UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 


 

(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2023

or

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2017

or

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

 

Commission file number: 0-21419

 


 

BioCardia, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware

23-2753988

(State or otheranother jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

125 Shoreway Road, Suite B 320 Soquel Way

San Carlos,Sunnyvale, California 9407094085

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

 

(650) 226-0120

(RegistrantRegistrant’ss telephone number, including area codecode))

 

N/A

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

 


 


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.   Yes ☒    No ☐


 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).   Yes ☒    No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer

  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Smaller reporting company

    
  

Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).   Yes ☐    No ☒

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which

registered

Common Stock, par value $0.001

Warrant to Purchase Common Stock

BCDA

BCDAW

The Nasdaq Capital Market

The Nasdaq Capital Market

 

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

 

There were 38,220,14120,219,087 shares of the registrant’s Common Stock issued and outstanding as of November 8, 2017.April 30, 2023.

 



 

Part I.   FINANCIAL INFORMATION

1FINANCIAL INFORMATION

4

Item 1.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 1

4

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of  September 30, 2017March 31, 2023 and December 31, 20162022

 1

4

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 March 31, 2023 and 20162022

 2

5

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022

6

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017 March 31, 2023 and 20162022

 3

7

Notes to UnauditedUnaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 4

8

Item 2.

Management’sManagement’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 13

14

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 20

21

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

 20

21

Part II.  OTHER INFORMATION

21OTHER INFORMATION

22

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

 21

22

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

 21

22

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 21

22

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 21

22

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

 21

22

Item 5.

Other Information

 21

22

Item 6.

Exhibits

 21

22

SIGNATURES

22

EXHIBIT INDEX

22

23SIGNATURES

23

 

 

FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, or report,report, contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws that involve risks and uncertainties. Certain statements contained in this report are not purely historical including, without limitation, statements regarding our expectations, beliefs, intentions, anticipations, commitments or strategies regarding the future that are forward-looking. These statements include those discussed in Item 2, Management’sManagements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, including “CriticalCritical Accounting Policies and Estimates, “ResultsResults of Operations, “LiquidityLiquidity and Capital Resources, and “FutureFuture Funding Requirements, and elsewhere in this report.

 

In this report, the words may, “could,could, “would,would, “might,might, “will,will, “should,should, “plan,plan,forecast, “anticipate,anticipate, “believe,believe, “expect,expect, “intend,intend, “estimate,estimate, “predict,predict, “potential,potential, “continue,continue, “future,future, “moving toward”moving toward or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions also identify forward-looking statements. Our actual results could differ materially from those forward-looking statements contained in this report as a result of a number of risk factors including, but not limited to, those listed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, which is incorporated by reference herein, and elsewhere in this report. You should carefully consider these risks, in addition to the other information in this Reportreport and in our other filings with the SEC. TheseAll forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions onlyreasons why results may differ included in this report are made as of the date of this report, regardless of the time of delivery of this report, and such information may be limited or incomplete, and our statements should not be read to indicate that we have conducted an exhaustive inquiry into,  or review of, all potentially available relevant information. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update any such forward-looking statement or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwisereason why such results might differ after the date of this report.Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, except as required by law.

 



 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM1. UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

BIOCARDIA, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

September

30, 2017

  

December

31, 2016

  

2023

  

2022

 
 

(unaudited)

      

(unaudited)

  
Assets      

Current assets:

         

Cash and cash equivalents

 $13,326  $21,352  $4,857  $7,363 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $3 and $2 at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively

  90   74 

Inventory

  240   135 

Short-term investments

  1,799    

Prepaid expenses

  188   356 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $11 as of both March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022

 153  201 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

  279   300 

Total current assets

  15,643   21,917  5,289  7,864 

Property and equipment, net

  163   111  158  170 

Operating lease right-of-use asset, net

 1,509  1,588 

Other assets

  54   54   172   171 

Total assets

 $15,860  $22,082  $7,128  $9,793 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

            

Current liabilities:

         

Accounts payable

 $447  $525  $861  $683 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

  1,393   848  2,472  2,246 

Deferred revenue

  160   71  340  341 

Operating lease liability - current

  327   315 

Total current liabilities

  2,000   1,444  4,000  3,585 

Deferred rent

  75   56 

Operating lease liability - noncurrent

  1,228   1,316 

Total liabilities

  2,075   1,500  5,228  4,901 

Stockholders’ equity:

        

Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016

        

Common stock, $0.001 par value, 750,000,000 shares authorized as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 respectively; 38,151,548 shares and 38,131,303 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively

  38   38 
Commitments and contingencies (Notes 1, 2, 5 and 12)   
Stockholders’ equity: 

Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 25,000,000 shares authorized and no shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022

    

Common stock, $0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 20,202,005 and 20,076,773 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively

 20  20 

Additional paid-in capital

  82,711   80,686  145,985  145,476 

Accumulated deficit

  (68,964)  (60,142)  (144,105)  (140,604)

Total stockholders’ equity

  13,785   20,582 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 $15,860  $22,082 
Total stockholders’ equity  1,900   4,892 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $7,128  $9,793 

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

4

BIOCARDIA, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

  

Three months ended

 
  

March 31,

 
  

2023

  

2022

 
Revenue:        

Net product revenue

 $  $1 

Collaboration agreement revenue

  64   59 

Total revenue

  64   60 
Costs and expenses:        

Research and development

  2,384   2,186 

Selling, general and administrative

  1,190   1,201 

Total costs and expenses

  3,574   3,387 

Operating loss

  (3,510)  (3,327)
Other income (expense):        

Total other income, net

  9   2 

Net loss

 $(3,501) $(3,325)
         

Net loss per share, basic and diluted

 $(0.17) $(0.19)
         

Weighted-average shares used in computing net loss per share, basic and diluted

  20,177,167   17,066,068 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

5

BIOCARDIA, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity 

(In thousands, except share amounts)

(unaudited)

  

Common stock

  

Additional

  

Accumulated

     
  

Shares

  

Cost

  

paid-in capital

  

deficit

  

Total

 

Balance at December 31, 2021

  16,871,265  $17  $139,055  $(128,697) $10,375 

Share-based compensation

        319      319 

Net loss

           (3,325)  (3,325)

Balance at March 31, 2022

  16,871,265  $17  $139,374  $(132,022) $7,369 
                     

Balance at December 31, 2022

  20,076,773  $20  $145,476  $(140,604) $4,892 

Sale of common stock under ATM, net of issuance costs of $13

  106,241      231      231 

Exercise of common stock options

  199             

Restricted stock units vested and issued

  18,792             

Share-based compensation

        278      278 

Net loss

           (3,501)  (3,501)

Balance at March 31, 2023

  20,202,005  $20  $145,985  $(144,105) $1,900 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.


BIOCARDIA, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)

(unaudited)

  

Three months ended March 31,

 
  

2023

  

2022

 
Operating activities:        

Net loss

 $(3,501) $(3,325)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:        

Depreciation

  22   16 

Reduction in the carrying amount of right-of-use assets

  79   71 

Share-based compensation

  278   319 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:        

Accounts receivable

  48   (179)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

  20   57 

Other receivable due from related party

      

Accounts payable

  345   257 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

  226   (201)

Deferred revenue

  (1)  101 

Operating lease liability

  (76)  (29)

Net cash used in operating activities

  (2,560)  (2,913)
Investing activities:        

Purchase of property and equipment

  (10)  (29)

Net cash used in investing activities

  (10)  (29)
Financing activities:        

Proceeds from sales of common stock

  244    

Issuance costs of sale of common stock

  (180)   

Net cash provided by financing activities

  64    

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

  (2,506)  (2,942)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

  7,363   12,872 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 $4,857  $9,930 
Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing and financing activities:        

Unpaid issuance costs of common stock

 $6  $ 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 


 

BIOCARDIA, INC.BioCardia, Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Operations

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

 

  

Three Months ended September 30,

  

Nine Months ended September 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

 

Revenue:

                

Net product revenue

 $88  $100  $298  $406 

Collaboration agreement revenue

  42   17   81   33 

Total revenue

  130   117   379   439 

Costs and expenses:

                

Cost of goods sold

  147   196   525   578 

Research and development

  1,700   684   4,028   1,622 

Selling, general and administrative

  1,322   919   4,708   2,375 

Total costs and expenses

  3,169   1,799   9,261   4,575 

Operating loss

  (3,039)  (1,682)  (8,882)  (4,136)

Other income (expense):

                

Interest income

  35      58    

Interest expense

     (520)     (1,627)

Change in fair value of convertible preferred stock warrant liability

     30      250 

Change in fair value of maturity date preferred stock warrant liability

     3      10 
Change in fair value of convertible shareholder notes derivative liability     (1,085)     (1,224)

Other expense

  3      2   (1)

Total other income (expense), net

  38   (1,572)  60   (2,592)

Net loss

 $(3,001) $(3,254) $(8,822) $(6,728)
                 

Net loss per share, basic and diluted

 $(0.08) $(2.06) $(0.23) $(4.26)
                 

Weighted-average shares used in computing net loss per share, basic and diluted

  38,146,751   1,579,852   38,141,654   1,579,264 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


BIOCARDIA, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)

(unaudited)

  

Nine Months ended September 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

 

Operating activities:

        

Net loss

 $(8,822) $(6,728)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

        

Depreciation and amortization

  57   30 

Change in fair value of convertible preferred stock warrant liability

     (250)

Change in fair value of maturity date preferred stock warrant liability

     (10)

Change in fair value of convertible shareholder notes derivative liability

     1,224 

Stock based compensation

  1,999   145 

Non-cash interest expense on convertible shareholder notes

     1,627 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

        

Accounts receivable

  (16)  45 

Inventory

  (105)  44 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

  168   111 

Accounts payable

  (80)  505 

Accrued liabilities excluding accrued interest on convertible note

  545   235 

Deferred revenue

  89   37 

Deferred rent

  19   (22)

Net cash used in operating activities

  (6,146)  (3,007)

Investing activities:

        

Purchase of property and equipment

  (107)   

Purchase of short-term investments

  (1,799)   

Net cash used in investing activities

  (1,906)   

Financing activities:

        

Proceeds from the exercise of common stock options

  26   2 

Net cash provided by financing activities

  26   2 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

  (8,026)  (3,005)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

  21,352   3,557 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 $13,326  $552 
         

Supplemental disclosures for noncash investing activity:

        

Accounts payable recognized for the purchase of equipment

 $2  $ 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


(1)

Summary of Business and Basis of Presentation

 

 

(a)

Description of Business

BioCardia, Inc., or the Company, is a clinical-stage regenerative medicine company developing novel therapeutics for cardiovascular diseases with large unmet medical needs. Its lead therapeutic candidate is the CardiAMP cell therapy system and its second therapeutic candidate is the CardiALLO cell therapy system. To date, the Company has devoted substantially all of its resources to research and development efforts relating to its therapeutic candidates and biotherapeutic delivery systems including conducting clinical trials, developing manufacturing and sales capabilities, in-licensing related intellectual property, providing general and administrative support for these operations and protecting its

BioCardia, Inc. (we, us, our, BioCardia or the Company), is a clinical-stage company focused on developing cellular and cell-derived therapeutics for the treatment of cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases with significant unmet medical needs. We are advancing two cell therapy platforms derived from bone marrow in clinical trials today. Our CardiAMP® autologous mononuclear cell therapy platform is being advanced for two clinical indications: ischemic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and refractory angina resulting from chronic myocardial ischemia (CMI). Our neurokinin-1 receptor positive (NK1R+) allogeneic mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) therapy platform is being advanced as an “off the shelf” cell therapy for two clinical indications: the treatment of ischemic HFrEF and for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Our autologous CardiAMP and our allogeneic NK1R+ cell therapies intended for cardiac indications of HFrEF and CMI are enabled by our Helix™ minimally invasive intramyocardial therapeutic delivery platform. We partner this therapeutic delivery platform selectively with others seeking to develop biotherapeutic interventions for local delivery to the heart. To date, we have devoted substantially all our resources to research and development efforts relating to our therapeutic candidates and biotherapeutic delivery systems including conducting clinical trials, developing manufacturing and sales capabilities, in-licensing related intellectual property, providing general and administrative support for these operations and protecting our intellectual property.

We manage our operations as a single segment for the purposes of assessing performance and making operating decisions.

 

The Company has three enabling device product lines: (1) the CardiAMP cell processing system; (2) the Helix biotherapeutic delivery system, or Helix; and (3) the Morph vascular access product line, or Morph. The Company manages its operations as a single segment for the purposes of assessing performance and making operating decisions.

Significant Accounting Policies

 

 

(b)(a)

Reverse Stock SplitBasis of Preparation

On or about September 25, 2017, the Company received written consents from holders of approximately 63.6% of the total issued and outstanding shares of voting stock of the Company excluding any holdback shares to authorize the Company’s Board of Directors to approve a 12-to-1 reverse stock split of our issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (the Reverse Stock Split). The Company’s shares of common stock commenced trading on a split-adjusted basis on November 3, 2017.

Following the Reverse Stock Split, certain reclassifications have been made to the prior periods’ financial statements to conform to the current period's presentation. The Company adjusted stockholders’ equity to reflect the Reverse Stock Split by reclassifying an amount equal to the par value of the shares eliminated by the split from common stock to the additional paid-in capital for all periods presented in these condensed consolidated financial statements, resulting in no net impact to stockholders’ equity on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company’s authorized share capital was 750 million shares of common stock and 50 million shares of preferred stock. Upon completion of the reverse stock split on November 3, 2017, the authorized shares were reduced to 100 million shares of common stock and 25 million shares of preferred stock.

 

(c)

Reverse Merger

On August 22, 2016, the Company, its wholly-owned subsidiary, Icicle Acquisition Corp, and BioCardia Lifesciences, Inc., or BioCardia Lifesciences (at the time named, BioCardia, Inc.), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, or the Merger Agreement. The transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement closed on October 24, 2016, pursuant to which Icicle Acquisition Corp. merged with and into BioCardia Lifesciences, with BioCardia Lifesciences continuing as the surviving company, or the Merger. BioCardia Lifesciences was determined to be the accounting acquirer in the Merger based upon the terms of the Merger and other factors, including: (i) former BioCardia Lifesciences security holders owned approximately 54% of the combined company (on a fully diluted basis) immediately following the closing of the Merger, (ii) former BioCardia Lifesciences directors hold the majority of the board seats in the combined company, and (iii) former BioCardia Lifesciences management holds all of the key positions in the management of the combined company. Following the completion of the Merger, the Company changed its name to BioCardia, Inc.

Exchange Ratio

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each share of BioCardia Lifesciences common stock issued and outstanding prior to the Merger, including shares of common stock underlying outstanding preferred stock, convertible notes (which converted into common stock immediately prior to the Merger), and stock options were converted into the right to receive 19.3678009 shares of Company common stock (approximately 1.6139834 shares after giving effect to the Company’s reverse stock split effected November 3, 2017), or the Exchange Ratio. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements give retroactive effect to the capital structure as a result of the Merger.


(2)

Significant Accounting Policies

 

(a)

BasisThe accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets, statements of Preparation

The accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets, statements of operations and cash flows as of September 30, 2017 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016operations, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows as of March 31, 2023, and for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 are unaudited. The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) and applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for interim financial information and on a basis consistent with the annual financial statements and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments which include only normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly our financial position as of September 30, 2017, results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, and cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016. The results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2017 or for any other interim period or for any other future year.

These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and related notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, filed with the SEC on March 30, 2017.

(b)

Liquidity

The Company has incurred net losses and negative cash flows from operations since its inception and had an accumulated deficit of $69.0 million as of September 30, 2017. Management expects operating losses and negative cash flows to continue through at least the next several years. Based on management’s current plans, management believes cash and cash equivalents of $13.3 million and short-term investments of $1.8 million as of September 30, 2017 are sufficient to fund the Company into the third quarter of 2018. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date these financial statements are issued. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Our ability to continue as a going concern and to continue further development of the Company’s lead therapeutic candidate, the CardiAMP cell therapy system, and the Company’s second therapeutic candidate, the CardiALLO cell therapy system, through and beyond the third quarter of 2018, will require the Company to raise additional capital. The Company plans to raise additional capital, potentially including debt and equity arrangements, to finance its future operations. If adequate funds are not available, the Company may be required to reduce operating expenses, delay or reduce the scope of its product development programs, obtain funds through arrangements with others that may require the Company to relinquish rights to certain of its technologies or products that the Company would otherwise seek to develop or commercialize itself, or cease operations. While the Company believes in the viability of its strategy to raise additional funds, there can be no assurances to that effect. 

(c)

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires Company management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include the useful lives of property and equipment; allowances for doubtful accounts and sales returns; inventory valuation; fair value of the convertible preferred stock warrant liability; fair value of the maturity date preferred stock warrant liability; fair value of the convertible shareholder notes derivative liability; and share-based compensation.

(d)

Principles of Consolidation

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated during the consolidation process.


(e)

Significant Accounting Policies

The Company’s significant accounting policies are described in Note 2 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K. There have been no changes to those policies except as described below.

(f)

Investments

Short-term investments consist of debt securities classified as available-for-sale and have original maturities greater than 90 days, but less than 365 days from the date of acquisition. All investments are carried at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities are excluded from earnings and are reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss. Realized gains and losses on the sale of marketable securities are determined using the specific-identification method and recorded in other income (expense), net on the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. The Company periodically evaluates these investments for other-than-temporary impairment.

Premiums and discounts on debt securities are amortized or accreted over the life of the security as an adjustment to yield using the effective-interest method. Such amortization and accretion is reported as interest income (expense) in the statement of operations. Dividend and interest income are recognized when earned.

(g)

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncement

In March 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-09, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting (ASU 2016-09). The standard is intended to simplify several areas of accounting for share-based compensation arrangements, including the income tax impact, classification in the statement of cash flows and forfeitures. The Company adopted ASU 2016-09 effective January 1, 2017.

The impact of adopting ASU 2016-09 resulted in the following:

We classified the excess income tax benefits from stock-based compensation arrangement as a discrete item within income tax expense, rather than recognizing such excess income tax benefits in additional paid-in capital. The adoption of this guidance had no material impact to our condensed consolidated financial statements duehave been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) and applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for interim financial information and on a basis consistent with the annual financial statements and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments which include only normal recurring adjustments, necessary to a full valuation allowance recognized againstpresent fairly its financial position as of March 31, 2023, results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022. The results for the three months ended March 31, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ended December 31, 2023 or for any other interim period or for any other future year.

These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and related notes included in our deferred tax assets.Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on March 29, 2023. 

 

(b)

Liquidity  Going Concern

We electedhave incurred net losses and negative cash flows from operations since our inception and had an accumulated deficit of approximately $144.1 million as of March 31, 2023. Management expects operating losses and negative cash flows to recognize forfeitures continue through at least the next several years. We expect to incur increasing costs as they occur. The cumulative effect adjustmentwe advance our trials and development activities. Therefore, absent additional funding, management believes cash and cash equivalents of $4.9 million as of March 31, 2023 are not sufficient to fund the Company’s planned expenditures and meet its obligations beyond the third quarter of 2023. These factors raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern beyond one year from the date these financial statements are issued. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result offrom the adoptionoutcome of this guidance onuncertainty.

Our ability to continue as a modified retrospective basis was insignificant.going concern and to continue further development of our therapeutic candidates beyond the third quarter of 2023 will require us to raise additional capital. We plan to raise additional capital, potentially including debt and equity arrangements, to finance our future operations. While management believes this plan to raise additional funds will alleviate the conditions that raise substantial doubt, these plans are not entirely within its control and cannot be assessed as being probable of occurring. If adequate funds are not available, we may be required to reduce operating expenses, delay or reduce the scope of our product development programs, obtain funds through arrangements with others that may require us to relinquish rights to certain of our technologies or products that we would otherwise seek to develop or commercialize, or cease operations.

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(c)

We appliedUse of Estimates

The preparation of the changefinancial statements in classificationaccordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include share-based compensation, the useful lives of cash flows resulting from excess tax benefitsproperty and cash paid by us when directly withholding sharesequipment, right-of-use assets and related liabilities, incremental borrowing rate, allowances for tax-withholding purposes on a retrospective basis. The adoption of these provisions did not result in changes in our condensed consolidated statements of cash flow. doubtful accounts and sales returns, clinical accruals and assumptions used for revenue recognition.

 

There were no other material impacts to our condensed consolidated financial statements as a result of adopting this updated standard.

 

(g)(d)

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which provides comprehensive guidance for revenue recognition. ASU 2014-09 affects any entity which either enters into contracts with customers to transfer goods or services or enters into contracts for the transfer of nonfinancial assets. The core principle of the guidance provides that a company should recognize revenue when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Additionally, qualitative and quantitative disclosures are required about customer contracts, significant judgments and changes in judgments, and assets recognized from the costs to obtain or fulfill a contract. The new standard can be applied retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented or retrospectively with the cumulative effect of the change recognized at the date of the initial application in retained earnings.

In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-14 Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which deferred the effective date for implementation of the standard. Public entities are to apply the new standard for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and earlier application is permitted only as of annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim reporting periods within that reporting period. The Company has not elected early adoption. The Company has formed a task force that is in the process of assessing the Company’s customer contracts and the potential impacts the standard may have on previously reported revenues and future revenues. Given the relatively small volume of revenue arrangements, the Company believes that the analysis will be completed in sufficient time to adopt the new standard when required. The Company expects to elect the cumulative effect adoption method.


In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01 (ASU 2016-01), Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. ASU 2016-01 changes accounting for equity investments, financial liabilities under the fair value option and the presentation and disclosure requirements for financial instruments. In addition, the update clarifies guidance related to the valuation allowance assessment when recognizing deferred tax assets resulting from unrealized losses on available-for-sale debt securities. The guidance will become effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning January 1, 2018 and must be adopted using a modified retrospective approach, with certain exceptions. Early adoption is permitted for certain provisions. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the standard will have on its Consolidated Financial Statements. Management’s assessment indicates that the amendment will not have a significant impact as the Company currently has no equity investments, however, the update may have a significant impact in the future. As of September 30, 2017, the Company has not elected to early adopt the amendments of ASU 2016-01.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02 Leases (Topic 842), which supersedes existing guidance on accounting for leases in “Leases (Topic 840)” and generally requires all leases to be recognized in the consolidated balance sheet. ASU 2016-02 is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018; early adoption is permitted. The Company does not plan to elect early adoption. The provisions of ASU 2016-02 are to be applied using a modified retrospective approach. The Company is currently assessing the future impact of this ASU on its consolidated financial statements.

In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-09 Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718) Scope of Modification Accounting. The amendments in ASU 2017-09 provide guidance about which changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award require an entity to apply modification accounting in Topic 718. The adoption of ASU 2017-09, which will become effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB, including its Emerging Issues Task Force, and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Company’s financial statement presentation or disclosures.

(3)

Principles of Consolidation

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, BioCardia Lifesciences, Inc. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated during the consolidation process.

(e)

Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject us to a concentration of credit risk consist of cash and cash equivalents. Our cash at times exceeds federally insured limits of $250,000 per customer. On March 31, 2023, substantially all of our cash was held by one financial institution and the amount on deposit was approximately $4.5 million in excess of FDIC insurance limits. We have not recognized any losses from credit risks on such accounts since inception.

Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was closed on March 10, 2023 by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. As of March 31, 2023, the Company has transferred substantially all of its cash and cash equivalents from SVB to another financial institution and does not believe it will be impacted by the closure of SVB.

(f)

Changes to Significant Accounting Policies

Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 2 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 filed March 29, 2023. There have been no changes to those policies.

(g)

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recent accounting pronouncements issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), including its Emerging Issues Task Force, did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on our financial statement presentation or disclosures.

(3)

Fair Value Measurement

 

The fair value of financial instruments reflects the amounts that the Company estimates to receive in connection with the sale of an asset or paid in connection with the transfer of a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (exit price). The Company follows

The fair value of financial instruments reflects the amounts that we estimate to receive in connection with the sale of an asset or paid in connection with the transfer of a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (exit price). We follow a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the use of inputs used in valuation techniques into the following three levels:

 

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.

 

Level 2 – observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities

Level 2 – observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

 

Level 3 – unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

The Company’s money market instruments are classified as Level 2 because they are valued using observable inputs other than quoted market prices. The Company’s marketable securities consist of available-for-sale securities and are classified as Level 2 because their value is based on valuation using significant inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market data.

 


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The following table sets forth the fair value of our financial assets measured on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2017 and indicates the fair value hierarchy utilized to determine such fair value (in thousands):

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

  

Total

 

Cash and cash equivalents:

          ��     

Cash

 $2,093  $  $  $2,093 

Money market instruments

     11,233      11,233 

Total cash and cash equivalents

 $2,093  $11,233  $  $13,326 
                 

Short term investments:

                

US government securities

 $  $1,799  $  $1,799 

Total short-term investments

 $  $1,799  $  $1,799 

The following table sets forth the fair value of our financial assets measured on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2016 and indicates the fair value hierarchy utilized to determine such fair value (in thousands):

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

  

Total

 

Assets:

                

Cash

 $21,352  $  $  $21,352 

As discussed in Note 8, in 2015, the Company issued warrants to purchase preferred stock in connection with the note agreements to various shareholders as described below. Upon the completion of the Merger, the Company exchanged 20% and 10% of outstanding Series D and Series F convertible preferred stock warrants for 81,460 and 48,223 shares of the Company’s common stock (approximately 6,788 and 4,018 shares after giving effect to the Company’s reverse stock split effected on November 3, 2017), respectively, and cancelled the remaining convertible preferred stock warrants pursuant to the Merger Agreement. Hence no warrants are outstanding as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016. The warrant liabilities were recorded at the fair value on the date of issuance and were remeasured each subsequent balance sheet date and as of the warrant exercise date, with fair value changes recognized as income (decrease in fair value) or expense (increase in fair value) in other income (expense) in the consolidated statements of operations.

In May 2015, the Company entered into note agreements with various stockholders of the Company and other lenders for a total of $7.2 million, or the 2015 Notes. Upon the completion of the Merger, the 2015 Notes and related accrued interest converted into 67,443,988 shares of the Company’s common stock (approximately 5,620,332 shares after giving effect to the Company’s reverse stock split effected on November 3, 2017). Hence no notes are outstanding as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016. As discussed more fully in Note 8, the 2015 Notes included embedded derivative features that were determined to be a compound embedded derivative requiring bifurcation and separate accounting at estimated fair value. The Company estimated the fair value of the compound embedded derivative utilizing a Monte Carlo simulation model from inception through September 30, 2016. The inputs used to determine the estimated fair value of the compound embedded derivative instrument include the probability of an underlying event triggering the redemption event and its timing prior to the maturity date of the 2015 Notes. The fair value measurement is based upon significant inputs not observable in the market. These assumptions are inherently subjective and involve significant management judgment. Upon the completion of the Merger, the valuation of the compound embedded derivative was determined based on the settlement value of the common stock exchanged for the notes on October 24, 2016. 

(4)

Investments

The following table summarizes the estimated value of the Company’s marketable securities and the gross unrealized gains and losses as of September 30, 2017 (in thousands):

  

Amortized cost

  

Unrealized gain

  

Unrealized loss

  

Estimated Fair Value

 

US government securities

 $1,799  $  $  $1,799 

Total short-term investments

 $1,799  $  $  $1,799 

As of September 30, 2017, the contractual maturity of the available-for-sale marketable securities is less than one year. There was no other-than-temporary impairment recognized during the nine months ended September 30, 2017.



 

The following table sets forth the fair value of our financial assets measured on a recurring basis and indicates the fair value hierarchy utilized to determine such fair value (in thousands):

  

As of March 31, 2023

 
                 
  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

  

Total

 
Assets:                

Money market funds

 $20  $  $  $20 

Cash in savings account

           4,508 

Cash in checking account

           329 

Total cash and cash equivalents

 $20  $  $  $4,857 
                 

  

As of December 31, 2022

 
  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

  

Total

 
Assets:                

Money market funds

 $6,893  $  $  $6,893 

Cash in checking account

           470 

Total cash and cash equivalents

 $6,893  $  $  $7,363 

(5)(4)

InventoriesProperty and Equipment, Net

 

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value using the average cost method. Inventories consist of the following (in thousands):

  

September 30,

2017

  

December 31,

2016

 

Raw materials

 $74  $59 

Work in process

  87    

Finished goods

  79   76 

Total

 $240  $135 

Write downs for excess or expired inventory are based on management’s estimates of forecasted usage of inventories and are included in cost of goods sold. A significant change in the timing or level of demand for certain products as compared to forecasted amounts may result in recording additional write downs for excess or expired inventory in the future. Charges to cost of goods sold for inventory write-downs, scrap, shrinkage and expired inventories totaled approximately $15,000 and $57,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and approximately $25,000 and $94,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

(6)

Property and Equipment, Netequipment, net consisted of the following (in thousands):

  

March 31,

  

December 31,

 
  

2023

  

2022

 

Computer equipment and software

 $171  $161 

Laboratory and manufacturing equipment

  575   575 

Furniture and fixtures

  27   27 

Leasehold improvements

  26   26 

Property and equipment, gross

  799   789 

Less accumulated depreciation

  (641)  (619)

Property and equipment, net

 $158  $170 

Depreciation expense totaled $22,000 and $16,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

  

Property and equipment, net consist of the following (in thousands):

(5)

Operating Lease Right-of-Use Asset, Net

In December 2021, we entered into a lease related to a property lease for our laboratory and corporate offices, which expires in January 2027, with an option for us to extend a further 36 months after expiration. Our lease agreements do not contain any material residual guarantees or material restrictive covenants. We determine if an arrangement is a lease at inception by assessing whether it conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration.

Right-of-use (ROU) assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. The Company’s lease does not provide an implicit rate. We used an adjusted historical incremental borrowing rate, based on the information available at the approximate lease commencement date, to determine the present value of lease payments. Variable rent expense is made up of expenses for common area maintenance and shared utilities and were not included in the determination of the present value of lease payments. We have no finance leases.

Our lease expense was $121,000 for the each of three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022. The cash paid under the operating lease for base rent for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 was $118,000 and $97,000, respectively. On March 31, 2023, the weighted average remaining lease term was 3.84 years, and the weighted average discount rate was 10.74%.

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Future minimum lease payments under the operating lease as of March 31, 2023 were as follows (in thousands):

Remainder of 2023

 $114 

2024

  485 

2025

  499 

2026

  514 

2027

  44 

Total undiscounted lease payments

 $1,656 

Less imputed interest

  101 

Total operating lease liabilities

 $1,555 

 

  

September 30,

2017

  

December 31,

2016

 

Computer equipment and software

 $186  $143 

Laboratory and manufacturing equipment

  431   366 

Furniture and fixtures

  48   48 

Leasehold improvements

  326   325 

Property and equipment, gross

  991   882 

Less accumulated depreciation

  (828)  (771)

Property and equipment, net

 $163  $111 

Depreciation expense totaled approximately $21,000 and $9,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and approximately $57,000 and $30,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

(7)(6)

Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 
 

September 30,

2017

  

December 31,

2016

  

2023

  

2022

 

Accrued expenses

 $487  $478  $38  $157 

Accrued salaries and employee benefits

 1,100  899 

Accrued clinical trial costs

  175     693  548 

Grant liability

  669   304  518  534 

Customer deposits

  62   66  90  90 

Payable to related party

  33   18 

Total

 $1,393  $848  $2,472  $2,246 

 


(8)(7)

Convertible NotesStockholders Equity

 

As of September 30, 2017, there are no notes outstanding. BelowWarrants - Set forth below is a historytable of previous notes issuedactivity of warrants for common stock and converted.the related weighted average exercise price per warrant.

  

Number of

  

Weighted

 
  

Common Stock

  

Average

 
  

Warrants

  

Exercise Price

 

Balance as of December 31, 2022

  2,424,724  $6.36 

Warrants for common stock sold

      

Warrants for common stock exercised

      

Balance as of March 31, 2023

  2,424,724  $6.36 

Lincoln Park Capital stock purchase agreement - On March 29, 2021, we entered into a purchase agreement with Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC (Lincoln Park) (Purchase Agreement) and a registration rights agreement (Registration Rights Agreement), pursuant to which we have the right to sell to Lincoln Park shares of our common stock having an aggregate value of up to $20 million, subject to certain limitations and conditions in the Purchase Agreement.

 

In May 2015, BioCardia Lifesciences entered into note agreements with various stockholders of BioCardia Lifesciences and other lenders for a total of $7.2 million, orPursuant to the 2015 Notes. The 2015 Notes accrued 8% annual simple interest, matured 18 months from the issue date and were callable after the maturity date by written demand of a majority of the holders of the outstanding note principle. If BioCardia Lifesciences closed an effective registration statement filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, covering the sale of BioCardia Lifesciences common stock (an IPO) prior to maturity, the outstanding principle and accrued interest would have automatically converted intoPurchase Agreement in March 2021, Lincoln Park purchased 373,832 shares of common stock, at 80% of thea price of the$5.35 per share, for a total gross purchase price of $2 million (Initial Purchase) and we issued 80,000 shares of common stock purchased inas commitment shares, which included 5,000 commitment shares issued on a pro rata basis for the IPO. If at any time prior to the maturity date, the Company closed a private placement of the Company’s preferred stock for aggregate sales proceeds of at least $5.0initial $2 million excluding note conversions, at the note holder’s option, or the Optional Conversion Right, the outstanding principle and interest may have been converted into shares of the preferred stock at a conversion price equal to 80% of the price of the preferred shares sold in such financing, plus preferred stock warrant coverage equal to 8% with an exercise price equal to the purchase price of the preferred stock sold in such financing. If the notes were held to maturity, subject to BioCardia Lifesciences authorizing sufficient shares of a new class of preferred stock, or the Maturity Date Preferred Stock, the holder would have had the option to convert the outstanding principle and interest to this new class of Maturity Date Preferred Stock at an exercise price of $0.07 per share, plus 8% warrant coverage.purchase.

 

In August 2016,As of March 31, 2023, we had not sold any common stock to Lincoln Park under the Company andPurchase Agreement other than the holders ofInitial Purchase.

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Cantor Fitzgerald Sales agreement - On April 12, 2022, we entered into a sales agreement (Sales Agreement) with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (Cantor) as the 2015 Notes amended the 2015 Notes,sales agent, pursuant to which the outstanding principal amountwe may offer and all accrued interestsell, from time to time, through August 31, 2016 automatically converted intoCantor, shares of BioCardia Lifesciences common stock at 80%having an aggregate offering price of up to $10.5 million (ATM Offering). We are not obligated to sell any common stock shares pursuant to the Sales Agreement. Under the terms of the conversion priceSales Agreement, we pay Cantor a commission of 3% of the convertible notes issued in October 2016. In addition,aggregate proceeds from the amendment eliminatedsale of shares and reimburse certain legal fees. We filed a prospectus supplement under our existing registration statement covering the paymentoffer and sale of interest for the period subsequentup to August 31, 2016, and through the date$10.5 million of the closing of the Merger. Upon the completion of the Merger, the 2015 Notes and accrued interest converted into shares of BioCardia Lifesciences common stock, of which were then exchanged at the Exchange Ratio into 67,443,988 sharesapproximately $8.5 million was still available for offer and sale as of the Company’s common stock (approximately 5,620,332 shares after giving effect to the Company’s reverse stock split).March 31, 2023.

 

The 2015 Notes had redemption features that were determined to be a compound embedded derivative requiring bifurcation and separate accounting at estimated fair value. The changes in the estimated value are reflected in the change in fair value of convertible shareholder notes derivative liability in the consolidated statements of operations. We estimated the fair value of the compound embedded derivative utilizing a Monte Carlo simulation model. The inputs used to determine the estimated fair value of the compound embedded derivative instrument include the probability of an underlying event triggering the redemption event and its timing prior to the maturity date of the 2015 Notes. The fair value measurement is based upon significant inputs not observable in the market. These assumptions are inherently subjective and involve significant management judgment. Immediately prior to the closing of the Merger, the compound embedded derivative was remeasured based on the settlement value of the common stock exchanged for the notes, and we reclassified the balance of the convertible shareholder notes derivative liability to additional paid-in capital.

The Company recognized interest expense, including amortization of the debt discount of $0 and $520,000 forDuring the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and approximately $0 and $1.6 millionMarch 31, 2023, we sold 106,241 shares of common stock under the ATM Offering at then-market prices for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. total gross proceeds of $244,000, with net issuance costs of $13,000.

 

(9)(8)

Share-Based Compensation

 

BioCardia Lifesciences adopted,The share-based compensation expense is recorded in research and development, and selling, general and administrative expenses based on the BioCardia Lifesciences shareholders approved,employee's or non-employee’s respective function. No share-based compensation was capitalized during the 2002 Stock Plan in 2002, or the 2002 Plan, and the Company assumed the 2002 Plan in the Merger. The Company will not grant any additional awards under the 2002 Plan following the Merger. In 2016, BioCardia Lifesciences adopted, and the BioCardia Lifesciences shareholders approved, the 2016 Equity Incentive Plan, or the 2016 Plan, and the Company assumed the 2016 Plan in the Merger. The Company will grant awards, including incentive stock options and nonstatutory stock options, under the 2016 Plan following the Merger.

Stock compensation attributable to manufacturing operations was not significant and was expensed directly to cost of goods sold in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.periods presented. Share-based compensation expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2023 and 20162022 was recorded as follows (in thousands):

 

  

Three Months ended September 30,

  

Nine Months ended September 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

 

Cost of goods sold

 $33  $-  $107  $1 

Research and development

  172   30   498   30 

Selling, general and administrative

  496   57   1,394   114 

Share-based compensation expense

 $701  $87  $1,999  $145 


  

Three months ended

 
  

March 31,

 
  

2023

  

2022

 

Research and development

 $139  $127 

Selling, general and administrative

  139   192 

Total share-based compensation

 $278  $319 

 

The following table summarizes the activity of stock options and related information:

 

  

Options outstanding

 
         
      

Weighted

 
      

average

 
  

Number of

  

exercise

 
  

shares

  

price

 
         

Balance, December 31, 2016

  3,491,937  $1.78 

Stock options granted

  704,946   8.34 

Stock options exercised

  (20,243)  2.08 

Stock options cancelled

  (33,948)  0.48 

Balance, September 30, 2017

  4,142,692  $2.90 

The weighted average grant-date fair value of options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was $6.44 per share.

Employee Share-Based Compensation (Stock Options)

During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company granted stock options to certain non-employee directors and employees to purchase 542,631 shares of common stock. The fair value of each option grant was estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the weighted average assumptions in the table below:  

Risk-free interest rate

 

 

1.88

2.13%

 

Volatility

 

 

82

89%

 

Dividend yield

 

 

 

None

 

 

Expected terms (in years)

 

 

5.50

6.25

 

  

Options outstanding

         
  

Number of

shares

  

Weighted

average

exercise

price

  

Weighted

average

remaining

contractual

term (years)

  

Aggregate

intrinsic value
(in thousands)

 
                 

Balance, December 31, 2022

  2,182,708  $4.04   7.5  $343 

Stock options exercised

  (199)  1.49         

Stock options forfeited

  (14,059)  2.77         

Balance, March 31, 2023

  2,168,450  $4.05   7.3  $256 

Exercisable, March 31, 2023

  1,241,371  $5.27   6.3  $49 

 

Unrecognized share-based compensation for employee and nonemployee options granted through September 30, 2017March 31, 2023 is approximately $4.7$1.8 million to be recognized over a remaining weighted average service period of 3.02.2 years.

 

Non-Employee DirectorShare-Based Compensation (RSUs)

During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company granted to certain non-employee directors 97,996 restricted stock units, or RSUs. The fair value of each RSU is estimated on the closing market price on the grant date.  

 

The following summarizes the activity of non-vested RSUs:

 

      

Weighted

 
      

average

 
      

grant date

 
  

Number of

  

fair value

 
  

shares

  

per share

 

Balance, December 31, 2016

       

RSUs granted

  97,996  $8.71 

RSUs vested

       

RSUs forfeited

       

Balance, September 30, 2017

  97,996  $8.71 
      

Weighted

 
      

average

 
      

grant date

 
  

Number of

  

fair value

 
  

shares

  

per share

 

Balance, December 31, 2022

  21,526  $4.33 

RSUs released

  (18,792)  4.34 

Balance, March 31, 2023

  2,734  $4.26 

 

RSUs vested and settled are converted into the Company’s common stock on a one-for-one basis. RSUs are generally subject to forfeiture if employment terminates prior to the release of vesting restrictions. The related compensation expense, which is based on the grant date fair value of our common stock multiplied by the number of units granted, is recognized ratably over the period during which the vesting restrictions lapse. Unrecognized share-based compensation for employee and nonemployee RSUs granted through September 30, 2017March 31, 2023 is approximately $642,000$1,000 to be recognized over a remaining weighted average service period of 2.00.1 years.

 


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Nonemployee Share-Based Compensation

During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company granted options to purchase 162,315 shares of common stock to consultants. These options were granted in exchange for consulting services to be rendered and vest over the term specified in the grant, which correlates to the period the services are rendered. The Company recorded approximately $188,000 and $20,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and approximately $698,000 and $21,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, as nonemployee share-based compensation expense.

The Company accounts for share-based compensation arrangements with nonemployees, using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, based on the fair value as these instruments vest. Accordingly, at each reporting date, the Company revalues the unearned portion of the share-based compensation and the resulting change in fair value is recognized in the consolidated statements of operations over the period the related services are rendered. The following assumptions were used to value the awards for the nine months ended September 30, 2017:

Risk-free interest rate

2.25

– 

2.29%

Volatility

84– 87%

Dividend yield

 

None

 

Expected terms (in years)

8.9

– 

9.5

(10)(9)

Net Loss per Share

 

Basic net loss per share is calculated by dividing the net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding and fully vested restricted stock units. Diluted net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted-average number of common sharesshare equivalents outstanding for the period. Since we were in a loss position forperiod determined using the treasury-stock method. Common stock equivalents are comprised of unvested restricted stock units, warrants to purchase common stock and options outstanding under the stock option plans. For all periods presented, there is no difference in the number of shares used to calculate basic and diluted shares outstanding since the effects of potentially dilutive securities are antidilutive due to the net loss per share is the same as basic net loss per share for all periods as the inclusion of all potential common shares outstanding would have been anti-dilutive.  position.

 

The following outstanding common stock equivalents were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share for the periods presented because including them would have been antidilutive:

 

 

September 30,

  

March 31,

 
 

2017

  

2016

  

2023

  

2022

 

Convertible preferred stock

  -   9,208,376 

Notes convertible into shares

  -   5,620,332 

Convertible preferred stock warrants

  -   92,116 
 

Stock options to purchase common stock

  4,142,692   3,716,947  2,168,450  1,616,364 

Unvested restricted stock units

  97,996   -  2,734  5,468 

Common stock warrants

  2,424,724   2,424,724 

Total

  4,240,688   18,637,771   4,595,908   4,046,556 

 

(11)(10)

Income Taxes

 

During the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2023 and 2016,2022, there was no income tax expense or benefit for federal or state income taxes in the accompanying condensed consolidated statementstatements of operations due to the Company’sour net loss and a full valuation allowance on the resulting deferred tax assets.

 

As of September 30, 2017, the Company retainsMarch 31, 2023, we retain a full valuation allowance on itsour deferred tax assets in all jurisdictions. The realization of the Company’sour deferred tax assets depends primarily on itsour ability to generate future taxable income which is uncertain. The Company doesWe do not believe that itsour deferred tax assets are realizable on a more-likely-than-not basis; therefore, the net deferred tax assets have been fully offset by a valuation allowance.

 

(12)(11)

Related Party Transactions

On April 9, 2020, we entered into a Litigation Funding Agreement (Funding Agreement) with BSLF, L.L.C. (Funder), an entity owned and controlled by Andrew Blank, Chair of BioCardia’s board of directors, for the purpose of funding our legal proceedings and any and all claims, actions and/or proceedings relating to or arising from the case captioned Boston Scientific Corp., et al., v. BioCardia Inc., Case No. 3:19-05645-VC, U.S.D.C., N. D. Cal (the Litigation). On April 12, 2021, all parties to the Litigation entered into a confidential settlement agreement and all claims were dismissed.

 

In August 2016,March 2022, we entered into settlement agreements with our litigation service providers and the Company granted an optionFunder to purchase 5,027,726 sharesterminate the Funding Agreement and conclude on all remaining matters thereunder (the Litigation Funding Settlement). Under the terms of common stock (418,977 shares after giving effectthe confidential agreements, litigation and corporate counsel provided credits and refunds of legal fees, which offset the amounts owed to us by the Funder under the Funding Agreement, and provided up to $300,000 in future discounts on legal services which are remitted to the Company’s reverse stock split effectedFunder on November 3, 2017)a quarterly basis. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, and 2022, we received discounts totaling $33,000 and zero, respectively, with 4-year vesting period,$33,000 and $18,000 recorded as a related party payable in accrued expenses and other current liabilities as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

(12)

Contingencies and Uncertainties

Contingencies - We may be subject to OPKO Health, Inc.,various claims, complaints, and legal actions that arise from time to time in the normal course of business. Management is not aware of any current legal or OPKO, as considerationadministrative proceedings that are likely to have an adverse effect on our business, financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

Uncertainties - The results for consulting servicesthe three months ended March 31, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be provided by OPKOexpected for the year ending December 31, 2023 or for any other interim period or for any other future year, particularly in accordance withlight of COVID-19 and its impact on domestic and global economies. Governmental and business reactions to the consulting agreement entered into betweenpandemic, and resulting economic disruptions, have the Companypotential to materially impact our business and OPKO. The unearned portioninfluence our business decisions. While the impact of COVID-19 did not have a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations for the periods presented, our future assessment of the share-based compensationmagnitude and duration of COVID-19 and related factors, could result in material impacts to the OPKO option was revalued at September 30, 2017, and the Company recorded $126,000 and $432,000 as expense during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively. The term of the consulting agreement is 4 years and will be automatically renewed for successive one yearour financial statements in future reporting periods. The chairman and chief executive officer of OPKO is a beneficial owner of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock and OPKO itself is also a beneficial owner of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock. 

 


 

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

 

The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. This discussion contains certain 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. Any and all statements contained in this Quarterly Report that involve riskare not statements of historical fact may be deemed forward-looking statements. Terms such as may,might,would,should,could,project,estimate,pro-forma,predict,potential,strategy,anticipate,attempt,develop,plan,help,believe,continue,intend,expect,future and uncertainties.terms of similar import (including the negative of any of the foregoing) may be intended to identify forward-looking statements. However, not all forward-looking statements may contain one or more of these identifying terms. Forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report may include, without limitation, statements regarding (i) the plans and objectives of management for future operations, including plans or objectives relating to the development of our cell therapy systems and our clinical trials, (ii) a projection of income (including income/loss), earnings (including earnings/loss) per share, capital expenditures, dividends, capital structure or other financial items, (iii) our ability to raise additional capital, (iv) our future financial performance, including any such statement contained in a discussion and analysis of financial condition by management or in the results of operations included pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC and (vi) the assumptions underlying or relating to any statement described in points (i) (iv) above. Our actual results may differ materially from those discussed below. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those identified below and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, those listed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and elsewhere in this report.for the year ended December 31, 2022, which is incorporated by reference herein. Historical results are not necessarily indicative of future results.

Special Note Regarding Smaller Reporting Company Status

We are filing Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as a “smaller reporting company” (as definedto conform these statements to actual results or to changes in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act) based on our public float (the aggregate market value of our common equity held by non-affiliates of the Company) as of the last business day of our second fiscal quarter of 2016. As a result of being a smaller reporting company, we are allowed and have elected to omit certain information, including tabular disclosure of contractual obligations, from this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations; however, we have provided all information for the periods presented that we believe to be appropriate and necessary.expectations.

 

Overview

 

We are a clinical-stage regenerative medicine company developing novelcellular and cell-derived therapeutics for cardiovascular diseases with large unmet medical needs. Our lead therapeutic candidate is the CardiAMP Cell Therapy System, or CardiAMP for the treatment of heart failure.cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases with significant unmet medical needs. We initiated our U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, accepted Phase III pivotal trialare advancing two cell therapy platforms derived from bone marrow in clinical trials today. Our CardiAMP® autologous mononuclear cell therapy platform is being advanced for CardiAMP intwo clinical indications: ischemic systolic heart failure in December 2016. The CardiAMP Heart Failure Trial is a Phase III, multi-center, randomized, double-blinded, sham-controlled study of up to 260 patients at 40 centers nationwide, which includes a 10-patient roll-in cohort. The trial’s primary endpoint is an improvement in six minute walking distance at 12 months post-treatment. In addition, the primary endpoint analysis incorporates the impact of major adverse cardiac eventswith reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and other clinically meaningful events.

In September 2017, the independent Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) completed the pre-specified interim analysis of safety outcomes for the first 10 patients treated in the Phase 3 trial of its investigational CardiAMP cell therapy product. The DSMB indicated there were no significant safety concerns with the CardiAMP study results and recommended that the trial continue, as planned. Currently five world class centers are actively enrolling in the study.

We anticipate filing an investigational device exemption (IDE) supplement to add an interim efficacy readout in the fourth quarter of 2018 and expect top line data in the fourth quarter of 2019. If our trial is successful, we believe we will be the first company to reach the market with a cell-based therapy to treat heart failure. Additionally, the Company anticipates an FDA filing for a second CardiAMP indication inrefractory angina resulting from chronic myocardial ischemia (CMI) in 2017 instead of in post myocardial infarction. Our neurokinin-1 receptor positive (NK1R+) allogeneic mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) therapy platform is being advanced as previously disclosed.

Our second therapeutic candidate isan “off the CardiALLO Cell Therapy System, or CardiALLO, which utilizes bone marrow derived mesenchymal cells from a donor to treat heart failure. We anticipate submitting an Investigational New Drug (IND) applicationshelf” cell therapy for submission to the FDA for a Phase II trial for CardiALLO fortwo clinical indications: the treatment of ischemic systolic heart failure in 2018. This IND is expected to have improved Chemistry Manufacturing Controls in the IND relative to our previous co-sponsored investigations utilizing culture expanded bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells.HFrEF and for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).

 

Our autologous CardiAMP and our allogeneic NK1R+ cell therapies intended for cardiac indications of HFrEF and CMI are enabled by our Helix™ minimally invasive intramyocardial therapeutic delivery platform. We are committedselectively partner this therapeutic delivery platform with others seeking to applying our expertise indevelop biotherapeutic interventions for local delivery to the fields of autologous and allogeneic cell-based therapies to improve the lives of patients with cardiovascular conditions. As we engage in clinical trials of our therapeutic candidates, we have compensated and intend to compensate all parties performing the trials or studies (including all the parties identified in our Annual Report on Form 10-K) only on terms that are standard and customary in clinical study arrangements. heart.

 

To date, we have devoted substantially all of our resources to research and development efforts relating to our therapeutic candidates and biotherapeutic delivery systems, including conducting clinical trials, developing manufacturing and sales capabilities, in-licensing related intellectual property, providing general and administrative support for these operations and protecting our intellectual property. We have also generated modest revenues from sales of our approved products. We have funded our operations primarily through the sales of equity and convertible debt securities, and certain government and private grants. All convertible debt securities were converted into shares

CardiAMP Autologous Cell Therapy for Ischemic Heart Failure and for Chronic Myocardial Ischemia (BCDA-02)

The CardiAMP Cell Therapy Heart Failure Trial is a Phase III, multi-center, randomized, double-blinded, sham-controlled study of up to 260 patients at up to 40 centers in the United States and Canada, which includes a 10-patient roll-in cohort. The Phase III pivotal trial, which was granted Breakthrough designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is designed to provide the primary support for the safety and efficacy of the CardiAMP Cell Therapy System for the treatment of heart failure with HFrEF (BCDA-01). The primary endpoint is an outcomes composite score based on a three-tiered Finkelstein-Schoenfeld hierarchical analysis. The tiers, starting with the most serious events, would be (1) all-cause death, including cardiac death equivalents such as heart transplant or left ventricular assist device placement, ordered by time to event; (2) non-fatal Major Adverse Coronary and Cerebrovascular Events (MACCE), excluding those deemed procedure-related occurring within the first seven days post-procedure (heart failure hospitalization, stroke or myocardial infarction), ordered by time to event, and (3) change from baseline in 6MW at 12 months. Additional prespecified secondary hierarchical and nonhierarchical endpoints are also being assessed. This trial is active at 20 clinical sites, including four sites in Canada and 120 patients have been enrolled to date.

Working with leading biostatistics and regulatory consultants, we submitted a supplement to the FDA in February 2023 with a proposed adaptive SAP for the CardiAMP Heart Failure trial. This was submitted as a Sprint Discussion under the Breakthrough designation guidance provided by the FDA. We met with the FDA CBER on March 29, 2023, documented the minutes of our Common Stock in connectiondiscussion with the Merger.Agency and on April 26, 2023 submitted a detailed supplement for the implementation of an adaptive statistical analysis plan.

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We anticipate that the next DSMB meeting will be scheduled in June 2023 and will utilize an adaptive design should the FDA approve the supplement as expected. In advance of the next DSMB review, we anticipate all data that contributes to the primary efficacy endpoint in the study submission will have incurred net lossesbeen monitored by our clinical staff, verifying all clinical data required for interpretation in each year sincethe DSMB review.

Should this next DSMB review or another future DSMB review include an adaptive statistical analysis plan, it could result in the DSMB being able to recommend the trial enrollment be stopped early for anticipated success with fewer patients or that confirmation of the study should continue as planned to the next DSMB review. Should we meet the primary endpoint with fewer patients than currently planned, the FDA Breakthrough designation granted to this program may reduce the need to have a significant additional number of patients to demonstrate safety prior to market approval and allow BioCardia to obtain additional safety data after market approval.

In July 2022, we had our inception. Our net losses were approximately $3.0 millionsecond consultation with Japan’s Pharmaceutical and $3.3 millionMedical Device Agency regarding potential approval of the CardiAMP Cell Therapy System for the three months ended September 30, 2017treatment of ischemic heart failure based on existing data. After working with distinguished physician leaders, we are in the process of completing a formal submission towards approval in Japan. The submission has been submitted for translation into Japanese and 2016, respectively,is expected to be submitted to Pharmaceuticals and approximately $8.8 millionMedical Devices Agency (PMDA) by our regulatory consultants in the second quarter of 2023.  There is potential for subsequent submissions and $6.7 millionconsultations with PMDA based on the outcome from the current submission.

The CardiAMP Chronic Myocardial Ischemia Trial is a Phase III, multi-center, randomized, double-blinded, controlled study of up to 343 patients at up to 40 clinical sites. The Phase III pivotal trial is designed to provide the primary support for the nine months ended September 30, 2017safety and 2016, respectively. Asefficacy of September 30, 2017, we had an accumulated deficitthe CardiAMP Cell Therapy System for the indication of approximately $69.0 million. Substantially allchronic myocardial ischemia (BCDA-02). This therapeutic approach uses many of the same novel aspects as the CardiAMP Heart Failure Trial and is expected to leverage our experience and investment in the heart failure trial. The trial has been activated at two clinical sites and three patients have been treated. We are working to complete the roll-in cohort and work with the FDA to enhance the trial design before expanding this beyond four clinical centers.

The Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has designated that both of our net lossesCardiAMP pivotal trials qualify for Medicare national coverage at up to $20,000 per patient. The covered costs under Medicare include patient screening, the CardiAMP Cell Therapy System and procedure, and clinical follow-up at one and two years after the procedure. Private insurance plans covering 50 million insured Americans follow the CMS reimbursement policy and are similarly anticipated to cover these costs. This coverage significantly reduces our cost of conducting these pivotal trials.

Allogeneic NK1R+ MSC Cell Therapy Platform

Our second therapeutic platform is our investigational culture expanded bone marrow derived allogeneic, Neurokinin-1 Receptor Positive Mesenchymal Stem Cells (NK1R+ MSC) for which the FDA approved two INDs in 2022. This “off the shelf” cell therapy is being advanced for ischemic heart failure of HFrEF (BCDA-03) and acute respiratory distress (BCDA-04). Variations of this allogeneic therapy may have resulted from costs incurredthe potential for numerous other therapeutic applications. These cells are compelling in connection with our research and development programs, clinical trials, intellectual property matters, building our manufacturing and sales capabilities, and from general and administrative costspart because they express the Neurkinin-1 receptor for the neuropeptide Substance P, an important neuropeptide associated with inflammation throughout the body and a primary mediator of inflammation in the airways. We manufacture these cells for clinical studies at its manufacturing facility in Sunnyvale which was certified for manufacturing in 2022. Clinical grade cells are available for both indications being pursued today.

Allogeneic NK1R+ MSC for Heart Failure and for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

In December 2022, the FDA approved our operations. As discussedInvestigational New Drug (IND) application to initiate a first-in-human Phase I/II clinical trial to deliver these allogeneic cells for the treatment of HFrEF (BCDA-03). The trial is designed for patients with New York Heart Association Class II and III ischemic heart failure with ischemic HFrEF whose own cell composition makes them ineligible for the Company’s Phase III CardiAMP® Heart Failure Trial studying autologous cell therapy that has received FDA Breakthrough Device Designation. Efficiencies are expected in more detail under “Liquidityconducting this trial as patients who have been screened but are ineligible for enrollment in the CardiAMP Heart Failure trial would likely be eligible for this allogeneic trial. Clinical grade allogeneic cells have been manufactured and Capital Resources”, we planare ready for use and the cells will be delivered by our proprietary delivery system. We expect to raise additional capital, potentially including debtbegin enrolling patients in the second quarter of 2023.

In April 2022, the FDA approved the Company’s Investigational New Drug (IND) for a Phase I/II trial for the use of this allogeneic cell therapy for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) caused by COVID-19 (BCDA-04). Fortunately, the number of patients with COVID-19 induced ARDS has decreased and equity arrangements,the Company intends to finance our future operations.work with the FDA to modify its inclusion criteria to include other patients with ARDS without requiring them to have previously had COVID-19.

 


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The first part of the clinical trial will evaluate increasing dosages of the cells and the optimal dose will be taken to Phase II in a randomized study in adult patients recovering from ARDS. This therapy is intended to address the enormous unmet need of sustained local and systemic inflammation after a patient is taken off respirator support with goals of accelerating recovery, enhancing survival and reducing both relapse and rehospitalization. Clinical grade cells have been manufactured and are available for this study, but this trial initiation is expected to follow the initiation of the BCDA-03 trial of these allogeneic MSC for HFrEF.

Helix Biotherapeutic Delivery System

BioCardia’s Helix Biotherapeutic Delivery System (Helix) delivers therapeutics into the heart muscle with a penetrating helical needle from within the heart. It enables local delivery of cell and gene-based therapies, including our own cell therapies to treat cardiac cardiovascular indications. The Helix catheter is CE marked in Europe and is under investigational use in the United States. The Helix design has served as a platform for our development of a number of transendocardial delivery system that are not clinically available yet. These are guided to the heart using a number of navigation platforms we have also developed.

BioCardia selectively partners its Helix Biotherapeutic Delivery Systems and broader biotherapeutic delivery capabilities with firms developing other cell, gene, and protein therapeutic programs. These partnered programs provide additional data, intellectual property rights, and opportunities to participate in the development of combination products for the treatment of cardiac diseases.

COVID-19 Considerations

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have experienced significant disruption to our business and delays in our development programs and regulatory and commercialization timelines, including adverse impact to our operations at certain clinical sites involved in our ongoing clinical studies. The COVID-19 pandemic could continue to adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition and/or liquidity in the future. These adverse impacts could include delayed or slowed enrollment of our, or our collaborators’, planned or ongoing clinical trials, delayed or cancelled clinical site initiations, delayed regulatory review for regulatory approvals, delayed commercialization of one or more of our product candidates, if approved, and workforce shortages. Our production capabilities, or those of our partners or suppliers, and our supply chains could also be adversely impacted.

Additionally, while the potential continuing economic impact brought by, and the duration of, the COVID-19 pandemic is difficult to assess or predict, the impact of COVID-19 and related responses of governments, business and other institutions on the global financial markets may reduce the Company’s ability to access capital, which could negatively impact the Company’s liquidity and ability to raise the capital to complete its preclinical and clinical studies on a timely basis, or at all. In addition, a recession, market correction or depression resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic or the response to it could materially affect our business and the value of our common stock. 

 

Financial Overview

 

Revenue

 

We currently have a portfolio of enabling and delivery products, from which we have generated modest revenue. Net product revenues include commercial sales of our AVANCE steerable introducer and collaboration agreement revenues include revenue from partnering agreements with corporate and academic institutions. Under these partnering agreements, we provide our Helix biotherapeutic delivery system and customer training and support for use in preclinical and clinical studies.

 

Cost of Goods Sold

Cost of goods sold includes the costs of raw materials and components, manufacturing personnel and facility costs and other indirect and overhead costs associated with manufacturing our enabling and delivery products.

Research and Development Expenses

 

Our research and development expenses consist primarily of:

 

salaries and related overhead expenses, which include share-based compensation and benefits for personnel in research and development functions;

salaries and related overhead expenses, which include share-based compensation and benefits for personnel in research and development functions;

fees paid to consultants and contract research organizations, or CROs, including in connection with our preclinical studies and clinical trials and other related clinical trial fees, such as for investigator grants, patient screening, laboratory work, clinical trial management and statistical compilation and analysis;

costs related to acquiring and manufacturing clinical trial materials;

costs related to compliance with regulatory requirements; and

payments related to licensed products and technologies.

 

fees paid to consultants and contract research organizations, or CROs, including in connection with our preclinical studies and clinical trials and other related clinical trial fees, such as for investigator grants, patient screening, laboratory work, clinical trial material management and statistical compilation and analysis;

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costs related to acquiring and manufacturing clinical trial materials;

costs related to compliance with regulatory requirements; and

payments related to licensed products and technologies.

 

We expense all research and development costs in the periods in which they are incurred. Costs for certain development activities are recognized based on an evaluation of the progress toof completion of specific tasks using information and data provided to us by our vendors and clinical sites. Nonrefundable advance payments for goods or services to be received in future periods for use in research and development activities are deferred and capitalized. The capitalized amounts are then expensed as the related goods are delivered and the services are performed.received. 

 

We plan to increase our research and development expenses for the foreseeable future as we continue to developthe pivotal CardiAMP autologous cell therapy trials in heart failure and subject to the availability of additional funding, further advance the development of CardiALLOchronic myocardial ischemia, and any other therapeutic candidates for additional indications.begin our allogeneic cell therapy trials in heart failure and acute respiratory distress syndrome. We typically use our employee and infrastructure resources across multiple research and development programs, and accordingly, we have not historically allocated resources specifically to our individual programs. There are also significant synergies between these programs.

 

The process of conducting the necessary clinical research to obtain regulatory approval is costly and time-consuming, and the successful development of our therapeutic candidates is highly uncertain. As a result, we are unable to determine the duration and completion costs of our research and development projects or when and to what extent we will generate revenue from the commercialization and sale of any of our therapeutic candidates.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and related costs for employees in executive, finance and administration, sales, corporate development and administrative support functions, including share-based compensation expenses and benefits. Other significant selling, general and administrative expenses include sales commissions, rent, accounting and legal services, obtaining and maintaining patents, the cost of consultants, occupancy costs, insurance premiums and information systems costs.

 

We expect that our selling, general and administrative expenses will increase as we advance our Phase III pivotal heart failure trial for CardiAMP, and subject to the availability of additional funding, conduct our Phase II trial for CardiALLO and prepare for commercialization. We believe that these increases will likely include increased costs for director and officer liability insurance, costs related to the hiring of additional personnel to support product commercialization efforts and operations and increased fees for outside consultants, attorneys and accountants. We also expect to incur increased costs to comply with corporate governance, internal controls, investor relations and disclosures, and similar requirements applicable to public companies.


Other Income (Expense)

 

Other income and expense consistsconsist primarily of interest income we earn on our cash, and cash equivalents and investments, interest charges we incurred in periods when we have convertible debt outstanding, and changes in the fair value of our warrant and convertible shareholder note derivative liabilities in periods when we have warrants or convertible debt outstanding. Subsequent to the Merger, we have no interest charges related to the convertible debt and changes in the fair value of our warrant and convertible shareholder note derivative liabilities as such instruments were converted, cancelled or exchanged as part of the Merger. We expect our interest income to increase following the completion of the Merger as we invest our cash on hand pending its use in our operations.equivalents. 

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

Our management’smanagement’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based on our financial statements, which we have prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, or U.S. GAAP. The preparation of our financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of our financial statements, as well as the reported expenses during the periods presented.liabilities. We evaluate these estimates and judgments on an ongoing basis. We base our estimates on historical experience and on other factorsvarious judgements that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparentclear from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. 

 

Other than below, there were no material changes inWe define our critical accounting policies as those that require us to make subjective estimates orand judgments about matters that are uncertain and are likely to have a material impact on our financial condition and results of operations as well as the specific manner in which we apply those principles. Our critical accounting policies are described in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”Item 7 in our 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K duringfor the nine monthsyear ended September 30, 2017.

Share-Based Compensation 

We measure and recognize share-based compensation expense for equity awards to employees, directors and consultants basedDecember 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on fair value at the grant date. We use the Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing model, or BSM, to calculate the fair value of stock options. Restricted stock units (RSUs) are measured based on the fair market values of the underlying stock on the dates of grant. Share-based compensation expense recognized in the statements of operationsMarch 29, 2023, which is based on awards at the time of grant, and is reduced for actual forfeitures at the time that the forfeitures occur. Compensation cost for employee share-based awards will be recognized over the vesting period of the applicable award on a straight-line basis. 

For options granted to nonemployees, we revalue the unearned portion of the share-based compensation and the resulting change in fair value is recognized in the statements of operations over the period the related services are rendered.

The BSM option-pricing model requires the input of subjective assumptions, including the risk-free interest rate, the expected volatility in the value of our Common Stock, and the expected term of the option. These estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management’s judgment. If factors change and different assumptions are used, our share-based compensation expense could be materially different in the future. 


incorporated by reference herein. 

 

Results of Operations

 

Comparison of Three Months Ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2023 and 20162022

 

The following table summarizes our results of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2023 and 20162022 (in thousands):

 

 

Three Months ended September 30,

  

Three months ended March 31,

 
 

2017

  

2016

  

2023

  

2022

 

Revenue:

         

Net product revenue

 $88  $100  $  $1 

Collaboration agreement revenue

  42   17   64   59 

Total revenue

  130   117   64   60 

Costs and expenses:

         

Cost of goods sold

  147   196 

Research and development

  1,700   684  2,384  2,186 

Selling, general and administrative

  1,322   919   1,190   1,201 

Total costs and expenses

  3,169   1,799   3,574   3,387 

Operating loss

  (3,039)  (1,682)  (3,510)  (3,327)

Other income (expense):

         

Interest income

  35    

Interest expense

     (520)

Other income (expense)

  3   (1,052)

Total other income (expense), net

  38   (1,572)

Total other income, net

  9   2 

Net loss

 $(3,001) $(3,254) $(3,501) $(3,325)
        

Net loss per share, basic and diluted

 $(0.08) $(2.06)
        

Weighted-average shares used in computing net loss per share, basic and diluted

  38,146,751   1,579,852 

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Revenue. Revenue increased by approximately $13,000to $64,000 in the three months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2023 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2016, primarily due to higher collaboration revenues partially offset by a reduction in Morph sales. We expect current sales volumes to remain relatively stable, with modestly lower net product revenue for 2017 relative to 2016.

Cost of Goods Sold.    Cost of goods sold decreased by approximately $49,000$60,000 in the three months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2016,March 31, 2022, primarily due to $57,000 charged to costthe timing of goods sold for inventory write-downsrevenue from new and reserves in the three months ended September 30, 2016existing collaborative partners coupled with lowerthe fulfilment of deliverables and completion of collaborative agreements. The amount and timing of collaboration revenues is largely dependent on our partners’ development activities and may be inconsistent and create significant quarter-to-quarter variation in the three months ended September 30, 2017. We expect cost of goods sold for 2017 to be relatively consistent with 2016.our revenues.

 

Research and Development Expenses. Research and development expenses increased by approximately $1,016,000to $2,384,000 in the three months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2023 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2016, primarily due to expenses incurred in the planning, preparation and inception of the CardiAMP Phase III pivotal heart failure trial. We expect research and development expenses to increase as we continue to enroll and treat patients in the trial and incur additional development expenses related to CardiALLO therapeutic program. 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses.    Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by approximately $403,000$2,186,000 in the three months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2016,March 31, 2022, primarily due to additional costs for the organizational structure needed toincreasing expenses in support the CardiAMP Phase III pivotal trial and operations as a public company. These expenses include additional salary expenses, stock compensation and legal, accounting, tax and other corporate expenses. We expect selling, general and administrative expenses for the remaining quarter of 2017 to increase moderately from the three months ended September 30, 2017 as we continue to build the supporting staff and infrastructure to support the CardiAMP Phase III pivotal trial and public company operations.  

Interest Income.   Interest income for the three months ended September 30, 2017 consisted primarily of interest income earned on cash equivalents and short-term investments.

Interest Expense.   Interest expense for the three months ended September 30, 2016 consisted primarily of interest expense related to convertible notes which are no longer outstanding.


Other Income (Expense). Other income (expense) for the three months ended September 30, 2016 consisted primarily of the changes in value of the convertible preferred stock warrant liabilities and the change in value of the convertible shareholder note derivative liability.

Comparison of Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 and 2016

The following table summarizes our results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands):

  

Nine Months ended September 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

 

Revenue:

        

Net product revenue

 $298  $406 

Collaboration agreement revenue

  81   33 

Total revenue

  379   439 

Costs and expenses:

        

Cost of goods sold

  525   578 

Research and development

  4,028   1,622 

Selling, general and administrative

  4,708   2,375 

Total costs and expenses

  9,261   4,575 

Operating loss

  (8,882)  (4,136)

Other income (expense):

        

Interest income

  58    

Interest expense

     (1,627)

Other income (expense)

  2   (965)

Total other income (expense), net

  60   (2,592)

Net loss

 $(8,822) $(6,728)
         

Net loss per share, basic and diluted

 $(0.23) $(4.26)
         

Weighted-average shares used in computing net loss per share, basic and diluted

  38,141,654   1,579,264 

Revenue.     Revenue decreased by approximately $60,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016, primarily due to a reduction in Morph sales volumes. We expect current sales volumes to remain relatively stable, with modestly lower net product revenue for 2017 relative to 2016.

Cost of Goods Sold.    Cost of goods sold decreased by approximately $53,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016, primarily due to the decrease in revenues, partially offset by increased stock compensation cost for manufacturing personnel. We expect cost of goods sold for 2017 to be relatively consistent with 2016.

Research and Development Expenses.    Research and development expenses increased by approximately $2.4 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016, primarily due to expenses incurred in the planning, preparation and inception of the CardiAMP Phase III pivotal heart failure trial, including fees paid to consultants and contract research organization (CRO), higher personnel costs and increased stock compensation expense. We expect research and development expenses to increase as we continue to enroll and treat patients in the trial and incur additional development expenses related to CardiALLO therapeutic program. Heart Failure Trial.  

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses.Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by approximately $2.3 milliondecreased to $1,190,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016, primarily due to additional costs for the organizational structure needed to support the CardiAMP Phase III pivotal trial and operations as a public company. These costs include additional salary expenses, stock compensation and legal, accounting, tax, and other corporate expenses. We expect selling, general and administrative expenses for the final quarter of 2017 to increase moderately from the three months ended September 30, 2017,March 31, 2023 as we continuecompared to build the supporting staff and infrastructure to support the CardiAMP Phase III pivotal trial and public company operations.  

Interest Income.   Interest income for the nine$1,201,000 in three months ended September 30, 2017 consisted primarily of interest income earned on cash equivalents and short-term investments.

Interest Expense.   Interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 consisted primarily of interest expense related to convertible notes which are no longer outstanding.


Other Income (Expense).  Other income (expense) for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 consisted primarily of the changes in value of the convertible preferred stock warrant liabilities and the change in value of the convertible shareholder note derivative liability.March 31, 2022.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

We have incurred net losses each year since our inception and as of September 30, 2017,March 31, 2023, we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $69.0$144.1 million. We anticipate that we will continue to incur net losses for at least the next several years.

 

We have funded our operations principally through the sales of equity and convertible debt securities as well as the cash acquired through the Merger.securities. As of September 30, 2017,March 31, 2023, we had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $13.3$4.9 million.

 

The following table shows a summary of our cash flows for the periods indicated (in thousands):

 

 

Nine Months ended September 30,

  

Three months ended
March 31,

 
 

2017

  

2016

  

2023

  

2022

 

Net cash provided by (used in):

         

Operating activities

 $(6,146) $(3,007) $(2,560) $(2,913)

Investing activities

  (1,906)    (10) (29)

Financing activities

  26   2   64    

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

 $(8,026) $(3,005) $(2,506) $(2,942)

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities. The increasedecrease in overall spending for operating activities of approximately $3.1 million$353,000 in the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2023 compared to the ninethree months ended September 30, 2016 relatesMarch 31, 2022 related primarily to increasedimproved working capital management. Cash flow from operating activities for any period is subject to many variables including the timing of cash outflowsreceipts, payments to conduct the CardiAMP Phase III pivotal trial, further develop the CardiAMPsuppliers, and CardiALLO programs and to build the supporting infrastructure to sustain these efforts and support operations as a public company.   vendor payment terms.

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Cash Flows from Investing Activities. Net cash used in investing activities of $1.9 million$10,000 and $29,000 during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017 consistsMarch 31, 2023 and 2022 respectively, consisted of the purchases of property and equipment, primarily lab and short-term investments.

office equipment.

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities. Net cash provided by financing activities of $26,000$64,000 during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017 consists of theMarch 31, 2023 related primarily to proceeds from the exercisesale of stock options.common stock. 

 

Lincoln Park Capital Stock Purchase Agreement

On March 29, 2021, we entered into a purchase agreement with Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC (Lincoln Park) (Purchase Agreement) and a registration rights agreement (Registration Rights Agreement), pursuant to which we have the right to sell to Lincoln Park shares of our common stock having an aggregate value of up to $20 million, subject to certain limitations and conditions in the Purchase Agreement.

Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement in March, 2021, Lincoln Park purchased 373,832 shares of common stock, at a price of $5.35 per share, for a total gross purchase price of $2 million (Initial Purchase) and we issued 80,000 shares of common stock as commitment shares, which included 5,000 commitment shares issued on a pro rata basis for the initial $2 million purchase.

As of March 31, 2023, we had not sold any common stock to Lincoln Park under the Purchase Agreement other than the Initial Purchase.

Cantor Fitzgerald ATM Offering

On April 12, 2022, we entered into a sales agreement (Sales Agreement) with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (Cantor) as the sales agent, pursuant to which we may offer and sell, from time to time, through Cantor, shares of common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $10.5 million (ATM Offering). We are not obligated to sell any common stock shares pursuant to the Sales Agreement. Under the terms of the Sales Agreement, we pay Cantor a commission of 3% of the aggregate proceeds from the sale of shares and reimburse certain legal fees. We filed a prospectus supplement under our existing registration statement covering the offer and sale of up to $10.5 million of common stock, of which approximately $8.5 million was still available for offer and sale as of March 31, 2023.

During the three months ended March 31, 2023, we sold 106,241 shares of common stock under the ATM Offering at then-market prices for total gross proceeds of $244,000, with net issuance costs of $13,000.

Future Funding Requirements

 

To date, we have generated modest revenue from sales of our approved products.revenues. We do not know when, or if, we will generate any revenue from our development stage biotherapeutic programs. We do not expect to generate any revenue from sales of our CardiAMP or CardiALLO therapeuticautologous and allogeneic cell therapy candidates unless and until we obtain regulatory approval. At the same time, we expect our expenses to increase in connection with our ongoing development activities, particularly as we continue the research, development and clinical trials of, and seek regulatory approval for, our therapeutic candidates. In addition, subject to obtaining regulatory approval for any of our therapeutic candidates and companion diagnostic, we expect to incur significant commercialization expenses for product sales, marketing, manufacturing and distribution. We anticipate that we will need additional funding in connection with our continuing operations.      

 

Based upon our current operating plan, we believe that the cash and cash equivalents of $13.3$4.9 million coupled with $1.8 million in short-term investments as of September 30, 2017March 31, 2023 are not sufficient to fund our operations into the third quarter of 2018. In order to continue to further the development ofplanned expenditures and meet our lead therapeutic candidate, the CardiAMP cell therapy system, and our second therapeutic candidate, the CardiALLO cell therapy system, through andobligations beyond the third quarter of 2018,2023. In order to continue development of our therapeutic candidates beyond the third quarter of 2023, we will be required to raise additional capital. We plan to raise additional capital, potentially including non-dilutive collaboration and licensing arrangements, debt or equity financing, or a combination from these sources. We have based our estimates on assumptions that may prove to be wrong, and equity arrangements,we may use our available capital resources sooner than we currently expect. Because of the numerous risks and uncertainties associated with the development and commercialization of our therapeutic candidates, we are unable to estimate the amounts of increased capital outlays and operating expenditures necessary to complete the development of our therapeutic candidates.

Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including:

the progress, costs, results and timing of our autologous CardiAMP Cell Therapy System and allogeneic Neurokinin-1 Receptor Positive clinical trials and related development programs;

FDA acceptance of our autologous CardiAMP Cell Therapy System and allogeneic Neurokinin-1 Receptor Positive therapies for heart failure and for other potential indications;

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the outcome, costs and timing of seeking and obtaining FDA and any other regulatory approvals;

the costs associated with securing, establishing and maintaining commercialization and manufacturing capabilities;

the number and characteristics of product candidates that we pursue, including our product candidates in preclinical development;

the ability of our product candidates to progress through clinical development successfully;

our need to expand our research and development activities;

the costs of acquiring, licensing, or investing in businesses, products, product candidates and technologies;

our ability to maintain, expand and defend the scope of our intellectual property portfolio, including the amount and timing of any payments we may be required to make, or that we may receive, in connection with the licensing, filing, prosecution, defense and enforcement of any patents or other intellectual property rights;

the general and administrative expenses related to being a public company;

our need and ability to hire additional management and scientific, medical and sales personnel;

the effect of competing technological and market developments;

our need to implement additional internal systems and infrastructure, including financial and reporting systems; and

the cost of the impact from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Until such time that we can generate meaningful revenue from the sales of approved therapies and products, if ever, we expect to finance our operating activities through public or private equity or debt financings, government or other third-party funding, marketing and distribution arrangements, and other collaborations, strategic alliances and licensing arrangements or a combination of these approaches. To the extent that we raise additional capital through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, the ownership interests of our common stockholders will be diluted, and the terms of these securities may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect the rights of our common stockholders. Debt financing, if available, may involve agreements that include conversion discounts or covenants limiting or restricting our ability to take specific actions, such as incurring debt, making capital expenditures or declaring dividends. If we raise additional funds through government or other third-party funding, marketing and distribution arrangements or other collaborations, or strategic alliances or licensing arrangements with third parties, we may have to relinquish valuable rights to our technologies, future operations.revenue streams, research programs, products, or therapeutic candidates or to grant licenses on terms that may not be favorable to us.

Our condensed consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2023 have been prepared on the basis that we will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the ordinary course of business. Due to the factors described above, there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date these financial statements are issued. Our ability to continue as a going concern will depend in a large part, on our ability to raise additional capital. If adequate funds are not available, we may be required to reduce operating expenses, delay or reduce the scope of our product development programs, obtain funds through arrangements with others that may require us to relinquish rights to certain of our technologies or products that we would otherwise seek to develop or commercialize ourselves, or cease operations. While we believe in the viability of our strategy to raise additional funds, there can be no assurances that we will be able to obtain additional capital on acceptable terms and in the amounts necessary to fully fund our operating needs. We have based our estimates on assumptions that may prove to be wrong, and we may use our available capital resources sooner than we currently expect. Because of the numerous risks and uncertainties associated with the development and commercialization of our therapeutic candidates, we are unable to estimate the amounts of increased capital outlays and operating expenditures necessary to complete the development of our therapeutic candidates.  


Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including:

the progress, costs, results and timing of our CardiAMP and CardiALLO clinical trials and related development programs;

FDA acceptance of our CardiAMP and CardiALLO therapies for heart failure and for other potential indications;

the outcome, costs and timing of seeking and obtaining FDA and any other regulatory approvals;

the costs associated with securing, establishing and maintaining commercialization and manufacturing capabilities;

the number and characteristics of product candidates that we pursue, including our product candidates in preclinical development;

the ability of our product candidates to progress through clinical development successfully;

our need to expand our research and development activities;

the costs of acquiring, licensing or investing in businesses, products, product candidates and technologies;

our ability to maintain, expand and defend the scope of our intellectual property portfolio, including the amount and timing of any payments we may be required to make, or that we may receive, in connection with the licensing, filing, prosecution, defense and enforcement of any patents or other intellectual property rights;

the general and administrative expenses related to being a public company;

our need and ability to hire additional management and scientific, medical and sales personnel;

the effect of competing technological and market developments; and

our need to implement additional internal systems and infrastructure, including financial and reporting systems.

Until such time that we can generate meaningful revenue from the sales of approved therapies and products, if ever, we expect to finance our operating activities through public or private equity or debt financings, government or other third-party funding, marketing and distribution arrangements, and other collaborations, strategic alliances and licensing arrangements or a combination of these approaches. To the extent that we raise additional capital through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, the ownership interests of our Common Stock holders will be diluted, and the terms of these securities may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect the rights of our Common Stock holders. Debt financing, if available, may involve agreements that include conversion discounts or covenants limiting or restricting our ability to take specific actions, such as incurring additional debt, making capital expenditures or declaring dividends. If we raise additional funds through government or other third-party funding, marketing and distribution arrangements or other collaborations, or strategic alliances or licensing arrangements with third parties, we may have to relinquish valuable rights to our technologies, future revenue streams, research programs, products or therapeutic candidates or to grant licenses on terms that may not be favorable to us.

Our condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 have been prepared on the basis that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the ordinary course of business. Due to the factors described above, there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date these financial statements are issued. Our ability to continue as a going concern will depend in a large part, on our ability to raise additional capital. If we are unable to obtain funding on a timely basis, our ability to continue as a going concern would be jeopardized and we may be required to significantly curtail, delay or discontinue one or more of our research and development programs, implement general cost saving measures, reduce expenditures for third party contractors, including professional advisors and other vendors, which could have a negative impact on our ability to continue our business as currently contemplated, including our ability to develop and commercialize products within planned timelines and materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

The condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.uncertainty. If we are unable to continue as a going concern, we may be forced to liquidate assets. In such a scenario, the values received for assets in liquidation or dissolution could be significantly lower than the values reflected in our condensed consolidated financial statements.


 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

During the periods presented, we did not have, nor do we currently have, any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined under the rules of the SEC.Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

See Note 2 of our notes to condensed consolidated financial statements for information regarding recent accounting pronouncements that are of significance or potential significance to us.


 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Not applicable.There have been no material changes in our market risks during the three months ended March 31, 2023.

Our exposure to market risk is currently limited to our cash and cash equivalents, all of which have maturities of less than three months. The goals of our investment policy are preservation of capital, maintenance of liquidity needs, and fiduciary control of cash and investments. We also seek to maximize income from our investments without assuming significant risk or departing from our investment policy. We currently do not hedge interest rate exposure. Because of the short-term nature of our cash equivalents, we do not believe that an increase in market rates would have a material negative impact on the value of our portfolio.

Interest Rate Risk

As of March 31, 2023, based on current interest rates and total borrowings outstanding, a hypothetical 100 basis point increase or decrease in interest rates would have an immaterial pre-tax impact on our results of operations.

Foreign Currency Exchange Risks

We are a U.S. entity and our functional currency is the U.S. dollar. The vast majority of our revenues were derived from sales in the United States. We have business transactions in foreign currencies; however, we believe we do not have significant exposure to risk from changes in foreign currency exchange rates at this time. We do not currently engage in hedging or similar transactions to reduce our foreign currency risks. We will continue to monitor and evaluate our internal processes relating to foreign currency exchange, including the potential use of hedging strategies.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s reports under the Exchange Act, 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 management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, as the Company’s controls are designed to do, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the risk related to controls and procedures.

In connection with the preparation of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as of September 30, 2017,March 31, 2023, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer,Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act). We disclosed the existence of a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting described in our Annual ReportBased on 10-K for the fiscal year end dated December 31, 2016, resulting from an insufficient number of qualified personnel and inadequate processes within our accounting function which has impacted our ability to appropriately segregate duties and to perform timely and effective reviews over general ledger account reconciliations and non-routine transactions. We have implemented measures designed to improve our internal control over financial reporting to remediate this material weakness, including hiring additional qualified accounting, operations and clinical personnel, formalizing our business processes and internal controls documentation and strengthening supervisory review. These actions are subject to review and testing by our senior management, as well as oversight by the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors. Although we believe that our efforts will be successful, we cannot be certain at this time, that the material weaknesses will be remediated at December 31, 2017. As a result, we concluded that the material weakness identified above continued to exist as of September 30, 2017. Accordingly,evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of March 31, 2023, our disclosure controls and procedures were, notin design and operation, effective as of September 30, 2017. These conclusions were communicated to our Audit Committee. Notwithstanding the existence of this material weakness, management has concluded that the condensed consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q fairly present, in all material respects, the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows for all periods and dates presented.at a reasonable assurance level.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

Except for the remediation efforts described above, thereThere were no changes into our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by rule 13a-15(d) and 15d-15(d) of the Exchange Act that occurred during the three month period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Qmonths ended March 31, 2023 that have materially affected, or isare reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 


 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

The Company may be subject to various claims, complaints, and legal actions that arise from time to time in the normal course of business. Management does not believe that the Company is party to any currentlycurrent pending legal proceedings. There can be no assurance that existing or future legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business or otherwise will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’sCompany’s business, financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

 

In addition to the risk factor set forth below and the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors”Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016,2022, which could materially affect our business, financial condition, or future results.results, are incorporated by reference herein. The risks described in this report, and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed periodically with the SEC are not the only risks facing our Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or future results.

We will require additional financing in 2018 in order to continue the trial and to continue operations at the current level.

As discussed above in “Management Discussion and Analysis – Future Funding Requirements,” our current cash resources are sufficient to fund operations at the expected level of activity only into the third quarter of 2018.  We will need additional capital to continue operations at the current level and to continue the Phase III trial.  While we plan  to raise additional capital to fund operations, including the trial, there can be no assurances as to the availability of capital or the terms on which capital will be available.

 

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

 

None.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

None.

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

 

None.

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBIT INDEX

 

The exhibits listed in the Exhibit Index to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are incorporated herein by reference.


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.

Exhibit

Number 

BIOCARDIA, INC.

(Registrant)

Exhibit Description

Date:     November 9, 2017  

By:

/s/ Peter Altman

Peter Altman

President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

Date:     November 9, 2017  

By:

/s/ David McClung

 

3.1(1)

David McClung

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)


EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit

Number

Exhibit Description

3.1(1)Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended May 6, 2019

3.1(2)

3.2(2)

Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.Bylaws

31.1*

Certification of Principal Executive Officer under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2*

Certification of Principal Financial Officer under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1**

Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuantPursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2**

Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuantPursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

(1) Previously filed as an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 18, 2008.

(2) Previously filed as an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 7, 2017.

101.INS+

Inline XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH+

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL+

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.DEF+

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

101.LAB+

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

101.PRE+

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

104Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

 

*

Filed herewith.

**

Furnished herewith.

+

The financial information contained in these XBRL documents is unaudited and is furnished, not filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

(1)

Previously filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2019 filed by us on August 14, 2019.

(2)

Previously filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by us on April 11, 2017.

 

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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.

BIOCARDIA, INC.

(Registrant)

Date:                        May 10, 2023

By:

/s/ Peter Altman

Peter Altman

President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

Date:                        May 10, 2023

By:

/s/ David McClung

David McClung

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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