Shuttle Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc.
For the period ended Dec 31, 2025. Filed Mar 31, 2026.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 1 –Organization and Liquidity
Organization and Line of Business
Shuttle Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (“we,” “us,” “our,” or the “Company”) was originally formed as Shuttle Pharmaceuticals, LLC in the State of Maryland on December 18, 2012. On August 12, 2016, the Company filed articles of conversion with the State of Maryland to convert from an LLC to a C corporation, at which time the Company changed its name to Shuttle Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Shuttle”). In connection with the conversion, the Company issued 225,000 shares of common stock in exchange for 100% of the outstanding membership interests in Shuttle prior to conversion. On June 4, 2018, Shuttle completed a reverse merger with Shuttle Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (then known as Shuttle Pharma Acquisition Corp, Inc.), a Delaware corporation, pursuant to which Shuttle, our operating entity, became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Shuttle Diagnostics, Inc, a subsidiary of the Company, was formed in the State of Maryland on November 14, 2023.
On November 21, 2025, the Company acquired substantially all of the assets of Molecule.ai, a pharmaceutical software company building an artificial intelligence (“AI”) driven platform for molecular discovery and early-stage drug development, which were acquired by a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. By combining modern AI techniques with structured scientific workflows, the Molecule.ai platform (hereafter, “Molecule.ai” or the “platform”) helps researchers explore the chemical space more efficiently, evaluate molecular ideas with greater clarity and make more informed decisions during the earliest stages of drug development. The platform is engineered to accelerate the iteration cycles that characterize modern drug discovery while preserving scientific reproducibility, traceability and operational reliability. Molecule.ai adapts state of the art AI algorithms to create a practical, domain-specific AI infrastructure layer for molecular research and development. The acquisition seeks to leverage Molecule.ai’s molecular modeling and predictive analytics platform to significantly augment our drug discovery and development business purpose. In tandem with the Molecule.ai asset acquisition, on November 20, 2025, we committed to a plan to wind-down our clinical trials of Ropidoxuridine (the “Clinical Trials”), our lead product candidate (See Note 9).
Molecule.ai is built on three core architectural components: a unified inference engine, an API-first integration layer and a modular model framework. The unified inference engine orchestrates model execution and multi-step reasoning through a deterministic and traceable sequence of operations. Molecule.ai uses an API-first design, which means that all platform capabilities can be accessed programmatically. All predictive and reasoning functions are modular, which allows the platform to expand over time without changing the underlying infrastructure. Molecule.ai currently supports three scientific and computational functions that reflect both its pharmaceutical focus and the structured inference techniques seen in modern agentic LLM systems: (1) molecular property prediction, (2) cross-molecule and cross-property evaluation and (3) prediction reasoning and structured molecular insights. The platform predicts a wide range of molecular properties that are relevant to early-stage discovery and medicinal chemistry and provides inference pipelines for predicting molecular properties. By using transformer-based models, the platform computes predictive outputs on a wide range of therapeutic tasks. The platform evaluates multiple molecules across multiple properties in a unified workflow, helping researchers quickly identify the most-promising candidates, understand trade-offs, and make structured, evidence-based decisions. Molecule.ai also includes a reasoning module that uses LLM-based structured inference to contextualize predictions, explain differences between compounds, perform rule-guided reasoning and produce narrative or structured scientific interpretations with the goal to make complex scientific outputs understandable and actionable for broader research and development audiences.
The broader competitive landscape in the AI ecosystem, especially AI-driven drug discovery, is rapidly advancing toward agentic AI systems and more integrated, end-to-end platforms. To stay at the front of this shift, Molecule.ai is expanding its molecule predictive capabilities, and automated multi-tool workflows. These expansions are designed in accordance with the agentic framework and multi-tool reasoning to further strengthen the platform. A new module will evaluate chemical–protein interaction likelihoods, which will help researchers estimate how molecules may interact with specific biological targets. Molecule.ai is adding biological context reasoning supported by curated genomic and disease-association evidence, which helps tie together chemical ideas with the biological systems they may ultimately affect. The platform will increasingly support insights that connect chemical properties with biological implications, which creates a more complete, end-to-end picture for early research teams. Molecule.ai is also developing an autonomous AI agent designed to reduce manual workload and accelerate early research cycles, which will interpret a discovery objective, plan a series of actions, route each step to the appropriate tools, evaluate preliminary outputs and iterate until a stable result is achieved.
The Molecule.ai platform adheres to strict engineering standards, including reproducibility, traceability, extensibility, scalability and interoperability, which align with modern AI infrastructure expectations for regulated biomedical environments. Molecule.ai aims to become the foundational AI layer for molecular and biological reasoning in pharmaceutical research and development. By integrating property prediction, biological context, multi-step reasoning and agentic automation, the platform seeks to accelerate early discovery while maintaining scientific reliability and operational transparency.
Liquidity and Going Concern
Our consolidated financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. The Company has incurred losses since inception and has a net loss of approximately $11.7 million andno revenues for the year ended December 31, 2025 and working capital deficit of approximately $7.5 million as of December 31, 2025. The Company does not expect to generate positive cash flows from operating activities in the near future.
In February 2025, the Company issued a revolving note in the principal amount of up to $2,000,000, which the Company may draw upon at its discretion from time to time. As of December 31, 2025, the Company has not drawn on the revolving note. In March 2025, the Company completed an equity raise that provided $5.0 million net cash proceeds for the issuance of 53,637 shares and 713,030 pre-funded warrants. In June 2025, the Company completed a private placement equity raise that provided $3.9 million net cash proceeds for the issuance of 21,924 shares and 1,158,953 pre-funded warrants. In November 2025, the Company completed a private placement equity raise that provided $2.2 million net cash proceeds for the issuance of 625,156 pre-funded warrants. However, the Company’s existing cash resources, the cash received from the equity offerings, and financing available under the revolving note are not expected to provide sufficient funds to carry out the Company’s operations through the next twelve months.
In March 2026, the Company closed an underwritten public offering of 2,238,800 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $0.50 per share, resulting in gross proceeds of $3.5 million and net proceeds of approximately $3.36 million after deducting underwriting discounts, commissions, and estimated offering expenses of $140,000. The offering included 4,761,200 pre-funded warrants at a price of $0.499 per warrant, each exercisable for one share of common stock at a nominal exercise price of $0.001 per share. The Company intends to use up to $1.5 million of the net proceeds from this offering for future marketing efforts and the remainder for working capital and general corporate purposes.
The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to continue to successfully raise additional equity or debt financing to allow it to fund ongoing operations, fund milestone and contingent payments due under the APA, and commercialize and market the Molecule.ai platform in order to generate revenues. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the consolidated financial statements are issued.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
Note 2 –Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
These consolidated financial statements and related disclosures have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The consolidated financial statements and disclosures have been prepared using the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).
Reverse Stock Split
On August 13, 2024, in order to meet Nasdaq’s minimum bid price requirement of $1.00 per share (the “Minimum Bid Price Requirement”), the Company effectuated a 1-for-8 reverse stock split of its issued and outstanding common stock, rounding up to account for any fractional shares (the “August 2024 Reverse Stock Split”). Subsequently, on June 16, 2025, in order to meet the Minimum Bid Price Requirement, the Company effectuated a 1-for-25 reverse stock split of its issued and outstanding common stock, rounding up to account for any fractional shares (the “June 2025 Reverse Stock Split”, and collectively with the August 2024 Reverse Stock Split, the “Reverse Stock Splits”).
The Reverse Stock Splits had no effect on the Company’s authorized shares of common stock or preferred stock and the par value remained unchanged at $0.00001. All common stock share, option, warrant and per share amounts (except our authorized but unissued shares and previously reserved shares) have been retroactively adjusted in these consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
Basis of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a consolidated basis with those of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, Shuttle Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Shuttle Diagnostics, Inc., and 1563868 B.C. LTD (d/b/a Molecule.ai). All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The Company regularly evaluates estimates and assumptions. The Company bases its estimates and assumptions on current facts, historical experience, and various other factors that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the accrual of costs and expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. The actual results experienced by the Company may differ materially and adversely from the Company’s estimates. To the extent there are material differences between the estimates and the actual results, future results of operations will be affected. Significant estimates are contained in the accompanying consolidated financial statements for the valuation of debt and warrants, valuation of bifurcated derivative liabilities and other financial instruments, and the useful life of the Molecule.ai intangible asset.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include cash in bank accounts and money market funds with maturities of less than three months from inception, which are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and which, in the opinion of management, are subject to an insignificant risk of loss in value. As of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, cash and cash equivalents consisted of the following:
| December 31, | December 31, | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Cash | $257,955 | $1,918,941 |
| Money market funds | 76,050 | 1,203 |
| Total cash and cash equivalents | $334,005 | $1,920,144 |
Periodically, the Company may carry cash balances at financial institutions in excess of the federally insured limit of $250,000 per institution. The amount in excess of the FDIC insurance as of December 31, 2025 was approximately $0.1 million. The Company has not experienced losses on these accounts and management believes, based upon the quality of the financial institutions, that the credit risk with regard to these deposits is not significant.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company follows accounting guidelines on fair value measurements for financial instruments measured on a recurring basis, as well as for certain assets and liabilities that are initially recorded at their estimated fair values. Fair value is defined as the exit price, or the amount that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants as of the measurement date. The Company uses the following three-level hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs to value its financial instruments:
| ● | Level 1: Observable inputs such as unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments. |
| ● | Level 2: Quoted prices for similar instruments that are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace. |
| ● | Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs which are supported by little or no market activity and that are financial instruments whose values are determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well as instruments for which the determination of fair value requires a significant judgment or estimation. |
Financial instruments measured at fair value are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires the Company to make judgments and consider factors specific to the asset or liability. The use of different assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on estimated fair values. Accordingly, the fair value estimates disclosed, or initial amounts recorded, may not be indicative of the amount that the Company or holders of the instruments could realize in a current market exchange.
The carrying amounts of the Company’s financial instruments including cash and cash equivalents, prepaid expenses, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate fair value due to the short-term maturities of these instruments.
Set out below are the Company’s financial instruments that are required to be remeasured at fair value on a recurring basis and their fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024:
| December 31, 2025 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Carrying Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liabilities | ||||
| Derivative Liability - Warrants | $— | $— | $99,687 | $99,687 |
| Convertible Note | — | — | — | — |
| Total Liabilities | $— | $— | $99,687 | $99,687 |
| December 31, 2024 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Carrying Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liabilities | ||||
| Derivative Liability - Warrants | $— | $— | $25,281 | $25,281 |
| Convertible Note | — | — | 684,205 | 684,205 |
| Total Liabilities | $— | $— | $709,486 | $709,486 |
See Note 5 and Note 7 for additional disclosures related to the fair value of the Company’s convertible notes and derivative liabilities, respectively.
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company does not use derivative instruments to hedge exposures to cash flow, market or foreign currency risks. The Company evaluates all of its financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives. For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recorded at its fair value and is then re-valued at each reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the consolidated statements of operations.
For its derivative financial instruments, the Company utilizes the most appropriate valuation model (such as Monte Carlo simulations or other sophisticated models, based on the nature of the terms of the instrument) to value the derivative instruments at inception and on subsequent valuation dates. The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is evaluated at the end of each reporting period. Derivative liabilities are classified in the consolidated balance sheets as current or non-current based on whether or not net-cash settlement or conversion of the instrument could be required within twelve (12) months of the balance sheet date.
Convertible Notes
The Company accounts for its Convertible Bridge Notes (as defined in Note 5) under the fair value option in accordance with ASC 825. The fair value option may be elected on an instrument-by-instrument basis and is irrevocable unless a new election date occurs. Additional term or other notes may be issued in subsequent periods where the Company would be able to make a fair value option election upon issuance provided eligibility criteria are met. The Company records the portion of the Convertible Bridge Notes that are issued and outstanding for accounting purposes at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in other income (expense), net in the consolidated statements of operations, except for the portion of the total change in fair value that results from a change in the instrument-specific credit risk of the Convertible Bridge Notes, which is recorded in other comprehensive income (loss), if applicable. No loss was attributed to changes in credit risk for the periods presented therefore net loss was equal to comprehensive loss. The fair value option election was made to align the accounting for the Convertible Bridge Notes with the Company’s financial reporting objectives and reduce operational effort to account for embedded features that otherwise would require bifurcation as a separate unit of account.
Pursuant to the fair value option election, direct and incremental debt issuance costs and consideration paid to the lender related to the Convertible Bridge Notes were expensed as incurred and recorded in other income (expense), net in the consolidated statements of operations.
For convertible notes for which the fair value option is not elected, the Company evaluates the convertible notes for embedded features and bifurcates these features (such as conversion options and redemption options) from their host instruments and accounts for them as free standing derivative financial instruments if certain criteria are met. The criteria include circumstances in which (a) the economic characteristics and risks of the embedded derivative instrument are not clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics and risks of the host contract, (b) the hybrid instrument that embodies both the embedded derivative instrument and the host contract is not re-measured at fair value under otherwise applicable generally accepted accounting principles with changes in fair value reported in earnings as they occur and (c) a separate instrument with the same terms as the embedded derivative instrument would be considered a derivative instrument. All of the Company’s Convertible Bridge Notes as of December 31, 2025 have been converted.
Warrants
The Company accounts for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the warrant’s specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in FASB ASC 480,Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity(“ASC 480”) and ASC 815,Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). The assessment considers whether the warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the warrants are indexed to the Company’s own ordinary shares and whether the warrant holders could potentially require “net cash settlement” in a circumstance outside of the Company’s control, among other conditions for equity classification. Finally, the Company determines if the warrants meet the definition of a derivative based on their contractual terms. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly period end date while the warrants are outstanding.
For issued or modified warrants that meet all of the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as a component of additional paid-in capital at the time of issuance. For issued or modified warrants that do not meet all the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded at their initial fair value on the date of issuance, and at each balance sheet date thereafter. Changes in the estimated fair value of the warrants are recognized as a non-cash gain or loss on the consolidated statements of operations. The Company also evaluates if changes in contractual terms or other considerations would result in the reclassification of outstanding warrants from liabilities to stockholders’ equity (or vice versa).
Stock-Based Compensation
Compensation cost for stock awards, which include restricted stock units (“RSUs”), is measured at the fair value on the grant date and recognized as expense, over the related service period. The fair value of stock awards is based on the quoted price of our common stock on the grant date. Compensation expense related to the RSUs is reduced by the fair value of the units that are forfeited by employees that leave the Company prior to vesting as they occur. Compensation cost for RSUs is recognized using the straight-line method over the requisite service period.
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses are charged to expense as incurred. Research and development expenses include, but are not limited to, product development, clinical and regulatory expenses, payroll and other personnel expenses, which may include portions of the Company’s executives to the extent they are active involved in the research and development activities, materials, supplies, related subcontract expenses, and consulting costs.
Leases
The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Operating leases are included in operating lease right-of-use asset (“ROU”), operating lease liability - current, and operating lease liability - noncurrent on the consolidated balance sheets.
ROU assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the related obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. As the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses an incremental borrowing rate based on the estimated rate of interest for collateralized borrowing, over a similar term of the lease payments at commencement date. The operating lease ROU asset also includes any lease payments made and excludes lease incentives. The Company’s lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that it will exercise that option. Lease expense for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
The Company reviews its long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in business circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be fully recoverable. Recoverability of assets is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to the estimated undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge will be recognized in the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. There were no impairments of long-lived assets during the periods presented.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred; additions, renewals and betterments are capitalized. When property and equipment are retired or otherwise disposed of, the related cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the respective accounts, and any gain or loss is included in operations. Depreciation of property and equipment is provided using the straight-line method for substantially all assets with estimated lives as follows:
| Furniture | 5 years |
|---|---|
| Computers and equipment | 5 years |
| Research Equipment | 10 years |
Internal-Use Software
All costs related to the development of internal use software, other than those incurred during the application development stage, are expensed as incurred. Costs incurred during the application development stage are capitalized and amortized over the estimated useful life of the software, which is typically four years. The estimated useful lives of internally developed software are reviewed frequently and adjusted as appropriate to reflect upcoming development activities that may include significant upgrades and/or enhancements to the existing functionality. Capitalized internally developed software costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over their expected economic lives. Amortization of these costs begins once the product is ready for its intended use. The amount of costs capitalized within any period is dependent on the nature of software development activities and projects in each period.
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets can include intangible assets acquired as part of business combinations, asset acquisitions and other business transactions. The Company records intangible assets at cost, net of accumulated amortization and accumulated impairment losses, if any. Cost is measured based on the fair values of cash consideration paid and equity interests issued. The cost of an intangible asset acquired is its acquisition date fair value. Amortization of definite life intangible assets is calculated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with ASC Topic 740,Income Taxes. ASC 740 requires a company to use the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes, whereby deferred tax assets are recognized for deductible temporary differences, and deferred tax liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary differences. Temporary differences are the differences between the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and their tax bases. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, the Company does not foresee generating taxable income in the near future and utilizing its deferred tax asset, therefore, it is more likely than not that some portion, or all of, the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of changes in tax laws and rates on the date of enactment.
Under ASC 740, a tax position is recognized as a benefit only if it is “more likely than not” that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed to occur. The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized on examination. For tax positions not meeting the “more likely than not” test, no tax benefit is recorded. The Company has no material uncertain tax positions for any of the reporting periods presented.
Segment Information
Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate and discrete information is available for evaluation by the chief operating decision-maker (“CODM”) in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance. The Company’s CODM, its chief executive officer, evaluates the Company’s operations and manages its business as a single operating segment. With the exception of the Molecule.ai intangible asset, substantially all of the Company’s long-lived assets are held in the United States. The Molecule.ai intangible asset is recorded on the books of the Company’s Canadian subsidiary. Refer to Note 9 for the Company’s disclosure on itssingle operating segment.
Net Loss Per Common Stock
Net loss per share of common stock requires presentation of basic and diluted earnings per common share on the face of the consolidated statements of operations for all entities with complex capital structures and requires a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the basic earnings per share computation to diluted earnings per share.
In the accompanying consolidated financial statements, basic loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the year. Certain warrants issued and outstanding include terms and conditions resulting in the treatment as participating securities. Such warrants do not include an obligation for the warrant holders to fund the losses of the Company. Therefore, these warrants are excluded from the calculation of earnings per common share in periods of net loss.
Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing net income attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding and potentially dilutive shares of common stock during the period to reflect the potential dilution that could occur from common shares issuable through convertible securities, contingent share arrangements, stock options and warrants unless the result would be antidilutive.
The dilutive effect of restricted stock units and other stock-based payment awards subject to vesting and common stock warrants is calculated using the “treasury stock method,” which assumes that the “proceeds” from the exercise of these instruments are used to purchase common shares at the average market price for the period. The dilutive effect of convertible securities is calculated using the “if-converted method.” Under the if-converted method, securities are assumed to be converted at the beginning of the period, and the resulting shares of common stock are included in the denominator of the diluted calculation for the entire period being presented.
Given the nominal exercise price of the Company’s issuance of Pre-Funded Warrants (as defined in Note 6), such Pre-Funded Warrants are included in the calculation of basic and diluted net loss per share as the exercise price per warrant is deemed nonsubstantive when compared to the fair value of the underlying common shares. The 1,284,109 unexercised pre-funded warrants as of December 31, 2025 were included in the Company’s calculation of basic and diluted loss per share.
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the following common stock equivalents were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share as the result of the computation was anti-dilutive.
| December 31, | December 31, | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Convertible notes (Note 5) | — | 32,218 |
| Warrants (Note 7) | 136,892 | 133,491 |
| Restricted stock units (Note 7) | 151,657 | 43,386 |
| Anti-dilutive securities | 288,549 | 209,095 |
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures,” which requires disaggregated information about a reporting entity’s effective tax rate reconciliation as well as information on income taxes paid. The guidance is effective for the Company’s fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company adopted ASU 2023-09, effective December 31, 2025, in these consolidated financial statements. ASU 2023-09 which only impacted the disclosures and did not otherwise impact the consolidated financial statements. See Note 11, Income Taxes, for disclosures related to the adoption of ASU 2023-09.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, “Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses (“DISE”),” which requires disaggregated disclosure of income statement expenses for public business entities. The ASU does not change the expense captions an entity presents on the face of the income statement; rather, it requires disaggregation of certain expense captions into specified categories in disclosures within the notes to the financial statements. ASU 2024-03 is effective for all public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact that this standard may have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06, “Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Internal-use Software (Subtopic 350-40),” which modernizes the accounting framework for internal-use software. The ASU removes all references to prescriptive and sequential software development stages to reflect the current software development methodologies and frameworks. Under the ASU, an entity is required to start capitalizing software development costs when both of the following occur: (i) management has authorized and committed to funding the software project and (ii) it is probable that the project will be completed and the software will be used to perform the function intended. ASU 2025-06 is effective for all entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact that this standard may have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
There have been no other recent accounting pronouncements, changes in accounting pronouncements or recently adopted accounting guidance that are of significance or potential significance to the Company.
Note 3 -Leases
Operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and liabilities are recognized at the present value of the future lease payments as of the lease commencement date. Operating lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
The Company currently has a lease agreement which allows for the use of a laboratory facility, entered into on February 16, 2023, with base rent of $7,206 per month for a period of 64 months, which increases at the rate of 3% per year, that commenced June 1, 2023. The lease included a six-month 50% rent abatement upon commencement. Additional common area maintenance (“CAM”) fees are charged monthly and revised annually. In addition to monthly base rent, the Company pays monthly CAM fees, which are being expensed as incurred. An irrevocable letter of credit (“LOC”) for the security deposit of $43,234 and base rent of $3,891, including 50% abatement, and $3,315 of CAM cost, was due and paid on execution of the lease agreement. Alexandria Real Estate (ARE-QRS-CORP) is the beneficiary of the LOC. The current LOC expires on March 1, 2026.
Following the Company’s discontinuation of its clinical trial for Ropidoxuridine, the Company committed to a plan to pursue a sublease for its laboratory space. Although no sublease has been executed as of December 31, 2025, the Company recorded total non-cash impairment charges of $109,235 related to its operating lease right-of-use asset during the year ended December 31, 2025, to reflect the reduced expected economic value of the operating lease right-of-use asset based on estimated sublease rates. The impairment charges are recorded within research and development expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.
The following summarizes the right-of use asset and lease information for the Company’s operating leases:
| Years Ended | ||
|---|---|---|
| December 31, | ||
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Operating lease cost | $91,787 | $91,787 |
| Variable lease cost | 68,231 | 41,257 |
| Sublease income | — | (6,489) |
| Total lease cost | $160,018 | $126,555 |
| Other information: | ||
| Cash paid for operating cash flows for operating leases | 94,247 | 91,502 |
| December 31, | December 31, | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Weighted-average remaining lease term - operating leases (year) | 2.67 | 3.67 |
| Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases | 10.48% | 10.48% |
Future non-cancelable minimum lease payments under the operating lease liability as of December 31, 2025, are as follows:
| Years ended December 31, | |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 97,074 |
| 2027 | 99,986 |
| 2028 | 68,235 |
| 2029 and thereafter | — |
| Total future minimum lease payments | 265,295 |
| Less: imputed interest | (33,148) |
| Present value of payments | $232,147 |
Note 4 –Notes Payable-Related Party
On October 14, 2024, as part of the senior convertible note offering described in Note 5, the Company entered into a loan with a former officer of the Company in the amount of $250,000 (principal) with an interest rate of 14.5% per annum due October 13, 2025, and warrants to purchase 4,016 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $35.00 per share. As of December 31, 2025, there wasno outstanding principal and interest balances for these related party notes. Under the fair value option, the senior convertible note was $206,085 as of December 31, 2024. The convertible note converted to 39,216 shares of the Company’s common stock in October 2025 (see Note 10).
On September 4, 2024, the Company issued a $250,000 promissory note (the “Promissory Note”) to a former officer of the Company for $250,000. The Promissory Note accrues interest at 12% per annum and is repayable in 12 substantially equal installments over a period of one year. During the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company incurred $8,730 and $8,692 in interest expense relating to this Promissory Note. For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company repaid principal of $190,270 and $59,730, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company paid interest of $9,640 and $6,907, respectively. The principal balance of the Promissory Note as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 was $0 and $190,270, respectively.
Note 5 -Convertible Notes and Loan Agreement
Revolving Note Agreement
On February 27, 2025, the Company entered into a Revolving Loan Agreement with a lender. Pursuant to and under the terms of the Revolving Loan Agreement, the Company issued a revolving note dated February 28, 2025 in the principal amount of up to $2,000,000 (the “Revolving Note”), which the Company may draw upon at its discretion from time to time through its maturity on February 28, 2026.
The Revolving Note bears interest at the rate of 18% per annum calculated on the basis of a 360-day year, consisting of twelve 30 calendar day periods, and shall accrue interest daily commencing from the date of any draw down until paid in full on the maturity date. The Company recognized deferred loan costs of approximately $78,000 in relation to the closing of the Revolving Loan Agreement as an asset on the consolidated balance sheet. These deferred loan costs are being amortized to interest expense on a straight-line basis to the maturity of the Revolving Loan Agreement. During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company recognized $62,030 in interest expense related to the amortization of these deferred loan costs.
The Revolving Loan Agreement contains customary events of default. If an event of default occurs, the lender may accelerate the repayment of amounts outstanding under the Revolving Loan Agreement, and an amount equal to 120% of the outstanding principal amount and accrued and unpaid interest plus other amounts, costs, expenses and/or liquidated damages. The default provision meets the criteria of a derivative liability that would have an associated fair value if any amounts are outstanding under the Agreement.
As of December 31, 2025, the Company has not yet drawn on the Revolving Note andno balances are outstanding.
2024 Convertible Bridge Notes
During October 2024, the Company completed a senior convertible note offering in two closings, as further described below.
On October 14, 2024, the Company issued an aggregate of $600,000 (of an up to $1.3 million authorized financing) senior secured convertible notes due in October 2025, which accrue interest at 14.5% interest per year. The notes included a 5% original issue discount and the Company received $570,000 in proceeds. The notes were optionally convertible by each holder at a 10% premium beginning three months after the date of issuance, and the conversion price would be the 5-day volume-weighted average price (“VWAP”) immediately prior to Closing unless re-set (one-time only) by a lower price of an offering entered into by the Company during the term of the notes. The Company had the option to prepay the notes at any time for 107% of total outstanding balance and any outstanding principal would be paid in conversion of shares of common stock at a 15% discount at the end of the term, subject to the Company’s exercise of the optional prepayment right. Any accrued interest was repaid quarterly in cash. The Company also issued warrants to the lenders to purchase an aggregate 9,639 shares of common stock, exercisable at $35.00 per share, with such warrants expiring five years from issuance. In addition, the Company’s former Chief Executive Officer and Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Anatoly Dritschilo, invested a total of $237,500 in this financing round, in exchange for a $250,000 convertible note (see Note 4).
As part of the same offering, on October 21, 2024, the Company issued an additional $231,579 in senior secured convertible notes due in October 2025, with substantially similar terms as the October 14, 2024, issuance. The notes include a 5% original issue discount and the Company received $220,000 in proceeds. The Company also issued warrants to the lenders to purchase an aggregate 3,543 shares of common stock, exercisable at $37.25 per share, with such warrants expiring five years from issuance. Upon completing this issuance, the Company closed the senior secured convertible note offering after receiving a total of $790,000 in proceeds.
After analyzing the terms of the senior convertible notes (“Convertible Bridge Notes”) and its embedded features, the Company elected to account for the Convertible Bridge Notes at fair value under the allowable fair value option election. As such, the Company initially recognized the Convertible Bridge Notes at their fair value and subsequently measured the notes at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in current period earnings (or other comprehensive income, if specific to Company credit risk). The Company initially recorded the Convertible Bridge Notes at their estimated issuance date fair value of $806,758. As the fair value of the Convertible Bridge Notes exceeded the proceeds received, the Company recorded a loss on issuance of convertible notes of $16,758. The proceeds were allocated in full to the Convertible Bridge Notes recorded at fair value. The warrants issued in connection with the Convertible Bridge Notes were deemed to be equity instruments. In addition, the Company allocated the issuance costs incurred to these instruments to the Convertible Bridge Notes and, as such, expensed $107,491 in issuance costs, including $41,579 of original issue discount on the Convertible Bridge Notes.
As of December 31, 2024, the Company used a Monte Carlo simulation model to calculate the fair value of the Convertible Bridge Notes. The Convertible Bridge Notes were classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy at the initial measurement date, due to the use of unobservable inputs. The key inputs into the model for the Convertible Bridge Note were as follows:
| Risk-free interest rate | 4.16% |
|---|---|
| Expected term (years) | 0.83 |
| Quoted VWAP | $20.50 |
| Volatility | 57.50% - 97.14% |
| Discount rate | 40% - 60% |
| Probability assessment1 | 10% - 40% |
| Illiquidity discount | (26)% |
| (1) | Probability assessments include the probabilities that subsequent successful capital raises (in terms of amounts raised and timing) are not executed and the probability that the securities issuable under the convertible bridge notes are not timely registered. |
Immediately prior to their mandatory conversion, the Company remeasured the fair value of the Convertible Bridge Notes based on the number of shares to be issued upon conversion and the fair value of the Company’s common stock immediately prior to conversion. Upon mandatory conversion of the outstanding principal in October 2025, the Company issued 117,612 shares of common stock. The fair value of the Company’s common stock at October 14, 2025 and October 21, 2025 was $3.92 and $3.47 per share.
The following table summarizes the changes in the carrying value of the Convertible Bridge Notes:
| Fair Value Measurements Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | |
|---|---|
| Balance - December 31, 2024 | $684,205 |
| Conversion of Convertible Bridge Note (at fair value) | (572,217) |
| Payments of coupon interest | (115,339) |
| Gain on change in fair value | 3,351 |
| Balance - December 31, 2025 | $— |
Alto Opportunity Master Fund, SPC
On January 11, 2023, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “SPA”) with Alto Opportunity Master Fund, SPC – Segregated Master Portfolio B, a Cayman entity (the “Investor”), pursuant to which the Company sold to the Investor a $4,300,000 convertible note (the “Alto Convertible Note”) and warrant (the “Alto Warrant”) to purchase 5,091 shares of common stock, exercisable at $470.00 per share, in exchange for gross proceeds of $3,935,000 (the “Investment Amount”) (See Note 6). As a consequence of the Company issuing the Convertible Bridge Notes, and then subsequently completing the Equity Financings in March 2025 and June 2025, the exercise price of the Alto Warrant was adjusted to $3.38. The Company determined that the Alto Warrant contains a net cash settlement feature at inception and categorized the Alto Warrant as a liability in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. The Alto Convertible Note was amortized on a monthly basis and the Company could make such monthly amortization payments in cash or, subject to certain equity conditions, in registered shares of common stock or a combination thereof. Installments could be deferred by the noteholder, resulting in a variable interest rate. However, the effective interest rate was approximately 346% based on the internal rate of return calculated on a series of cash flows that occur at regular intervals. For equity repayment, the Alto Convertible Note was convertible into shares of common stock at a price per share equal to the lower of (i) $470.00 per share, as adjusted, (ii) 90% of the three lowest daily VWAPs of the 15 trading days prior to the payment date, or (iii) 90% of the VWAP of the trading day prior to payment date. The noteholder had an acceleration of installment amount conversion option (the “Alto Acceleration Option”), whereby the noteholder, with certain share percentage limitations, could convert to common stock any outstanding installment amount at an amount equal to the installment amount plus five times (5x) the installment amount at any time. The Company determined the Alto Acceleration Option was an embedded derivative within the host instrument and bifurcated it from the host instrument and recorded it as a derivative liability valued at $1,442,000 at inception, using a Monte Carlo simulation model (Note 8). The Alto Convertible Note was repayable over 26 months and bore interest at the rate of 5% per annum. Additionally, the note contained certain redemption options and “Make Whole” provisions.
In conjunction with entry into the SPA, the Company entered into a series of related agreements, including a security agreement (the “Security Agreement”), an intellectual property security agreement (the “IP Security Agreement”) and a subsidiary guaranty (the “Subsidiary Guaranty”). The security agreements and guaranty allow, among other things, for the Investor to have a security interest in and place a lien on all of the Company’s assets and intellectual property until such time as the Alto Convertible Note is paid off. In addition, the SPA called for the Company to enter into a springing deposit account control agreement (the “Springing DACA”), which, in the event the Company defaulted on its repayment of the Alto Convertible Note, would allow the Investor to assume control of the Company’s bank account only with regard to any funds remaining outstanding under the Alto Convertible Note. As such, in conjunction with entry into the SPA, the Company established a separate bank account in which it deposited the Investment Amount and pursuant to which the Company, the Investor and the bank holding the Investment Amount, First Republic Bank, entered into the Springing DACA agreement. As the Investment Amount had been held at First Republic Bank, in light of certain banking crises then affecting smaller banks, on March 12, 2023, the Company and the Investor moved the Investment Amount from First Republic Bank, after which time the Springing DACA was no longer in effect. Further, pursuant to amending DACA would no longer be deemed applicable. In addition, the Company granted the Investor the option to purchase up to an additional $10 million in convertible notes and warrants on substantially the same terms as the Alto Convertible Note and Alto Warrant, excluding the Springing DACA requirement, with such option to be effective through December 31, 2025. The agreement offered the investor an opportunity to participate in future capital raises at substantially similar terms as the January 11, 2023 agreement. The Company expected that such subsequent convertible notes and warrants would be issued on substantially similar terms as the January 11, 2023 initial agreement, as amended, thus providing the Company the opportunity to negotiate certain aspects of the agreement.
Boustead Securities, LLC (“Boustead”) served as a placement agent for the Alto Convertible Note and Warrant offering and received $345,000 cash compensation and a warrant to purchase 357 shares of common stock, exercisable at $470.00 per share. The Boustead warrant was determined to be an equity instrument valued on a non-recurring basis. The Company used the Black Scholes valuation model using a term offive years, volatility of 110%, a risk-free rate of 3.53% for a value of $99,543.
The Company allocated the finance costs related to the Boustead placement agent fee of $345,000, based on the relative fair market values of the Convertible Note and warrants issued. The allocation of the financing costs applied $232,027 to the debt component as a debt discount that was being amortized to interest expense over the term of the Alto Convertible Note, $104,245 to the warrant derivative liability component, expensed as a finance fee, and $8,727 to the equity warrant as a reduction in additional paid in capital.
The Company allocated to the debt component of the note an original discount of $300,000, legal fees of $65,000, $215,000 for additional interest fees on day one added to note principal, $1,442,000 for the accelerated conversion feature, and $1,288,543 for the fair value of warrants, resulting in an additional $3,310,543 debt discount that was being amortized to interest expense over the term of the Alto Convertible Note.
On August 6, 2024, the Company entered into an amendment to the SPA with Alto. Under the Amendment Agreement, the Company and Alto agreed as follows: (i) that the Company would pay $600,000 (the “Cash Collateral”) in cash by wire transfer of immediately available funds to Alto, which would be held as collateral on the remaining $1.2 million outstanding under the Alto Note; (ii) Alto will defer the monthly installment payment due on September 3, 2024 under the Alto Note until the Alto Note’s March 11, 2025 maturity date; and (iii) Alto would grant a waiver of any default Section 4(a)(xvi) of the Note related to the restatement and reaudit of the Company’s financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2023. The amendment was accounted for as a troubled debt restructuring as the Company determined it was experiencing financial difficulties and was provided a concession through the deferral of one monthly principal and interest payment. As the future undiscounted cash flows exceeded the carrying value of the Alto Convertible Note, the Company did not recognize any gain or loss associated with the troubled debt restructuring.
On February 26, 2025, the Company, entered into an amendment agreement (the “Amendment Agreement”) for purposes of amending the terms of the SPA originally dated January 11, 2023, and as amended May 10, 2023, June 5, 2023 and August 6, 2024, between the Company and Alto.
Under the Amendment Agreement, in exchange for the Company’s payment of $75,000 to Alto, Alto agreed to permanently waive its right to purchase up to $10 million in Additional Notes and Additional Warrants and to a one-time waiver of the right to participate in the Company’s contemplated registered securities offering, as disclosed in the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1, filed with the SEC on February 13, 2025. The payment to Alto was accounted for as an issuance cost and recorded as a reduction to additional paid-in capital.
During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company recorded interest expense of $1.2 million, which included amortization of debt discount of $1.1 million. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company settled $1.4 million of principal and settled $0.1 million of accrued interest, which settlements were made in the form of 31,894 shares of common stock. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company paid $0.8 million of principal and $0.1 million of accrued interest for a total of $0.9 million. In relation to the settlements described above, the convertible debt was settled by September 30, 2024 and the Company recognized a loss on settlement of convertible debt of $0.8 million.
**Note 6 –Molecule.ai Asset Acquisition **
On November 20, 2025, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary 1563868 B.C. Ltd, entered into an asset purchase agreement with 1542770 B.C. Ltd (the “Selling Party”) pursuant to which the Company purchased certain assets of the Selling Party, including, among others, the Selling Party’s AI-driven life sciences platform, all as more specifically set forth in the asset purchase agreement. In exchange for the acquired assets, the Company agreed to pay the Selling Parties (i) a cash payment of $3,000,000 at Closing, (ii) a first installment of $3,000,000 payable six months after Closing, and (iii) a second installment of $2,000,000 payable twelve months after closing, with both installments payable in cash or common stock at the Selling Party’s discretion, subject to a 19.99% equity issuance cap without shareholder approval. In addition, the Selling Party is entitled to contingent consideration of up to $2,000,000, payable upon achievement of specified technology development milestones within six months post-closing. Any portion of the consideration settled in equity will be measured based on the volume-weighted average price of the Company’s common stock over the ten trading days preceding the payment date.
Concurrently, the Company executed a consulting agreement pursuant to which the founder of the Selling Party will provide specified consulting services to enhance, upgrade and develop new features for the AI-driven platform. The term of the consulting agreement is one year, cancellable at any time by either party with thirty days’ notice. Total consideration under the consulting agreement is approximately $0.1 million per year, payable in equal monthly installments. The Company concluded that the payments under the consulting agreement are representative of fair market value and there are not economic interdependencies between the asset purchase agreement and the consulting agreement. Therefore, the Company accounts for the consulting agreement and the asset purchase agreement separately.
On December 23, 2025, the parties executed the first amendment to the asset purchase agreement pursuant to which a portion of the first installment payment was accelerated, with the remaining balance payable in accordance with the original terms. The Company issued 320,496 shares of common stock for an aggregate value of approximately $0.6 million, with the remaining $2.4 million payable in May 2026.
The asset purchase agreement contains customary mutual indemnification provisions under which each party agrees to indemnify the other for certain losses arising from breaches of representations, warranties, and covenants and specified pre-/post-closing liabilities, subject to customary limitations such as survival periods, thresholds, and caps.
The total purchase consideration as determined by the Company is as follows:
| Consideration | Dollar Value |
|---|---|
| Closing Cash | $3,000,000 |
| Accelerated portion of the First Installment | 564,073 |
| Six Month Installment | 2,435,927 |
| Twelve Month Installment | 2,000,000 |
| Technology Development Milestone 1* | 1,000,000 |
| Technology Development Milestone 2* | 1,000,000 |
| Total purchase consideration | $10,000,000 |
| * | These payments are contingent upon certain contingent milestones. The Company has accrued for these payments as of December 31, 2025, as the Company determined that both milestones were probable of being achieved. |
|---|
The Company incurred approximately $0.1 million of transaction expenses related to the acquisition, which were capitalized and included in the initial carrying value at the date of the acquisition.
The Company accounted for the transaction as an asset acquisition due to the determination that substantially all of the fair value of the assets acquired was concentrated in a group of similar identifiable assets. The Company believes the “substantially all” criterion was met with respect to the acquired intellectual property as it acquired no other assets and assumed no liabilities in the transaction. Further, the Company concluded that the asset acquired represented a developed technology asset as the assets did not meet the definition of an in-process research and development asset. Accordingly, the purchase consideration, plus transaction costs, was allocated to the developed technology asset, with no goodwill recognized. The Company estimates that the developed technology asset has a useful life offour years.
The carrying value of the developed technology asset is summarized as follows:
| Carrying value as of December 31, 2024 | $— |
|---|---|
| Developed technology acquired | 10,117,304 |
| Amortization expense | (288,062) |
| Software in progress | 12,000 |
| Carrying value as of December 31, 2025 | $9,841,242 |
Note 7 -Stockholders’ Equity
Common Stock
During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company issued:
| ● | 129,612 shares of common stock upon conversion of $831,579 of principal related to the conversion of the Convertible Bridge Notes, |
| ● | 53,637 shares of common stock as part of a public offering, |
| ● | 48,747 shares of common stock issued for vesting of restricted stock units, |
| ● | 21,924 shares of common stock as part of a private placement, |
| ● | 320,496 shares of common stock as part of an asset acquisition, |
| ● | 36 shares of common stock issued for rounding of reverse stock split fractional shares, and |
| ● | 1,286,070 shares of common stock issued for exercise of pre-funded warrants. |
During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company issued:
| ● | 31,894 shares of common stock to settle $1.9 million of principal and $0.3 million of interest on a Convertible Note and incurred $0.8 of loss on settlement (see Note 5), |
| ● | 15,823 shares of common stock as part of a public offering. |
| ● | 1,201 shares of common stock issued for vesting of restricted stock units, |
| ● | 29,170 shares of common stock issued for the exercise of pre-funded warrants; and |
| ● | 4,657 shares of common stock issued for reverse stock split fractional share round up. |
March 2025 Equity Financing
On March 12, 2025, the Company entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with WestPark Capital, Inc. (“WestPark”) as the sole underwriter (the “Underwriter”), related to a public offering (the “Offering”) of (i)53,637 shares (the “Shares”) of common stock of the Company, at a public offering price of $7.50 per share and (ii) pre-funded warrants to purchase 713,030 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.025 per share, at a public offering price of $7.475 per Pre-Funded Warrant (the “March 2025 Pre-Funded Warrants”). The Offering closed on March 13, 2025.
The Offering resulted in gross proceeds of approximately $5.7 million and net proceeds of approximately $5.0 million, reflecting approximately $0.7 million of legal costs and other expenses connected with the transaction.
The March 2025 Pre-Funded Warrants were exercisable at any time after March 13, 2025, at an exercise price of $0.025 per share. The March 2025 Pre-Funded Warrants contained standard adjustments to the exercise price, including for stock splits, stock dividends and pro rata distributions and contain customary terms regarding the treatment of such March 2025 Pre-Funded Warrants in the event of a fundamental transaction, which included but are not limited to a merger or consolidation involving the Company, a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or a business combination resulting in any person acquiring more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company. Additionally, the March 2025 Pre-Funded Warrants included restrictions on exercise in the event the Purchaser’s beneficial ownership of the Company’s common stock would exceed 4.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the exercise.
The Company concluded that the March 2025 Pre-Funded Warrants met the requirements to be classified in stockholders’ equity, and have been recorded as additional paid in capital.
As of December 31, 2025, all 713,030 March 2025 Pre-Funded Warrants have been exercised.
June 2025 Private Placement
On June 20, 2025, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) in a private placement, and engaged WestPark Capital, Inc. (“WestPark”) as the sole placement agent (the “Placement Agent”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell an aggregate of $4.3 million of its securities. The private placement consisted of the issuance of (i)21,924 shares (the “Shares”) of common stock of the Company and purchase price of $3.60 per share (the “Common Stock”), and (ii)1,158,953 pre-funded warrants, each to purchase one share of common stock of the Company at a purchase price of $3.599 and exercise price of $0.001 per pre-funded warrant (the “June 2025 Pre-Funded Warrants”) to one investor. The private placement closed on June 24, 2025. The private placement resulted in gross proceeds of approximately $4.3 million and net proceeds of approximately $3.9 million, reflecting approximately $0.4 million of placement agent fees, legal costs and other expenses connected with the transaction. The private placement closed on June 24, 2025.
The June 2025 Pre-Funded Warrants are exercisable at any time after issuance on June 24, 2025, at an exercise price of $0.001 per share. The June 2025 Pre-Funded Warrants contain standard adjustments to the exercise price, including for stock splits, stock dividends and pro rata distributions and contain customary terms regarding the treatment of such June 2025 Pre-Funded Warrants in the event of a fundamental transaction, which include but are not limited to a merger or consolidation involving the Company, a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or a business combination resulting in any person acquiring more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company. Additionally, the June 2025 Pre-Funded Warrants include restrictions on exercise in the event the Investor’s beneficial ownership of the Company’s common stock would exceed 4.99% (or, upon election by a Holder prior to the issuance of any Warrants, 9.99%) of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the exercise.
In connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into a registration rights agreement with the investor. Pursuant to the registration rights agreement, the Company agreed to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to register for resale the shares of common stock, and the shares issuable upon exercise of the pre-funded warrants issued under the purchase agreement, within 10 days of the closing date, and to have such registration statement declared effective within 90 days of the closing date (or 120 days if the registration statement is reviewed by the SEC). The registration rights agreement provided that the Company would be obligated to pay certain liquidated damages to the investor if the Company failed to file the resale registration statement, or to have such registration statement declared effective by such dates. The Company was prepared to file the registration statement within the deadline required under the registration rights agreement but due to requests by the investor, the Company did not file the registration statement until August 4, 2025, upon receiving the investor’s request to do so. The registration statement was declared effective on August 11, 2025.
The Company concluded that the Shares and June 2025 Pre-Funded Warrants met the requirements to be classified in stockholders’ equity, and the proceeds from the issuance of the Shares and June 2025 Pre-Funded Warrants have been recorded in additional paid-in capital.
As of December 31, 2025,500,000 pre-funded warrants related to the June 2025 Private Placement have been exercised.
November 2025 Equity Financing
On November 3, 2025, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Alternative Investment Capital Inc. (the “Purchaser”, “Investor”, or the “Holder”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to the Purchaser in a private placement transaction (the “Offering”) pre-funded warrants (the “November 2025 Pre-Funded Warrants”) to purchase up to 625,156 shares of common stock of the Company for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $2.5 million, before deducting placement agent fees to WestPark and offering expenses payable by the Company. The Offering closed on November 4, 2025. The Offering resulted in gross proceeds of approximately $2.5 million and net proceeds of approximately $2.3 million, reflecting approximately $0.2 million of legal costs and other expenses connected with the transaction.
The November 2025 Pre-Funded Warrants are exercisable at any time after November 4, 2025, at an exercise price of $0.001 per share. The November 2025 Pre-Funded Warrants contain standard adjustments to the exercise price, including for stock splits, stock dividends and pro rata distributions and contain customary terms regarding the treatment of such November 2025 Pre-Funded Warrants in the event of a fundamental transaction, which include but are not limited to a merger or consolidation involving the Company, a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or a business combination resulting in any person acquiring more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company. Additionally, the November 2025 Pre-Funded Warrants include restrictions on exercise in the event the Purchaser’s beneficial ownership of the Company’s common stock would exceed 4.99% (or, upon election by a holder prior to the issuance of any Warrants, 9.99%) of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the exercise.
The Company concluded that the November 2025 Pre-Funded Warrants met the requirements to be classified in stockholders’ equity, and the proceeds from the issuance of the November 2025 Pre-Funded Warrants have been recorded in additional paid in capital.
As of December 31, 2025, no November 2025 Pre-Funded Warrants have been exercised.
Warrants
In connection with the Convertible Bridge Notes in October 2024, the lenders were granted warrants to purchase 9,639 shares of common stock, at an exercise price of $35.00 per share and warrants to purchase 3,543 shares of common stock, at an exercise price of $37.25 per share.
In connection with the October 2024 Equity Financing, the Company issuedpre-funded warrants to purchase up to 102,210 shares of common stock, at an exercise price of$0.025 per share, and warrants to purchase up to 118,033 shares of common stock, at an exercise price of$35.00 per share.
In connection with the March 2025 Equity Financing, the Company issuedpre-funded warrants to purchase up to 713,030 shares of common stock, at an exercise price of$0.025 per share.
In connection with the June 2025 Equity Financing, the Company issuedpre-funded warrants to purchase up to 1,158,953 shares of common stock, at an exercise price of$0.001 per share.
In connection with the November 2025 Equity Financing, the Company issuedpre-funded warrants to purchase up to 625,156 shares of common stock, at an exercise price of$0.001 per share.
During the year ended December 31, 2025, holders of pre-funded warrants exercised their warrants resulting in the issuance of 1,286,070 shares of common stock. As of December 31, 2025,1,284,109 pre-funded warrants remained unexercised and outstanding and have no expiration date.
A summary of activity regarding warrants to purchase common stock (excluding pre-funded warrants) for the year ended December 31, 2025 were as follows:
| Number of | Weighted Average | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| warrants | Exercise Price | Life (years) | |
| Outstanding, December 31, 2024 | 138,582 | $46.92 | 4.67 |
| Expired | (1,690) | 800.00 | — |
| Granted | — | — | — |
| Outstanding, December 31, 2025 | 136,892 | $37.62 | 3.72 |
The warrants had intrinsic value of $0 as of December 31, 2025. All of the outstanding warrants are exercisable as of December 31, 2025.
Equity Incentive Plan
The Company’s 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2018 Plan”) provides for equity incentives to be granted to employees, executive officers, directors and key advisers and consultants. Equity incentive grants may be made in the form of stock options with an exercise price of not less than the fair market value of the underlying shares as determined pursuant to the 2018 Plan, restricted stock awards, other stock-based awards, or any combination of the foregoing. The 2018 Plan is administered by the Company’s compensation committee. In May 2025, the Company increased the shares authorized under the 2018 Plan by 5,000,000 shares. As of December 31, 2025, the Company has authorized 8,000,000 shares of common stock for issuance under the 2018 Plan. As of December 31, 2025,204,015 shares have been granted, net of forfeitures, under the 2018 Equity Incentive Plan, of which 52,358 shares have vested.
Restricted Stock Units
The Company may grant restricted stock units (“RSU”) under our 2018 Plan. RSUs are bookkeeping entries representing an amount equal to the fair market value of one share of our common stock. Subject to the provisions of the 2018 Plan, the administrator determines the terms and conditions of RSUs, including the vesting criteria and the form and timing of payment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the administrator, in its sole discretion, may accelerate the time at which any restrictions will lapse or be removed. RSUs granted typically vest annually in one third increments from the date of appointment.
During theyears ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, pursuant to agreements with directors, officers and consultants,231,720 and 44,099 RSUs with a value of $1.1 million and $0.9 million were granted, respectively.
Stock-based compensation expense was classified as follows for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024:
| Years Ended | ||
|---|---|---|
| December 31, | ||
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Research and development | $533,975 | $75,772 |
| General and administrative | 398,992 | 183,972 |
| Total | $932,967 | $259,744 |
On February 27, 2025, the Company entered into a Revolving Loan Agreement with Bowery Consulting Group Inc. (“Bowery”) where the Company may borrow from Bowery an aggregate principal amount of up to $2,000,000 (see Note 5). As part of one of the lender conditions, no less than four of the current board members were to resign, with three new nominees to be elected and appointed by the remaining members of the Company’s Board of Directors. Upon the resignation of the four board members, vesting of all outstanding unvested RSUs held by the departing board members were allowed to accelerate immediately. The Company concluded that the acceleration represented a modification of the outstanding unvested RSUs. As a result of the modification, the Company recorded approximately $0.5 million of stock-based compensation expense. On September 8, 2025, the managing partner of Bowery was appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors. As a result, Bowery became a related party effective as of that date.
On August 31, 2025 and September 11, 2025, Steve Richards and Joseph Tung, respectively, resigned from their positions on the Board of Directors. Upon the resignation of the two board members, vesting of 7,367 RSUs held by each departing board member, for a total of 14,734 were allowed to accelerate immediately and the remaining unvested RSUs were forfeited. The Company concluded that the acceleration represented a modification of the outstanding unvested RSUs. As a result of the modification, the Company recorded approximately $30,503 of stock-based compensation expense.
On May 8, 2025, the Company and Dr. Anatoly Dritschilo (“Dr. Dritschilo”) executed a Settlement Agreement and General Release pursuant to which Dr. Dritschilo agreed to resign from his position as the Company’s Chief Scientist Officer and Director of the Company’s Board of Directors on May 9, 2025. Under the Agreement and as consideration for timely signing, not timely revoking, and compliance with the promises made therein, the Company agreed to issue 38,565 RSUs, which vest intwo years from issuance date. The fair value of the Company’s common stock at close of market on May 9, 2025 was $5.825 per share, for an aggregate fair value of the RSUs of $224,641. In November 2025, the Company accelerated recognition of the remaining unrecognized stock-based compensation expense of $170,481 associated with Dr. Dritschilo’s Settlement Agreement. As the Company is winding down its clinical trial activities, management concluded the remaining service requirements were no longer substantive; therefore, the remaining expense was recognized in November 2025. The expense is presented within research and development expense for the year ended December 31, 2025, and no additional expense will be recognized thereafter.
On November 21, 2025, Mr. Lorber resigned from his position as Chief Financial Officer. In connection with his resignation, the Company and Mr. Lorber entered into a Separation Agreement and Mutual Release (the “Separation Agreement”). Under the Separation Agreement, specified portions of Mr. Lorber’s RSU awards were modified to accelerate and vest on February 8, 2026, which coincided with (i) the expiration of his obligation to remain available for reasonable consultation/inquiries under the Separation Agreement and (ii) the vesting date of the August 12, 2025 RSU award under its original terms. As a result of the modification,14,999 RSUs were forfeited and 39,854 RSUs remained outstanding and subject to vesting through February 8, 2026. As a result of the modification, the Company recognized incremental stock-based compensation expense of $322 during the year ended December 31, 2025.
As of December 31, 2025, there was $0.3 million of unrecognized RSU compensation cost related to non-vested stock-based compensation arrangements which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.47 years.
The following is a summary of activity regarding Restricted Stock Units issued:
| Number of RSU | Weighted Average Fair Value Per RSU | |
|---|---|---|
| Outstanding, December 31, 2024 | 43,386 | $21.00 |
| Granted | 231,720 | 4.79 |
| Forfeited | (74,702) | 5.60 |
| Vested | (48,747) | 16.02 |
| Outstanding, December 31, 2025 | 151,657 | $5.28 |
Note 8 –Derivative Liabilities
Fair Value Assumptions Used in Accounting for Derivative Liabilities
ASC 815 requires the Company to assess the fair market value of derivative liabilities at the end of each reporting period and recognize any change in the fair market value as other income or expense.
In October 2024, in connection with the October 2024 Equity Financing, the Company issued warrants to purchase 118,033 shares of common stock, with an exercise price of $35.00 per share, valued at inception at $0.2 million and as of December 31, 2025, at less than $0.1 million. The Company determined that the derivative liabilities from the warrants issued in relation to the October 2024 Equity Financing did not qualify for classification as equity instruments as they did not meet the requirements to be considered indexed to the Company’s own stock, due to potential variability in the settlement amount upon a fundamental transaction, as defined.
In January 2023, in connection with the Alto Convertible Note, the Company issued warrants to purchase 5,091 shares of common stock, with an exercise price of $3.38 per share, as adjusted, valued at inception at $1.1 million and as of December 31, 2025, at less than $0.1 million. The Company determined that the derivative liabilities from the warrants issued in relation to the Alto Convertible Note did not qualify for classification as equity instruments due to the existence of certain net cash settlement provisions that are not within the sole control of the Company. In addition, there are certain down round provisions that could reduce the exercise price if the Company issues securities at lower prices in the future.
The Company has determined the Acceleration Option in the Alto warrants is an embedded derivative within the host instrument and has bifurcated it from the host instrument and recorded it as a derivative liability valued at $1.4 million at inception, using a Monte Carlo simulation model. The Company determined its derivative liability from the noteholder’s Acceleration Option for the Alto Convertible Note was not clearly and closely related to the host and should thus be accounted for as a bifurcated derivative liability. As of December 31, 2025, the value of the Acceleration Option was $0 as the Alto Convertible Note was settled in full by September 30, 2024.
The Company classifies these derivative liabilities as a Level 3 fair value measurement. As of December 31, 2024, the Company utilized a Monte Carlo simulation to calculate the fair value of the October 2024 Equity Financing warrants. The key inputs for the Monte Carlo simulation as of December 31, 2024, were as follows:
| Net cash settlement and down round key valuation inputs - warrants* | |
|---|---|
| Annualized volatility | 57.50% - 97.14% |
| Risk-free interest rate | 4.4% |
| Quoted VWAP | $0.82 |
| Exercise price | $0.48 |
| Probability assessment1 | 10% - 40% |
| Illiquidity discount | (26)% |
| Time period (years) | 2.03 - 4.84 |
| 1 | Probability assessments include the probabilities that subsequent successful capital raises (in terms of amounts raised and timing) are not executed and the probability that the securities issuable under the convertible bridge notes are not timely registered. |
| * | Based on a Monte Carlo simulation analysis of 50,000 iterations |
As of December 31, 2025, the Company utilized a Black-Scholes Model to calculate the fair value of the Alto and October 2024 Equity Financing warrants. The change in methodologies was deemed appropriate due to the conversion of the October 2024 Convertible Notes and reduction in variables and complexities with said instruments no longer outstanding. The key inputs for the Black-Scholes Model as of December 31, 2025, were as follows:
| Stock price on valuation date | $1.80 |
|---|---|
| Exercise price per share | $3.38 - $35.00 |
| Term (years) | 1.03 - 3.84 |
| Volatility | 112% - 135% |
| Risk-free rate | 3.48% - 3.63% |
| Dividend yield | —% |
The following table summarizes the changes in the derivative liabilities:
| Fair Value Measurements Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Warrants | Alto Acceleration Feature | |
| Balance - December 31, 2023 | $410,660 | $3,852 |
| Addition of new derivatives | 166,558 | — |
| Gain on change in fair value | (551,937) | (3,852) |
| Balance - December 31, 2024 | 25,281 | — |
| Loss on change in fair value | 74,406 | — |
| Balance - December 31, 2025 | $99,687 | $— |
Note 9 –Commitments and Contingencies
On April 3, 2025, the Company, entered into a consulting agreement with the IR Agency LLC (the “IR Agency”). Pursuant to theconsulting agreement, IR Agency agreed to provide certain marketing and advertising services to communicate information about the Company to the financial community, including, but not limited to, creating personnel profiles, media distribution and building a digital community with respect to the Company. As consideration for the performance of the services, the Company paid the IR Agency $2.0 million on April 5, 2025. The term of the consulting agreement was for three months starting on April 3, 2025.
On September 15, 2025, the Company, entered into another consulting agreement with the IR Agency to continue the services contracted for in April 2025. As consideration for the performance of the services, the Company paid the IR Agency $1.5 million. The term of the consulting agreement was for two months. For the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company incurred $3.5 million of costs under the two consulting agreements with the IR Agency.
On December 16, 2024, the Company entered into a sponsored research agreement (the “Sponsored Research Agreement”) with the Regents of the University of California, on behalf of its San Francisco campus (the “UCSF”), pursuant to which UCSF’s employees will conduct research on a project entitled “Investigation of 18F-fluorodeboronation method for PSMA targeting ligand radiolabeling and evaluation in prostate cancer models” (the “Research Program”). Under the terms of the Sponsored Research Agreement, the Company will bear the total cost of $0.3 million of the Research Program and has an exclusive license to the intellectual property underlying the research. This Sponsored Research Agreement will be effective for a period of one year and may be extended by written mutual consent of the parties. In December 2025, the Sponsored Research Agreement was extended until June 30, 2026. During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company made prepayments of $0.2 million, respectively, and amortized $0.2 million, respectively, of costs under the Sponsored Research Agreement.
In January 2025, the Company entered into a change order to its existing agreement with Theradex Systems, Inc., the Company’s primary third-party CRO, for purposes of supporting the Company’s clinical trials of Ropidoxuridine. Following the change order, the Company’s total cost limit increased by $3.0 million, for an aggregate of $5.3 million. On October 15, 2025, the Company received a letter from Theradex Systems, Inc., providing written notice of termination of the master agreement, dated November 1, 2018 (the “Master Agreement”), between the Company and Theradex, and all work orders thereunder, and demanding immediate payment of all outstanding amounts owed thereunder in the aggregate amount of $1.1 million. Pursuant to the notice of termination, on November 20, 2025, the Company entered into a release and settlement agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) with Theradex, pursuant to which the Company paid a partial payment of $0.3 million to Theradex as full and final payment of any and all claims relating to the debt or obligation previously owed by the Company to Theradex, totalling approximately $0.6 million (the “Outstanding Liabilities”) and in consideration of such payment, each party released, acquitted and discharged each other from all claims arising from the Outstanding Liabilities and Theradex properly winded down operations in a manner compliant with the Food and Drug Administration. After the payments pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, the Company still owes amounts, under five separate research site agreements between the Company and various hospitals, as disclosed in the Settlement Agreement. As part of the Company’s wind down of its Clinical Trials, the Company has incurred expenses that qualify as exit and disposal costs under U.S. GAAP. These include right of use asset impairment charges, accelerated expense recognition of share-based payments, and contract termination costs. Costs associated with the wind down of the Clinical Trials are recorded within research and development expenses in the consolidated financial statement of operations. The Company currently estimates wind down costs associated with Theradex contract termination to be approximately $0.8 million and is recorded within accounts payable and accrued expenses on the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2025, and within research and development expenses on the consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2025.
In March 2025, the Company entered into a consulting services agreement (the “Consulting Agreement”) with Bowery Consulting Group Inc. (the “Consultant”). According to the Consulting Agreement, the Consultant will provide consulting services in connection with the Company’s business, advising on viability of plans for scaling activities, growth and capital raising strategies, and costs minimization associated with technological platform improvements and marketing spend. On September 8, 2025, the managing partner of the Consultant was appointed to the Company’s board of Directors. As a result, the Consultant became a related party effective as of that date. The Company agreed to pay the Consultant $0.3 million for their services, of which the Company recognized expense of $0.3 million during the year ended December 31, 2025 related to the Consulting Agreement.
On November 10, 2021, the Company entered into an engagement agreement (“EA”) with Boustead designating Boustead as its exclusive financial advisor for corporate finance activities and subsequently, on August 29, 2022, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement with Boustead in conjunction with the Company’s IPO. The EA contained an up to three year right of first refusal (“ROFR’) and the Underwriting Agreement, which overrode conflicting terms in the EA, contained a two year ROFR following the September 2, 2022 closing of the Company’s IPO. Further, Boustead also had a ROFR in conjunction with the Company’s terminated rights offering, which provided Boutead with a ROFR through February 7, 2025. Following the Company’s engagement agreement and underwriting agreement with WestPark Capital dated February 10, 2025 and March 13, 2025, respectively, Boustead asserted it has ROFR rights, demanding termination of WestPark’s engagement and claiming entitlement to compensation under the Boustead EA. As of the reporting date, there are no conditions indicating a loss has been incurred, nor does the Company believe a loss is probable and reasonably estimable, therefore no accrual for a potential loss has been recorded.
The Company is, from time to time, involved in various legal proceedings relating to claims arising in the ordinary course of its business. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is a party to any such legal proceeding the outcome of which, individually or in the aggregate, is expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Note 10 –Business Segment Information
The Company operates asone operating segment with a focus on the development of novel drug therapies, including cancer therapies, extending new applications of radiation therapy, and other drug development, including through the use of the Molecule.ai platform by the Company as well as licensing the right to use Molecuile.ai to others. The CEO, as our chief operating decision maker (CODM), manages and allocates resources to the operations of the Company on a consolidated basis, considering primarily research and development expenditures, investment in the continued development of the Molecule.ai platform cash burn and net loss. This enables the CEO to assess our overall level of available resources and determine how best to deploy these resources across projects in line with the longer-term Company-wide strategic goals. During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company appointed an Interim CEO, who assumed the role of CODM. This appointment did not result in any immediate changes to the reporting metrics that the CODM uses to manage and allocate resources to the operations of the Company. Our former CEO continued to chair the Company’s Board of Directors and serve in a corporate role as Chief Scientific Officer until his retirement on May 9, 2025.
The accounting policies of our reportable segment are the same as those described in the “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” for the Company. All costs, research and development expenses, general and administrative expenses, other operating expenses, interest expense, depreciation, corporate overhead assets (workforce, intellectual property, etc.) are fully allocated to the Company’s one segment. Significant segment expenses include payroll and costs incurred for the Company’s primary third-party contract research organization (“CRO”). The contract with the Company’s primary CRO was terminated during the year ended December 31, 2025 following the discontinuation of the clinical trial of Ropidoxuridine (see Note 9). During the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company incurred payroll expenses classified in our consolidated statements of operations as research and development of $1.2 million and $1.0 million, respectively. During the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company incurred payroll expenses classified in our consolidated statements of operations as general and administrative of $0.6 million and $0.5 million, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company incurred third-party CRO expenses of $2.4 million, all of which is classified in our consolidated statements of operations as research and development. All other operating expenses in our consolidated statements of operations are characterized as other segment expenses which, after factoring in other income and expenses, reconcile to net loss for each period. The Company’s reportable segment’s profit or loss, assets, significant expenses and other specified items are consistent with the financial information disclosed in our consolidated financial statements. See the consolidated financial statements for the financial information of the Company’s one segment.
Note 11 –Income Taxes
Loss before the provision for incomes taxes consists of the following:
| Years Ended December 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| United States | $11,431,788 | $9,144,797 |
| Canada | 289,881 | — |
| Loss Before Provision for Incomes Taxes | $11,721,669 | $9,144,797 |
The components of income tax expense are as follows:
| Years Ended December 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Deferred: | ||
| Federal tax benefit | $(2,251,330) | $— |
| Canada tax benefit | (78,268) | — |
| State tax benefit | (400,866) | — |
| Valuation allowance change | 2,730,464 | — |
| Total deferred income tax | — | — |
| Total income tax expense | $— | $— |
The table below provides the updated requirements of ASU 2023-09 for 2025. See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - Income Taxes for additional details on the adoption of ASU 2023-09. The effective tax rate differs from the federal statutory income tax rate applied to the loss before provision for income taxes and tax due to the following:
| $ | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Expected tax benefit at U.S. federal statutory rate | $(2,461,561) | 21.0% |
| State income tax benefit, net of federal tax effect | (616,671) | 5.3% |
| Foreign tax effects: | ||
| Canada | ||
| Tax rate differential | 2,401 | —% |
| Effect of changes in tax laws or rates | 99,039 | (0.8)% |
| R&D tax credits | — | —% |
| Return to provision adjustments: | 83,835 | (0.7)% |
| Permanent differences: | ||
| Meals & entertainment and penalties and interest | 2,775 | —% |
| Equity-linked financing | 36,895 | (0.3)% |
| Windfall of stock compensation expense | (15,146) | 0.1% |
| Change in valuation allowance | 2,730,464 | (23.3)% |
| Other adjustments | ||
| Shortfall of stock compensation expense | 16,012 | (0.1)% |
| Accrued expenses & NOL true up adjustments | 117,052 | (1.0)% |
| Miscellaneous adjustments | 4,905 | —% |
| Total income tax expense | $— | —% |
As previously disclosed for the year ended December 31, 2024, prior to the adoption of ASU 2023-09, the effective income tax rate differs from the statutory federal income tax rate as follows:
| Year Ended December 31, | |
|---|---|
| Federal income tax benefit at statutory rate | 21.0% |
| State income tax benefit, net of federal tax effect | 6.9% |
| Change in tax rate | —% |
| R&D tax credits | —% |
| Return to provision adjustments | (4.9)% |
| Permanent differences | |
| Change in FMV of Warrant Liability | 2.1% |
| Loss on convertible note conversion | (2.5)% |
| Disqualified debt interest expense | (3.7)% |
| Change in valuation allowance | (18.3)% |
| Shortfall of stock compensation expense | (0.6)% |
| Other adjustments | —% |
| Total income tax expense | —% |
The principal components of deferred tax assets consist of the following:
| December 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Deferred tax asset: | ||
| Net operating loss carryforwards - U.S. | $7,318,322 | $2,996,460 |
| Net operating loss carryforwards - Canada | 491 | — |
| Intangibles assets - U.S. | 63,404 | 1,834,368 |
| Intangibles assets - Canada | 77,777 | |
| R&D tax credits | 190,835 | 189,232 |
| Equity based compensation | 102,369 | 1,523 |
| Interest & other accrued expenses | — | 45,424 |
| Accrued expenses | 3,956 | — |
| Lease asset/(liability) | 34,334 | 6,435 |
| Total | $7,791,488 | $5,073,442 |
| December 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| Deferred tax Liabilities: | 2025 | 2024 |
| Prepaid expenses | (3,263) | $(16,188) |
| State income tax deferred | — | — |
| Fixed assets | (2,485) | (1,975) |
| Total | $(5,748) | $(18,163) |
| Total deferred tax asset | $7,785,740 | $5,055,279 |
| Less: valuation allowance | (7,785,740) | (5,055,279) |
| Net deferred tax liability | $— | $— |
As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company had approximately $28.0 million and $10.9 million of net operating losses (“NOL”) carried forward to offset federal and state taxable income, if any, in the future. In assessing the realization of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. Based on the assessment, management has established a full valuation allowance against all of the deferred tax asset relating to NOLs for every period because it is more likely than not that all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized.
NOLs created prior to 2018 could be carried back two years and carried forward 20 years. As amended by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA), NOLs created after 2017 can no longer be carried back and are instead carried forward indefinitely. The Company has $139,813 and $238,380 of federal NOL carryforwards from 2016 and 2017, respectively, which begin to expire in 2036. The Company has an additional $27.3 million and $26.3 million of federal and state NOLs created after 2017, respectively, which can be carried forward indefinitely. The NOLs can be used to offset future income limited to the lesser of the NOL or 80% of the year’s taxable income.
As of December 31, 2025, the Company has $200,715 of federal Research and Development tax credits. These can be carried forward 20 years to offset future federal income tax. These begin to expire in 2037.
The Company recognizes tax benefits from uncertain tax positions only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized from such positions are estimated based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. There are no uncertain tax positions to be reported for the tax years 2025 and 2024.
Beginning in 2022, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”) requires taxpayers to capitalize research and development expenses with amortization periods over five years for domestic research and developments costs and fifteen years for foreign research and development costs. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “OBBBA”) was signed into law on July 4, 2025, and contains significant tax law changes, including allowing for the immediate expensing in 2025 and forward of domestic research and development costs. Because of the Company’s valuation allowance on its deferred tax assets, the change did not impact the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Note 12 –Subsequent Events
On January 6, 2025, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Ms. Yuying Liang, CPA as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. In connection with this appointment, Mr. Christopher Cooper will no longer serve as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer). Mr. Cooper will continue to serve the Company in his position as Interim Chief Executive Office.
On January 29, 2026, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 to Mr. Cooper’s consulting agreement (the “Amendment”) to extend the term of the consulting agreement to August 1, 2026, effective September 11, 2025. In accordance with the terms of the consulting agreement, Mr. Cooper will receive compensation of $20,000 per month. The consulting agreement may be terminated by either party upon 30 days’ notice, and may be terminated for cause immediately. Mr. Cooper will be expected to work 40 hours per week and will be subject to standard confidentiality and non-disclosure provisions.
In January and February 2026, the Company issued a total of 1,284,109 shares of common stock from the Pre-Funded Warrant Shares reserved for issuance upon the exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants. Following the exercises in January and February 2026, all Pre-Funded Warrants outstanding as of December 31, 2025, have been exercised.
On March 9 2026, the Company closed an underwritten public offering of 2,238,800 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $0.50 per share, resulting in gross proceeds of $3.5 million and net proceeds of approximately $3.36 million after deducting underwriting discounts, commissions, and estimated offering expenses of $140,000. The offering included 4,761,200 pre-funded warrants at a price of $0.499 per warrant, each exercisable for one share of common stock at a nominal exercise price of $0.001 per share. The Company intends to use up to $1.5 million of the net proceeds from this offering for future marketing efforts and the remainder for working capital and general corporate purposes.
In March 2026, the Company made a payment of $1.25 million to IR Agency related to certain marketing and advertising services.
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