Quoin Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.
For the period ended Dec 31, 2025. Filed Mar 26, 2026.
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Notes to consolidated financial statements
NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS
Quoin Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (“Quoin Ltd.,” or the “Company”), formerly known as Cellect Biotechnology Ltd. (“Cellect”), is the holding company for Quoin Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Quoin Inc.”). Quoin Inc. was incorporated in Delaware on March 5, 2018. Quoin Inc. is the holding company for Quoin Therapeutics Ireland Limited (“Quoin Ireland”), an Irish private company limited by shares. Quoin Ireland was incorporated in Ireland on November 26, 2024. On October 28, 2021, Cellect completed the business combination with Quoin Inc., with Quoin Inc. surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cellect (the “Merger”). Immediately after completion of the Merger, Cellect changed its name to “Quoin Pharmaceuticals Ltd.”
Effective April 9, 2025, the ratio of American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”) evidencing ordinary shares changed from 1 ADS representingone (1) ordinary share to 1 ADS representing thirty-five (35) ordinary shares (the “Ratio Change”), which resulted in a 1 for 35 reverse split of the issued and outstanding ADSs (the “Reverse Split”). Our Ordinary Shares were not affected by this adjustment. Except as specifically provided, ADSs and related option, warrant, purchase price and exercise price information presented in these consolidated financial statements and accompanying footnotes has been retroactively adjusted to reflect the Ratio Change and the Reverse Split.
The Company is a late-stage clinical specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of therapeutic products that treat rare and orphan diseases for which there are currently either no approved or very limited treatments or cures. The Company’s lead product, QRX003, is under clinical development as a potential treatment for Netherton Syndrome (“NS”), a rare hereditary genetic disease. QRX003 is entering pivotal registrational clinical testing under an open Investigational New Drug (“IND”) application with the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”). The Company has openedsix clinical sites in the United States (“US”) along with international sites that are being opened in the UK, Spain, France and the Netherlands. QRX003 is currently being tested in seven pediatric NS patients in investigator-initiated studies in Ireland, Austria, the Netherlands and New Zealand. QRX003 is also being developed as a potential treatment for Peeling Skin Syndrome with the first subject being treated in New Zealand. The company is in the process of expanding this study to include up to an additional five pediatric subjects. The Company has entered into a Research Agreement with the Queensland University of Technology (“QUT”) in Australia, under which the Company has obtained an option for a global license to QRX008 for the potential treatment of scleroderma, as well as a Research Agreement with The School of Pharmacy at University College Cork (“UCC”) for the development of novel topical formulations of rapamycin (sirolimus) as potential treatments for a number of rare and orphan diseases for which there are either limited or no approved therapies or cures, including microcystic lymphatic malformations, venous malformations and angiofibromas among others. Quoin has also entered into 9 commercial partnerships for QRX003 spanning 61 countries outside of its core commercial territories of the US, Western Europe and Japan. These partnership countries include Canada, Australia/New Zealand, the Middle East, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Israel, Central and Eastern Europe, Turkey as well as several countries in Latin America. To date, no products have been commercialized and no revenue has been generated by the Company.
NOTE 2 - LIQUIDITY RISKS AND OTHER UNCERTAINTIES
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. The Company has incurred net losses every year since inception and has an accumulated deficit of approximately $71.0 million at December 31, 2025. The Company has a limited operating history and has historically funded its operations through its founders’ funding expenditures and debt and equity financings. At December 31, 2025, the Company had cash balances totaling $3.8 million and investments of $14.9 million.
The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon the Company’s ability to obtain additional funding. There can be no assurance that such funding will be available in sufficient amounts or on terms acceptable to the Company. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability of the recorded assets or the classification of liabilities that may be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
Based upon the Company’s current business plans and cash, cash equivalents and investments on hand, management has concluded that there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least one year from the issuance of the audited consolidated financial statements. In order to address the Company’s capital needs, the Company intends to consider multiple alternatives, including, but not limited to, the sale of additional equity or debt securities or other debt instruments, collaborative, strategic,
and/or licensing transactions or grants to support our future operations. We do not expect to generate revenue from product sales unless and until we successfully complete development and obtain marketing approval for one or more of our product candidates, which we expect will take a number of years and is subject to significant uncertainty The Company will need to obtain further funding through public or private offerings of its capital stock, debt financing, pursuant to the exercise of warrants issued to investors in the Company’s prior public and private offerings, collaboration, strategic and/or licensing arrangements or other sources in order to complete the research and development of the Company’s product candidates and to fund the Company’s other operating requirements until it achieves commercial profitability, if ever. However, the Company may be unable to raise additional funds or enter into such other arrangements when needed on favorable terms or at all. In addition, any exercise of the Company’s outstanding warrants is at the discretion of the warrant holders and is dependent, in part, upon the market price of the Company’s ADSs. There can be no assurance that any of the Company’s outstanding warrants will ever be in-the-money prior to their expiration and, as such, the Company’s outstanding warrants may expire without being exercised. If the Company is unable to obtain additional funding when it becomes necessary, the development of its product candidates will be impacted and the Company would likely be forced to delay, reduce, or terminate some or all of its development programs.
Other risks and uncertainties:
The Company is subject to risks common to late-stage clinical specialty pharmaceutical companies including, but not limited to, new technological innovations, dependence on key personnel, protection of proprietary technology, compliance with government regulations, product liability, pre-clinical and clinical trial outcome risks, regulatory approval risks, uncertainty of market acceptance and additional financing requirements.
The Company’s products require approval or clearance from the FDA prior to commencing commercial sales in the United States. There can be no assurance that the Company’s products will receive all of the required approvals or clearances. Approvals or clearances are also required in foreign jurisdictions in which the Company may license or sell its products.
There can be no assurance that the Company’s products, if approved, will be accepted in the marketplace, nor can there be any assurance that any future products can be developed or manufactured at an acceptable cost and with appropriate performance characteristics, or that such products will be successfully marketed.
The Company is also dependent on several third party suppliers, in some cases a single source supplier including the contract research organization managing both of the Company’s current clinical studies, the supplier of the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API), as well as the contract manufacturer of the drug product for clinical development.
NOTE 3 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation:
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which have been consistently applied. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Principles of Consolidation:
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Quoin Pharmaceuticals Ltd. and its wholly owned subsidiary. All intercompany transactions and balances are eliminated in consolidation. The functional currency of Quoin Ireland, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, is remeasured into U.S. dollars using the exchange rate in effect at the consolidated balance sheet date. The Company translates the assets and liabilities of its Ireland subsidiary into the United States dollar at the exchange rate in effect on the balance sheet date and those unrealized gains and losses are reported in other comprehensive income. Expenses are remeasured using the average exchange rate in effect during the period. Gains and losses arising from remeasurement of the wholly owned subsidiary’s financial statements are included in the determination of net loss.
Use of Estimates:
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. Management considers many factors in developing the estimates and assumptions that are used in the preparation of these financial statements including: expected business and operational changes, sensitivity and volatility associated with the assumptions used in developing estimates, and whether historical trends are expected to be representative of future trends. The estimation process often may yield a range of potentially reasonable estimates of the ultimate future outcomes and management must select an amount that falls within that range of reasonable estimates. Estimates are used in the following areas, among others: settlement of debt or other obligations, stock-based compensation, research and development expense recognition, intangible asset estimated useful lives and impairment assessments, allowances of deferred tax assets, and cash flow assumptions regarding going concern considerations.
Cash and cash equivalents:
The Company considers all highly liquid investments and short-term debt instruments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The Company, from time to time during the periods presented, has had bank account balances in excess of federally insured limits where substantially all cash is held in the United States. The Company has not experienced losses in such accounts. The Company believes that it is not subject to unusual credit risk beyond the normal credit risk associated with commercial banking relationships.
Warrants:
The Company classifies as equity any contracts that (i) require physical settlement or net-share settlement or (ii) provide the Company with a choice of net-cash settlement or settlement in its own shares (physical settlement or net-share settlement) provided that such contracts are indexed to the Company’s own stock. The Company classifies as assets or liabilities any contracts that (i) require net-cash settlement (including a requirement to net cash settle the contract if an event occurs and if that event is outside the Company’s control) or (ii) give the counterparty a choice of net-cash settlement or settlement in shares (physical settlement or net-share settlement).
The Company assesses classification of its warrants and other free-standing derivatives at each reporting date to determine whether a change in classification between assets, liabilities and equity is required. The Company evaluated the warrants to assess their proper classification using the applicable criteria enumerated under U.S. GAAP and determined that such warrants meet the criteria for equity classification in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
Investments:
Investments as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 consist primarily of U.S. Treasury Bills and Notes, which are classified as trading securities, totaling$14.9 million and$10.4 million, respectively. The amount as of December 31, 2025 also includes$0.2 million held as cash equivalents. The Company determines the appropriate balance sheet classification of its investments at the time of purchase and evaluates the classification at each balance sheet date. All of the Company’s U.S. Treasury Bills and Notes held on December 31, 2025 have maturities within twelve months from the balance sheet date. As of December 31, 2025, the carrying value of the Company’s U.S. Treasury Bills and Notes approximates their fair value due to their short-term maturities.
Long-lived assets:
Long-lived assets are comprised of acquired technology and licensed rights to use technology, which are considered platform technology with alternative future uses beyond the current products in development. Such intangible assets are being amortized on a straight-line basis over their expected useful life of 10 years.
The Company assesses the impairment for long-lived assets whenever events or circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. Factors the Company considers that could trigger an impairment review include the following:
| ● | Significant changes in the manner of the Company’s use of the acquired assets or the strategy for its overall business, |
| ● | Significant underperformance relative to expected historical or projected development milestones, |
| ● | Significant negative regulatory or economic trends, and |
| ● | Significant technological changes which could render the platform technology obsolete. |
The Company recognizes impairment when the sum of the expected undiscounted future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset. Impairment losses, if any, are measured as the excess of the carrying amount of the asset over its estimated fair value. During the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, there wereno impairment indicators which required an impairment loss measurement.
Operating Segment:
The Company operates inone business segment, which includes the business of research and development activities related to the development of therapeutic products that treat rare and orphan diseases for which there are currently very limited or no approved treatments or cures. The determination of a single business segment is consistent with the consolidated financial information regularly provided to the Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”). The Company’s CODM is its Chief Executive Officer, who reviews and evaluates consolidated net loss for purposes of assessing performance, making operating decisions, allocating resources, and planning and forecasting for future periods.
In addition to the significant expense categories included within consolidated net loss presented on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations, see below for disaggregated amounts that comprise research and development expenses:
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| · · Year ended December 31, | ||||
| | | 2025 | | 2024 |
| External clinical development expenses | | $7,396,788 | | $2,083,119 |
| Personnel related and stock-based compensation | | 1,532,280 | | 1,073,564 |
| Other research and development expenses | | 873,739 | | 445,949 |
| Total research and development expenses | | $9,802,807 | | $3,602,632 |
Research and development:
Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Research and development expenses include personnel costs associated with research and development activities, including third-party contractors to perform research, conduct clinical trials and manufacture drug supplies and materials. The Company accrues for costs incurred by external service providers, including contract research organizations and clinical investigators, based on its estimates of service performed and costs incurred. These estimates include the level of services performed by third parties, patient enrollment in clinical trials when applicable, administrative costs incurred by third parties, and other indicators of the services completed. Based on the timing of amounts invoiced by service providers, the Company may also record payments made to those providers as prepaid expenses that will be recognized as expenses in future periods as the related services are rendered.
Income taxes:
The Company accounts for its income taxes using the asset and liability method. Accordingly, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and tax credit carry-forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled.
The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. The Company maintains a full valuation allowance on its existing deferred tax assets.
The Company also accounts for uncertain tax positions using the more-likely-than-not threshold for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken in the Company’s income tax returns. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company hadno uncertain tax positions which affected its financial position and its results of operations or its cash flows and will continue to evaluate for uncertain tax positions in the future. If at any time the Company should record interest and penalties in connection with income taxes, the interest and the penalties will be expensed within the interest and general and administrative expenses, respectively.
Stock based compensation:
The Company recognizes compensation costs resulting from the issuance of stock-based awards to employees, non-employees and directors as an expense in the consolidated statements of operations over the requisite service period based on a measurement of fair value for each stock-based award. The fair value of each option grant is estimated as of the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The Company accounts for forfeitures as they occur. The fair value is amortized as compensation cost on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the awards, which is generally the vesting period.
Since the Company has a limited history of trading as a public company, the Company’s expected stock volatility is based on a weighting of its historical volatility along with a group of a publicly traded set of peer companies. The Company utilizes the simplified method to estimate the expected term. The risk-free interest rate was determined by reference to the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant of the award for time periods approximately equal to the expected term of the award. The expected dividend yield was assumed to be zero as the Company has not paid dividends since its inception and does not anticipate paying dividends in the foreseeable future.
Fair value of financial instruments:
The Company considers its cash and cash equivalents, investments, accounts payable, accrued expenses to meet the definition of financial instruments. The carrying amounts of these financial instruments approximated their fair values due to the short maturities.
The Company measures fair value as required by ASC Topic 820,Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures(“ASC Topic 820”). ASC Topic 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework and gives guidance regarding the methods used for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. ASC Topic 820 clarifies that fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants.
Earnings (loss) per share:
The Company reports loss per share in accordance with ASC 260-10,Earnings Per Share, which provides for calculation of “basic” and “diluted” earnings per share. Basic earnings per share includes no dilution and is computed by dividing net income or loss available to shareholders by the weighted average shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per share reflect the potential dilution of securities that could share in the earnings of an entity. The calculation of diluted net earnings (loss) per share gives effect to ordinary shares equivalents; however, other than unexercised prefunded warrants as described below, potential shares are excluded if their effect is anti-dilutive.
For the year ended December 31, 2025, the number of shares excluded from the diluted net earnings (loss) per share included outstanding warrants to purchase 8,931,650 ADS and outstanding stock options to purchase 215,957 ADS. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the number of shares excluded from the diluted net earnings (loss) per share included outstanding warrants to purchase 1,120,301 ADS and outstanding stock options to purchase 55,541 ADS. The inclusion of these warrants and stock options for both 2025 and 2024 in the denominator would be anti-dilutive. For the years ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 basic and diluted net earnings (loss) per share included 1,309,591 ADS and 320,362 ADS respectively issuable with respect to unexercised prefunded warrants (See Note 13).
Recent Accounting Pronouncements:
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09,Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. The standard is intended to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures primarily through changes to the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid information. The Company adopted ASU No. 2023-09 prospectively effective January 1, 2025 (See Note14).
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03,Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income-Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, requiring public entities to disclose additional information about specific expense categories in the notes to the financial statements on an interim and annual basis. ASU 2024-03 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 impact of adopting ASU 2024-03.
In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-11,Interim Reporting (Topic 270): Narrow-Scope Improvements. The amendments in this update provide clarifications intended to improve the consistency and usability of interim disclosure requirements and the applicability to Topic 270. The amendments also provide additional guidance for reporting material events occurring after the most recent annual period. The new guidance will be applied prospectively and is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, and interim periods within those annual reporting periods, with the option to apply retrospectively. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
NOTE 4 –** **ACCRUED INTEREST AND FINANCING EXPENSE
On October 2, 2020, Quoin Inc. issued promissory notes (the “2020 Notes”) to certain investors (“2020 Noteholders”). The 2020 Notes were mandatorily convertible into 12 ADSs, subject to adjustment and were converted in 2021. The ADSs issued to the 2020 Noteholders did not include accrued interest. Two of thefive 2020 Noteholders received their amount due during the year ended December 31, 2022 and the Company’s estimate of the liability to the remaining three 2020 Noteholders was estimated to be $1,146,000 as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
There wasno interest expense recognized in both the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.
NOTE 5 - FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The Company applies fair value accounting for all assets and liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which it would transact and the market-based risk measurements or assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, such as risks inherent in valuation techniques, transfer restrictions and credit risk. For certain instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable, and accrued expenses, it was estimated that the carrying amount approximated fair value because of the short maturities of these instruments.
Fair value is estimated using various valuation models, which utilize certain inputs and assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. The inputs and assumptions used in valuation models are classified in the fair value hierarchy as follows:
Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for assets or liabilities. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to Level 1 inputs.
Level 2: Quoted market prices for similar instruments in an active market; quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations inputs of which are observable and can be corroborated by market data.
Level 3: Unobservable inputs and assumptions that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the asset and liability. The fair value hierarchy gives the lowest priority to Level 3 inputs.
In determining the appropriate hierarchy levels, the Company analyzes the assets and liabilities that are subject to fair value disclosure. Financial assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to their fair value measurement.
The following table presents the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis by fair value hierarchy at December 31, 2025 and 2024:
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| December 31, 2025 · · Level 1 · · Level 2 · · Level 3 · · Total | ||||||||||||
| US Treasury Bills and Notes | $14,927,165 | $— | | $— | | $14,927,165 | ||||||
| Mutual Funds | | | 224,093 | | | | | | | | | 224,093 |
| Total Assets | $15,151,258 | $— | | $— | | $15,151,258 | ||||||
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| December 31, 2024 | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
| US Treasury Bills and Notes | | $10,433,535 | | $— | | $— | | $10,433,535 |
| Total US Treasury Bills and Notes Asset | | $10,433,535 | | $— | | $— | | $10,433,535 |
NOTE 6 – STOCK BASED COMPENSATION
In March 2022, the Board of Directors of the Company approved the Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan which was approved by the shareholders at the Company’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on April 12, 2022 (the “Amended Plan”). The Amended Plan increased the number of ordinary shares reserved for issuance under such equity incentive plan to 15% of the Company’s outstanding ordinary shares on a fully-diluted basis, or 9,197,277 ordinary shares represented by 262,779 ADSs as of December 31, 2024. Under the Amended Plan, the Company could grant options to its directors, officers, employees, consultants, advisers and service providers. As of the year ended December 31, 2025200,627 options are outstanding under the Amended Plan and following approval of the 2025 Equity Incentive Plan, no shares are available for issuance under the Amended Plan.
On August 21, 2025, at our 2025 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, our shareholders approved the Quoin Pharmaceuticals Ltd. 2025 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2025 Plan”) and authorized the issuance pursuant to the 2025 Plan of up to 3,000,000 Ordinary Shares represented by 85,714 ADSs, subject to an automatic annual increase equal to the smaller of (a) fifteen percent (15%) of the number of Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding on a fully diluted basis on the immediately preceding December 31, or (b) an amount determined by our Board of Directors. The 2025 Plan supersedes the Amended Plan. As of the year ended December 31, 2025,2,463,450 shares represented by 70,384 ADSs are available for issuance under the 2025 Plan.
The following table summarizes stock-based activities under the Amended & 2025 Plans:
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| · · ADS Underlying · · Exercise · · Contractual | |||||||
| · · Options · · Price · · Terms | |||||||
| Outstanding at December 31, 2023 | 7,946 | | $886.90 | 9.68 | |||
| Granted | | 47,595 | | | 27.30 | | |
| Outstanding at December 31, 2024 | | 55,541 | | $150.27 | | 9.76 | |
| Granted | 171,313 | | | 9.99 | | ||
| Canceled | (10,897) | | | 74.19 | | ||
| Outstanding at December 31, 2025 | 215,957 | | $42.83 | 9.30 | |||
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| Exercisable options at December 31, 2025 | 10,774 | | $485.14 | 8.29 | |||
The intrinsic value of outstanding options at December 31, 2025 was $0.8 million.
Stock options granted during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 were valued using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions:
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| · · December 31, · · December 31, | |||||||
| · · 2025 · · 2024 | |||||||
| Expected volatility | | 108.8% | | 106.6% | |||
| Risk-free interest rate | | 4.4% | | 3.9% | |||
| Expected dividend yield | | 0.0% | | 0.0% | |||
| Expected life of options in years | | 6.4 | | | 6.4 | | |
| Exercise Price | | $9.99 | | $27.30 | | ||
| Fair value of stock | | $9.66 | | $27.30 | | ||
| Estimate fair value of option | | $8.22 | | $23.10 | | ||
Stock based compensation expense was approximately$1.15 million ($400,000 included in research and development expense and$750,000 included in general and administrative expenses) in the year ended December 31, 2025. Stock based compensation expense was approximately$1.26 million ($293,000 included in research and development expense and$967,000 included in general and administrative expenses) in the year ended December 31, 2024. At December 31, 2025, the total unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested options was approximately$2.5 million and is expected to be recognized over the remaining weighted average service period of approximately 3.35 years.
NOTE 7 – PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
Prepaid expenses and other current assets are as follows:
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| · · December 31, · · December 31, | ||||||
| · · 2025 · · 2024 | ||||||
| Prepaid R&D costs | | $920,947 | | $772,083 | ||
| Prepaid insurance | | 277,808 | | 309,889 | ||
| Prepaid expense | | 63,219 | | 87,154 | ||
| Total | | $1,261,974 | | $1,169,126 | ||
| Less: Short-term portion | | | (1,261,974) | | | (869,126) |
| Long-term portion | | $— | | $300,000 | ||
NOTE 8 – ACCRUED EXPENSES
Accrued expenses are as follows:
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| · · December 31, · · December 31, | ||||||
| · · 2025 · · 2024 | ||||||
| Research contract expenses (note 12) | | $934,524 | | $183,094 | ||
| Payroll (note 11) | | | 1,023,295 | | | 940,539 |
| Payroll taxes (note 11) | | | 54,936 | | | 77,726 |
| Accrued severance | | | 391,926 | | | — |
| Professional fees | | | 96,848 | | | 323,497 |
| Other expenses | | 36,928 | | 4,121 | ||
| Total | | $2,538,457 | | $1,528,977 | ||
NOTE 9 –IN-LICENSED TECHNOLOGY
Skinvisible:
In October 2019, Quoin Inc. entered into the Exclusive Licensing Agreement (as amended from time to time, the “License Agreement”) with Skinvisible Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Skinvisible”), under which Skinvisible granted the Company an exclusive royalty-bearing license relating to the production and manufacture of prescription drug products related to certain patents held by Skinvisible, including those related to QRX003 and QRX004. The Company made Skinvisible a one-time non-refundable, non-creditable license fee of $1 million (the “License Fee”). In addition, the Company agreed to pay Skinvisible a single digit royalty percentage of the Company’s net sales revenues for any licensed product covered by the patent rights licensed under the License Agreement. The Company also agreed to pay Skinvisible 25% of any revenues the Company receives as royalties in the event that the Company sublicense any licensed products to a third party. The License Agreement also requires that the Company make a $5 million payment to Skinvisible upon receiving approval in the U.S. or European Union, whichever occurs first, for the first drug product developed using intellectual property licensed thereunder. There wereno milestone or royalty obligations due at December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
NOTE 10 - INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Intangible assets are as follows:
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| | | December 31, | | December 31, |
| | | 2025 | | 2024 |
| Technology license – Skinvisible | | $1,000,000 | | $1,000,000 |
| Accumulated amortization | | (616,666) | | (516,666) |
| Net book value | | $383,334 | | $483,334 |
The Company recorded amortization expense of approximately $100,000 and $100,000 in the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The annual amortization expense expected to be recorded for existing intangible assets for the years 2026 through 2029, is approximately $100,000, $100,000, $100,000 and $83,000, respectively.
NOTE 11 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Due to Officers/Founders:
Due to the limited funding of Quoin Inc. prior to the consummation of the Merger, the compensation, including salary, office and car allowances and other benefits, due to Dr. Myers and Ms. Carter under their respective employment agreements, as well as reimbursement of expenses and other amounts paid by Dr. Myers and Ms. Carter to third parties on behalf of Quoin Inc., were not paid by Quoin Inc. to Dr. Myers and Ms. Carter, and were accrued as indebtedness to Dr. Myers and Ms. Carter. Following the closing of the Merger, Quoin Inc. began making payments of$25,000 per month to each of Dr. Myers and Ms. Carter to repay the above-described non-interest-bearing indebtedness. The Company repaid$300,000 and$300,000 of such indebtedness to Dr. Myers and$300,000 and$300,000 to Ms. Carter in the year ending December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. As of December 31, 2025, approximately$1,359,000 and$965,000 of such indebtedness was outstanding to Dr. Myers and Ms. Carter, respectively.
Amounts due to officers at December 31, 2025 and 2024 consisted of the following:
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| · · December 31, · · December 31, | ||||||
| · · 2025 · · 2024 | ||||||
| Salaries and other compensation | | $2,323,733 | | $2,923,733 | ||
| Less: Short-term portion | | | (600,000) | | | (600,000) |
| Long-term portion | | $1,723,733 | | $2,323,733 | ||
Insider Participation in October 2025 and December 2024 Offering:
See Note 13.
Interest Payable:
See Note 4 for interest payable on the 2020 Notes.
NOTE 12 – RESEARCH, CONSULTING AGREEMENTS AND COMMITMENTS
Research and consulting agreement
In November 2020, Quoin Inc. entered into a Master Service Agreement with Therapeutics Inc. for the management of the pre - clinical and clinical development of QRX003 for Netherton Syndrome. The initial term of the agreement wasthree years with automatic one year extensions, and the agreement required the execution of individual work orders. Quoin Inc. may terminate any work order for any reason with 90 days written notice subject to costs incurred through termination and a defined termination fee, unless there is a material breach by Therapeutics Inc. A work order was entered into in June 2022 for the first QRX003 clinical study at an expected estimated cost of approximately$4.4 million. An additional change order was entered into in December 2022 for a second QRX003 clinical study at an expected estimated cost of approximately$830,000. An amended and restated change order for the two studies was entered into in December 2024 at an estimated total remaining cost from August 2024 of approximately$3.6 million for the two studies combined. In the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company incurred a research and development expense under these agreements of approximately$2.1 million and$1.1 million respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company received a credit of approximately$83,000 applied to prior expenses incurred during the period of January 2024 to March 2024.
In November 2021, the Company entered into a research agreement with Queensland University of Technology (“QUT”) for a pre-clinical research program for the development of a product to treat Netherton Syndrome of approximately $250,000. In May 2022, the Company entered into a second research agreement with QUT for the development of a product to treat Scleroderma of approximately $610,000. Each agreement remains in place until the completion of the research program, which in each case was initially anticipated to be 18 months from execution. For the years December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company incurred de-minimis research and development costs related to these agreements. In July 2025 the Company announced that, in light of the expected near-term completion of the QRX003 clinical program for Netherton Syndrome, the Company has discontinued Netherton Syndrome research program with QUT. The Company is planning to schedule a meeting with QUT to discuss the future direction of the Scleroderma research program.
On June 10, 2024, the Company signed a research agreement with The School of Pharmacy at University College Cork, Ireland (“UCC”). The scope of the agreement encompasses the development of novel topical formulations of rapamycin (sirolimus) as potential treatments for a number of rare and orphan diseases for which there are currently no approved therapies or cures. Under the terms of the agreement, based on the achievement of certain milestones, the Company will fund up to approximately€567,000 ($664,000) plus VAT over an anticipated 2-1/2 year period to support the UCC research program to investigate the development of a number of topical rapamycin formulations for future development as potential treatments for several rare and orphan diseases. Following completion of the research program, the Company will have the option to advance the clinical development of rapamycin formulations developed by UCC. Work on this research project commenced in December 2024. For the year ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company incurred a research and development expense under these agreements of approximately$0.3 million and de-minimis, respectively.
Performance milestones and Royalties
See Note 9 for asset and in-licensed technology commitments.
NOTE 13 – SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
As of December 31, 2025, the authorized share capital of the Company was 5,000,000,000 ordinary shares, no par value, with each ADS representing thirty-five ordinary shares.
Each holder of an ordinary share is entitled to one vote per share held on all matters submitted to a vote of shareholders at each shareholders meeting. The board of directors shall determine and provide a record date for each shareholders meeting and all shareholders on such record date may vote. Unless stipulated differently in the Companies Law or in the articles of association, all shareholders’ resolutions shall be approved by a simple majority vote.
Under Israeli law, the Company may declare and pay dividends only if, upon the determination of its board of directors, there is no reasonable concern that the distribution will prevent the Company from being able to meet the terms of its existing and foreseeable obligations as they become due. Under the Companies Law, the distribution amount is further limited to the greater of retained earnings or earnings generated over thetwo most recent years legally available for distribution according to the Company’s then last reviewed or audited financial statements, provided that the date of the financial statements is not more thansix months prior to the date of distribution. In the event that the Company does not have retained earnings or earnings generated over thetwo most recent years legally available for distribution, the Company may seek the approval of the court in order to distribute a dividend. The court may approve the Company’s request if it determines that there is no reasonable concern that the payment of a dividend will prevent the Company from satisfying existing and foreseeable obligations as they become due.
Alumni Equity Line and Purchase Agreement
On January 25, 2024, the Company entered into a purchase agreement (the “Alumni Purchase Agreement”) with Alumni Capital LP (“Alumni”). Pursuant to the Alumni Purchase Agreement, the Company has the right to sell to Alumni up to $8,000,000 (the “Commitment Amount”) of newly issued ordinary shares that are represented by ADS, subject to certain conditions and limitations, from time to time during the term of the Alumni Purchase Agreement.
The Company does not have the right to commence any sales of ordinary shares represented by ADSs to Alumni under the Alumni Purchase Agreement until the date, which the Company refers to as the Commencement Date, that all of the conditions set forth in the Alumni Purchase Agreement have been satisfied, including that the registration statement the Company agreed to file with the SEC pursuant to the Alumni Purchase Agreement is declared effective by the SEC, and the Company’s shareholders have approved of the issuance of ADSs under the Alumni Purchase Agreement, which approval was obtained on April 5, 2024.
From and after the Commencement Date, the Company may, from time to time and at the Company’s sole discretion for a period of three months, which the Company at its sole discretion may increase by an additional three months (such period, including any extension, the “Commitment Period”), on any business day that the Company may select, direct Alumni to purchase ordinary shares represented by ADSs. The purchase price for the ordinary shares represented by ADSs the Company may sell to Alumni will be based upon formulas set forth in the Alumni Purchase Agreement based on the then current market price of the ADSs as computed under the Alumni Purchase Agreement and will depend on the type of purchase notice the Company submits to Alumni from time to time. There is no upper limit on the price per share that Alumni could be obligated to pay for the ADSs under the Alumni Purchase Agreement; provided, however at no time can the purchase price be below a floor price of $1.00 per share (subject to adjustment). The Company agreed to issue purchase notices for an aggregate of at least $4,000,000 of the Commitment Amount prior to the end of the Commitment Period.
As consideration for Alumni’s irrevocable commitment to purchase ADSs under the Alumni Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed to issue to Alumni, at the times set forth in the Alumni Purchase Agreement beginning with the trading day after the Commencement Date, a number of ADSs with a value at the time of issuance not to exceed $240,000 in the aggregate (the “Commitment Securities”). The Company may pay cash in lieu of issuing all or any portion of the Commitment Securities.
In connection with each of the March 2024 Offering and the December 2024 Offering, the Company agreed not to sell any ADSs to Alumni under the Alumni Purchase Agreement for a period of 180 days from the closing date of such Offering, see below. Per mutual agreement between the parties, the Company has not filed the required registration statement or sold any ADS to Alumni under the
Alumni Purchase Agreement. The Company is restricted from selling ADSs under the Alumni Purchase Agreement for 180 days from the closing of the December 2024 Offering (see below).
The Company expensed approximately $112,000 in deferred offering costs incurred during the year ended December 31, 2024 of which approximately $34,000 was recorded in year ended December 31, 2023.
2024 Public Offerings
On March 7, 2024, (the “March 2024 Closing Date”) the Company completed an offering (the “March 2024 Offering”) of the following securities (i)811,250 ordinary shares represented by 23,178 ADSs, (ii) Series D warrants (the “Series D Warrants”) to purchase 4,062,500 ordinary shares represented by 116,071 ADSs, (iii) Series E warrants (the “Series E Warrants”) to purchase 4,062,500 ordinary shares represented by 116,071 ADSs, and (iv) Pre-funded warrants (the “March 2024 Pre-Funded Warrants”) to purchase 3,251,250 ordinary shares represented by 92,893 ADSs for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately$6.5 million, resulting in net proceeds of approximately$5.5 million, after deducting the placement agent’s fees and offering expenses paid by us. Each ADS (or March 2024 Pre-Funded Warrant to purchaseone ADS in lieu thereof) was sold together with a Series D Warrant to purchaseone ADS and a Series E Warrant to purchaseone ADS. The ADSs and accompanying Series D Warrants and Series E Warrants were sold at a combined public offering price of$56 and the March 2024 Pre-Funded Warrants and accompanying Series D Warrants and Series E Warrants were sold at a combined public offering price of$55.9965, which is equal to the combined purchase price per ADS and accompanying Series D Warrants and Series E Warrants, minus the exercise price of each March 2024 Pre-Funded Warrant of$0.0035. The Series D Warrants and Series E Warrants have an exercise price of$56 per share, were exercisable immediately following the closing of the March 2024 Offering and expire intwo years andfive years, respectively, from the closing of the March 2024 Offering.
On March 7, 2024, the Company also entered into privately negotiated agreements with the holders of certain existing outstanding warrants to purchase up to 18,252 ADSs to, among other things, reduce the exercise price of such warrants to $56 and to extend the expiration date of such warrants until March 7, 2029. The incremental fair value of the modified warrants was approximately $209,000, which was accounted for as an offering expense in connection with the March 2024 Offering.
On December 23, 2024, the Company completed an offering (the “December 2024 Offering” and, together with the March 2024 Offering, the “2024 Offerings”) of the following securities (i)3,137,778 ordinary shares represented by 89,651 ADSs, (ii) Series F warrants (the “Series F Warrants”) to purchase 15,111,110 ordinary shares represented by 431,746 ADSs, (iii) Series G warrants (the “Series G Warrants” and together with the Series F Warrants, the “December 2024 Warrants”) to purchase 15,111,110 ordinary shares represented by 431,746 ADSs, and (iv) Pre-funded warrants (the “December 2024 Pre-Funded Warrants”) to purchase 11,973,332 ordinary shares represented by 342,095 ADSs for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately$6.8 million, resulting in net proceeds of approximately$5.8 million, after deducting the placement agent’s fees and offering expenses paid by the Company. Each ADS (or December 2024 Pre-Funded Warrant to purchaseone ADS in lieu thereof) was sold together with a Series F Warrant to purchaseone ADS and a Series G Warrant to purchaseone ADS. The ADSs and accompanying December 2024 Warrants were sold at a combined public offering price of$15.75 and the December 2024 Pre-Funded Warrants and accompanying December 2024 Warrants were sold at a combined public offering price of$15.7465, which is equal to the combined purchase price per ADS and accompanying December 2024 Warrants, minus the exercise price of each December 2024 Pre-Funded Warrant of$0.0035. As of December 31, 2025,342,095 December 2024 Pre-Funded Warrants, have been exercised and are included in issued and outstanding ADSs. The December 2024 Pre-Funded Warrants were immediately exercisable upon issuance and may be exercised at any time until exercised in full. The Series F Warrants and the Series G Warrants have an exercise price of$15.75 per share, were exercisable immediately upon issuance and expire intwo years andfive years, respectively, from the closing of the December 2024 Offering.
In connection with the 2024 Offerings, the Company entered into Securities Purchase Agreements (the “2024 Purchase Agreements”) dated March 7, 2024 and December 23, 2024, respectively, with certain institutional investors signatory thereto, pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to such investors, certain of the ADSs, pre-funded warrants and ordinary warrants sold in the 2024 Offerings. Pursuant to the terms of each of the 2024 Purchase Agreements, the Company agreed, subject to certain exceptions, (i) to not enter into variable rate financings for a period of 180 days following the closing of such 2024 Offering, and (ii) to not enter into any equity financings for 90 days from closing of such 2024 Offering.
Certain of the Company’s officers and directors purchased an aggregate of 38,095 ADSs and accompanying December 2024 Warrants to purchase 76,190 ADSs, for a total purchase price of approximately $600,000, at the public offering price and on the same terms as the other purchasers in the December 2024 Offering.
On December 20, 2024, the Company also entered into privately negotiated agreements with the holders of certain existing outstanding warrants to purchase up to 200,071 ADSs to, among other things, reduce the exercise price of such warrants to $15.75 and to extend the expiration date of such warrants until December 23, 2029. The incremental fair value of the modified warrants was approximately $1.5 million, which was accounted for as an offering expense in connection with the December 2024 Offering.
October 2025 Private Placement
On October 10, 2025, the Company entered into the a securities purchase agreement (the “October 2025 Purchase Agreement”) with several institutional and accredited investors (the “October Purchasers”) relating to the issuance and sale in a private placement transaction (the “October 2025 Private Placement”) of (i)530,320 ordinary shares represented by 15,152 ADSs and (ii) pre-funded warrants to purchase 69,787,865 ordinary shares represented by 1,993,939 ADSs (the “October 2025 Pre-Funded Warrants”), together with (A) Series H Warrants to purchase 70,318,185 ordinary shares represented by up to 2,009,091 ADSs (“Series H Warrants”), (B) Series I Warrants to purchase 70,318,185 ordinary shares represented by up to 2,009,091 ADSs (“Series I Warrants”), (C) Series J Warrants to purchase 70,318,185 ordinary shares represented by up to 2,009,091 ADSs (“Series J Warrants”), and (D) Series K Warrants to purchase 70,318,185 ordinary shares represented by up to 2,009,091 ADSs (“Series K Warrants” and, together with the Series H Warrants, Series I Warrants, and Series J Warrants, the “October 2025 Ordinary Warrants”). The October 2025 Private Placement closed on October 14, 2025 (the “October 2025 Closing Date”).
Beneficial ownership limitation. A holder of the October 2025 Pre-Funded Warrants or October 2025 Ordinary Warrants may not exercise any portion of such October 2025 Pre-Funded Warrants or October 2025 Ordinary Warrants for ADSs to the extent that the holder, together with its affiliates, would beneficially own more than 4.99% of the number of ordinary shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of the ordinary shares represented by the ADSs issuable upon exercise of the applicable warrant.
October 2025 Pre-Funded Warrants. The October 2025 Pre-Funded Warrants have an exercise price of $0.0001 per ADS. The October 2025 Pre-Funded Warrants are exercisable at any time after their original issuance, subject to the beneficial ownership limitation (as described above) and will not expire until exercised in full. In addition, the October 2025 Pre-Funded Warrants may be exercised, in whole or in part, any time after issuance by means of a cashless exercise.
October 2025 Ordinary Warrants. The October 2025 Ordinary Warrants are exercisable at any time after their original issuance, subject to the beneficial ownership limitation (as described above). The Series H Warrants have an exercise price of$9.075 per ADS and, pursuant to the terms of the Series H Warrants, such warrants may be exercised until the earlier of (i)five (5) years from the October 2025 Closing Date or (ii)30 days after the public announcement that we have received Type C meeting minutes from the FDA indicating openness to baseline-controlled pivotal studies for QRX003 for the treatment of Netherton Syndrome. Upon receipt of Type C meeting minutes from the FDA, the Company, in March 2026, determined that the Series H Warrants will remain exercisable until five (5) years from the October 2025 Closing Date.The Series I Warrants have an exercise price of$10.3125 per ADS and, pursuant to the terms of the Series I Warrants, may be exercised as follows: (i)50% of the Series I Warrants may be exercised until the earlier of (A)five (5) years from the October 2025 Closing Date or (B)30 days after the public announcement that the primary endpoint has been met in the monotherapy pivotal trial of QRX003 for the treatment of Netherton Syndrome, and (ii)50% of the Series I Warrants may be exercised until the earlier of (A)five (5) years from the October 2025 Closing Date or (B)30 days after the public announcement that the primary endpoint has been met in the adjuvant pivotal trial of QRX003 for the treatment of Netherton Syndrome. The Series J Warrants have an exercise price of$12.375 per ADS and, pursuant to the terms of the Series J Warrants, such warrants may be exercised until the earlier of (i)five (5) years from the October 2025 Closing Date or (ii)30 days after the public announcement of the receipt of either accelerated or traditional approval by the FDA of QRX003 for the treatment of Netherton Syndrome. The Series K Warrants have an exercise price of$12.375 per ADS and, pursuant to the terms of the Series K Warrants, such warrants may be exercised until the earlier of (i)five (5) years from the October 2025 Closing Date or (ii)30 days after the public announcement of the sale of a Priority Review Voucher (PRV).
Dennis Langer, one of the Company’s directors, participated in the October 2025 Private Placement. Mr. Langer purchased 530,320 ordinary shares represented by 15,152 ADSs and accompanying October 2025 Ordinary Warrants for a total purchase price of approximately $128,641, at a combined purchase price of $8.49 per ADS and accompanying October 2025 Ordinary Warrants.
The Company received upfront net proceeds of approximately $14.9 million from the October 2025 Private Placement, after deducting estimated offering expenses payable by us, including placement agent fees and expenses.
Maxim Group LLC served as the exclusive placement agent in connection with the October 2025 Private Placement and was paid (i) a cash fee equal to 7.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds of the October 2025 Private Placement (excluding the securities purchased by Mr. Langer, for which no cash fee was received), and (ii) up to $75,000 for legal fees and other out-of-pocket expenses.
During 2025, the Company also received approximately $3.5 million from the exercise of warrants.
Warrants
The following table summarizes warrant activities during the year ended December 31, 2024 and the year ended December 31, 2025:
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| · · · · Weighted · | ||||||
| · · ADSs Underlying · · Average Exercise · | ||||||
| · · Warrants · · Price Per ADS · | ||||||
| Outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2023 | | 24,688 | | $564.52 | * | |
| Granted Warrants | | 1,095,635 | | | 17.39 | * |
| Granted Pre-Funded Warrants | | 434,988 | | | — | |
| Exercised Pre-Funded Warrants | | (114,626) | | | — | |
| Terminated | | (21) | | $57,750.00 | | |
| Outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2024 | | 1,440,664 | | $16.80 | | |
| Granted Warrants | | 8,036,364 | | | 11.03 | |
| Granted Pre-Funded Warrants | | 1,993,939 | | | — | |
| Exercised Warrants | | (222,801) | | | 15.75 | |
| Exercised Pre-Funded Warrants | | (1,004,711) | | | — | |
| Terminated | | (2,215) | | $433.54 | | |
| Outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2025 | | 10,241,240 | | $10.59 | | |
*Note that the exercise price of certain ordinary warrants issued in the Company’s 2022 Offering and 2023 Offering were reduced from $462.00 to $56.00 per ADS for investors who participated in the March 2024 Offering, and the exercise price of certain ordinary warrants issued in the 2022 Offering, 2023 Offering and March 2024 Offering were reduced from $56.00 to $15.75 per ADS for certain investors who participated in the December 2024 Offering, see above.
As of December 31, 2025, outstanding ordinary warrants expire in 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2029 and have an intrinsic value of approximately $27.3 million, and outstanding pre-funded warrants have an intrinsic value of approximately $18.9 million.
NOTE 14 – INCOME TAXES
The Company’s U.S. and foreign loss before income taxes are set forth below:
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | 2025 | | 2024 |
| United States | | $(15,722,913) | | $(8,962,472) |
| Foreign | | (81,742) | | — |
| Income before income taxes | | $(15,804,655) | | $(8,962,472) |
Income tax expense differed from the amounts computed by applying the U.S. Federal statutory income tax rate to income (loss) before income taxes, as presented in conformity with ASU 2023-09 as follows:
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| · · Year Ended December 31, 2025 | |||||
| Book earnings (loss) before taxes | | $(15,804,655) | | | |
| U.S. Federal Statutory Tax Rate | | (3,318,978) | 21.0% | ||
| State & Local Income Taxes, Net of Federal Income Tax Effect | | 489,322 | (3.1)% | ||
| Foreign Tax Effects | | — | 0.0% | ||
| Change in Foreign Valuation Allowance | | 10,218 | (0.1)% | ||
| Foreign Rate Differential | | 6,948 | 0.0% | ||
| Effect of Cross-Border Tax Laws | | — | 0.0% | ||
| Tax Credits | | — | 0.0% | ||
| Research and development tax credits | | (80,482) | 0.5% | ||
| Changes in Valuation Allowances | | 2,567,925 | (16.3)% | ||
| Nontaxable or Nondeductible Items | | — | 0.0% | ||
| IRC 162(m) | | 323,581 | (2.0)% | ||
| Other | | 1,466 | 0.0% | ||
| Changes in Unrecognized Tax Benefits | | — | 0.0% | ||
| Other Adjustments | | — | 0.0% | ||
| Effective Tax Rate | | $— | 0.0% | ||
Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 are as follows:
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| · · 2025 · · 2024 | ||||||
| Intangible Assets | | $67,540 | | $60,277 | ||
| Accrued Expenses | | | 119,524 | | | 230,426 |
| Stock Based Compensation | | | 540,155 | | | 474,039 |
| Research & Development | | | 2,264,454 | | | 1,667,722 |
| Unrealized Exchange Gain/Loss | | | 3,482 | | | — |
| Net Operating Loss | | | 8,575,552 | | | 5,683,264 |
| Foreign Operating Loss | | | 10,218 | | | — |
| R&D Credits | | | 433,736 | | | 353,255 |
| Total gross deferred tax assets/(liabilities) | | $12,014,660 | | $8,468,983 | ||
| Less valuation allowance | | | (12,014,660) | | | (8,468,983) |
| Net deferred tax assets/(liabilities) | | $— | | $— | ||
The income tax benefit for the years ended December 31, 2024 as presented in conformity with ASU 2023-09 as follows, differed from the amounts computed by applying the U.S. federal income tax rate of 21% to loss before tax benefit as a result of nondeductible expenses, tax credits generated, utilization of net operating loss carryforwards, and increases in the Company’s valuation allowance.
| | | | |
|---|---|---|---|
| · · 2024 | |||
| Federal Statutory Rate | | $(1,893,000) | |
| Permanent Differences | | 208,000 | |
| Research and Development | | (180,000) | |
| State Income Tax | | (139,000) | |
| State rate change | | | (397,000) |
| Change in Valuation Allowance | | 2,253,000 | |
| Deferred True Up | | 148,000 | |
| Effective Tax | | | — |
In assessing the realizability of the net deferred tax assets, the Company considers all relevant positive and negative evidence to determine whether it is more likely than not that some portion of the deferred income tax will not be realized. The realization of the gross deferred tax assets is dependent on several factors, including the generation of sufficient taxable income prior to expiration of the net operation loss carryforwards. At December 31, 2025 and 2024 the Company has recorded a full valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets of approximately $12,014,660 and $8,468,983 respectively. The change in the valuation allowance during the year ended 2025 was approximately $3,546,000.
At December 31, 2025, the Company had federal net operation loss (NOL) carryforwards of approximately $34,811,000. At December 31, 2025, the Company had federal research and development credit carryforwards of approximately $434,000. The federal net operating loss carryforwards begin to expire in 2028, losses generated in 2018 or later of $34,811,000 will carry forward indefinitely. The federal credit carryforwards begin to expire in 2045. Sections 382 and 383 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 subject the future utilization of net operating losses and certain other tax attributes, such as research and experimental tax credits, to an annual limitation in the event of certain ownership changes, as defined. The Company may be subject to the net operating loss utilization provision of Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code. The effect of an ownership change would be the imposition of an annual limitation of the use of NOL carryforwards attributable to periods before the change. The amount of the annual limitation depends upon the value of the Company immediately before the change, changes to the Company’s capital during a specified period prior to the change, and the federal published interest rate. Although the Company has not completed an analysis under Section 382 of the Code, it is likely that the utilization of the NOLs will be limited.
The Internal Revenue Code (the “IRC”) contains limitations on the use of net operating loss carryforwards after the occurrence of a substantial ownership change as defined by IRC Section 382. The Company has not performed a detailed analysis, however utilization of such net operating loss carryforwards will likely be significantly limited due to the shares issued in the Primary Financing and the Merger.
Entities are also required to evaluate, measure, recognize and disclose any uncertain income tax provisions taken on their income tax returns. The Company has analyzed its tax positions and has concluded that as of December 31, 2025 there were no uncertain positions. The Company’s U.S. federal and state net operating losses have occurred since its inception in 2009 and as such, tax years subject to potential tax examination could apply from that date. This is because the utilization of net operating losses from prior years opens the relevant year to audit by the IRS and/or state taxing authorities. Interest and penalties, if any, as they relate to income taxes assessed, are included in the income tax provision. The Company did not have any unrecognized tax benefits and has not accrued any interest or penalties for the 12 months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) has modified the IRC 174 expenses related to research and development for the tax years beginning after December 31, 2021. Under the TCJA, the Company had to capitalize the expenditures related to research and development activities and amortize over five years for U.S. activities and 15 years for non-U.S. activities using a mid-year convention. Therefore, the capitalization of research and development costs in accordance with IRC 174 resulted in a gross deferred tax asset of $6,717,000 as at December 31, 2024. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025 (OBBBA) further amended IRC 174 by introduction IRC 174A allowing immediate deduction of R&D expenses for U.S. activities from 2025 onwards, reversing the five-year amortization under the TCJA. The OBBBA further provided the option of amending prior years’ returns (2022-2024) to deduct previously capitalized R&D expenses. As of December 31, 2025, the Company does not intend to amend its prior year returns.
NOTE 15 - CONTINGENCIES
From time to time, the Company may become involved in various legal matters arising in the ordinary course of business. Management is unaware of any matters requiring accrual for related losses in the financial statements.
NOTE 16 – LICENSE AGREEMENTS
As of both December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company hadnine commercial license and supply agreements outstanding, whereby the Company will receive a royalty or other proceeds from the specified product revenues from the licensor, if and when the underlying products are approved and commercialized or sold via compassionate use or early access programs. No revenues have been received through December 31, 2025 from any of these agreements.
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