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10x Genomics Inc

For the period ended Sep 30, 2024. Filed Oct 29, 2024.

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Sep 30, 2024 · Filed Oct 29, 2024

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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  1. Description of Business and Basis of Presentation

Organization and Description of Business

10x Genomics, Inc. (the “Company”) is a life sciences technology company focused on building innovative products and solutions to interrogate, understand and master biological systems at resolution and scale that matches the complexity of biology. The Company’s integrated solutions include the Company’s Chromium X Series and Chromium Connect instruments, which the Company refers to as “Chromium instruments,” the Company’s Visium CytAssist and Xenium Analyzer instruments, which the Company refers to as “Spatial instruments,” and the Company’s proprietary microfluidic chips, slides, reagents and other consumables for the Company’s Chromium, Visium and Xenium solutions, which the Company refers to as “consumables.” The Company bundles its software with these products to guide customers through the workflow, from sample preparation through analysis and visualization. The Company was incorporated in the state of Delaware in July 2012 and began commercial and manufacturing operations and selling its instruments and consumables in 2015. The Company is headquartered in Pleasanton, California and has wholly-owned subsidiaries in Asia, Europe, Oceania and North America.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements, which include the Company’s accounts and the accounts of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, are unaudited and have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2023 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company at that date. Certain information and footnote disclosures typically included in the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements have been condensed or omitted. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the annual consolidated financial statements and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, necessary to state fairly the Company’s financial position, results of operations, comprehensive loss and cash flows for the periods presented, but are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be anticipated for any future annual or interim period. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes for the year ended December 31, 2023 included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 15, 2024 (our “Annual Report”).

  1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

There were no material changes in the Company’s significant accounting policies during the nine months ended September 30, 2024. See Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to the consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report for information regarding the Company’s significant accounting policies.

Revenue Recognition

The Company generates revenue from sales of products and services, and its products consist of instruments and consumables. Revenue from product sales is recognized when control of the product is transferred, which is generally upon shipment to the customer. Instrument service agreements, which relate to extended warranties, are typically entered into for one-year terms, following the expiration of the standard one-year warranty period. Revenue for extended warranties is recognized ratably over the term of the extended warranty period as a stand ready performance obligation. Revenue is recorded net of discounts, distributor commissions and sales taxes collected on behalf of governmental authorities. Customers are invoiced generally upon shipment, or upon order for services, and payment is typically due within 30 days. Cash received from customers in advance of product shipment or providing services is recorded as a contract liability. The Company’s contracts with its customers generally do not include rights of return or a significant financing component.

The Company regularly enters into contracts that include various combinations of products and services which are generally distinct and accounted for as separate performance obligations. The transaction price is allocated to each performance obligation in proportion to its standalone selling price. The Company determines standalone selling price using average selling prices with consideration of current market conditions. If the product or service has no history of sales or if the sales volume is not sufficient, the Company relies upon prices set by management, adjusted for applicable discounts.

Net Loss Per Share

Net loss per share is computed using the two-class method required for multiple classes of common stock and participating securities. The rights, including the liquidation and dividend rights and sharing of losses, of the Class A common stock and Class B common stock are identical, other than voting rights. As the liquidation and dividend rights and sharing of losses are identical, the undistributed earnings are allocated on a proportionate basis and the resulting net loss per share will, therefore, be the same for both Class A and Class B common stock on an individual or combined basis.

Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period, adjusted for outstanding shares that are subject to repurchase.

For the calculation of diluted net loss per share, basic net loss per share is adjusted by the effect of dilutive securities including awards under the Company’s equity compensation plans. Diluted net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding. For periods in which the Company reports net losses, diluted net loss per share is the same as basic net loss per share because potentially dilutive shares of common stock are not assumed to have been issued if their effect is anti-dilutive.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncement and Disclosure Rules

In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures (“ASU 2023-07”), which requires all public entities, including public entities with a single reportable segment, to provide in interim and annual periods one or more measures of segment profit or loss used by the chief operating decision maker to allocate resources and assess performance. Additionally, the standard requires disclosures of significant segment expenses and other segment items as well as incremental qualitative disclosures. The guidance in this update is effective for the Company’s fiscal year 2024 annual reporting period. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the effects of this pronouncement on its related disclosures.

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, Income Taxes, which prescribes standardized categories and disaggregation of information in the reconciliation of provision for income taxes, requires disclosure of disaggregated income taxes paid, and modifies other income tax-related disclosure requirements. The updated standard is effective beginning with the Company’s fiscal year 2025 annual reporting period. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the updated standard will have on its related disclosures.

In March 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued Final Rule No. 33-11275, The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors. If effected as issued, the rule would require registrants to provide certain climate related disclosures in their annual reports. While in April 2024 the SEC stayed Final Rule No. 33-11275 in connection with legal challenges to the rule, the Company is in the process of analyzing the impact of the rule on its related disclosures.

  1. Other Financial Statement Information

Available-for-sale Securities

Available-for-sale securities consisted of the following (in thousands):

September 30, 2024 · December 31, 2023
Amortized CostGross Unrealized GainsGross Unrealized LossesFair ValueAmortized CostGross Unrealized GainsGross Unrealized LossesFair ValueFair Value Measurement
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds$379,640$—$—$379,640$348,539$—$—$348,539Level 1
Marketable securities:
Corporate debt securities————10,022—(51)9,971Level 2
Government debt securities————18,152—(125)18,027Level 2
Asset-backed securities————1,425—(12)1,413Level 2
Total available-for-sale securities$379,640$—$—$379,640$378,138$—$(188)$377,950

The Company incurredno material gross realized gains or losses from available-for-sales debt securities during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024. The Company incurred gross realized losses of $1.7 million andno gross realized gains from the sale of available-for-sales debt securities during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023. Realized gains (losses) on the sale of marketable securities are recorded in “Other income (expense), net” in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

The available-for-sale debt securities are subject to a periodic impairment review. For investments in an unrealized loss position, the Company determines whether a credit loss exists by considering information about the collectability of the instrument, current market conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts of economic conditions. The Company recognizes an allowance for credit losses, up to the amount of the unrealized loss when appropriate, and writes down the amortized cost basis of the investment if it is more likely than not that the Company will be required or will intend to sell the investment before recovery of its amortized cost basis. Allowances for credit losses and write-downs are recognized in “Other income (expense), net,” and unrealized losses not related to credit losses are recognized in “Accumulated other comprehensive loss.” There are no allowances for credit losses for the periods presented.

Inventory

Inventory was comprised of the following (in thousands):

September 30,2024December 31,2023
Purchased materials$38,031$34,484
Work in progress27,06721,975
Finished goods28,95217,247
Inventory$94,050$73,706

Property and Equipment, Net

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

September 30,2024December 31,2023
Land$36,765$36,765
Building146,944146,044
Laboratory equipment and machinery71,85269,238
Computer equipment and software15,77416,379
Furniture and fixtures10,51110,979
Leasehold improvements97,09796,405
Construction in progress4,4437,252
Total property and equipment383,386383,062
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization(124,627)(103,491)
Property and equipment, net$258,759$279,571

During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company recorded impairment charges of $2.1 million related to computer equipment and software of which $0.3 million, $0.7 million and $1.1 million was classified in cost of revenue, research and development, and selling, general and administrative expenses, respectively, in the condensed consolidated statement of operations. The impairment charge was triggered by a decision to discontinue a productivity engineering project.

Accrued Compensation and Related Benefits

Accrued compensation and related benefits were comprised of the following as of the dates indicated (in thousands):

September 30,2024December 31,2023
Accrued payroll and related costs$5,762$2,262
Accrued bonus15,40818,254
Accrued commissions4,0996,410
Other4,8113,179
Accrued compensation and related benefits$30,080$30,105

Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities were comprised of the following as of the dates indicated (in thousands):

September 30,2024December 31,2023
Accrued purchase consideration$—$20,000
Accrued legal and related costs5,8713,839
Accrued royalties for licensed technologies8,5815,455
Accrued property and equipment5233,199
Accrued professional services4,3406,577
Product warranties8,4458,116
Taxes payable4,2915,049
Other5,7194,413
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities$37,770$56,648

Product Warranties

Changes in the reserve for product warranties were as follows for the periods indicated (in thousands):

Nine Months EndedSeptember 30,
20242023
Beginning of period$8,116$3,023
Amounts charged to cost of revenue4,0337,780
Repairs and replacements(3,704)(4,368)
End of period$8,445$6,435

Revenue and Deferred Revenue

As of September 30, 2024, the aggregate amount of remaining performance obligations related to separately sold extended warranty service agreements or allocated amounts for extended warranty service agreements bundled with sales of instruments was $30.1 million, of which approximately $17.8 million is expected to be recognized to revenue in the next 12 months, with the remainder thereafter. The contract liabilities of $30.1 million and $22.0 million as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, consisted of deferred revenue primarily related to extended warranty service agreements.

The following revenue recognized for the periods were included in contract liabilities as of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively (in thousands):

Three Months EndedSeptember 30,Nine Months EndedSeptember 30,
2024202320242023
Deferred revenue recognized$2,713$1,534$9,454$5,497

The following table represents revenue by source for the periods indicated (in thousands). Spatial products include the Company’s Visium and Xenium products:

Three Months EndedSeptember 30,Nine Months EndedSeptember 30,
2024202320242023
Instruments
Chromium$7,641$12,231$24,283$36,716
Spatial11,41522,71144,07848,357
Total instruments revenue19,05634,94268,36185,073
Consumables
Chromium96,536100,282274,571302,172
Spatial29,66814,09185,33037,067
Total consumables revenue126,204114,373359,901339,239
Services6,3944,32917,50210,436
Total revenue$151,654$153,644$445,764$434,748

The following table presents revenue by geography based on the location of the customer for the periods indicated (in thousands):

Three Months EndedSeptember 30,Nine Months EndedSeptember 30,
2024202320242023
Americas
United States$84,723$96,094$250,032$260,769
Americas (excluding United States)3,0992,91710,5118,581
Total Americas87,82299,011260,543269,350
Europe, Middle East and Africa37,85132,019109,93491,687
Asia-Pacific
China15,03012,43142,69239,217
Asia-Pacific (excluding China)10,95110,18332,59534,494
Total Asia-Pacific25,98122,61475,28773,711
Total revenue$151,654$153,644$445,764$434,748
  1. Commitments and Contingencies

Lease Agreements

The Company leases office, laboratory, manufacturing, distribution and server space in various locations worldwide.

Future net lease payments related to the Company’s operating lease liabilities as of September 30, 2024 is as follows (in thousands):

Operating Leases
2024 (excluding the nine months ended September 30, 2024)$3,005
202514,924
202615,487
202715,693
202815,853
Thereafter40,804
Total lease payments$105,766
Less: imputed interest(19,890)
Present value of operating lease liabilities$85,876
Operating lease liabilities, current$9,415
Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent76,461
Total operating lease liabilities$85,876

The following table summarizes additional information related to operating leases as of September 30, 2024:

September 30,2024December 31, 2023
Weighted-average remaining lease term7.0 years7.5 years
Weighted-average discount rate5.8%5.9%

Litigation

The Company is regularly subject to lawsuits, claims, arbitration proceedings, administrative actions and other legal and regulatory proceedings involving intellectual property disputes, commercial disputes, competition and other matters, and the

Company may become subject to additional types of lawsuits, claims, arbitration proceedings, administrative actions, government investigations and legal and regulatory proceedings in the future.

NanoString

On May 6, 2021, the Company filed suit against NanoString Technologies, Inc. (“NanoString”) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware alleging that NanoString’s GeoMx Digital Spatial Profiler and associated instruments and reagents infringe U.S. Patent Nos. 10,472,669, 10,662,467, 10,961,566, 10,983,113 and 10,996,219 (the “GeoMx Action”). On May 19, 2021, the Company filed an amended complaint additionally alleging that the GeoMx products infringe U.S. Patent Nos. 11,001,878 and 11,008,607. On May 4, 2022, the Company filed an amended complaint in the GeoMx Action additionally alleging that the GeoMx products infringe U.S. Patent No. 11,293,917 and withdrawing the Company’s claims of infringement of U.S. Patent No. 10,662,467. The Company is seeking, among other relief, injunctive relief and unspecified damages (including attorneys’ fees) in relation to NanoString’s making, using, selling, offering to sell, exporting and/or importing in the United States the GeoMx Digital Spatial Profiler and associated instruments and reagents. NanoString filed its answer to the GeoMx Action on May 18, 2022. A Markman hearing was held on February 17, 2023 and the Court issued its claim construction order on February 28, 2023. On September 7, 2023, the Court issued an order granting the Company’s motion for summary judgment that the asserted patents are not invalid for indefiniteness and denying NanoString’s motion for summary judgment that the asserted patents are invalid for indefiniteness and lack of written description. On November 17, 2023, a jury found that NanoString willfully infringed the asserted patents and that the asserted patents are valid. The jury awarded the Company more than $31 million in damages, consisting of approximately $25 million in lost profits and approximately $6 million in royalties. Post-trial motions, including the Company’s motions for a permanent injunction, ongoing royalties, enhanced damages, attorneys’ fees and pre- and post-judgment interest, are pending. NanoString filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. bankruptcy court in Delaware on February 4, 2024, and the Court’s consideration of these post-trial motions was stayed due to the bankruptcy filing. In May 2024, Bruker Corporation (“Bruker”) acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of NanoString, including the litigation between the Company and NanoString, and the NanoString product lines at issue. Bruker, Bruker Spatial Biology, Inc. and Bruker Nano, Inc. were substituted as defendants in the GeoMx Action. Post-trial briefing is complete following supplementation by the parties. Due to the uncertainties in collecting the jury award, the Company has not recorded a receivable from NanoString as of September 30, 2024.

On February 28, 2022, the Company filed a second suit against NanoString in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware alleging that NanoString’s CosMx Spatial Molecular Imager and associated instruments, reagents and services infringe U.S. Patent Nos. 10,227,639 and 11,021,737 (the “CosMx Action”). On May 12, 2022, the Company filed an amended complaint in the CosMx Action additionally alleging that the CosMx products additionally infringe U.S. Patent Nos. 11,293,051, 11,293,052 and 11,293,054. NanoString filed its answer to the CosMx Action on May 26, 2022. On March 1, 2023, the Company filed a second amended complaint additionally alleging that the CosMx products infringe U.S. Patent No. 11,542,554. The Company is seeking, among other relief, injunctive relief and unspecified damages (including attorneys’ fees) in relation to NanoString’s making, using, selling, offering to sell, exporting and/or importing in the United States the CosMx Spatial Molecular Imager and associated instruments, reagents and services. NanoString filed its answer to the second amended complaint on March 22, 2023. Discovery is in progress. A Markman hearing was held on January 10, 2024, and the Court issued its claim construction order on February 1, 2024.

On August 16, 2022, NanoString filed a counterclaim in the CosMx Action alleging that the Company’s Visium products infringe U.S. Patent No. 11,377,689 (the “689 patent”). The Company filed its answer to NanoString’s counterclaim in the CosMx Action on August 30, 2022. On November 23, 2022, the Company moved to sever claims relating to NanoString’s assertion of the 689 patent and consolidate those claims with the patent case NanoString filed against the Company on October 20, 2022 (discussed below). On January 24, 2023, the Court granted the Company’s motion.

On May 1, 2023, NanoString filed a motion in the CosMx Action to add antitrust, unfair competition, tort and contract counterclaims. NanoString seeks, among other relief, injunction relief (including that the Company grant NanoString a license to the patents that the Company asserted against NanoString in the CosMx Action) and unspecified damages (including attorneys’ fees). On July 10, 2023, the Court denied NanoString’s motion for leave to add a contract counterclaim but otherwise granted the motion for leave to amend. On May 24, 2023, NanoString filed a motion to bifurcate its amended counterclaims and a motion for expedited discovery. On June 6, 2023, the Court denied NanoString’s motion to bifurcate and granted its motion for expedited discovery. Bruker, Bruker Spatial Biology, Inc. and Bruker Nano, Inc. were substituted as defendants in the CosMx Action. Trial is scheduled for May 2025. The Company believes Bruker’s claims are meritless and intends to vigorously defend itself.

On October 20, 2022, NanoString filed suit against the Company in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware alleging that the Company’s Visium products infringe U.S. Patent No. 11,473,142 (the “142 patent”), a continuation of the 689 patent (the “NanoString Action”). NanoString seeks, among other relief, injunctive relief and unspecified damages (including attorneys’ fees) in relation to the Company’s making, using, selling, offering to sell, exporting and/or importing in the United States Visium products and associated instruments, reagents and services. On January 24, 2023, the Court severed NanoString’s claims with respect to the 689 patent from the CosMx Action and consolidated those claims with this action. NanoString filed an amended complaint on January 27, 2023. The Company filed an answer to the NanoString Action on February 10, 2023. Discovery is in progress. A Markman hearing was held on January 10, 2024, and the Court issued its claim construction order on February 1, 2024. Bruker Spatial Biology, Inc. and Bruker Nano, Inc. were substituted as plaintiffs in the NanoString Action in June 2024. A trial date in the NanoString Action has not yet been set. The Company believes these claims in the NanoString Action are meritless and intends to vigorously defend itself.

On August 16 and September 25, 2023, the Company filed petitions for inter partes review (“IPR”) of the 689 patent and the 142 patent, respectively. On February 1, 2024, IPR was instituted for the 689 patent. On September 5, 2024, IPR was instituted for the 142 patent. On September 19, 2024, the Company filed a motion to stay the NanoString Action pending these IPRs.

On January 30, 2024, NanoString filed a petition for IPR of U.S. Patent No. 11,542,554 (the “554 patent”), which is asserted by the Company against NanoString in the CosMx Action. On August 23, 2024, IPR was instituted for the 554 patent. On October 4, 2024, Bruker filed a montion to stay the CosMx Action pending the 554 IPR.

On March 9, 2022, the Company filed suit in the Munich Regional Court in Germany alleging that NanoString’s CosMx Spatial Molecular Imager and associated instruments, reagents and services infringe EP Patent No. 2794928B1 (the “EP928 patent”) (the “Germany CosMx Action”). A hearing on infringement was held on March 23, 2023. On May 17, 2023, the Munich Regional Court found that the CosMx products infringe the EP928 patent and issued a permanent injunction requiring NanoString to stop selling and supplying CosMx instruments and reagents for RNA detection in Germany. The injunction took effect on June 1, 2023. On May 25, 2023, NanoString filed an appeal of the Germany CosMx Action in the Munich Higher Regional Court. A hearing date has not yet been set for this appeal. On October 30, 2023, NanoString requested that the Higher Regional Court temporarily stay enforcement of the injunction pending the appeal. On December 20, 2023, the Higher Regional Court granted NanoString’s request conditioned upon NanoString posting a 2.3 million Euro security deposit.

On July 29, 2022, NanoString filed a nullity action with the German Federal Patent Court challenging the validity of the EP928 patent. On February 10, 2023, the German Federal Patent Court issued a preliminary opinion upholding the validity of certain claims of the EP928 patent directed to in situ analysis. On May 7, 2024, the German Federal Patent Court reversed its preliminary opinion and revoked the German part of the EP928 patent. The Company strongly disagrees with this decision and plans to appeal the decision.

On June 1, 2023, the Company filed requests for preliminary injunctions in the Munich Local Division of the Unified Patent Court (“UPC”) alleging that NanoString’s CosMx Spatial Molecular Imager and associated instruments, reagents and services for RNA detection infringe the EP928 patent and EP Patent No. 4108782 (the “EP782 patent”). Hearings were held for the EP782 and EP928 patents on September 5 and September 19, respectively. On September 19, 2023, the UPC granted the Company’s request with respect to the EP782 patent and issued a preliminary injunction requiring NanoString to stop selling and supplying CosMx instruments and reagents for RNA detection in all 17 UPC member states. On October 10, 2023, the UPC denied the Company’s preliminary injunction request for the EP928 patent. On October 2, 2023, NanoString filed an appeal of the preliminary injunction for the EP782 patent in the UPC Court of Appeals. A hearing was held before the UPC Court of Appeals on December 18, 2023. The UPC Court of Appeals overturned the preliminary injunction on February 26, 2024.

On August 31 and September 18, 2023 the Company filed main requests in the Munich Local Division of the UPC alleging that NanoString's CosMx Spatial Molecular Imager and associated instruments, reagents and services for RNA detection infringe the EP782 and EP928 patents, respectively. No hearings have yet been set for these main requests.

On July 18, 2023, NanoString filed an opposition in the European Patent Office challenging the validity of the EP782 patent. An oral hearing for this opposition is scheduled on March 18, 2025. On July 27, 2023, NanoString filed a revocation action in the Munich Central Division of the UPC challenging the validity of the EP928 patent. An oral hearing for this revocation action was held on September 18, 2024. On October 17, 2024, the UPC revoked EP928 in its entirely. The Company strongly disagrees with this decision and plans to appeal the decision.

Vizgen

On May 3, 2022, the Company filed suit against Vizgen, Inc. (“Vizgen”) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware alleging that Vizgen’s MERSCOPE Platform and workflow and/or Vizgen’s Lab Services program, including associated instruments and reagents, infringe U.S. Patent Nos. 11,021,737, 11,293,051, 11,293,052, 11,293,054 and 11,299,767. The Company seeks, among other relief, injunction relief and unspecified damages (including attorneys’ fees) in relation to Vizgen’s making, using, selling, offering to sell, exporting and/or importing in the United States the MERSCOPE Platform and workflow and/or Vizgen’s Lab Services program, including associated instruments and reagents. On July 25, 2022, Vizgen filed a motion to dismiss the Company’s claims for willful and indirect infringement, which the Court denied on September 19, 2022. Discovery is in progress. A Markman hearing was held on January 10, 2024, and the Court issued its claim construction order on February 1, 2024.

On August 30, 2022, Vizgen filed its answer and counterclaims alleging that the Company’s Xenium product infringes U.S. Patent No. 11,098,303 (the “303 patent”). Vizgen seeks, among other relief, injunction relief and unspecified damages (including attorneys’ fees) in relation to the Company’s making, using, selling, offering to sell, exporting and/or importing in the United States Xenium products, including associated instruments and reagents. Vizgen also filed counterclaims alleging that the Company tortiously interfered with Vizgen’s contractual and business relationship with Harvard and that the Company engaged in unfair practices under Massachusetts state law. On October 27, 2022, the Company filed a partial answer and motion to dismiss the infringement counterclaim and the tort counterclaims. On February 2, 2023, the Company’s motion to dismiss was denied. The Company believes Vizgen’s claims are meritless and intends to vigorously defend itself.

On March 15, 2023, the Company filed an amended complaint additionally alleging that the MERSCOPE Platform and workflow and Vizgen’s Lab Services program infringe U.S. Patent No. 11,549,136 and withdrawing its claim of infringement of U.S. Patent No. 11,293,054. On April 17, 2023, Vizgen filed its answer adding amended counterclaims including antitrust, unfair competition, tort and contract counterclaims. Vizgen seeks, among other relief, injunctive relief (including that the Company grant Vizgen a license to the patents that the Company asserted against Vizgen) and unspecified damages (including attorneys’ fees). On May 18, 2023, the Company filed a motion to dismiss Vizgen’s amended counterclaims. On July 10, 2023, the Court granted the Company’s motion to dismiss Vizgen’s contract counterclaim but otherwise denied the Company’s motion to dismiss. On April 29, 2024, Vizgen amended its counterclaims to add additional antitrust counterclaims based on alleged bundling and predatory pricing. The Company believes Vizgen’s claims are meritless and intends to vigorously defend itself.

Trial on the Company’s claims and on Vizgen’s non-patent counterclaims is scheduled for February 2025. A trial date on Vizgen’s counterclaim regarding the 303 patent is expected to be set for the second half of 2024.

On August 30, 2023, the Company filed a petition for IPR of the 303 patent. Institution was denied on March 7, 2024.

On June 1, 2023, the Company filed suit in the Hamburg Local Division of the UPC alleging that Vizgen’s MERSCOPE products infringe the EP782 patent. The Company seeks, among other relief, injunction relief and unspecified damages (including attorneys’ fees) in relation to Vizgen’s MERSCOPE products in all 17 UPC member states. A hearing for this UPC action is scheduled for March 2025.

Parse

On August 24, 2022, the Company filed suit against Parse Biosciences, Inc. (“Parse”) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware alleging that Parse’s Evercode Whole Transcriptomics products and ATAC-seq products infringe U.S. Patent Nos. 10,155,981 (the “981 patent”), 10,697,013 (the “013 patent”), 10,240,197 (the “197 patent”), 10,150,995 (the “995 patent”), 10,619,207 (the “207 patent”) and 10,738,357 (the “357 patent”). The Company seeks, among other relief, injunction relief and unspecified damages (including attorneys’ fees) in relation to Parse’s making, using, selling, offering to sell, exporting and/or importing in the United States Parse’s Evercode Whole Transcriptomics products and ATAC-seq products. On October 17, 2022, Parse filed a motion to dismiss alleging that the asserted claims are directed to patent ineligible subject matter. The Court held a hearing on the motion to dismiss on November 22, 2022, and supplemental briefing was submitted on December 15, 2022. On September 14, 2023, the Court denied the motion. Parse filed its answer on October 6, 2023. A Markman hearing was held on February 21, 2024, and the Court issued its claim construction order on May 3, 2024.

Between April 20 and June 21, 2023, Parse filed petitions for IPR of all of the patents asserted. The PTAB denied institution on the 995, 207, and 357 patents, and instituted IPR on the 981, 013, and 197 patents. On September 17, 2024, the PTAB issued a Final Written Decision finding all challenged claims of the 981 patent unpatentable. The Company strongly disagrees with this decision and plans to appeal this decision. Oral argument for the 197 and 013 patents is scheduled on November 6, 2024.

On November 6, 2023, Parse filed a motion to stay the Delaware action pending the IPRs. On December 21, 2023, the court denied Parse’s motion to stay. On February 8, 2024, Parse filed a renewed motion to stay. On February 20, 2024, the court denied Parse’s renewed motion to stay. Trial is scheduled for March 2025.

Curio

On December 1, 2023, the Company filed suit against Curio Bioscience, Inc. (“Curio”) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware alleging that the Curio Seeker Spatial Mapping Kit and associated products and services infringe U.S. Patent Nos. 10,480,022, (the “022 patent”), 10,662,468, 11,001,879, 11,549,138, and 11,761,030. On February 1, 2024, Curio filed a motion to dismiss alleging that the asserted claims are directed to patent ineligible subject matter. The Court denied that motion on May 9, 2024. On May 31 and June 20, 2024, Curio answered the Complaint and filed antitrust and unfair competition counterclaims. The Company filed a motion to dismiss Curio’s unfair competition and antitrust counterclaims on July 5, 2024. The Company believes Curio’s counterclaims are meritless and intends to vigorously defend itself. Trial is scheduled for May 2026.

On September 11, 2024, Curio filed a petition for IPR of the 022 patent. An institution decision is pending.

On December 4, 2023, the Company filed a request for a preliminary injunction in the Dusseldorf Local Division of the UPC alleging that the Curio Seeker Spatial Mapping Kit and associated products and services infringe EP Patent No. 2697391 (the “EP391 patent”). A hearing was held on March 26, 2024. On April 30, 2024, the UPC granted the Company’s request and issued a preliminary injunction requiring Curio to stop offering, marketing, using or possessing these Curio Seeker products and services in Germany, France and Sweden. Curio did not appeal the preliminary injunction. On March 25, 2024, the Company filed a main request in the Dusseldorf Local Division of the UPC alleging that the Curio Seeker Spatial Mapping Kit and associated products and services infringe the EP391 patent.

  1. Capital Stock

As of September 30, 2024, the number of shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock issued and outstanding were 106,983,035 and 14,056,833, respectively.

The following table represents the number of shares of Class B common stock converted to shares of Class A common stock upon the election of the holders of such shares during the periods:

Three Months EndedSeptember 30,Nine Months EndedSeptember 30,
2024202320242023
Class B common stock converted to Class A common stock———4,610,422
  1. Equity Incentive Plans

Stock-based Compensation

The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense in the condensed consolidated statement of operations for the periods presented as follows (in thousands):

Three Months EndedSeptember 30,Nine Months EndedSeptember 30,
2024202320242023
Cost of revenue$2,169$1,844$6,127$5,140
Research and development15,97817,85650,72855,196
Selling, general and administrative15,76320,53551,35467,696
Total stock-based compensation expense$33,910$40,235$108,209$128,032

Restricted Stock Units

Restricted stock unit activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 is as follows:

Restricted StockUnitsWeighted-AverageGrant Date Fair Value(per share)
Outstanding as of December 31, 20235,334,134$48.26
Granted3,484,00633.04
Vested(1,510,280)54.46
Cancelled(903,755)42.01
Outstanding as of September 30, 20246,404,105$39.40

Stock Options

Stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 is as follows:

Stock OptionsWeighted-AverageExercise Price
Outstanding as of December 31, 20235,946,786$42.17
Exercised(241,357)8.47
Cancelled and forfeited(420,999)50.42
Outstanding as of September 30, 20245,284,430$43.05

Performance Stock Awards

In March 2024, the Company granted 219,168 performance stock units (PSUs) under the 2019 Plan to certain members of management which are subject to the achievement of certain performance conditions established by the Company’s Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors as described below:

i.50% of target PSUs earned will be based on the Company’s compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of the Company’s Revenue over atwo-year performance period from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025. Holders may earn from 0% to 175% of the target amount of shares and earned PSUs will then be subject to service-based vesting; and

ii.50% of target PSUs earned will be based on the relative Total Shareholder Return (TSR) of the Company’s common stock as compared to the TSR of the members of the Russell 3000 Medical Equipment and Services Sector Index over athree-year performance period from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2026. Depending on the results relative to the TSR market condition, the holders may earn from 0% to 200% of the target amount of shares which will vest at the end of the performance period.

The PSUs will be forfeited if the performance conditions are not achieved at the end of the relative performance periods as described above. The vesting of the PSUs can also be triggered upon certain change in control events or in the event of death or disability.

The weighted-average grant date fair values of the PSUs relating to CAGR and TSR components were $37.43 and $44.80 per share respectively. Stock-based compensation expense recognized for these awards was approximately $0.5 million and $1.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively.

The Company estimated the fair values of shares granted under the market-based TSR PSUs using a Monte Carlo simulation model with the following assumptions:

Expected volatility66%
Risk-free interest rate4.5%
Expected dividend yield—%

In March 2023, the Company granted 172,842 PSUs under the 2019 Plan to certain members of management, which are subject to the achievement of certain stock price thresholds established by the Company’s Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.

As of September 30, 2024, the performance periods for the 2024 PSUs were not completed and none of the stock price thresholds for the 2023 PSUs had been met resulting in no shares vesting or becoming exercisable.

2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

A total of 3,686,671 shares of Class A common stock were reserved for issuance under the 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”). The price at which Class A common stock is purchased under the ESPP is equal to 85% of the fair market value of the common stock on the first day of the offering period or purchase date, whichever is lower.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023,192,869 and 117,280 shares of Class A common stock, respectively, were issued under the ESPP. There wereno shares of Class A common stock issued under the ESPP during the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023. As of September 30, 2024, there were 2,898,194 shares available for issuance under the ESPP.

  1. Net Loss Per Share

The following outstanding shares of common stock equivalents were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share for the periods presented because including them would have had an anti-dilutive effect:

Three Months EndedSeptember 30,Nine Months EndedSeptember 30,
2024202320242023
Stock options to purchase common stock5,284,4306,465,8285,284,4306,465,828
Restricted stock units6,404,1055,698,9846,404,1055,698,984
Shares committed under ESPP176,160105,292176,160105,292
Total11,864,69512,270,10411,864,69512,270,104
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