Kiora Pharmaceuticals Inc 10-Q for FY2024 Q3
Kiora Pharmaceuticals Inc (KPRX)
10-Q
2024-11-08
For: 2024-09-30
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About this 10-Q
Kiora Pharmaceuticals Inc filed this 10-Q on November 8, 2024, covering the quarter ended September 30, 2024 (FY2024 Q3).
Headline figures
Quarter ended September 30, 2024, as reported in this filing, compared with the same period a year earlier where the filing states it.
- Revenue
- $0
- compared with $0 a year earlier
- Net loss
- $3.41M
- compared with a net loss of $5.76M a year earlier
- Diluted EPS
- -$0.81
- compared with -$7.30 a year earlier
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
| QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2024
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| TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||
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On November 6, 2024, there were 3,000,788 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding.
KIORA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Table of Contents
QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2024
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains statements that are not statements of historical fact and are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. The forward-looking statements are principally, but not exclusively, contained in “Item 2: Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about management’s confidence or expectations, and our plans, objectives, expectations, and intentions that are not historical facts. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “goal,” "foreseeable," “see,” “estimate,” “project,” “intends,” “think,” “potential,” “objective,” “optimistic,” “strategy,” and similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are based on assumptions and subject to risks and uncertainties. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about:
•the timing and success of preclinical studies and clinical trials conducted by us and our development partners;
•the ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approval of our product candidates, and the labeling for any approved products;
•the scope, progress, expansion, and costs of developing and commercializing our product candidates;
•the size and growth of the potential markets for our product candidates and the ability to serve those markets;
•our expectations regarding our expenses and revenue, the sufficiency of our cash resources and needs for additional financing;
•the rate and degree of market acceptance of any of our product candidates;
•our expectations regarding competition;
•our anticipated growth strategies;
•our ability to attract or retain key personnel;
•our ability to establish and maintain development partnerships;
•our expectations regarding federal, state and foreign regulatory requirements;
•regulatory developments in the U.S. and foreign countries;
•our ability to obtain and maintain intellectual property protection for our product candidates;
•the anticipated trends and challenges in our business and the market in which we operate; and
•our ability to assess the probability of achievement of milestones and other advances in our product candidates.
We discuss many of these risks in detail under the heading “Item 1A. Risk Factors” beginning on page 18 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, on March 25, 2024, or the Annual Report. You should carefully review all these factors, as well as other risks described in
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our public filings, and you should be aware that there may be other factors, including factors of which we are not currently aware, that could cause these differences.
Also, these forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this report. We may not update these forward-looking statements, even though our situation may change in the future, unless we have obligations under the federal securities laws to update and disclose material developments related to previously disclosed information.
Kiora Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is referred to herein as “we,” “our,” “us,” and “the Company.”
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
KIORA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
| September 30, 2024 (unaudited) | December 31, 2023 | ||||||||||
| ASSETS | |||||||||||
| Current Assets: | |||||||||||
| Cash and Cash Equivalents | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Short-Term Investments | |||||||||||
| Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets | |||||||||||
| Collaboration Receivables | |||||||||||
| Tax and Other Receivables | |||||||||||
| Total Current Assets | |||||||||||
| Non-Current Assets: | |||||||||||
| Property and Equipment, Net | |||||||||||
| Restricted Cash | |||||||||||
| Intangible Assets and In-Process R&D, Net | |||||||||||
| Operating Lease Assets with Right-of-Use | |||||||||||
| Other Assets | |||||||||||
| Total Assets | $ | $ | |||||||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | |||||||||||
| Current Liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Accounts Payable | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Accrued Expenses | |||||||||||
| Accrued Collaboration Credit | |||||||||||
| Operating Lease Liabilities | |||||||||||
| Total Current Liabilities | |||||||||||
| Non-Current Liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Contingent Consideration | |||||||||||
| Deferred Tax Liability | |||||||||||
| Operating Lease Liabilities | |||||||||||
| Total Non-Current Liabilities | |||||||||||
| Total Liabilities | |||||||||||
| Commitments and Contingencies (Note 8) | |||||||||||
| Stockholders’ Equity: | |||||||||||
Preferred Stock, $ | |||||||||||
Common Stock, $ | |||||||||||
| Additional Paid-In Capital | |||||||||||
| Accumulated Deficit | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Total Stockholders’ Equity | |||||||||||
| Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | $ | $ | |||||||||
See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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KIORA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(unaudited)
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Collaboration Revenue | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Grant Revenue | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Revenue | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| General and Administrative | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Research and Development | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| In-Process R&D Impairment | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in Fair Value of Contingent Consideration | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Operating Expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Income (Loss) | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Income (Expense), Net: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest Income, Net | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Income (Expense), Net | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Other Income, Net | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Income (Loss) | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Deemed Dividends from Warrant Reset Provision | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Loss Attributable to Common Shareholders | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Income (Loss) per Common Share - Basic | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Weighted Average Shares Outstanding - Basic | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Income (Loss) per Common Share - Diluted | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Weighted Average Shares Outstanding - Diluted | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Comprehensive Income (Loss): | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Income (Loss) | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Unrealized Gain on Marketable Securities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive Income (Loss) | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||
See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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KIORA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023
(unaudited)
| Preferred Stock | Common Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital | Accumulated Deficit | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Total Stockholders’ Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at June 30, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-Based Compensation | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjustments Due to the Rounding Impact from the Reverse Stock Split for Fractional Shares | — | — | ( | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of Common Stock from Restricted Stock Awards | — | — | ( | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unrealized Gain on Marketable Securities | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Loss | — | — | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at September 30, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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KIORA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (CONTINUED)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023
(unaudited)
| Preferred Stock | Common Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital | Accumulated Deficit | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Total Stockholders’ Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at June 30, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-Based Compensation | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conversion of Series F Preferred Stock into Common Stock | ( | ( | ( | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of Common Stock from Restricted Stock Awards | — | — | ( | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment | — | — | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Loss | — | — | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at September 30, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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KIORA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023
(unaudited)
| Preferred Stock | Common Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital | Accumulated Deficit | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Total Stockholders’ Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-Based Compensation | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of Common Stock and Warrants from Private Placement, Net of Offering Costs of $ | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of Common Stock from Warrant Exercises | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjustments Due to the Rounding Impact from the Reverse Stock Split for Fractional Shares | — | — | ( | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of Common Stock from Restricted Stock Awards | — | — | ( | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unrealized Gain on Marketable Securities | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Income | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at September 30, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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KIORA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (CONTINUED)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023
(unaudited)
| Preferred Stock | Common Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital | Accumulated Deficit | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Total Stockholders’ Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2022 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-Based Compensation | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of Stock from Public Offering, Net of Offering Costs of $ | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of Common Stock from Private Placement, Net of Offering Costs of $ | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of Common Stock from ELOC Purchases | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of Common Stock from Warrant Exercises | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conversion of Series F Preferred Stock into Common Stock | ( | ( | ( | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of Common Stock from Restricted Stock Awards | — | — | ( | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment | — | — | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Loss | — | — | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at September 30, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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KIORA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited)
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||
| Operating Activities: | |||||||||||
| Net Income (Loss) | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||
| Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income (Loss) to Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities: | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and Amortization of Intangible Assets | |||||||||||
| Impairment of Intangible Assets | |||||||||||
| Reduction of Right-of-Use Assets | |||||||||||
| Stock-Based Compensation | |||||||||||
| Impairment of In-Process R&D | |||||||||||
| Change in Fair Value of Contingent Consideration | ( | ||||||||||
| Accretion of Discount on Marketable Securities | ( | ||||||||||
| Change in Accrued Interest on Marketable Securities | ( | ||||||||||
| Net Realized Gain on Marketable Securities | ( | ||||||||||
| Change in Unrealized (Gain) Loss on Cash Equivalents | |||||||||||
| Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets | ( | ||||||||||
| Collaboration Receivables | ( | ||||||||||
| Tax Receivables | ( | ||||||||||
| Other Assets | |||||||||||
| Accounts Payable | ( | ||||||||||
| Accrued Expenses | ( | ||||||||||
| Operating Lease Liabilities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities | ( | ||||||||||
| Investing Activities: | |||||||||||
| Purchase of Property and Equipment | ( | ||||||||||
| Purchases of Marketable Securities | ( | ||||||||||
| Sales of Marketable Securities | |||||||||||
| Maturities of Marketable Securities | |||||||||||
| Net Cash Used in Investing Activities | ( | ||||||||||
| Financing Activities: | |||||||||||
| Gross Proceeds from Public Offering | |||||||||||
| Issuance Costs for Public Offering | ( | ||||||||||
| Gross Proceeds from Private Placement | |||||||||||
| Issuance Costs for Private Placement | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Proceeds from ELOC Purchases | |||||||||||
| Exercise of Warrants | |||||||||||
| Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities | |||||||||||
| Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash | ( | ||||||||||
| Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash | ( | ||||||||||
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash, Beginning of Period | |||||||||||
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash, End of Period | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Supplemental Disclosures of Noncash Operating and Financing Activities | |||||||||||
| Conversion of Preferred Stock into Common Stock | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Grant of Restricted Stock Awards | $ | ||||||||||
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KIORA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
September 30, 2024
1. Business, Presentation and Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Overview
Kiora Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Kiora” or the “Company”) was formed as a Delaware corporation on December 28, 2004. Kiora is a clinical-stage specialty pharmaceutical company developing and commercializing therapies for the treatment of ophthalmic diseases.
Since its inception, Kiora has devoted substantially all its efforts to business planning, research and development, and raising capital.
Unaudited Interim Financial Information
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 8-03 of Regulation S-X. Pursuant to these rules and regulations, they do not include all information and notes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations have been included. Operating results for the periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year. We believe that the disclosures provided herein are adequate to make the information presented not misleading when these unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements are read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes previously included in the Company’s 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K dated March 25, 2024. The balance sheet as of December 31, 2023 was derived from audited consolidated financial statements of the Company but does not include all the disclosures required by U.S. GAAP.
Accounting Pronouncements Pending Adoption
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280) - Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures. The new standard requires a company to disclose incremental segment information on an annual and interim basis, including significant segment expenses and measures of profit or loss that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker (CODM). The standard is effective for us beginning in fiscal year 2024 and interim periods within fiscal year 2025, with early adoption permitted. The ASU is required to be applied retrospectively upon adoption. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of ASU 2023-07 may have on its condensed consolidated financial statements.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses (“ASU 2024-03”). The guidance in ASU 2024-03 requires new financial statement disclosures in tabular format, disaggregating information about prescribed categories underlying any relevant income statement expense captions. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. Upon adoption, ASU 2024-03 may be applied prospectively or retrospectively. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of ASU 2024-03 may have on its disclosures in its condensed consolidated financial statements.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
At September 30, 2024, the Company had unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents of $5.6 million and Short-term Investments of $23.4 million, and an Accumulated Deficit of $139.2 million. Kiora has incurred annual losses and negative cash flows since inception, and future losses are anticipated. However, Management believes that the Company's capital resources as of September 30, 2024 will be sufficient to fund the Company's planned operations for at least 12 months after the date that these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are issued.
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KIORA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
September 30, 2024
Significant Accounting Policies
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents include cash in readily available checking accounts, savings accounts, money market funds, and marketable securities with maturities of 3 months or less when acquired. The carrying amounts reported in the unaudited condensed balance sheets for cash and cash equivalents are valued at cost, which approximates fair value.
Short-Term Investments
Short-term investments primarily consist of treasuries, corporate debt securities, and government and agency securities. The Company has classified these investments as available-for-sale securities, as the sale of such investments may be required prior to maturity to implement management strategies, and therefore has classified all investments with maturity dates beyond three months at the date of purchase as current assets in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. Any premium or discount arising at purchase is amortized and/or accreted to interest income as an adjustment to yield using the straight-line method over the life of the instrument. Investments are reported at their estimated fair value. Unrealized gains and losses are included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as a component of stockholders' equity until realized.
Allowance for Credit Losses
For available-for-sale securities in an unrealized loss position, the Company first assesses whether it intends to sell, or if it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell, the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis. If either of the criteria regarding intent or requirement to sell is met, the security’s amortized cost basis is written down to fair value through earnings. For available-for-sale securities that do not meet the aforementioned criteria, the Company evaluates whether the decline in fair value has resulted from credit losses or other factors. In making this assessment, the Company considers the severity of the impairment, any changes in interest rates, market conditions, changes to the underlying credit ratings and forecasted recovery, among other factors. The credit-related portion of unrealized losses, and any subsequent improvements, are recorded in interest income through an allowance account. Any impairment that has not been recorded through an allowance for credit losses is included in other comprehensive income (loss) on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
The Company excludes the applicable accrued interest from both the fair value and amortized cost basis of available-for-sale securities for purposes of identifying and measuring an impairment. Accrued interest receivable on investment securities is recorded within prepaid expenses and other current assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company’s accounting policy is to not measure an allowance for credit loss for accrued interest receivable and to write-off any uncollectible accrued interest receivable as a reversal of interest income in a timely manner, which is considered to be in the period in which it is determined the accrued interest will not be collected.
Revenue Recognition
In accordance with FASB’s ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, or ASC 606, the Company recognizes revenue when its customer obtains control of promised goods or services, in an amount that reflects the consideration which the entity expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. To determine revenue recognition for arrangements that the Company determines are within the scope of ASC 606, it performs the following five steps: (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer; (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determine the transaction price; (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation.
The Company applies the five-step model to contracts when it determines that it is probable it will collect the consideration it is entitled to in exchange for the goods or services it transfers to the customer. At contract inception, once the contract is determined to be within the scope of ASC 606, the Company assesses the goods
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or services promised within each contract and determines those that are performance obligations, and assesses whether each promised good or service is distinct. The Company then recognizes as revenue the amount of the transaction price that is allocated to the respective performance obligation when (or as) the performance obligation is satisfied.
In a contract with multiple performance obligations, we must develop estimates and assumptions that require judgment to determine the underlying stand-alone selling price for each performance obligation which determines how the transaction price is allocated among the performance obligation. The estimation of the stand-alone selling price(s) may include estimates regarding forecasted revenues or costs, development timelines, discount rates, and probabilities of technical and regulatory success. We evaluate each performance obligation to determine if it can be satisfied at a point in time or over time. Any change made to estimated progress towards completion of a performance obligation and, therefore, revenue recognized will be recorded as a change in estimate. In addition, variable consideration must be evaluated to determine if it is constrained and, therefore, excluded from the transaction price.
Amounts received prior to satisfying the revenue recognition criteria are recognized as deferred revenue in the Company’s balance sheet. Amounts expected to be recognized as revenue within the twelve months following the balance sheet date are classified as the current portion of deferred revenue. Amounts not expected to be recognized as revenue within the twelve months following the balance sheet date are classified as deferred revenue, net of current portion. As of September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company did not have a deferred revenue balance.
Collaboration Revenue
If a license to our intellectual property is determined to be distinct from the other performance obligations identified in a contract, the Company recognizes revenues from the transaction price allocated to the license when the license is transferred to the licensee and the licensee is able to use and benefit from the license. For licenses that are bundled with other promises, the Company utilizes judgment to assess the nature of the combined performance obligation to determine whether the combined performance obligation is satisfied over time or at a point in time and, if over time, the appropriate method of measuring progress for purposes of recognizing revenue from the allocated transaction price. The Company evaluates the measure of progress at each reporting period and, if necessary, adjusts the measure of performance and related revenue or expense recognition as a change in estimate.
At the inception of each arrangement that includes milestone payments, the Company evaluates whether the milestones are considered probable of being reached. If it is probable that a significant revenue reversal would not occur, the associated milestone value is included in the transaction price. Milestone payments that are not within the Company's or a collaboration partner’s control, such as regulatory approvals, are generally not considered probable of being achieved until those approvals are received. At the end of each reporting period, the Company re-evaluates the probability of achievement of milestones that are within the Company's or a collaboration partner’s control, such as operational development milestones and any related constraint, and, if necessary, adjust our estimate of the overall transaction price. Any such adjustments are recorded on a cumulative catch-up basis, which will affect collaboration revenues and earnings in the period of adjustment. Revisions to the Company's estimate of the transaction price may also result in negative collaboration revenues and earnings in the period of adjustment.
For arrangements that include sales-based royalties, including commercial milestone payments based on the level of sales, and a license is deemed to be the predominant item to which the royalties relate, the Company will recognize revenue at the later of (i) when the related sales occur, or (ii) when the performance obligation to which some or all of the royalty has been allocated has been satisfied, or partially satisfied.
In January 2024, the Company entered into a strategic development and commercialization agreement ("License Agreement") with Théa Open Innovation ("TOI"), a sister company of the global ophthalmic specialty company Laboratoires Théa ("Théa"). Under the agreement, the Company granted TOI exclusive worldwide development and commercialization rights, excluding certain countries in Asia, to KIO-301 for the treatment of degenerative retinal diseases (the "License"). The Company concluded that the Licensing Agreement contains one material performance obligation, the License. The transaction price includes the upfront, non-refundable payment of $16.0 million (the "License Access Fee"). The Company did not include any development or
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regulatory milestones in the transaction price because it is probable that changes in the estimate of receiving those milestones would result in significant reversals of cumulative revenue in future periods, due to the inherent risks and uncertainties in the drug development process. The sales-based milestones and royalties are not included in the transaction price per ASC 606-10-32-11 and ASC 606-10-55-65. There is no financing component in the License Agreement.
The initial transaction price will be allocated to the one performance obligation identified (i.e., the License), which was transferred to TOI at the execution of the License Agreement and the entire $16.0 million transaction price was recognized in the first quarter of 2024 upon the satisfaction of the license performance obligations. Variable components of consideration related to development and regulatory milestones, commercial milestones, and royalties will be allocated to the transaction price if and when they occur. When it is probable that including milestones in the transaction price will not result in significant reversals of cumulative revenue in future periods, the Company will recognize the revenue for the milestones immediately since the license performance obligation to which the milestones relate has already been fully satisfied when the change in estimate of the variable consideration occurs. Since the reimbursement for the development activities clearly relates to those activities and are accounted for under ASC 808, the Company will recognize those amounts that are due from TOI as contra-R&D expense.
See Note 8 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information.
Collaboration Agreements
The Company has entered into a research agreement that falls under the scope of ASC 808, Collaborative Arrangements. Reimbursements from a collaboration partner are recorded as a reduction to research and development expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). Similarly, amounts that are owed to a collaboration partner are recognized as research and development expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).
Refunds for Research and Development
In-Process Research and Development
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respectively, of in-process R&D as part of intangible assets and in-process R&D, net on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Reverse Stock Split
On June 6, 2024, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Amendment”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to effect a one-for-nine ("1-for-9") reverse stock split of its outstanding common stock. The Amendment was approved by the Company’s stockholders at the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 1, 2024, and by the Company’s board of directors. The amendment became effective on June 11, 2024, the effective date of the reverse stock split.
The reverse stock split proportionally adjusted all shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and shares of common stock underlying outstanding options and warrants immediately prior to the effective date of the Amendment. As a result of the reverse stock split, proportionate adjustments were made to the per share exercise price and/or the number of shares issuable upon the exercise or vesting of all warrants, stock options, and restricted stock awards issued by the Company and outstanding immediately prior to the effective date of the Amendment, which resulted in a proportionate decrease in the number of shares of the Company’s common stock reserved for issuance upon exercise or vesting of such warrants, stock options, and restricted stock awards, and, in the case of warrants and stock options, a proportionate increase in the exercise price of all such warrants and stock options. In addition, the number of shares reserved for issuance under the Company’s equity compensation plans immediately prior to the effective date of the Amendment was reduced proportionately. The reverse stock split did not affect the number of shares or par value of common stock authorized for issuance under the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which remained at 150,000,000 shares.
No fractional shares were issued as a result of the reverse stock split. Stockholders of record who would otherwise have been entitled to receive a fractional share received a cash payment in lieu thereof. The reverse stock split affected all stockholders proportionately and did not affect any stockholder’s percentage ownership of the Company’s common stock (except to the extent that the reverse stock split results in stockholders owning fractional shares). As a result of the reverse stock split, the number of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock as of June 11, 2024 decreased from 26,735,116 (pre-split) shares to 2,970,545 (post-split) shares.
All share and per share amounts in the accompanying financial statements and related footnotes have been adjusted retroactively to reflect the reverse stock split as if it had occurred at the beginning of the earliest period presented. While the number of warrants outstanding did not change, the underlying shares did and are presented reflecting the split. The Company’s common stock began trading on The Nasdaq Capital Market on a split-adjusted basis when the market opened on June 11, 2024.
2. Balance Sheet Information
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
A summary of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash is as follows:
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| Cash and Cash Equivalents | $ | $ | |||||||||
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| Total Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash | $ | $ | |||||||||
Non-current restricted cash consists of deposits with financial institutions for corporate credit cards.
Short-term Investments
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The following table summarizes short-term investments as of September 30, 2024. There were no short-term investments as of December 31, 2023:
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| Total Short-term Investments | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
The following table summarizes the maturities of the Company's short-term investments at September 30, 2024:
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| Due in one year or less | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Due in one to five years | ||||||||||||||
| Total Short-term Investments | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
The following table shows the Company's available-for-sale investments' gross unrealized losses and fair value aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous loss position, at September 30, 2024:
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The Company reviews its investments each quarter to identify and evaluate investments that have an indication of possible other-than-temporary impairment. Factors considered in determining whether a loss is other-than-temporary include the length of time and extent to which fair value has been less than the cost basis, any changes to the underlying credit risk of the investment, and the Company’s intent and ability to hold the investment for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in market value. The unrealized losses in the Company’s investments were caused by changes in interest rates resulting from changing economic conditions, and not from a decline in credit of their underlying issuers. The Company may be required to sell these investments prior to maturity to implement management strategies, however, it is not likely that the Company will sell these investments before recovery of their amortized cost basis. As such, the Company has classified these losses as temporary in nature.
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Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
Prepaid expenses and other current assets consist of the following:
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| Total Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets | $ | $ | |||||||||
Tax and Other Receivables
Tax and other receivables consist of the following:
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| Research Tax Credits | $ | $ | |||||||||
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| Total Tax and Other Receivables | $ | $ | |||||||||
Accrued Expenses
Accrued expenses consist of the following:
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3. Fair Value Disclosures
The accounting guidance defines fair value, establishes a consistent framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosure for each major asset and liability category measured at fair value on either a recurring or nonrecurring basis. Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. As a basis for considering such assumptions, the accounting guidance establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:
Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities.
Level 2 - Quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs which are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.
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Level 3 - Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (i.e., supported by little or no market activity).
The following table summarizes the Company's financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2024. There were no financial instruments measured at fair value as of December 31, 2023.
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| Total Cash Equivalents Measured at Fair Value | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total Short-term Investments Measured at Fair Value | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Assets Measured at Fair Value | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
In connection with historical acquisitions, additional consideration may be owed by the Company related to the achievement of certain milestones and such contingent consideration payments are required by U.S. GAAP to be presented at fair value. The following table provides information for liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using Level 3 inputs:
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| Non-current | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Total Contingent Consideration | $ | $ | |||||||||
The Company initially values contingent consideration related to business combinations using a probability-weighted calculation of potential payment scenarios discounted at rates reflective of the risks associated with the expected future cash flows for certain milestones. Key assumptions used to estimate the fair value of contingent consideration include projected financial information, market data and the probability and timing of achieving the specific milestones. After the initial valuation, the Company generally uses its best estimate to measure contingent consideration at each subsequent reporting period using the following unobservable Level 3 inputs:
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| Valuation Technique | Unobservable Inputs | September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discounted cash flow | Payment discount rate | % | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bayon | Payment period | 2027 - 2029 | 2025 - 2027 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Panoptes | Payment period | 2027 - 2028 | 2026 - 2028 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Significant changes in these assumptions could result in a significantly higher or lower fair value. The contingent consideration reported in the above table is adjusted quarterly based upon the passage of time or the anticipated success or failure of achieving certain milestones. The change in fair value of contingent consideration of $1.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was primarily driven by the reversal of the liability related to KIO-201 of approximately $0.8 million resulting from the strategic decision to cease continued development or partnership leading to commercialization. The change in fair value of contingent consideration of $1.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was primarily driven by additional disease indications for KIO-301 that were added in Q3 2023 when assessing the probabilities of success in achieving certain milestones. The change in fair value of contingent consideration is recorded within operating expenses on the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operation and comprehensive income (loss).
The Company records in-process R&D projects acquired in asset acquisitions that have not reached technological feasibility and which have no alternative future use at estimated fair value. For in-process R&D projects acquired in business combinations, the Company capitalizes the in-process R&D project as an indefinite-lived intangible asset and evaluates this asset annually for impairment until the R&D process has been completed. Once the R&D process is complete, the Company amortizes the R&D asset over its remaining useful life.
ASC 350 allows an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether events and circumstances indicate that it is more likely than not (that is, a likelihood of more than 50 percent) that an indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired. If it is more likely than not that the asset is impaired, the entity must calculate the fair value of the asset and record an impairment charge if the carrying amount exceeds fair value. If an entity concludes that there is a less than 50 percent likelihood that the asset is impaired, no further action is required. An indefinite-lived intangible asset should be tested for impairment if events or changes in circumstances indicate that it is more likely than not that the asset is impaired. If such events or changes have occurred, a quantitative assessment is required.
If an entity bypasses the qualitative assessment or determines from its qualitative assessment that an indefinite-lived intangible asset is more likely than not impaired, a quantitative impairment test should be performed. The quantitative impairment test compares the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset with the asset’s carrying amount. If the fair value of the indefinite-lived intangible asset is less than the carrying amount, an impairment loss should be recognized in an amount equal to the difference in accordance with ASC 350-30-35-19.
The Company values in-process R&D related to asset acquisitions using the Income Approach which measures the value of an asset by the present value of its future economic benefits. These benefits can include interest and principal payments, earnings, cost savings, tax deductions, or proceeds from its disposition. Value indications are developed by discounting expected cash flows at a rate of return that incorporates the risk-free rate for the use of funds, the expected rate of inflation, and risks associated with the particular investment. The selected discount rate is generally based on rates of return available from alternative investments of similar type and quality.
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The Company engaged a third-party valuation firm to complete a quantitative assessment of in-process R&D as of August 31, 2024, which includes the following unobservable Level 3 inputs:
| Valuation Technique | Unobservable Inputs | Discount Rate | ||||||||||||||||||
| KIO-104 | Multi-Period Excess Earnings Method | Probability of success for next development phase | % | |||||||||||||||||
| KIO-301 | Multi-Period Excess Earnings Method | Probability of success for next development phase | % | |||||||||||||||||
As of September 30, 2024, the Company assessed qualitative factors to determine whether events and circumstances indicate impairment, and concluded that it is not more likely than not that any assets are impaired.
4. Capital Stock
All amounts of shares of common stock in the transactions described below have been adjusted to reflect post Amendment adjusted shares of common stock of the Company.
On May 1, 2024, the Company held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") where the Company's stockholders voted to approve various proposals including (i) adoption of a new Equity Incentive Plan, the "2024 Equity Incentive Plan", (ii) an amendment to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock to 150,000,000 , which the Company filed with the Secretary of State for the State of Delaware on May 1, 2024 and (iii) the approval, as contemplated by Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635, of the issuance of up to 5,486,066 shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of Tranche A Warrants and Tranche B Warrants issued in the private placement that closed on February 5, 2024.
On January 31, 2024, the Company entered into a private placement agreement with Maxim Group LLC serving as placement agent for 1,755,556 shares of common stock, pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 1,261,582 shares of common stock, and accompanying Tranche A and Tranche B warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 5,486,066 shares of common stock. The total net proceeds from the private placement were approximately $13.8 million.
The Tranche A warrants are exercisable for up to 2,743,033 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $5.4684 per share for an aggregate of up to approximately $15.0 million and will expire at the earlier of (i) 30 days following the announcement of full data (expected in 2026) from the Company's Phase 2 clinical trial (ABACUS-2) of KIO-301 in patients with retinitis pigmentosa and the daily VWAP of the Company's common stock equaling or exceeding $9.9432 per share for 30 consecutive trading days following the announcement and (ii) five years from the date of shareholder approval of the warrants.
The Tranche B warrants are exercisable for up to 2,743,033 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $5.4684 per share for an aggregate of up to approximately $15.0 million and will expire at the earlier of (i) 30 days following the announcement of topline data (expected in 2026) from the planned Phase 2 trial of KIO-104 in retinal inflammation and the daily VWAP of the Company's common stock equaling or exceeding $12.4290 per share for 30 consecutive trading days following the announcement and (ii) five years from the date of shareholder approval of the warrants.
During June 2023, 329 shares of Series F Convertible Preferred Stock were converted into 298,758 shares of common stock. During July and August 2023, 59 53,530
On March 30, 2023, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement to issue and sell stock and warrants in a public offering. On June 6, 2023, the public offering closed, and the Company issued and sold (i) 244,181 shares of common stock (including 83,333 shares of common stock sold pursuant to the exercise of the over-allotment option), (ii) 434 shares of Series F Convertible Preferred Stock convertible into up to 3,552,372 shares of common stock, (iii) 638,889 Class C Warrants (including 83,333 Class C Warrants sold pursuant to the
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exercise of the over-allotment option), and (iv) 638,889 Class D Warrants (including 83,333 Class D Warrants sold pursuant to the exercise of the over-allotment option). The public offering price of $9.90 per share of common stock, Class C Warrant and Class D Warrant, and $8,999 per share of Series F Convertible Preferred Stock, 101 Class C Warrants and 101 Class D Warrants, resulted in net proceeds to the Company of approximately $5.6 million net of underwriting discount and commissions of $0.5 million and other expenses of $0.2 million. On June 6, 2023, the underwriter fully exercised the over-allotment option granted by the Company to purchase stock and warrants.
Each Class C Warrant and Class D Warrant is exercisable at a price per share of common stock of $9.90 . The Class C Warrants will expire on June 6, 2028 and the Class D Warrants expired on June 6, 2024. The exercise prices of the warrants are subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of recapitalization events, stock dividends, stock splits, stock combinations, reclassifications, reorganizations or similar events affecting the Company’s common stock. In addition, on August 7, 2023, the first business day after the 60 th calendar day immediately following the initial exercise day, the exercise price of the warrants was reduced to $4.7079 per share pursuant to the reset provision which stated that the warrants would be reduced to the lesser of (i) the exercise price then in effect and (ii) 90 % of the average of the volume weighted average price of the Company's common stock for the five (5 ) trading day period immediately prior to the reset date. In accordance with ASU 2021-04, the warrant reset of the exercise price was evaluated as a modification of equity-classified written call options. Modifications or exchanges that are not related to debt or equity financings, compensation for goods or services, or other exchange transactions within the scope of other guidance should be recognized as a dividend consistent with ASC 815-40-35-17(d). The dividend amount is measured as the excess, if any, of the fair value of the modified or exchanged instrument over the fair value of that instrument immediately before it is modified or exchanged in accordance with ASC 815-40-35-16. The Company considered the guidance in paragraphs 815-40-35-14 through 35-17 and determined that the circumstances of the warrant modification indicate that the modification is executed separate from a new equity offering, debt origination or debt modification. As such, on August 7, 2023, the date on which the modification became effective, the incremental change in the fair value of the 1,277,778 outstanding warrants was recognized as a deemed dividend totaling $0.5 million that increases net loss attributable to common stockholders in accordance with paragraph 815-40-35-17(d) and ASC 260-10-45-15. During November 2023, 911 shares of common stock were issued upon the exercise of Class C Warrants and 911 shares of common stock were issued upon the exercise of Class D Warrants for $8.6 thousand in aggregate exercise proceeds. In February 2024, 101,684 shares of common stock were issued upon exercise of Class C Warrants at $4.7079 per share for aggregate proceeds of approximately $0.4 million. Additionally, 203,934 shares of common stock were issued upon exercise of Class D Warrants at $4.7079 per share for aggregate proceeds of approximately $1.0 million. During June 2024, 53,213 shares of common stock were issued upon the exercise of Class D Warrants at $4.7079 per share for aggregate proceeds of approximately $0.3 million.
On February 3, 2023, the Company completed a private placement with Lincoln Park Capital, LLC ("Lincoln Park") for 5,866 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase up to 11,733 shares of common stock. The total net proceeds from the private placement were approximately $0.1 million. The warrants have an exercise price of $31.842 per share, subject to adjustments as provided under the terms of the warrants, and became exercisable on the six-month anniversary of the closing date. The warrants are exercisable for five years from the issuance date.
On February 3, 2023, the Company also entered into a purchase agreement with Lincoln Park, pursuant to which Lincoln Park has agreed to purchase from the Company up to an aggregate of $10.0 million of common stock (subject to certain limitations), from time to time and at the Company's sole discretion over the term of the purchase agreement. On February 22, 2023, the Company completed its first issuance under this agreement for a total of 2,222 shares sold to Lincoln Park for proceeds of $0.1 million. In April 2023, the Company completed additional issuances for a total of 11,667 shares sold to Lincoln Park for proceeds of $0.3 million. On January 31, 2024, the Company terminated the purchase agreement with Lincoln Park.
During February 2023, 5,556 shares were issued upon the exercise of inducement warrants issued in November 2022.
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5. Warrants
The following is a summary of warrant activity for the Company’s equity-classified warrants for the nine months ended September 30, 2024:
| Number of Common Shares Issuable Upon Exercise of Outstanding Warrants | Weighted Average Exercise Price | Weighted Average Remaining Term in Years | |||||||||||||||
| Outstanding at December 31, 2023 | $ | ||||||||||||||||
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| Exercised | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Expired | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Outstanding at September 30, 2024 | $ | ||||||||||||||||
6. Net Income (Loss) per Share - Basic and Diluted
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the time period, which for basic net income (loss) per share, does not include the weighted-average unvested restricted common stock that has been issued and is subject to forfeiture totaling 47,601 26,443
Dilutive common equivalent shares consist of stock options, warrants, and preferred stock and are calculated using the treasury stock method, which assumes the repurchase of common shares at the average market price during the period. Under the treasury stock method, options and warrants will have a dilutive effect when the average price of common stock during the period exceeds the exercise price of options or warrants. Common equivalent shares do not qualify as participating securities. In periods where the Company records a net loss, unvested restricted common stock and potential common stock equivalents are not included in the calculation of diluted net income (loss) per share as their effect would be anti-dilutive. The following is a summary of potentially dilutive securities excluded from the calculation of diluted net income (loss) per share as of September 30, 2024 and 2023:
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7. Stock-Based Compensation
Equity Incentive Plans
The Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") adopted the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2014 Plan") and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”) and the Company's Stockholders approved the 2014 Plan and ESPP in February 2015.
The Board subsequently adopted the 2024 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2024 Plan") and the Company's Stockholders approved the Plan in May 2024. Following adoption of the 2024 Plan, no further grants were made under the 2014 Plan.
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September 30, 2024
Consistent with the 2014 Plan, the 2024 Plan provides for the granting of stock options (incentive and nonqualified), restricted stock or other stock-based awards to employees, officers, directors, consultants, and advisors. The Board is responsible for administration of the 2024 Plan. The Company’s Board determines the term of each option, the option exercise price, the number of shares for which each option is granted and the rate at which each option is exercisable. Incentive stock options may be granted to any officer or employee at an exercise price per share of not less than the fair value per common share on the date of the grant (not less than 110 % of fair value in the case of holders of more than 10% of the Company’s voting stock) and with a term not to exceed ten years from the date of the grant (five years for incentive stock options granted to holders of more than 10% of the Company’s voting stock). Nonqualified stock options may be granted to any officer, employee, consultant, or director at an exercise price per share of not less than the par value per share. As of September 30, 2024, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the 2024 Plan was 733,100 of which 450,815 shares were available for awards.
Stock-based compensation expense is presented in the same expense line items as cash compensation paid and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 is as follows:
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Stock Options
The Company grants time-based stock options which generally vest one-third of the underlying shares on the one-year anniversary of the grant date and the remainder ratably over a 24-month period. The fair value of time-based stock options is determined using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model, with such value recognized as expense over the service period, which is typically three years , net of actual forfeitures. A summary of the Company’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of the stock options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 is shown in the following table:
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The weighted-average grant date fair value of options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was $4.02 . The expected term of the options granted is based on management's estimate. Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of the Company’s common stock. The risk-free interest rate is determined based upon a constant U.S. Treasury security rate with a contractual life that approximates the expected term of the option. Unamortized compensation expense related to the options amounted to $0.7 million as of September 30, 2024 and is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 2.09 years.
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September 30, 2024
Following is a summary of stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2024:
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The stock options outstanding and exercisable as of September 30, 2024 had no 3.66 , the closing price of the Company’s stock on September 30, 2024.
Restricted Stock Awards
Restricted stock compensation expense is recognized over the vesting period, which is typically one-third of the underlying shares on the one-year anniversary of the grant date and the remainder ratably over a 24-month period. Unamortized compensation expense related to the restricted stock awards amounted to $0.3 million as of September 30, 2024 and is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 2.41 years. The following is a summary of restricted stock activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2024:
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Employee Stock Purchase Plan
The Company has a non-qualified ESPP, which provides for the issuance of shares of the Company’s common stock to eligible employees of the Company that elect to participate in the plan and purchase shares of common stock through payroll deductions at a discounted price. Six month offering periods are made at the Board’s discretion. The ESPP provides for 32 aggregate shares of the Company’s common stock for participants to purchase. As of September 30, 2024 and 2023, the remaining shares reserved for future offerings was 23
8. Commitments and Contingencies
Leases
The Company is party to three real property operating leases for the rental of office space. In February 2022, the Company entered into an 18-month lease for an office facility in Encinitas, California (the "Encinitas Lease"), which is now used for its corporate headquarters. The Encinitas Lease commenced in May 2022 and was amended to extend its lease term through April 30, 2025. The Company recorded a right-of use ("ROU") asset and lease liability upon lease commencement and lease amendment in May 2022 and November 2023, respectively. In May 2022, the Company entered into a 12-month lease for office space in Adelaide, Australia
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(the "Adelaide Lease") which expired in May 2023. Following expiration, the landlord agreed to extend the Adelaide Lease on a month-month basis, whereby the Company must provide 90-day notice of termination. The Adelaide Lease is a short-term lease which is exempt for ROU asset and lease liability reporting. The Company also entered into a lease for 910 square feet of office space in Vienna, Austria (the "Vienna Lease"). The Vienna Lease commenced on October 15, 2023 with a term of 5 years through October 14, 2028. The Company recorded a ROU asset and lease liability upon lease commencement in October 2023. The remaining lease terms range from less than 0.58 to 4.63 years.
Operating lease expense, consisting of the reduction of the right-of-use asset and the imputed interest on the lease liability totaled $18,742 and $50,482 for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $57,327 and $121,159 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Future annual minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases as of September 30, 2024 are as follows:
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License and Exclusive Rights Agreements
The Company is a party to six license agreements as described below. These license agreements require the Company to pay or receive royalties or fees to or from the licensor based on revenue or milestones related to the licensed technology.
On January 25, 2024, the Company entered into a license agreement with TOI, a sister company of the global ophthalmic specialty company Théa. Under the agreement, Kiora granted TOI exclusive worldwide development and commercialization rights, excluding certain countries in Asia, to KIO-301 for the treatment of degenerative retinal diseases. In exchange, Kiora received an upfront payment of $16 million; will receive up to $285 million upon achievement of pre-specified clinical development, regulatory and commercial milestones; tiered royalties of up to low 20 % on net sales; and reimbursement of certain KIO-301 research and development expenses. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company recorded offsetting expense credits of $0.9 million and $2.2 million related to reimbursable KIO-301 expenses.
On May 1, 2020, the Company (through its subsidiary, Bayon Therapeutics, Inc.) entered into an agreement with Photoswitch Therapeutics, Inc. (“Photoswitch”) granting to the Company access to certain patent applications and IP rights with last-to-expire patent terms of January 2030. The agreement calls for payments to Photoswitch upon the achievement of certain development milestones and upon first commercial sale of the product.
On May 1, 2020, the Company (through its subsidiary, Bayon Therapeutics, Inc.) entered into an agreement with the University of California Berkeley (“UC”) granting to the Company the exclusive rights to its pipeline of photoswitch molecules. The agreement requires the Company to pay an annual fee to UC of $5,000 , as well as payments to UC upon the achievement of certain development milestone and royalties based on revenue relating to any product incorporating KIO-301. The Company is obligated to pay royalties on net sales of two
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September 30, 2024
percent (2 %) of the first $250 million of net sales, one and a quarter percent (1.25 %) of net sales between $250 million and $500 million, and one half of one percent (0.5 %) of net sales over $500 million. In addition, the agreement requires the Company to pay sublicense fees for the grant of rights under a sublicense agreement at 8 % of sublicense revenue prior to enrolling the first patient in any Phase 1 or Phase II (if Phase I is not performed) clinical trial of a licensed product, 6 % of sublicense revenue prior to enrolling the first patient in any Phase III clinical trial of a licensed product, or 4 % of sublicense revenue prior to any arms-length first commercial sale of a licensed product. On October 30, 2023, the Company, through its subsidiary, Bayon Therapeutics, Inc., entered into an agreement with UC to amend its licensing agreement dated May 1, 2020 effective November 5, 2023, granting the Company exclusive rights to a patent application covering specific formulations of KIO-301, which was previously jointly owned by UC and Bayon. Further, Bayon has the ability to assign or transfer the agreement providing written notice is given within at least 15 days prior to any such assignment, providing written assignment agreement by successor within 30 days, and by paying an assignment fee of $30,000 within 30 days of the assignment. Per the terms of the agreement, upon execution of the amendment the Company was required to pay UC $15,000 . Per these terms, the Company made a payment to UC for $0.7 million related to the upfront payment received from TOI upon execution of the strategic development and commercialization agreement. The agreement expires on the date of the last-to-expire patent included in the licensed patent portfolio which is currently January 2030, however if patents that are currently pending approval are issued, the license expiration would extend into 2041.
On September 26, 2018, the Company entered into an intellectual property licensing agreement (the “SentrX Agreement”) with SentrX, a veterinary medical device company that develops and manufactures veterinary wound care products. Under the SentrX Agreement, the Company in-licensed the rights to trade secrets and know-how related to the manufacturing of KIO-201. The SentrX Agreement enabled the Company to pursue a different vendor with a larger capacity for manufacturing and an FDA-inspected facility for commercialization of a product for human use. Under the SentrX Agreement, SentrX was eligible to receive milestone payments totaling up to $4.75 million, upon and subject to the achievement of certain specified developmental and commercial milestones. On June 7, 2023, the Company entered into an amendment agreement (the "SentrX First Amendment") with SentrX, whereby SentrX removed the Company's obligation to make any further payments, milestone or otherwise. The term of the amendment agreement remained unchanged which was until the product is no longer in the commercial marketplace. In addition, on June 7, 2023, the Company entered into a new exclusive license agreement (the "New SentrX Agreement" with SentrX, whereby the Company out-licensed certain KIO-201 patents (focused on the combination of KIO-201 with an antibiotic) for use in animal health and veterinary medicine. Under the New SentrX Agreement, SentrX is obligated to pay the Company a flat low single-digit royalty on net sales, and is effective until the last licensed patent terminates. In August 2023, SentrX was acquired by Dômes Pharma. In July 2024, the Company decided to cease continued development of KIO-201 in combination with an antibiotic, and provided notice to Dômes Pharma of its intention to cease continued maintenance of all related licensed IP and its willingness to transfer control of the prosecution and maintenance of the licensed patents at their request.
On July 2, 2013, the Company (through its subsidiary, Kiora Pharmaceuticals, GmbH) entered into an out-license agreement with 4SC granting 4SC the exclusive worldwide right to commercialize the compound used in KIO-101 and KIO-104 for rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. The Company is eligible to receive milestone payments totaling up to €155 million, upon and subject to the achievement of certain specified developmental and commercial milestones. The Company has not received any milestones payments from 4SC. In addition, the Company is eligible to receive royalties of 3.25 % on net sales of any product commercialized by 4SC using the compound in KIO-101 and KIO-104.
On July 2, 2013, the Company (through its subsidiary, Kiora Pharmaceuticals, GmbH) entered into a patent and know-how assignment agreement with 4SC Discovery GmbH (“4SC”) transferring to the Company all patent rights and know-how to the compound used in KIO-101 and KIO-104. The Company is responsible for paying royalties of 3.25 % on net sales of KIO-101, KIO-104 or any other therapeutic product that uses the compound.
Agreements Terminated or Settled Within the Quarter
On November 17, 2014, the Company (through its subsidiary Kiora Pharmaceuticals GmbH) entered into an intellectual property and know-how licensing agreement with Laboratoires Leurquin Mediolanum S.A.S.
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September 30, 2024
(“Mediolanum”) for the commercialization of KIO-101, KIO-104 or any other therapeutic product that uses the compound (the “Mediolanum agreement”) in specific territories. Under the Mediolanum agreement, the Company out-licensed rights to commercialize KIO-101, KIO-104 or any other therapeutic product that uses the compound (the "KIO-100 family of products") for uveitis, dry eye and viral conjunctivitis in Italy, and France. This Agreement was amended on December 10, 2015 to also include Belgium and The Netherlands. Under the Mediolanum Agreement, Mediolanum was obligated to pay up to approximately €20 million in development and commercial milestones and a 7 % royalty on net sales of (the KIO-100 family of products in the territories through the longer of the expiry of the valid patents covering the KIO-100 family of products or 10 years from the first commercial sale. The royalty would be reduced to 5 % after patent expiry. On September 7, 2023, the Company (through its subsidiary Kiora Pharmaceuticals GmbH) agreed to a settlement agreement with Mediolanum to terminate the existing out-licensing rights by Mediolanum to commercialize the KIO-100 family of products for uveitis, dry eye and viral conjunctivitis in Italy, France, Belgium and Netherlands including all related commercial milestone payments and royalty obligations. The Company agreed to pay a termination fee of $0.1 million, of which $50,000 was paid upon execution of the agreement, and $50,000 was paid on the one year anniversary of the termination which occurred in September 2024.
On September 12, 2013, the Company (through its subsidiary, Jade Therapeutics, Inc.) entered into an agreement with Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (“Lineage”), formerly known as BioTime, Inc. granting to the Company the exclusive worldwide right to commercialize cross-linked thiolated carboxymethyl hyaluronic acid (“modified HA”) for ophthalmic treatments in humans. The agreement required the Company to pay an annual fee of $30,000 and a royalty of 6 % on net sales of KIO-201 to Lineage based on revenue relating to any product incorporating the modified HA technology. The agreement expires when patent protection for the modified HA technology lapses in August 2027, however in September 2024, the Company terminated this agreement.
Grant Funding
In April 2024, the Company received grant funding of $20,000 from the Choroideremia Research Foundation ("CRF") in support of validating functional vision assessments for patients with profound blindness. This grant funding will aid in further validation of a suite of tests expected to be used in the upcoming ABACUS-2 Phase 2 clinical trial assessing KIO-301.
Contingent Consideration
The purchase price of various acquisitions in prior periods included contingent consideration, which consisted of various cash earn-out payments upon the achievement of certain milestones. Below are the maximum obligation payments per the respective agreements and estimated fair value of contingent consideration payments remaining as of September 30, 2024.
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Other
In the normal course of business, the Company periodically becomes involved in various claims and lawsuits, as well as governmental proceedings and investigations that are incidental to the business. The Company accrues a liability when a loss is considered probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated. When a material loss contingency is reasonably possible but not probable, the Company does not record a liability, but instead discloses the nature and amount of the claim, and an estimate of the possible loss or range of loss, if such an estimate can be made. Legal fees are expensed as incurred. With respect to governmental proceedings and investigations, like other companies in the industry, the Company is subject to extensive regulation by national, state and local governmental agencies in the U.S. and in other jurisdictions in which the
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September 30, 2024
Company and its affiliates operate. As a result, interaction with governmental agencies is ongoing. The Company’s standard practice is to cooperate with regulators and investigators in responding to inquiries.
The Company currently maintains insurance for risks associated with the operation of its business, provision of professional services and ownership of property. These policies provide coverage for a variety of potential losses, including loss or damage to property, bodily injury, general commercial liability, professional errors and omissions and medical malpractice.
9. Subsequent Events
In October 2024, an investor notified the Company of their intention to abandon 1,206 warrants that were issued in August 2021 with an original expiration in February 2027.
In October 2024, the Company announced that it received regulatory approval to initiate a Phase 2 clinical trial to investigate KIO-301 for vision restoration in patients with retinitis pigmentosa. The ABACUS-2 trial is expected be a 36 patient, multi-center, double-masked, randomized, controlled, multiple dose study enrolling patients with ultra-low vision or no light perception regardless of their underlying gene mutation associated with retinitis pigmentosa. Dosing of the first patient with KIO-301 is expected to begin in the first half of 2025 following validation of novel functional vision endpoints. These functional assessments may serve as approvable primary endpoints in subsequent registration studies in the United States, Europe and other major regions.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The following section of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” contains statements that are not statements of historical fact and are forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are based on assumptions and subject to risks and uncertainties. Factors that may cause our actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include those factors described in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” beginning on page 18 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2024. You should carefully review all of these factors, as well as the comprehensive discussion of forward-looking statements on page 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Kiora Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is referred to herein as “Kiora”, “we,” “our,” “us,” and “the Company”.
Executive Summary
We are a specialty clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing and commercializing products for the treatment of ophthalmic diseases.
KIO-301 is initially focused on patients with later stages of disease progression due to Retinitis Pigmentosa (any and all sub-forms). KIO-301 is a potential vision-restoring small molecule that acts as a “photoswitch” specifically designed to restore vision in patients with inherited and age-related degenerative retinal diseases. The molecule is specifically designed to restore the eyes’ ability to perceive and interpret light in visually impaired patients. It selectively enters viable downstream retinal ganglion cells (no longer receiving electrical input due to degenerated rods and cones) and is intended to turn them into light sensing cells, capable of signaling the brain as to the presence or absence of light. On March 17, 2022, we were granted Orphan Drug Designation by the United States (“U.S.”) Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) for the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (“API”) in KIO-301. In July 2024, we were granted Orphan Medicinal Product Designation by the European Medicines Agency for KIO-301 for the treatment of non-syndromic, rod-dominant retinal dystrophies, which includes diseases like retinitis pigmentosa, choroideremia, Stargardt disease and others. In September 2024, the European Medicines Agency expanded out Orphan Medicinal Product Designation to also include syndromic, rod-dominant retinal dystrophies that includes diseases like Usher's syndrome, which has non-ocular aspects of diseases in addition to retinal involvement.
KIO-301 (formerly known as B-203) was acquired through the Bayon Therapeutics, Inc. ("Bayon") transaction that closed October 21, 2021. We initiated a Phase 1b clinical trial (ABACUS-1) in the third quarter of 2022. Topline data from this trial was presented at the American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting in November 2023. The complete data set was presented at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology ("ARVO") annual conference in May 2024 highlighting improvements in visual acuity, visual field and functional vision among clinical trial participants relative to baseline. In October 2024, we announced the receipt of regulatory approval to initiate the Phase 2 trial of KIO-301 (ABACUS-2) and we anticipate enrolling our first patient in 1H 2025.
In January 2024, we entered into a strategic development and commercialization agreement ("License Agreement") with Théa Open Innovation ("TOI"), a sister company of the global ophthalmic specialty company Laboratoires Théa ("Théa"). Under the agreement, Kiora granted TOI exclusive worldwide development and commercialization rights, excluding Asia, to KIO-301 for the treatment of degenerative retinal diseases. In exchange, Kiora received an upfront, payment of $16 million; up to $285 million upon achievement of pre-specified clinical development, regulatory and commercial milestones; tiered royalties of up to low 20% on net sales; and reimbursement of all KIO-301 research and development expenses moving forward from the date of the execution of the License Agreement.
Based on results of ABACUS-1, we have the opportunity to expand development of KIO-301 to treat patients with late stages of Choroideremia and Stargardt disease. These diseases have a similar underlying late-stage pathology as Retinitis Pigmentosa, hence the mechanism of action of KIO-301 could potentially provide a similar benefit to these patients.
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We are also planning to develop KIO-104 for the treatment of retinal inflammatory diseases including Posterior Non-Infectious Uveitis, a rare T cell-mediated, intraocular inflammatory disease and diabetic macular edema. KIO-104 is a novel and potent small molecule inhibitor of dihydroorotate dehydrogenase ("DHODH"), formulated for intravitreal delivery and ideally suited to suppress overactive T-cell activity to treat the underlying condition. Data from a previous Phase 1/2a study in patients with Posterior Non-Infectious Uveitis, reported in October 2022, showed that a single injection of KIO-104 decreased intraocular inflammation and improved visual acuity significantly for the duration of the study. Further, there is evidence of reduced cystoid macular edema from baseline. We are currently designing a Phase 2 clinical trial in retinal inflammation, expected to initiate in early 2025.
We have an additional asset, KIO-101, that we are currently seeking to partner. KIO-101 is based on the same molecule as KIO-104, however formulated for topical, eye drop delivery.
Throughout our history we have not generated significant revenue; however in January 2024 we entered into the License Agreement with TOI, whereby we recognized $16 million in collaboration revenue related to the upfront payment. We have never been profitable and from inception through September 30, 2024, our losses from operations have aggregated $139.2 million. We expect to incur significant expenses and increasing operating losses for the foreseeable future as we continue the development and clinical trials of and seek regulatory approval for our product candidates. If we obtain regulatory approval for our product candidates, we expect to incur significant expenses in order to create an infrastructure to support their commercialization including sales, marketing, and distribution functions.
We will need additional financing to support our continuing operations. We will seek to fund our operations through a combination of public or private sales of equity, debt financings, license and development agreements, non-dilutive grants and other sources, which may include collaborations with third parties. Adequate additional financing may not be available to us on acceptable terms, or at all. Our failure to raise capital as and when needed would have a negative impact on our financial condition and our ability to pursue our business strategy. Although historically we have been successful at raising capital, most recently raising net proceeds of approximately $13.8 million in a private placement offering that closed on February 5, 2024, additional capital may not be available on terms favorable to Kiora, if at all. We do not know if any future offerings will succeed. Our failure to raise capital as and when needed would have a negative impact on our financial condition and our ability to pursue our business strategy. Kiora has incurred losses and negative cash flows since inception, and future losses are anticipated. However, based on the cash on hand and short-term investments at September 30, 2024 of approximately $5.6 million and $23.4 million, respectively, we anticipate having sufficient cash to fund currently planned operations into 2027.
Recent Developments
None noted.
New Components of Results of Operations
Revenue
Our revenue has been derived from payments received under our license and research collaboration agreements, which for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, represented an upfront payment from our collaboration agreement with TOI. In the future, we anticipate our revenue to include additional milestone payments under our current and/or future collaboration agreements. We do not expect to generate any revenue from the sale of products unless and until such time that our product candidates have advanced through clinical development and regulatory approval, if ever. We expect that any revenue we generate, if at all, will fluctuate from quarter-to-quarter as a result of the timing and amount of payments relating to such services and milestones and the extent to which any of our products are approved and successfully commercialized. If we fail to complete clinical development of product candidates or obtain regulatory approval for our product candidates, our ability to generate future revenues and our results of operations and financial position would be adversely affected.
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New Critical Accounting Estimates
None.
Results of Operations
Comparison of three months ended, September 30, 2024 and 2023
The following table summarizes the results of our operations for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:
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| General and Administrative | $ | 1,380,997 | $ | 1,415,844 | $ | (34,847) | |||||||||||
| Research and Development | 1,317,231 | 1,085,010 | 232,221 | ||||||||||||||
| In-Process R&D Impairment | 2,008,000 | 1,904,314 | 103,686 | ||||||||||||||
| Change in Fair Value of Contingent Consideration | (1,103,991) | 1,513,400 | (2,617,391) | ||||||||||||||
| Total Operating Expenses | 3,602,237 | 5,918,568 | (2,316,331) | ||||||||||||||
| Other Income, Net | 188,911 | 155,627 | 33,284 | ||||||||||||||
Net Income (Loss) | $ | (3,413,326) | $ | (5,762,941) | $ | 2,349,615 | |||||||||||
General and Administrative Expenses. The decrease of $34.8 thousand was driven by a decrease in proxy related public company expenses of $52.6 thousand, a reduction in D&O insurance premiums of $40.0 thousand, and reduced IT related costs of $32.0 thousand, partially offset by increased tax services of $75.0 thousand including a Section 382 analysis and an increase in personnel related costs of $0.1 million.
Research and Development Expenses. The increase of $0.2 million was primarily due to an increase in CMC for KIO-301 and KIO-104 of $1.0 million, an increase in personnel related costs of $0.2 million, $0.1 million of travel and a decrease of $0.5 million for credits expected from Australian and Austrian government programs related to research and development activities, offset by an increase in KIO-301 related expenses of $0.9 million resulting from the expense reimbursement related to the strategic development and commercialization agreement with TOI, a reduction in clinical related expenses for the KIO-301 RP phase 1b trial conducted in 2023 of $0.2 million and the KIO-101 Ocular Presentation of Rheumatoid Arthritis + clinical trial activity $0.3 million, and fees associated with the settlement agreement with Mediolanum of $0.1 million.
In-Process R&D Impairment. The increase of $0.1 million was primarily due to the full impairment of KIO-201. This was caused by a strategic decision to stop pursuing partnership opportunities for this program which we had been pursuing since August 2023.
Change in Fair Value of Contingent Consideration. The decrease of $2.6 million was primarily driven by the decrease in the fair value of KIO-201 of approximately $0.8 million resulting from the strategic decision to cease further development of the asset and out-licensing opportunities. During the quarter ended September 30, 2023, additional disease indications for KIO-301 were added when assessing the probabilities of success of achieving certain milestones contributing $1.5 million of expense.
Other Income, Net. The increase of $33.3 thousand was primarily due to increased net interest income and accrued interest amortization of approximately $0.3 million resulting from funds raised in the first quarter of 2024 offset by the write off of an intangible asset related to the SentrX Agreement of $0.1 million, unrealized losses related to foreign currency activity of $0.1 million, and reimbursement in 2023 related to an insurance claim of $85.0 thousand.
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Comparison of nine months ended, September 30, 2024 and 2023
The following table summarizes the results of our operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:
2024 | 2023 | Change | |||||||||||||||
Revenue: | |||||||||||||||||
Collaboration Revenue | $ | 16,000,000 | $ | — | $ | 16,000,000 | |||||||||||
Grant Revenue | 20,000 | — | 20,000 | ||||||||||||||
Total Revenue | 16,020,000 | 16,020,000 | — | 16,020,000 | |||||||||||||
| Operating Expenses: | |||||||||||||||||
| General and Administrative | 4,215,411 | 3,782,596 | 432,815 | ||||||||||||||
| Research and Development | 3,717,570 | 2,915,392 | 802,178 | ||||||||||||||
| In-Process R&D Impairment | 2,008,000 | 1,904,314 | 103,686 | ||||||||||||||
| Change in Fair Value of Contingent Consideration | (995,951) | 1,865,945 | (2,861,896) | ||||||||||||||
| Total Operating Expenses | 8,945,030 | 10,468,247 | (1,523,217) | ||||||||||||||
| Other Income, Net | 743,265 | 222,957 | 520,308 | ||||||||||||||
Net Income (Loss) | $ | 7,818,235 | $ | (10,245,290) | $ | 18,063,525 | |||||||||||
Revenue. The increase of $16.0 million was attributable to the revenue recognized from the upfront payment pursuant the strategic development and commercialization agreement with TOI and from a grant from the Choroideremia Research Foundation.
General and Administrative Expenses. The increase of $0.4 million was driven by increased professional fees of $0.4 million related primarily to accounting and tax advisory related to the strategic development and commercialization agreement with TOI. Additionally, personnel related costs increased $0.2 million related to higher salary and bonus expenses, offset by a reduction in D&O insurance premiums of $0.1 million and rent expense costs related to the closure of the Salt Lake City location of $0.1 million.
Research and Development Expenses. The increase of $0.8 million was primarily due to CMC expenses of $1.6 million, UC licensing payments of $0.7 million, salaries and benefits of $0.2 million, and travel costs of $0.1 million, offset by clinical trial and regulatory activities of $0.8 million, a net reduction in expenses of $1.0 million resulting from a decrease in research tax credits expected from Australian and Austrian government programs of $1.2 million and an increase in expense reimbursement related to the strategic development and commercialization agreement with TOI of $2.2 million.
In-Process R&D Impairment. The increase of $0.1 million was primarily due to the full impairment of KIO-201. This resulted from a strategic decision to stop pursuing partnership opportunities for this program which the Company had been pursuing since August 2023.
Change in Fair Value of Contingent Consideration. The decrease of $2.9 million was primarily due to the decrease in the fair value of KIO-201 of approximately $0.8 million resulting from the strategic decision to cease further development of the asset and out-licensing opportunities. During the quarter ended September 30, 2023, additional disease indications for KIO-301 were added when assessing the probabilities of success in achieving certain milestones contributing $1.5 million of expense. Lastly, during the fourth quarter of 2023, the KIO-301 Phase 1b milestone payment was made totaling $0.5 million.
Other Income, Net. The increase of $0.5 million was primarily due to increased net interest income of approximately $0.4 million resulting from funds raised in Q1 2024 and accrued interest on short term marketable securities of $0.1 million.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our principal liquidity needs have historically been for acquisitions, working capital, research and development, and capital expenditures. While we anticipate having sufficient cash to fund currently planned operations into 2027, we will need additional financing to support our future operations as we develop and work toward the commercialization of new products. We will seek to fund our operations through a combination of public or private sales of equity, debt financings, license and development agreements, non-dilutive grants and other sources, which may include collaborations with third parties.
If we raise additional funds by issuing equity securities or convertible debt, our stockholders will experience dilution. Debt financing, if available, would result in increased fixed payment obligations and may involve agreements that include covenants limiting or restricting our ability to take specific actions, such as incurring additional debt, or making capital expenditures. If we raise additional funds through collaboration and licensing arrangements with third parties, it may be necessary to relinquish valuable rights to our products, future revenue streams or product candidates, or to grant licenses on terms that may not be favorable to us. Although historically we have been successful at raising capital, most recently raising net proceeds of approximately $13.8 million in a private placement offering that closed on February 5, 2024, additional capital may not be available on terms favorable to us, if at all. We do not know if any future offerings will succeed. Our failure to raise capital as and when needed would have a negative impact on our financial condition and our ability to pursue our business strategy. We have incurred losses and negative cash flows since inception, and future losses are anticipated. However, based on the cash on hand and short-term investments at September 30, 2024 of approximately $5.6 million and $23.4 million, respectively, we anticipate having sufficient cash to fund currently planned operations into 2027.
Information Regarding Cash Flows
As of September 30, 2024, we had unrestricted cash and cash equivalents totaling $5.6 million and restricted cash totaling $4.5 thousand for a total of $5.6 million compared to $2.5 million at December 31, 2023. The following table sets forth the primary uses of cash for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||
Net Cash Provided By/(Used In) Operating Activities | $ | 10,811,473 | $ | (6,975,610) | ||||||||||
| Net Cash Used in Investing Activities | $ | (23,145,294) | $ | — | ||||||||||
| Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities | $ | 15,498,155 | $ | 6,452,487 | ||||||||||
Operating Activities. Net cash provided by operating activities increased $17.8 million primarily due to the collaboration revenue recognized from the TOI agreement and the timing of research and development activities.
Investing Activities. Net cash used for investing activities increased $23.1 million primarily due to the purchase of marketable securities.
Financing Activities. The increase in cash from financing activities is due to receiving net proceeds of approximately $13.8 million in a private offering that closed on February 5, 2024 and proceeds of $1.7 million from warrant exercises, compared to net proceeds of approximately $0.4 million from equity line of credit share purchases and $5.6 million from a public offering that closed on June 6, 2023.
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Funding Requirements and Other Liquidity Matters
Our product pipeline is still in various stages of preclinical and clinical development. We expect to continue to incur significant expenses and increasing operating losses for the foreseeable future. We anticipate that our expenses will increase substantially if and as we:
•seek partnerships for our KIO-101 product to continue its development activities;
•seek marketing approval for our KIO-301 product outside of the territory already partnered with TOI;
•seek marketing approval for our KIO-104 product or any other products that we successfully develop;
•establish a sales and marketing infrastructure to commercialize our KIO-301 product outside of the territory already partnered with TOI;
•establish a sales and marketing infrastructure to commercialize our KIO-104 product, if approved; and
•add operational, financial and management information systems and personnel, including personnel to support our product development and future commercialization efforts.
Until such time, if ever, as we can generate substantial product revenue, we expect to finance our cash needs through a combination of equity offerings, debt financings, collaborations, strategic alliances, grants and licensing arrangements. We do not have any committed external source of funds. To the extent that we raise additional capital through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, the ownership interest of our stockholders will be diluted, and the terms of these securities may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect the rights of holders of common stock. Debt financing, if available, may involve agreements that include covenants limiting or restricting our ability to take specific actions, such as incurring additional debt, making capital expenditures or declaring dividends. If we raise additional funds through collaborations, strategic alliances or licensing arrangements with pharmaceutical partners, we may have to relinquish valuable rights to our technologies, future revenue streams, research programs or product candidates, including our KIO-301 (outside of the territory already partnered with TOI), KIO-101, and KIO-104 products, on terms that may not be favorable to us. We have currently paused development work on KIO-101 and are seeking partnership for any further development of those programs. For our active programs, 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 KIO-301 outside of the territory already partnered with TOI and KIO-104 products, or any other products that we would otherwise prefer to develop and market ourselves.
Based on our cash on hand and short-term investments at September 30, 2024, we believe that we will have sufficient cash to fund planned operations into 2027. However, the acceleration or reduction of cash outflows by management can significantly impact the timing for raising additional capital to complete development of our products. To continue development, we will need to raise additional capital through debt and/or equity financing, grants and other arrangements. Although historically we have been successful at raising capital, additional capital may not be available on terms favorable to us, if at all. We do not know if any future offerings will succeed. Accordingly, no assurances can be given that management will be successful in these endeavors. Our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities or any other adjustments that might be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern.
Other
For information regarding Commitments and Contingencies, refer to Note 8. Commitments and Contingencies to the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Part 1, Item 1. Financial Statements of this Form 10-Q.
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Critical Accounting Estimates
Our discussion of operating results is based upon the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes. The preparation of these statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Our critical accounting policies and significant judgement and estimates are detailed in Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.
As of September 30, 2024, we have no material changes from such disclosures other than expansion of our revenue recognition accounting policies which are disclosed in more detail in Part 1, Item 1. Financial Statements of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
Refer to Note 1. Business, Presentation and Recent Accounting Pronouncements, in the Notes to the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements of Part 4, Item 16. Form 10-K Summary of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 for detailed information regarding the status of recently issued accounting pronouncements.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
Not applicable.
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
This Report includes the certifications of our Chief Executive Officer (who is our principal executive officer) and our Chief Financial Officer (who is our principal financial and accounting officer) required by Rule 13a-14 of the Exchange Act. See Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2. This Item 4 includes information concerning the controls and control evaluations referred to in those certifications.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
In connection with the preparation of this Quarterly Report on the Form 10-Q, the Company’s Management, under the supervision of, and with the participation of, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2024. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and our management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating and implementing our disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon the evaluation described above, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that they believe that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Accounting and Reporting
There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended September 30, 2024 that were identified in connection with management’s evaluation required by Rules 13a-15(d) and 15d-15(d) under the Exchange Act, 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.
While we are not currently a party to any legal proceedings as of September 30, 2024, from time to time we may be a party to a variety of legal proceedings that arise in the normal course of our business.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the risk factors discussed in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, each of which is incorporated herein by reference and which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. The risks described herein and in those filings are not the only risks facing our Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results. We do not believe that there have been any material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
None.
Purchase of Equity Securities
We did not purchase any of our registered equity securities during the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosure.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information.
No officers or directors, as defined in Rule 16a-1(f), adopted terminated
Item 6. Exhibits
The exhibits filed as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are set forth on the Exhibit Index immediately preceding such exhibits and are incorporated herein by reference.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 and 15(d) 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.
Date: November 8, 2024 | By: | /s/ Brian M. Strem, Ph.D. | ||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal executive officer) | ||||||||
Date: November 8, 2024 | By: | /s/ Melissa Tosca | ||||||
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal financial and accounting officer) | ||||||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
The following exhibits are filed as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Where such filing is made by incorporation by reference to a previously filed document, such document is identified.
| Exhibit Number | Description of Exhibit | ||||||||||
| 31.1 | |||||||||||
| 31.2 | |||||||||||
32.1* | |||||||||||
32.2* | |||||||||||
| 101.INS | XBRL Instance Document (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | ||||||||||
| 101.SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | ||||||||||
| 101.CAL | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | ||||||||||
| 101.DEF | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document | ||||||||||
| 101.LAB | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document | ||||||||||
| 101.PRE | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | ||||||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | ||||||||||
______________________________
* This certification shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act.
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EXHIBIT 31.1
Certification
I, Brian M. Strem, Ph.D., certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Kiora Pharmaceuticals, Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: November 8, 2024
| /s/ Brian M. Strem, Ph.D. | |||||
| Brian M. Strem, Ph.D. President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal executive officer) | |||||
EXHIBIT 31.2
Certification
I, Melissa Tosca, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Kiora Pharmaceuticals, Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: November 8, 2024
| /s/ Melissa Tosca | |||||
| Melissa Tosca Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal financial and accounting officer) | |||||
EXHIBIT 32.1
CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC FINANCIAL REPORT
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
The undersigned officer of Kiora Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby certifies to his knowledge that the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2024 (the “Report”) to which this certification is being furnished as an exhibit, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. This certification is provided solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and Item 601(b)(32) of Regulation S-K (“Item 601(b)(32)”) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the Exchange Act. In accordance with clause (ii) of Item 601(b)(32), this certification (A) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and (B) shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates it by reference.
Date: November 8, 2024
| /s/ Brian M. Strem, Ph.D. | |||||
| Brian M. Strem, Ph.D. President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal executive officer) | |||||
EXHIBIT 32.2
CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC FINANCIAL REPORT
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
The undersigned officer of Kiora Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby certifies to her knowledge that the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2024 (the “Report”) to which this certification is being furnished as an exhibit, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. This certification is provided solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and Item 601(b)(32) of Regulation S-K (“Item 601(b)(32)”) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the Exchange Act. In accordance with clause (ii) of Item 601(b)(32), this certification (A) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and (B) shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates it by reference.
Date: November 8, 2024
| /s/ Melissa Tosca | |||||
| Melissa Tosca Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal financial and accounting officer) | |||||