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Fulcrum Therapeutics, Inc.

For the period ended Jun 30, 2025. Filed Jul 29, 2025.

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Jun 30, 2025 · Filed Jul 29, 2025

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

  1. Nature of the Business and Basis of Presentation

Fulcrum Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware on August 18, 2015. The Company is focused on developing small molecules to improve the lives of patients with genetically-defined rare diseases in areas of high unmet medical need.

The Company is subject to a number of risks similar to other companies in the biotechnology industry, including, but not limited to, risks of failure of preclinical studies and clinical trials, dependence on key personnel, protection of proprietary technology, reliance on third party organizations, risks of obtaining regulatory approval for any product candidate that it may develop, development by competitors of technological innovations, compliance with government regulations, and the need to obtain additional financing. Product candidates currently under development will require significant additional research and development efforts, including extensive preclinical and clinical testing, and regulatory approval, prior to commercialization. These efforts require significant amounts of additional capital, adequate personnel infrastructure and extensive compliance-reporting capabilities. Even if the Company’s development efforts are successful, it is uncertain when, if ever, the Company will realize significant revenue from product sales.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Any reference in these notes to applicable guidance is meant to refer to the authoritative GAAP as found in the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) and Accounting Standards Updates (“ASU”) of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”).

The accompanying consolidated financial statements and footnotes to the financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the most recently audited annual consolidated financial statements and, in the opinion of management, reflect all normal recurring adjustments necessary for the fair presentation of the Company’s financial position as of June 30, 2025 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024. The results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2025, any other interim periods, or any future year or period. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2024 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 25, 2025 (the “Annual Report on Form 10-K”).

Liquidity

The Company has incurred recurring losses and negative cash flows from operations since inception and has primarily funded its operations with proceeds from the sale of shares of its capital stock and from upfront payments received from collaboration and license agreements. As of June 30, 2025, the Company had an accumulated deficit of$554.3 million. The Company expects its operating losses and negative operating cash flows to continue into the foreseeable future as it continues to advance and expand its research and development efforts. The Company expects to finance its future cash needs through a combination of equity offerings, debt financings, collaborations, strategic alliances and marketing, distribution or licensing arrangements.

The Company expects that its cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities will be sufficient to fund its operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements for at least 12 months from the date of issuance of these financial statements. However, the Company has based this estimate on assumptions that may prove to be wrong, and its operating plan may change as a result of many factors currently unknown to it. As a result, the Company could deplete its capital resources sooner than it currently expects. If the Company is unable to raise additional funds through equity or debt financings when needed, it may be required to delay, limit, reduce or terminate development or future commercialization efforts or grant rights to develop and market product candidates that it would otherwise prefer to develop and market itself.

  1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, Fulcrum Therapeutics Securities Corp., which is a Massachusetts subsidiary created to buy, sell, and hold securities. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The significant accounting policies and estimates used in the preparation of the accompanying consolidated financial statements are described in the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. There have been no material changes in the Company’s significant accounting policies during the six months ended June 30, 2025.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements, and the reported amount of expenses during the reported periods. Estimates inherent in the preparation of these consolidated financial statements include, but are not limited to, estimates related to collaborative arrangements, revenue from contracts with customers, accrued expenses, stock-based compensation expense, and income taxes. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and other market specific or other relevant assumptions it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates its estimates as there are changes in circumstances, facts and experience. Actual results could differ from those estimates or assumptions.

Off-Balance Sheet Risk and Concentrations of Credit Risk

The Company has no significant off-balance sheet risk such as foreign exchange contracts, option contracts, or other foreign hedging arrangements. Financial instruments that potentially expose the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities, and restricted cash. The Company’s cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash are deposited in accounts at large financial institutions. The Company believes it is not exposed to significant credit risk due to the financial strength of the depository institutions in which the cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash are held. The Company maintains its cash equivalents in money market funds that invest in U.S. Treasury securities, U.S. Treasury securities, and government agency securities. The Company’s marketable securities consist of U.S. Treasury securities, government agency securities, and corporate bonds, and potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk. The Company has adopted an investment policy that limits the amounts the Company may invest in any one type of investment. The Company has not experienced any credit losses and does not believe it is exposed to any significant credit risk on these funds.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements - To Be Adopted

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures, which requires disclosure of additional information about specific expense categories in the notes to the financial statements on an interim and annual basis. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and for interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the disclosure requirements related to this new standard.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements - Adopted

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures. The standard updates reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses and information used to assess segment performance and requires companies to disclose all annual disclosures about segments in interim periods. The standard also requires companies with a single reportable segment to provide all disclosures required by Topic 280 – Segment Reporting. The new standard became effective for the Company on January 1, 2025. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position and results of operations. See Note 17, “Segment Information”, for further information regarding the adoption of this standard.

  1. Fair Value Measurements

The following tables present information about the Company’s financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis and indicate the fair value hierarchy classification of such fair values as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 (in thousands):

TotalLevel 1Level 2Level 3
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds$42,588$42,588$—$—
Marketable securities:
U.S. Treasury securities9,990—9,990—
Government agency securities13,786—13,786—
Corporate bonds147,747—147,747—
Total$214,111$42,588$171,523$—
TotalLevel 1Level 2Level 3
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds$45,722$45,722$—$—
U.S. Treasury securities12,490—12,490—
Marketable securities:
U.S. Treasury securities2,496—2,496—
Government agency securities11,282—11,282—
Corporate bonds169,031—169,031—
Total$241,021$45,722$195,299$—

There wereno transfers between fair value levels during thethree and six months ended June 30, 2025.

  1. Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities

Cash equivalents and marketable securities consisted of the following as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 (in thousands):

AmortizedCostGrossUnrealizedGainsGrossUnrealizedLossesFair Value
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds$42,588$—$—$42,588
Total cash equivalents42,588——42,588
Marketable securities:
U.S. Treasury securities9,990——9,990
Government agency securities13,7914(9)13,786
Corporate bonds147,660148(61)147,747
Total marketable securities171,441152(70)171,523
Total cash equivalents and marketable securities$214,029$152$(70)$214,111
AmortizedCostGrossUnrealizedGainsGrossUnrealizedLossesFair Value
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds$45,722$—$—$45,722
U.S. Treasury securities12,4882—12,490
Total cash equivalents58,2102—58,212
Marketable securities:
U.S. Treasury securities2,496——2,496
Government agency securities11,26022—11,282
Corporate bonds168,925154(48)169,031
Total marketable securities182,681176(48)182,809
Total cash equivalents and marketable securities$240,891$178$(48)$241,021

There wereno sales of marketable securities during thethree and six months ended June 30, 2025. As of June 30, 2025, the Company held 18 debt securities that were in an unrealized loss position for less than 12 months with an aggregate fair value of $75.5 million. As of June 30, 2025, the Company heldno debt securities that were in an unrealized loss position for greater than 12 months. As of June 30, 2025, the aggregate fair value of marketable securities with a remaining contractual maturity of greater than one year was $60.9 million.

The Company has the intent and ability to hold its debt securities until recovery. As a result, the Company didnot record any charges for credit-related impairments for its marketable securities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025.

  1. Property and Equipment, Net

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

June 30,2025December 31,2024
Lab equipment$9,909$9,844
Furniture and fixtures600600
Computer equipment393393
Software199199
Leasehold improvements7,1217,121
Total property and equipment18,22218,157
Less: accumulated depreciation(14,953)(14,257)
Property and equipment, net$3,269$3,900

Depreciation expense for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 was $0.3 million and $0.4 million, respectively. Depreciation expense for thesix months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 was $0.7 million and $0.9 million, respectively.

  1. Additional Balance Sheet Detail

Prepaid expenses and other current assets consisted of the following (in thousands):

June 30,2025December 31,2024
Prepaid expenses$3,845$5,560
Interest income receivable1,2651,246
Prepaid sign-on bonuses subject to vesting provisions83—
Accounts receivable69—
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets$5,262$6,806

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

June 30,2025December 31,2024
Payroll and benefits$2,512$2,988
External research and development1,9243,561
Professional services332682
Other173463
Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities$4,941$7,694
  1. Preferred Stock

As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024,5,000,000 shares of undesignated preferred stock were authorized. No shares of preferred stock were issued or outstanding as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024.

No dividends have been declared since inception.

  1. Common Stock

As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024,200,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, were authorized.

Each share of common stock entitles the holder toone vote on all matters submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders. Common stockholders are not entitled to receive dividends, unless declared by the Company’s board of directors, subject to the preferential dividend rights of any preferred stock then outstanding. No dividends have been declared or paid by the Company since its inception.

As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company has reserved for future issuance the following number of shares of common stock:

June 30,2025December 31,2024
Shares reserved for exercises of outstanding stock options12,082,3129,354,699
Shares reserved for vesting of restricted stock units70,66943,072
Shares reserved for future issuance under the 2019 Stock Incentive Plan4,445,5515,207,362
Shares reserved for future issuance under the 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan2,052,0301,671,843
Shares reserved for future issuance under the 2022 Inducement Stock Incentive Plan1,827,9091,896,209
Shares reserved for future issuance for pre-funded warrants8,500,0008,500,000
28,978,47126,673,185

Pre-Funded Warrants

In August 2024, the Company entered into separate exchange agreements with RA Capital Healthcare Fund, L.P. (“RA Capital”) and another existing institutional stockholder, pursuant to which (i) RA Capital exchanged 8,500,000 shares of the Company's common stock for a pre-funded warrant to acquire 8,500,000 shares of the Company's common stock and (ii) the other existing institutional stockholder exchanged an aggregate of 850,000 shares of the Company's common stock, for pre-funded warrants to acquire an aggregate of 850,000 shares of the Company's common stock. The aggregate 9,350,000 shares of common stock subject to the exchange agreements were retired on the date of the exchanges. As of June 30, 2025,850,000 pre-funded warrants have been exercised.

The pre-funded warrants have an exercise price of $0.001 per underlying share of common stock, are immediately exercisable and have no expiration date. The number of shares of the Company’s common stock issuable upon exercise of each pre-funded warrant is subject to adjustment upon certain corporate events, including certain stock dividends and splits, combinations, reclassifications, and certain other events. The pre-funded warrants include a beneficial ownership blocker that provides that the holder may not exercise (nor may we allow the exercise) if upon giving effect to such exercise, it would cause the aggregate numberof shares of the Company’s common stock beneficially owned by the holder (together with affiliates and any other persons whose beneficial ownership of the Company’s common stock would be aggregated for the purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) to exceed 9.99% of the total number of then issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock as determined in accordance with the terms of the pre-funded warrant. This threshold may be increased or decreased upon 61 days’ prior notice at the discretion of RA Capital, but not in excess of 19.99% or, with respect to the other existing institutional stockholder’s pre-funded warrants, not in excess of 9.99%.

The Company assessed the pre-funded warrants for appropriate classification as either equity or liability pursuant to the Company’s accounting policy described in Note 2, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Company determined the pre-funded warrants are freestanding instruments that do not meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480 and do not meet the definition of a derivative pursuant to ASC 815. The pre-funded warrants are indexed to the Company’s common stock and meet all other conditions for equity classification under ASC 480 and ASC 815. Accordingly, the pre-funded warrants are classified as equity and are accounted for as a component of additional paid-in capital at the time of issuance. The Company also determined that the pre-funded warrants should be included in the determination of basic and diluted earnings per share.

  1. Stock-based Compensation Expense

2016 Stock Incentive Plan

In July 2016, the Company adopted the 2016 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2016 Plan”), which provided for the grant of restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, incentive stock options, non-statutory stock options, and other stock-based awards to the Company’s eligible employees, officers, directors, consultants, and advisors. As of the effective date of the 2019 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2019 Plan”), and as of June 30, 2025, no shares remained available for future issuance under the 2016 Plan. Any options or other awards outstanding under the 2016 Plan remain outstanding and effective.

2019 Stock Incentive Plan

On July 2, 2019, the Company’s stockholders approved the 2019 Plan, which became effective on July 17, 2019. The 2019 Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options, non-statutory stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and other stock-based awards to the Company’s officers, employees, directors, consultants and advisors. The number of shares initially reserved for issuance under the 2019 Plan was 2,017,142 shares, plus the shares of common stock remaining available for issuance under the 2016 Plan as of July 17, 2019. The number of shares reserved was increased on January 1, 2020 and will be increased each January 1 thereafter through January 1, 2029 by the least of (i)2,000,000 shares, (ii)4% of the number of shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding on the first day of each such year or (iii) an amount determined by the Company’s board of directors. On January 1, 2025, the number of shares reserved for issuance under the 2019 Plan was increased by 2,000,000 shares. As of June 30, 2025, there were 4,445,551 shares available for future issuance under the 2019 Plan.

The shares of common stock underlying any awards that expire, terminate, or are otherwise surrendered, cancelled, forfeited or repurchased by the Company under the 2016 Plan or the 2019 Plan will be added back to the shares of common stock available for issuance under the 2019 Plan. As of July 17, 2019, no further awards will be made under the 2016 Plan.

2022 Inducement Stock Incentive Plan

In February 2022, the Company’s board of directors adopted the 2022 Inducement Stock Incentive Plan (the “Inducement Plan”), pursuant to which the Company may grant, subject to the terms of the Inducement Plan and Nasdaq rules, nonstatutory stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, and other stock-based awards. The Company initially reserved a total of 1,750,000 shares of common stock for the issuance of awards under the Inducement Plan. The number of shares reserved and available for issuance under the Inducement Plan can be increased at any time with the approval of the Company’s board of directors. The Inducement Plan permits the board of directors, a delegated committee of the board of directors, or a delegated officer of the Company to grant the stock-based awards available under the Inducement Plan to attract key employees for the growth of the Company. Effective March 8, 2023, the Company’s board of directors amended the Inducement Plan to increase the number of shares reserved for issuance by 2,000,000 shares. Effective May 18, 2023, the Company’s board of directors amended the Inducement Plan to increase the number of shares reserved for issuance by 1,400,000 shares. Effective June 17, 2024, the Company’s board of directors amended the Inducement Plan to increase the number of shares reserved for issuance by 1,000,000 shares. As of June 30, 2025, there were 1,827,909 shares available for future issuance under the Inducement Plan.

Stock Options

Stock options granted by the Company typically vest over afour-year period and have aten year contractual term. Shares issued upon the exercise of stock options are issued from the Company’s pool of authorized but unissued common stock. In addition to stock options granted under the 2019 Plan and 2016 Plan, the Company has granted stock options as material inducements to employment in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4), which were granted outside of the 2019 Plan and 2016 Plan. The following table summarizes the Company’s stock option activity during thesix months ended June 30, 2025:

Number ofSharesWeightedAverageExercise PriceWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm(in years)AggregateIntrinsicValue
Outstanding at December 31, 20249,354,699$7.468.03$5,353,463
Granted3,603,5734.54
Exercised(55,396)3.21
Cancelled(820,564)7.58
Outstanding at June 30, 202512,082,312$6.608.08$22,168,239
Exercisable at June 30, 20255,418,213$8.467.16$7,593,294

The aggregate intrinsic value of stock options is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the stock options and the fair value of the Company’s common stock as of the balance sheet date for those options that had exercise prices lower than the fair value of the Company’s common stock.

The weighted average grant date fair value of stock options granted in the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 was $5.11 per share and $3.83 per share, respectively. The weighted average grant date fair value of stock options granted in thethree and six months ended June 30, 2024 was $5.79 per share and $6.17 per share, respectively. The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised during thethree and six months ended June 30, 2025 was $0.2 million. The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised during thethree and six months ended June 30, 2024 was $0.1 million and $0.9 million, respectively.

The fair value of stock options granted during thethree and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 has been calculated on the date of grant using the following weighted average assumptions:

Three MonthsEndedJune 30, 2025Three MonthsEndedJune 30, 2024Six MonthsEndedJune 30, 2025Six MonthsEndedJune 30, 2024
Risk-free interest rate4.0%4.3%4.4%4.1%
Expected dividend yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Expected term (years)5.95.86.06.0
Expected stock price volatility110.5%102.8%110.1%103.1%

Restricted Stock Units

The Company has also granted restricted stock units. The shares of common stock underlying restricted stock units typically vest over a four-year period. The shares of common stock are recorded in stockholders’ equity as they vest.

The following table summarizes the Company’s restricted stock unit activity during thesix months ended June 30, 2025:

Number ofSharesWeightedAverage GrantDate FairValue
Unvested at December 31, 202443,072$9.25
Granted57,1054.16
Vested(19,505)9.50
Cancelled(10,003)6.02
Unvested at June 30, 202570,669$5.53

Stock-based Compensation Expense

The total compensation cost recognized in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss associated with all stock-based compensation awards granted by the Company is as follows (in thousands):

Three Months EndedJune 30,Six Months EndedJune 30,
2025202420252024
General and administrative$2,320$2,681$4,503$5,268
Research and development5551,6631,5392,992
Total stock-based compensation expense$2,875$4,344$6,042$8,260

As of June 30, 2025, the Company had an aggregate of $26.1 million of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.56 years.

2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

On July 2, 2019, the Company’s stockholders approved the 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”), which became effective on July 17, 2019. A total of 252,142 shares of common stock were initially reserved for issuance under the ESPP. In addition, the number of shares of common stock reserved under the ESPP was increased on January 1, 2020, and will be increased annually on each January 1 thereafter through January 1, 2029, by the least of (i)428,571 shares of common stock, (ii)1% of the number of shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding on the first day of each such year or (iii) an amount determined by the Company’s board of directors. On January 1, 2025, the number of shares reserved for issuance under the 2019 ESPP was increased by 428,571 shares. As of June 30, 2025, there were 2,052,030 shares available for future issuance under the ESPP.

  1. License and Collaboration Agreements

Sanofi Agreement

In May 2024, the Company entered into a collaboration and license agreement (the “Sanofi Agreement”) with Genzyme Corporation (“Sanofi”) pursuant to which the Company granted Sanofi an exclusive license under certain intellectual property rights to commercialize losmapimod, an oral small molecule for the treatment of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (“FSHD”), outside of the United States. Per the terms of the agreement, Sanofi made an upfront payment of $80.0 million to the Company. In September 2024, the Company announced topline data showing that it did not demonstrate a statistically significant difference between losmapimod and placebo on the primary endpoint in the Phase 3 REACH trial, and thereafter discontinued development. On December 18, 2024, the Company received written notice of Sanofi’s election to terminate for convenience the collaboration and license agreement. In accordance with the agreement, the termination became effective on April 17, 2025, which is 120 days following the date of receipt of the notice by the Company.

As of the termination date, the agreement was terminated in its entirety, and the Company is not entitled to receive any further milestone payments, royalties, or global development cost reimbursement.

The Company determined that the Sanofi Agreement contained three material promises: (i) the license granted to Sanofi to develop and commercialize losmapimod outside of the United States (the “losmapimod license”); (ii) the parties’ joint global development activities for losmapimod; and (iii) the Sanofi territory-specific manufacturing activities for losmapimod, subject to the terms of a supply agreement. The Company considered the guidance in ASC 606 to determine which, if any, of the components of the losmapimod agreement are performance obligations with a customer and concluded that the losmapimod license and the Sanofi territory-specific manufacturing activities are within the scope of ASC 606 because Sanofi is the Company’s customer in those transactions.

The Company evaluated the losmapimod license under ASC 606 and concluded that the losmapimod license is a functional intellectual property license and is a distinct performance obligation. The Company determined that Sanofi benefited from the losmapimod license at the time of grant, and therefore the related performance obligation is satisfied at a point in time.

The Company evaluated the Sanofi territory-specific manufacturing activities under ASC 606 and identified one material promise associated with manufacturing activities related to development and commercial supply of losmapimod. Given that Sanofi is not obligated to purchase any minimum amount or quantities of the development and commercial supply from the Company, the Company concluded that, for the purpose of ASC 606, the provision of manufacturing activities related to development and commercial supply of losmapimod in the Sanofi territory was an option but not a performance obligation of the Company at the inception of the Sanofi agreement and would have been accounted for if and when exercised. The Company also concluded that there is no separate material right in connection with the development and commercial supply of losmapimod, as the expected pricing was not issued at a significant and incremental discount. Therefore, the manufacturing activities were excluded as a performance obligation at the outset of the arrangement. Additionally, the Company was entitled to sales milestones and royalties from Sanofi upon future sales of losmapimod in the Sanofi territory, and revenue would have been recognized when the related sales occur. Costs that are incurred associated with the Sanofi territory-specific manufacturing activities are reimbursable from Sanofi and will be recognized as revenue.

For the purposes of ASC 606, the transaction price of the Sanofi Agreement as of the outset of the arrangement consists of the upfront cash payment of $80.0 million, which was allocated to the performance obligation related to the losmapimod license and recognized as revenue during the year ended December 31, 2024. During the six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company recognizedno revenue associated with the upfront license payment.

For the parties’ participation in global development for losmapimod, the Company concluded that those activities and cost-sharing payments related to such activities are within the scope of ASC 808, as both parties are active participants in the development activities and are exposed to significant risks and rewards of those activities under the Sanofi agreement. The Company assessed its relationship with Sanofi, the economics and nature of the global development activities, and the contractual terms of the Sanofi Agreement and concluded that, in accordance with its policy, payments to or reimbursements from Sanofi related to the global development activities will be accounted for as an increase to or reduction of research and development expenses. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company recorded a reduction in research and development expenses in connection with global development activities for losmapimod of less than $0.1 million and $1.0 million, respectively.

CAMP4 Agreement

In July 2023, the Company entered into a license agreement (the “CAMP4 Agreement”) with CAMP4 Therapeutics Corporation (“CAMP4”) pursuant to which the Company received a worldwide exclusive license (including the right to sublicense) from CAMP4 to rights under its Diamond-Blackfan Anemia (“DBA”) program, which includes certain small molecule compounds, composition of matter and method of use patent rights, and know-how for the Company to research, develop, manufacture, use, commercialize or otherwise exploit therapeutic products in any indication, including the grant of a sublicense under certain intellectual property rights that CAMP4 has licensed under an agreement with Children’s Medical Center Corporation (“CMCC”).

The Company made an undisclosed upfront non-refundable, non-creditable payment to CAMP4. If the Company succeeds in developing and commercializing licensed products, CAMP4 will be eligible to receive (i) up to $35.0 million in development and regulatory milestone payments, and (ii) up to $35.0 million in sales milestone payments. CAMP4 is also eligible to receive royalties on worldwide net sales of licensed products ranging from mid-single digit to low-double digit, subject to potential reduction following loss of patent coverage, the launch of certain generic products or royalty stacking for licenses of third party intellectual property. The royalties will expire on a product-by-product and country-by-country basis upon the latest to occur of (i) the expiration of all valid patent claims covering the compounds in such country, (ii) the expiration of all regulatory exclusivities in such country, and (iii) 10 years following the first commercial sale in such country. The Company is responsible for the costs associated with the development and regulatory approvals of licensed products. In April 2025, the Company achieved a $0.6 million preclinical milestone that the Company recorded as research and development expense during thethree and six months ended June 30, 2025.

Unless earlier terminated in accordance with its terms, the license agreement continues on a country-by-country and licensed product-by-licensed product basis until the expiration of the royalty term in each country, at which time the license agreement expires with respect to such licensed product in such country and the Company will have a fully-paid up, royalty-free and perpetual license to the licensed patent rights and know-how with respect to such licensed product in such country. CAMP4 has the right to terminate the license agreement in the event of the Company’s non-payment (subject to cure periods and tolling for bona fide disputes). CAMP4 may also terminate the license agreement if the Company challenges certain patents sublicensed to the Company by CAMP4. Either party may terminate the license agreement in its entirety for the other party’s material breach if such other party fails to cure the breach. Either party may also terminate the agreement in its entirety upon certain insolvency events involving the other party. The Company has the right to terminate the license agreement with CAMP4 for any or no reason upon prior written notice to CAMP4.

The Company recognizes development and regulatory milestone payments when the underlying contingency is resolved and the consideration is paid or becomes payable. The milestone payments are capitalized or expensed depending on the nature of the associated asset as of the date of recognition.

  1. Leases

Operating Leases

26 Landsdowne Street

In November 2017, the Company entered into a lease agreement for its current corporate headquarters comprising approximately 28,731 square feet of office and laboratory space at 26 Landsdowne Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts, commencing December 2017. The Company began to occupy and use the leased space for its intended purpose in June 2018. The lease ends on June 30, 2028. The Company has the option to extend the term of the lease for an additional five-year period, at the market rate, by giving the landlord written notice of its election to exercise the extension at least nine months prior to the original expiration of the lease term. The lease has a total commitment of $25.1 million over theten year term, and includes escalating rent payments. The lease provides the Company with an allowance for normal leasehold improvements of $5.0 million. The lease agreement requires the Company to either pay a security deposit or maintain a letter of credit of $1.1 million. The Company maintains a letter of credit for this lease and has recorded the cash held to secure the letter of credit as restricted cash on the consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024. Operating lease expense associated with this lease for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 was approximately $0.5 million and $1.0 million, respectively. Variable lease expense associated with this lease for thethree and six months ended June 30, 2025 was approximately $0.3 million and $0.6 million, respectively.

The future minimum lease payments associated with the 26 Landsdowne Street lease as of June 30, 2025, are as follows (in thousands):

2025(1)1,343
20262,729
20272,811
Thereafter1,426
Total minimum lease payments8,309
Less: imputed interest(738)
Total lease liability$7,571

(1)Amounts are for the six months ending December 31, 2025.

  1. Commitments and Contingencies

Indemnification Agreements

In the ordinary course of business, the Company may provide indemnification of varying scope and terms to vendors, lessors, business partners and other parties with respect to certain matters arising out of the relationship between such parties and the Company. In addition, the Company has entered into indemnification agreements with members of its board of directors and senior management that will require the Company, among other things, to indemnify them against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or officers. The maximum potential amount of future payments the Company could be required to make under these indemnification agreements is, in many cases, unlimited. To date, the Company has not incurred any material costs as a result of such indemnifications. The Company is not aware of any claims under indemnification arrangements, and it hasnot accrued any liabilities related to such obligations as of June 30, 2025 or December 31, 2024.

Legal Proceedings

The Company is not currently a party to any material legal proceedings. At each reporting date, the Company evaluates whether or not a potential loss amount or a potential range of loss is probable and reasonably estimable under the provisions of the authoritative guidance that addresses accounting for contingencies. The Company expenses the costs related to its legal proceedings as they are incurred. Other than attorneys’ fees and costs related to the defense of a securities action, which closed in March 28, 2025, no such costs have been incurred during thethree and six months ended June 30, 2025.

  1. Defined Contribution Plan

The Company has a defined contribution savings plan under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “401(k) Plan”). The 401(k) Plan covers all employees who meet defined minimum age and service requirements, and allows participants the option to elect to defer a portion of their annual compensation on a pretax basis. As currently established, the Company is not required to make contributions to the 401(k) Plan. The Company made $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, in contributions to the 401(k) Plan for thethree and six months ended June 30, 2025. The Company made $0.2 million and $0.4 million, respectively, in contributions to the 401(k) Plan for thethree and six months ended June 30, 2024.

  1. Net (Loss) Income per Share

Basic net (loss) income per share is calculated by dividing net (loss) income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, including the 8,500,000 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of pre-funded warrants that are exercisable for little or no consideration, as described in Note 8. Diluted net (loss) income per share is calculated by dividing the net (loss) income by the weighted-average number of common equivalent shares outstanding for the period, including the 8,500,000 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of pre-funded warrants that are exercisable for little or no consideration as well as any dilutive effect from outstanding stock options, unvested restricted stock, restricted stock units, and employee stock purchase plan stock using the treasury stock method. In periods with reported net operating losses, all common stock equivalents are deemed anti-dilutive such that basic net loss per share and diluted net loss per share are equal.

The calculation of net(loss) income and the number of shares used to compute basic and diluted net (loss) income per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 are as follows (in thousands, except per share data):

Three Months EndedJune 30,Six Months EndedJune 30,
2025202420252024
Net (loss) income, basic and diluted$(17,296)$55,409$(34,951)$28,539
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic62,54462,20562,50662,095
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options—1,359—1,562
Restricted stock units—23—27
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted62,54463,58762,50663,684
Net (loss) income per share, basic$(0.28)$0.89$(0.56)$0.46
Net (loss) income per share, diluted$(0.28)$0.87$(0.56)$0.45

The following common stock equivalents were excluded from the calculation of diluted net (loss) income per share for the periods indicated because including them would have had an anti-dilutive effect:

Three Months EndedJune 30,Six Months EndedJune 30,
2025202420252024
Stock options12,082,3128,027,62412,082,3127,306,339
Restricted stock units70,66927,40170,66918,309
Total12,152,9818,055,02512,152,9817,324,648
  1. Restructuring Activities

In September 2024, the Company announced a plan to reprioritize research and development activities to focus on advancing pociredir for the treatment of sickle cell disease, novel therapeutic agents for the treatment of DBA, and the Company's early discovery programs. The plan reduced the Company’s workforce from 80 to 51 full-time employees, including a reduction of positions across both research and development and general and administrative functions. During thethree and six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company recordedno restructuring charges related to severance and other employee-related costs. During thethree and six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company paid $0.1 million and $0.4 million in restructuring charges.

Accrued restructuring charges as of December 31, 2024$377
Restructuring charges incurred during the period—
Amounts paid during the period(377)
Accrued restructuring charges as of June 30, 2025$—
  1. Related-Party Transactions

In August 2024, the Company entered into an exchange agreement with RA Capital, one of the Company's principal stockholders and a related party in accordance with ASC 850, Related Party Disclosures, pursuant to which RA Capital exchanged 8,500,000 shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.001 per share, or common stock, for a pre-funded warrant to acquire 8,500,000 shares of the Company's common stock. No cash was exchanged related to the transaction. See Note 8, "Common Stock", for additional details of the transaction.

  1. Segment Information

Segment reporting is prepared on the same basis that the Company's chief executive officer, who is the Company's chief operating decision maker (the “CODM”), utilizes to manage the business and makes decisions on how to allocate resources and assess performance of the business. The Company and the CODM view the Company's operations as a single operating segment. The Company's singular focus is on developing small molecules to improve the lives of patients with genetically defined rare diseases in areas of high unmet medical need.

The Company and the CODM primarily utilize the segment's consolidated net (loss ) income, disaggregated between (a) research and development and (b) general and administrative, as the key indicator to assess the segment's performance and for allocating resources.

The Company's reportable segment revenue, operating expenses, and net (loss) income for thethree and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

Three months endedJune 30,Six Months EndedJune 30,
2025202420252024
Collaboration Revenue—80,000—80,000
Operating expenses:
Research and development
Pociredir external expenses4,0931,7068,3573,804
Losmapimod external expenses(89)6,18193514,475
Employee compensation expenses (excluding stock-based compensation expenses)2,8084,3725,8878,759
Stock-based compensation expenses5551,6631,5392,992
Pre-development candidate expenses and unallocated expenses5,6203,3399,6737,004
General and administrative6,82810,24713,82720,308
Total operating expenses19,81527,50840,21857,342
(Loss) income from operations(19,815)52,492(40,218)22,658
Other income, net2,5192,9175,2675,881
Net (loss) income$(17,296)$55,409$(34,951)$28,539
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