UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 10-Q

 

FORM 10-Q(Mark one)

(Mark One)
þQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017

or2023

 

¨TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

or

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from             to

Commission file number001-15771

ABEONA THERAPEUTICS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware83-0221517
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer I.D. No.)

3333 Lee Parkway, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 752196555 Carnegie Avenue, 4thFloor

Cleveland, OH44103

(Address of principal executive offices)offices, zip code)

(214) 665-9495(646)813-4701

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/ASecurities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par valueABEONasdaq Capital Market

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Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock as of November 13, 2017August 1, 2023 was 46,775,25724,755,873 shares.

 

ABEONA THERAPEUTICS INC.

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ABEONA THERAPEUTICS INC.

Form 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended June 30, 2023

INDEX

Page No.
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
Item 1. 
Item 1.Financial Statements:3
 
 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at Septemberas of June 30, 2017 (unaudited)2023 (Unaudited) and December 31, 20162022163
 
 Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)and Comprehensive Loss for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172023 and September 30, 20162022174
 
 Unaudited Condensed Consolidated StatementStatements of Stockholders’ Equity (unaudited) for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172023 and 2022185
 
 Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172023 and September 30, 20162022197
 
 Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements208
 
Item 2. 
Item 2.Management'sManagement’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations20
Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk27
Item 4.Controls and Procedures27
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.Legal Proceedings28
Item 1A.Risk Factors28
Item 2.Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds28
Item 5.3Other information28
    
Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk13
6. Exhibits29
Item 4.Controls and Procedures13
 
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.Legal Proceedings14
Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds14
Item 3.Defaults Under Senior Securities14
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures14
Item 6.Exhibits14
SIGNATURES1530

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PART I –FINANCIAL INFORMATIONFORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (including the information incorporated by reference) contains ‘‘forward-looking statements’’statements that express management’s opinions, expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions or projections regarding future events or future results and therefore are, or may be deemed to be, “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,amended. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “could,” “would,” “seeks,” “estimates,” and that involve risksvariations of such words and uncertainties. These statements and other risks described below as well as those discussed elsewhere in this Quarterly Report Form 10-Q, documents incorporated by reference and other documents and reports that we file periodically with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) include, without limitation, statements relating to uncertainties associated with research and development activities, clinical trials, our ability to raise capital, future cash flow, the future success of our marketed products and products in development, our sales projections,similar expressions, and the sales projectionsnegatives thereof, are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such “forward-looking statements” speak only as of our licensing partners, anticipated product launchesthe date made and our commercialization strategies, the termsare not guarantees of future licensing arrangements, our abilityperformance and involve certain risks, uncertainties, estimates, and assumptions by management that are difficult to secure additional financing for our operations, our abilitypredict. Various factors, some of which are beyond the Company’s control, could cause actual results to establish new relationships and maintain current relationships, our expectation thatdiffer materially from those expressed in, or implied by, such forward-looking statements. In addition, we will continuedisclaim any obligation to incur losses, our belief that we will expend substantial funds to conduct research and development programs, preclinical studies and clinical trials of potential products, our belief that we have a rich pipeline of products and product candidates, our ability to achieve profitability on a sustained basis or at all, our expected cash burn rate, that we believe emerging insights in genetics and advances in biotechnology, as well as new approaches and collaboration between researchers, industry, regulators and patient groups, provide significant opportunities to develop breakthrough treatments for rare diseases, our belief that the data from the expansion cohort of our Phase 1/2 clinical trial in ABO-102 (AAV-SGSH) for MPS IIIA, together with the data generated in the program to date, will allow us to submit a BLA. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “could,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential” or “continue” or the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. We intend theupdate any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this report, except as may otherwise be coveredrequired by the safe harbor for forward-looking statements in these sections. The forward-looking information is based on various factors and was derived using numerous assumptions.federal securities laws.

Forward-looking statements necessarily involve risks and uncertainties, and our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements due to a number of factors. The forward-lookingThese statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q representinclude statements about: our judgment only asplans to submit a Biologics License Application for EB-101 and the timing thereof; our plans to continue development of the date of this report. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on such statements. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason, even if new information becomes available or other events occur in the future.

ITEM 1.FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The response to this Item is submitted as a separate section of this report. See page 16.

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ITEM 2.MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

OVERVIEW

Abeona Therapeutics Inc. (together with our subsidiaries, “we”, “our”, “Abeona” or the “Company”) is a Delaware corporation. We are a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developingAAV-based gene therapies for life-threatening rare genetic diseases. Our lead programs are ABO-102 (AAV-SGSH), an adeno-associated virus (AAV) baseddesigned to treat ophthalmic and other diseases and next-generation AAV-based gene therapy for Sanfilippo syndrome type A (MPS IIIA), and EB-101 (LZRSE-Col7A1) (gene-corrected skin transplantations) for recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB). We are also developing ABO-101 (AAV NAGLU), an AAV gene therapy for Sanfilippo syndrome type B (MPS IIIB), EB-201 (AAVDJ-Col7A1) for epidermolysis bullosa (EB), ABO-201 (AAV-CLN3) gene therapy for juvenile Batten disease (JNCL), ABO-202 (AAV-CLN1) gene therapy for infantile Batten disease (INCL), ABO-301 (AAV-FANCC) for Fanconi anemia (FA) disorder and ABO-302 using a novel CRISPR/Cas9-based gene editing approach to gene therapy for rare blood diseases. Our principal executive office is located at 3333 Lee Parkway, Suite 600, Dallas, Texas 75219. Our website address iswww.abeonatherapeutics.com.

Recent Developments

On November 9, 2017, we announced that the first patient was enrolled in our ABO-102 (AAV-SGSH) Phase 1/2 clinical trial for MPS-IIIA at the Hospital Clinico Universitario of Santiago de Compostela, Spain. In conjunction with the initiation of the Spain clinical site, we have established a local subsidiary to manage clinical trial and regulatory developments in Europe.

On October 19, 2017, we closed an underwritten public offering of 5,750,000 shares of common stock, at a public offering price of $16.00 per share. The gross proceeds to the Company were $92,000,000, before deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company.

On October 16, 2017, we announced a collaborative agreement between nine Sanfilippo foundations to provide up to approximately $13.85 million of grants to Abeona in installments for the advancement of the Company’s clinical stage gene therapies for Sanfilippo Syndrome Type A (MPS IIIA) and Sanfilippo Syndrome Type B (MPS IIIB), subject totherapies; the achievement of certain milestones.

On October 11, 2017, we announced enrollmentor expected timing, progress and results of clinical development, clinical trials and potential regulatory approvals; our pipeline of product candidates; our belief that EB-101 could potentially benefit patients with RDEB; development of our first two patientsnovel AAV-based gene therapy platform technology; our belief in an expansionthe adequacy of our Phase 1/2the clinical trial in ABO-102 (AAV-SGSH) for MPS IIIA. While we believe that the data from this expansion cohort,our VIITAL™ clinical trial, together with the data generated in thisthe program to date, will allow us to support regulatory approvals; our dependence upon our third-party and related-party customers and vendors and their compliance with regulatory bodies; our estimates regarding expenses, future revenues, capital requirements, and needs for additional financing; our intellectual property position and our ability to obtain, maintain and enforce intellectual property protection and exclusivity for our proprietary assets; our estimates regarding the size of the potential markets for our product candidates, the strength of our commercialization strategies and our ability to serve and supply those markets; and future economic conditions or performance.

Important factors that could affect performance and cause results to differ materially from management’s expectations are described in the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, as updated from time to time in the Company’s SEC filings, including this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. These factors include: our ability to successfully submit a BLA, we have no assuranceBiologics License Application for EB-101 and the outcome thereof; our ability to this effect from the FDA.

On October 6, 2017, we announced top-line one year data from our ABO-102 (AAV-SGSH) MPS IIIA Trial at the Cell & Gene Meeting on the Mesa. Observations demonstrated:

·At one year post-injection, two patients in Cohort 1 demonstrated reduction of 69.3% +/- 5.7% (P<0.001) in cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) heparan sulfate (HS). One patient in the Cohort was unable to be accessed due to an adverse event unrelated to the therapy.
·Hepatomegaly — Cohort 1 subjects demonstrated normalization of liver volumes of 80% (+/- 16.2%) points at one year (P<0.005) post-injection. The natural history study in 25 subjects with MPS III demonstrated that subjects had increased liver volumes averaging 220% at baseline that was maintained over a year of follow-up.
·Initial analysis of Cohort 1 patient MRI data showed evidence of stabilization of the area of deep brain architecture in the thalamus and putamen (P<0.05) at one year post-administration.
·Cognitive assessments at the 12-month time point for Cohort 1 showed evidence of stabilization in the Leiter-R non-verbal IQ (n=2) and Vineland (adaptive behavior) (n=3, P=0.05) scales.
·No serious adverse events related to the drug were reported in subjects in the cohort receiving ABO-102 (Cohort 1: 5E12 vg/kg) through over 2,000 cumulative follow-up days.

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On September 28, 2017, we announced a collaboration with Brammer Bio for the commercial translation of ABO-102 (AAV-SGSH).

On October 4, 2017, we announced the dedication of a commercial gene therapy manufacturing facility in Cleveland, Ohio to support development of advanced gene and cell therapies for treatment of life-threatening rare diseases.

On August 29, 2017, we announced that the FDA has granted Orphan Drug Designation for our EB-101 (gene-corrected skin transplantations) program for RDEB.

On July 25, 2017, we announced that Juan Ruiz, M.D., Ph.D., MBA joined the company as Chief Medical Officer. He will be responsible for leading all clinical development, medical affairs and related functions.

Product Development Strategy

Abeona is focused on developing and delivering gene therapy and plasma-based products for severe and life-threatening rare diseases. A rare disease is one that affects fewer than 200,000 people in the U.S. There are nearly 7,000 rare diseases, which may involve chronic illness, disability, and often, premature death. More than 25 million Americans and 30 million Europeans have a severe, life-threating disease. While rare diseases can affect any age group, about 50% of people affected are children (15 million) and rare diseases account for 35% of deaths in the first year of life. These rare diseases are often poorly diagnosed, very complex, and have no treatment or not very effective treatment. Over 95% of rare diseases do not have a single FDA or EMA approved drug treatment, however most rare diseases are often caused by changes in genes. Approximately 80% of rare diseases are genetic in origin and can present at any stage of life. We believe emerging insights in genetics and advances in biotechnology, as well as new approaches and collaboration between researchers, industry, regulators and patient groups, provide significant opportunities to develop breakthrough treatments for rare diseases.

Developing Next Generation Gene Therapy

Gene therapy is the use of DNA asfind a potential therapycommercialization partner for EB-101; our ability to treat a disease. In many disorders, particularly genetic diseases caused by a single genetic defect, gene therapy aimsaccess our existing at-the-market sale agreement; our ability to treat a disease by deliveringaccess additional financial resources and/or our financial flexibility to reduce operating expenses if required; our ability to obtain additional equity funding from current or new stockholders; the correct copypotential impacts of DNA into a patient’s cells. The healthy, functional copy of the therapeutic gene then helps the cell function correctly. In gene therapy, DNA that encodes a therapeutic protein is packaged within a ‘‘vector,’’ often a ‘‘naked’’ virus, which is used to transfer the DNA to the inside of cells within the body. Gene therapy can be delivered by a direct injection, either intravenously (IV) or directly into a specific tissue in the body, where it is taken up by individual cells. Once inside cells, the correct DNA is expressed by the cell machinery, resulting in the production of missing or defective protein, which in turn is used to treat the patient’s underlying disease and can provide long-term benefit.

Abeona is developing next-generation AAV gene therapies. Virusesglobal healthcare emergencies, such as AAV are utilized because they have evolved a way of encapsulatingpandemics, on our business, operations, and delivering one or more genes of the size needed for clinical application, and can be purified in large quantities at high concentration. Unlike AAV vectors found in nature, the AAV vectors used by Abeona have been genetically-modified such that they do not replicate. Although the preclinical studies in animal models of disease demonstrate the promising impact of AAV-mediated gene expression to affected tissues such as the heart, liver and muscle,financial condition; our programs use a specific virus that is capable of delivering therapeutic DNA across the blood brain barrier and into the central nervous system (CNS) and the somatic system (body), making them attractive for addressing lysosomal storage diseases which have severe CNS manifestations of the disease.

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Lysosomal storage diseases (LSDs) are a group of rare inborn errors of metabolism resulting from deficiency in normal lysosomal function. These diseases are characterized by progressive accumulation of storage material within the lysosomes of affected cells, ultimately leading to cellular dysfunction. Multiple tissues ranging from musculoskeletal and visceral to tissues of the CNS are typically involved in disease pathology. Since the advent of enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) to manage some LSDs, general clinical outcomes have significantly improved; however, treatment with infused protein is lifelong and continued disease progression is still evident in patients. Thus, AAV-based gene therapy may provide a viable alternative or adjunctive therapy to current management strategies for LSDs.

Our initial programs are focused on LSDs such as Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) III A and IIIB. MPSIII, also known as Sanfilippo syndromes type A and type B, is a progressive neuromuscular disease with profound CNS involvement. Our lead product candidates, ABO-101 and ABO-102, have been developed to replace the damaged, malfunctioning enzymes within target cells with the normal, functioning version. ABO-201 is a similar product, using an AAV to deliver the correct lysosomal gene that is defective in juvenile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis. Delivered via a single injection, these drugs are only given once to a patient.

ABO-101 for MPS III B and ABO-102 for MPS III A (Sanfilippo syndrome)

MPS III (Sanfilippo syndrome) is a group of four inherited genetic diseases, described as type A, B, C or D, which cause enzyme deficiencies that result in the abnormal accumulation of glycosaminoglycans (sugars) in body tissues. MPS III is a lysosomal storage disease, a group of rare inborn errors of metabolism resulting from deficiency in normal lysosomal function. The incidence of MPS III (all four types combined) is estimated to be 1 in 70,000 births.

Mucopolysaccharides are long chains of sugar molecules used in the building of connective tissues in the body. There is a continuous process in the body of replacing used materials and breaking them down for disposal. Children with MPS III are missing an enzyme which is essential in breaking down used mucopolysaccharides. The partially broken down mucopolysaccharides remain stored in cells in the body causing progressive damage. Babies may show little sign of the disease, but as more and more cells become damaged, symptoms start to appear.

In MPS III, the predominant symptoms occur due to accumulation within the central nervous system (CNS), including the brain and spinal cord, resulting in cognitive decline, motor dysfunction, and eventual death. To date, there is no cure for MPS III and treatments are largely supportive.

Abeona is developing next-generation AAV-based gene therapies for MPS III, which involves a one-time delivery of a normal copy of the defective gene to cells of the CNS with the aim of reversing the effects of the genetic errors that cause the disease.

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After a single dose in MPS III preclinical models, ABO-101 and ABO-102 induced cells in the CNS and peripheral organs to produce the missing enzymes which helped repair the damage caused to the cells. Preclinicalin vivoefficacy studies in MPS III have demonstrated functional benefits that remain for months after treatment. A single dose of ABO-101 or ABO-102 significantly restored normal cell and organ function, corrected cognitive defects that remained months after drug administration, increased neuromuscular control and increased the lifespan of animals with MPS III over 100% one year after treatment compared to untreated control animals. These results are consistent with studies from several laboratories suggesting AAV treatment could potentially benefit patients with MPS III A and B. In addition, safety studies conducted in animal models of MPS III have demonstrated that delivery of AB0-101 or AB0-102 are well tolerated with minimal side effects.

EB-101 for the Treatment of Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa and EB-201 for the Correction of Gene Mutations in Skin Cells (Keratinocytes)

EB-101 (LZRSE-Col7A1 Engineered Autologous Epidermal Sheets (LEAES)), is an ex vivo gene therapy for the treatment of RDEB. EB-201 (AAVDJ-Col7A1) is a pre-clinical candidate targeting a novel, AAV-mediated gene editing and delivery approach to correct gene mutations in skin cells for patients with RDEB. We entered into an agreement (the ‘‘EB Agreement’’) with EB Research Partnership (‘‘EBRP’’) and Epidermolysis Bullosa Medical Research Foundation (‘‘EBMRF’’) to collaborate on gene therapy treatments for EB. The EB Agreement became effective August 3, 2016, on the execution of two licensing agreements with The Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University (‘‘Stanford’’) described below.

We entered into a license with Stanford effective August 3, 2016 for the EB-101 (LZRSE-Col7A1 Engineered Autologous Epidermal Sheets (LEAES)) technology, and we have performed certain preclinical development work and are performing clinical trials of a gene therapy treatment for EB based upon such in-licensed technology.

We also entered into a license with Stanford effective August 3, 2016 for the EB-201 (AAV DJ COL7A1) technology, and we shall perform preclinical development and perform clinical trials of a gene therapy treatment for EB based upon such in-licensed technology.

ABO-201 for juvenile Batten disease (or Juvenile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinoses) (JNCL) and ABO-202 (AAV-CLN1) gene therapy for treatment of infantile Batten disease (or Infantile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinoses) (INCL)

ABO-201 (AAV CLN3) is an AAV-based gene therapy which has shown promising preclinical efficacy in delivery of a normal copy of the defective CLN3 gene to cells of the CNS with the aim of reversing the effects of the genetic errors that cause JNCL. JNCL is a rare, fatal, autosomal recessive (inherited) disorder of the nervous system that typically begins in children between 4 and 8 years of age. Often the first noticeable sign of JNCL is vision impairment, which tends to progress rapidly and eventually result in blindness. As the disease progresses, children experience loss of previously acquired skills (developmental regression). This regression usually begins with the loss of the ability to speak in complete sentences. Children then lose motor skills, such as the ability to walk out-license technology and/or sit. They also develop movement abnormalities that include rigidity other assets, deferring and/or stiffness, slow eliminating planned expenditures, restructuring operations and/or diminished movements (hypokinesia),reducing headcount, and stooped posture. Beginning in mid- to late childhood, affected children may have recurrent seizures (epilepsy), heart problems, behavioral problems, and difficulty sleeping. Life expectancy is greatly reduced. Most people with juvenile Batten disease live into their twenties or thirties. As yet, no specific treatment is known that can halt or reverse the symptoms of JNCL.

JNCL is the most common form of a group of disorders known as neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLs). Collectively, all forms of NCL affect an estimated 2 to 4 in 100,000 live births in the United States. NCLs are more common in Finland, where approximately 1 in 12,500 individuals are affected, as well as Sweden, other parts of northern Europe, and Newfoundland, Canada.

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Most cases of JNCL are caused by mutations in the CLN3 gene, which is the focus of our AAV-based gene therapy approach. These mutations disrupt the function of cellular structures called lysosomes. Lysosomes are compartments in the cell that normally digest and recycle different types of molecules. Lysosome malfunction leads to a buildup of fatty substances called lipopigments and proteins within these cell structures. These accumulations occur in cells throughout the body, but neurons in the brain seem to be particularly vulnerable to damage. The progressive death of cells, especially in the brain, leads to vision loss, seizures, and intellectual decline in children with JNCL.

ABO-202 (AAV9 CLN1) is an AAV-based gene therapy which has shown promising preclinical efficacy in delivery of a normal copy of the defective CLN1 gene to cells of the central nervous system with the aim of reversing the effects of the genetic errors that cause an infantile form of Batten disease (also known as infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis).

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ABO-301 for Fanconi Anemia (FA) and ABO-302 for rare blood diseases using a novel CRISPR/Cas9-based gene editing approach to gene therapy for rare blood diseases

ABO-301 (AAV-FANCC) is an AAV-based gene therapy which has shown promising preclinical efficacy in delivery of a normal copy of the defective gene to cells of the hematopoietic or blood system with the aim of reversing the effects of the genetic errors that cause FA. FA is a rare (1 in 160,000) pediatric, autosomal recessive (inherited) disease characterized by multiple physical abnormalities, organ defects, bone marrow failure, and a higher than normal risk of cancer. The average lifespan for people with FA is 20 to 30 years.

The major function of bone marrow is to produce new blood cells. In FA, a DNA mutation renders the FANCC gene nonfunctional. Loss of FANCC causes skeletal abnormalities and leads to bone marrow failure. FA patients also have much higher rates of hematological diseases, such as acute myeloid leukemia or tumors of the head, neck, skin, gastrointestinal system, or genital tract. The likelihood of developing one of these cancers in people with FA is between 10 and 30 percent. Aside from bone marrow transplantation, there are no specific treatments known that can halt or reverse the symptoms of FA. Repairing fibroblast cells in FA patients with a functional FANCC gene is the focus of our AAV-based gene therapy approach.

Using a novel CRISPR (clustered, regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats)-Cas9 (CRISPR associated protein 9) system, researchers used a protein-RNA complex composed of an enzyme known as Cas9 bound to a guide RNA molecule that has been designed to recognize a particular DNA sequence. The RNA molecules guide the Cas9 complex to the location in the genome that requires repair. CRISPR-Cas9 uniquely enables surgically efficient knock-out, knock-down or selective editing of defective genes in the context of their natural promoters, unlocking the potential to treat both recessive and dominant forms of genetic diseases. Most importantly, this approach has the potential to allow for more precise gene modification.

Polymer Hydrogel Technology (PHT™)

MuGard® (mucoadhesive oral wound rinse) approved for mucositis, stomatitis, aphthous ulcers, and traumatic ulcers

MuGard is our marketed product for the management of oral mucositis, a frequent side-effect of cancer therapy for which there is no other established treatment. MuGard, a proprietary nanopolymer formulation, received marketing clearance from the FDA in the U.S. as well as Europe, China, Australia, New Zealand and Korea. We launched MuGard in the U.S. in 2010 and licensed MuGard for commercialization in the U.S. to AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMAG) in 2013. We licensed MuGard to RHEI Pharmaceuticals, N.V. for China and other Southeast Asian countries in 2010; Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. for South Korea in 2014; and Norgine B.V. for the European Union, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Lichtenstein, Australia and New Zealand in 2014.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

We have historically funded our operations primarily through public and private sales of common stock, preferred stock, convertible notes and through licensing agreements. Our principal source of liquidity is cash and cash equivalents. Licensing payments and royalty revenues provided limited funding for operations duringassets; the period ended September 30, 2017. As of September 30, 2017, our cash and cash equivalents were $56,522,000. As of October 31, 2017, our cash and cash equivalents were $142,618,000.

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As of September 30, 2017, our working capital was $55,756,000. Our working capital at September 30, 2017 represented a decrease of $5,369,000 as compared to our working capital of $61,125,000 as of December 31, 2016. The decrease in working capital at September 30, 2017 reflects nine months of net operating costs offset by the $5,000,000 proceeds from the exercise of the $8.00 warrants, the waiver of the $4,000,000 payable we had to Plasma Technologies, LLC, and other net changes in current assets and liabilities.

On October 19, 2017, we closed an underwritten public offering of 5,750,000 shares of common stock, at a public offering price of $16.00 per share. The gross proceeds to the Company were $92,000,000, before deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company.

On October 16, 2017, we announced a collaborative agreement between nine Sanfilippo foundations to provide up to approximately $13.85 million of grants to Abeona in installments for the advancement of the Company’s clinical stage gene therapies for Sanfilippo Syndrome Type A (MPS IIIA) and Sanfilippo Syndrome Type B (MPS IIIB), subject to the achievement of certain milestones.

We have incurred negative cash flows from operations since inception, and have expended, and expect to continue to expend in the future, substantial funds to complete our planned product development efforts. Since inception, our expenses have significantly exceeded revenues, resulting in an accumulated deficit as of September 30, 2017 of $351,342,000. We cannot provide assurancedilutive effect that we will ever be able to generate sufficient product sales or royalty revenue to achieve profitability on a sustained basis, or at all.

Since our inception, we have devoted our resources primarily to fund our research and development programs. We have been unprofitable since inception and to date have received limited revenues from the sale of products. We expect to incur losses for the next several years as we continue to invest in product research and development, preclinical studies, clinical trials and regulatory compliance.

If we raiseraising additional funds by selling additional equity securities would have on the relative equity ownership of our existing investors, will be diluted and the new investors could obtain terms more favorable than previous investors.

THIRD QUARTER 2017 COMPARED TO THIRD QUARTER 2016

Our licensing revenue for the third quarter of each of 2017 and 2016 was $151,000. We recognize licensing revenue over the period of the performance obligationincluding under our licensing agreements.existing at-the-market sale agreement; the outcome of any interactions with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) or other regulatory agencies relating to any of our products or product candidates; our ability to continue to secure and maintain regulatory designations for our product candidates; our ability to develop manufacturing capabilities compliant with current good manufacturing practices for our product candidates; our ability to manufacture cell and gene therapy products and produce an adequate product supply to support clinical trials and potentially future commercialization; the rate and degree of market acceptance of our product candidates for any indication once approved; and our ability to meet our obligations contained in license agreements to which we are party.

We recorded royalty revenue for MuGard of $68,000 for third quarter of 2017 and $33,000 for the same period of 2016, an increase of $35,000. We licensed MuGard to AMAG and Norgine and receive quarterly reports under our agreement.

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Total research and development spending for the third quarter of 2017 was $3,277,000, as compared to $2,745,000 for the same period of 2016, an increase of $532,000. The increase in expenses was primarily due to:PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

·increased salary and related costs ($180,000) due to hiring additional scientific staff;
·increased stock option compensation expense ($112,000);
·increased travel and entertainment expense ($94,000);
·increased scientific consulting expense ($84,000); and
·other net increases in research spending ($62,000).

Total general and administrative expenses were $2,166,000 for the third quarter of 2017, as compared to $2,391,000 for the same period of 2016, a decrease of $225,000. The decrease in expenses was due primarily to the following:ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

·decreased stock option compensation expense ($269,000);
·decreased professional fees ($94,000);
·offset by increased patent fees ($67,000);
·increased restricted common stock based compensation expense ($52,000); and
·by increases in net other general and administrative expenses ($19,000).

Depreciation and amortization was $138,000 for the third quarter of 2017 as compared to $222,000 for the same period in 2016, a decrease of $84,000. We are amortizing the licenses for ABO-101 and ABO-201, and EB-102 over the life of the patents and we were amortizing the SDF Alpha license through May 26, 2017. The decrease is due to amortization of licensed technology of ($96,000) offset by increased depreciation of ($12,000).

Total operating expenses for the third quarter of 2017 were $5,581,000 as compared to total operating expenses of $5,358,000 for the same period of 2016, an increase of $223,000 for the reasons listed above.

Interest and miscellaneous income was $21,000 for the third quarter of 2017 as compared to $2,551,000 for the same period of 2016, a decrease of $2,530,000. The decrease was due to the change in the fair value of our contingent consideration liability resulting in miscellaneous income in 2016 ($2,000,000), the settlement of an agreement resulting in miscellaneous income in 2016 ($500,000) and other income in 2016 ($46,000) offset by interest income in 2017 ($16,000).

Interest and other expense was $2,000 for the third quarter of 2017 as compared to $1,000 in the same period of 2016, an increase of $1,000.

Net loss for the third quarter of 2017 was $5,343,000, or a $0.13 basic and diluted loss per common share as compared to a net loss of $2,624,000, or a $0.08 basic and diluted loss per common share, for the same period in 2016, an increased loss of $2,719,000.

NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 COMPARED TO NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMEBR 30, 2016

Our licensing revenue for the first nine months of 2017 and 2016 was $452,000. We recognize licensing revenue over the period of the performance obligation under our licensing agreements.

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We recorded royalty revenue for MuGard of $170,000 for first nine months of 2017 and $181,000 for the same period of 2016, a decrease of $11,000. We licensed MuGard to AMAG and Norgine and receive quarterly reports under our agreement.

Total research and development spending for the first nine months of 2017 was $11,283,000, as compared to $7,618,000 for the same period of 2016, an increase of $3,665,000. The increase in expenses was primarily due to:

·increased clinical and development work for the manufactured product for ABO-102, EB-101 & ABO-101 and other gene therapy products ($2,804,000);
·increased salary and related costs ($248,000) due to hiring additional scientific staff;
·increased scientific consulting expense ($229,000);
·increased travel and entertainment expense ($194,000); and
·other net increases in research spending ($190,000).

Total general and administrative expenses were $7,830,000 for the first nine months of 2017, as compared to $10,487,000 for the same period of 2016, a decrease of $2,657,000. The decrease in expenses was due primarily to the following:

·decreased restricted common stock based compensation expense ($1,941,000) and decreased stock option compensation expense ($480,000);
·decreased salary and related costs ($338,000);
·decreases in net other general and administrative expenses ($45,000); and
·offset by increased patent expenses ($147,000).

Depreciation and amortization was $595,000 for the first nine months of 2017 as compared to $577,000 for the same period in 2016, an increase of $18,000. We are amortizing the licenses for ABO-101 and ABO-201, and EB-102 over the life of the patents and SDF Alpha through May 26, 2017. The increase is due to depreciation of ($45,000) offset by a decrease in amortization of licensed technology of ($27,000).

Total operating expenses for the first nine months of 2017 were $19,708,000 as compared to total operating expenses of $18,682,000 for the same period of 2016, an increase of $1,026,000 for the reasons listed above.

Interest and miscellaneous income was $224,000 for the first nine months of 2017 as compared to $3,182,000 for the same period of 2016, a decrease of $2,958,000.

The decrease was due to the change in the fair value of our contingent consideration liability resulting in miscellaneous income in 2016 ($2,591,000), the settlement of an agreement resulting in miscellaneous income in 2016 ($500,000) and other income in 2016 ($39,000) and offset by the Plasmatech/Acestor agreement in 2017 resulting in miscellaneous income ($127,000) and interest income in 2017 ($45,000).

Interest and other expense was $7,000 for the first nine months of 2017 as compared to $4,000 in the same period of 2016.

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Net loss for the first nine months of 2017 was $18,869,000, or a $0.47 basic and diluted loss per common share as compared to a net loss of $14,871,000, or a $0.45 basic and diluted loss per common share, for the same period in 2016, an increased loss of $3,998,000.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09,Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) (“ASU 2014-09”), which supersedes existing revenue recognition guidance under GAAP. The standard’s core principle is that a company will recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The standard defines a five-step process to achieve this principle, and will require companies to use more judgment and make more estimates than under the current guidance. The guidance was originally effective for public entities for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016 and allows for adoption using a full retrospective method, or a modified retrospective method. Early adoption was originally not permitted. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date, which delayed the effective date for public entities to annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and for interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption of the standard is permitted for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-08,Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Principal versus Agent Considerations, to clarify the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations. In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-10,Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing, to clarify various aspects of Topic 606, including the identification of performance obligations and the implementation of licensing guidance. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of ASU 2014-010 will have on its condensed consolidated financial statements. In May 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-12,Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients,to clarify aspects of Topic 606, including assessing the collectability criterion, presentation of sales taxes and other similar taxes collected from customers, noncash consideration, contract modifications at transition and completed contracts at transition. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of this new guidance.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02,Leases (Topic 842), which sets out the principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases for both parties to a contract (i.e. lessees and lessors). The new standard requires lessees to apply a dual approach, classifying leases as either finance or operating leases based on the principle of whether or not the lease is effectively a financed purchase by the lessee. This classification will determine whether lease expense is recognized based on an effective interest method or on a straight line basis over the term of the lease, respectively. A lessee is also required to record a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for all leases with a term of greater than 12 months regardless of their classification. Leases with a term of 12 months or less will be accounted for similar to existing guidance for operating leases today. ASC 842 supersedes the previous leases standard, ASC 840 Leases. The standard is effective for public entities for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of this new guidance.

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OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

None.

ITEM 3.QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Not applicable.

ITEM 4.CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management and consultants, including the Executive Chairman (our principal executive officer) and Vice President Finance (our principal accounting officer), we have conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (“Disclosure Controls and Procedures”), as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), as of September 30, 2017.

Conclusion of Evaluation— Based on this Disclosure Controls and Procedures evaluation, the Executive Chairman and Chief Accounting Officer concluded that our Disclosure Controls and Procedures as of September 30, 2017 were effective.

Changes In Internal Control Over Financial Reporting -There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2017 that have materially affected, or are reasonable likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II -- OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

None.

ITEM 2.UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.

None.

ITEM 3.DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

None.

ITEM 4.MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.

None.

ITEM 6.EXHIBITS.

ExhibitDescription
31.1Principal Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2Principal Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1*Principal Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2*Principal Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101The following materials from Abeona’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2017, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016, and (v) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

* This exhibit shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filings under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in any filing.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

ABEONA THERAPEUTICS INC.

Date:  November 14, 2017By:/s/ Steven H. Rouhandeh
Steven H. Rouhandeh
Executive Chairman
(Principal Executive Officer)
Date:  November 14, 2017By:/s/ Stephen B. Thompson
Stephen B Thompson
Vice President Finance
(Principal Accounting Officer)

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Abeona Therapeutics Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

  September 30, 2017  December 31, 2016 
  (unaudited)    
ASSETS        
Current assets        
Cash and cash equivalents $56,522,000  $69,142,000 
Receivables  111,000   124,000 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  1,762,000   155,000 
Total current assets  58,395,000   69,421,000 
Property and equipment, net  730,000   721,000 
Licensed technology, net  4,063,000   8,384,000 
Goodwill  32,466,000   32,466,000 
Other assets  77,000   66,000 
Total assets $95,731,000  $111,058,000 
         
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY        
Current liabilities        
Accounts payable $2,037,000  $3,694,000 
Payable due to Plasma Technologies, LLC  -   4,000,000 
Current portion of deferred revenue  602,000   602,000 
Total current liabilities  2,639,000   8,296,000 
Deferred revenue, net of current portion  3,212,000   3,664,000 
Total liabilities  5,851,000   11,960,000 
Commitments and contingencies        
Stockholders' equity        
Common stock - $.01 par value; authorized 200,000,000 shares; issued, 40,924,659 at September 30, 2017 and 40,254,457 at December 31, 2016  409,000   403,000 
Additional paid-in capital  440,813,000   431,168,000 
Accumulated deficit  (351,342,000)  (332,473,000)
Total stockholders' equity  89,880,000   99,098,000 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $95,731,000  $111,058,000 

($ in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

  June 30, 2023  December 31, 2022 
  (Unaudited)    
ASSETS        
Current assets:        
Cash and cash equivalents $6,225  $14,217 
Short-term investments  30,547   37,932 
Restricted cash  338   338 
Accounts receivable  3,500    
Other receivables  2,227   188 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  1,201   424 
Total current assets  44,038   53,099 
Property and equipment, net  4,489   5,741 
Right-of-use lease assets  4,915   5,331 
Other assets  108   43 
Total assets $53,550  $64,214 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY        
Current liabilities:        
Accounts payable $3,477  $1,811 
Accrued expenses  4,161   3,991 
Current portion of lease liability  1,597   1,773 
Other current liabilities  205   204 
Total current liabilities  9,440   7,779 
Payable to licensor  4,367   4,163 
Long-term lease liabilities  4,377   5,854 
Warrant liabilities  26,021   19,657 
Total liabilities  44,205   37,453 
Commitments and contingencies        
Stockholders’ equity:        
Preferred stock - $0.01 par value; authorized 2,000,000 shares; No shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively      
Common stock - $0.01 par value; authorized 200,000,000 shares; 21,478,157 and 17,719,720 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively  215   177 
Additional paid-in capital  730,322   722,049 
Accumulated deficit  (721,097)  (695,336)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss  (95)  (129)
Total stockholders’ equity  9,345   26,761 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $53,550  $64,214 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss

(unaudited)($ in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

  Three months ended  Nine months ended 
  September 30,  September 30, 
  2017  2016  2017  2016 
Revenues                
License revenues $151,000  $151,000  $452,000  $452,000 
Royalties  68,000   33,000   170,000   181,000 
Total revenues  219,000   184,000   622,000   633,000 
                 
Expenses                
Research and development  3,277,000   2,745,000   11,283,000   7,618,000 
General and administrative  2,166,000   2,391,000   7,830,000   10,487,000 
Depreciation and amortization  138,000   222,000   595,000   577,000 
Total expenses  5,581,000   5,358,000   19,708,000   18,682,000 
Loss from operations  (5,362,000)  (5,174,000)  (19,086,000)  (18,049,000)
                 
Interest and miscellaneous income  21,000   2,551,000   224,000   3,182,000 
Interest and other expense  (2,000)  (1,000)  (7,000)  (4,000)
   19,000   2,550,000   217,000   3,178,000 
Net loss $(5,343,000) $(2,624,000) $(18,869,000) $(14,871,000)
                 
Basic and diluted loss per common share $(0.13) $(0.08) $(0.47) $(0.45)
                 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding  40,377,890   33,274,829   40,301,601   32,935,232 

(Unaudited)

  2023  2022  2023  2022 
  

For the three months ended June 30,

  

For the six months ended June 30,

 
  2023  2022  2023  2022 
             
Revenues:                
License and other revenues $3,500  $1,000  $3,500  $1,346 
                 
Expenses:                
Royalties  1,575   350   1,575   350 
Research and development  8,523   6,658   16,564   17,203 
General and administrative  5,021   3,460   9,018   7,684 
Impairment of licensed technology           1,355 
Loss/(gain) on right-of-use lease assets  (1,065)     (1,065)  1,561 
Impairment of construction-in-progress     (1,460)     1,792 
Total expenses  14,054   9,008   26,092   29,945 
                 
Loss from operations  (10,554)  (8,008)  (22,592)  (28,599)
                 
Interest income  417   31   781   38 
Interest expense  (103)  (200)  (204)  (401)
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities  (8,629)  4,198   (6,364)  2,945 
Other income (expense)  2,215   (118)  2,618   (124)
Net loss $(16,654) $(4,097) $(25,761) $(26,141)
Deemed dividends related to Series A and Series B Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock     (3,782)     (3,782)
Net loss attributable to Common Shareholders $(16,654) $(7,879) $(25,761) $(29,923)
                 
Basic and diluted loss per common share $(0.92) $(1.36) $(1.48) $(5.16)
                 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic and diluted  18,017,874   5,806,473   17,464,026   5,800,822 
                 
Other comprehensive income (loss):                
Change in unrealized gains (losses) related to available-for-sale debt securities  (30)  (4)  34   (7)
Comprehensive loss $(16,684) $(7,883) $(25,727) $(29,930)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders'Stockholders’ Equity

(unaudited)($ in thousands, except share amounts)

  Common Stock  Additional
paid-in
  Accumulated  Total
stockholders’
 
  Shares  Amount  capital  deficit  equity 
Balance, December 31, 2016  40,254,457  $403,000  $431,168,000  $(332,473,000) $99,098,000 
Restricted common stock issued to employees and directors  -   -   362,000   -   362,000 
Stock option compensation expense  -   -   1,492,000   -   1,492,000 
Common stock issued for cash exercise of options  625   -   1,000   -   1,000 
Net loss  -   -   -   (5,247,000)  (5,247,000)
Balance, March 31, 2017  40,255,082   403,000   433,023,000   (337,720,000)  95,706,000 
                     
Restricted common stock issued to employees and directors  -   -   324,000   -   324,000 
Stock option compensation expense  -   -   1,243,000   -   1,243,000 
Common stock issued for cash exercise of options  31,250   -   84,000   -   84,000 
Net loss  -   -   -   (8,279,000)  (8,279,000)
Balance June 30, 2017  40,286,332  $403,000  $434,674,000  $(345,999,000) $89,078,000 
                     
Restricted common stock issued to employees and directors  -   -   293,000   -   293,000 
Stock option compensation expense  -   -   792,000   -   792,000 
Common stock issued for cash exercise of options  2,927   -   8,000   -   8,000 
Exercise of $8.00 warrants  625,000   6,000   4,994,000   -   5,000,000 
Exercise of $5.00 warrants  10,400   -   52,000   -   52,000 
Net loss  -   -   -   (5,343,000)  (5,343,000)
Balance September 30, 2017  40,924,659  $409,000  $440,813,000  $(351,342,000) $89,880,000 

(Unaudited)

    Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Loss  Equity 
Three months ended June 30, 2023
                Accumulated    
          Additional     Other  Total 
    Common Stock  Paid-in  Accumulated  Comprehensive  Stockholders’ 
    Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Loss  Equity 
                     
Balance at March 31, 2023--  17,929,344  $179  $723,069  $(704,443) $(65) $18,740 
Stock-based compensation expense          927         927 
Issuance of common stock in connection with restricted share awards, net of cancellations and shares settled for tax withholding settlement    1,657,052   17   (22)        (5)
Issuance of common stock, net of offering costs under open market sale agreement (ATM)    1,891,761   19   6,348         6,367 
Net loss--           (16,654)     (16,654)
Other comprehensive loss                (30)  (30)
Balance at June 30, 2023--  21,478,157  $215  $730,322  $(721,097) $(95) $9,345 

Six months ended June 30, 2023
                Accumulated    
          Additional     Other  Total 
    Common Stock  Paid-in  Accumulated  Comprehensive  Stockholders’ 
    Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Loss  Equity 
                     
Balance at December 31, 2022--  17,719,720  $177  $722,049  $(695,336) $(129) $26,761 
Stock-based compensation expense          1,697         1,697 
Issuance of common stock in connection with restricted share awards, net of cancellations and shares settled for tax withholding settlement    1,768,116   18   (27)        (9)
Issuance of common stock, net of offering costs under open market sale agreement (ATM)    1,990,321   20   6,603         6,623 
Net loss--           (25,761)     (25,761)
Other comprehensive income                34   34 
Balance at June 30, 2023--  21,478,157  $215  $730,322  $(721,097) $(95) $9,345 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash FlowsStockholders’ Equity (Continued)

(unaudited)($ in thousands, except share amounts)

  Nine months ended September 30, 
  2017  2016 
Cash flows from operating activities:        
Net loss $(18,869,000) $(14,871,000)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash used in operating activities:        
Depreciation and amortization  595,000   577,000 
Stock option compensation expense  3,527,000   3,894,000 
Restricted common stock expense issued to directors, employees and consultants  979,000   3,120,000 
Licensed technology  (127,000)  - 
Change in operating assets and liabilities:        
Receivables  13,000   (491,000)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  (1,607,000)  159,000 
Other assets  (11,000)  (4,000)
Accounts payable  (1,657,000)  1,038,000 
Contingent consideration milestone  -   (2,591,000)
Deferred revenue  (452,000)  (452,000)
Net cash used in operating activities  (17,609,000)  (9,621,000)
         
Cash flows from investing activities:        
Capital expenditures  (156,000)  (501,000)
Net cash used in investing activities  (156,000)  (501,000)
         
Cash flows from financing activities:        
Proceeds from $2.85 restricted common stock issuance  -   150,000 
Proceeds from an average of $6.44 per share of common stock issuances net of costs  -   1,019,000 
Proceeds from exercise of $8.00 warrants  5,000,000   - 
Proceeds from exercise of $5.00 warrants  52,000   - 
Proceeds from exercise of stock options  93,000   - 
Net cash provided by financing activities  5,145,000   1,169,000 
         
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents  (12,620,000)  (8,953,000)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  69,142,000   40,138,000 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $56,522,000  $31,185,000 
         
Supplemental disclosure of noncash transactions:        
Licensed asset and corresponding liability $4,000,000  $- 
Shares issued to EB Research Partnership and Epidermolysis Bullosa Medical Research Foundation for licenses $-  $2,452,000 

(Unaudited)

  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Loss  Equity 
Three months ended June 30, 2022
                              
  Convertible Redeemable
Preferred Stock
        Additional     

Accumulated

Other

  Total 
  Series A  Series B  Common Stock  Paid-in  Accumulated  Comprehensive  Stockholders’ 
  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Loss  Equity 
                               
Balance at March 31, 2022    $     $   5,883,196  $1,471  $697,426  $(677,684) $(30) $21,183 
Stock-based compensation expense                    724         724 
Issuance of common stock in connection with restricted share awards, net of cancellations              (12,821)  (4)  4          
Issuance of Series A and Series B Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock  1,000,006   17,974   250,005   4,494                   
Deemed dividends related to Series A and Series B Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock     3,026      756         (3,782)        (3,782)
Redemption of Series A and Series B Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock  (1,000,006)  (21,000)  (250,005)  (5,250)                  
Net loss                       (4,097)                (4,097)
Other comprehensive loss                          (4)  (4)
Balance at June 30, 2022    $     $   5,870,375  $1,467  $694,372  $(681,781) $(34) $14,024 

Six months ended June 30, 2022
                     
  Convertible Redeemable
Preferred Stock
        Additional     

Accumulated

Other

  Total 
  Series A  Series B  Common Stock  Paid-in  Accumulated  Comprehensive  Stockholders’ 
  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Loss  Equity 
                               
Balance at December 31, 2021    $     $   5,888,217  $1,472  $696,563  $(655,640) $(27) $42,368 
Balance    $     $   5,888,217  $1,472  $696,563  $(655,640) $(27) $42,368 
Stock-based compensation expense                    1,586         1,586 
Issuance of common stock in connection with restricted share awards, net of cancellations              (17,842)  (5)  5          
Issuance of Series A and Series B Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock  1,000,006   17,974   250,005   4,494                   
Deemed dividends related to Series A and Series B Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock     3,026      756         (3,782)        (3,782)
Redemption of Series A and Series B Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock  (1,000,006)  (21,000)  (250,005)  (5,250)                              
Net loss                       (26,141)     (26,141)
Other comprehensive loss                          (7)  (7)
Other comprehensive income (loss)                          (7)  (7)
Balance at June 30, 2022    $     $   5,870,375  $1,467  $694,372  $(681,781) $(34) $14,024 
Balance    $     $   5,870,375  $1,467  $694,372  $(681,781) $(34) $14,024 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated statements.

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Abeona Therapeutics Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

($ in thousands)

(Unaudited)

  2023  2022 
  For the six months ended June 30, 
  2023  2022 
       
Cash flows from operating activities:        
Net loss $(25,761) $(26,141)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash used in operating activities:        
Depreciation and amortization  1,276   1,584 
Stock-based compensation expense  1,697   1,586 
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities  6,364   (2,945)
Non-cash impairment of licensed technology     1,355 
Non-cash loss/(gain) of right-of-use lease assets  (1,065)  1,561 
Non-cash impairment of construction-in-progress     1,792 
Accretion and interest on short-term investments  (74)  (177)
Amortization of right-of-use lease assets  450   899 
Non-cash interest  204   402 
Loss on disposal of property and equipment  47   106 
Change in operating assets and liabilities:        
Accounts receivable  (3,500)  2,000 
Other receivables  (2,039)  (1,827)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  (777)  937 
Other assets  (65)  148 
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and lease liabilities  1,214   (3,684)
Other current liabilities  1    
Change in payable to licensor     (296)
Net cash used in operating activities  (22,028)  (22,700)
         
Cash flows from investing activities:        
Capital expenditures  (250)  (103)
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment  179   1,487 
Purchases of short-term investments  (14,156)  (34,442)
Proceeds from maturities of short-term investments  21,649   32,735 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities  7,422   (323)
         
Cash flows from financing activities:        
Proceeds from ATM sales of common stock, net of issuance costs  6,623    
Proceeds from net settlement of restricted share awards  (9)   
Proceeds from issuance of Series A and Series B Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock, net of issuance costs     22,468 
Redemption of Series A and Series B Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock     (26,250)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities  6,614   (3,782)
         
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash  (7,992)  (26,805)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period  14,555   38,829 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period $6,563  $12,024 
         
Supplemental cash flow information:        
Cash and cash equivalents $6,225  $6,133 
Restricted cash  338   5,891 
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash $6,563  $12,024 
         
Supplemental non-cash flow information:        
Right-of-use asset obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities $419  $ 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated statements.

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ABEONA THERAPEUTICS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 and 2016

(unaudited)NOTE 1 – NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Background

Abeona Therapeutics Inc. (together with ourthe Company’s subsidiaries, “we”, “our”, “Abeona” or the “Company”) is, a Delaware corporation. We arecorporation, is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing cell and gene therapies for life-threatening rare genetic diseases. OurThe Company’s lead programs are ABO-102 (AAV-SGSH),clinical program is EB-101, an adeno-associated virus (AAV) based geneautologous, engineered cell therapy for Sanfilippo syndrome type A (MPS IIIA), and EB-101 (LZRSE-Col7A1) (gene-corrected skin transplantations)currently in development for recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB)(“RDEB”). We areThe Company’s development portfolio also developing ABO-101 (AAV NAGLU), anfeatures adeno-associated virus (“AAV”)-based gene therapies designed to treat highly unmet, medically needed ophthalmic diseases using the novel AIM™ capsid platform that the Company has exclusively licensed from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and internal AAV gene therapy for Sanfilippo syndrome type B (MPS IIIB), EB-201 (AAVDJ-Col7A1) for epidermolysis bullosa (EB), ABO-201 (AAV-CLN3) gene therapy for juvenile Batten disease (JNCL), ABO-202 (AAV-CLN1) gene therapy for infantile Batten disease (INCL), ABO-301 (AAV-FANCC) for Fanconi anemia (FA) disorder and ABO-302 using a novel CRISPR/Cas9-based gene editing approach to gene therapy for rare blood diseases. Our effortsvector research programs.

Basis of Presentation

The Company’s unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been principally devoted to researchprepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). All intercompany balances and development, resultingtransactions have been eliminated in significant losses.

(1)Interim Financial Statements

The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2017, the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, the condensed consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, and the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, were prepared by management without audit.consolidation. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, except as otherwise disclosed, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations, and changes in financial position for such periods, have been made.

These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statement results are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full fiscal year or any future period. Certain information and footnote disclosuresthat is normally included in financial statements preparedrequired by U.S. GAAP has been condensed or omitted in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted inrules and regulations of the United States of America have beenU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The December 31, 2022 condensed or omitted. It is suggested thatconsolidated balance sheet was derived from the audited statements, but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP.

Therefore, these unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2016. The results of operations for2022, which was filed with the period ended September 30, 2017 are not necessarily indicative ofSEC on April 10, 2023.

Reverse Stock Split

As described in Note 1 to the operating results which may be expected for a full year. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2016 contains financial information taken from the audited Abeona consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A, on June 30, 2022, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “Certificate of Amendment”), to effectuate a reverse stock split of the Company’s outstanding common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”), at an exchange ratio of 25-to-1 (the “Reverse Stock Split”). The Reverse Stock Split was effective on July 1, 2022. The number of authorized shares of Common Stock immediately after the Reverse Stock Split (“New Common Stock”) remained at 200,000,000 shares. All share and per share information has been retroactively adjusted to give effect to the Reverse Stock Split for all periods presented, unless otherwise indicated.

Uses and Sources of Liquidity

The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis, which assumes the Company will have sufficient cash to pay its operating expenses, as and when they become payable, for a period of that date.at least 12 months from the date the financial report is issued.

As of SeptemberJune 30, 2017, we2023, the Company had 4,622,458cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments of $37.1 million. For the six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company had cash outflows from operations of $22.0 million. The Company has not generated significant revenues and has not achieved profitable operations. There is no assurance that profitable operations will ever be achieved, and, if achieved, could be sustained on a continuing basis. In addition, development activities, clinical and nonclinical testing, and commercialization of the Company’s product candidates will require significant additional financing.

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The Company is subject to a number of risks similar to other life science companies, including, but not limited to, risks related to the successful discovery and development of product candidates, obtaining the necessary regulatory approval to market the Company’s product candidates, raising additional capital to continue to fund the Company’s operations, development of competing drugs and therapies and protection of proprietary technology. As a result of these and other risks and the related uncertainties, there can be no assurance of the Company’s future success.

Subsequent to June 30, 2023, as described in Note 12, the Company raised $25.0 million, with net proceeds of $23.0 million, after offering costs through the issuance of common stock and warrants.

The Company believes that its current cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments are sufficient resources to fund operations through at least the next 12 months from the date of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. The Company may need to secure additional funding to carry out all of its planned research and development and commercialization activities. If the Company is unable to obtain additional financing or generate license or product revenue, the lack of liquidity and sufficient capital resources could have a material adverse effect on its future prospects.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could differ from these estimates and assumptions.

Other receivables

Other receivables include employee retention credits (“ERC”), sublease rent receivables and other miscellaneous receivables. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had ERC receivables of $2.1 million and nil, respectively.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

There have been no new, anticipated or material changes to the significant accounting policies disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Correction of Error

During the fourth quarter of 2022, the Company identified errors in the accounting for certain common stock warrants that were issued in 2021. The common stock warrants were not indexed to the Company’s own stock and therefore should have been classified as liabilities at their estimated fair value instead of additional paid-in capital. Although the errors were immaterial to prior periods, the 2021 financial statements were restated in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108, “Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements”, due to the significance of the out-of-period correction to the 2021 period. There was no impact to the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss for 2021. The correction of the error resulted in the Company adjusting its quarterly information presented for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022. The matter was correctly presented in the fiscal year end December 31, 2022 consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A.

The following tables present the effects of the correction of the prior period error to the condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss (in thousands, except for per share data):

SCHEDULE OF EFFECTS OF THE RESTATEMENT TO AMOUNTS IN THE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

          
  For the three months ended June 30, 2022 
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss As Reported  Adjustment  As Revised 
          
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities $  $4,198  $4,198 
Net loss $(8,295) $4,198  $(4,097)
Net loss attributable to Common Shareholders $(12,077) $4,198  $(7,879)
Basic and diluted loss per common share $(2.08) $0.72  $(1.36)
Comprehensive loss $(12,081) $4,198  $(7,883)

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  For the six months ended June 30, 2022 
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss As Reported  Adjustment  As Revised 
          
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities $  $2,945  $2,945 
Net loss $(29,086) $2,945  $(26,141)
Net loss attributable to Common Shareholders $(32,868) $2,945  $(29,923)
Basic and diluted loss per common share $(5.67) $0.51  $(5.16)
Comprehensive loss $(32,875) $2,945  $(29,930)

The following tables present the effects of the correction of the prior period error to the condensed consolidated cash flow statement (in thousands):

  For the six months ended June 30, 2022 
Condensed Consolidated Cash Flow Statement As Reported  Adjustment  As Revised 
          
Net loss $(29,086) $2,945  $(26,141)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash used in operating activities:            
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities $  $(2,945) $(2,945)
Net cash provided by operating activities $(22,700) $  $(22,700)

The following tables present the effects of the correction of the prior period error to the condensed consolidated statement of stockholders’ equity (in thousands):

  As of June 30, 2022 
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity As Reported  Adjustment  As Revised 
          
Additional paid-in capital, December 31, 2021 $705,570  $(9,007) $696,563 
Total stockholders’ equity, December 31, 2021 $51,375  $(9,007) $42,368 
Additional paid-in capital, March 31, 2022 $706,433  $(9,007) $697,426 
Additional paid-in capital, March 31, 2022 $31,443  $(10,260) $21,183 
Net loss $(29,086) $2,945  $(26,141)
Additional paid-in capital, June 30, 2022 $703,379  $(9,007) $694,372 
Total stockholders’ equity, June 30, 2022 $20,086  $(6,062) $14,024 

Net Loss Per Share

Basic and diluted net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss attributable to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock. The Company does not include the potential impact of dilutive securities in diluted net loss per share, as the impact of these items is anti-dilutive. Potential dilutive securities result from outstanding restricted stock, stock options, and 3,101,217 warrantsstock purchase warrants.

The following table sets forth the potential securities that could potentially dilute basic income/(loss) per share in the future that were not included in the EPS calculation as their effectcomputation of diluted net loss per share because to do so would be antidilutive.have been anti-dilutive for the periods presented:

SCHEDULE OF ANTI-DILUTIVE SECURITIES EXCLUDED FROM COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE

  

For the three and six months ended June 30,

 
  2023  2022 
       
Stock options  230,723   265,411 
Restricted stock  2,566,303   61,108 
Warrants  9,397,879   1,788,000 
Total  12,194,905   2,114,519 

New Accounting Pronouncements

No new accounting pronouncement issued or effective had, or is expected to have, a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

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(2)Intangible Assets

Intangible assets consistNOTE 2 – SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

The following table provides a summary of the followingshort-term investments (in thousands):

  September 30, 2017  December 31, 2016 
  Gross
carrying
value
  Accumulated
amortization
  Gross
carrying
value
  
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Amortizable intangible assets Licensed technology $4,608  $545  $9,608  $1,224 

Amortization expense relatedSCHEDULE OF AVAILABLE FOR SALE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  June 30, 2023 
  Amortized Cost  Gross
Unrealized Gain
  Gross
Unrealized Loss
  Fair Value 
             
Available-for-sale, short-term investments:                
U.S. treasury and federal agency securities $30,613      (66) $30,547 
Total available-for-sale, short-term investments $30,613      (66) $30,547 

  December 31, 2022 
  Amortized Cost  Gross
Unrealized Gain
  Gross
Unrealized Loss
  Fair Value 
             
Available-for-sale, short-term investments:                
U.S. treasury and federal agency securities $38,032      (100) $37,932 
Total available-for-sale, short-term investments $38,032      (100) $37,932 

As of June 30, 2023, the available-for-sale securities classified as short-term investments mature in one year or less. Unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities as of June 30, 2023, were not significant and were primarily due to intangible assets totaled $87,000changes in interest rates, including market credit spreads, and $448,000not due to increased credit risks associated with specific securities. None of the short-term investments have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for more than 12 months. Accordingly, no other-than-temporary impairment was recorded for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017, respectively, and totaled $146,000 and $291,0002023.

There were no significant realized gains or losses recognized on the sale or maturity of available-for-sale investments for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016, respectively. The aggregate estimated amortization expense for intangible assets remaining as of September 30, 2017 is2023 or 2022.

NOTE 3 – PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

Property and equipment are stated at cost and depreciated or amortized using the straight-line method based on useful lives as follows (in thousands):

2017 $87 
2018  346 
2019  346 
2020  346 
2021  346 
over 5 years  2,592 
     
Total $4,063 

 SCHEDULE OF PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

  Useful lives (years) June 30, 2023  December 31, 2022 
         
Laboratory equipment 5 $7,276  $7,636 
Furniture, software and office equipment 3 to 5  991   1,379 
Leasehold improvements Shorter of remaining lease term or useful life  8,603   8,605 
Subtotal    16,870   17,620 
Less: accumulated depreciation    (12,381)  (11,879)
Total property and equipment, net   $4,489  $5,741 

Depreciation expense was $0.6 million and $0.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and $1.3 million and $1.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

On March 31, 2022, the Company announced that it was pursuing a strategic partner to take over development activities of ABO-102 and that it was discontinuing development of ABO-101. As a result, the Company determined the construction-in-progress that was dedicated to the ABO-101 and ABO-102 programs had no future value, and thus recorded an impairment charge of $1.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022.

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NOTE 4 – LICENSED TECHNOLOGY

On May 26, 2017,15, 2015, we entered into agreements with Plasma Technologies, LLC (“Plasmatech”) and Acestoracquired Abeona Therapeutics LLC, (“Acestor”)which had an exclusive license through Nationwide Children’s Hospital to the AB-101 and AB-102 patent portfolios for developing treatments for patients with Sanfilippo Syndrome Type A and Type B. The license is amortized to expense over the life of the license of 20 years. Abeona holds an 80% membership interestOn March 31, 2022, the Company announced that it was pursuing a strategic partner to take over development activities of ABO-102 and that it was discontinuing development of ABO-101. As a result of this shift in Acestor and Plasmatech holdspriorities, the Company determined the remaining 20% membership interest in Acestor. Acestor was formedvalue of the licensed technology had no future value and thus, recorded an impairment charge of $1.4 million for the purposessix months ended June 30, 2022. There is no remaining net value of seeking additional financing inlicensed technology as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

Amortization expense on licensed technology was nil and $29,000 for the amount of approximately $5,000,000 to developsix months ended June 30, 2023 and commercialize2022, respectively. There was no amortization expense for the technology of that certain license agreement for certain patent rights that was granted to Abeona from Plasmatech on September 19, 2014 and amended January 23, 2015 (“License Agreement”). three months ended June 30, 2023 or 2022.

NOTE 5 – FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The License Agreement was transferred to Acestor. In addition, Abeona’s payment obligation of $4,000,000 to Plasmatech was waived and replaced with an obligation of Acestor to pay Plasmatech 10% of the aggregate proceeds in respect of any financing (whether public of private) undertaken by Acestor on or before November 26, 2017. A gain of $127,000 to reflect this transaction was recorded in the second quarter of 2017. As of November 14, 2017 no financings have occurred.

(3)Fair Value Measurements

We calculateCompany calculates the fair value of ourthe Company’s assets and liabilities whichthat qualify as financial instruments and includeincludes additional information in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements when the fair value is different than the carrying value of these financial instruments. The estimated fair value of other receivables, prepaidsprepaid expenses and other current assets, other assets, accounts payable, accrued expenses, and payable duepayables to Plasma Technologies, LLClicensor approximate their carrying amounts due to the relatively short maturity of these instruments.

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U.S. GAAP defines fair value 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 at the measurement date. This guidance establishes a three-level fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. The hierarchy requires entities to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The three levels of inputs used to measure fair value are as follows:

·Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
·
Level 2 – Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.
·
Level 3 – Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets and liabilities. This includes certain pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies and similar valuation techniques that use significant unobservable inputs.

The guidance requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.

We haveCompany has segregated all financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis (at least annually) into the most appropriate level within the fair value hierarchy based on the inputs used to determine the fair value at the measurement date in the table below.

FinancialThe following table provides a summary of financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurringrecurring and recurringnon-recurring basis as of SeptemberJune 30, 20172023 and December 31, 2016 are summarized below:2022 (in thousands):

(in thousands)               
Description As of 
September
30, 2017
  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Total Gains
(Losses)
 
Non-recurring                    
Assets:                    
Licensed technology (net) $4,063  $-  $-  $4,063  $127 
Goodwill  32,466   -   -   32,466   - 

SCHEDULE OF FAIR VALUE, ASSETS AND LIABILITIES MEASURED ON RECURRING AND NON-RECURRING BASIS

(in thousands)               
Description As of 
December 31,
2016
  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Total Gains
(Losses)
 
Non-recurring                    
Assets:                    
Licensed technology (net) $8,384  $-  $-  $8,384  $- 
Goodwill  32,466   -   -   32,466   - 
Recurring                    
Liabilities:                    
 Contingent  consideration $-  $-  $-  $-  $1,391 
Description 

Fair Value at

June 30, 2023

  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3 
             
Recurring Assets                
Cash equivalents                
Money market fund $5,678  $5,678  $  $ 
Short-term investments                
U.S. treasury and federal agency securities  30,547      30,547    
Total assets measured at fair value $36,225  $5,678  $30,547  $ 
                 
Liabilities                
Warrant liabilities $26,021        $26,021 
Total liabilities measured at fair value $26,021  $  $  $26,021 

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Description 

Fair Value at

December 31, 2022

  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3 
             
Recurring Assets:                
Cash equivalents                
Money market fund $12,923  $12,923  $  $ 
Short-term investments                
U.S. treasury and federal agency securities  37,932      37,932    
Total assets measured at fair value $50,855  $12,923  $37,932  $ 
                 
Liabilities                
Warrant liabilities $19,657        $19,657 
Total liabilities measured at fair value $19,657  $  $  $19,657 

Warrant Liabilities

The warrant liabilities are valued using significant inputs not observable in the market. Accordingly, the warrant liability is measured at fair value on a recurring basis using unobservable inputs and are classified as Level 3 inputs within the fair value hierarchy. Fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 are sensitive to changes in the assumptions or methodology used to determine fair value and such changes could result in a significant increase or decrease in the fair value. The Company’s valuation of the common stock warrants utilized the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, which incorporated assumptions and estimates to value the common stock warrants. The Company assessed these assumptions and estimates at the end of each reporting period. Assumptions used to estimate the fair value of the warrants in the Black-Scholes option-pricing model are as follows:

SCHEDULE OF ESTIMATE FAIR VALUE OF WARRANTS

  June 30, 2023  December 31, 2022 
       
Common share price  $4.03   $3.08 
Expected term (years)  3.474.35   3.96 4.84 
Risk-free interest rate (%)  4.13% – 4.28%   3.91% – 4.01% 
Volatility (%)  100.00% – 105.04%   102.40% – 107.55% 

As of June 30, 2023, the Company had outstanding warrant liabilities related to the 2022 private placement that allow the holders to purchase 7,609,879 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $4.75 per share. The expiration date for these warrant liabilities is November 2027. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had outstanding warrant liabilities related to the 2021 public offering that allow the holders to purchase 1,788,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $9.75 per share. The expiration date for these warrant liabilities is December 2026.

The following table provides a summary of the activity on the warrant liabilities (in thousands):

SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITY OF WARRANT LIABILITIES

     
Warrant liabilities as of December 31, 2022 $19,657 
Loss recognized in earnings from change in fair value  6,364 
Warrant liabilities as of June 30, 2023 $26,021 

NOTE 6 – SETTLEMENT LIABILITY

On November 12, 2021, the Company entered into a settlement agreement (“Settlement Agreement”) with the Company’s prior licensor REGENXBIO Inc. (“REGENXBIO”) to resolve all existing disputes between the parties. In accordance with the Settlement Agreement, the Company agreed to pay REGENXBIO a total of $30.0 million, payable as follows: (1) $20.0 million paid in November 2021 after execution of the Settlement Agreement, (2) $5.0 million on the first anniversary of the effective date of the Settlement Agreement, and (3) $5.0 million upon the earlier of (i) the third anniversary of the effective date of the Settlement Agreement or (ii) the closing of a Strategic Transaction, as defined in the Settlement Agreement.

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(4)        Stock Option-Based CompensationAs of June 30, 2023, the Company recorded the payable due to REGENXBIO in the condensed consolidated balance sheets based on the present value of the remaining payments due to REGENXBIO under the Settlement Agreement using an interest rate of 9.6%. The long-term portion due in November 2024 was $4.4 million and Restricted Stock Compensation$4.2 million as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

ForNOTE 7 – ACCRUED EXPENSES

The following table provides a summary of the components of accrued expenses (in thousands):

SCHEDULE OF ACCRUED EXPENSES

  June 30, 2023  December 31, 2022 
       
Accrued employee compensation $1,434  $2,593 
Accrued contracted services and other  2,727   1,398 
Total accrued expenses $4,161  $3,991 

NOTE 8 – LEASES

The Company leases space under operating leases for administrative, manufacturing and laboratory facilities in Cleveland, Ohio. The Company also leases office space in New York, New York, that the Company sublets. The Company also leases certain office equipment under operating leases, which have a non-cancelable lease term of less than one year and, therefore, the Company has elected the practical expedient to exclude these short-term leases from the Company’s right-of-use assets and lease liabilities.

In June 2023, the Company terminated one of its operating leases for office space. The termination resulted in a gain of $1.1 million from the difference of the right-of-use assets and lease liabilities in the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017, we recognized stock option-based compensation expense2023 and is included in loss/(gain) on right-of-use lease assets in the condensed consolidated statement of $792,000operations and $3,527,000, respectively. Forcomprehensive loss.

On March 31, 2022, the threeCompany announced that they were pursuing a strategic partner to take over development activities of ABO-102 and ninethat the Company was discontinuing development of ABO-101. As a result of this shift in priorities, the Company determined the portion of the lease that was dedicated to the future facility for the ABO-101 and ABO-102 programs, had no future value and thus, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $1.6 million for the six months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016 we recognized stock option-based compensation expense of $917,000 and $3,894,000, respectively.2022.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, we granted no stock options and 185,000 stock options, respectively, and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, we granted no stock options and 1,440,000 stock options, respectively.

The following table summarizes stock option-based compensation forprovides a summary of the threecomponents of lease costs and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016:rent (in thousands):

SCHEDULE OF COMPONENTS OF LEASE COST

  Three months ended  Nine months ended 
  September 30,  September 30, 
  2017  2016  2017  2016 
Research and development $394,000  $274,000  $1,118,000  $937,000 
General and administrative  398,000   643,000   2,409,000   2,957,000 
Stock option-based compensation expense included in operating expense $792,000  $917,000  $3,527,000  $3,894,000 
  2023  2022  2023  2022 
  

For the three months ended June 30,

  

For the six months ended June 30,

 
  2023  2022  2023  2022 
             
Operating lease cost $353  $461  $708  $933 
Variable lease cost  116   116   215   212 
Short-term lease cost  13   20   31   41 
Total operating lease costs $482  $597  $954  $1,186 

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, we recognized restricted common stock compensation expense of $293,000 and $979,000, respectively for granted restricted common stock. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 we recognized restricted stock compensation expense of $241,000 and $3,120,000, respectively for granted restricted common stock.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016 no common stock was granted to directors or employees.

The following table summarizes restricted common stock compensation expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016:

  Three months ended  Nine months ended 
  September 30,  September 30, 
  2017  2016  2017  2016 
Research and development $-  $-  $-  $200,000 
General and administrative  293,000   241,000   979,000   2,920,000 
Restricted stock compensation expense included in operating expense $293,000  $241,000  $979,000  $3,120,000 

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(5)Litigation

WeFuture minimum lease payments and obligations, which do not include short-term leases, of the Company’s operating lease liabilities as of June 30, 2023 were as follows (in thousands):

SCHEDULE OF MATURITIES OF OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES

Future minimum lease payments and obligations Operating Leases 
     
2023, remainder $799 
2024  993 
2025  1,552 
2026  791 
2027  807 
Thereafter  2,516 
Total undiscounted operating lease payments  7,458 
Less: imputed interest  1,484 
Present value of operating lease liabilities $5,974 

The weighted-average remaining term of the Company’s operating leases was 68 months and the weighted-average discount rate used to measure the present value of the Company’s operating lease liabilities was 7.5% as of June 30, 2023.

Future cash receipts from the Company’s sublease agreements as of June 30, 2023 are not currently subject to any material legal proceedings.as follows (in thousands):

SCHEDULE OF FUTURE CASH RECEIPTS FROM OPERATING SUBLEASE

(6)Subsequent Events
  Operating 
Future cash receipts Subleases 
     
2023, remainder $270 
2024  634 
2025  485 
Total future cash receipts $1,389 

NOTE 9 – EQUITY

Reverse Stock Split

Effective July 1, 2022, the Company’s stock underwent a 25:1 Reverse Stock Split. The number of authorized shares of Common Stock immediately after the Reverse Stock Split remained at 200,000,000 shares.

Public Offerings

On October 19, 2017, weDecember 21, 2021, the Company closed an underwritten public offering of 5,750,0001,788,000 post-split shares of common stock at a public offering price of $16.00$9.75 post-split per share.share and stock purchase warrants to purchase 1,788,000 post-split shares of common stock at an exercise price of $9.75 post-split. The grossnet proceeds to the Company were $92,000,000, beforeapproximately $16.0 million, after deducting the$1.5 million of underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. The net proceeds were allocated to the warrant liability as noted below with the remainder of $7.0 million recorded in common stock and additional paid-in capital. In the event of certain fundamental transactions involving the Company, the holders of the stock purchase warrants may require the Company to make a payment based on a Black-Scholes valuation, using specific inputs that are not considered indexed to the Company’s stock in accordance with ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). Therefore, the Company accounted for the stock purchase warrants as liabilities and were recorded at the closing date fair value of $9.0 million which was based on a Black-Scholes option pricing model. The remainder of the proceeds were allocated to common stock issued and recorded as a component of equity.

As of June 30, 2023, there were 1,788,000 post-split stock purchase warrants outstanding. These stock purchase warrants expire on December 21, 2026. During such time as each warrant is outstanding, the holder of the warrant is entitled to participate in any dividends or other distribution of assets to holders of shares of common stock. There was no warrant activity during the three or six months ended June 30, 2023.

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Open Market Sale Agreement

On August 17, 2018, the Company entered into an open market sale agreement (as amended, the “ATM Agreement”) with Jefferies LLC (“Jefferies”) pursuant to which, the Company may sell from time to time, through Jefferies, shares of its common stock for an aggregate sales price of up to $150.0 million. Any sales of shares pursuant to this agreement are made under the Company’s effective “shelf” registration statement on Form S-3 that is on file with and has been declared effective by the SEC. The Company sold 1,990,321 shares of its common stock under the ATM Agreement resulting in net proceeds of $6.6 million during the six months ended June 30, 2023. There were no sales under the ATM Agreement during the three and six months ended June 30, 2022.

Private Placement Offerings

On November 3, 2022, the Company sold 7,065,946 shares of its common stock, and in lieu of shares of common stock, pre-funded warrants exercisable for 543,933 shares of common stock, and accompanying warrants to purchase 7,609,879 shares of its common stock to a group of new and existing institutional investors in a private placement. The offering price for each share of common stock and accompanying warrant was $4.60, and the offering price for each pre-funded warrant and accompanying warrant was $4.59, which equaled the offering price per share of the common stock and accompanying warrant, less the $0.01 per share exercise price of each pre-funded warrant. Each accompanying warrant represents the right to purchase one share of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $4.75 per share of common stock. The pre-funded warrants were exercised in December 2022 and converted to 543,933 shares of commons stock. Total shares sold and converted during the year ended December 31, 2022 were 7,609,879 for an aggregate purchase price of $35.0 million gross, or $32.6 million net of related costs of $1.5 million which was expensed to general and administrative expenses and $0.9 million which was recorded as a reduction to additional paid-in-capital. The net proceeds were allocated to the warrant liability as noted below with the remainder of $12.9 million and $0.1 million recorded in additional paid-in capital and common stock, respectively.

In the event of certain fundamental transactions involving the Company, the holders of the stock purchase warrants may require the Company to make a payment based on a Black-Scholes valuation, using specific inputs that are not considered indexed to the Company’s stock in accordance with ASC 815. Therefore, the Company accounted for the stock purchase warrants as liabilities. The stock purchase warrants were recorded at the closing date fair value of $22.0 million which was based on a Black-Scholes option pricing model. The remainder of the proceeds were allocated to common stock issued and recorded as a component of equity.

As of June 30, 2023, there were 7,609,879 warrants outstanding related to this private placement offering. The warrants expire on November 3, 2027. During such time as each warrant is outstanding, the holder of the warrant is entitled to participate in any dividends or other distribution of assets to holders of shares of common stock.

NOTE 10 – STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

The Company previously granted stock options under its 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2005 Incentive Plan”), under which no further grants can be made. In addition, prior to May 17, 2023, the Company had previously granted stock options and stock awards under the Abeona Therapeutics Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2015 Incentive Plan”). As of May 17, 2023, no further grants can be made under the 2015 Incentive Plan. The Company now grants stock options and stock awards under the Abeona Therapeutics Inc. 2023 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2023 Incentive Plan”) which was approved by stockholders on May 17, 2023. As of June 30, 2023, there were 149,291 shares available to be granted under the 2023 Incentive Plan. In addition, in 2023, the Company’s board of directors approved various restricted stock awards to be granted to six new hires as inducement grants (“Inducement Grants”).

The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 (in thousands):

SCHEDULE OF STOCK BASED COMPENSATION

  2023  2022  2023  2022 
  

For the three months ended June 30,

  

For the six months ended June 30,

 
  2023  2022  2023  2022 
                 
Research and development $218  $184  $404  $556 
General and administrative  709   540   1,293   1,030 
Total stock-based compensation expense $927  $724  $1,697  $1,586 

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Stock Options

The Company estimates the fair value of each option award on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option valuation model. The Company then recognize the grant date fair value of each option as compensation expense ratably using the straight-line attribution method over the service period (generally the vesting period). The Black-Scholes model incorporates the following assumptions:

Expected volatility – the Company estimates the volatility of the share price at the date of grant using a “look-back” period which coincides with the expected term, defined below. The Company believes using a “look-back” period which coincides with the expected term is the most appropriate measure for determining expected volatility.
Expected term – the Company estimates the expected term using the “simplified” method, as outlined in SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107, “Share-Based Payment.”
Risk-free interest rate – the Company estimates the risk-free interest rate using the U.S. Treasury yield curve for periods equal to the expected term of the options in effect at the time of grant.
Dividends – the Company uses an expected dividend yield of zero because the Company has not declared nor paid a cash dividend, nor are there any plans to declare a dividend.

The Company estimated the fair value of stock options granted in the periods presented utilizing a Black-Scholes option-valuation model utilizing the following assumptions:

SCHEDULE OF WEIGHTED-AVERAGE ASSUMPTIONS TO ESTIMATE THE FAIR VALUE OF THE OPTIONS GRANTED

For the six months ended June 30,
2023*2022
Expected volatilityn/a95.1% - 96.0%
Expected termn/a6.07 - 6.08 years
Risk-free interest raten/a1.7% - 3.3%
Expected dividend yieldn/a0%

*the Company did not grant any stock options in the six months ended June 30, 2023.

The following table summarizes stock option activity for the 2015 Incentive Plan and the 2005 Incentive Plan during the six months ended June 30, 2023 (there were no stock options granted under the 2023 Incentive Plan during the six months ended June 30, 2023):

SCHEDULE OF STOCK OPTIONS ACTIVITY

        Weighted Average    
     Weighted  Remaining  Aggregate 
  Number of  Average  Contractual Term  Intrinsic Value 
  Options  Exercise Price  (years)  (in thousands) 
             
Outstanding at December 31, 2022  240,770  $37.04   6.42  $ 
Granted    $     $ 
Cancelled/forfeited  (10,047) $36.19     $ 
Exercised    $     $ 
Outstanding at June 30, 2023  230,723  $37.08   5.82  $ 
Exercisable  169,637  $36.33   5.09  $ 
Unvested  61,086  $39.17   7.87  $ 

The aggregate intrinsic value of options is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the underlying options and the fair value of the Company’s common stock for those options that had exercise prices lower than the fair value of the Company’s common stock. As of June 30, 2023, the total compensation cost related to non-vested option awards not yet recognized was approximately $2.0 million with a weighted average remaining vesting period of 1.7 years.

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Restricted Stock

The following table summarizes restricted stock award activity for the 2023 Incentive Plan, 2015 Incentive Plan and Inducement Grants during the six months ended June 30, 2023:

SCHEDULE OF RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD ACTIVITY

     Weighted Average 
     Grant Date Fair 
  Number of Awards  Value Per Unit 
       
Outstanding at December 31, 2022  816,958  $5.35 
Granted  1,817,559  $3.96 
Cancelled/forfeited  (46,394) $4.40 
Vested  (21,820) $28.34 
Outstanding at June 30, 2023  2,566,303  $4.18 

As of June 30, 2023, there was approximately $9.7 million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested restricted stock awards, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average vesting period of 2.5 years. The total fair value of restricted stock awards that vested during the six months ended June 30, 2023 was $0.6 million.

NOTE 11 – LICENSE/SUPPLIER AGREEMENT

Sublicense Agreement Relating to Rett Syndrome:

In October 2020, the Company entered into a sublicense agreement with Taysha Gene Therapies (“Taysha”) for a gene therapy for Rett syndrome and MECP2 gene constructs and regulation of their expression. The agreement grants Taysha worldwide exclusive rights to intellectual property developed by scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the University of Edinburgh and the Company, and the Company’s know-how relating to the research, development, and manufacture of the gene therapy for Rett syndrome and MECP2 gene constructs and regulation of their expression.

The transaction price of the contract includes (i) $3.0 million of fixed consideration, (ii) up to $26.5 million of variable consideration in the form of event-based milestone payments, (iii) up to $30.0 million of variable consideration in the form of sales-based milestone payments, and (iv) other royalty-based payments based on net sales. The event-based milestone payments are based on certain development and regulatory events occurring. The Company evaluated whether the milestone conditions have been achieved and if it is probable that a significant revenue reversal would not occur before recognizing the associated revenue. The Company determined that these milestone payments are not within the Company’s control or the licensee’s control, such as regulatory approvals, and are not considered probable of being achieved until those approvals are received. Accordingly, the Company has fully constrained the $26.5 million of event-based milestone payments until such time that it is probable that a significant revenue reversal would not occur. The sales-based milestone payments and other royalty-based payments are based on a level of sales for which the license is deemed to be the predominant item to which the royalties relate. The Company will recognize revenue for these payments 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. To date, the Company has not recognized any sales-based or royalty revenue resulting from this licensing arrangement.

Under this arrangement, the Company recognized $3.5 million and $1.0 million in revenue during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively based on event-based-milestone payments. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had $3.5 million and nil in contract assets included in accounts receivable on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet, respectively. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had $1.6 million and nil in contract liabilities included in accounts payable on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet, respectively, as a result of this transaction.

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Ultragenyx License Agreement

On May 16, 2022, the Company and Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. (“Ultragenyx”) entered into an exclusive license agreement (the “License Agreement”) for AAV gene therapy ABO-102 for the treatment of Sanfilippo syndrome type A (MPS IIIA). Under the License Agreement, Ultragenyx assumed responsibility for the ABO-102 program from the Company, with the exclusive right to develop, manufacture, and commercialize ABO-102 worldwide. Also pursuant to the License Agreement, following regulatory approval, the Company is eligible to receive tiered royalties from mid-single-digit up to 10% on net sales and up to $30.0 million in commercial milestone payments. Both forms of consideration comprise the transaction price to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for transferring the related intellectual property and certain, contractually-specified, transition services to Ultragenyx. The sales-based royalty and milestone payments are subject to the royalty recognition constraint. As such, these fees are not recognized as revenue until the later of: (a) the occurrence of the subsequent sale, and (b) the performance obligation to which they relate has been satisfied.

Additionally, pursuant to the License Agreement, Ultragenyx will reimburse the Company for certain development and transition costs actually incurred by the Company. These costs are passed through to Ultragenyx without mark-up. The Company has determined that these costs are not incurred for the purpose of satisfying any performance obligation under the License Agreement. Accordingly, the reimbursement of these costs is recognized as a reduction of research and development costs. There were no amounts due to the Company from Ultragenyx under the License Agreement as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

NOTE 12 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On July 3, 2023, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with certain existing institutional investors relating to the issuance and sale of an aggregate of (a) 3,284,407 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Shares”), and (b) pre-funded warrants to purchase 2,919,140 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “2023 Pre-Funded Warrants”) to certain of such investors (the “Offering”). On July 6, 2023, the Shares were sold to the investors at an offering price of $4.03 per share for $25.0 million with net proceeds of $23.0 million after offering costs. The 2023 Pre-Funded Warrants were sold to certain of the investors at an offering price of $4.0299 per 2023 Pre-Funded Warrant, which represents the per share offering price for the Company’s common stock less a $0.0001 per share exercise price for each such 2023 Pre-Funded Warrant. The 2023 Pre-Funded Warrants are immediately exercisable at a nominal exercise price of $0.0001 per share and may be exercised at any time until the 2023 Pre-Funded Warrants are exercised in full.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

You should read the following discussion and analysis together with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our audited consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2022 (the “Annual Report”). This discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements, which involve risks and uncertainties. As a result of many factors, such as those described under “Forward-Looking Statements,” “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in our Annual Report, our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements.

OVERVIEW

Abeona is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing cell and gene therapies for life-threatening diseases. Our lead clinical program is EB-101, a genetically engineered, autologous cell therapy, currently in development for recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (“RDEB”). We have announced positive data from the VIITAL™ study evaluating the efficacy, safety and tolerability of EB-101. The VIITAL™ study met its two co-primary efficacy endpoints demonstrating statistically significant, clinically meaningful improvements in wound healing and pain reduction in large chronic RDEB wounds. Based on the positive results, we intend to submit a Biologics License Application (“BLA”) for EB-101 to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) in the third quarter of 2023.

Our development portfolio also features adeno-associated virus (“AAV”) based gene therapies designed to treat ophthalmic diseases using the novel AIM™ capsid platform that we have exclusively licensed from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and internal AAV vector research programs.

We have continued to prepare our current Good Manufacturing Practices (“cGMP”) commercial facility in Cleveland, Ohio for manufacturing EB-101 drug product to support our planned commercial launch of EB-101, if approved. EB-101 study drug product for all our VIITAL™ study participants has been manufactured at our Cleveland facility. As part of our commercial planning, we continue to engage with stakeholders across the healthcare system, including public and private payors, and healthcare providers to better understand market access and potential pricing for EB-101.

Preclinical Pipeline

Our preclinical programs are investigating the use of novel AAV capsids in AAV-based therapies for serious genetic eye diseases, including ABO-504 for Stargardt disease, ABO-503 for X-linked retinoschisis (“XLRS”) and ABO-505 for autosomal dominant optic atrophy (“ADOA”). We completed pre-Investigational New Drug Application (“IND”) meetings with the FDA regarding the preclinical development plans and regulatory requirements to support first-in-human trials. We plan to initiate IND-enabling preclinical studies in the second half of 2023.

Recent Developments

On July 6, 2023, we closed on a $25.0 million, with net proceeds of $23.0 million after offering costs, registered direct offering priced at-the market under Nasdaq rules to certain existing institutional investors. We sold 3,284,407 shares of our common stock (and, in lieu of common stock for certain investors, pre-funded warrants to purchase 2,919,140 shares of our common stock) at an offering price of $4.03 per share (or $4.0299 per pre-funded warrant, which represents the per share offering price for the common stock less the $0.0001 per share exercise price for each pre-funded warrant). The pre-funded warrants are immediately exercisable at a nominal exercise price of $0.0001 per share and may be exercised at any time until the pre-funded warrants are exercised in full.

In July 2023, we submitted the briefing package for the pre-BLA meeting with the FDA for our anticipated submission of EB-101 in the treatment of RDEB. The briefing package contains information regarding Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls (“CMC”) and clinical data. The pre-BLA meeting is scheduled for late-August 2023 and Abeona anticipates filing its EB-101 BLA in the third quarter of 2023 following a successful pre-BLA meeting with the FDA.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Comparison of Three Months Ended June 30, 2023 and June 30, 2022

  For the three months ended  Change 
($ in thousands) June 30, 2023  June 30, 2022  $  % 
             
Revenues:                
License and other revenues $3,500  $1,000  $2,500   250%
                 
Expenses:                
Royalties  1,575   350   1,225   350%
Research and development  8,523   6,658   1,865   28%
General and administrative  5,021   3,460   1,561   45%
Loss/(gain) on right-of-use lease assets  (1,065)     (1,065)  N/A 
Impairment of construction-in-progress     (1,460)  1,460   N/A 
Total expenses  14,054   9,008   5,046   56%
                 
Loss from operations  (10,554)  (8,008)  (2,546)  32%
                 
Interest income  417   31   386   1,245%
Interest expense  (103)  (200)  97   (49)%
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities  (8,629)  4,198   (12,827)  (306)%
Other income (expense)  2,215   (118)  2,333   (1,977)%
Net loss $(16,654) $(4,097) $(12,557)  306%

N/A – not applicable or not meaningful

License and other revenues

License and other revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2023 was $3.5 million as compared to $1.0 million for the same period of 2022. The revenues in both periods result from clinical milestones achieved under a sublicense agreement we entered into with Taysha Gene Therapies (“Taysha”) in October 2020 relating to an investigational AAV-based gene therapy for Rett syndrome (“Rett”).

Royalties

Total royalties were $1.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to $0.4 million for the same period of 2022, an increase of $1.2 million. The increase in expense was due to royalties owed to our licensors resulting from the milestones due from Taysha related to Rett.

Research and development

Research and development expenses include, but are not limited to, payroll and personnel expense, lab supplies, preclinical and development costs, clinical trial costs, manufacturing and manufacturing facility costs, costs associated with regulatory approvals, depreciation on lab supplies and manufacturing facilities, and consultant-related expenses.

Total research and development spending for the three months ended June 30, 2023 was $8.5 million, as compared to $6.7 million for the same period of 2022, an increase of $1.9 million. The increase in expenses was primarily due to:

increased clinical and development work and related costs of $0.7 million associated with our planned BLA filing for EB-101;
increased salary and related costs of $0.8 million; and
increased other costs of $0.4 million.

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We expect our research and development activities to continue as we work towards advancing our product candidates towards potential regulatory approval, reflecting costs associated with the following:

employee and consultant-related expenses;
preclinical and developmental costs;
clinical trial costs;
the cost of acquiring and manufacturing clinical trial materials; and
costs associated with regulatory approvals.

General and administrative

General and administrative expenses primarily consist of payroll and personnel costs, office facility costs, public reporting company related costs, professional fees (e.g., legal expenses) and other general operating expenses not otherwise included in research and development expenses.

Total general and administrative expenses were $5.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to $3.4 million for the same period of 2022, an increase of $1.6 million. The increase in expenses was primarily due to:

increased salary and related costs of $1.1 million;
increased non-cash stock-based compensation of $0.2 million;
increased professional fees of $0.2 million; and
increased other costs of $0.1 million.

Loss/(gain) on right-of-use lease assets

The gain on right-of-use lease assets was $1.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to nil in the same period of 2022. At the end of June 2023, we terminated an operating lease for office space that we no longer use, resulting in a gain from the difference of the right-of-use lease assets and the lease liabilities.

Impairment of construction-in-progress

Construction-in-progress impairment charge was nil for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to a reduction in the impairment charge of $1.5 million in the same period of 2022. The construction-in-progress was for a facility for the MPS IIIA and MPS IIIB development programs. As a result of our shift in priorities, we determined the remaining value of the construction-in-progress facility had no future value and thus, we recorded impairment of $3.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. We subsequently received certain refunds pertaining to the planned facility build-out, which reduced the overall impairment charge by $1.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022.

Interest income

Interest income was $0.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to $31,000 in the same period of 2022. The increase resulted from higher earnings on short-term investments driven by higher interest rates and increased short-term investment balances.

Interest expense

Interest expense was $0.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to $0.2 million in the same period of 2022. The decrease results primarily from the $5.0 million settlement payment made in November 2022 of a disputed liability owed to our prior licensor, REGENXBIO, Inc.

Change in fair value of warrant liabilities

The change in fair value of warrant liabilities was a loss of $8.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to a gain of $4.2 million for the same period in 2022.

We issued stock purchase warrants that are required to be classified as a liability and valued at fair market value at each reporting period. The change in the fair value of warrant liabilities was primarily due to the fluctuation in our stock price year over year and a shorter term.

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Other income (expense)

Other income was $2.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to other expense of $118,000 in the same period of 2022. The change was primarily a result of $2.1 million in other income related to the impact of the employee retention credit that we have submitted for 2020 and 2021.

Comparison of Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 and June 30, 2022

 For the six months ended  Change 
($ in thousands) June 30, 2023  June 30, 2022  $  % 
             
Revenues:                
License and other revenues $3,500  $1,346  $2,154   160%
                 
Expenses:                
Royalties  1,575   350   1,225   350%
Research and development  16,564   17,203   (639)  (4)%
General and administrative  9,018   7,684   1,334   17%
Impairment of licensed technology     1,355   (1,355)  N/A 
Loss/(gain) on right-of-use lease assets  (1,065)  1,561   (2,626)  (168)%
Impairment of construction-in-progress     1,792   (1,792)  N/A 
Total expenses  26,092   29,945   (3,853)  (13)%
                 
Loss from operations  (22,592)  (28,599)  6,007   (21)%
                 
Interest income  781   38   743   1,955%
Interest expense  (204)  (401)  197   (49)%
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities  (6,364)  2,945   (9,309)  (316)%
Other income (expense)  2,618   (124)  2,742   (2,211)%
Net loss $(25,761) $(26,141) $380   (1)%

N/A – not applicable or not meaningful

License and other revenues

License and other revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2023 was $3.5 million, as compared to $1.3 million for the same period of 2022. The revenues in both periods mainly result from clinical milestones achieved under a sublicense agreement we entered into with Taysha in October 2020 relating to an investigational AAV-based gene therapy for Rett syndrome. In 2022, there was also revenue consisting of the recognition of deferred revenue related to grants for the ABO-102 and ABO-101 development programs.

Royalties

Total royalties were $1.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to $0.4 million for the same period of 2022, an increase of $1.2 million. The increase in expense was due to royalties owed to our licensors resulting from the milestones due from Taysha related to Rett.

Research and development

Research and development expenses include, but are not limited to, payroll and personnel expense, lab supplies, preclinical and development costs, clinical trial costs, manufacturing and manufacturing facility costs, costs associated with regulatory approvals, depreciation on lab supplies and manufacturing facilities, and consultant-related expenses.

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Total research and development spending for the six months ended June 30, 2023 was $16.6 million, as compared to $17.2 million for the same period of 2022, a decrease of $0.6 million. The decrease in expenses was primarily due to:

decreased clinical and development work for our cell and gene therapy product candidates and other related costs of $1.0 million which was due to the discontinuation of the ABO-102 and ABO-101 programs partially offset by increased costs related to our planned BLA filing;
decreased stock compensation expenses of $0.2 million; partially offset by
increased other costs of $0.6 million.

We expect our research and development activities to continue as we work towards advancing our product candidates towards potential regulatory approval, reflecting costs associated with the following:

employee and consultant-related expenses;
preclinical and developmental costs;
clinical trial costs;
the cost of acquiring and manufacturing clinical trial materials; and
costs associated with regulatory approvals.

General and administrative

General and administrative expenses primarily consist of payroll and personnel costs, office facility costs, public reporting company related costs, professional fees (e.g., legal expenses) and other general operating expenses not otherwise included in research and development expenses.

Total general and administrative expenses were $9.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to $7.7 million for the same period of 2022, an increase of $1.3 million. The increase in expenses was primarily due to:

increased salary and related costs of $1.4 million;
increased non-cash stock-based compensation of $0.3 million; partially offset by
decreased other costs of $0.4 million.

Impairment of licensed technology

Impairment of licensed technology was nil for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to $1.4 million in the same period of 2022. The licensed technology was for the ABO-102 and ABO-101 development programs and as a result of our shift in priorities, we determined the remaining value of the licensed technology had no future value and thus recorded an impairment charge of $1.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022.

Loss/(gain) of right-of-use lease assets

The gain on right-of-use lease assets was $1.1 for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to a loss on right-of-use assets of $1.6 million in the same period of 2022. The gain on right-of-use assets for 2023 was related to the termination of our operating leases for office space that we no longer use, resulting in a gain from the difference of the right-of-use lease assets and the lease liabilities.

The loss on right-of-use assets for 2022 was related to a lease for a future manufacturing facility for the ABO-102 and ABO-101 development programs, which, as a result of our shift in priorities, we determined the remaining value of the portion of this lease had no future value and thus recorded an impairment charge of $1.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022.

Impairment of construction-in-progress

Construction-in-progress impairment charge was nil for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to $1.8 million in the same period of 2022. The construction-in-progress was for a facility for the MPS IIIA and MPS IIIB development programs. The construction-in-progress was for a facility for the ABO-102 and ABO-101 development programs. As a result of our shift in priorities, we determined the remaining value of the construction-in-progress facility had no future value and thus, we recorded impairment of $1.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022.

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Interest income

Interest income was $0.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to $38,000 in the same period of 2022. The increase resulted from higher earnings on short-term investments driven by higher interest rates and increased short-term investment balances.

Interest expense

Interest expense was $0.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to $0.4 million in the same period of 2022. The decrease results primarily from the $5.0 million settlement payment made in November 2022 of a disputed liability owed to our prior licensor, REGENXBIO, Inc.

Change in fair value of warrant liabilities

The change in fair value of warrant liabilities was a loss of $6.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to a gain of $2.9 million for the same period in 2022.

We issued stock purchase warrants that are required to be classified as a liability and valued at fair market value at each reporting period. The change in the fair value of warrant liabilities is primarily due to the fluctuation in our stock price year over year and a shorter term.

Other income (expense)

Other income was $2.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to other expense of $0.1 million in the same period of 2022. The change was primarily a result of $2.1 million in other income related to the impact of the employee retention credit that we have submitted for 2020 and 2021.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 and 2022

  For the six months ended 
($ in thousands) June 30, 2023  June 30, 2022 
       
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (used in) provided by:        
Operating activities $(22,028) $(22,700)
Investing activities  7,422   (323)
Financing activities  6,614   (3,782)
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash $(7,992) $(26,805)

Operating activities

Net cash used in operating activities was $22.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023, primarily comprised of our net loss of $25.8 million, increases in operating assets and liabilities of $5.1 million and net non-cash charges of $8.9 million.

Net cash used in operating activities was $22.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, primarily comprised of our net loss of $29.1 million and a decrease in operating assets and liabilities of $2.7 million, partially offset by net non-cash charges of $9.1 million.

Investing activities

Net cash provided by investing activities was $7.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023, primarily comprised of proceeds from maturities of short-term investments of $21.6 million, partially offset by purchases of short-term investments of $14.2 million.

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Net cash used in investing activities was $0.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, primarily comprised of proceeds from maturities of short-term investments of $32.7 million and proceeds from disposal of property and equipment of $1.5 million, partially offset by purchases of short-term investments of $34.4 million and capital expenditures of $0.1 million.

Financing activities

Net cash provided by financing activities was $6.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023, primarily comprised of $6.6 million in net proceeds from ATM sales of common stock.

Net cash used in financing activities was $3.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, primarily comprised of the proceeds and redemption of our convertible redeemable preferred stock.

We have historically funded our operations primarily through sales of common stock.

Our principal source of liquidity is cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments, collectively referred to as our cash resources. As of June 30, 2023, our cash resources were $37.1 million. On July 6, 2023, we raised a further $23.0 million net proceeds in cash via a registered direct offering priced at-the market under Nasdaq rules to existing investors . As a result, we believe that our current cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments are sufficient to fund operations through at least the next 12 months from the date of this report on Form 10-Q. We may need to secure additional funding to carry out all of our planned research and development activities. If we are unable to obtain additional financing or generate license or product revenue, the lack of liquidity and sufficient capital resources could have a material adverse effect on our future prospects.

We have an open market sale agreement with Jefferies LLC (as amended, the “ATM Agreement”) pursuant to which, we may sell from time to time, through Jefferies LLC, shares of our common stock for an aggregate sales price of up to $150.0 million. Any sales of shares pursuant to this agreement are made under our effective “shelf” registration statement on Form S-3 that is on file with and has been declared effective by the SEC. We sold 1,990,321 shares of our common stock under the ATM Agreement resulting in net proceeds of $6.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023.

Since our inception, we have incurred negative cash flows from operations and have expended, and expect to continue to expend substantial funds to complete our planned product development efforts. We have not been profitable since inception and to date have received limited revenues from the sale of products or licenses. We expect to incur losses for the next several years as we continue to invest in product research and development, preclinical studies, clinical trials, and regulatory compliance and cannot provide assurance that we will ever be able to generate sufficient product sales or royalty revenue to achieve profitability on a sustained basis, or at all.

If we raise additional funds by selling additional equity securities, the relative equity ownership of our existing investors will be diluted, and the new investors could obtain terms more favorable than previous investors. If we raise additional funds through collaborations, strategic alliances, or licensing arrangements with third parties, we may have to relinquish valuable rights to our technologies, future revenue streams, research programs, or product candidates or grant licenses on terms that may not be favorable to us. If we are unable to raise additional funds through equity or debt financing when needed, we may be required to delay, limit, or terminate our product development programs or any future commercialization efforts or grant rights to develop and market product candidates to third parties that we would otherwise prefer to develop and market ourselves.

Our future capital requirements and adequacy of available funds depend on many factors, including:

the successful development, regulatory approval and commercialization of our cell and gene therapy and other product candidates;
the ability to establish and maintain collaborative arrangements with corporate partners for the research, development, and commercialization of products;
continued scientific progress in our research and development programs;
the magnitude, scope and results of preclinical testing and clinical trials;
the costs involved in filing, prosecuting, and enforcing patent claims;
the costs involved in conducting clinical trials;
any continuing impact to our business, operations, and clinical programs from the COVID-19 pandemic and government actions related thereto;
competing technological developments;
the cost of manufacturing and scale-up;
the ability to establish and maintain effective commercialization arrangements and activities; and
the successful outcome of our regulatory filings.

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Due to uncertainties and certain of the risks described above, our ability to successfully commercialize our product candidates, our ability to obtain applicable regulatory approval to market our product candidates, our ability to obtain necessary additional capital to fund operations in the future, our ability to successfully manufacture our products and our product candidates in clinical quantities or for commercial purposes, government regulation to which we are subject, the uncertainty associated with preclinical and clinical testing, intense competition that we face, the potential necessity of licensing technology from third parties and protection of our intellectual property, it is not possible to reliably predict future spending or time to completion by project or product category or the period in which material net cash inflows from significant projects are expected to commence. If we are unable to timely complete a particular project, our research and development efforts could be delayed or reduced, our business could suffer depending on the significance of the project and we might need to raise additional capital to fund operations, as discussed in the risks above.

We plan to continue our policy of investing any available funds in suitable certificates of deposit, money market funds, government securities and investment-grade, interest-bearing securities. We do not invest in derivative financial instruments.

Critical Accounting Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and related disclosures in the financial statements. Management considers an accounting estimate to be critical if:

it requires assumptions to be made that were uncertain at the time the estimate was made, and
changes in the estimate or different estimates that could have been selected could have material impact in our results of operations or financial condition.

While we base our estimates and judgments on our experience and on various other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, actual results could differ from those estimates and the differences could be material. For a discussion of the critical accounting estimates that affect the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, see “Critical Accounting Estimates” included in Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report.

See Note 1 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for a discussion of our significant accounting policies.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Effective or Adopted

See Note 1 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for a discussion of recently issued accounting standards not yet effective or adopted.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Not applicable.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management and consultants, including the Chief Executive Officer (our principal executive officer) and Chief Financial Officer (our principal financial officer), we have conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (“Disclosure Controls and Procedures”), as of June 30, 2023, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15I and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

Conclusion of Evaluation — Based on this Disclosure Controls and Procedures evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our Disclosure Controls and Procedures as of June 30, 2023 were effective.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting – There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2023 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

None.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

Our business and financial results are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties. As a result, the risks and uncertainties discussed in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2022 should be carefully considered. There have been no material changes in the assessment of our risk factors from those set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2022.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

The following table provides information about purchases of equity securities that are registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act for the quarter ended June 30, 2023:

  Total number   
  of shares  Average price 
  (or units)  paid per share 
  purchased (a)  (or unit) 
Shares delivered or withheld pursuant to restricted stock awards        
April 1, 2023 – April 30, 2023    $ 
May 1, 2023 – May 31, 2023    $ 
June 1, 2023 – June 30, 2023  1,125  $3.42 
   1,125  $3.42 

(a)Reflects shares of common stock surrendered to the Company for payment of tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted stock.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

 

On October 16, 2017, we announced a collaborative agreement between nine Sanfilippo foundationsJune 15, 2023, the Company awarded retention bonuses (the “Retention Bonus Agreements”) to provide upVishwas Seshadri, Ph.D., Joseph Vazzano, and Brendan O’Malley, Ph.D. (collectively, the “NEOs”). Under the Retention Bonus Agreements, the Company has awarded the NEOs bonus payments in addition to approximately $13.85 million of grants to Abeonatheir base salaries in three installments forconditioned upon their continued employment at the advancementCompany through the second anniversary of the effective date of the applicable Retention Bonus Agreement. Such bonuses are to be disbursed at the Company’s clinical stage gene therapiessole discretion, including upon the determination that the Company’s financial performance permits such payment. In the event the Company undergoes a change of control transaction, then any outstanding payment shall immediately become due and payable to the employee upon the closing of such change of control transaction.

The foregoing description of the Retention Bonus Agreements is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Retention Bonus Agreements, which are filed herewith as Exhibits 10.3, 10.4, and 10.5 and incorporated by reference herein in their entirety.

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

See Exhibit Index below, which is incorporated by reference herein.

Exhibit Index

Exhibits:

3.1Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Abeona Therapeutics Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2019)
3.2Amended and Restated Bylaws of Abeona Therapeutics Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29. 2023).
4.1Pre-Funded Common Stock Purchase Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 3, 2023).
10.1Securities Purchase Agreement Warrant, dated as of July 3, 2023, between the Company and the purchasers thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 3, 2023).
10.22023 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of our Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 19, 2023).

10.3

Retention Bonus Letter, dated June 15, 2023, to Vishwas Seschadri, Ph.D.

10.4

Retention Bonus Letter, dated June 15, 2023, to Joseph Vazzano.

10.5

Retention Bonus Letter, dated June 15, 2023, to Brendon O’Malley, Ph.D.

31.1Principal Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
31.2Principal Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
32*Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.1The following materials from Abeona’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, formatted in Inline XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 (unaudited), (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 (unaudited), (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 (unaudited), (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 (unaudited), and (v) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited).

* Pursuant to Item 601(b)(32)(ii) of Regulation S-K, this exhibit shall not be deemed “filed” for Sanfilippo Syndrome Type A (MPS IIIA) and Sanfilippo Syndrome Type B (MPS IIIB),purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the achievementliabilities of certain milestones.that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filings under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in any filing.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

ABEONA THERAPEUTICS INC.
Date: August 8, 2023By:/s/ Vishwas Seshadri
Vishwas Seshadri
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
Date: August 8, 2023By:/s/ Joseph Vazzano
Joseph Vazzano
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)

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