BridgeBio Pharma, Inc.
For the period ended Mar 31, 2026. Filed May 7, 2026.
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Mar 31, 2026 · Filed May 7, 2026
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Period ended 2025-09-30; filed 2025-10-29.
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Period ended 2026-03-31; filed 2026-05-07.
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Our business involves significant risks, some of which are described below. You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described below, together with all of the other information contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the condensed consolidated financial statements and the related notes. If any of the following risks actually occur, it could harm our business, prospects, operating results and financial condition and future prospects. In such event, the market price of our common stock could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business operations. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q also contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements as a result of factors that are described below and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report.
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We have marked with an asterisk (*) those risk factors below that include a substantive change from or update to the risk factors included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, which was filed with the SEC on February 24, 2026.
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Our business is substantially dependent on the commercial success of Attruby and Beyonttra. The continued commercial success of this product, along with our product candidates, if approved, will depend upon the degree of market acceptance by physicians, patients, healthcare payors, and others in the medical community.
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Our business depends heavily on our ability to successfully commercialize Attruby and Beyonttra. The commercial success of Attruby and Beyonttra or our product candidates, if approved, will depend upon their degree of market acceptance by physicians, patients, third-party payors, and others in the medical community. Our product candidates, if approved, may nonetheless fail to gain sufficient market acceptance by physicians, patients, healthcare payors, and others in the medical community. The degree of market acceptance of Attruby and Beyonttra or any other of our product candidates we may develop, if approved for commercial sale, will depend on a number of factors, including:
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•the efficacy and safety of such product candidates as demonstrated in pivotal clinical trials and published in peer-reviewed journals;
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•the potential and perceived advantages compared to alternative treatments, including any similar generic treatments;
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•the ability to offer these products for sale at competitive prices;
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•the ability to offer appropriate patient access programs, such as co-pay assistance;
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•convenience and ease of dosing and administration compared to alternative treatments;
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•the clinical indications for which the product candidate is approved by the FDA or comparable regulatory authorities;
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•product labeling or product insert requirements of the FDA or other comparable foreign regulatory authorities, including any limitations, contraindications or warnings contained in a product’s approved labeling;
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•the timing of market introduction of competitive products, including generics of competing products;
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•publicity concerning these products or competing products and treatments;
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•the strength of marketing and distribution support;
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•favorable third-party coverage and sufficient reimbursement or other assistance for patients who are uninsured or underinsured; and
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•the prevalence and severity of any side effects or adverse effects (“AEs”).
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Sales of medical products also depend on the willingness of physicians to prescribe the treatment, which is likely to be based on a determination by these physicians that the products are safe, therapeutically effective and cost effective. In addition, the inclusion or exclusion of products from treatment guidelines established by various physician groups and the viewpoints of influential physicians can affect the willingness of other physicians to prescribe the treatment. We cannot predict whether physicians, physicians’ organizations, hospitals, other healthcare providers, government agencies or private insurers will determine that our products are safe, therapeutically effective and cost effective as compared with competing treatments. If any product candidates we develop do not achieve an adequate level of acceptance, we may not generate significant product revenue, and we may not become profitable.
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If our sales and marketing capabilities for Attruby and Beyonttra, and our future product candidates, if approved, are not effective or we are unable to establish sales and marketing capabilities or enter into and maintain our agreements with third parties to sell and market Attruby and Beyonttra or any future product candidates approved for commercial sale, we may be unsuccessful in our commercial efforts.
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To achieve and maintain commercial success for Attruby and Beyonttra and any other approved product for which we retain sales and marketing responsibilities, we must continue to develop a sales and marketing organization or outsource these functions to third parties. In the future, we may choose to grow our focused sales, marketing, and commercial support infrastructure to market and sell our product candidates, if and when they are approved. We may also elect to enter into collaborations or strategic partnerships with third parties to engage in commercialization activities with respect to selected product candidates, indications or geographic territories, including territories outside the U.S., as we have done with Bayer and Alexion in the case of Beyonttra, although there is no guarantee we will be able to enter into similar arrangements in the future even if the intent is to do so.
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There are risks involved with both establishing our own commercial capabilities and entering into arrangements with third parties to perform these services. For example, recruiting and training a sales force or reimbursement specialists is expensive and time consuming and could delay any product launch. If the commercial launch of a product candidate for which we recruit a sales force and establish marketing and other commercialization capabilities is delayed or does not occur for any reason, we would have prematurely or unnecessarily incurred these commercialization expenses. This may be costly, and our investment would be lost if we cannot retain or reposition commercialization personnel. We may also fail to obtain or maintain the necessary regulatory approvals, distribution licenses or other registrations that are required to ship an approved product to a customer or commercial partner, or our contract manufacturers may fail to supply us or our commercial partners with our required or forecasted amounts of finished product, active pharmaceutical ingredients or raw materials to meet commercial demand on a timely basis, or at all.
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Factors that may inhibit our efforts to commercialize any approved product on our own include:
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•the inability to recruit and retain adequate numbers of effective sales, marketing, reimbursement, customer service, medical affairs, and other support personnel;
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•the inability of sales personnel to obtain access to physicians or persuade adequate numbers of physicians to prescribe any future approved products;
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•the inability of reimbursement professionals to negotiate arrangements for formulary access, reimbursement, and other acceptance by payors;
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•the inability to price products at a sufficient price point to ensure an adequate and attractive level of profitability;
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•manufacturing, supply chain or distribution disruptions that delay or prevent the launch and continued commercialization of any approved products by us or a commercial partner;
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•the failure to obtain the necessary regulatory approvals, state licenses, wholesale distribution licenses or other registrations that are required to ship an approved product to a customer or commercial partner;
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•the lack of complementary products to be offered by sales personnel, which may put us at a competitive disadvantage relative to companies with more extensive product lines; and
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•unforeseen costs and expenses associated with creating an independent commercialization organization.
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If we enter into arrangements with third parties to perform sales, marketing, commercial support, and distribution services, our product revenue or the profitability of product revenue may be lower than if we were to market and sell any products we may develop internally. In addition, we may not be successful in entering into arrangements with third parties to commercialize, if approved, our product candidates or may be unable to do so on terms that are favorable to us or them. We may have little control over such third parties, and any of them may fail to devote the necessary resources and attention to sell and market our products effectively or may expose us to legal and regulatory risk by not adhering to regulatory requirements and restrictions governing the sale and promotion of prescription drug products, including those restricting off-label promotion. Even if we enter into a commercial partnership with a third party, we may have manufacturing, supply chain or distribution disruptions that delay or prevent the commercial launch of an approved product by our partner. There is also a risk that one of our commercial partners decides to terminate our agreement due to a change in its business priorities or financial condition, or due to other circumstances may no longer be able to fulfill its obligations under our agreement, which would negatively impact our ability to sell our products in certain markets and to generate revenues from product sales. If we do not continue to build on our commercialization capabilities successfully, either on our own or in collaboration with third parties, we will not be successful in commercializing Attruby and Beyonttra and our product candidates, if approved.
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Our profitability will depend significantly on our ability to sell enough product at competitive prices and on the availability of adequate coverage and reimbursement through governmental or private third-party payors. The insurance coverage and reimbursement status of newly-approved products is uncertain. Our product candidates may become subject to unfavorable pricing regulations, third-party coverage and reimbursement practices, or healthcare reform initiatives, which would harm our business. Failure to obtain or maintain adequate coverage and reimbursement for new or current products could limit our ability to market those products and decrease our ability to generate revenue.
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The regulations that govern marketing approvals, pricing, coverage, and reimbursement for new drugs vary widely from country to country. In the U.S., recently enacted legislation may significantly change the approval requirements in ways that could involve additional costs and cause delays in obtaining approvals. Some countries require approval of the sale price of a drug before it can be marketed. In many countries, the pricing review period begins after marketing or product licensing approval is granted. In some foreign markets, prescription pharmaceutical pricing remains subject to continuing governmental control even after initial approval is granted. As a result, we might obtain marketing approval for a product in a particular country, but then be subject to price regulations that delay our commercial launch of the product, possibly for lengthy time periods, and negatively impact the revenue we are able to generate from the sale of the product in that country. Adverse pricing limitations may hinder our ability to recoup our investment in one or more product candidates even if those product candidates may obtain marketing approval. See the section titled, “Business - Government Regulation - Coverage and Reimbursement.” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 filed with the SEC on February 24, 2026.
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Our ability to successfully commercialize our product candidates also will depend in part on the extent to which coverage and adequate reimbursement for these products and related treatments will be available from government health administration authorities, private health insurers, and other organizations. Government authorities and third-party payors, such as private health insurers and health maintenance organizations, decide which medications they will pay for and establish reimbursement levels. The availability of coverage and extent of reimbursement by governmental and private payors is essential for most patients to be able to afford treatments such as gene therapy products. Through December 2025, the approved list price of Attruby in the U.S. was $18,759.12 for a 28-day supply, which was subsequently increased to $19,790.00 in January 2026. A significant percentage of patients rely on government programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid, for their coverage of drug and other medical care, so the availability of federal and state coverage of Attruby is critical to the success of our commercialization efforts for Attruby in the U.S. Sales of Attruby or any product candidates, if approved, that we may identify will depend substantially, both domestically and abroad, on the extent to which the costs of such drugs will be paid by health maintenance, managed care, pharmacy benefit and similar healthcare management organizations, or reimbursed by government health administration authorities, private health coverage insurers and other third-party payors. If coverage and adequate reimbursement is not available, or is available only to limited levels, we may not be able to successfully commercialize our product candidates. Even if coverage is provided, it may not allow us to establish or maintain pricing sufficient to realize a sufficient return on our investment.
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Additionally, we may develop companion diagnostic tests for use with Attruby and Beyonttra and our product candidates. We, or our collaborators, may be required to obtain coverage and reimbursement for these tests separate and apart from the coverage and reimbursement we seek for our product candidates, once approved. Even if we obtain regulatory approval or clearance for such companion diagnostics, there is significant uncertainty regarding our ability to obtain coverage and adequate reimbursement for the same reasons applicable to our product candidates. Medicare reimbursement methodologies, whether under Part A, Part B, or clinical laboratory fee schedule may be amended from time to time, and we cannot predict what effect any change to these methodologies would have on any product or product candidate or companion diagnostic for which we receive approval. Our inability to promptly obtain coverage and adequate reimbursement from both third-party payors for the companion diagnostic tests that we develop and for which we obtain regulatory approval could have a material and adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
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Our future growth may depend, in part, on our ability to penetrate foreign markets, where we would be subject to additional regulatory burdens and other risks and uncertainties.
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We have partnered with Bayer and Alexion to commercialize Beyonttra in Europe and Japan, respectively, and we plan to commercialize Attruby and Beyonttra in other foreign markets. We may also commercialize in foreign markets any future drugs we develop for which we obtain commercial rights through additional partnerships with third parties or directly by ourselves. In addition, we may agree to supply drug product or API to a commercial partner in other foreign markets similar to our agreement with Bayer. In doing so, we would be subject to additional risks and uncertainties, including:
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•the burden of complying with complex and changing foreign regulatory, tax, accounting, compliance and legal requirements;
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•different medical practices and customs in foreign countries affecting acceptance in the marketplace;
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In addition to the other information set forth in this Form 10-Q, including under the heading “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements”, the risks and uncertainties that we believe are most important for you to consider are discussed below and in “Part I, Item 1A—Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 filed with the SEC, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, or results of operations. The risk factors disclosed below and in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 are not the only risks facing our Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may adversely affect our business, financial condition, or results of operations. Other than the risk factors disclosed below and in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 filed on April 29, 2025, there are no material changes to the Risk Factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
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The FDA and other regulatory agencies actively enforce the laws and regulations governing the promotion of prescription products, including those prohibiting the promotion of off-label uses.
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The FDA and other agencies actively enforce the laws and regulations governing the promotion of prescription products, including those prohibiting the promotion of off-label uses.
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The FDA and other regulatory agencies strictly regulate the promotional claims that may be made about prescription products. While the FDA permits the dissemination of truthful and non-misleading information about an approved product, a sponsor may not promote a product unlawfully or for uses that are not approved by the FDA or such other regulatory agencies as reflected in the product’s approved labeling. If we are found to have promoted our products unlawfully or for such off-label uses, we may become subject to significant liability. The federal government has levied large civil and criminal fines against companies for alleged improper promotion of products, including for off-label use, and has enjoined several companies from engaging in off-label promotion. The FDA has also requested that companies enter into consent decrees, corporate integrity agreements, or permanent injunctions under which specified promotional conduct must be changed or curtailed.
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The FDA and other governmental and regulatory agencies, including the U.S. Department of Justice, strictly regulate and closely monitor the post-approval marketing, labeling, advertising and promotion of products to ensure that they are manufactured, marketed and distributed only for the approved indications and in accordance with the provisions of the approved label. While the FDA permits the dissemination of truthful and non-misleading information about an approved product, a sponsor may not promote a product unlawfully or for uses that are not approved by the FDA or such other regulatory agencies as reflected in the product’s approved labeling. If we are found to have promoted our products unlawfully or for such off-label uses, we may become subject to significant liability. The federal government has levied large civil and criminal fines against companies for alleged improper promotion of products, including for off-label use, and has enjoined several companies from engaging in off-label promotion. The FDA has also requested that companies enter into consent decrees, corporate integrity agreements, or permanent injunctions under which specified promotional conduct must be changed or curtailed.
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In September 2025, the FDA announced increased scrutiny of advertising and promotional practices, with a particular focus on direct-to-consumer (“DTC”) advertising and reportedly sent thousands of letters to pharmaceutical companies to remove misleading ads, including a large number of untitled and warning letters citing allegedly misleading claims. We received one of these untitled letters citing a DTC broadcast advertisement for Attruby. This heightened enforcement environment increases the risk that our promotional materials, even if we believe them to be compliant, could be challenged by the FDA or by consumers or plaintiffs’ counsel, which could lead us to modify or withdraw certain promotional materials. If we cannot successfully manage the promotion of our products or product candidates, if approved, we could become subject to significant liability, which would materially adversely affect our business and financial condition.
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In September 2025, the FDA announced increased scrutiny of advertising and promotional practices, with a particular focus on direct-to-consumer (“DTC”) advertising and reportedly sent thousands of letters to pharmaceutical companies to remove misleading ads, including a large number of untitled and warning letters citing allegedly misleading claims. For example, we received one of these untitled letters citing a DTC broadcast advertisement for Attruby. This heightened enforcement environment increases the risk that our promotional materials, even if we believe them to be compliant, could be challenged by the FDA or by consumers or plaintiffs’ counsel, which could lead us to modify or withdraw certain promotional materials. If we cannot successfully manage the promotion of our products or product candidates, if approved, we could become subject to significant liability, which would materially adversely affect our business and financial condition.
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We rely entirely on third parties for the manufacturing of commercial supplies of Attruby and Beyonttra and for supplies of our product candidates that we may develop for preclinical studies and clinical trials. Our business could be harmed if those third parties fail to provide us with sufficient quantities of drug product, or fail to do so at acceptable quality levels or prices.
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We rely entirely on third parties for the manufacturing of commercial supplies of Attruby and Beyonttra and for supplies of our product candidates that we may develop. Our business could be harmed if those third parties fail to provide us with sufficient quantities of drug product, or fail to do so at acceptable quality levels or prices.
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We do not currently have, nor do we plan to acquire, the infrastructure or capability internally to manufacture Attruby and Beyonttra on a commercial scale or to manufacture drug supplies of our product candidates for our ongoing clinical trials or any future clinical trials that we may conduct, and we lack the resources to manufacture our product candidates, if approved, on a commercial scale. We rely, and expect to continue to rely, on third-party manufacturers for the manufacturing of commercial supplies of Attruby and Beyonttra and other product candidates, if approved. We also rely on third-party manufacturers for the clinical manufacturing supply of our product candidates. Although we have entered into long-term supply arrangements and generally do not begin a clinical trial unless we believe we have a sufficient supply of a product candidate to complete the trial, any significant delay or discontinuity in the supply of a commercial product, product candidate, or the raw material components thereof, for continued commercial sales or for an ongoing clinical trial due to the need to replace a third-party manufacturer could considerably delay or curtail commercial sales of a product or the clinical development and potential regulatory approval of our product candidates, which could harm our business and results of operations.
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We do not currently have, nor do we plan to acquire, the infrastructure or capability internally to manufacture Attruby and Beyonttra on a commercial scale or to manufacture drug supplies of our product candidates for our ongoing clinical trials or any future clinical trials that we may conduct, and we lack the resources to manufacture our product candidates, if approved, on a commercial scale. We rely, and expect to continue to rely, on third-party manufacturers for the manufacturing of commercial supplies of Attruby and Beyonttra and our product candidates, if approved. We also rely on third-party manufacturers for the clinical manufacturing supply of our product candidates. Although we have entered into long-term supply arrangements and generally do not begin a clinical trial unless we believe we have a sufficient supply of a product candidate to complete the trial, any significant delay or discontinuity in the supply of a commercial product, product candidate, or the raw material components thereof, for continued commercial sales or for an ongoing clinical trial due to the need to replace a third-party manufacturer could considerably delay or curtail commercial sales of a product or the clinical development and potential regulatory approval of our product candidates, which could harm our business and results of operations.
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On March 27, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States passed into law the CARES Act, which enhanced the FDA’s authority with respect to drug shortage measures. Under the CARES Act, we must have in place a risk management plan that identifies and evaluates the risks to the supply of approved drugs for certain serious diseases or conditions for each establishment where the drug or active pharmaceutical ingredient is manufactured. The risk management plan will be subject to FDA review during an inspection. If we experience shortages in the supply of Attruby or any of our other product candidates that receive marketing approval, our results could be materially impacted.
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On March 27, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. passed into law the CARES Act, which enhanced the FDA’s authority with respect to drug shortage measures. Under the CARES Act, we must have in place a risk management plan that identifies and evaluates the risks to the supply of approved drugs for certain serious diseases or conditions for each establishment where the drug or active pharmaceutical ingredient is manufactured. The risk management plan will be subject to FDA review during an inspection. If we experience shortages in the supply of Attruby or any of our product candidates that receive marketing approval, our results could be materially impacted.
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The drug substance and drug product for certain of our product candidates and commercial products are currently acquired from single-source suppliers. The loss of these suppliers, or their failure to supply us with the drug substance or drug product, could materially and adversely affect our business.
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The drug substance and drug product for certain of our product candidates are currently acquired from single-source suppliers. The loss of these suppliers, or their failure to supply us with the drug substance or drug product, could materially and adversely affect our business.
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The drug substance and drug product for certain of our product candidates and commercial products are manufactured by single-source suppliers or CMOs pursuant to development and manufacturing contracts, quality agreements and purchase orders. We do not currently have any other suppliers for the drug substance or drug product of these product candidates or commercial products and, although we believe that there are alternate sources of supply that could satisfy our clinical and commercial requirements and are in the process of establishing agreements with alternate suppliers, we cannot assure you that identifying alternate sources and establishing relationships with such sources would not result in significant delay in the development of our product candidates.
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We do not currently have any other suppliers for the drug substance or drug product for these product candidates and, although we believe that there are alternate sources of supply that could satisfy our clinical requirements and are in the process of establishing agreements with alternate suppliers, we cannot assure you that we will be successful in identifying alternate sources and establishing relationships with such sources, or that we will be able to avoid significant delays or disruptions in the development of our product candidates due to our current reliance on single-source suppliers.
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•our suppliers may cease or reduce production or deliveries, raise prices or renegotiate terms;
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•our suppliers may cease, delay or reduce production or deliveries, raise prices or renegotiate terms;
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•our ability to progress our business could be materially and adversely impacted if our single-source suppliers upon which we rely were to experience any significant business challenges, disruption or failures due to issues such as financial difficulties or bankruptcy, issues relating regulatory or quality compliance issues, or other legal or reputational issues.
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•our ability to initiate and conduct our preclinical studies and clinical trials for our product candidates, and otherwise progress our business could be materially and adversely impacted if our single-source suppliers upon which we rely were to experience any significant business challenges, disruption or failures due to issues such as financial difficulties or bankruptcy, issues relating to regulatory or quality compliance, or other legal or reputational issues.
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Additionally, we may not be able to enter into supply arrangements with alternative suppliers on commercially reasonable terms, or at all. A delay in the supply of our commercial products to the market or development of our product candidates, or having to enter into a new agreement with a different third party on less favorable terms than we have with our current suppliers could have a material adverse impact upon on our business.
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Additionally, we may not be able to enter into or maintain supply arrangements with alternative suppliers on commercially reasonable terms, or at all. A delay in the supply of our commercial products to the market or development of our product candidates, or having to enter into a new agreement with a different third party on less favorable terms than we have with our current suppliers could increase our expenses, impair our ability to generate revenues and have a material adverse impact on our business.
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Disruptions to the operations of the FDA, the SEC and other government agencies, or comparable regulatory authorities caused by funding shortages or global health concerns, in addition to substantial uncertainty regarding the new Administration’s initiatives and staffing cuts and how these might impact the FDA, its implementation of laws, regulations, policies and guidance, and its personnel, could hinder their ability to hire and retain key leadership and other personnel, prevent new products and services from being developed or commercialized in a timely manner or otherwise prevent those agencies from performing normal functions on which the operation of our business may rely, including timely reviews, which could negatively impact our business.
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Disruptions to the operations of the FDA, the SEC and other government agencies, or comparable regulatory authorities caused by funding shortages or global health concerns, in addition to substantial uncertainty regarding the current Administration’s initiatives and staffing cuts and how these might impact the FDA, its implementation of laws, regulations, policies and guidance, and its personnel, could hinder their ability to hire and retain key leadership and other personnel, prevent new products and services from being developed or commercialized in a timely manner or otherwise prevent those agencies from performing normal functions on which the operation of our business may rely, including timely reviews, which could negatively impact our business.
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Similar consequences would also result in the event of another significant shutdown of the federal government. For example, over the last several years, the U.S. government has shut down several times, including on October 1, 2025, and certain regulatory agencies, such as the FDA, have had to furlough critical FDA employees and stop critical activities. The duration of the current government shutdown is unknown. If a prolonged government shutdown occurs, or if geopolitical or global health concerns prevent the FDA or other regulatory authorities from conducting their regular inspections, reviews, or other regulatory activities, it could significantly impact the ability of the FDA or such other regulatory authorities to timely review and process our regulatory submissions, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, including INDs placed on clinical holds or delayed new drug approvals. Similarly, a prolonged government shutdown or disruption to the operations of the USPTO could prevent the timely review of our patent applications, which could delay the issuance of any U.S. patents to which we might otherwise be entitled. Further, in our operations as a public company, future government shutdowns or substantial leadership, personnel, and policy changes could impact our ability to access the public markets and obtain necessary capital to properly capitalize and continue our operations. If the FDA is constrained in its ability to engage in oversight and implementation activities in the normal course, our business may be negatively impacted.
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Similar consequences would also result in the event of another significant shutdown of the federal government. For example, over the last several years, the U.S. government has shut down several times, including the most recent shutdown that began on October 1, 2025 and lasted for 43 days, and certain regulatory agencies, such as the FDA, have had to furlough critical FDA employees and stop critical activities. If a prolonged government shutdown occurs, or if geopolitical or global health concerns prevent the FDA or other regulatory authorities from conducting their regular inspections, reviews, or other regulatory activities, it could significantly impact the ability of the FDA or such other regulatory authorities to timely review and process our regulatory submissions, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, including INDs placed on clinical holds or delayed new drug approvals. Similarly, a prolonged government shutdown or disruption to the operations of the USPTO could prevent the timely review of our patent applications, which could delay the issuance of any U.S. patents to which we might otherwise be entitled. Further, in our operations as a public company, future government shutdowns or substantial leadership, personnel, and policy changes could impact our ability to access the public markets and obtain necessary capital to properly capitalize and continue our operations. If the FDA is constrained in its ability to engage in oversight and implementation activities in the normal course, our business may be negatively impacted.
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With the change in the U.S. Presidential Administration in 2025, there continues to be substantial uncertainty as to whether and how the new administration will seek to modify or revise the requirements and policies of the FDA and other regulatory agencies with jurisdiction over our product candidates and any products for which we obtain approval. This uncertainty could present new challenges as we navigate development and approval of our product candidates. Some of these efforts have manifested to date in the form of personnel cuts and measures that could impact the FDA’s ability to hire and retain key personnel, which could result in delays or limitations on our ability to obtain guidance from the FDA on our product candidates in development and obtain the requisite regulatory approvals in the future. There remains general uncertainty regarding future activities. The new Administration could issue or promulgate executive orders, regulations, policies or guidance that adversely affect us or create a more challenging or costly environment to pursue the development of new therapeutic products. Alternatively, state governments may attempt to address or react to changes at the federal level with changes to their own regulatory frameworks in a manner that is adverse to our operations. If we become negatively impacted by future governmental orders, regulations, policies or guidance as a result of the new Administration, there could be a material adverse effect on us and our business.
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With the change in the U.S. Presidential Administration in 2025, there continues to be substantial uncertainty as to whether and how the current administration will seek to modify or revise the requirements and policies of the FDA and other regulatory agencies with jurisdiction over our product candidates and any products for which we obtain approval. This uncertainty could present new challenges as we navigate development and approval of our product candidates. Some of these efforts have manifested to date in the form of personnel cuts and measures that could impact the FDA’s ability to hire and retain key personnel, which could result in delays or limitations on our ability to obtain guidance from the FDA on our product candidates in development and obtain the requisite regulatory approvals in the future. There remains general uncertainty regarding future activities. The current administration could issue or promulgate executive orders, regulations, policies or guidance that adversely affect us or create a more challenging or costly environment to pursue the development of new therapeutic products. Alternatively, state governments may attempt to address or react to changes at the federal level with changes to their own regulatory frameworks in a manner that is adverse to our operations. If we become negatively impacted by future governmental orders, regulations, policies or guidance as a result of the current Administration, there could be a material adverse effect on us and our business.
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The drug substance and drug product for certain of our product candidates are manufactured by single-source suppliers or CMOs pursuant to development and manufacturing contracts, quality agreements and purchase orders.