Chemomab Therapeutics Ltd.
and its subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Cash flows (Unaudited)
In USD thousands
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Net loss for the period | | | (19,374 | ) | | | (7,442 | ) | | (8,753 | ) | | (5,104 | ) |
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Adjustments for operating activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Depreciation | | | 44 | | | | 23 | | | 16 | | | 13 | |
Share-based compensation | | | 484 | | | 874 | |
Change in other receivables and prepaid expenses | | | (600 | ) | | | (2,145 | ) | | 814 | | | (363 | ) |
Change in operating lease liability | | | (15 | ) | | | - | | | (3 | ) | | 12 | |
Change in trade payables | | | (89 | ) | | | 321 | | | 529 | | | 151 | |
Change in accrued expenses | | | 2,022 | | | | (1,261 | ) | | (214 | ) | | 693 | |
Change in employees and related expenses | | | 874 | | | | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
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Increase in deposits | | | - | | | | (26,500 | ) | |
Decrease in deposits | | | 10,250 | | | | - | | |
Sale of asset held for sale | | | - | | | | 1,000 | | |
Decrease in bank deposits | | | 14,433 | | | 2,396 | |
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Cash acquired in reverse recapitalization | | | - | | | | 2,427 | | |
Exercise of options | | | 61 | | | | - | | |
Issuance of shares, net of issuance costs | | | - | | | | 15,181 | | |
Issuance of shares and warrants, net of issuance costs | | | | | | | | | |
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Change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | | | (4,423 | ) | | | 26,070 | | | 7,246 | | | (1,329 | ) |
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Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities: | | | | | | | | | |
Liabilities assumed, net of non-cash assets received in reverse merger | | | | | | | | | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.
CHEMOMAB THERAPEUTICS LTD AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
(FORMERLY ANCHIANO THERAPEUTICS LTD.)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1 - General.
| | A. | Chemomab Therapeutics Ltd. (the “Company") is an Israeli -basedIsraeli-based company incorporated under the laws of the State of Israel in September 2011. The Company’s registered office is located in Kiryat Atidim, Tel Aviv, Israel. The Company is a clinical-stage biotech company discovering and developing innovative therapeutics for conditions with high-unmet medical need that involve inflammation and fibrosis. |
| | B. | On March 16, 2021,The Company currently has no products approved for sale. The Company’s operations are funded primarily by its Shareholders. The Company has incurred operating losses in each year since its inception and does not expect to generate significant revenue unless and until it obtains marketing approval for its products. Continuation of the Company’s development programs depend on its future ability to raise sources of financing. The Company then known as Anchiano Therapeutics Ltd. (“Anchiano”), completedbelieves that its merger with Chemomab Ltd., a privately-held Israeli limited company (“Chemomab Ltd.”). Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) datedexisting liquidity resources as of December 14, 2020, by and among Anchiano, CMB Acquisition Ltd., an Israeli limited company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Anchiano (“Merger Sub”), and Chemomab Ltd., Merger Sub mergedMarch 31, 2023 will enable it to fund its operations through June 30, 2024 with and into Chemomab Ltd., with Chemomab Ltd. being the surviving entity and becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Anchiano (the “Merger”). Upon consummation ofability to perform cost reductions in order to extend the Merger, the Company changed its name from “Anchiano Therapeutics Ltd.”operations even further, if required to “Chemomab Therapeutics Ltd.” and the business conducted by Chemomab Ltd. became primarily the business conducted by the Company. |
For accounting purposes, Chemomab Ltd. is considered to have acquired Anchiano based upon the terms of the Merger as well as other factors including: (i) Chemomab Ltd.'s former shareholders owned approximately 90% of the combined Company’s outstanding ordinary shares immediately following the closing of the Merger and (ii) Chemomab Ltd. management holds key management positions of the combined Company. The Merger has been accounted for as an asset acquisition (reverse recapitalization transaction) rather than a business combination, as the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed by Chemomab Ltd. do not meet the definition of a business under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”). The net assets acquired in connection with the Merger were recorded at their estimated acquisition date fair market value as of March 16, 2021, the date of completion of the Merger.
Immediately prior to the effective date of the Merger, all preferred shares of Chemomab Ltd. were converted into ordinary shares of Chemomab Ltd. on a one-for-one basis.
In connection with the Merger, and following the effective time of the Merger, the Company effected a reverse share split of the Company’s ordinary shares at a ratio of 4:1 (the “Reverse Split”) and increased the number of ordinary shares underlying each American Depositary Share ("ADS") from 5 to 20. At the effective time of the Merger, each Chemomab Ltd. ordinary share outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger automatically converted into the right to receive approximately 12.86 ADSs, each representing 20 Anchiano ordinary shares, plus a warrant to purchase ADSs that may become exercisable only under certain circumstances.
The exchange ratio was calculated by a formula that was determined through arms-length negotiations between the Company and Chemomab Ltd. The combined Company assumed all of the outstanding options of Chemomab Ltd., vested and unvested, under the Chemomab Share Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”), with such options representing the right to purchase a number of ADSs equal to approximately 12.86 multiplied by the number of Chemomab Ltd. ordinary shares previously represented by such options.
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CHEMOMAB THERAPEUTICS LTD AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
(FORMERLY ANCHIANO THERAPEUTICS LTD)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1 - General. (Cont.)
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements give retroactive effect to the exchange ratio and the Reverse Split for all periods presented.
The equity structure reflects the legal acquirer's equity structure. The balance sheet has been adjusted to reflect the par value of the outstanding shares of the legal acquirer, including the number of shares issued in the Merger. Any difference is recognized as an adjustment to the additional paid in capital.
Immediately after completion of the Merger, on March 16, 2021, the Company had 8,078,727 ADS issued and outstanding (9,003,357 on a fully diluted basis). In addition, immediately after the Merger, Chemomab Ltd. former shareholders owned approximately 90% of the number of issued and outstanding ordinary shares of the Company and the shareholders of the Company immediately prior to the Merger owned approximately 10% of the number of issued and outstanding ordinary shares of the Company (all on a fully diluted basis).1
On March 16, 2021, immediately prior to the effectiveness of the Merger, Anchiano had 65,675,904 ordinary shares outstanding (prior to the effect of the Reverse Split) and a market capitalization of $58.7 million. The estimated fair value of the net assets of Anchiano on March 16, 2021, prior to the Merger, was approximately $2.5 million. The fair value of ordinary shares on the Merger closing date, prior to the Merger, was above the fair value of the Company’s net assets. As the Company’s net assets were predominantly composed of cash offset against current liabilities, the fair value of the Company’s net assets as of March 16, 2021, prior to the Merger, is considered to be the best indicator of the fair value and, therefore, the estimated preliminary purchase consideration.
The following table summarizes the net assets acquired based on their estimated fair values as of March 16, 2021, immediately prior to completion of the Merger (in thousands):
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 2,427 | |
Asset held for sale | | | 1,000 | |
Prepaid and other assets | | | 236 | |
Accrued liabilities | | | (1,187 | ) |
Net acquired assets | | $ | 2,476 | |
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| | C. | In connection with the Merger, on March 15, 2021, Anchiano entered into Securities Purchase Agreements with certain purchasers for the issuance and sale by Anchiano in a private placement (the “Private Placement”) of approximately $45.5 million of its ADSs and accompanying warrants to purchase ADSs. The warrants have an exercise price of approximately $17.35 per ADS, expire five years from the date of issuance, and if exercised in full, will provide additional proceeds to the Company of approximately $4.5 million. The Private Placement closed on March 22, 2021.
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(FORMERLY ANCHIANO THERAPEUTICS LTD)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1 - General. (Cont.)
| D. | Pursuant to an Asset Purchase and Assignment Agreement dated as of March 16, 2021, as amended on March 31, 2021, between the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Anchiano Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Anchiano Delaware”) and Kestrel Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Kestrel”), Anchiano Delaware agreed to sell to Kestrel all of the its rights and obligations in its business to the extent related to the research, development and commercialization of the Compounds and Products (as such terms are defined in the Collaboration and License Agreement entered into as of September 13, 2019, by and between ADT Pharmaceuticals, LLC and Anchiano Delaware), also known as the pan-RAS and PDE10/β-catenin programs. In consideration of the sale and transfer of the Compounds and Products, Kestrel paid the Company a total of $1.0 million.
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| E. | On April 30, 2021, the Company entered into an At the Market Offering Agreement (the "ATM Agreement") with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., ("Cantor"). According to the ATM Agreement, the Company may offer and sell, from time to time, its ADSs having an aggregate offering price of up to $75.0$75 million through Cantor pursuant toor the ATM Agreement. From April 30, 2021, through September 30, 2022,March 31, 2023 the Company soldissued 699,806 ADSs at an average price of $22.75 per ADS under the ATM Agreement, resulting in gross proceeds of approximately $15.9 million. The offer$15,917 thousand. |
| D. | On April 25, 2022, the Company filed a prospectus supplement with the SEC for the issuance and sale of up to $18,125,000 of its ADSs in connection with the reactivation of the ATM Facility and pursuant to General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3, which, subject to certain exceptions, limits the amount of securities the Company is able to offer and sell under such registration statement to one-third of our unaffiliated public float. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company issued 130,505 ADSs at an average price of $2.11 per ADS under the ATM Agreement, has been registered underresulting in gross proceeds of $275 thousand. On March 22, 2023 the Company’s effective registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-255658), together with a prospectus forming a part thereof,Company filed with the SEC underan amendment to registration statement on form S-1/A for the Securitiesissuance and sale of up to $10 million of its ADSs.
On March 27, 2020 and December 27, 2020, the President of the United States signed and enacted into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA). Among other provisions, the CARES Act and the CAA provide relief to U.S. federal corporate taxpayers through temporary adjustments to net operating loss rules, changes to limitations on interest expense deductibility, and the acceleration of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Sales, ifavailable refunds for minimum tax credit carryforwards. The CARES Act also includes provisions for a carryback of any net operating loss (NOL) arising in a taxable year beginning after December 31, 2017, and before January 1, 2021, to each of ADS pursuantthe five taxable years preceding the taxable year in which the loss arises (carryback period).
Chemomab Therapeutics Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, filed an application with the US Internal Revenue Service to the ATM Agreement may be made in any transactions that are deemed to be “at the market” offerings as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) under the Securities Act.carryback net operating losses. The Company is not obligated to sell any ADSs under the ATM Agreement.received $351 thousand in 2022 and $187 thousand in March 2023. |
On April 25, 2022, the Company filed with the SEC a prospectus supplement to the above-mentioned registration statement for the issuance and sale of up to $18,125,000 of the Company's ADSs under the ATM Agreement, which is within the $75 million maximum permitted under the ATM Agreement.
| F. | Since January 2020, the COVID-19 outbreak has dramatically expanded into a worldwide pandemic creating macro-economic uncertainty and disruption in the business and financial markets. Many countries around the world, including Israel, have been taking measures designated to limit the continued spread of the Coronavirus, including the closure of workplaces, restricting travel, prohibiting assembling, closing international borders and quarantining populated areas. The Company's clinical trial sites have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and as a result, commencement of the enrollment of Company’s clinical trials of CM-101 in PSC was delayed and the enrollment rate has been affected as well. As a result, the Company extended patients recruiting to additional territories with significant recruitment potential. In addition, after enrollment in these trials, patients may drop out of the Company's trials because of the COVID-19 possible implications.
Based on management’s assessment, the extent to which the coronavirus will further impact the Company’s operations will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, including the duration and severity of the outbreak, and the actions that may be required to contain the coronavirus or treat its impact. The Company is carefully monitoring the restrictions due to the COVID-19 outbreak and will adjust activities accordingly.
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CHEMOMAB THERAPEUTICS LTD AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
(FORMERLY ANCHIANO THERAPEUTICS LTD)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1 - General. (Cont.)
On March 27, 2020 and December 27, 2020, the President of the United States signed and enacted into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA). Among other provisions, the CARES Act and the CAA provide relief to U.S. federal corporate taxpayers through temporary adjustments to net operating loss rules, changes to limitations on interest expense deductibility, and the acceleration of available refunds for minimum tax credit carryforwards. The CARES Act also includes provisions for a carryback of any net operating loss (NOL) arising in a taxable year beginning after December 31, 2017, and before January 1, 2021, to each of the five taxable years preceding the taxable year in which the loss arises (carryback period).
Chemomab Therapeutics Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, filed an application with the US Internal Revenue Service to carryback net operating losses. The Company expects to receive the refund by the end of 2022.
Note 2 - Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies
The condensed interim consolidated financial statements included in this quarterly report are unaudited. These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and applicable rules and regulations of the SEC regarding interim financial reporting and reflect, in the opinion of management, all adjustments of a normal and recurring nature that are necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s financial position as of September 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, and its results of operations for the three ended March 31, 2023, and nine months ended September 30, 2022, and 2021, changes in shareholders’ equity for the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2023 and 2022, and 2021, and cash flows for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 and 2021.2022. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 20222023 or for any other future annual or interim period. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20212022 and Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2023 filed with the SEC. The Company’s significant accounting policies are disclosed in the audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 20212022 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. Since the date of such financial statements, there have been no changes to the Company’s significant accounting policies.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.
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(FORMERLY ANCHIANO THERAPEUTICS LTD)
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Note 3 –- Contingencies
During 2022, the Israeli tax authority ("ITA”) notified the Company that it had initiated a routine VAT audit to include tax years 2017 through 2020. The ITA raised several claims, mainly in respect with the recoverability of VAT with respect to Merger Agreement related expenses and the classification of the Company as a holding company. On July 2022, the ITA proposed a settlement, which the Company rejected. As a result, the ITA issued an assessment. The Company plans to appeal the ITA’s assessment. The Company has recorded a provision in 2022 which is inherently subjective due to the inherent uncertainty of these matters and the judicial process. Therefore, the outcome may differ from the estimated liability recorded by the Company during the period.
Note 4 – Transaction with related parties
On September 19, 2022 the Company entered into a share purchase agreement (the “Repurchase Arrangement”) with Chemomab's two Co-Founders (the "Co-Founders") whereby the Company agreed, subject to the requisite court approval required under Section 303(a) of the Israeli Companies Law, 5759-1999 (the “Companies Law”), to repurchase up to an aggregate of $2,500,000 worth of American Depositary Receipts (the “ADSs”) of the Company (each representing twenty (20) ordinary shares, no par value, of the Company) owned by the Co-Founders. These repurchases will be made at market price. As of November 10, 2022, court approval had not yet been obtained.
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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 of our financial condition and results of operations together with our condensed consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes for the year ended December 31, 2021,2022, as filed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20212022 (the “2021“2022 Annual Report”). Some of the information contained in this discussion and analysis, particularly with respect to our plans and strategy for our business and related financing, includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. You should read “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of our 20212022 Annual Report as may be supplemented by our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, for a discussion of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results described in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in the following discussion and analysis.
References to “we,” “us,” “our” and “Chemomab” in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” below refer to the Company after the Merger, and, with respect to historical periods preceding the Merger, refer to Chemomab Ltd., whose business became the business of the Company upon consummation of the Merger.
Overview
We are a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of innovative therapeutics for fibrotic and inflammatory diseases with high unmet needs. Based on the unique and pivotal role of the soluble protein CCL24 in promoting fibrosis and inflammation, weWe developed CM-101, a monoclonal antibody designed to bind and block CCL24 activity. We believe CM-101 has demonstrated the potential to treat multiple severe and life-threatening fibrotic and inflammatory diseases.
Chemomab hasWe have pioneered the therapeutic targeting of CCL24, a chemokine that promotes various types of cellular processes that regulate inflammatory and fibrotic activities through the CCR3 receptor. The chemokineCCL24 is expressed in various types of cells, including immune cells, endothelial cells and epithelial cells. We have developed a novel CCL24 inhibitingCCL24-inhibiting product candidate with dual anti-fibrotic and anti-inflammatory activity that modulates the complex interplay of both of these inflammatory and fibrotic mechanisms, that drivewhich drives abnormal states of fibrosis and clinical fibrotic diseases. This innovative approach is being developed for difficult to treatdifficult-to-treat rare diseases, also known as orphan indications or diseases, such as primary sclerosing cholangitis, or PSC, and systemic sclerosis, or SSc, for which patients have no established disease modifying standard of care treatment options. We estimate that there are approximately 77 thousand patients suffering from PSC in the U.S., EU and Japan, representing an estimated $1 billion market opportunity, and approximately 170 thousand patients suffering from SSc in those same markets, representing an estimated $1.5 billion market opportunity.
CM-101, our lead clinical product candidate, is a first-in-class humanized monoclonal antibody that attenuates the basic function of CCL24, also known as eotaxin-2, as a regulator of major inflammatory and fibrotic pathways. We have demonstrated that CM-101 interferes with the underlying biology of inflammation and fibrosis through a novel and differentiated mechanism of action. Based on these findings, we are actively advancing CM-101 in Phase 2 clinical studies directed toward two distinct clinical indications that include patients with liver or skin, and/or lung fibrosis. We are currently conducting a Phase 2 clinical study in PSC, a rare obstructive and cholestatic liver disease. The study is actively recruiting patients in the U.S., Europe and Israel and includes two dose arms (10 and 20mg/kg) as well as an open label extension.
We are also planning to open a Phase 2 clinical trial in SSc about midyear 2023. The trial in SSc, a rare autoimmune rheumatic disease characterized by fibrosis in the skin and lung and other organs, will focus on establishing biological and clinical proof of concept in this patient population. Although our primary focus is on these two rare indications, as we noted, an additional Phase 2 clinical study in patients with liver fibrosis due to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, or NASH was completed late last year. This trial provided safety and pharmacokinetic (PK) data on CM-101 in this patient population and was informative for determining whether the company advances the development of its current subcutaneous formulation of CM-101. Additionally, the trial measured a number of biomarkers that may be relevant to the potential activity of CM-101 in NASH and in other fibro-inflammatory conditions. We reported results from this trial in January 2023 that showed that the trial met its primary endpoint of safety and tolerability, and that CM-101 demonstrated encouraging activity in secondary endpoints that include a range of liver fibrosis biomarkers and physiologic assessments.
Fibrosis is the abnormal and excessive accumulation of collagen and extracellular matrix, the non-cellular component in all tissues and organs, which provides structural and biochemical support to surrounding cells. When present in excessive amounts, collagen and extracellular matrix lead to scarring and thickening of connective tissues, affecting tissue properties and potentially leading to organ dysfunction and failure. Excessive fibrosisFibrosis can occur in many different tissues, including lung, liver, kidney, muscle, skin, and the gastrointestinal tract, resulting in a wide array of progressive fibrotic conditions. Fibrosis and inflammation are intrinsically linked. While a healthy inflammatory response is necessary for efficient tissue repair; after disease or injury, an excessive, uncontrolled inflammatory response can lead to tissue fibrosis that in turn can further stimulate inflammatory processes in a fibro-inflammatory vicious cycle.
CM-101, our lead clinical product candidate, is a first-in-class humanized monoclonal antibody that attenuates the basic function of the soluble chemokine CCL24, also known as eotaxin-2, as a regulator of major inflammatory and fibrotic pathways. We have demonstrated that CM-101 interferes with the underlying biology of inflammation and fibrosis through a novel and differentiated mechanism of action. Based on these findings, we are actively advancing CM-101 in Phase 2 clinical studies directed toward two distinct clinical indications that include patients with liver, skin, and/or lung fibrosis. We are currently conducting a Phase 2 clinical study in primary sclerosing cholangitis, a rare obstructive and cholestatic liver disease. The study is actively recruiting patients in the U.S., Europe and Israel and is being expanded by adding additional dosing arms as well as an open label extension. In addition, we are planning to open a Phase 2 clinical trial in SSc around year-end and begin dosing patients in the first quarter of 2023. The trial in SSc, a rare autoimmune rheumatic disease characterized by fibrosis in the skin and lung and other organs, will focus on establishing biological and clinical proof of concept in this patient population . Although our primary focus is on these two rare indications, an additional Phase 2 clinical study in patients with liver fibrosis due to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, or NASH has completed the treatment phase This trial will provide safety and pharmacokinetic (PK) data that will be informative in determining whether the company advances the development of its current subcutaneous formulation of CM-101. Additionally, the trial is measuring a number of biomarkers that may be relevant to the potential activity of CM-101 in other fibro-inflammatory conditions. Results of this trial are expected by the end of the year.Recent Developments
13FDA Clearance of our IND Application to Study CM-101 in a Phase 2 Trial in SSc Patients
Recent Developments
New Executive Appointments
On August 29, 2022, Christina Crater, MD, joined the Company as Vice President of Clinical Development. Dr. Crater has an extensive background in medical affairs and clinical trial design and execution across a broad range of therapeutic indications, Dr. Crater has served as a medical monitor, safety physician, therapeutic expert and study director in all phases of clinical development, Her career spans working in-house at pharmaceutical and biotechnology firms, and at major clinical research organizations (CROs). Previously Dr. Crater was a Senior Clinical Trial Physician at Bristol-Myers Squibb, and she served in senior clinical development roles with PRA Health Sciences and PAREXEL International. Earlier in her career, Dr. Crater worked as an internal medicine physician. She received an MD degree from the University of Tennessee and holds a BS from Rhodes College.
Chemomab’s Clinical Programs
Chemomab’s clinical programs are designed to optimize the clinical development of lead product candidate CM-101 by maximizing the clinical information obtained, generating important data to support future advancement to registration trials, and decreasing the overall risk in the CM-101 clinical development program in the lead indications of PSC and SSc, as well as potentially in additional indications where the scientific rationale is strong. The key top-line key activities that are being conducted in the clinical development programs include the following:
Continue the expansion of the PSC clinical trial through the addition of new clinical sites, the addition of an important dose finding component and an open label extension phase. We are significantly expanding the Phase 2 clinical trial in PSC by implementing a dose finding component to the CM-101 development program. We have increased the size of the study to an expected 93 patients by adding two additional dose cohorts to the current 10 mg/kg cohort; a lower dose cohort to evaluate a 5 mg/kg dose, and a higher dose cohort to evaluate a 20 mg/kg dose. Each cohort will enroll 25 patients with PSC and the placebo cohort will enroll 18 patients. In addition, we are adding an open-label extension to the trial to evaluate the safety, tolerability and durability of effect over a total of 48 weeks of treatment duration. The trial’s primary outcome is an evaluation of CM-101’s safety and tolerability. Secondary endpoint include a wide range of relevant biomarkers. Regulatory submissions to support trial expansion and other relevant changes are underway.
Lastly,On February 21, 2023, we will be performing an interim safety analysisreported U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of the currently enrolling dose cohort and expect the analysisour Investigational New Drug (IND) Application to be completed before the end of this year. The primary purpose of this safety analysis is to enable review by theevaluate CM-101 Data Monitoring Committee, to support the evaluation of the higher 20mg/kg dose in the CM-101 clinical development program.
Based on our ongoing efforts to expand the number of clinical trial sites and enhance recruitment activities, the current clinical development landscape and the increased size of the study, we anticipate that the top-line data from thisa Phase 2 trial in PSCadults with systemic sclerosis (SSc). The Phase 2 ABATE trial is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, proof-of-biology study to evaluate the sAfety, toleraBility, and Activity of CM-101 in patients with sysTEmic sclerosis. It expects to enroll 45 patients with clinically active dermatologic, vascular or pulmonary SSc. The study population is expected to be roughly split between patients with diffuse SSc and patients with limited SSc. The primary outcome measure is safety. Secondary endpoints include multiple serum-based biological markers and a variety of exploratory biological and clinical outcomes, including the American College of Rheumatology Composite Response Index in Systemic Sclerosis (ACR-CRISS) score and its revisions (rCRISS). The trial includes a 24-week double blind period during which active treatment patients will be available inreceive 10 mg/kg of CM-101 by intravenous infusion every three weeks, followed by a 24-week open label extension, where all patients will receive a 10 mg/kg dose. The trial includes multiple clinical assessments of the skin, vasculature and pulmonary function. It is expected to generate additional information about disease mechanisms, provide data relevant to future patient stratification strategies and inform the selection of appropriate endpoints for future studies. The trial is expected to begin enrolling patients around midyear 2023. A data read-out is targeted for the second half of 2024.
Finalize the design of a Phase 2 trial in systemic sclerosis focusing on establishing biological proof-of-concept in clinically relevant aspects of this complex disease. We are focusing our SSc trial towards establishing biological proof of concept in this patient population. We believe that the design of our planned SSc trial should enable an expedited path to data supporting proof of the relevance of CCL-24 biology, provide further elucidation of the different mechanisms of action of CM-101, and potentially detect a CM-101 clinical efficacy signal for treating the skin, lung and vascular damage seen in SSc patients. We expect to launch the trial around the end of 2022 and begin enrolling patients early in 2023.
ConcludingReport Topline Results from CM-101 Phase 2a Liver Fibrosis Biomarker Trial in NASH Patients
On January 3, 2023, we reported positive topline results from our safety, pharmacokinetic and biomarkerPhase 2a liver fibrosis study, yielding a data readout targeted near the end of 2022. We completed the treatment period in our safety, tolerability and biomarker trial that is evaluating our currentof CM-101 in NASH patients. This trial was primarily designed to assess a subcutaneous formulation of CM-101 and to evaluate the drug’s impact on liver fibrosis biomarkers relevant to both NASH and the fibro-inflammatory conditions that represent the focus for the company, such as PSC and SSc. The trial met its primary endpoint of safety and tolerability, and CM-101 demonstrated encouraging activity in secondary endpoints that include a range of liver fibrosis biomarkers and physiologic assessments measured at baseline and at week 20.
The randomized, placebo-controlled trial enrolled 23 NASH patients with liver fibrosis. stage F1c, F2 and F3 disease who were randomized to receive either CM-101 or placebo. Patients received a dose of 5 mg/kg of study drug administered by subcutaneous (SC) injection once every two weeks, for a treatment period of 16 weeks. Key findings of the CM-101 Phase 2a trial included the following.
| • | CM-101 appeared to be safe when administered subcutaneously. Most reported adverse events observed were mild, with one unrelated serious adverse event reported. No significant injection site reactions were reported and no anti-drug antibodies were detected. |
| • | CM-101 administered subcutaneously demonstrated favorable pharmacokinetics and target engagement profiles as expected, and were similar to what the company has previously reported. |
| • | CM-101-treated patients showed greater improvements than the placebo group in a number of liver fibrosis-related biomarkers, including ProC-3, ProC-4, ProC-18, TIMP-1 and ELF. |
| • | A majority of CM-101-treated patients showed improvements in multiple liver fibrosis-related biomarkers—almost 60% of CM-101 patients were “multiple responders”, responding in at least three biomarkers at week 20, compared to no patients in the placebo group. |
| • | CM-101-treated patients with higher CCL24 levels at baseline showed greater reductions in fibrosis-related biomarkers than patients with lower levels of CCL24 at baseline. More CM-101-treated patients with higher CCL24 levels also were “multiple responders”, responding in three or more of the fibrosis-related biomarkers, compared to patients with lower CCL24 levels at baseline. These findings further add to the growing body of evidence validating the role of CCL24 in the pathophysiology of fibrotic liver disease. |
| • | A higher proportion of patients in the CM-101-treated group showed improvement in a physiologic measure of liver stiffness as compared to placebo (reduction of at least one grade of fibrosis score as assessed by the non-invasive elastography method known as FibroScan®). |
| • | After completion of the study, the unblinded data showed that patients in the CM-101-treated group had higher baseline levels of fibrosis compared to placebo patients. The impact of this difference on the results, if any, is unknown. |
We believe that the data from this trial could provide usefulimportant insights in support of the CM-101 development program, including characterizing the favorable safety and tolerability of CM-101 in patients with serious liver disease, assessing possibleconfirmation of early signs of biomarker activity that are relevant for a number of fibro-inflammatory disorders, and providingsupport for the tolerability and pharmacokinetic data needed to assess next steps in the development of our current subcutaneousSC formulation.
Shelf Registration Statement and ATM Offering
On April 30, 2021, we filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 with the SEC (File No. 333-255658) for the issuance and sale by us of up to $200,000,000 of our ordinary shares, ADSs, debt securities, warrants and units comprising any combination of the foregoing securities (the “Shelf Registration Statement”). On the same date, we entered into a sales agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with Cantor Fitzgerald, pursuant to which we may offer and sell, from time to time, at our option, through or to Cantor Fitzgerald, up to an aggregate of $75,000,000 of our ADSs (the “ATM Facility”). During the period from April 30, 2021 through June 30, 2021, we had sold an aggregate of 699,806 ADSs pursuant to the Sales Agreement for a total gross consideration of approximately $15.9 million.
On April 25, 2022, we filed a prospectus supplement with the SEC for the issuance and sale of up to $18,125,000 of our ADSs in connection with the reactivation of the ATM Facility and pursuant to General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3, which, subject to certain exceptions, limits the amount of securities we are able to offer and sell under such registration statement to one-third of our unaffiliated public float. Any ADSs offered, or to be offered, and sold under the Sales Agreement were issued and sold, or will be issued and sold, pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement and the applicable prospectus or prospectus supplement by methods deemed to be an “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) promulgated under the Securities Act, or if specified by us, by any other method permitted by law.
During the period from July 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022, we did not sell ADSs pursuant to the Sales Agreement.
Corporate Information
We were incorporated on September 22, 2011, under the laws of the State of Israel. In March 2021, in connection with the Merger, we changed our name from Anchiano Therapeutics Ltd. to Chemomab Therapeutics Ltd. Our principal executive offices are located at Kiryat Atidim, Building 7, Tel Aviv, Israel 6158002, and our phone number is +972-77-331-0156. Our website is: www.chemomab.com. www.chemomab.com. The information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website is not incorporated by reference into this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. We have included our website address as an inactive textual reference only.
Components of Operating Results
RevenueReferences to “we,” “us,” “our” and “Chemomab” in this “Components of Operating Results” and in the “Results of Operations” below refer to the Company after the Merger, and, with respect to historical periods preceding the Merger, refer to Chemomab Ltd., whose business became the business of the Company upon consummation of the Merger.
Revenues
To date, we have not generated any revenue. We do not expect to generate any revenue unless and until we obtain regulatory approval and commercialize a product candidate, or until we receive revenue from a collaboration such as a co-development or out-licensing agreement. There can be no assurance that we will receive such regulatory approvals, and if any product candidate is approved, that we will be successful in commercializing it.
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses consist primarily of costs incurred in connection with the development of our product candidates. These expenses include:
| | • | expenses incurred under agreements with contract research organizations or contract manufacturing organizations, as well as investigative sites and consultants that conduct our clinical trials, preclinical studies and other scientific development services; |
| | • | manufacturing scale-up expenses and the cost of acquiring and manufacturing preclinical and clinical trial materials; |
| | • | employee-related expenses, including salaries, related benefits, travel and share-based compensation expenses for employees engaged in research and development functions, as well as external costs, such as fees paid to outside consultants engaged in such activities; |
| | • | license maintenance fees and milestone fees incurred in connection with various license agreements; |
| | • | costs related to compliance with regulatory requirements; and |
| | • | depreciation and other expenses. |
We recognize external development costs based on an evaluation of the progress to completion of specific tasks using information provided to us by our service providers.
We do not allocate employee costs or facility expenses, including depreciation or other indirect costs, to specific programs because these costs are deployed across multiple programs and, as such, are not separately classified. We use our internal resources primarily to oversee research, as well as for managing our preclinical development, process development, manufacturing and clinical development activities. Our employees work across multiple programs and, therefore, we do not track costs by program.
Research and development activities are fundamental to our business. Product candidates in later stages of clinical development generally have higher development costs than those in earlier stages of clinical development, primarily due to the increased size and duration of later-stage clinical trials. As a result, we expect that our research and development expenses will increase substantially over the next several quarters and years as we continue to advance the development of our product candidates. We also expect to incur additional expenses related to milestone and royalty payments payable to third parties with whom we have entered into license agreements to acquire the rights to its product candidates.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries, related benefits and share-based compensation expenses for personnel in executive and administrative functions. General and administrative expenses also include professional fees for legal, consulting, accounting and audit services.
We anticipate that our general and administrative expenses will increase in the future as we increase headcount and general activities to support our continued research activities and development of our product candidates as well as expanding our presence in the United States. We also anticipate that we will incur increased headcount, accounting, audit, legal, regulatory, compliance, director and officer insurance costs, as well as investor and public relations expenses associated with being a public company. We expect that the additional costs for these services will substantially increase our general and administrative expenses. Additionally, if and when we believe that regulatory approval of a product candidate appears likely, we expect to incur an increase in payroll and related expenses as a result of our preparation for commercial operations, especially as it relates to the sales and marketing of any product candidate.
Results of Operations
Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 Compared to the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021March 31, 2022
Below is a summary of our results of operations for the periods indicated:
Three Months Ended September 30, 2022 Compared to the Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
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Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Research and development | | $ | 5,423 | | | $ | 1,487 | | | $ | 3,936 | | | | 265 | % |
General and administrative | | | 2,894 | | | | 1,404 | | | | 1,490 | | | | 106 | % |
Operating loss | | | 8,317 | | | | 2,891 | | | | 5,426 | | | | 188 | % |
Financing expense (income), net | | | (237 | ) | | | 77 | | | | (314 | ) | | | (408 | )% |
Net loss | | $ | 8,080 | | | $ | 2,968 | | | $ | 5,112 | | | | 172 | % |
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
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Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Research and development | | $ | 11,082 | | | $ | 3,951 | | | $ | 7,131 | | | | 180 | | 6,887 | | | 2,745 | | | 4,142 | | | 151 | % |
General and administrative | | 8,809 | | | 3,392 | | | 5,417 | | | | 160 | | | 2,162 | | | | 2,575 | | | | (413 | ) | | | (16 | )% |
Operating loss | | 19,891 | | | 7,343 | | | 12,548 | | | | 171 | | 9,049 | | | 5,320 | | | 3,729 | | | 70 | % |
Financing expense, net | | 27 | | | 99 | | | (72) | | | | (73) | |
Income Tax (benefit) | | | (544) | | | | - | | | | (544) | | | | (100) | |
Financing income, net | | | | (317 | ) | | | (216 | ) | | | (101 | ) | | | 47 | % |
Loss before taxes | | | 8,732 | | | 5,104 | | | 3,628 | | | 71 | % |
Taxes on income | | | | 21 | | | | - | | | | 21 | | | | 100 | % |
Net loss | | $ | 19,374 | | | $ | 7,442 | | | $ | 11,932 | | | | 160 | | $ | 8,753 | | | $ | 5,104 | | | $ | 3,649 | | | | 71 | % |
Our results of operations have varied in the past and can be expected to vary in the future due to numerous factors. We believe that period-to-period comparisons of our operating results are not necessarily meaningful and should not be relied upon as indications of future performance.
Research and development expenses
Research and development expenses increased by approximately $3.9$4.1 million, or 265%151%, for the three months ended September 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2021.of 2022. The increase was primarily due to increased clinical and preclinical activities.
Research and development expenses increased by approximately $7.1 million, or 180%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, as compared to the same period in 2021 also due primarily to increased clinical and preclinical activities.
General and administrative expenses
General and administrative expenses increaseddecreased by approximately $1.5$0.4 million, or 106%16%, for the three months ended September 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2021.of 2022. The increasedecrease was primarily due to increase in salaries and related benefits expenses of $1.0 million mainly related to key additions to the senior management team, as well as increasea decrease in non-cash share-based expenses and decrease in the amount of $0.3 million.insurance expenses.
General and administrative expenses increased by approximately $5.4 million, or 160%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, as compared to the same period in 2021. The increase was primarily due to the increase in non-cash share-based expenses in the amount of $1.3 million as well as increase in salaries and related benefits expenses of $2.3 million mainly related to key additions to the senior management team, and a provision of $0.6 million for expenses recorded in relation to an audit by the Israeli Tax Authority.
Financing income, (expense), net
Financing income, net was $237 thousand for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2023 was $317 thousand. Financing income, net for the three months ended March 31, 2022 as compared towas $216 thousand. This reflects an expense of $77 thousand during the same period in 2021. The increase in financingfinance income, was primarily due to interest income from bank deposits, partially offset by foreign currency exchange rate loss.
Financing expense, net decreased by approximately $72of $101 thousand, or 47%, for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2022 as compared toMarch 31, 2023 from the samecomparable period in 2021.of 2022. The increase was primarily duerelated to interest earned on bank deposits and to foreign currency exchange rate loss partially offset by interest income from bank deposits,gains.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Since inception, we have not generated any revenue and have incurred significant operating losses and negative cash flows from our operations, resulting in an accumulated deficit at September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 of $55.5$73.0 million. We have funded our operations to date primarily with proceeds from the sale of our ADSs, and, prior to the Merger, other equity securities. As of September 30, 2022, we had an aggregate of approximately $46.5 million of cash, cash equivalents and short-term deposits. Cash in excess of immediate requirements is invested primarily in bank deposits with a view to liquidity and capital preservation. June
On April 30, 2021,the Company entered into an At the Market Offering Agreement (the "ATM Agreement") with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., ("Cantor"). Pursuant to the ATM Agreement, the Company may offer and sell, from time to time, its ADSs having an aggregate offering price of up to $75 million through Cantor or the ATM Agreement. From April 30, 2021, through December 31, 2022 the Company issued 699,806 ADSs at an average price of $22.75 per ADS under the ATM Agreement, resulting in gross proceeds of $15,917 thousand.On April 25, 2022, the Company filed a prospectus supplement with the SEC for the issuance and sale of up to $18,125,000 of its ADSs in connection with the reactivation of the ATM Facility and pursuant to General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3, which, subject to certain exceptions, limits the amount of securities the Company is able to offer and sell under such registration statement to one-third of our unaffiliated public float. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company issued 130,505 ADSs at an average price of $2.11 per ADS under the ATM Agreement, resulting in gross proceeds of $275 thousand.
Developing product candidates, conducting clinical trials and commercializing products are expensive, and we will need to raise substantial additional funds to achieve our strategic objectives. We believe that our existing cash resources, including from the ADSs sold pursuant to the Sales Agreement, will be sufficient to fund our projected cash requirements through the end of 2023.June 30, 2024. Nevertheless, we will require significant additional financing in the future to fund our operations, including if and when we progress into additional clinical trials, obtain regulatory approval for any of our product candidates and commercialize the same. We believe that we will need to raise significant additional funds before we have any cash flow from operations, if at all. Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including:
| | • | the progress and costs of our preclinical studies, clinical trials and other research and development activities; |
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| • | the scope, prioritization and number of our clinical trials and other research and development programs; |
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| • | the amount of revenues and contributions we receive under future licensing, development and commercialization arrangements with respect to our product candidates; |
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| • | the costs of the development and expansion of our operational infrastructure; |
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| • | the costs and timing of obtaining regulatory approval for our product candidates; |
| | • | the costs of filing, prosecuting, enforcing and defending patent claims and other intellectual property rights; |
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| • | the costs and timing of securing manufacturing arrangements for clinical or commercial production; |
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| • | the costs of contracting with third parties to provide sales and marketing capabilities for us; |
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| • | the costs of acquiring or undertaking development and commercialization efforts for any future products, product candidates or platforms; |
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| • | the magnitude of our general and administrative expenses; and |
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| • | any cost that we may incur under future in- and out-licensing arrangements relating to our product candidates. |
We currently do not have any commitments for future external funding. In the future, we will need to raise additional funds, and we may decide to raise additional funds even before we need such funds if the conditions for raising capital are favorable.feasible. Until we can generate significant recurring revenues, we expect to satisfy our future cash needs through debt or equity financings, credit facilities or by out-licensing applications of our product candidates. The sale of equity or convertible debt securities may result in dilution to our existing shareholders. The incurrence of indebtedness would result in increased fixed obligations and could also subject us to covenants that restrict our operations. We cannot be certain that additional funding, whether through grants from the Israel Innovation Authority, financings, credit facilities or out-licensing arrangements, will be available to us on acceptable terms, if at all. If sufficient funds are not available, we may be required to delay, reduce the scope of or eliminate research or development plans for, or commercialization efforts with respect to, one or more applications of our product candidates, or obtain funds through arrangements with collaborators or others that may require us to relinquish rights to certain potential products that we might otherwise seek to develop or commercialize independently.
Cash Flows
The table below shows a summary of our cash flow activities for the periods indicated:
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Net cash used in operating activities | | $ | (14,667 | ) | | $ | (9,480 | ) | | $ | (5,187 | ) | | | 55 | % | | $ | (7,186 | ) | | $ | (3,711 | ) | | $ | (3,475 | ) | | | (94 | )% |
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | | 10,183 | | | (25,605 | ) | | 35,788 | | | (140 | )% | |
Net cash provided by financing activities | | | 61 | | | | 61,155 | | | | (61,094 | ) | | | (99 | )% | |
Net cash provided by investing activities | | | $ | 14,432 | | | $ | 2,382 | | | $ | 12,050 | | | | 506 | % |
Net cash used in financing activities | | | | - | | | $ | - | | | | | | | $ | - | % |
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | | $ | (4,423 | ) | | $ | 26,070 | | | $ | (30,493 | ) | | | (117 | )% | | $ | 7,246 | | | $ | (1,329 | ) | | $ | 8,575 | | | | (645 | )% |
Operating activities
Net cash used in operating activities increased by $5.2$3.5 million, or 55%94%, for the ninethree months ended September 30 2022, asMarch 31, 2023, compared to the same period in 2021.of 2022. The increase wasis primarily related to the increase in net loss of $11.9 million, offset by an increase in accrued expenses of $3.3 million, decrease in other receivables of $1.5 million and changes in non-cash activities adjustment of $1.5 million $3.6 million.
Investing activities
Net cash provided by investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was approximately $10.2 million compared to net cash used by investing activities of $25.6 million for same period in 2021. Net cash provided by investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 is primarily related to an increase in short term bank deposits. Net cash used in investing activities for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2021 was primarily related to the deposit of proceeds received from a private placement in bank deposits.
Financing activities
Net cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 decreasedMarch 31, 2023 increased by approximately $61.1$12 million, as compared to the same period in 2021.of 2022. The decreaseincrease is primarily related to proceeds from the issuancewithdrawal of ADSs of approximately $58.7 million (net of expenses) recorded during the nine months ended on September 30, 2021.
Financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 reflect proceeds received from a private placement transaction that closed on March 22, 2021, pursuant to which the Company sold ADSs in an amount equal to $45.5 million, as well as sales of the Company's ADSs sold under the Sales Agreement.bank deposits.
Contractual Commitments
The Company’s contractual commitments at September 30, 2022 wereare as follows at March 31, 2023 (in thousands):
Remainder of 2022 | | | $ | 1,860 | |
2023 | | | | 6,878 | |
2024 | | | | 634 | |
2025-2027 | | | | 159 | |
Total | | | $ | 9,531 | |
Remainder of 2023 | | $ | 6,361 | |
2024 | | | 1,676 | |
2025 | | | 1,060 | |
Total | | $ | 9,097 | |
Critical Accounting PoliciesEstimates
OurThe Company’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”). The preparation of ourthe Company’s financial statements and related disclosures in accordance with GAAP requires usit to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, costs and expenses, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities in ourthe Company’s financial statements. We base ourThe Company bases its estimates on historical experience, known trends and events and various other factors that it believes are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. We evaluate ourThe Company evaluates its estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis. OurThe Company’s actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
While ourthe Company’s significant accounting policies are described in more detail in Note 2 to inthe Company’s consolidated financial statements included the 2021in our 2022 Annual Report, we believethe Company believes that the following accounting estimates are those that include a higher degree of judgment or complexity and are reasonably likely to have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations and are therefore considered critical accounting policies.estimates.
Share-Based Compensation
We apply Accounting Standard Codification (ASC) 718-10, “Share-Based Payment,” which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expenses for all share-based payment awards made to employees and directors, including employee options under ourthe Company’s option plans based on estimated fair values.
ASC 718-10 requires that we estimate the fair value of equity-based payment awards on the date of grant using an option-pricing model. The fair value of the award is recognized as an expense over the requisite service periods in ourthe Company’s statements of comprehensive loss. We recognizeThe Company recognizes share-based award forfeitures as they occur, rather than estimate by applying a forfeiture rate.
In June 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2018-07, “Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting”, which simplifies the accounting for nonemployee share-based payment transactions by aligning the measurement and classification guidance, with certain exceptions, to that for share-based payment awards to employees. The amendments expand the scope of the accounting standard for share-based payment awards to include share-based payment awards granted to non-employees in exchange for goods or services used or consumed in an entity’s own operations and supersedes the guidance related to equity-based payments to non-employees. We adopted these amendments on January 1, 2019.
We recognize compensation expenses for the fair value of non-employee awards over the requisite service period of each award.
We estimate the fair value of options granted as equity awards using a Black-Scholes options pricing model. The option-pricing model requires a number of assumptions, of which the most significant are share price, expected volatility and the expected option term (the time from the grant date until the options are exercised or expire). We determineThe Company determines the fair value per share of the underlying stock by taking into consideration its most recent sales of stock, as well as additional factors that we deemthe Company deems relevant. Our Board of DirectorsThe Company’s board determined the fair value of ordinary shares based on valuations performed using the Option Pricing Method subject to relevant facts and circumstances. We haveThe Company has historically been a private company and lacklacks company-specific historical and implied volatility information of its stock. Expected volatility is estimated based on volatility of similar companies in the biotechnology sector. We haveThe Company has historically not paid dividends and havehas no foreseeable plans to issue dividends. The risk-free interest rate is based on the yield from governmental zero-coupon bonds with an equivalent term. The expected option term is calculated for options granted to employees and directors using the “simplified” method. Grants to non-employees are based on the contractual term. Changes in the determination of each of the inputs can affect the fair value of the options granted and the results of operations.operations of the Company.
Recently-Issued Accounting Pronouncements
Certain recently-issued accounting pronouncements are discussed in Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, to the audited consolidated financial statements in our 20212022 Annual Report.
Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
We are an emerging growth company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and are not required to provide the information under this item.
Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES4. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, as of September 30, 2022. Any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objective and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. March 31, 2023. Based on such evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2022.March 31, 2023.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We consummated the Merger on March 16, 2021, which has been accounted for as a reverse capitalization for accounting purposes, and, upon consummation of the Merger, we reconstituted our Board of Directors and our senior management team. The Company’s management has been in the process of strengthening the Company’s internal control over financial reporting since the Merger, including during the quarter ended September 30, 2022, including adopting new policies and procedures appropriate to the Company’s current business and management team. The foregoing actions are being taken solely in connection with the changes effected in connection with the Merger and not as the result of any material weakness or deficiency in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Except as described above, thereThere have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II.II. – OTHER INFORMATION
From time to time, we may become involved in legal proceedings relating to claims arising from the ordinary course of business. Our management believes that there are currently no claims or actions pending against us, the ultimate disposition of which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.
There have been no material changes from the information set forth in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our 20212022 Annual Report.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
None.
Item 3.Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
Item 5. 5.Other Information.
Buyback ArrangementNone.
In connection with the Merger, certain shareholders of Chemomab Ltd. were entitled to defer an immediate Israeli tax liability resulting from the exchange of shares that otherwise would have been deemed a sale. The deferral is set to lapse on March 16, 2023. Dr. Adi Mor, co-founder of Chemomab Ltd. and both our Chief Scientific Officer and a Class III director, and Prof. Kobi George, co-founder of Chemomab Ltd. (together with Dr. Adi Mor, the “Co-Founders”), will be required to pay a substantial tax liability to the Israeli Tax Authority upon the expiration date of the deferral period. In order to cover this tax liability, the Co-Founders will be required to sell part of their holdings in the Company.
In light of the foregoing, we elected to enter into a share purchase agreement (the “Repurchase Arrangement”) with the Co-Founders whereby we agreed, subject to the requisite court approval required under Section 303(a) of the Israeli Companies Law, 5759-1999 (the “Companies Law”), to repurchase up to an aggregate of $2,500,000 worth of American Depositary Receipts (the “ADSs”) of the Company (each representing twenty (20) ordinary shares, no par value, of the Company) owned by the Co-Founders, in order to avoid a situation in which the Co-Founders would have to execute bulk sales of their ADSs on the open market in order to be able to pay the outstanding tax liability. These repurchases will be made at market price. We believe that the Repurchase Arrangement protects the best interests of our shareholders by mitigating volatility of the market for the Company’s ADSs.
We do not expect any change in our cash runway as a result of this Repurchase Arrangement. The cash runway is expected to last through the end of 2023, consistent with the disclosure under “Liquidity and Capital Resources” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. As of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we have not yet obtained court approval.
(a) The following documents are filed as exhibits to this Quarterly Report or incorporated by reference herein.
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101. INS*INS | | Inline XBRL Instance Document |
101. SCH*SCH | | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document |
101. CAL*CAL | | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document |
101. DEF*DEF | | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document |
101. LAB*LAB | | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document |
101. PRE*PRE | | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document |
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| ** | | The certifications attached as Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 that accompany this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are not deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.Furnished herewith.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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Date: November 10, 2022May 11, 2023 | By: | /s/ Dale Pfost | |
| | Name: | Dale Pfost | |
| | Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
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Date: November 10, 2022May 11, 2023 | By: | /s/ Donald Marvin | |
| | Name: | Donald Marvin | |
| | Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |