The Company may be required to make future potential payments to Sirius under the Sirius Agreement defined and described in Note 6 of the notes to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Potential payments to Sirius include (i) up to $
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8. Share Capital
All of the Company’s common shares are authorized under Swiss corporate law with a nominal value of
As of June 30, 2025, the Company’s share capital consists of
Common Share Issuances
At-the-Market Offerings
In August 2019, the Company entered into an Open Market Sale AgreementSM with Jefferies LLC, or Jefferies, under which the Company was able to offer and sell, from time to time at its sole discretion through Jefferies, as its sales agent, its common shares, par value of CHF
For the six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company issued and sold an aggregate of
As of June 30, 2025, the Company has issued and sold an aggregate of
From June 30, 2025 through the date of issuance of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the Company has issued and sold an aggregate of
Share Issuance Agreement with Sirius Therapeutics
As described in Note 6 of the notes to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the Company and Sirius entered into a share issuance agreement and the Company registered and issued
Additional Financings
In February 2024, the Company entered into an investment agreement for the sale of approximately $
9. Stock-based Compensation
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company recognized the following stock-based compensation expense (in thousands):
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10. Net Loss Per Share Attributable to Common Shareholders
Basic net loss per share is calculated by dividing net loss attributable to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per share is calculated by adjusting weighted-average shares outstanding for the dilutive effect of common stock equivalents outstanding for the period using the treasury stock method. For purposes of the diluted net loss per share calculation, stock options, unvested restricted common shares and ESPP shares are considered to be common stock equivalents but are excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss per share, as their effect would be anti-dilutive; therefore, basic and diluted net loss per share were the same for all periods presented as a results of the Company’s net loss. The Company’s net loss is net loss attributable to common shareholders for all periods presented.
The Company did not include the securities in the following table in the computation of the net loss per share calculations because the effect would have been anti-dilutive during each period:
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11. Income Taxes
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company recorded an income tax provision of $
On July 4, 2025, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” was enacted, introducing significant changes to the U.S. federal income tax code. Key provisions include modifications to the treatment of research and development, or R&D, expenditures, adjustments to interest deductibility, and changes to international tax rules that may affect the Company’s global structure. As a biotechnology company with substantial investments in early-stage R&D and clinical development, the Company is currently assessing the implications of the legislation, particularly the restoration of immediate expensing for qualified R&D. Due to the complexity of the legislation and the need for further regulatory guidance, the Company has not yet completed its analysis of the potential impact on its consolidated financial statements. No adjustments have been recorded related to the new law. The Company expects to finalize its evaluation and reflect any necessary changes in future periods. The Company will continue to monitor developments and assess the impact of the legislation on its deferred tax assets, effective tax rate, and long-term tax planning strategies.
12. Segment Information
The Company operates as
The measure of segment assets is reported on the condensed consolidated balance sheets as total consolidated assets. All material long-lived assets are located in the United States. Long-lived assets consist of property and equipment, net, and operating lease right-of-use assets.
The following table illustrates information about segment revenue, significant segment expenses and segment operating loss for the periods presented (in thousands):
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(3) Acquired in-process research and development expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 relates to expense of $
(4) General and administrative expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 excludes $
(5) Other segment items include interest income, net, the change in fair value of corporate equity securities and income tax expense.
The Company operates in the United States and Switzerland. Collaboration revenue is attributed to the CRISPR Therapeutics AG entity, which is domiciled in Switzerland.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with (i) our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and (ii) our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes and management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, on February 11, 2025. Some of the information contained in this discussion and analysis or set forth elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including information with respect to our plans and strategy for our business and impact and potential impacts on our business, includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. As a result of many factors, including, without limitation, those factors set forth in the “Risk Factors” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 and the “Risk Factors” section of subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, our actual results or timing of certain events could differ materially from the results or timing described in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements.
Overview
Our mission is to create transformative gene-based medicines for serious human diseases. We are a leading gene editing company focused on the development of CRISPR-based therapeutics, including by using CRISPR/Cas9 technology. CRISPR/Cas9 is a revolutionary technology for gene editing, the process of precisely altering specific sequences of genomic DNA. We aim to apply this technology to disrupt, delete, correct and insert genes to treat genetic diseases and to engineer advanced cellular therapies. We have advanced this technology from discovery to an approved medicine with unparalleled speed, culminating in the landmark first approval of a CRISPR-based therapy, CASGEVY (exagamglogene autotemcel [exa-cel]), in 2023 with our collaborators at Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, or Vertex. We have established a portfolio of therapeutic programs spanning four core franchises: hemoglobinopathies, CAR T, in vivo approaches and type 1 diabetes, or T1D. Depending on the program, we take either an ex vivo approach, in which we edit cells outside of the human body before administering them to the patient, or an in vivo editing approach, where we deliver the CRISPR-based therapeutic directly to target cells within the human body.
We continue to innovate on our platform to develop next-generation technologies that can enable new therapies. Through our efforts, we aim to unlock the full potential of CRISPR-based therapeutics to create medicines that can transform people’s lives. We believe that our innovative research, translational expertise, and clinical development experience, position us as a leader in the development of CRISPR-based therapeutics and may enable us to create an entirely new class of highly effective and potentially curative therapies for patients with both rare and common diseases for whom current biopharmaceutical approaches have had limited success.
Hemoglobinopathies
CASGEVY
CASGEVY is a non-viral, ex vivo CRISPR/Cas9 gene-edited cell therapy, in which a patient’s own hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells are edited at the erythroid specific enhancer region of the BCL11A gene through a precise double-strand break. This edit results in the production of high levels of fetal hemoglobin in red blood cells, which can compensate for the defective adult hemoglobin in patients with sickle cell disease, or SCD, or transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia, or TDT. CASGEVY is the first therapy to emerge from our strategic partnership with Vertex and is being advanced under a joint development and commercialization agreement between us and Vertex and certain of its affiliates.
In 2023, CASGEVY became the first-ever approved CRISPR-based gene-editing therapy in the world. To date, CASGEVY has been approved in the United States, European Union, Great Britain, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of Bahrain, Qatar, Canada, Switzerland, and the United Arab Emirates for the treatment of eligible patients 12 years and older with SCD or TDT. We and Vertex continue to investigate CASGEVY, including in (1) three clinical trials designed to assess the safety and efficacy of a single dose of CASGEVY in patients 12 to 35 years of age with severe SCD and TDT, respectively, (2) two clinical trials in patients 5 to 11 years of age, one in severe SCD and a second in TDT, and (3) long-term follow-up clinical trials designed to follow participants for up to 15 years after CASGEVY infusion. CASGEVY safety data presented to date is generally consistent with an autologous stem cell transplant and myeloablative conditioning. Efficacy data presented to date support the profile of this therapy as a potential one-time functional cure for people with severe SCD and TDT.
Additional candidates
We continue to advance our internally developed targeted conditioning program, as well as in vivo hematopoietic stem cell editing approaches utilizing lipid nanoparticle-mediated delivery through preclinical studies. Both initiatives could significantly expand the addressable patient populations for SCD and TDT.
CAR T
We believe CRISPR/Cas9 has the potential to create the next generation of CAR T cell therapies that may have a superior product profile and allow broader patient access compared to current autologous therapies. We are advancing several cell therapy
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programs for oncology and/or autoimmune indications, including two next-generation allogeneic CAR T programs, CTX112 targeting Cluster of Differentiation 19, or CD19, and CTX131 targeting Cluster of Differentiation 70, or CD70. These product candidates incorporate edits designed to enhance CAR T potency, reduce CAR T exhaustion and evade the immune system. An additional edit in CTX131 is designed to prevent the CAR T cells from killing other CAR T cells. In addition, these next-generation candidates exhibit increased manufacturing robustness, with a higher and more consistent number of CAR T cells produced per batch. We are producing CTX112 and CTX131 for clinical trials at our internal GMP manufacturing facility in Framingham, Massachusetts.
CD19 candidates
CTX112 is being developed for both hematologic malignancies and autoimmune indications. It is being investigated in an ongoing clinical trial designed to assess the safety and efficacy of the product candidate in adult patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell malignancies who have received at least two prior lines of therapy, as well as an ongoing clinical trial in adult patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis, and inflammatory myositis. CTX112 has been granted RMAT designation by the FDA for the treatment of relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma and marginal zone lymphoma.
CD70 candidates
CTX131 is being developed for both solid tumors and hematologic malignancies. It is being investigated in ongoing clinical trials designed to assess the safety and efficacy of the candidate in adult patients with relapsed or refractory solid tumors and hematologic malignancies, including T cell lymphomas, or TCL. We believe allogeneic CAR T approaches for TCL may have greater potential to meet the unmet need in this patient population given the patients’ own T cells are not suitable for autologous manufacturing.
Additional candidates
Our CRISPR/Cas9 platform enables us to innovate continuously by incorporating incremental edits into next-generation products. We are advancing several additional investigational CAR T programs, including an autologous, gene-edited CAR T program targeting glypican-3 for the potential treatment of solid tumors.
In Vivo
Our in vivo gene editing strategy focuses on gene disruption and whole gene correction – the two technologies required to address the vast majority of the most prevalent severe monogenic diseases as well as many common diseases. We have established a leading platform for in vivo gene editing and are rapidly advancing a pipeline of in vivo gene editing candidates targeting major unmet needs in cardiovascular and metabolic diseases using our proprietary lipid nanoparticle, or LNP, delivery platform. Our first in vivo programs target the liver, taking advantage of validated LNP delivery technologies, and aim to treat diseases where we can produce a strong therapeutic effect by safely disrupting a gene with well-understood genetic association.
Cardiovascular and metabolic diseases
Our first two in vivo programs utilizing our proprietary LNP platform, CTX310 and CTX320, aim to address cardiovascular disease by disrupting the validated targets angiopoietin-like protein 3, or ANGPTL3, and lipoprotein (a), or Lp(a), respectively.
CTX310 is being investigated in an ongoing Phase 1 first-in-human clinical trial targeting ANGPTL3, a gene that encodes for key protein involved in the regulation of low-density lipoprotein and triglyceride levels, in four patient groups: homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia, severe hypertriglyceridemia, heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia, or mixed dyslipidemias. Both low-density lipoprotein and triglyceride are validated surrogate endpoints accepted by regulatory agencies. In June 2025, we reported additional data for CTX310, demonstrating dose-dependent reductions in ANGPTL3, triglyceride and low-density lipoprotein following a single administration of CTX310. As dose-range finding continues, data to date demonstrate peak reductions of up to 82% in triglyceride and low-density lipoprotein reductions of up to 86% at dose level 4 without any clinically significant changes in liver enzymes and a safety and tolerability profile consistent with previous findings.
CTX320 is being investigated in an ongoing Phase 1 clinical trial targeting LPA, the gene encoding apo(a), a critical component of Lp(a), in patients with elevated Lp(a), a genetically determined risk factor associated with increased incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events.
Additional candidates
Building upon CTX310 and CTX320, we are progressing CTX340, targeting angiotensinogen for refractory hypertension, as well as CTX450, targeting 5’-aminolevulinate synthase 1 for acute hepatic porphyria, through preclinical studies. CTX340 and CTX450 are currently progressing through IND/CTA-enabling studies. In addition, we have programs focused on gene correction in the liver, including programs leveraging technologies developed by our CRISPR-X research team. Finally, we are pursuing additional delivery technologies, including LNPs, for delivery to tissues beyond the liver, including hematopoietic stem cells.
SRSD107
In May 2025, we entered into a strategic collaboration with Sirius Therapeutics and certain of its affiliates, or Sirius, pursuant to which, among other things, we and Sirius will jointly develop and commercialize small interfering RNA, or siRNA therapies, beginning with SRSD107. SRSD107 is a next generation, long-acting siRNA designed to selectively inhibit human coagulation factor
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XI, or FXI, a key driver of pathological thrombosis with minimal impact on normal hemostasis. By targeting FXI, SRSD107 aims to reduce thrombotic events while minimizing the risk of bleeding, representing a differentiated approach compared to Factor Xa inhibitors. In addition, SRSD107 may offer the potential for reversibility not observed with other anti-Factor XI modalities. The addressable population for SRSD107 includes patients with atrial fibrillation, venous thromboembolism, cancer-associated thrombosis, chronic Coronary Artery Disease, chronic Peripheral Vascular Disease, end-stage renal disease requiring hemodialysis, and patients undergoing major orthopedic surgery, where bleeding risk limits existing therapies.
Two Phase 1 clinical trials of SRSD107 have been completed by Sirius, and single doses of SRSD107 have been well tolerated. SRSD107 demonstrated robust pharmacodynamic effects, including reductions of over 93% in FXI levels and FXI activity, along with more than a twofold increase in activated partial thromboplastin time relative to baseline. These effects were sustained, with responses maintained for up to six months post-dosing. In July 2025, the European Medicines Agency authorized the initiation of a Phase 2 clinical trial of SRSD107 for thromboembolic disorders. The study is designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of SRSD107 in preventing venous thromboembolism in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty and aims to confirm its anticoagulant potential.
Type 1 Diabetes
We are developing gene-edited stem cell-derived therapies for the treatment of T1D. We believe our gene editing capabilities have the potential to enable a beta-cell replacement product candidate that may deliver durable benefit to patients without the need for long-term immunosuppression. We have three parallel efforts to achieve this goal: (1) CTX211, an allogeneic, gene-edited, hypoimmune, stem cell derived product candidate in a device that is implanted into patients and intended to produce insulin in a glucose-dependent manner, and which is in an ongoing clinical trial; (2) CTX213, a research stage deviceless beta cell replacement product candidate consisting of unencapsulated precursor islet cells derived from edited stem cells; and (3) we have granted a non-exclusive license to certain of our CRISPR/Cas9 intellectual property to Vertex to accelerate Vertex’s development of hypoimmune cell therapies for T1D in exchange for certain milestones and royalties.
CRISPR-X
While we have made significant progress with our current portfolio of programs, we recognize that we need to continue to innovate to unlock the full power of gene editing and bring potentially transformative therapies to even more patients. We have a dedicated early-stage research team called CRISPR-X that focuses on innovating next-generation editing modalities. CRISPR-X is developing technologies to enable whole gene correction and insertion via non-viral DNA delivery and all-RNA systems, without requiring homology-directed repair or viral delivery of DNA.
Partnerships
Given the numerous potential therapeutic applications for CRISPR/Cas9, we have partnered strategically to broaden the indications we can pursue and accelerate development of programs by accessing specific technologies and/or disease-area expertise. We maintain broad partnerships to develop gene editing-based therapeutics in specific disease areas.
Hemoglobinopathies
In 2015, we partnered with Vertex and entered into a strategic collaboration, option and license agreement, which focused on the discovery and development of gene-based treatments for hemoglobinopathies and cystic fibrosis using CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing technology. In 2017, Vertex exercised its option to co-develop and co-commercialize the hemoglobinopathies program and we entered into a joint development and commercialization agreement with Vertex, which we amended and restated in 2021, pursuant to which, among other things, we are co-developing and co-commercializing CASGEVY for TDT and SCD.
Diabetes
Beginning in 2018, we partnered with ViaCyte, Inc., or ViaCyte (now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vertex), to pursue the discovery, development and commercialization of gene-edited allogeneic stem cell therapies for the treatment of diabetes. In 2023, ViaCyte elected to opt-out of the collaboration with us for the co-development and co-commercialization of gene-edited stem cell therapies for the treatment of diabetes. Per the opt-out terms, the ongoing collaboration assets will be wholly owned by us, subject to a royalty on future sales owed to ViaCyte. Our product candidate, CTX211, being developed for the potential treatment of T1D, resulted from this collaboration, and which we are continuing to advance in a Phase 1 clinical trial. Additionally, in 2023, we entered into a non-exclusive license agreement with Vertex for Vertex to utilize certain of our gene-editing intellectual property to exploit certain products for the diagnosis, treatment or prevention of T1D, diabetes type 2 or insulin dependent/requiring diabetes throughout the world. To date, we have recognized revenue of $205.0 million in upfront and milestone payments and remain eligible to receive additional research and development milestones and royalties on future products under the license.
Sirius Therapeutics
In May 2025, we entered into a collaboration, option and license agreement, or the Sirius Agreement, with Sirius, pursuant to which, among other things, we and Sirius will collaborate on the research, development, manufacture, commercialization and use of the Sirius Collaboration Products; and (2) Sirius granted us options to exclusively license Sirius siRNA technology to target up to two licensed targets from a list of seven reserved targets for the research, develop, manufacture and commercialization of Sirius Licensed Products, in exchange for the potential to receive certain option fees, milestone payments and royalties. In connection with entering
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into the Sirius Agreement, we made an upfront cash payment to Sirius of $25.0 million and also entered into a share issuance agreement with Sirius, pursuant to which we agreed to issue to Sirius the Sirius Shares.
With respect to Sirius Collaboration Products, we and Sirius will share equally all development and commercialization costs. For the first collaboration product candidate successfully developed, we will be the lead party responsible for commercialization efforts in the United States and Sirius will be the lead party responsible for commercialization efforts in Greater China. The parties will share equally the net profits and net losses incurred under the Sirius Agreement with respect to all Sirius Collaboration Products,
except in the event that a party opts out of the joint development and commercialization. We will also pay Sirius future one-time development and regulatory milestones with respect to Sirius Collaboration Products that achieve the applicable milestone events.
Other Partnerships
We have entered into a number of additional collaborations and license agreements in other therapeutic areas, including an additional agreement with Vertex for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, or DMD, and myotonic dystrophy type 1, or DM1, and others to support and complement our hematopoietic stem cell, CAR T, in vivo and T1D programs and platform, including agreements with: Nkarta, Inc. to develop and commercialize products leveraging donor-derived, gene-edited CAR-NK cells; Capsida Biotherapeutics, Inc. to develop in vivo gene editing therapies delivered with engineered adeno-associated virus, or AAV, vectors; Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center to advance a gene-edited autologous CAR T program against a new target; MaxCyte, Inc. on ex vivo delivery for our hemoglobinopathy and CAR T programs; CureVac AG on optimized mRNA constructs and manufacturing for certain in vivo programs; and KSQ Therapeutics, Inc. on intellectual property for our allogeneic immuno-oncology programs.
Financial Overview
Since our inception in October 2013, we have devoted substantially all of our resources to our research and development efforts, identifying potential product candidates, undertaking drug discovery and preclinical development activities, building and protecting our intellectual property estate, establishing internal manufacturing capabilities, organizing and staffing our company, business development activities, business planning, raising capital and providing general and administrative support for these operations. To date, we have primarily financed our operations through private placements of our preferred shares, common share issuances, convertible loans and payments related to certain of our license and collaboration agreements with strategic partners.
We have a history of recurring losses and expect to continue to incur losses for the foreseeable future; however, we have been in a net income position in certain previous years due to certain payments associated with our collaboration and license agreements with Vertex. Our net losses may fluctuate significantly from quarter to quarter and year to year. We anticipate that our expenses will increase as we continue our current research programs and development activities; seek to identify additional research programs and additional product candidates; conduct initial drug application supporting preclinical studies and initiate clinical trials for our product candidates; pursue business development activities; initiate preclinical testing and clinical trials for any other product candidates we identify and develop; seek regulatory approval for our product candidates; maintain, defend, protect and expand our intellectual property estate; further develop our gene editing platform; hire additional research, clinical and scientific personnel; incur facilities costs associated with such personnel growth; continue to develop internal manufacturing capabilities and infrastructure; and incur additional costs associated with operating as a public company.
Revenue Recognition
We have not generated any revenue to date from sales of any wholly-owned product and do not expect to do so in the near future. Revenue recognized for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 was not material. For additional information about our revenue recognition policy, see Note 2, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 filed with the SEC on February 11, 2025, as well as Note 6 of the notes to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses consist primarily of costs incurred for our research activities, including our product discovery efforts and the development of our product candidates, which include:
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Our external research and development expenses support our various preclinical and clinical programs, and, as such, we do not break down external research and development expenses further. Our internal research and development expenses consist of payroll and benefits expenses, facilities expense, and other indirect research and development expenses incurred in support of overall research and development activities and, as such, are not allocated to a specific development stage or therapeutic area. Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Nonrefundable advance payments for research and development goods or services to be received in the future are deferred and capitalized. The capitalized amounts are expensed as the related goods are delivered or the services are performed. At this time, we cannot reasonably estimate or know the nature, timing or estimated costs of the efforts that will be necessary to complete the development of any product candidates we may identify and develop. This is due to the numerous risks and uncertainties associated with developing such product candidates, including the uncertainty of:
A change in the outcome of any of these variables with respect to the development of any product candidates or the subsequent commercialization of any product candidates we may successfully develop could significantly change the costs, timing and viability associated with the development of that product candidate.
Research and development activities are central to our business model. We expect to continue to incur research and development costs consistent with research and development at companies of our size and stage of development, which may increase in the foreseeable future as our current development programs progress, new programs are added and we continue to prepare regulatory filings. These increases will likely include the costs related to the implementation and expansion of clinical trial sites and related patient enrollment, monitoring, program management and manufacturing expenses for current and future clinical trials.
Acquired In-Process Research and Development Expenses
Asset acquisition costs related to acquired technology are expensed as acquired in-process research and development at the point that they have no established alternative future use. We classify asset acquisitions of acquired in-process research and development as investing activities on our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses consist primarily of employee-related expenses, including salaries, benefits and equity-based compensation, for personnel in executive, finance, accounting, business development, human resources and other general and administrative functions. Other significant costs include facility costs not otherwise included in research and development expenses, legal fees relating to patent and corporate matters and fees for accounting and consulting services.
We expect to continue to incur general and administrative expenses consistent with general and administrative functions at research and development companies of our size and stage of development, which may increase in the future to support continued research and development activities, and potential commercialization of our product candidates. In addition, we anticipate ongoing expenses related to the reimbursements of third-party patent related expenses in connection with certain of our in-licensed intellectual property.
Collaboration Expense, Net
Collaboration expense, net, consists of operating expense under our collaboration with Vertex for the hemoglobinopathies program.
Other Income (Expense), Net
Other income (expense), net consists primarily of interest income earned on investments, as well as the change in fair value of corporate equity securities.
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Results of Operations
Comparison of three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30, |
|
|
Period to Period |
|
||||||
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
Change |
|
|||
Revenue: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Collaboration revenue |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Grant revenue |
|
|
892 |
|
|
|
517 |
|
|
|
375 |
|
Total revenue |
|
|
892 |
|
|
|
517 |
|
|
|
375 |
|
Operating expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Research and development |
|
|
69,894 |
|
|
|
80,165 |
|
|
|
(10,271 |
) |
Acquired in-process research and development |
|
|
96,253 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
96,253 |
|
General and administrative |
|
|
18,916 |
|
|
|
19,481 |
|
|
|
(565 |
) |
Collaboration expense, net |
|
|
45,153 |
|
|
|
52,131 |
|
|
|
(6,978 |
) |
Total operating expenses |
|
|
230,216 |
|
|
|
151,777 |
|
|
|
78,439 |
|
Loss from operations |
|
|
(229,324 |
) |
|
|
(151,260 |
) |
|
|
(78,064 |
) |
Other income, net |
|
|
22,067 |
|
|
|
26,139 |
|
|
|
(4,072 |
) |
Loss before income taxes |
|
|
(207,257 |
) |
|
|
(125,121 |
) |
|
|
(82,136 |
) |
Provision for income taxes |
|
|
(1,292 |
) |
|
|
(1,287 |
) |
|
|
(5 |
) |
Net loss |
|
$ |
(208,549 |
) |
|
$ |
(126,408 |
) |
|
$ |
(82,141 |
) |
Collaboration Revenue
There was no collaboration revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024. Please refer to Note 6 of the notes to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further information.
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses were $69.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to $80.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024. The following table summarizes our research and development expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, together with the changes in those items in dollars (in thousands):
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30, |
|
|
Period to Period |
|
||||||
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
Change |
|
|||
External research and development expenses |
|
$ |
20,831 |
|
|
$ |
18,633 |
|
|
$ |
2,198 |
|
Employee-related expenses |
|
|
16,968 |
|
|
|
18,975 |
|
|
|
(2,007 |
) |
Facility expenses |
|
|
23,265 |
|
|
|
25,065 |
|
|
|
(1,800 |
) |
Stock-based compensation expenses |
|
|
7,805 |
|
|
|
13,411 |
|
|
|
(5,606 |
) |
Other expenses |
|
|
297 |
|
|
|
503 |
|
|
|
(206 |
) |
Sublicense and license fees |
|
|
728 |
|
|
|
3,578 |
|
|
|
(2,850 |
) |
Total research and development expenses |
|
$ |
69,894 |
|
|
$ |
80,165 |
|
|
$ |
(10,271 |
) |
The decrease of approximately $10.3 million was primarily attributable to the following:
Acquired In-Process Research and Development Expenses
Acquired in-process research and development expenses were $96.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025. There was no acquired in-process research and development expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2024. The $96.3 million acquired in-process research and development expense is attributable to the costs incurred upon entering the Sirius Agreement during the second quarter of 2025, as described in Note 6 of the notes to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
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General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses were $18.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to general and administrative expenses of $19.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024. The decrease of approximately $0.6 million was primarily associated with a decrease in intellectual property costs, offset by an increase in facilities-related costs.
Collaboration Expense, Net
Collaboration expense, net, was $45.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to $52.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024. The decrease of approximately $6.9 million in collaboration expense, net, was primarily attributable to an increase in our share of CASGEVY revenue, as well as a decrease in operating expenses for the program.
Other Income, Net
Other income was $22.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to $26.1 million of income for the three months ended June 30, 2024. The decrease of approximately $4.0 million was primarily due to the change in fair value of corporate equity securities during the three months ended June 30, 2025, as well as a decrease in interest income earned on cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities for the three months ended June 30, 2025.
Comparison of six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30, |
|
|
Period to Period |
|
||||||
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
Change |
|
|||
Revenue: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Collaboration revenue |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Grant revenue |
|
|
1,757 |
|
|
|
1,021 |
|
|
|
736 |
|
Total revenue |
|
|
1,757 |
|
|
|
1,021 |
|
|
|
736 |
|
Operating expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Research and development |
|
|
142,378 |
|
|
|
156,338 |
|
|
|
(13,960 |
) |
Acquired in-process research and development |
|
|
96,253 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
96,253 |
|
General and administrative |
|
|
38,212 |
|
|
|
37,434 |
|
|
|
778 |
|
Collaboration expense, net |
|
|
102,662 |
|
|
|
99,097 |
|
|
|
3,565 |
|
Total operating expenses |
|
|
379,505 |
|
|
|
292,869 |
|
|
|
86,636 |
|
Loss from operations |
|
|
(377,748 |
) |
|
|
(291,848 |
) |
|
|
(85,900 |
) |
Other income, net |
|
|
35,604 |
|
|
|
50,860 |
|
|
|
(15,256 |
) |
Loss before income taxes |
|
|
(342,144 |
) |
|
|
(240,988 |
) |
|
|
(101,156 |
) |
Provision for income taxes |
|
|
(2,401 |
) |
|
|
(2,011 |
) |
|
|
(390 |
) |
Net loss |
|
$ |
(344,545 |
) |
|
$ |
(242,999 |
) |
|
$ |
(101,546 |
) |
Collaboration Revenue
There was no collaboration revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024. Please refer to Note 6 of the notes to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further information.
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses were $142.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, compared to $156.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The following table summarizes our research and development expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, together with the changes in those items in dollars (in thousands):
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30, |
|
|
Period to Period |
|
||||||
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
Change |
|
|||
External research and development expenses |
|
$ |
38,686 |
|
|
$ |
37,708 |
|
|
$ |
978 |
|
Employee related expenses |
|
|
36,700 |
|
|
|
39,571 |
|
|
|
(2,871 |
) |
Facility expenses |
|
|
47,224 |
|
|
|
47,835 |
|
|
|
(611 |
) |
Stock-based compensation expenses |
|
|
17,537 |
|
|
|
24,593 |
|
|
|
(7,056 |
) |
Other expenses |
|
|
705 |
|
|
|
860 |
|
|
|
(155 |
) |
Sublicense and license fees |
|
|
1,526 |
|
|
|
5,771 |
|
|
|
(4,245 |
) |
Total research and development expenses |
|
$ |
142,378 |
|
|
$ |
156,338 |
|
|
$ |
(13,960 |
) |
The decrease of approximately $14.0 million was primarily attributable to the following:
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Acquired In-Process Research and Development Expenses
Acquired in-process research and development expenses were $96.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025. There was no acquired in-process research and development expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The $96.3 million acquired in-process research and development expense is attributable to the costs incurred upon entering the Sirius Agreement during the second quarter of 2025, as described in Note 6 of the notes to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses were $38.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, compared to general and administrative expenses of $37.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The increase of approximately $0.8 million was primarily associated with an increase in stock-based compensation expense, offset by a decrease in intellectual property costs.
Collaboration Expense, Net
Collaboration expense, net, was $102.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, compared to $99.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The increase of approximately $3.6 million in collaboration expense, net, was primarily attributable to an increase in our share of CASGEVY revenue, offset by an increase in costs associated with the commercial launch of CASGEVY.
Other Income, Net
Other income was $35.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, compared to $50.9 million of income for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The decrease of approximately $15.3 million was primarily due to the change in fair value of corporate equity securities during the six months ended June 30, 2025, as well as a decrease in interest income earned on cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities for the six months ended June 30, 2025.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We have predominantly incurred losses and cumulative negative cash flows from operations since our inception. As of June 30, 2025, we had $1,721.2 million in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, of which approximately $83.5 million was held outside of the United States, and an accumulated deficit of $1,710.5 million. We anticipate that we will continue to incur losses for at least the next several years. We expect to continue to incur research and development costs and general and administrative expenses consistent with costs associated with research and development at companies of our size and stage of development, and, as a result, we will need additional capital to fund our operations, which we may raise through public or private equity or debt financings, strategic collaborations, or other sources.
At-the-Market Offerings
In August 2019, we entered into an Open Market Sale AgreementSM with Jefferies under which we were able to offer and sell, from time to time at our sole discretion through Jefferies, as our sales agent, our common shares, par value of CHF 0.03 per share, or the August 2019 Sales Agreement. In January 2021, in connection with the August 2019 Sales Agreement, we filed a prospectus supplement with the SEC to offer and sell, from time to time, common shares having aggregate gross proceeds of up to $600.0 million. In August 2024, we filed a new prospectus supplement with the SEC, which replaced the previous prospectus supplements filed in January 2021 and July 2021, respectively, to offer and sell, from time to time, the common shares remaining under the original prospectus supplement and July 2021 prospectus supplement having aggregate gross proceeds of up to $378.6 million, or, together with the January 2021 prospectus supplement and July 2021 prospectus supplement, the 2021 ATM.
For the six months ended June 30, 2025, we issued and sold an aggregate of 0.2 million common shares under the 2021 ATM at an average price of $54.33 per share for aggregate proceeds of $8.7 million. Activity under the 2021 ATM was not material for the six months ended June 30, 2024. Equity issuance costs related to the 2021 ATM, excluding stamp taxes, were not material for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024.
As of June 30, 2025, the Company has issued and sold an aggregate of 2.1 million common shares under the 2021 ATM at an average price of $117.41 per share for aggregate proceeds of $241.9 million, which were net of equity issuance costs of $3.3 million, excluding stamp taxes. As of June 30, 2025, common shares having aggregate gross proceeds up to $354.8 million remain available under the 2021 ATM.
From June 30, 2025 through the date of issuance of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we have issued and sold an aggregate of 2.3 million common shares under the 2021 ATM at an average price of $58.18 per share for aggregate proceeds of $130.7 million, which were net of equity issuance costs of $1.6 million. An additional $1.3 million of stamp taxes will be owed on this amount.
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Share Issuance Agreement with Sirius Therapeutics
As described in Note 6 of the notes to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we and Sirius entered into a share issuance agreement and we registered and issued 1,842,105 common shares to Sirius, nominal value CHF 0.03 per share, at an issue price of $38.00 per share as partial consideration for entering into the Sirius Agreement.
Additional Financings
In February 2024, we entered into an investment agreement for the sale of approximately $280.0 million of our common shares to a group of institutional investors in a registered direct offering, at a price per share of $71.50. We received net proceeds of $279.0 million, excluding stamp taxes due of $2.8 million.
Funding Requirements
Our primary uses of capital are, and we expect will continue to be, research and development activities, manufacturing activities, compensation and related expenses, laboratory and related supplies, legal and other regulatory expenses, patent prosecution, filing, defense and intellectual property maintenance costs, business development activities, and general overhead costs, including costs associated with operating as a public company. We expect to continue to incur operating expenses consistent with costs associated with research and development companies of our size and stage of development, which may increase in the future to support continued research and development activities and potential commercialization of our product candidates.
Although we and our partner, Vertex, have received marketing approvals for CASGEVY in certain jurisdictions, we cannot guarantee we and Vertex will receive additional marketing approvals for CASGEVY or we will receive marketing approvals for our other product candidates in the future. Most of our programs are still in early stages of research and development and the outcome of our efforts is uncertain, and we cannot estimate the actual amounts necessary to successfully complete the development, manufacture and commercialization of any current or future product candidates, if approved, or whether, or when, we may achieve profitability. Until such time as we can generate substantial product revenues, if ever, we expect to finance our cash needs through a combination of equity financings, debt financings and payments received in connection with our collaboration and license agreements. We intend to consider opportunities to raise additional funds through the sale of equity or debt securities when market conditions are favorable to us to do so. However, the trading prices for our common shares and other biopharmaceutical companies have been highly volatile. As a result, we may face difficulties raising capital through sales of our common shares or such sales may be on unfavorable terms. In addition, a recession, depression or other sustained adverse market event, including resulting from the uncertain geopolitical environment, global trade policy and global economic conditions, could materially and adversely affect our business and the value of our common shares. To the extent that we raise additional capital through the future sale of equity or debt securities, the ownership interests of our shareholders will be diluted, and the terms of these securities may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect the rights of our existing shareholders. If we raise additional funds through license or collaboration arrangements in the future, we may have to relinquish valuable rights to our technologies, future revenue streams or product candidates or grant licenses on terms that may not be favorable to us. If we are unable to raise additional funds through equity or debt financings when needed, we may be required to delay, limit, reduce or terminate our product development or future commercialization efforts or grant rights to develop and market product candidates that we would otherwise prefer to develop and market ourselves.
Outlook
Based on our research and development plans and our timing expectations related to the progress of our programs, we expect our existing cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities will enable us to fund our operating expenses and capital expenditures for at least the next 24 months without giving effect to any additional proceeds we may receive under our license agreements and collaborations, including with Vertex, and any other capital raising transactions we may complete. We have based this estimate on assumptions that may prove to be wrong, and we could use our capital resources sooner than we expect. Given our need for additional financing to support the long-term clinical development and future commercialization of our programs, as applicable, we intend to consider additional financing opportunities when market terms are favorable to us.
Our ability to generate revenue and achieve profitability depends significantly on our success in many areas, including: developing our delivery technologies and our gene editing technology platform; selecting appropriate product candidates to develop; completing research and preclinical and clinical development of selected product candidates; obtaining regulatory approvals and marketing authorizations for product candidates for which we complete clinical trials; developing a sustainable and scalable manufacturing process for product candidates; launching and commercializing product candidates for which we obtain regulatory approvals and marketing authorizations, either directly or with a collaborator or distributor; obtaining market acceptance of our product candidates, either directly or with a collaborator or distributor, if approved, including for CASGEVY; addressing any competing technological and market developments; negotiating favorable terms in any collaboration, licensing or other arrangements into which we may enter; maintaining good relationships with our collaborators and licensors; maintaining, defending, protecting and expanding our estate of intellectual property rights, including patents, trade secrets and know-how; and attracting, hiring and retaining qualified personnel.
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Cash Flows
The following table provides information regarding our cash flows for each of the periods below (in thousands):
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30, |
|
|
Period to Period |
|
||||||
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
Change |
|
|||
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities |
|
$ |
(167,827 |
) |
|
$ |
14,170 |
|
|
$ |
(181,997 |
) |
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
|
|
50,222 |
|
|
|
(224,705 |
) |
|
|
274,927 |
|
Net cash provided by financing activities |
|
|
12,846 |
|
|
|
305,468 |
|
|
|
(292,622 |
) |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash |
|
|
121 |
|
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
130 |
|
Net (decrease) increase in cash |
|
$ |
(104,638 |
) |
|
$ |
94,924 |
|
|
$ |
(199,562 |
) |
Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating activities was $167.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, compared to cash provided by operating activities of $14.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The $182.0 million increase in net cash used in operating activities was primarily driven by a decrease in net changes of operating assets and liabilities of $182.6 million, primarily due to the impact of receivables from Vertex which were paid in the period ($200.0 million paid in the first quarter of 2024 compared to $25.0 million paid in the first quarter of 2025). Additionally, non-cash expense increased by $102.2 million, primarily driven by expense related to the upfront payment as part of the Sirius Agreement described in Note 6 of the notes to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Further, our net loss position increased by $101.5 million, from a net loss of $243.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024 compared to a net loss of $344.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025.
Investing Activities
Net cash provided by investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2025 was $50.2 million, compared to net cash used in investing activities of $224.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The decrease in net cash used in investing activities was primarily driven by a net increase in maturities of our marketable securities.
Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2025 was $12.8 million, compared with $305.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024. Net cash provided by financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2025 consisted primarily of $8.7 million in net proceeds from the sale of common shares issued in connection with our 2021 ATM, as well as option exercise proceeds, net of issuance costs. Net cash provided by financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2024 consisted of proceeds from the sale of approximately $280.0 million of our common shares to a group of institutional investors in a registered direct offering, at a price per share of $71.50. We received net proceeds of $279.0 million, excluding stamp taxes due of $2.8 million.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
There have been no material changes in our critical accounting policies and estimates in the preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements during the six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to those discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 filed with the SEC on February 11, 2025, with the exception of the new policy for acquired in-process research and development expenses, as well as changes to our policy around collaboration arrangements which was disclosed in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 6, 2025.
Acquired In-process Research and Development Expenses
In-process research and development that is acquired in a transaction that does not qualify as a business combination under U.S. GAAP and that does not have an alternative future use is recorded as “Acquired in-process research and development” in our condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
Collaboration Arrangements
We record the elements of our collaboration agreements that represent joint operating activities in accordance with ASC 808. Accordingly, the elements of the collaboration agreements that represent activities in which both parties are active participants and to which both parties are exposed to the significant risks and rewards that are dependent on the commercial success of the activities, are recorded as collaborative arrangements.
We evaluate the proper presentation of the commercial activities and the profit and loss sharing associated with the collaboration agreements. ASC 808 states that when payments between parties in a collaborative arrangement are not within the scope of other authoritative accounting literature, the income statement classification should be based on the nature of the arrangement, the nature of its business operations and the contractual terms of the arrangement. To the extent that these payments are not within the scope of other authoritative accounting literature, the income statement classification for the payments shall be based on an analogy to authoritative accounting literature or if there is no appropriate analogy, a reasonable, rational and consistently applied accounting
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policy election.
Collaboration costs specific to the Vertex Hemoglobinopathy Agreements accounted for under ASC 808 are presented within “collaboration expense, net” in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. Refer to Note 6 of the notes to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further discussion on the Vertex Hemoglobinopathy Agreements.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Refer to Note 1 of the notes to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a discussion of recent accounting pronouncements.
Item 3. Qualitative and Quantitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Interest Rate Sensitivity
We are exposed to market risk related to changes in interest rates. As of June 30, 2025, we had cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $1,721.2 million, primarily invested in U.S. treasury securities and government agency securities, corporate bonds, commercial paper and money market accounts invested in U.S. government agency securities. Due to the conservative nature of these instruments, we do not believe that we have a material exposure to interest rate risk. If interest rates were to increase or decrease by 1%, the fair value of our investment portfolio would increase or decrease by an immaterial amount.
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk
As a result of our foreign operations, we face exposure to movements in foreign currency exchange rates, primarily the Swiss Franc and British Pound, against the U.S. dollar. The current exposures arise primarily from cash, accounts payable and intercompany receivables and payables. Changes in foreign exchange rates affect our consolidated statement of operations and distort comparisons between periods. To date, foreign currency transaction gains and losses have not been material to our financial statements, and we have not engaged in any foreign currency hedging transactions.
Inflation
Inflation generally affects us by increasing our cost of labor, clinical trial and manufacturing costs. We do not believe that inflation had a material effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations during the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Management’s Evaluation of our Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 is (1) recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and (2) accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
As of June 30, 2025, our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934). Our management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives, and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded based upon the evaluation described above that, as of June 30, 2025, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
During the quarter ended June 30, 2025, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15(d)-15(f) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
In the ordinary course of business, we are from time to time involved in lawsuits, investigations, proceedings and threats of litigation related to, among other things, our intellectual property estate (including certain in-licensed intellectual property), commercial arrangements and other matters. Such proceedings may include quasi-litigation, inter partes administrative proceedings in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the European Patent Office involving our intellectual property estate including certain in-licensed intellectual property. There are currently no claims or actions pending against us that, in the opinion of our management, are likely to have a material adverse effect on our business.
There have been no material developments with respect to the legal proceedings previously disclosed in “Item 3. Legal Proceedings” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 filed with the SEC on February 11, 2025.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
In addition to the risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and any quarterly report on Form 10-Q, you should carefully consider the other information set forth in this Form 10-Q and the information in our other filings with the SEC, as they could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results of operations. There have been no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in Part I, Item 1A (Risk Factors) of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 filed with the SEC on February 11, 2025 and Part II, Item 1A (Risk Factors) of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 filed with the SEC on May 6, 2025.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information.
(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) From time to time, our officers (as defined in Rule 16a–1(f)) and directors may enter into Rule 10b5-1 or non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangements (as each such term is defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K). During the three months ended June 30, 2025, our officers and directors took the following actions with respect to 10b5-1 trading arrangements:
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Item 6. Exhibits
The exhibits filed as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are set forth in the Exhibit Index below.
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Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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Inline XBRL Instance Document – the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the inline XBRL document. |
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Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema With Embedded Linkbase Documents |
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† Certain portions of this exhibit have been omitted because they are not material and the registrant customarily and actually treats that information as private or confidential.
^ Certain exhibits and schedules to these agreements have been omitted pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K. The registrant will furnish copies of any of the exhibits and schedules to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.
+ The certification attached as Exhibit 32.1 that accompany this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are not deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of CRISPR Therapeutics AG under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date of this Form 10-Q, irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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CRISPR Therapeutics AG |
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Dated: August 4, 2025 |
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/s/ Samarth Kulkarni |
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Samarth Kulkarni, Ph.D. |
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/s/ Raju Prasad |
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Raju Prasad, Ph.D. |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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