Traws Pharma, Inc.
For the period ended Jun 30, 2026. Filed Aug 14, 2026.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
1. Nature of Business
The Company
Traws Pharma, Inc. (“Traws Pharma” or the “Company”), formerly known as Onconova Therapeutics, Inc., was incorporated in the State of Delaware on December 22, 1998 and commenced operations on January 1, 1999. The Company’s headquarters are located in Newtown, Pennsylvania. On April 1, 2024, the Company acquired Trawsfynydd Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Trawsfynydd”), through a merger (the “Merger”) and the name change to Traws Pharma was effected. The Company accounted for the transaction as an asset acquisition as substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired was concentrated intwo programs that were grouped as asingle identifiable in-process research and development (“IPR&D”) asset. Traws Pharma is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing novel therapies to target critical threats to human health in respiratory viral diseases. Following the Merger, the Company has four clinical programs: (i) tivoxavir marboxil, an investigational oral, small molecule CAP-dependent endonuclease inhibitor designed to be administered as a single-dose for the treatment of bird flu and seasonal influenza; (ii) ratutrelvir, an inhibitor of the main protease (also known as 3CL protease) of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the causative agent in COVID-19; (iii) narazaciclib (ON 123300), a multi-targeted kinase inhibitor in solid tumors and hematological malignancies as a single agent or in combination with other anti-cancer therapies; and (iv) rigosertib, administered alone or in combination for investigation in various cancers. The Company’s primary focus is the development of tivoxavir marboxil and ratutrelvir, and its strategic objective for narazaciclib and rigosertib is limited to business development activities—namely, seeking partnerships or out-licensing arrangements to enable their further development by third parties.
Liquidity
The Company has incurred recurring operating losses since inception. As of June 30, 2026, the Company had an accumulated deficit of approximately $650,145,000. The Company anticipates that operating losses will continue for the foreseeable future due to, among other things, costs related to research, development of its product candidates and its clinical programs, strategic alliances and its administrative organization. At June 30, 2026, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $5,016,000. Based on current projections, the Company believes that it does not have sufficient cash and cash equivalents to support its operations for more than one year following the date that these financial statements are issued. As a result of these conditions, substantial doubt exists about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
The Company will require substantial additional financing to fund its ongoing clinical trials and operations, and to continue to execute its strategy. Management plans to explore various dilutive and non-dilutive sources of funding, including equity financings, strategic alliances, business development and other sources. The future success of the Company is dependent upon its ability to obtain additional funding. The failure to obtain sufficient capital on acceptable terms when needed would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations and financial condition. There can be no assurance, however, that the Company will be successful in obtaining such funding in sufficient amounts, on terms acceptable to the Company, or at all.
Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making estimates and the risks associated with the research, development, and commercialization of biopharmaceutical products, the Company may have based this estimate on assumptions that may prove to be wrong, and the Company's operating plan may change as a result of many factors currently unknown to the Company.
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business, and do not include any adjustments relating to recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information. Certain information and footnotes normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The financial statements include the consolidated accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries: Trawsfynydd Therapeutics LLC, Trawsfynydd Therapeutics AU Ltd, Throxavir Therapeutics AU Pty Ltd and Onconova Europe GmbH. All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other market-specific and relevant assumptions that management believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets, liabilities, and equity and the amount of revenues and expenses. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates. The most significant estimates and assumptions that management considers in the preparation of the Company's financial statements relate to prepaid and accrued research and development costs; the valuation of consideration transferred in acquiring the assets of Trawsfynydd; and inputs used in the Black-Scholes model for stock-based compensation expense and Series A Warrants (as defined below) liability.
Unaudited Interim Financial Information
The accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2026, the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, the consolidated statements of convertible preferred stock and stockholders’ equity (deficit) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 and the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 are unaudited. The interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the annual audited consolidated financial statements and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair statement of the Company’s financial position as of June 30, 2026, the results of its operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, and its cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025. The financial data and other information disclosed in these notes related to the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 are unaudited. The results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2026, any other interim periods, or any future year or period. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2025 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K /A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 (“Annual Report”), filed with the SEC on April 15, 2026.
Segment Information
Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate discrete information is available for evaluation by the chief operating decision maker, or decision-making group, in deciding how to allocate resources in assessing performance. The Company hasone operating segment. The Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) is the chief executive officer. The Company’s CODM manages the Company’s operations on a consolidated basis for the purpose of allocating resources. All the Company’s long-lived assets are held in the United States.
Concentrations of Credit Risk and Off-Balance Sheet Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk are primarily cash and cash equivalents. The Company maintains a portion of its cash and cash equivalent balances in the form of money market accounts with financial institutions that management believes are creditworthy. The Company hasno financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk ofloss.
At June 30, 2026, the Company had $3,905,000 of its cash and cash equivalents in money market funds that invest in a portfolio of liquid, high-quality debt securities issued by the U.S. government.
Significant Accounting Policies
These interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and SEC instructions for interim financial information, and should be read in conjunction with the Company's Annual Report. Significant accounting policies and other disclosures normally provided have been omitted since such items are disclosed in the Company's Annual Report. The Company uses the same accounting policies in preparing quarterly and annual financial statements.
Tax Incentive Receivable
The Company is eligible to receive a cash refund from the Australian Taxation Office for eligible research and development (“R&D”) expenditures under the Australian Research and Development Tax Incentive Program (the “Australian Tax Incentive”). The Australian Tax Incentive is recognized as a reduction to R&D expense when the relevant expenditure has been incurred, the amount can be reliably measured and the Australian Tax Incentive will be received. The Company’s Australian subsidiaries began operations in the second quarter of 2024, and the Company has recognized reductions to R&D expenses of $1,990,000 and $2,390,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, respectively, and $0 and $63,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively.
Impairment of Definite Lived Intangible Assets
The Company reviews long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. If the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its estimated undiscounted net cash flows, before interest, the Company will recognize an impairment loss equal to the difference between its carrying amount and its estimated fair value. If impairment is recognized, the reduced carrying amount of the asset will be accounted for as its new cost. Generally, fair values are estimated using discounted cash flow, replacement cost or market comparison analyses. The process of evaluating impairment requires estimates as to future events and conditions, which are subject to varying market and economic factors. Therefore, it is reasonably possible that a change in an estimate resulting from judgments as to future events could occur which would affect the recorded amounts of the asset. No impairment losses were recorded for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 or 2025.
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets consist entirely of patents. Costs related to patents, which include legal and application fees, are capitalized and amortized over the estimated useful lives using the straight-line method. Patent amortization commences once final approval of the patent has been obtained. For patents purchased in an asset acquisition, the useful life is determined largely by valuation estimates of remaining economic life. The Company’s patent, purchased in connection with the Purchased Assets from Viriom, Inc. has a useful life of 15 years.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company accounts for financial instruments under ASC 820,Fair Value Measurements (“ASC 820”). This statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. To increase consistency and comparability in fair value
measurements, ASC 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three levels as follows:
Level 1 — quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
Level 2 — observable inputs other than Level 1, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, and model-derived prices whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable; and
Level 3 — assets and liabilities whose significant value drivers are unobservable.
The carrying amounts reported in the accompanying consolidated financial statements for cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable, and accrued liabilities approximate their respective fair values because of the short-term nature of these accounts.
The following fair value hierarchy table presents information about the Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
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| June 30, 2026 · (Level 1) · · (Level 2) · · (Level 3) | ||||||||
| Assets: | | | | | | | | |
| Cash and cash equivalents - money market funds | $3,905,000 | | $ | - | | $ | - | |
| Liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
| Warrant liabilities - Series A Warrants | $ | - | | $ | - | | $44,000 | |
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| December 31, 2025 | | | | | | | | |
| Assets: | | | | | | | | |
| Cash and cash equivalents - money market funds | $2,927,000 | | $ | - | | $ | - | |
| Liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
| Warrant liabilities - Series A Warrants | $ | - | | $ | - | | $100,000 | |
On December 29, 2024, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with several investors for the sale of (i) up to 3,630,205 Class A Units (“Class A Units”), each Class A Unit consisting of (a)one share of common stock orone pre-funded warrant to initially purchaseone share of common stock and (b)one Series A Warrant to purchaseone share of common stock (“Series A Warrants”), and (ii)289,044 Class B Units (the “Class B Units,” and, together with the Class A Units, the “Units”), each Class B Unit consisting ofone pre-funded warrant andone Series A Warrant. The fair value of the pre-funded warrants is the intrinsic value of the pre-funded warrants due to their nominal exercise price. The fair value of the Series A Warrants was calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and is revalued to fair value at the end of each reporting period until the earlier of the exercise or expiration of the Series A Warrants. The fair value of the Series A Warrant liability was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model using the following assumptions:
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| | | June 30, 2026 | | | December 31, 2025 |
| Expected term of warrants (years) | | 1.5 years | | | 2 years |
| Risk-free interest rate | | 3.7% | | | 3.5% |
| Expected volatility | | 132.1% | | | 121.8% |
| Dividend yield | | $ - | | | $ - |
The warrant liabilities were initially measured at fair value at the date of issuance and on a recurring basis. The changes in fair value of warrant liabilities will be recognized as part of the consolidated statements of operations. A summary of warrant liability activity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, is as follows:
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|---|---|---|
| Balance, December 31, 2025 | $100,000 | |
| Change in fair value of Series A Warrants | | 159,000 |
| Balance, March 31, 2026 | | 259,000 |
| Change in fair value of Series A Warrants | | (215,000) |
| Balance, June 30, 2026 | $44,000 |
Research and Development Expenses
R&D costs are charged to expense as incurred. These costs include, but are not limited to, license fees related to the acquisition of in-licensed products; employee-related expenses, including salaries, benefits and travel; expenses incurred under agreements with contract research organizations and investigative sites that conduct clinical trials and preclinical studies; the cost of acquiring, developing and manufacturing clinical trial materials; facilities, depreciation and other expenses, which include direct and allocated expenses for rent and maintenance of facilities, insurance and other supplies; and costs associated with preclinical activities and regulatory operations.
Costs for certain development activities, such as clinical trials, are recognized based on an evaluation of the progress to completion of specific tasks using data such as patient enrollment, clinical site activations, or information provided to the Company by its vendors with respect to their actual costs incurred. Payments for these activities are based on the terms of the individual arrangements, which may differ from the pattern of costs incurred, and are reflected in the consolidated financial statements as prepaid or accrued R&D expense, as the case may be.
Net (loss) income per share
For purposes of net (loss) income per share, the Company’s Series C Preferred shares have the same characteristics as common stock and have no liquidation or other material preferential rights over common stock and accordingly, have been considered as a second class of common stock in the computation of net (loss) income per share regardless of their legal form. (Losses) income are allocated between the common shares and the Series C Preferred on a pro rata basis, as they share equally in (losses) income and residual net assets on an as-converted basis.
Basic (loss) income per share of common stock is computed by dividing net (loss) income by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during each period, including pre-funded warrants. The pre-funded warrants to purchase common stock with an exercise price of $0.01 per share are included in the calculation of basic and diluted net (loss) income per share as the exercise price is non-substantive and is virtually assured.
Diluted (loss) income per share of common stock includes the effect from the potential exercise or conversion of securities, such as stock options, unvested restricted stock units, and common stock warrants, which would result in the issuance of incremental shares of common stock, using the treasury stock method, and the potential shares of converted common stock associated with the Series C Preferred using the if-converted method. Potential common shares are excluded from the diluted per share calculation when their effect is anti-dilutive, including in periods of net loss or when inclusion does not result in a decrease in earnings per share.
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, and 2025, the components of basic and diluted net (loss) income per share were as follows:
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| · Three Months Ended June 30, · · Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||
| · 2026 · · 2025 · · 2026 · · 2025 | |||||||||||
| Numerator: | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net (loss) income | $(3,054,000) | | $(915,000) | | $(10,161,000) | | $20,575,000 | ||||
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| Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders | $(2,611,000) | | $(625,000) | | $(8,446,000) | | $14,860,000 | ||||
| Net (loss) income attributable to Series C Preferred stockholders | $(443,000) | | $(290,000) | | $(1,715,000) | | $5,715,000 | ||||
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| Denominator: | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding, basic | | 15,864,041 | | | 5,820,903 | | | 13,266,763 | | | 7,359,825 |
| Restricted stock units | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 2,825 |
| Stock options | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 251,675 |
| Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding, diluted | | 15,864,041 | | | 5,820,903 | | | 13,266,763 | | | 7,614,325 |
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| Net (loss) income per share of common stock, basic | $(0.16) | | $(0.11) | | $(0.64) | | $2.02 | ||||
| Net (loss) income per share of common stock, diluted | $(0.16) | | $(0.11) | | $(0.64) | | $1.95 | ||||
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| Weighted-average shares of Series C Preferred outstanding, basic and diluted | | 6,737 | | | 6,759 | | | 6,737 | | | 7,077 |
| Net (loss) income per share of Series C Preferred, basic and diluted | $(65.76) | | $(42.91) | | $(254.56) | | $807.55 | ||||
The following potentially dilutive securities have been excluded from the computation of diluted weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding, as they would be anti-dilutive:
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| · · June 30, | ||||
| | | 2026 | | 2025 |
| Warrants | 33,833,844 | 3,919,589 | ||
| Stock Options | 2,037,911 | 299,784 | ||
| Unvested restricted stock units | 146,450 | 22,690 | ||
| Series C Preferred (assumed conversion to common stock) | | 2,694,900 | | 2,694,900 |
| | 38,713,105 | 6,936,963 | ||
Recently Issued but not yet Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
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, which is intended to provide more detailed information about specified categories of expenses (purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation and amortization) included in certain expense captions presented on the consolidated statement of operations. The guidance in this ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The amendments may be applied either (1) prospectively to financial statements issued for periods after the effective date of this ASU or (2) retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the consolidated financial statements. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of ASU 2024-03 will have on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
3. Balance Sheet Detail
Prepaid expenses and other current assets:
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| | | June 30, | | December 31, | |
| | | 2026 | | 2025 | |
| Research and development | | $427,000 | | $42,000 | |
| Insurance | | 33,000 | | 234,000 | |
| Other | | 93,000 | | 89,000 | |
| | | $553,000 | | $365,000 | |
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities:
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| · · June 30, · · December 31, · | |||||||
| · · 2026 · · 2025 · | |||||||
| Research and development | | $1,481,000 | | $4,271,000 | | ||
| Employee compensation | | 1,472,000 | | 936,000 | | ||
| Professional fees | | | 448,000 | | | 158,000 | |
| Other | | | — | | | 128,000 | |
| | | $3,401,000 | | $5,493,000 | | ||
4. Intangible Assets
The following table summarizes intangible assets included on the balance sheet:
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| | | Gross | | | Accumulated Amortization | | Net |
| Patent | | $2,585,000 | | | $(144,000) | | $2,441,000 |
Total amortization expense for the patent was $43,000 and $86,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026. There wasno amortization expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025.
Future amortization of intangible assets is estimated to be as follows:
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| Years Ending December 31: | | | |
| 2026 (remaining 6 months) | | $86,000 | |
| 2027 | | | 172,000 |
| 2028 | | | 172,000 |
| 2029 | | | 172,000 |
| 2030 | | | 172,000 |
| Thereafter | | | 1,667,000 |
| | | $2,441,000 |
5. Commitments and Contingencies
Litigation
In the normal course of business, the Company is from time to time named as a party to legal claims and actions. The Company records a loss contingency reserve for a legal proceeding when the potential loss is considered probable and can be reasonably estimated. The Company has not recorded any amounts for loss contingencies as of June 30, 2026.
On June 17, 2024, Steven M. Fruchtman informed the Board of his intent to resign from his positions as President and Chief Scientific Officer, Oncology and indicated to the Company that Dr. Fruchtman believed his resignation to be for “good reason” under the terms of his employment agreement and his expectation of compensation commensurate therewith and in connection with a change in control. The Board accepted Dr. Fruchtman’s resignation effective immediately but disagreed with the characterization of the events set forth in the letter. The claims were submitted to arbitration for resolution, and arbitration proceedings began in June 2026 with the American Arbitration Association. Following an evidentiary hearing held in June 2026, the arbitrator issued a Decision and Award on July 14, 2026. The arbitrator denied Mr. Fruchtman's claims for breach of contract and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, finding that Mr. Fruchtman did not have "Good Reason" to resign because his removal from the Board of Directors and the CEO position did not constitute a material breach of his employment agreements, and because he failed to prove
that control of the Company changed immediately following the merger within the meaning of the applicable "Change in Control" definition. Accordingly, the arbitrator found that Mr. Fruchtman was not entitled to severance payments. In addition, the arbitrator denied Mr. Fruchtman's motion for discovery sanctions, finding that the Company's conduct did not warrant sanctions. As a result, the Company does not expect to incur any liability, including any severance or change in control payments, in connection with that matter, and no loss contingency has been recorded with respect to this matter as of June 30, 2026.
Contingent Value Rights
The Company issued CVRs to common stockholders as of April 15, 2024, and may be obligated to make future distributions to such CVR holders in connection with entering into strategic arrangements related to its oncology programs and/or future royalty payments related to the successful commercialization of such programs.
6. Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
At June 30, 2026, there were 6,737 shares of Series C Preferred stock outstanding. Certain material provisions of the Series C Preferred are as follows:
Conversion: Each share of Series C Preferred is convertible into 400 shares of Company common stock, subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below).
Dividends: Shares of Series C Preferred participate in any dividends with common stockholders on an as-converted basis.
Liquidation: In the event of the liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the affairs of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, the holders of Series C Preferred shall rank on parity with common stockholders as to the distributions of assets.
Beneficial Ownership Limitation: A holder of Series C Preferred is prohibited from converting its shares of Series C Preferred into shares of common stock if, as a result of such conversion, such holder, together with its affiliates, would beneficially own more than 19.9% of the total number of shares of Company common stock issued and outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion (the “Beneficial Ownership Limitation”).
At the Market Offering Agreement
On March 10, 2025, the Company entered into an At the Market Offering Agreement (the “ATM Agreement”) with Citizens JMP Securities, LLC (“Citizens”), pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell shares of its common stock, having an aggregate sales price of up to $50,000,000 (subject to certain limitations set forth in the ATM Agreement), from time to time, to or through Citizens, acting as sales agent and/or principal. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, the Company sold and issued 103,513 and 1,193,513 shares of its common stock, under the ATM Agreement for net proceeds of $119,000 and $1,918,000, respectively.
April 2026 Financing
On April 15, 2026, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement for a private placement (the “April 2026 Financing”), which closed on April 16, 2026. At closing, the Company issued 5,982,919 shares of its common stock (including 989,507 pre-funded warrants issued in lieu thereof) for aggregate upfront gross proceeds of approximately $10,000,000, at a purchase price of $1.6730 per share ($1.6630 per accompanying pre-funded warrant, each pre-funded warrant having an exercise price of $0.01). The Company also issued (i) April 2026 Series A Warrants to purchase up to 5,982,919 shares of common stock, (ii) April 2026 Series B Warrants to purchase up to 5,982,919 shares of common stock, and (iii) April 2026 Series C Warrants to purchase up to 17,948,757 shares of common stock, each with anexercise price of $1.673 per share, subject to adjustment. If all such warrants are exercised for cash, the Company will receive additional gross proceeds of approximately $50,000,000.
The April 2026 Series A Warrants become exercisable upon the Company’s receipt of approval from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (“MHRA”) to conduct a human challenge trial in the United Kingdom (“UK”). The April 2026 Series B Warrants become exercisable upon the later of the announcement of data from the human challenge trial or receipt of Shareholder Approval. The April 2026 Series C Warrants become exercisable upon receipt of Shareholder Approval, have athree-year term, and are subject to a forced-exercise provision under which, if the closing price of the Company’s common stock is at or above 200% of the exercise price for an uninterrupted period of 30 trading days, the Company may call for cancellation of the unexercised April 2026 Series C Warrants for consideration of$0.001 per underlying share. Each warrant is subject to a beneficial ownership limitation of 4.99% (9.99% at the holder’s election). As of June 30, 2026, none of the April 2026 Series A Warrants, April 2026 Series B Warrants or April 2026 Series C Warrants were exercisable.
The Company incurred placement agent fees and other offering costs in connection with the April 2026 Financing, including a cash fee equal to 6.0% of gross proceeds and reimbursement of certain placement agent expenses of up to $175,000, resulting in net proceeds of $9,390,000.
On July 8, 2026, at the Company’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the Company’s stockholders approved, in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d), the issuance of shares of common stock upon exercise of the April 2026 Series B Warrants and April 2026 Series C Warrants issued in the April 2026 Financing (the “Shareholder Approval”). As a result of the Shareholder Approval, the April 2026 Series C Warrants became exercisable, and the April 2026 Series B Warrants will become exercisable upon the announcement of data from the human challenge trial.
Series A Warrants and Pre-funded Warrants
On February 18, 2025, the Company and certain of the purchasers of Units in the equity offering that closed on December 31, 2024 (the “December 2024 Offering”) entered into amendments to the Series A Warrants (the “Series A Warrant Amendment”), pursuant to which the Series A Warrants issued to such purchasers were amended to (i) increase the threshold for a change of control, for purposes of determining whether a Fundamental Transaction (as defined in the Series A Warrants) has occurred, from 50% of the outstanding common stock of the Company to greater than 50% of the outstanding common stock of the Company, (ii) revise the expected volatility rate to be applied for purposes of determining the Black-Scholes Value of the Series A Warrants to be utilized for calculating consideration payable to the holders of the Series A Warrants in connection with a Fundamental Transaction that is not within the Company’s control, and (iii) remove Section 3(h) of the Series A Warrants, which, under certain circumstances, provided for adjustments to the exercise price of the Series A Warrants in the event of a reverse stock split, stock consolidation, or a recapitalization or similar event involving the Company’s common stock based on the volume weighted average price of the Company’s common stock over theeleven trading day period commencing five trading days immediately preceding such event and thefive trading days immediately following such event. The Series A Warrant Amendment resulted in the reclassification of $4,196,000 in warrant liability into permanent equity during the six months ended June 30, 2025.
During the first quarter of 2025, certain purchasers of Units in the December 2024 Offering exercised their pre-funded warrants for an aggregate of 1,382,559 shares of the Company’s common stock. On March 27, 2025, the Company and those purchasers holding all pre-funded warrants outstanding as of such date entered into amendments to the pre-funded warrants (the “PFW Amendment”), pursuant to which the pre-funded warrants issued to such purchasers were amended to increase the threshold for a change of control, for purposes of determining whether a Fundamental Transaction (as defined in the pre-funded warrants) has occurred, from 50% of the outstanding common stock of the Company to greater than 50% of the outstanding common stock of the Company. The PFW Amendment and exercises of pre-funded warrants resulted in the reclassification of $11,631,000 in warrant liability into permanent equity during the six months ended June 30, 2025.
7. Warrants
Common stock warrants are accounted for in accordance with applicable accounting guidance provided in ASC Topic 815,Derivatives and Hedging - Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (ASC Topic 815), as either derivative liabilities or as equity instruments depending on the specific terms of the warrant agreement. The conditions within ASC 815-40 are not subject to a probability assessment. The equity classified warrants do not fall under the liability criteria within ASC
480Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity, as they are not puttable and do not represent an instrument that has a redeemable underlying security. The equity classified warrants do meet the definition of a derivative instrument under ASC 815, but are eligible for the scope exception as they are indexed to the Company’s own stock and would be classified in permanent equity if freestanding. All warrants granted during the six months ended June 30, 2026 were issued in connection with the April 2026 Financing described in Note 6.
Warrants outstanding and warrant activity (reflects the number of common shares as if the warrants were converted to common stock) for the six months ended June 30, 2026 is as follows:
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| · · · · Exercise · · Expiration · · December 31, · · Warrants · · June 30, | |||||||||||||
| Description · · Classification · · Price · · Date · · 2025 · · Issued · · 2026 | |||||||||||||
| Non-tradable pre-funded warrants | | Equity | | $56.25 | | none | | 141 | | — | | 141 | |
| Non-tradable pre-funded warrants | | Equity | | $56.25 | | none | | 199 | | — | | 199 | |
| Non-tradable pre-funded warrants | | Equity | | $0.01 | | none | | 682,090 | | — | | 682,090 | |
| Series A Warrants | | Liability | | $13.42 | | Variable | | 543,792 | | — | | 543,792 | |
| Series A Warrants | | Equity | | $13.42 | | Variable | | 3,375,457 | | — | | 3,375,457 | |
| April 2026 pre-funded warrants | | Equity | | $0.01 | | none | | — | | 989,507 | | 989,507 | |
| April 2026 Series A Warrants | | Equity | | $1.673 | | Variable | | — | | 5,982,919 | | 5,982,919 | |
| April 2026 Series B Warrants | | Equity | | $1.673 | | Variable | | — | | 5,982,919 | | 5,982,919 | |
| April 2026 Series C Warrants | | Equity | | $1.673 | | April 2029 | | — | | 17,948,757 | | 17,948,757 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4,601,679 | | 30,904,102 | | 35,505,781 |
8. Stock-Based Compensation
In 2021, the Company adopted its 2021 Incentive Compensation Plan, which was subsequently amended and restated in each of 2022 and 2024 (as amended and restated, the “2021 Plan”). Upon adopting the 2021 Plan, no further awards have been or will be made under the Company’s 2018 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (the “2018 Plan”). Under the 2021 Plan, the Company may grant incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, stock awards, stock units, stock appreciation rights and other stock-based awards to employees, non-employee directors, consultants, and advisors. At June 30, 2026, there were 113,300 shares available for future issuance with respect to new awards.
On July 8, 2026, at the Company’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the 2021 Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock available for issuance thereunder by 2,000,000 shares and to make certain other administrative changes.
Stock-based compensation expense includes stock options granted to employees and non-employees and has been reported in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss in either R&D expenses or general and administrative expenses depending on the function performed by the optionee. No net tax benefits related to the stock-based compensation costs have been recognized since the Company’s inception. The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense related to stock options and restricted stock units (“RSUs”) as follows for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, and 2025:
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| · · Three Months Ended June 30, · · Six Months Ended June 30, · | |||||||||||||
| · · 2026 · · 2025 · · 2026 · · 2025 · | |||||||||||||
| Research and development | | $(71,000) | | $17,000 | | $395,000 | | $33,000 | | ||||
| General and administrative | | | 887,000 | | | 88,000 | | | 1,055,000 | | | 233,000 | |
| Total stock-based compensation expense | | $816,000 | | $105,000 | | $1,450,000 | | $266,000 | | ||||
A summary of stock option activity for the six months ended June 30, 2026 is as follows:
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| · · Options Outstanding | ||||||||
| · · · · · · · Weighted · · · | ||||||||
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| | | | | Average | | Remaining | | Aggregate |
| | | Number | | Exercise | | Contractual | | Intrinsic |
| | | of Shares | | Price | | Term (in years) | | Value |
| Balance, December 31, 2025 | 1,323,366 | | $3.55 | 9.11 | | $85,000 | ||
| Granted | 724,170 | | $1.60 | | | | | |
| Forfeitures and expirations | (9,625) | | $100.86 | | | | | |
| Balance, June 30, 2026 | 2,037,911 | | $2.40 | | 9.04 | | $12,000 | |
| Exercisable at June 30, 2026 | | 540,167 | | $3.24 | | 7.64 | | $12,000 |
| Vested and expected to vest at June 30, 2026 | 2,037,911 | | $2.40 | 9.04 | | $12,000 | ||
The Company accounts for all stock-based payments made to employees, non-employees and directors using an option pricing model for estimating fair value. Accordingly, stock-based compensation expense is measured based on the estimated fair value of the awards on the date of grant. Compensation expense is recognized for the portion that is ultimately expected to vest over the period during which the recipient renders the required services to the Company using the straight-line single option method.
The Company uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to estimate the fair value of stock options at the grant date. The Black-Scholes model requires the Company to make certain estimates and assumptions related to the expected price volatility of the common stock, the period during which the options will be outstanding, the rate of return on risk-free investments and the expected dividend yield for the Company’s stock.
As of June 30, 2026, there was $1,379,000 of unrecognized compensation expense related to the unvested stock options which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 0.6 years.
The weighted-average assumptions underlying the Black-Scholes calculation of grant date fair value of stock options include the following:
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| · · Six Months Ended June 30, · · | |||||||
| · · 2026 · · 2025 · | |||||||
| Risk-free interest rate | | 3.76% | | 4.17% | |||
| Expected volatility | | 122.3% | | 120.5% | |||
| Expected term | | 5.5 | years | | 5.3 | years | |
| Expected dividend yield | | —% | | —% | |||
| Weighted average grant date fair value | | $1.38 | | $2.34 | | | |
The weighted-average valuation assumptions were determined as follows:
| ● | Risk-free interest rate: The Company based the risk-free interest rate on the interest rate payable on U.S. Treasury securities in effect at the time of grant for a period that is commensurate with the assumed expected option term. |
| ● | Expected term of options: Due to its lack of sufficient historical data, the Company estimates the expected life of its employee stock options using the “simplified” method, as prescribed in Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 107, whereby the expected life equals the arithmetic average of the vesting term and the original contractual term of the option. |
| ● | Expected stock price volatility: Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of the Company’s common stock. |
| ● | Expected annual dividend yield: The Company has never paid, and does not expect to pay, dividends in the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the Company assumed an expected dividend yield of 0.0%. |
The Company grants RSUs to employees under the 2021 Plan, which typically have a vesting term of 33% on each of the first and second anniversaries, and 34% on the third anniversary of the date of grant. The compensation committee of the Board has approved RSU grants as inducement awards which vest 25% on each of the first four anniversaries of the date of grant. The Inducement RSUs were granted outside of the Company’s incentive plans in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).
A summary of RSU activity for the six months ended June 30, 2026 is as follows:
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| | | Number of Units | | Weighted average grant date fair value |
| Outstanding and unvested December 31, 2025 | | 156,563 | | $ 4.97 |
| Granted | | - | | $ - |
| Vested | | (10,113) | | $ 16.83 |
| Outstanding and unvested June 30, 2026 | | 146,450 | | $ 4.15 |
At June 30, 2026, the unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested service-based RSUs was $393,000, which will be recognized over the remaining service period of 1.2 years.
Grants of PSUs and SARs
During 2020 and 2021, the compensation committee of the Board and the Board approved a cash bonus program of cash-settled stock appreciation right awards to the Company’s employees and non-employee directors, and cash-settled performance stock unit awards to the Company’s employees. These awards were granted outside of the Company’s 2018 Plan and the 2021 Plan. As the Company’s stock price has decreased since these awards were issued, their impact on the results of operations and balance sheet of the Company are not material during 2026 or 2025.
9. Segment Information
The Company hasone operating segment. The Company’s CODM is the chief executive officer. The Company’s CODM manages the Company’s operations on a consolidated basis for the purpose of allocating resources. All of the Company’s long-lived assets are held in the United States.
The accounting policies of its segment are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. The CODM assesses performance for its segment based on net loss, which is reported on the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. The measure of segment assets is reported on the balance sheet as total assets. The CODM uses cash forecast models in deciding how to invest into the segment. The CODM analyzes the Company’s net (loss) income and monitors budget versus actual results to assess the performance of the Company.
The table below summarizes the significant expense categories, included within the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations, regularly reviewed by the CODM for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, and 2025:
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| · Three Months Ended June 30, · · Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||
| · 2026 · · 2025 · · 2026 · · 2025 | |||||||||||
| Revenue | $— | | $2,733,000 | | $— | | $2,790,000 | ||||
| Less: | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Research and development expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Preclinical & clinical development | | (85,000) | | | 1,897,475 | | | 2,528,000 | | | 2,524,475 |
| Personnel related | | 472,000 | | | 425,000 | | | 861,000 | | | 890,000 |
| Other research and development (a) | | 714,000 | | | (31,475) | | | 2,624,000 | | | 1,382,525 |
| Total research and development expenses | 1,101,000 | | 2,291,000 | | 6,013,000 | | 4,797,000 | ||||
| General and administrative expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Professional & consulting fees | | 1,512,000 | | | 634,000 | | | 2,297,000 | | | 1,826,000 |
| Personnel related | | 510,000 | | | 512,000 | | | 1,176,000 | | | 1,416,000 |
| Other general and administrative (b) | | 1,457,000 | | | 545,000 | | | 2,040,000 | | | 1,203,000 |
| Total general and administrative | | 3,479,000 | | | 1,691,000 | | | 5,513,000 | | | 4,445,000 |
| Other operating income (c) | | (1,405,000) | | | — | | | (1,405,000) | | | — |
| Change in fair value of warrant liability | | (215,000) | | | (146,000) | | | (56,000) | | | (26,659,000) |
| Other loss (income), net (d) | 94,000 | | (188,000) | | 96,000 | | (368,000) | ||||
| Net (loss) income | $(3,054,000) | | $(915,000) | | $(10,161,000) | | $20,575,000 | ||||
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| (a) | Other research and development expenses include stock-based compensation, manufacturing, formulation, development, and consulting fees. |
| (b) | Other general and administrative expenses include stock-based compensation, public company costs, and insurance. |
| (c) | Other operating income consists of the removal of a legacy accrued research and development obligation, which was initially recognized in a prior reporting period. During the second quarter of 2026, the Company concluded that the accrued liability was no longer probable of settlement and that no future cash outflows related to the obligation were expected. Because the amount was originally recorded as research and development expense, its removal is presented within operating expenses rather than as non-operating income. |
| (d) | Other income, net included interest income. |
10. Research and Development Arrangements and Related Party Transactions
Research and development arrangements with unrelated parties
The Company has entered into various licensing and right-to-sublicense agreements with educational institutions for the exclusive use of patents and patent applications, as well as any patents that may develop from research being conducted by such educational institutions in the field of anticancer therapy, genes and proteins. Results from this research have been licensed to the Company pursuant to these agreements.
Research and development arrangements with related parties
Prior to consummation of the Merger, Trawsfynydd entered into a Master Research and Development Agreement with ChemDiv, Inc. (“ChemDiv”). Pursuant to the Master Research and Development Agreement, ChemDiv provided services related to preclinical drug discovery to Trawsfynydd prior to the Merger and continues to provide services to the Company post-Merger. Dr. Nikolay Savchuk, COO of the Company and a director on the Board, is a stockholder of ChemDiv and a member of its board of directors. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, the Company expensed $653,000 and $2,027,000, respectively, as research and development (“R&D”) costs related to ChemDiv’s services in the condensed consolidated statement of operations. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company expensed $1,294,000 and $2,300,000, respectively, as R&D costs related to ChemDiv’s services in the
condensed consolidated statement of operations. As of June 30, 2026, the Company owed ChemDiv $1,856,000, which was included in accounts payable in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.
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