Contractual Obligations and Commitments
Our future minimum contractual commitments and obligations were reported in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. Other than the following, our future minimum contractual obligations and commitments have not changed materially from the amounts previously reported.
Lease Agreements
Our lease for our office and laboratory space ends in November 2027. We have two five-year options to extend the lease term. As of September 30, 2021, the remaining aggregate non-cancelable rent payable under the initial term of the lease, excluding common area maintenance and related operating expenses, is $51.3 million.
Goods and Services
We have certain other non-cancelable obligations under various agreements that relate to goods and services. As of September 30, 2021, our aggregate firm commitments were $34.8 million.
We may be required, in connection with in-licensing or asset acquisition agreements, to make certain royalty and milestone payments and we cannot, at this time, determine when or if the related milestones will be achieved or whether the events triggering the commencement of payment obligations will occur. Therefore, such payments are not included in the amounts described above.
Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates
On January 1, 2021, we adopted ASU 2020-06, Debt—Debt with Conversion Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40) on a modified retrospective basis (for more information, see “Note 2—Significant Accounting Policies, Recently Adopted Pronouncements”).
Other than the adoption of ASU 2020-06, there have not been any material changes in our critical accounting policies and significant judgments and estimates as disclosed in Part II, Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have not engaged in any off-balance sheet arrangements.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Our exposure to market risk is primarily confined to our investment securities. The primary objective of our investment activities is to preserve our capital to fund operations. We also seek to maximize income from our investments without assuming significant risk. To achieve our objectives, we maintain a portfolio of investments in high-credit-quality securities. As of September 30, 2021, we had cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $50.4 million. In accordance with our investment policy, we invest funds in highly liquid, investment-grade securities. These securities in our investment portfolio are not leveraged and are classified as available-for-sale. We currently do not hedge interest rate exposure. Because of the short-term maturities of our investments, we do not believe that an increase in market rates would have a materially negative impact on the realized value of our investment portfolio. We actively monitor changes in interest rates and, with our current portfolio of short-term investments, we are not exposed to potential loss due to changes in interest rates.