During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, net cash used in operating activities was $8,211,000 and reflected (i) the net loss of $9,195,000, (ii) net non-cash usage items of $2,040,000, including a gain on sale of equity investment of $1,984,000, $573,000 related to the forgiveness of the PPP promissory note and $247,000 related to the change in fair value of embedded derivative, partially offset by $384,000 of stock-based compensation and $224,000 in equity loss in affiliate, and (iii) a net cash inflow from changes in balances of operating assets and liabilities of $3,019,000.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, net cash used in operating activities was $6,094,000 and reflected (i) the net loss of $9,222,000, (ii) net non-cash items of $2,356,000, including $472,000 of stock-based compensation and $1,676,000 in equity loss in an affiliate, and (iii) net cash inflows from changes in balances of operating assets and liabilities of $771,000. The most significant items comprising the changes in the balance of operating assets and liabilities was a lower balance of receivable from Reprise of $217,000, a lower balance of grant receivable of $257,000 and an increase in accrued interest of $347,000, partially offset by a lower balance of accounts payable and accrued expenses of $84,000.
Investing Activities
During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, net cash provided by investing activities was $552,000 and reflected $2,000,000 from the sale of Reprise stock, $1,166,000 used for construction in process, and $282,000 used to purchase equipment.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, net cash used in investing activities was $123,000 to purchase equipment.
Financing Activities
During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, net cash provided by financing activities was $65,302,000 and was primarily the result of net proceeds from the Company’s IPO of $44,594,000, net proceeds from sales of Series C Preferred Stock of $19,892,000, $812,000 related to proceeds from stock option and warrant exercises and $88,000 related to proceeds from long-term debt, partially offset by payments on long term-debt of $83,000.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, net cash provided by financing activities was $6,528,000 which was primarily related to proceeds from a promissory note with one of our shareholders.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
Not required for smaller reporting companies.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2021, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2021.