Cover
Cover - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended | ||
Dec. 31, 2022 | Feb. 15, 2023 | Jun. 30, 2022 | |
Cover [Abstract] | |||
Document Type | 10-K | ||
Document Annual Report | true | ||
Document Period End Date | Dec. 31, 2022 | ||
Current Fiscal Year End Date | --12-31 | ||
Document Fiscal Year Focus | 2022 | ||
Document Fiscal Period Focus | FY | ||
Document Transition Report | false | ||
Entity File Number | 001-39567 | ||
Entity Registrant Name | C4 Therapeutics, Inc. | ||
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code | DE | ||
Entity Tax Identification Number | 47-5617627 | ||
Entity Address, Address Line One | 490 Arsenal Way | ||
Entity Address, Address Line Two | Suite 120 | ||
Entity Address, City or Town | Watertown | ||
Entity Address, State or Province | MA | ||
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | 02472 | ||
City Area Code | 617 | ||
Local Phone Number | 231-0700 | ||
Title of 12(b) Security | Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share | ||
Trading Symbol | CCCC | ||
Security Exchange Name | NASDAQ | ||
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer | No | ||
Entity Voluntary Filers | No | ||
Entity Current Reporting Status | Yes | ||
Entity Interactive Data Current | Yes | ||
Entity Filer Category | Non-accelerated Filer | ||
Entity Small Business | true | ||
Entity Emerging Growth Company | false | ||
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag | true | ||
Entity Shell Company | false | ||
Entity Public Float | $ 201,260,869 | ||
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding | 49,050,851 | ||
Amendment Flag | false | ||
Entity Central Index Key | 0001662579 | ||
Documents Incorporated by Reference | DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement for its 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days of the end of the registrant’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K to the extent stated herein. |
Audit Information
Audit Information | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2022 | |
Audit Information [Abstract] | |
Auditor firm ID | 185 |
Auditor name | KPMG LLP |
Auditor location | Boston, MA, United States |
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 |
Current assets: | ||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ 29,754 | $ 76,124 |
Marketable securities, current | 246,399 | 233,155 |
Accounts receivable | 1,473 | 5,716 |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 9,931 | 10,694 |
Total current assets | 287,557 | 325,689 |
Marketable securities, non-current | 60,962 | 142,200 |
Property and equipment, net | 7,400 | 3,108 |
Right-of-use asset | 70,116 | 31,945 |
Restricted cash | 3,279 | 3,279 |
Other assets | 1,526 | 544 |
Total assets | 430,840 | 506,765 |
Current liabilities: | ||
Accounts payable | 1,172 | 4,506 |
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 19,769 | 13,606 |
Deferred revenue, current | 16,618 | 31,800 |
Operating lease liability, current | 4,700 | 1,334 |
Long-term debt, net of debt discount—related party, current | 2,287 | 0 |
Total current liabilities | 44,546 | 51,246 |
Deferred revenue, net of current | 16,895 | 24,368 |
Operating lease liability, net of current | 70,970 | 30,777 |
Long-term debt, net of debt discount—related party, net of current | 9,195 | 10,768 |
Total liabilities | 141,606 | 117,159 |
Commitments and contingencies (See Note 6 and Note 9) | ||
Stockholders’ equity: | ||
Preferred stock, par value of $0.0001 per share; 10,000,000 shares authorized, and no shares issued or outstanding as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively | 0 | 0 |
Common stock, par value of $0.0001 per share; 150,000,000 shares authorized, and 48,966,216 and 48,688,875 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively | 5 | 5 |
Additional paid-in capital | 689,256 | 658,091 |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (4,137) | (775) |
Accumulated deficit | (395,890) | (267,715) |
Total stockholders’ equity | 289,234 | 389,606 |
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ 430,840 | $ 506,765 |
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Pa
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 |
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract] | ||
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ 0.0001 | $ 0.0001 |
Preferred stock, shares authorized | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 |
Preferred stock, shares issued | 0 | 0 |
Preferred stock, shares outstanding | 0 | 0 |
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ 0.0001 | $ 0.0001 |
Common stock, shares authorized | 150,000,000 | 150,000,000 |
Common stock, shares issued | 48,966,216 | 48,688,875 |
Common stock, shares outstanding | 48,966,216 | 48,688,875 |
Consolidated Statements of Oper
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended | |
Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | |
Income Statement [Abstract] | ||
Revenue from collaboration agreements | $ 31,096 | $ 45,785 |
Operating expenses: | ||
Research and development | 117,841 | 94,665 |
General and administrative | 42,789 | 33,254 |
Total operating expenses | 160,630 | 127,919 |
Loss from operations | (129,534) | (82,134) |
Other income (expense), net | ||
Interest expense and amortization of long-term debt—related party | (2,216) | (2,145) |
Interest and other income, net | 3,575 | 387 |
Total other income (expense), net | 1,359 | (1,758) |
Net loss | $ (128,175) | $ (83,892) |
Net loss per share — basic (in dollars per share) | $ (2.62) | $ (1.82) |
Net loss per share — diluted (in dollars per share) | $ (2.62) | $ (1.82) |
Weighted-average number of shares - basic (in shares) | 48,861,665 | 46,041,733 |
Weighted-average number of shares - diluted (in shares) | 48,861,665 | 46,041,733 |
Other Comprehensive loss: | ||
Unrealized loss on marketable securities | $ (3,362) | $ (788) |
Comprehensive loss | $ (131,537) | $ (84,680) |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Product and Service [Extensible Enumeration] | Collaborative Arrangement [Member] | Collaborative Arrangement [Member] |
Consolidated Statements of Stoc
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Total | Common Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | Accumulated Deficit |
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2020 | 43,059,632 | ||||
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2020 | $ 280,791 | $ 4 | $ 464,597 | $ 13 | $ (183,823) |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] | |||||
Follow-on common stock offering, net of issuance costs of $11.3 million (in shares) | 4,887,500 | ||||
Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues | 169,465 | $ 1 | 169,464 | ||
Shares issued upon warrant exercise—related party (in shares) | 256,038 | ||||
Exercise of stock options and release of stock units (in shares) | 474,850 | ||||
Exercise of stock options and release of stock units | 2,330 | 2,330 | |||
Issuance of common stock under the 2020 ESPP (in shares) | 6,640 | ||||
Issuance of common stock under the 2020 ESPP | 180 | 180 | |||
Stock-based compensation | 21,340 | 21,340 | |||
Unrealized loss on marketable securities | (788) | (788) | |||
Net loss | (83,892) | (83,892) | |||
Other (in shares) | 4,215 | ||||
Other | 180 | 180 | |||
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021 | 48,688,875 | ||||
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2021 | 389,606 | $ 5 | 658,091 | (775) | (267,715) |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] | |||||
Exercise of stock options and release of stock units (in shares) | 235,450 | ||||
Exercise of stock options and release of stock units | 777 | 777 | |||
Issuance of common stock under the 2020 ESPP (in shares) | 31,402 | ||||
Issuance of common stock under the 2020 ESPP | 372 | 372 | |||
Stock-based compensation | 29,858 | 29,858 | |||
Unrealized loss on marketable securities | (3,362) | (3,362) | |||
Net loss | (128,175) | (128,175) | |||
Other (in shares) | 10,489 | ||||
Other | 158 | 158 | |||
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022 | 48,966,216 | ||||
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2022 | $ 289,234 | $ 5 | $ 689,256 | $ (4,137) | $ (395,890) |
Consolidated Statements of St_2
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended | |
Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | |
Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract] | ||
Stock issuance costs | $ 11.3 | $ 11.3 |
Consolidated Statements of Cash
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended | |
Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | |
Cash flows used in operating activities: | ||
Net loss | $ (128,175) | $ (83,892) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash used in operating activities: | ||
Stock-based compensation expense | 30,016 | 21,512 |
Depreciation and amortization | 1,676 | 1,492 |
Reduction in carrying amount of right-of-use asset | 5,896 | 1,415 |
Accretion of discount on marketable securities | 714 | 1,879 |
Amortization of debt discount—related party | 713 | 719 |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||
Accounts receivable | 4,244 | (1,232) |
Prepaid expenses and other current and long-term assets | 388 | (6,116) |
Accounts payable | (3,333) | (1,179) |
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 5,083 | 4,377 |
Operating lease liability | (507) | (888) |
Deferred revenue | (22,654) | (25,052) |
Net cash used in operating activities | (105,939) | (86,965) |
Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities: | ||
Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities | 283,445 | 349,681 |
Purchase of marketable securities | (219,527) | (537,740) |
Purchases of property and equipment | (5,496) | (1,277) |
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 58,422 | (189,336) |
Cash flows provided by financing activities: | ||
Proceeds from follow-on offering, net of issuance costs paid of $11.3 million | 0 | 169,465 |
Proceeds from exercises of stock options | 777 | 2,330 |
Payment of initial public offering costs | 0 | (286) |
Other | 370 | (109) |
Net cash provided by financing activities | 1,147 | 171,400 |
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | (46,370) | (104,901) |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period | 79,403 | 184,304 |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period | 33,033 | 79,403 |
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash: | ||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of year | 33,033 | 79,403 |
Less: restricted cash | (3,279) | (3,279) |
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year | 29,754 | 76,124 |
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | ||
Cash paid for interest - related party | 1,624 | 1,308 |
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing activities: | ||
Operating lease liabilities arising from obtaining right-of-use assets | 44,067 | 20,131 |
Capital expenditures in accounts payable and accrued expenses | 473 | 0 |
Aggregate exercise price of warrant net exercised - related party (Note 10) | $ 0 | $ 3,002 |
Consolidated Statements of Ca_2
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended | |
Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | |
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract] | ||
Stock issuance costs | $ 11.3 | $ 11.3 |
Nature of the business
Nature of the business | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2022 | |
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] | |
Nature of the business | Nature of the business C4 Therapeutics, Inc., or, together with its subsidiary, the Company, is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to advancing targeted protein degradation science to develop a new generation of small-molecule medicines to transform how disease is treated. C4T leverages its proprietary technology platform, TORPEDO ( T arget OR iented P rot E in D egrader O ptimizer), to efficiently design and optimize small-molecule medicines that harness the body’s natural protein recycling system to rapidly degrade disease-causing protein, offering the potential to overcome drug resistance, drug undruggable targets and improve patient outcomes. C4T uses the TORPEDO platform to advance multiple targeted oncology programs to the clinic while expanding the platform to deliver the next wave of medicines for difficult-to-treat diseases. The Company was incorporated in Delaware on October 7, 2015 and has its principal office in Watertown, Massachusetts. Liquidity and capital resources Since its inception, the Company’s primary activities have been focused on performing research and development activities, building the Company’s intellectual property, recruiting personnel, and raising capital to support these activities. To date, the Company has funded its operations primarily with proceeds received from the sales of redeemable convertible preferred stock, public offerings of the Company’s common stock, through its collaboration agreements, and debt financing. The Company has incurred recurring losses since its inception, including net losses of $128.2 million and $83.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. In addition, as of December 31, 2022, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $395.9 million. To date, the Company has not generated any revenue from product sales as none of its product candidates has been approved for commercialization. The Company expects to continue to generate operating losses for the foreseeable future. The Company expects that its cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities of $337.1 million as of December 31, 2022 will be sufficient to fund its operations for at least the next twelve months from the date of issuance of these consolidated financial statements. Accordingly, the consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a basis that assumes the Company will continue as a going concern and contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the ordinary course of business. Risks and uncertainties The Company is subject to risks common to other life science companies in the early development stage including, but not limited to, uncertainty of ability to raise additional financing, product development and commercialization, development by its competitors of new technological innovations, dependence on key personnel, market acceptance of products, lack of marketing and sales history, product liability, protection of proprietary technology and intellectual property, and compliance with the Food and Drug Administration, or the FDA, and other government regulations. If the Company does not successfully advance its programs into and through human clinical trials and commercialize any of its product candidates either directly or through collaborations with other companies, the Company may be unable to produce product revenue or achieve profitability. There can be no assurance that the Company’s research and development efforts will be successful, adequate protection for the Company’s intellectual property will be obtained, any products developed will obtain necessary government regulatory approval, or any approved products will be commercially viable. Even if the Company’s product development efforts are successful, it is uncertain when, if ever, the Company will generate significant revenue from product sales. The Company operates in an environment of rapid change in technology and substantial competition from pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. |
Summary of significant accounti
Summary of significant accounting policies | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2022 | |
Accounting Policies [Abstract] | |
Summary of significant accounting policies | Summary of significant accounting policies Basis of presentation The Company has prepared the accompanying consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, or U.S. GAAP. Any reference in these notes to applicable guidance is meant to refer to the authoritative U.S. GAAP as found in the Accounting Standards Codification, or ASC, and Accounting Standards Update, or ASU, of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB. Principles of consolidation The Company’s consolidated financial statements include the accounts of C4 Therapeutics, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, C4T Securities Corporation, a Massachusetts securities corporation. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Use of estimates The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The Company bases its estimates and assumptions on historical experience when available and on various factors that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. This process may result in actual results differing materially from those estimated amounts used in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements if these results differ from historical experience or other assumptions do not turn out to be substantially accurate, even if such assumptions are reasonable when made. Significant estimates and assumptions reflected in these consolidated financial statements include, but are not limited to, amounts and timing of revenues recognized under the Company’s research and development collaboration arrangements, prepaid and accrued research and development expense, incremental borrowing rate used in the measurement of lease liability, and estimated volatility used in our valuation of stock-based awards. The Company assesses estimates on an ongoing basis; however, actual results could materially differ from those estimates. Segments Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise for which separate and discrete information is available for evaluation by the chief operating decision-maker in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance. The Company has one operating segment. The Company’s chief operating decision maker, its Chief Executive Officer, manages the Company’s operations on a consolidated basis for the purpose of allocating resources. All of the Company’s long-lived assets are held in the United States. Cash equivalents The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The Company’s cash equivalents are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. Marketable securities The Company classifies marketable securities with a remaining maturity when purchased of greater than three months as available-for-sale. Marketable securities with a remaining maturity date greater than one year are classified as non-current assets. Available-for-sale securities are carried at fair value with the unrealized gains and losses included in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income as a component of stockholders’ equity until realized. Any premium or discount arising at purchase is amortized and/or accreted to interest income and/or expense over the life of the instrument. Realized gains and losses are determined using the specific identification method and are included in other income (expense). Restricted cash Restricted cash consists of cash placed in a separate restricted bank account as required under the terms of the Company’s lease agreements for its Watertown, Massachusetts facilities, as further described within Note 6, Leases . Concentrations of credit risk Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentration of credit risk consist primarily of cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities, and restricted cash. The Company may maintain deposits in financial institutions in excess of government insured limits. The Company believes that it is not exposed to significant credit risk as its deposits are held at financial institutions that management believes to be of high credit quality and the Company has not experienced any losses on these deposits. Additionally, the Company has established guidelines relative to credit ratings and maturities intended to safeguard principal balances and maintain liquidity. The Company maintains its funds in accordance with its investment policy, which defines allowable investments, specifies credit quality standards and is designed to limit credit exposure to any single issuer. Fair value of financial instruments ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement , or ASC 820, establishes a fair value hierarchy for instruments measured at fair value that distinguishes between assumptions based on market data (observable inputs) and the Company’s own assumptions (unobservable inputs). Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the Company’s assumptions about the inputs that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability and are developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. ASC 820 identifies fair value as the exchange price or exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As a basis for considering market participant assumptions in fair value measurements, ASC 820 establishes a three-tier value hierarchy that distinguishes between the following: • Level 1—Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. • Level 2—Inputs other than Level 1 inputs that are either directly or indirectly observable, such as quoted market prices, interest rates and yield curves. • Level 3—Unobservable inputs developed using estimates of assumptions developed by the Company, which reflect those that a market participant would use. To the extent the valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair values requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised by the Company in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized as Level 3. A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company evaluates transfers between levels at the end of each reporting period. Property and equipment Property and equipment are recorded at cost. Expenditures for repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred. When assets are retired or disposed of, the assets and related accumulated depreciation are derecognized from the accounts, and any resulting gain or loss is included in the determination of net loss. Depreciation on equipment is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets as follows: Asset category Estimated useful life Laboratory equipment 5 years Computer equipment 3 years Office equipment, furniture and fixtures 5 years Leasehold improvements Lesser of useful life or remaining lease term Leases The Company accounts for leases in accordance with ASC Topic 842, Leases , or ASC 842. At the inception of an arrangement, the Company determines whether the arrangement is or contains a lease based on specific facts and circumstances present, the existence of an identified asset(s), if any, and the Company’s control over the use of the identified asset(s), if applicable. As provided by ASC 842, the Company elected to combine lease and non-lease components as a single component for all leases. Operating lease liabilities and their corresponding right-of-use assets are recorded based on the present value of future lease payments over the expected lease term. Certain adjustments to the right-of-use asset may be required for items such as incentives received. The Company typically only includes an initial lease term in its assessment of a lease arrangement; options to renew a lease are not included in the assessment unless there is reasonable certainty that the Company will renew. The interest rate implicit in lease contracts is typically not readily determinable. As such, in calculating the lease liability, the Company utilizes its incremental borrowing rate, which is the rate incurred to borrow on a collateralized basis over a similar term an amount equal to the lease payments in a similar economic environment. Lease expense is recognized over the expected lease term on a straight-line basis. Impairment of long-lived assets The Company evaluates its long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to future undiscounted net cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceed the fair value of the assets. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell. Commitments and contingencies Liabilities for loss contingencies arising from claims, assessments, litigation, fines and penalties and other sources are recorded when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated. Legal costs incurred in connection with loss contingencies are expensed as incurred. Revenue recognition The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers , or ASC 606. This standard applies to all contracts with customers, except for contracts that are within the scope of other standards. Under ASC 606, an entity recognizes revenue when its customer obtains control of promised goods or services, in an amount that reflects the consideration which the entity expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. The Company enters into collaboration and licensing agreements with strategic partners, which are within the scope of ASC 606, under which it may exclusively license rights to research, develop, manufacture, and commercialize its product candidates to third parties. The terms of these arrangements typically include payment to the Company of one or more of the following: (1) non-refundable, upfront license fees; (2) reimbursement of certain costs; (3) customer option fees for additional goods or services; (4) development milestone payments; (5) regulatory and commercial milestone payments; and (6) royalties on net sales of licensed products. In determining the appropriate amount of revenue to be recognized as it fulfills its obligations under each of its agreements, the Company performs the following steps: (i) identification of the promised goods or services in the contract; (ii) determination of whether the promised goods or services are performance obligations including whether they are distinct in the context of the contract; (iii) measurement of the transaction price, including the constraint on variable consideration; (iv) allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations; and (v) recognition of revenue when (or as) the Company satisfies each performance obligation. As part of the accounting for these arrangements, the Company must use its judgment to determine: (a) the number of performance obligations based on the determination under step (ii) above; (b) the transaction price under step (iii) above; (c) the stand-alone selling price for each performance obligation identified in the contract for the allocation of transaction price in step (iv) above; and (d) the contract term and pattern of satisfaction of the performance obligations under step (v) above. The Company uses judgment to determine whether milestones or other variable consideration, except for royalties, should be included in the transaction price as described further below. The transaction price is allocated to each performance obligation on a relative stand-alone selling price basis, for which the Company recognizes revenue as or when the performance obligations under the contract are satisfied. Amounts due to the Company for satisfying the revenue recognition criteria or that are contractually due based upon the terms of the collaboration agreements are recorded as accounts receivable in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. Amounts received prior to satisfying the revenue recognition criteria are recorded as deferred revenue in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. Amounts expected to be recognized as revenue within the 12 months following the balance sheet date are classified as current deferred revenue. Amounts not expected to be recognized as revenue within the 12 months following the balance sheet date are classified as deferred revenue, net of current portion. Upfront license fees If the license to the Company’s intellectual property is determined to be distinct from the other promises or performance obligations identified in the arrangement, the Company recognizes revenue from non-refundable, upfront fees allocated to the license when the license is transferred to the customer and the customer is able to use and benefit from the license. In assessing whether a promise or performance obligation is distinct from the other promises, the Company considers factors such as the research, manufacturing, and commercialization capabilities of the customer; the retention of any key rights by the Company; and the availability of the associated expertise in the general marketplace. In addition, the Company considers whether the customer can benefit from a promise for its intended purpose without the receipt of the remaining promises, whether the value of the promise is dependent on the unsatisfied promise, whether there are other vendors that could provide the remaining promise and whether it is separately identifiable from the remaining promise. For licenses that are combined with other promises, the Company exercises judgment to assess the nature of the combined performance obligation to determine whether the combined performance obligation is satisfied over time or at a point in time and, if over time, the appropriate method of measuring progress for purposes of recognizing revenue. The Company evaluates the measure of progress each reporting period and, if necessary, adjusts the measure of performance and related revenue recognition. Customer options If an arrangement is determined to contain customer options that allow the customer to acquire additional goods or services, the goods and services underlying the customer options are not considered to be performance obligations at the outset of the arrangement, as they are contingent upon option exercise. The Company evaluates the customer options for material rights or options to acquire additional goods or services for free or at a discount. If the customer options are determined to represent a material right, the material right is recognized as a separate performance obligation at the outset of the arrangement. The Company allocates the transaction price to material rights based on the relative standalone selling price, which is determined based on the identified discount and the probability that the customer will exercise the option. Amounts allocated to a material right are not recognized as revenue until, at the earliest, the option is exercised. If an option is not exercised and the target is terminated, the Company will accelerate and recognize all remaining revenue related to the material right performance obligation. Research and development services The promises under the Company’s collaboration agreements may include research and development services to be performed by the Company for or on behalf of the customer. Payments or reimbursements resulting from the Company’s research and development efforts are recognized as the services are performed and presented on a gross basis because the Company is the principal for such efforts. Reimbursements from and payments to the customer that are the result of a collaborative relationship with the customer, instead of a customer relationship, such as co-development activities, are recorded as a reduction to research and development expense. Milestone payments At the inception of each arrangement that includes development milestone payments, the Company evaluates whether the milestones are considered probable of being achieved and estimates the amount to be included in the transaction price using the most likely amount method. If it is probable that a significant revenue reversal would not occur, the associated milestone value is included in the transaction price. Milestone payments that are not within the control of the Company or the licensee, such as regulatory approvals, are not considered probable of being achieved until those approvals are received. The Company evaluates factors such as the scientific, clinical, regulatory, commercial and other risks that must be overcome to achieve the particular milestone in making this assessment. There is considerable judgment involved in determining whether it is probable that a significant revenue reversal would not occur. At the end of each subsequent reporting period, the Company reevaluates the probability of achievement of all milestones subject to constraint and, if necessary, adjusts its estimate of the overall transaction price. Any such adjustments are recorded on a cumulative catch-up basis, which would affect revenues and earnings in the period of adjustment. For further discussion of accounting for collaboration revenues, see Note 8. Collaboration and license agreements. Research and development Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Research and development costs include salaries, stock-based compensation and other employee benefit expenses, lab related supplies and other operational costs related to the Company’s research and development activities, including allocated facility-related expenses and external costs of outside vendors engaged to conduct research and development activities. Costs associated with licenses of technology are expensed as incurred and are included in research and development expense in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss. As part of the process of preparing the consolidated financial statements, the Company is required to estimate their accrued research and development expenses. The Company makes estimates of the accrued expenses as of each balance sheet date in the consolidated financial statements based on facts and circumstances known at that time. In addition, there may be instances in which payments made to the Company’s vendors will exceed the level of services provided and result in a prepayment of the expense in which case such amounts are reflected as prepaid expenses and other current assets. In accruing service fees, the Company estimates the time period over which services will be performed and the level of effort to be expended in each period. If the actual timing of the performance of services or the level of effort varies from the estimate, the Company adjusts the accrual or the amount of prepaid expenses accordingly. Nonrefundable advance payments for goods or services to be received in the future for use in research and development activities are deferred and capitalized in prepaid expenses and other current assets. The capitalized amounts are expensed as the related goods are delivered or the services are performed. Stock-based compensation The Company measures and recognizes stock-based compensation expense based on the grant date fair value of equity awards measured using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Black-Scholes option pricing model estimates the fair value of the equity award using the expected term, expected volatility, risk-free interest rate, dividend rate, and the fair value of the common stock underlying the stock-based award. • The Company estimates the expected term using the “simplified” method, whereby, the expected term equals the arithmetic average of the vesting term and the contractual term of the option. • Due to the lack of sufficient company-specific historical and implied volatility data, the Company has based its computation of expected volatility on the historical volatility of a representative group of public companies with similar characteristics to the Company, including stage of product development and life science industry focus. • The risk-free interest rates for periods within the expected life of the option were based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect during the period the options were granted. • The expected dividend yield is assumed to be zero as the Company has never paid dividends and currently has no plans to pay any dividends on its common stock. • The fair value of the common stock underlying shared based awards is the quoted market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of the grant. • The Company recognizes forfeitures as they occur. The fair value of the awards are recognized as stock-based compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the awards, which is generally the vesting period. For awards subject to both performance and service-based vesting conditions, we recognize stock-based compensation expense over the remaining service period if the performance condition is considered probable of achievement using management’s best estimates. Stock-based compensation expense is classified in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss in the same manner in which the award recipients’ payroll costs are classified or in which the award recipients’ service payments are classified. Income taxes The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequence of events that have been recognized in the consolidated financial statements or the Company’s tax returns. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the differences between the consolidated financial statements and tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. Changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded in the provision for income taxes. The Company assesses the likelihood that its deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income and, to the extent it believes, based upon the weight of available evidence, that it is more likely than not that all or a portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized, a valuation allowance is established. The Company accounts for uncertain tax positions recognized in the consolidated financial statements by prescribing a more-likely-than-not threshold for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The provision for income taxes includes the effects of any resulting tax reserves, or unrecognized tax benefits, which are considered appropriate as well as the related net interest and penalties. Comprehensive loss Comprehensive loss is defined as the change in equity of a business enterprise during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources. Comprehensive loss includes net loss as well as other changes in stockholders’ equity which includes certain changes in equity that are excluded from net loss. The Company’s only element of other comprehensive income is unrealized gains and losses on marketable securities. Net loss per share Basic net loss per share and diluted net loss per share are computed using the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. The Company computes diluted (loss) earnings per share after giving consideration to the dilutive effect of stock options and unvested restricted stock that are outstanding during the period, except where such securities would be anti-dilutive. Common stock equivalent shares are excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share if their effect is antidilutive. In periods in which the Company reports a net loss, diluted net loss per share is generally the same as basic net loss per share since dilutive common shares are not assumed to have been issued if their effect is anti-dilutive. Going concern At each reporting period, the Company evaluates whether there are conditions or events that 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 Company is required to make certain additional disclosures if it concludes substantial doubt exists and it is not alleviated by the Company’s plans or when its plans alleviate substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company’s evaluation entails analyzing prospective operating budgets and forecasts for expectations of the Company’s cash needs and comparing those needs to the current cash, cash equivalent, and marketable securities balances. Recently adopted accounting standards Reference rate reform In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting , which provides temporary optional guidance for a limited time to ease the potential accounting impacts associated with transitioning away from reference rates that are expected to be discontinued, such as the London Interbank Offered Rate, or LIBOR. In January 2021, the FASB also issued ASU 2021-01, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Scope , which extends some of Topic 848’s optional expedients to derivative contracts modified as a result of rate reform, including certain derivatives that do not reference LIBOR or other reference rates that are expected to be discontinued. The amendments in this ASU affect the guidance in ASU 2020-04 and are effective in the same timeframe as ASU 2020-04. The adoptions of ASU 2020-04 and ASU 2021-01 did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. In December 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-06, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Deferral of the Sunset Date of Topic 848, which extends the sunset date of Topic 848 from December 31, 2022, to December 31, 2024, after which entities will no longer be permitted to apply the optional expedients in Topic 848. The adoption of ASU 2022-06, which was effective upon issuance, did not have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements. Government assistance In November 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-10, Government Assistance (Topic 832): Disclosures by Business Entities about Government Assistance |
Fair value measurements
Fair value measurements | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2022 | |
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] | |
Fair value measurements | Fair value measurements The following tables present information about the Company’s financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis and indicates the level of the fair value hierarchy utilized to determine such fair values as of December 31, 2022 (in thousands): Fair Value Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Cash equivalents: Money market funds $ 28,705 $ 28,705 $ — $ — U.S. Treasury securities 799 — 799 — Marketable securities: Corporate debt securities 234,327 — 234,327 — U.S. government debt securities 47,641 — 47,641 — U.S. Treasury securities 25,393 — 25,393 — Total cash equivalents and marketable securities $ 336,865 $ 28,705 $ 308,160 $ — The following table sets forth the fair value of the Company’s financial assets by level within the fair value hierarchy at December 31, 2021 (in thousands): Fair Value Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Cash equivalents: Money market funds $ 59,162 $ 59,162 $ — $ — Corporate debt securities 11,649 — 11,649 — U.S. Treasury securities 5,000 — 5,000 — Marketable securities: Corporate debt securities 308,300 — 308,300 — U.S. government debt securities 37,883 — 37,883 — U.S. Treasury securities 29,172 — 29,172 — Total cash equivalents and marketable securities $ 451,166 $ 59,162 $ 392,004 $ — The Company classifies its money market funds, which are valued based on quoted market prices in active markets, with no valuation adjustment, as Level 1 assets within the fair value hierarchy. Marketable securities consist of U.S. Treasury securities, U.S. government debt securities, and corporate debt securities, all of which are classified as available-for-sale pursuant to ASC 320, Investments – Debt and Equity Securities |
Marketable securities
Marketable securities | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2022 | |
Marketable Securities [Abstract] | |
Marketable securities | Marketable securities Marketable securities at December 31, 2022 consisted of the following (in thousands): Amortized Cost Gross Unrealized Gains Gross Unrealized Losses Fair Value Marketable securities, current: Corporate debt securities $ 183,270 $ 2 $ (2,068) $ 181,204 U.S. government debt securities 40,986 — (1,184) 39,802 U.S. Treasury securities 25,650 — (257) 25,393 Marketable securities, non-current Corporate debt securities 53,592 2 (471) 53,123 U.S. government debt securities 8,000 — (161) 7,839 Total marketable securities, current and non-current $ 311,498 $ 4 $ (4,141) $ 307,361 Marketable securities at December 31, 2021 consisted of the following (in thousands): Amortized Cost Gross Unrealized Gains Gross Unrealized Losses Fair Value Marketable securities, current: Corporate debt securities $ 219,414 $ 1 $ (250) $ 219,165 U.S. government debt securities 8,987 — (3) 8,984 U.S. Treasury securities 5,006 — — 5,006 Marketable securities, non-current Corporate debt securities 89,538 — (403) 89,135 U.S. government debt securities 32,982 — (105) 32,877 U.S. Treasury securities 20,203 — (15) 20,188 Total marketable securities, current and non-current $ 376,130 $ 1 $ (776) $ 375,355 Marketable securities classified as current have maturities of less than one year. Marketable securities classified as non-current are those that: (i) have a maturity of greater than one year, and (ii) we do not intend to liquidate within the next twelve months, although these funds are available for use and, therefore, are classified as available-for-sale. No available-for-sale debt securities held as of December 31, 2022 or December 31, 2021 had remaining maturities greater than five years. Marketable securities in unrealized loss positions as of December 31, 2022 consisted of the following (in thousands, except number of securities): Number of Fair Gross Marketable securities in continuous unrealized loss position for less than 12 months: Corporate debt securities 63 $ 134,027 $ (1,262) U.S. government debt securities 6 15,748 (245) U.S. Treasury securities 4 5,575 (11) Marketable securities in continuous unrealized loss position for greater than 12 months: Corporate debt securities 36 82,375 (1,277) U.S. government debt securities 7 31,892 (1,100) U.S. Treasury securities 4 19,817 (246) Total marketable securities in unrealized loss position 120 $ 289,434 $ (4,141) Marketable securities in unrealized loss positions as of December 31, 2021 consisted of the following (in thousands, except number of securities): Number of Fair Gross Marketable securities in continuous unrealized loss position for less than 12 months: Corporate debt securities 110 $ 303,450 $ (653) U.S. government debt securities 8 37,883 (108) U.S. Treasury securities 5 24,172 (15) Total marketable securities in unrealized loss position 123 $ 365,505 $ (776) As of December 31, 2021, no marketable securities were in a continuous unrealized loss position for 12 months or longer. Based on factors such as historical experience, market data, issuer-specific factors, and current economic conditions, t he Company did not record an allowance for credit losses at December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, related to these securities. |
Property and equipment
Property and equipment | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2022 | |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract] | |
Property and equipment | Property and equipment Property and equipment consisted of the following (in thousands): As of December 31, 2022 2021 Property and equipment Laboratory equipment $ 8,757 $ 8,276 Leasehold improvements 4,682 541 Furniture and fixtures 1,181 805 Office equipment 529 179 Computer equipment 191 223 Construction in progress 183 — Total property and equipment 15,523 10,024 Less: accumulated depreciation (8,123) (6,916) Total property and equipment, net $ 7,400 $ 3,108 Depreciation expense related to property and equipment was as follows (in thousands): Years Ended December 31, 2022 2021 Depreciation expense $ 1,676 $ 1,492 |
Leases
Leases | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2022 | |
Leases [Abstract] | |
Leases | Leases In July 2017, the Company entered into a lease of office and laboratory space for its headquarters in Watertown, Massachusetts, or the Watertown Lease. The Watertown Lease had a non-cancelable term of ten years with an option to extend for one additional five-year period and is subject to rent escalation throughout the term. Additionally, the Watertown Lease required the Company to provide collateral, which was recorded as restricted cash on the consolidated balance sheets. The Watertown Lease commenced in April 2018. The Watertown Lease was classified as an operating lease and, upon the commencement in April 2018, the Company recorded a lease liability of $15.1 million and a right-of-use asset of $16.7 million, which is inclusive of $1.5 million of construction costs funded by the Company. In initially calculating the lease liability and the right-of-use asset, the Company did not include the additional five-year period option as management did not believe there was reasonable certainty that the Company would exercise the option. In addition to rent, the Company is also responsible for paying its pro rata share of costs incurred for common area maintenance, real estate taxes and property insurance related to the leased space, which are accounted for as variable lease costs. In November 2021, the Company entered into an amendment to the Watertown Lease, or the Amended Lease. The Amended Lease serves to extend the lease term of the Company’s existing leased space, or the Existing Leased Space, and provides additional office and laboratory space, or the Newly Leased Space. The Amended Lease commenced in January 2022 and the Company’s obligation to pay rent on the Newly Leased Space commenced in March 2022, with the amount of this new rent obligation added to the Company’s continuing obligation to pay rent on the Existing Leased Space. The Amended Lease terminates in March 2032, which is 10 years from the rent commencement date for the Newly Leased Space. The Amended Lease is subject to fixed rate rent escalations, provides for up to $2.6 million in tenant improvements, and provides an option for the Company to extend the lease term of the Amended Lease for one additional five-year period. Upon executing the Amended Lease, the Company increased its collateral to $3.3 million, which is recorded as restricted cash on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2022 and 2021. In addition to rent, under the terms of the Amended Lease, the Company is also responsible for paying its pro rata share of costs incurred for common area maintenance, real estate taxes and property insurance related to the leased space, including both the Existing Leased Space and, as of January 2022, the Newly Leased Space, which amounts are accounted for as variable lease costs. Accounting for the amended lease As the Amended Lease extends the term of the Existing Leased Space and provides access to the Newly Leased Space, in accordance with the provisions of ASC 842, the Company accounted for the Amended Lease as two separate contracts: 1) modification of the existing lease agreement to extend the lease term of the Existing Leased Space, and 2) new lease agreement for the right-of-use of the Newly Leased Space. As the Company maintained control of the Existing Leased Space upon execution of the Amended Lease, the Company recorded an increase in right-of-use asset and lease liability of $20.1 million related to the new rental payments during the extended term and current incremental borrowing rate of the Existing Leased Space upon execution of the Amended Lease. The calculation of the lease liability and the right-of-use asset of the Existing Leased Space does not include the additional five-year period option as the Company does not believe there is reasonable certainty that the option will be exercised. As noted above, the lease for the Newly Leased Space commenced in January 2022. As a result, the Company recorded a right-of-use asset of $44.4 million, and a corresponding lease liability of $44.1 million for the Newly Leased Space. The calculation of the lease liability and the right-of-use asset of the Newly Leased Space does not include the additional five-year period option provided under the Amended Lease as the Company does not believe there is reasonable certainty that the option will be exercised. As stated above, the Amended Lease provides for up to $2.6 million of tenant improvement allowance. As of December 31, 2022, the Company has used the full $2.6 million of tenant improvement allowance. In May 2022, the Company entered into a sublease agreement with a third party, or the Sublease, for a portion of the office and laboratory space in Suite 200 at 490 Arsenal Way, Watertown, Massachusetts. The term of the Sublease ends in June 2025. The elements of lease costs were as follows (in thousands): Years Ended December 31, 2022 2021 Lease cost: Operating lease cost $ 10,031 $ 2,686 Variable lease cost 2,026 857 Sublease income (1,481) — Total lease cost $ 10,576 $ 3,543 The following table summarizes the lease term and incremental borrowing rate applied in arriving at the lease liability: As of December 31, 2022 2021 Remaining lease term 9.1 years 10.2 years Incremental borrowing rate 5.3 % 5.2 % Future lease payments under non-cancelable leases as of December 31, 2022 for each of the years ending December 31 are as follows (in thousands): Undiscounted lease payments: 2023 $ 8,571 2024 8,828 2025 9,093 2026 9,366 2027 9,646 Thereafter 52,113 Total undiscounted lease payments 97,617 Less: imputed interest (21,947) Total operating lease liability as of December 31, 2022 $ 75,670 |
Accrued expenses and other curr
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2022 | |
Payables and Accruals [Abstract] | |
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | Accrued expenses and other current liabilities Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands): As of December 31, 2022 2021 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities: Accrued research and development $ 9,824 $ 6,863 Accrued compensation and benefits 6,831 5,084 Accrued professional fees 1,062 1,246 Other 2,052 413 Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities $ 19,769 $ 13,606 |
Collaboration and license agree
Collaboration and license agreements | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2022 | |
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] | |
Collaboration and license agreements | Collaboration and license agreements Roche Collaboration and License Agreement In March 2016, the Company entered into a license agreement with Roche, which was amended in June 2016 and amended further in March 2017. The Company and Roche amended and restated that agreement (as so amended) in December 2018. This amended and restated agreement is referred to as the Roche Agreement. Under the Roche Agreement, the Company and Roche agreed to collaborate in the research, development, manufacture and commercialization of target-binding degrader medicines using the Company’s proprietary TORPEDO platform for the treatment of cancers and other indications. Under the Roche Agreement, the Company may elect to opt into certain co-development rights, in which case the Company will receive an increased royalty rate on future product sales from products directed to that target. In addition, if the Company opts into certain co-detailing rights, it is also entitled to reimbursement of certain commercialization costs. Upon entry into the Roche Agreement, the Company received additional upfront consideration of $40.0 million from Roche. In November 2020, the Company signed a further amendment, the effect of which was to provide that the parties would develop up to five potential targets, with Roche maintaining its option rights to license and commercialize products directed to those targets. The November 2020 amendment also provides a mechanism through which the Company and Roche can mutually agree to terminate the Roche Agreement on a target-by-target basis by the entry into a Mutual Target Termination Agreement. Upon the entry into a Mutual Target Termination Agreement, the Roche Agreement provides that all rights and responsibilities for know-how and other intellectual property in support of products that use inhibition as their mode of action revert to Roche and all rights and responsibilities for know-how and other intellectual property in support of products that use degradation as their mode of action revert to the Company. In support of this allocation of rights, Roche provides the Company, and the Company provides Roche, with a perpetual irrevocable, fully paid up, exclusive (even as to party granting the license), sublicensable (including in multiple tiers) license to the patents and know-how that are allocated to a party under a Mutual Target Termination Agreement. As the research activities with Roche have progressed and evolved over time, there are now three targets on which the parties continue to collaborate, with Roche maintaining its option rights to license and commercialize products directed to those three targets. Under the Roche Agreement, the Company receives annual research plan payments of $1.0 million for up to three years for each active research plan. For certain targets, Roche is required to pay the Company fees of $2.0 million and $3.0 million upon the progression of targets to the lead series identification achievement and good laboratory practice toxicology study phase, respectively. Finally, adjustments were made to the option exercise fees, whereby targets that have progressed through standard good laboratory practice, or GLP, toxicology studies at the time of exercise now have option exercise fees of $7.0 million to $12.0 million and those progressed through Phase 1 trials have option exercise fees of $20.0 million. For each target option exercised by Roche, the Company is eligible to receive milestone payments ranging from $260.0 million to $275.0 million upon the achievement of certain development and commercial milestones with respect to corresponding products, subject to certain reductions and exclusions based on intellectual property coverage. Roche is also required to pay the Company up to $150.0 million per target in one-time sales-based milestone payments upon the achievement of specified levels of net sales of a product directed to such target. Finally, Roche is required to pay the Company tiered royalties ranging from the mid-single digits to mid-teen percentages on net sales of products sold by Roche pursuant to its exercise of its option rights, subject to certain reductions. For sales of products for which the Company exercises its co-development right, the applicable royalty rates will be increased by a low-single digit percentage. The collaboration is managed by a joint research committee. The Company has control over the joint research committee prior to Roche’s exercise of its option rights as to a particular target, with Roche assuming control of the joint research committee thereafter, and may terminate the Roche Agreement on a target-by-target or product-by-product basis under several scenarios, upon at least 90 days’ prior written notice. Roche Agreement accounting At commencement, the Company identified twelve performance obligations within the Roche Agreement, represented by the six potential research and development targets then included in the collaboration and the option rights held by Roche for each of those six targets. A non-exclusive royalty-free license to use the Company’s intellectual property to conduct research and development activities and participation on joint research committee were identified as promised services. However, the Company determined that the research and development license and research and development services were not distinct from one another, and participation on the joint research committee was determined to be quantitatively and qualitatively immaterial. The total transaction price of the Roche Agreement is allocated to the performance obligations based on their relative standalone selling price. The allocated transaction price is recognized as revenue from collaboration agreements in one of two ways: • Research and development targets: The Company recognizes the portion of the transaction price allocated to each of the research and development performance obligations as the research and development services are provided, using an input method, in proportion to costs incurred to date for each research development target as compared to total costs incurred and expected to be incurred in the future to satisfy the underlying obligation related to said research and development target. The transfer of control occurs over this period and, in management’s judgment, is the best measure of progress towards satisfying the performance obligation. • Option rights: The transaction price allocated to the options rights, which are considered material rights, is recognized in the period that Roche elects to exercise or elects to not exercise its option right to license and commercialize the underlying research and development target. The following table summarizes the allocation of the total transaction price to the identified performance obligations under the arrangement, and the amount of the transaction price unsatisfied as of December 31, 2022 (in thousands): Transaction Price Allocated Transaction Price Unsatisfied Performance obligations: Research and development targets $ 61,074 $ 25,542 Option rights 6,748 2,502 Total $ 67,822 $ 28,044 Amounts due to the Company that have not yet been received are recorded as accounts receivable and amounts received that have not yet been recognized as revenue are recorded as deferred revenue on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. Biogen Collaboration Research and License Agreement In December 2018, the Company entered into a collaboration research and license agreement, or the Biogen Agreement, with Biogen. In February 2020, the Company and Biogen amended the Biogen Agreement to provide further clarity around Biogen’s ownership of target binding moieties (which are portions of molecules), and any related intellectual property that are directed at or bind to collaboration targets. This amendment further provided that Biogen licenses to the Company rights to use these Biogen target binding moieties and any related intellectual property as needed in order to conduct the research and development activities contemplated under the Biogen Agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the Biogen Agreement, the Company and Biogen agreed to collaborate on research activities to develop novel treatments for neurological conditions such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease through medicines that rely on target protein degradation, or TPD, as their mode of action, all of which are created using the Company’s degrader technology. Under the terms of the Biogen Agreement, the Company was engaged to develop TPD therapeutics that utilize degrader technology for up to five target proteins over a period of 54 months, ending in June 2023. On a target-by-target basis, after successful completion of a defined target evaluation period, Biogen assumes full rights and responsibility for continued development of each target. In exchange for the non-exclusive research license from Biogen, as well as a $45.0 million nonrefundable upfront payment, the Company has granted a license to develop, commercialize, and manufacture products related to each of the targets (which is contingent on not cancelling the agreement), performs initial research services for drug discovery, has provided a non-exclusive research and commercial license to its intellectual property, and participates on the joint steering committee, or the Biogen JSC. The Company was also obligated to participate in early research activities for other potential targets or sandbox activities, at Biogen’s election up to a maximum amount; any work performed for these services is reimbursed by Biogen, and Biogen reimburses the Company for certain FTE costs. The Company’s obligations under the sandbox activities were completed as of August 31, 2021. For any target, following the achievement of development candidate criteria and prior to any IND-enabling study, Biogen will bear all costs and expenses of and will have sole discretion and decision-making authority with respect to the performance of further activities with respect to any degrader under development under the Biogen Agreement and all products that incorporate that degrader. Biogen is also required to pay the Company up to $35.0 million per target in development milestones and $26.0 million per target in one-time sales-based payments for the first product to achieve certain levels of net sales. In addition, Biogen is required to pay the Company royalties on a licensed product-by-licensed product basis, on worldwide net product sales. All milestone and sales-based payments are made after the Company has met the defined criteria in the joint research plan for that target, at which time Biogen will have control of the products related to the targets for commercialization; the receipt of these payments is contingent on the further development of products directed to the targets to commercialization by Biogen, without any additional research and development efforts from the Company. The collaboration is managed by the Biogen JSC, which Biogen has control over, and Biogen may terminate the Biogen Agreement on a target-by-target or product-by-product basis under several scenarios, upon at least 90 days’ prior written notice. Biogen Agreement accounting The Company recognizes revenue under the Biogen Agreement from two types of services: 1) research and development services, and 2) sandbox activities, which are discovery-type research services. • Research and development services: The Company identified one performance obligation at the outset of the Biogen Agreement, representing a combined performance obligation consisting of (1) the licenses, (2) the research activities for the target evaluation phase for all five targets and (3) the joint research plan phase for each target. The Company determined that the licenses and research activities were not distinct from one another, as the licenses have limited value without the performance of the research activities by the Company. Participation on the Biogen JSC to oversee the research activities and the technology transfer associated with the Biogen License Agreement were determined to be quantitatively and qualitatively immaterial and therefore are excluded from performance obligations. The Company recognizes the transaction price allocated to this performance obligation as the research and development services are provided, using an input method, in proportion to costs incurred to date for each research development target as compared to total costs incurred and expected to be incurred in the future to satisfy the underlying obligation related to said research and development target. The transfer of control occurs over this period and, in management’s judgment, is the best measure of progress towards satisfying the performance obligation. • Sandbox activities: Biogen had the option to fund sandbox activities in exchange for consideration at market rates, whereby the Company would perform discovery-type research at Biogen’s election to develop other potential targets that may be used as replacement targets for the initially nominated targets or two additional targets under the Biogen Agreement. Revenues earned under this option were recognized as services were performed and were not included in the transaction price allocated to the performance obligation described above. The Company recognized FTE reimbursement received for sandbox activities as revenue as incurred each quarter. As noted above, sandbox activities fully concluded on August 31, 2021. As of December 31, 2022, total transaction price of $55.0 million is allocated to the research and development services performance obligation and $11.4 million of the allocated transaction price remains unsatisfied. The transaction price as of December 31, 2022 includes $6.0 million of milestones earned during the year ended December 31, 2021. Amounts due to the Company that have not yet been received are recorded as accounts receivable and amounts received that have not yet been recognized as revenue are recorded in deferred revenue on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. Calico Collaboration and License Agreement In March 2017, the Company entered into a collaboration and license agreement, or the Calico Agreement, with Calico whereby the Company and Calico agreed to collaborate to develop and commercialize small molecule protein degraders for diseases of aging, including cancer, for a five-year period ending in March 2022. In August 2021, the Company provided Calico with an option to extend the research term with respect to a certain program for up to a one-year period ending in March 2023. In September 2021, Calico exercised the option resulting in a $1.0 million extension payment to the Company. In addition, Calico will continue to reimburse the Company for a number of FTEs, depending on the stage of the research, at specified market rates. Under the terms of the Calico Agreement, the Company was engaged to develop and commercialize small molecule protein degraders for up to five target proteins over the research term. Under the Calico Agreement, the Company is required to perform initial research and development activities for the nominated targets for drug discovery and preclinical development over the applicable research term, with the intent to provide a development candidate for each target to Calico once the agreed-upon research is complete. In addition, the Company provides Calico with a non-exclusive research and commercial license to its intellectual property and will participate on the Calico joint research committee, or the Calico JRC. Once Calico nominates a target and pays the applicable target initiation fee, the Company will commence research and development activities for that target. Calico is obligated to reimburse the Company for its research and development activities for each target at specified levels through the identification of a development candidate, after which time Calico shall assume full responsibility for candidate development and Calico is entitled to pursue commercial development of products related to that target. Under the Calico Agreement, Calico paid an upfront amount of $5.0 million and certain annual payments totaling $5.0 million through June 30, 2020 and pays target initiation fees and reimburses the Company for a number of FTEs, depending on the stage of the research, at specified market rates. For each target, the Company is eligible to receive up to $132.0 million in potential development and commercial milestone payments, on sales of all products resulting from the collaboration efforts. Calico is also required to pay the Company up to $65.0 million in one-time sales-based payments for the first product to achieve certain levels of net sales. In addition, Calico is required to pay the Company royalties, at percentages in the mid-single digits, on a licensed product-by-licensed product basis, on worldwide net product sales. All milestone and sales-based payments are made after the Company has met the defined criteria in the joint research plan for that target, at which time Calico will have control of the products related to targets for commercialization; the receipt of these payments by the Company is contingent on the further development of the targets to commercialized products by Calico, without any additional research and development efforts required by us. The Calico Agreement is managed by the Calico JRC. Calico has control over the Calico JRC and may terminate the Calico Agreement on a target-by-target or product-by-product basis under several scenarios, upon prior written notice. In August 2021, the Company provided Calico with an option to extend the research term with respect to a certain program for up to a one-year period ending in March 2023. In September 2021, Calico exercised the option resulting in a $1.0 million extension payment to the Company. In addition, Calico will continue to reimburse the Company for a number of FTEs, depending on the stage of the research, at specified market rates. Calico Agreement accounting The Company identified one performance obligation at the outset of the Calico Agreement, which consists of: (1) the non-exclusive license and (2) the research activities for the target evaluation phase for five targets and the joint research plan phase for two targets. The Company determined that the license and research activities were not distinct from one another, as the license has limited value without the performance of the research activities by the Company. The transaction price consists of the upfront amount, the committed anniversary payments, the target initiation fees related to the targets nominated at the execution of the Calico Agreement, and the extension payment upon exercise of the extension option discussed above. Initially, the Company amortized the transaction price on a straight-line basis over the initial five-year term of the Calico Agreement. Beginning in September 2021, as a result of the extension of the research term for one program and Calico’s obligation to pay an additional $1.0 million in transaction price, the Company now amortizes the revised transaction price on a straight-line basis over the six-year term of the Calico Agreement. Straight-line amortization of the transaction price was considered the best measure of progress because the customer has access to research and development services throughout the period. Incremental fees for research and development services are paid at agreed upon FTE rates and recognized in the period incurred. As of December 31, 2022, total transaction price of $13.0 million is allocated to the research and development services performance obligation and $0.5 million of the allocated transaction price remains unsatisfied. Amounts due to the Company that have not yet been received are recorded as accounts receivable and amounts received that have not yet been recognized as revenue are recorded in deferred revenue on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. Summary of revenue recognized from collaboration agreements Revenue from collaboration agreements was as follows (in thousands): Years Ended December 31, 2022 2021 Revenue from collaboration agreements: Roche Agreement $ 4,939 $ 19,379 Biogen Agreement 19,214 15,720 Calico Agreement 6,943 10,686 Total revenue from collaboration agreements $ 31,096 $ 45,785 Supplemental information related to the collaboration and license agreements consisted of the following in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2022 (in thousands): Accounts Receivable Deferred Revenue, Current Deferred Revenue, Net of Current Deferred Revenue, Total Supplemental information: Roche Agreement $ 417 $ 4,649 $ 16,895 $ 21,544 Biogen Agreement — 11,427 — 11,427 Calico Agreement 1,056 542 — 542 Total $ 1,473 $ 16,618 $ 16,895 $ 33,513 Supplemental information related to the collaboration and license agreements consisted of the following in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2021 (in thousands): Accounts Receivable Deferred Revenue, Current Deferred Revenue, Net of Current Deferred Revenue, Total Supplemental information: Roche Agreement $ 1,215 $ 5,601 $ 17,215 $ 22,816 Biogen Agreement 3,000 24,032 6,611 30,643 Calico Agreement 1,501 2,167 542 2,709 Total $ 5,716 $ 31,800 $ 24,368 $ 56,168 Supplemental financial information related to the collaboration and license agreements are (in thousands): Years Ended December 31, 2022 2021 Revenue recognized that was included in the contract liability at the beginning of the period $ 25,412 $ 34,363 Revenue recognized from performance obligations fully or partially satisfied in previous periods 518 1,654 As of December 31, 2022, the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to performance obligations under the Roche Agreement, the Biogen Agreement, and the Calico Agreement that are partially unsatisfied was $40.0 million. |
Long-term debt and warrant _ re
Long-term debt and warrant – related party | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2022 | |
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] | |
Long-term debt and warrant – related party | Long-term debt and warrant – related party On June 5, 2020, contemporaneously with the completion of its Series B Financing the Company entered into a Credit Agreement, or the Credit Agreement, with Perceptive Credit Holdings III, LP, an affiliate of Perceptive Advisors LLC, or Perceptive, that provided for an aggregate principal borrowing amount of up to $20.0 million, available in two tranches of $12.5 million and $7.5 million. Perceptive was considered a related party to the Company based on its ownership of the Company’s common stock at inception of the Credit Agreement. In June 2020, the Company drew down on the first tranche of $12.5 million, or the Term Loan, which is outstanding as of December 31, 2022. The Company elected not to draw down the second tranche, which expired on June 30, 2021. The Term Loan bears interest at a variable rate using the greater of LIBOR or 1.75%, plus 9.50% . The interest rate was 13.63% as of December 31, 2022, and the Term Loan is secured by a lien on substantially all of the Company's asset. When the LIBOR interest rate is discontinued in the future, it is expected that the interest rate of the Term Loan would switch to Secured Overnight Financing Rate, or SOFR. As of December 31, 2022, the effect of switching from LIBOR to SOFR is not material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The Credit Agreement requires the Company to maintain a minimum aggregate cash balance of $3.0 million in one or more controlled accounts and contains various affirmative and negative covenants that limit its ability to engage in specified types of transactions. The Company was required to make monthly interest-only payments on the Term Loan through December 5, 2022. In 2023, the Company began to make principal only payments of 2.00% of the Term Loan, plus interest, until June 5, 2024, or the Maturity Date, at which time the outstanding principal and unpaid interest balance is due. If the Company pays off the Term Loan prior to the Maturity Date, it will be required to pay a prepayment fee, which would have been $1.1 million as of December 31, 2022. Under the terms of the Credit Agreement, Perceptive held a warrant to purchase up to 338,784 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $8.86 per share. As further described in Note 10, Stockholders’ equity , in May 2021, Perceptive exercised its warrant using the net exercise method provided by the Credit Agreement. The following table contains the anticipated future minimum payments on long-term debt as of December 31, 2022 for each of the years ending December 31 and a reconciliation to the carrying value of long-term debt on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets (in thousands): Undiscounted, minimum long-term debt payments: 2023 $ 3,000 2024 9,500 Total undiscounted, minimum long-term debt payments 12,500 Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs and debt discount (1,018) Total long-term debt—related party $ 11,482 |
Stockholders equity
Stockholders equity | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2022 | |
Equity [Abstract] | |
Stockholder's equity | Stockholders’ equity Common stock In October 2020, the Company authorized preferred stock issuable of 10,000,000 shares and increased its authorized common stock issuable to 150,000,000 shares, both with a $0.0001 par value per share. The holders of common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held at all meetings of stockholders and written actions in lieu of meetings provided. Subject to full payment of all preferential dividends to which the holders of preferred stock, if any, are entitled, the holders of common stock shall be entitled to receive dividends out of funds legally available. In the event of a liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Company, after payment or provision for payment of all debts and liabilities of the Company and all preferential amounts to which the holders of preferred stock, if any, are entitled with respect to the distribution of assets in liquidation, the holders of common stock shall be entitled to share ratably in the remaining assets of the Company available for distribution. The holders of common stock have no preemptive or other subscription rights, and there are no redemption or sinking fund provisions with respect to such stock. Public offering of common stock In June 2021, the Company completed a follow-on public offering, at which time the Company issued 4,887,500 shares of its common stock, including 637,500 shares of common stock that were issued to the underwriters when they exercised in full their overallotment option. Net proceeds from the follow-on public offering, including the exercise in full of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares, were $169.5 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions, and expenses. Perceptive warrant – related party As described in Note 9, Long-term debt and warrant – related party , Perceptive held a warrant to purchase up to 338,784 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $8.86 per share. In May 2021, Perceptive exercised its warrant using the net exercise method provided by the Credit Agreement. Under the net exercise method, Perceptive requested that the Company withhold the number of shares equivalent to the aggregate exercise price, or $3.0 million. As a result of the net exercise in May 2021, the Company issued Perceptive 256,038 shares of its common stock. At-The-Market Equity Program |
Stock-based compensation
Stock-based compensation | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2022 | |
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract] | |
Stock-based compensation | Stock-based compensation 2015 Incentive Stock Option and Grant Plan On December 28, 2015, the Company’s board of directors adopted the 2015 Incentive Stock Option and Grant Plan, or the 2015 Plan, and reserved 2,525,327 shares of common stock for issuance under this plan. The 2015 Plan authorized the board of directors or a committee of the board to grant incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options and restricted stock awards to eligible employees, outside directors and consultants of the Company. Options granted under the 2015 Plan generally vest over a period of five 2020 Stock Option and Incentive Plan On September 8, 2020, the Company’s board of directors adopted the C4 Therapeutics, Inc. 2020 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, or the 2020 Plan, which became effective on September 30, 2020. Upon adoption there were 6,567,144 shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the 2020 Plan. The Company’s Board of Directors, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, and, in certain contexts, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company are authorized to grant a broad range of stock-based awards under the 2020 Plan, including stock options, stock appreciation rights, or SARs, restricted stock awards, or RSAs, restricted stock units, or RSUs, performance awards and stock bonus awards to the Company’s officers, employees, directors and other key persons, including consultants. Following the effectiveness of the 2020 Plan, the Company ceased making grants under the 2015 Plan. However, the 2015 Plan continues to govern the terms and conditions of the outstanding awards granted under it. Shares of common stock subject to awards granted under the 2015 Plan that cease to be subject to such awards by forfeiture or otherwise after the termination of the 2015 Plan will be available for issuance under the 2020 Plan. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had an aggregate of 10,972,347 shares reserved under the 2020 Plan and 2015 Plan, of which 3,979,299 shares were available for future issuance under the 2020 Plan. The 2020 Plan provides for an annual increase, to be added on the first day of each fiscal year, beginning with January 1, 2021 and continuing until the expiration of the 2020 Plan, equal to the lesser of (i) 5% of the outstanding shares of common stock on the immediately preceding December 31st, or (ii) lesser number of shares determined by the administrator of the 2020 Plan, which is the Company’s Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. On January 1, 2023, the annual increase for the 2020 Plan resulted in an additional 2,448,310 shares authorized for issuance being added to the 2020 Plan. Stock-based compensation expense was as follows (in thousands): Years Ended December 31, 2022 2021 Stock-based compensation expense: Research and development $ 13,108 $ 7,526 General and administrative 16,908 13,986 Total stock-based compensation expense $ 30,016 $ 21,512 The following table summarizes the stock option activity under the Company’s equity awards plans for the year ended December 31, 2022: Number of Weighted-Average Weighted-Average Aggregate Outstanding as of December 31, 2021 5,983,425 $ 22.33 8.64 $ 75,538 Granted 2,296,800 18.93 Exercised (181,354) 4.67 Forfeited/expired (1,105,819) 23.98 Outstanding as of December 31, 2022 6,993,052 $ 21.57 7.78 $ 1,031 Exercisable as of December 31, 2022 2,750,625 $ 21.69 6.86 $ 570 Vested and expected to vest as of December 31, 2022 6,993,052 $ 21.57 7.78 $ 1,031 Other information related to the option activity of the Company was as follows: Years Ended December 31, 2022 2021 Weighted-average fair value of options granted $ 13.44 $ 29.54 Intrinsic value of options exercised (in thousands) $ 1,796 $ 17,321 As of December 31, 2022, the unrecognized compensation cost related to outstanding options was $58.4 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.5 years. The following table summarizes assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of stock options granted to employees: Years Ended December 31, 2022 2021 Expected option life (years) 5.50 - 6.11 5.50 - 6.11 Risk-free interest rate 1.47% - 4.22% 0.59% - 1.34% Expected volatility 81.36% - 88.75% 80.45% - 86.20% Expected dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% Performance-based restricted stock units In January and February 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized an issuance of 563,500 restricted stock units, or RSUs, to certain employees, including members of the Company’s leadership team under the 2020 Plan. Vesting of the RSUs are contingent upon the determination of achievement of certain discovery and clinical milestones, or as specified market conditions are met. Upon vesting, each RSU converts automatically into one share of the Company’s common stock. The following table summarizes the activity under the Company’s equity plans with respect to RSUs for the year ended December 31, 2022: Shares Weighted-Average Outstanding as of December 31, 2021 — $ — Granted 563,500 25.47 Vested (1) (64,383) 25.01 Forfeited (33,826) 31.58 Outstanding as of December 31, 2022 465,291 $ 25.09 (1) Vested RSUs include 10,287 shares retained by the Company to cover statutory minimum withholding taxes. As of December 31, 2022, the unrecognized compensation cost related to outstanding RSUs was $10.1 million. 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan In September 2020, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted the C4 Therapeutics, Inc. 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, or the 2020 ESPP. Eligible employees may authorize payroll deductions of up to 15% of their eligible compensation during an offering period. The Company may hold one or more offering periods each year during which employees will be able to purchase shares under the 2020 ESPP. The Company issued 31,402 shares during the year ended December 31, 2022. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had 1,317,251 shares available for future issuance under the 2020 ESPP. The 2020 ESPP provides for an annual increase to be added on the first day of each fiscal year, beginning with January 1, 2021 and continuing thereafter through January 1, 2030, equal to the lesser of (i) 1% of the outstanding shares of common stock on the immediately preceding December 31st, (ii) 656,714 shares, or (ii) lesser number of shares determined by the administrator of the 2020 ESPP. On January 1, 2023, the annual increase for the 2020 ESPP resulted in an additional 489,662 shares authorized for issuance being added to the 2020 ESPP. |
Income Taxes
Income Taxes | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2022 | |
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | |
Income Taxes | Income Taxes Income tax (benefit) expense consists of the following (in thousands): Years Ended December 31, 2022 2021 Current tax provision: Current federal provision $ — $ — Current state provision — — Total current provision — — Deferred tax provision: Deferred federal provision — — Deferred state provision — — Total tax provision $ — $ — Tax rate reconciliation A reconciliation of the expected income tax (benefit) expense computed at the statutory federal rate to income taxes as reflected in the consolidated financial statements was as follows: Years Ended December 31, 2022 2021 Income tax benefit computed at federal statutory tax rate 21.0 % 21.0 % State tax—net of federal 8.0 % 6.0 % Federal credits 1.4 % 3.1 % State credits 0.1 % 1.7 % Other permanent differences (0.8) % (0.3) % Stock-based compensation (3.0) % (1.3) % Valuation allowance (26.7) % (30.2) % Total — % — % Significant components of deferred taxes Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of (a) temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes and (b) operating losses and tax credit carryforwards. Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities were as follows (in thousands): As of December 31, 2022 2021 Deferred tax assets: Net operating losses $ 54,300 $ 46,339 Capitalized Research and Experimental Expenditures 27,568 — Operating lease liability 21,443 9,290 R&D and investment tax credits 11,519 9,560 Deferred revenue 8,457 15,053 Stock-based compensation 6,296 3,675 Unrealized gain/loss 1,090 195 Capitalized start-up costs 699 875 Other 354 426 Total gross deferred tax assets 131,726 85,413 Deferred tax liabilities: Right-of-use asset (19,868) (9,242) Fixed assets (1,738) (725) Less: valuation allowance (110,120) (75,446) Net deferred taxes $ — $ — The Company has evaluated the positive and negative evidence bearing upon the realizability of the deferred tax assets. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, based on the Company’s historical operating losses, the Company has concluded that it is more-likely-than-not that the benefit of its deferred tax assets will not be realized. Accordingly, the Company has provided a full valuation allowance for the deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2022 and 2021. The valuation allowance for deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 was $110.1 million and $75.4 million, respectively. The net valuation allowance increased $34.7 million and $25.6 million during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The change during the year ended December 31, 2022 was primarily due to the increase in net operating loss and tax credits carryforward, capitalization of research and experimental expenditures, and a decrease in deferred revenue recognized during the year. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had $171.6 million and $152.2 million gross United States federal net operating loss, or NOL, carryforwards, respectively, which may be available to offset future income tax liabilities. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, or TCJA, which was enacted in December 2017, will generally allow federal losses generated after 2017 to be carried over indefinitely, but will generally limit the NOL deduction to the lesser of the NOL carryover or 80% of a corporation’s taxable income (subject to Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or IRC). In addition, there will be no carryback for losses generated after 2017. Losses generated prior to 2018 will generally be deductible to the extent of the lesser of a corporation’s NOL carryover or 100% of a corporation’s taxable income and be available for twenty years from the period the loss was generated. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Company has federal NOLs generated after 2017 of $171.6 million, which do not expire. The Company does not have any available NOLs generated prior to 2019 as they were fully utilized in 2019. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act, temporarily allows the Company to carryback net operating losses arising in 2018, 2019 and 2020 to the five prior tax years. In addition, net operating losses generated in these years could fully offset prior year taxable income without the 80% of the taxable income limitation under the TCJA. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company has total gross United States state net operating loss carryforwards of $273.6 million and $216.8 million, respectively, which may be available to offset future income tax liabilities that expire at various dates through 2042. At December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company has United States federal research credit carryforwards of $9.1 million and $7.3 million, respectively, which are available to offset future federal income tax liabilities, which expire at various dates through 2042. At December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company has United States state research credit carryforwards of $2.9 million and $2.9 million, respectively, which are available to reduce future tax liabilities which expire at various dates through 2037. Net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards may become subject to an annual limitation in the event of certain cumulative changes in the ownership interest of significant stockholders over a three-year period in excess of 50%, as defined under Sections 382 and 383 of the IRC, respectively, as well as similar state provisions. This could limit the amount of tax attributes that can be utilized annually to offset future taxable income or tax liabilities. The amount of the annual limitation is determined based on the value of the Company immediately prior to the ownership change. Subsequent ownership changes may further affect the limitation in future years. In 2021, the Company completed a study of ownership changes from inception through December 31, 2020, to assess whether an ownership change has occurred or whether there have been multiple ownership changes since its formation. The result of this study indicated that the Company experienced ownership changes as defined by IRS Section 382 of the Code, however there are no net operating loss carryforwards that will be limited and expire unused as a result of such ownership changes. Given the continued loss position, the Company has not currently undertaken an analysis for IRC Section 382 purposes of any activities post December 31, 2020. A full valuation allowance has been provided against the Company’s net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards and, if an adjustment is required, this adjustment would be offset by an adjustment to the valuation allowance. The Company will recognize interest and/or penalties related to uncertain tax benefits in income tax expense as they arise. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had no accrued interest or penalties related to uncertain tax benefits. The Company files income tax returns in the United States, California, Florida, and Massachusetts. The federal and state income tax returns are generally subject to tax examinations for the tax years ended December 31, 2019 through present. To the extent that the Company has tax attribute carryforwards, the tax years in which the attributes were generated may still be adjusted upon examination by the Internal Revenue Services or State tax authorities to the extent utilized in a future period. The Company is not currently under examination by any tax authorities. |
Net Loss per share
Net Loss per share | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2022 | |
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] | |
Net Loss per share | Net Loss per share As described in Note 2, Summary of significant accounting policies , for periods in which the Company reports a net loss, potentially dilutive securities have been excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share as their effects would be anti-dilutive. Therefore, the weighted average number of common shares outstanding used to calculate both basic and diluted net loss per share is the same. The Company excluded the following potential common shares presented based on amounts outstanding at period end, from the computation of diluted net loss per share for the periods indicated because including them would have had an anti-dilutive effect: Years Ended December 31, 2022 2021 Options to purchase common stock 6,993,052 5,983,425 Basic and diluted loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted-average common shares outstanding (in thousands, except share and per share data): Years Ended December 31, 2022 2021 Numerator: Net loss —basic and diluted $ (128,175) $ (83,892) Denominator: Weighted-average common stock outstanding—basic and diluted 48,861,665 46,041,733 Net loss per share —basic and diluted $ (2.62) $ (1.82) |
Defined contribution plan
Defined contribution plan | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2022 | |
Retirement Benefits [Abstract] | |
Defined contribution plan | Defined contribution planThe Company has a 401(k) retirement plan, the 401(k) Plan, whereby all full-time employees may contribute up to 90% of their pre-tax compensation, up to the maximum allowable amount set by the Internal Revenue Service. The Company, at its discretion, matches 100% of contributions to the 401(k) Plan up to the IRS maximum per year for each full-time employee. During each of the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company contributed approximately $1.0 million and $0.6 million, respectively, to the 401(k) Plan. |
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Summary of significant accounting policies (Policies) | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2022 | |
Accounting Policies [Abstract] | |
Basis of presentation | Basis of presentation The Company has prepared the accompanying consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, or U.S. GAAP. Any reference in these notes to applicable guidance is meant to refer to the authoritative U.S. GAAP as found in the Accounting Standards Codification, or ASC, and Accounting Standards Update, or ASU, of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB. |
Principles of consolidation | Principles of consolidation The Company’s consolidated financial statements include the accounts of C4 Therapeutics, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, C4T Securities Corporation, a Massachusetts securities corporation. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. |
Use of estimates | Use of estimates The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The Company bases its estimates and assumptions on historical experience when available and on various factors that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. This process may result in actual results differing materially from those estimated amounts used in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements if these results differ from historical experience or other assumptions do not turn out to be substantially accurate, even if such assumptions are reasonable when made. Significant estimates and assumptions reflected in these consolidated financial statements include, but are not limited to, amounts and timing of revenues recognized under the Company’s research and development collaboration arrangements, prepaid and accrued research and development expense, incremental borrowing rate used in the measurement of lease liability, and estimated volatility used in our valuation of stock-based awards. The Company assesses estimates on an ongoing basis; however, actual results could materially differ from those estimates. |
Segments | Segments Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise for which separate and discrete information is available for evaluation by the chief operating decision-maker in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance. The Company has one operating segment. The Company’s chief operating decision maker, its Chief Executive Officer, manages the Company’s operations on a consolidated basis for the purpose of allocating resources. All of the Company’s long-lived assets are held in the United States. |
Cash equivalents | Cash equivalents The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The Company’s cash equivalents are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. |
Marketable securities | Marketable securities The Company classifies marketable securities with a remaining maturity when purchased of greater than three months as available-for-sale. Marketable securities with a remaining maturity date greater than one year are classified as non-current assets. Available-for-sale securities are carried at fair value with the unrealized gains and losses included in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income as a component of stockholders’ equity until realized. Any premium or discount arising at purchase is amortized and/or accreted to interest income and/or expense over the life of the instrument. Realized gains and losses are determined using the specific identification method and are included in other income (expense). |
Restricted cash | Restricted cash Restricted cash consists of cash placed in a separate restricted bank account as required under the terms of the Company’s lease agreements for its Watertown, Massachusetts facilities, as further described within Note 6, Leases |
Concentrations of credit risk | Concentrations of credit risk Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentration of credit risk consist primarily of cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities, and restricted cash. The Company may maintain deposits in financial institutions in excess of government insured limits. The Company believes that it is not exposed to significant credit risk as its deposits are held at financial institutions that management believes to be of high credit quality and the Company has not experienced any losses on these deposits. Additionally, the Company has established guidelines relative to credit ratings and maturities intended to safeguard principal balances and maintain liquidity. The Company maintains its funds in accordance with its investment policy, which defines allowable investments, specifies credit quality standards and is designed to limit credit exposure to any single issuer. |
Fair value of financial instruments | Fair value of financial instruments ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement , or ASC 820, establishes a fair value hierarchy for instruments measured at fair value that distinguishes between assumptions based on market data (observable inputs) and the Company’s own assumptions (unobservable inputs). Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the Company’s assumptions about the inputs that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability and are developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. ASC 820 identifies fair value as the exchange price or exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As a basis for considering market participant assumptions in fair value measurements, ASC 820 establishes a three-tier value hierarchy that distinguishes between the following: • Level 1—Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. • Level 2—Inputs other than Level 1 inputs that are either directly or indirectly observable, such as quoted market prices, interest rates and yield curves. • Level 3—Unobservable inputs developed using estimates of assumptions developed by the Company, which reflect those that a market participant would use. To the extent the valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair values requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised by the Company in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized as Level 3. A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company evaluates transfers between levels at the end of each reporting period. |
Property and equipment | Property and equipment Property and equipment are recorded at cost. Expenditures for repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred. When assets are retired or disposed of, the assets and related accumulated depreciation are derecognized from the accounts, and any resulting gain or loss is included in the determination of net loss. Depreciation on equipment is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets as follows: Asset category Estimated useful life Laboratory equipment 5 years Computer equipment 3 years Office equipment, furniture and fixtures 5 years Leasehold improvements Lesser of useful life or remaining lease term |
Leases | Leases The Company accounts for leases in accordance with ASC Topic 842, Leases |
Impairment of long-lived assets | Impairment of long-lived assets The Company evaluates its long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to future undiscounted net cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceed the fair value of the assets. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell. |
Commitments and contingencies | Commitments and contingenciesLiabilities for loss contingencies arising from claims, assessments, litigation, fines and penalties and other sources are recorded when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated. Legal costs incurred in connection with loss contingencies are expensed as incurred. |
Revenue recognition | Revenue recognition The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers , or ASC 606. This standard applies to all contracts with customers, except for contracts that are within the scope of other standards. Under ASC 606, an entity recognizes revenue when its customer obtains control of promised goods or services, in an amount that reflects the consideration which the entity expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. The Company enters into collaboration and licensing agreements with strategic partners, which are within the scope of ASC 606, under which it may exclusively license rights to research, develop, manufacture, and commercialize its product candidates to third parties. The terms of these arrangements typically include payment to the Company of one or more of the following: (1) non-refundable, upfront license fees; (2) reimbursement of certain costs; (3) customer option fees for additional goods or services; (4) development milestone payments; (5) regulatory and commercial milestone payments; and (6) royalties on net sales of licensed products. In determining the appropriate amount of revenue to be recognized as it fulfills its obligations under each of its agreements, the Company performs the following steps: (i) identification of the promised goods or services in the contract; (ii) determination of whether the promised goods or services are performance obligations including whether they are distinct in the context of the contract; (iii) measurement of the transaction price, including the constraint on variable consideration; (iv) allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations; and (v) recognition of revenue when (or as) the Company satisfies each performance obligation. As part of the accounting for these arrangements, the Company must use its judgment to determine: (a) the number of performance obligations based on the determination under step (ii) above; (b) the transaction price under step (iii) above; (c) the stand-alone selling price for each performance obligation identified in the contract for the allocation of transaction price in step (iv) above; and (d) the contract term and pattern of satisfaction of the performance obligations under step (v) above. The Company uses judgment to determine whether milestones or other variable consideration, except for royalties, should be included in the transaction price as described further below. The transaction price is allocated to each performance obligation on a relative stand-alone selling price basis, for which the Company recognizes revenue as or when the performance obligations under the contract are satisfied. Amounts due to the Company for satisfying the revenue recognition criteria or that are contractually due based upon the terms of the collaboration agreements are recorded as accounts receivable in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. Amounts received prior to satisfying the revenue recognition criteria are recorded as deferred revenue in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. Amounts expected to be recognized as revenue within the 12 months following the balance sheet date are classified as current deferred revenue. Amounts not expected to be recognized as revenue within the 12 months following the balance sheet date are classified as deferred revenue, net of current portion. Upfront license fees If the license to the Company’s intellectual property is determined to be distinct from the other promises or performance obligations identified in the arrangement, the Company recognizes revenue from non-refundable, upfront fees allocated to the license when the license is transferred to the customer and the customer is able to use and benefit from the license. In assessing whether a promise or performance obligation is distinct from the other promises, the Company considers factors such as the research, manufacturing, and commercialization capabilities of the customer; the retention of any key rights by the Company; and the availability of the associated expertise in the general marketplace. In addition, the Company considers whether the customer can benefit from a promise for its intended purpose without the receipt of the remaining promises, whether the value of the promise is dependent on the unsatisfied promise, whether there are other vendors that could provide the remaining promise and whether it is separately identifiable from the remaining promise. For licenses that are combined with other promises, the Company exercises judgment to assess the nature of the combined performance obligation to determine whether the combined performance obligation is satisfied over time or at a point in time and, if over time, the appropriate method of measuring progress for purposes of recognizing revenue. The Company evaluates the measure of progress each reporting period and, if necessary, adjusts the measure of performance and related revenue recognition. Customer options If an arrangement is determined to contain customer options that allow the customer to acquire additional goods or services, the goods and services underlying the customer options are not considered to be performance obligations at the outset of the arrangement, as they are contingent upon option exercise. The Company evaluates the customer options for material rights or options to acquire additional goods or services for free or at a discount. If the customer options are determined to represent a material right, the material right is recognized as a separate performance obligation at the outset of the arrangement. The Company allocates the transaction price to material rights based on the relative standalone selling price, which is determined based on the identified discount and the probability that the customer will exercise the option. Amounts allocated to a material right are not recognized as revenue until, at the earliest, the option is exercised. If an option is not exercised and the target is terminated, the Company will accelerate and recognize all remaining revenue related to the material right performance obligation. Research and development services The promises under the Company’s collaboration agreements may include research and development services to be performed by the Company for or on behalf of the customer. Payments or reimbursements resulting from the Company’s research and development efforts are recognized as the services are performed and presented on a gross basis because the Company is the principal for such efforts. Reimbursements from and payments to the customer that are the result of a collaborative relationship with the customer, instead of a customer relationship, such as co-development activities, are recorded as a reduction to research and development expense. Milestone payments |
Research and development | Research and developmentResearch and development costs are expensed as incurred. Research and development costs include salaries, stock-based compensation and other employee benefit expenses, lab related supplies and other operational costs related to the Company’s research and development activities, including allocated facility-related expenses and external costs of outside vendors engaged to conduct research and development activities. Costs associated with licenses of technology are expensed as incurred and are included in research and development expense in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss. As part of the process of preparing the consolidated financial statements, the Company is required to estimate their accrued research and development expenses. The Company makes estimates of the accrued expenses as of each balance sheet date in the consolidated financial statements based on facts and circumstances known at that time. In addition, there may be instances in which payments made to the Company’s vendors will exceed the level of services provided and result in a prepayment of the expense in which case such amounts are reflected as prepaid expenses and other current assets. In accruing service fees, the Company estimates the time period over which services will be performed and the level of effort to be expended in each period. If the actual timing of the performance of services or the level of effort varies from the estimate, the Company adjusts the accrual or the amount of prepaid expenses accordingly. Nonrefundable advance payments for goods or services to be received in the future for use in research and development activities are deferred and capitalized in prepaid expenses and other current assets. The capitalized amounts are expensed as the related goods are delivered or the services are performed. |
Stock-based compensation | Stock-based compensation The Company measures and recognizes stock-based compensation expense based on the grant date fair value of equity awards measured using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Black-Scholes option pricing model estimates the fair value of the equity award using the expected term, expected volatility, risk-free interest rate, dividend rate, and the fair value of the common stock underlying the stock-based award. • The Company estimates the expected term using the “simplified” method, whereby, the expected term equals the arithmetic average of the vesting term and the contractual term of the option. • Due to the lack of sufficient company-specific historical and implied volatility data, the Company has based its computation of expected volatility on the historical volatility of a representative group of public companies with similar characteristics to the Company, including stage of product development and life science industry focus. • The risk-free interest rates for periods within the expected life of the option were based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect during the period the options were granted. • The expected dividend yield is assumed to be zero as the Company has never paid dividends and currently has no plans to pay any dividends on its common stock. • The fair value of the common stock underlying shared based awards is the quoted market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of the grant. • The Company recognizes forfeitures as they occur. |
Income taxes | Income taxes The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequence of events that have been recognized in the consolidated financial statements or the Company’s tax returns. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the differences between the consolidated financial statements and tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. Changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded in the provision for income taxes. The Company assesses the likelihood that its deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income and, to the extent it believes, based upon the weight of available evidence, that it is more likely than not that all or a portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized, a valuation allowance is established. The Company accounts for uncertain tax positions recognized in the consolidated financial statements by prescribing a more-likely-than-not threshold for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The provision for income taxes includes the effects of any resulting tax reserves, or unrecognized tax benefits, which are considered appropriate as well as the related net interest and penalties. |
Comprehensive loss | Comprehensive lossComprehensive loss is defined as the change in equity of a business enterprise during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources. Comprehensive loss includes net loss as well as other changes in stockholders’ equity which includes certain changes in equity that are excluded from net loss. The Company’s only element of other comprehensive income is unrealized gains and losses on marketable securities. |
Net loss per share | Net loss per share Basic net loss per share and diluted net loss per share are computed using the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. The Company computes diluted (loss) earnings per share after giving consideration to the dilutive effect of stock options and unvested restricted stock that are outstanding during the period, except where such securities would be anti-dilutive. Common stock equivalent shares are excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share if their effect is antidilutive. In periods in which the Company reports a net loss, diluted net loss per share is generally the same as basic net loss per share since dilutive common shares are not assumed to have been issued if their effect is anti-dilutive. |
Going concern | Going concernAt each reporting period, the Company evaluates whether there are conditions or events that 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 Company is required to make certain additional disclosures if it concludes substantial doubt exists and it is not alleviated by the Company’s plans or when its plans alleviate substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company’s evaluation entails analyzing prospective operating budgets and forecasts for expectations of the Company’s cash needs and comparing those needs to the current cash, cash equivalent, and marketable securities balances. |
Recently adopted accounting standards | Recently adopted accounting standards Reference rate reform In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting , which provides temporary optional guidance for a limited time to ease the potential accounting impacts associated with transitioning away from reference rates that are expected to be discontinued, such as the London Interbank Offered Rate, or LIBOR. In January 2021, the FASB also issued ASU 2021-01, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Scope , which extends some of Topic 848’s optional expedients to derivative contracts modified as a result of rate reform, including certain derivatives that do not reference LIBOR or other reference rates that are expected to be discontinued. The amendments in this ASU affect the guidance in ASU 2020-04 and are effective in the same timeframe as ASU 2020-04. The adoptions of ASU 2020-04 and ASU 2021-01 did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. In December 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-06, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Deferral of the Sunset Date of Topic 848, which extends the sunset date of Topic 848 from December 31, 2022, to December 31, 2024, after which entities will no longer be permitted to apply the optional expedients in Topic 848. The adoption of ASU 2022-06, which was effective upon issuance, did not have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements. Government assistance In November 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-10, Government Assistance (Topic 832): Disclosures by Business Entities about Government Assistance |
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Summary of significant accounting policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2022 | |
Accounting Policies [Abstract] | |
Summary of property and equipment | Depreciation on equipment is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets as follows: Asset category Estimated useful life Laboratory equipment 5 years Computer equipment 3 years Office equipment, furniture and fixtures 5 years Leasehold improvements Lesser of useful life or remaining lease term Property and equipment consisted of the following (in thousands): As of December 31, 2022 2021 Property and equipment Laboratory equipment $ 8,757 $ 8,276 Leasehold improvements 4,682 541 Furniture and fixtures 1,181 805 Office equipment 529 179 Computer equipment 191 223 Construction in progress 183 — Total property and equipment 15,523 10,024 Less: accumulated depreciation (8,123) (6,916) Total property and equipment, net $ 7,400 $ 3,108 |
Fair value measurements (Tables
Fair value measurements (Tables) | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2022 | |
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] | |
Schedule of financial assets measured at fair value on recurring basis | The following tables present information about the Company’s financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis and indicates the level of the fair value hierarchy utilized to determine such fair values as of December 31, 2022 (in thousands): Fair Value Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Cash equivalents: Money market funds $ 28,705 $ 28,705 $ — $ — U.S. Treasury securities 799 — 799 — Marketable securities: Corporate debt securities 234,327 — 234,327 — U.S. government debt securities 47,641 — 47,641 — U.S. Treasury securities 25,393 — 25,393 — Total cash equivalents and marketable securities $ 336,865 $ 28,705 $ 308,160 $ — The following table sets forth the fair value of the Company’s financial assets by level within the fair value hierarchy at December 31, 2021 (in thousands): Fair Value Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Cash equivalents: Money market funds $ 59,162 $ 59,162 $ — $ — Corporate debt securities 11,649 — 11,649 — U.S. Treasury securities 5,000 — 5,000 — Marketable securities: Corporate debt securities 308,300 — 308,300 — U.S. government debt securities 37,883 — 37,883 — U.S. Treasury securities 29,172 — 29,172 — Total cash equivalents and marketable securities $ 451,166 $ 59,162 $ 392,004 $ — |
Marketable securities (Tables)
Marketable securities (Tables) | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2022 | |
Marketable Securities [Abstract] | |
Summary of marketable securities | Marketable securities at December 31, 2022 consisted of the following (in thousands): Amortized Cost Gross Unrealized Gains Gross Unrealized Losses Fair Value Marketable securities, current: Corporate debt securities $ 183,270 $ 2 $ (2,068) $ 181,204 U.S. government debt securities 40,986 — (1,184) 39,802 U.S. Treasury securities 25,650 — (257) 25,393 Marketable securities, non-current Corporate debt securities 53,592 2 (471) 53,123 U.S. government debt securities 8,000 — (161) 7,839 Total marketable securities, current and non-current $ 311,498 $ 4 $ (4,141) $ 307,361 Marketable securities at December 31, 2021 consisted of the following (in thousands): Amortized Cost Gross Unrealized Gains Gross Unrealized Losses Fair Value Marketable securities, current: Corporate debt securities $ 219,414 $ 1 $ (250) $ 219,165 U.S. government debt securities 8,987 — (3) 8,984 U.S. Treasury securities 5,006 — — 5,006 Marketable securities, non-current Corporate debt securities 89,538 — (403) 89,135 U.S. government debt securities 32,982 — (105) 32,877 U.S. Treasury securities 20,203 — (15) 20,188 Total marketable securities, current and non-current $ 376,130 $ 1 $ (776) $ 375,355 |
Summary of marketable securities in unrealized loss position | Marketable securities in unrealized loss positions as of December 31, 2022 consisted of the following (in thousands, except number of securities): Number of Fair Gross Marketable securities in continuous unrealized loss position for less than 12 months: Corporate debt securities 63 $ 134,027 $ (1,262) U.S. government debt securities 6 15,748 (245) U.S. Treasury securities 4 5,575 (11) Marketable securities in continuous unrealized loss position for greater than 12 months: Corporate debt securities 36 82,375 (1,277) U.S. government debt securities 7 31,892 (1,100) U.S. Treasury securities 4 19,817 (246) Total marketable securities in unrealized loss position 120 $ 289,434 $ (4,141) Marketable securities in unrealized loss positions as of December 31, 2021 consisted of the following (in thousands, except number of securities): Number of Fair Gross Marketable securities in continuous unrealized loss position for less than 12 months: Corporate debt securities 110 $ 303,450 $ (653) U.S. government debt securities 8 37,883 (108) U.S. Treasury securities 5 24,172 (15) Total marketable securities in unrealized loss position 123 $ 365,505 $ (776) |
Property and equipment (Tables)
Property and equipment (Tables) | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2022 | |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract] | |
Summary of property and equipment | Depreciation on equipment is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets as follows: Asset category Estimated useful life Laboratory equipment 5 years Computer equipment 3 years Office equipment, furniture and fixtures 5 years Leasehold improvements Lesser of useful life or remaining lease term Property and equipment consisted of the following (in thousands): As of December 31, 2022 2021 Property and equipment Laboratory equipment $ 8,757 $ 8,276 Leasehold improvements 4,682 541 Furniture and fixtures 1,181 805 Office equipment 529 179 Computer equipment 191 223 Construction in progress 183 — Total property and equipment 15,523 10,024 Less: accumulated depreciation (8,123) (6,916) Total property and equipment, net $ 7,400 $ 3,108 |
Summary of depreciation expense | Depreciation expense related to property and equipment was as follows (in thousands): Years Ended December 31, 2022 2021 Depreciation expense $ 1,676 $ 1,492 |
Leases (Tables)
Leases (Tables) | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2022 | |
Leases [Abstract] | |
Summary of lease costs | The elements of lease costs were as follows (in thousands): Years Ended December 31, 2022 2021 Lease cost: Operating lease cost $ 10,031 $ 2,686 Variable lease cost 2,026 857 Sublease income (1,481) — Total lease cost $ 10,576 $ 3,543 |
Summary of lease term and incremental borrowing rate | The following table summarizes the lease term and incremental borrowing rate applied in arriving at the lease liability: As of December 31, 2022 2021 Remaining lease term 9.1 years 10.2 years Incremental borrowing rate 5.3 % 5.2 % |
Summary of future lease payments | Future lease payments under non-cancelable leases as of December 31, 2022 for each of the years ending December 31 are as follows (in thousands): Undiscounted lease payments: 2023 $ 8,571 2024 8,828 2025 9,093 2026 9,366 2027 9,646 Thereafter 52,113 Total undiscounted lease payments 97,617 Less: imputed interest (21,947) Total operating lease liability as of December 31, 2022 $ 75,670 |
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Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (Tables) | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2022 | |
Payables and Accruals [Abstract] | |
Summary of accrued expenses and other current liabilities | Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands): As of December 31, 2022 2021 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities: Accrued research and development $ 9,824 $ 6,863 Accrued compensation and benefits 6,831 5,084 Accrued professional fees 1,062 1,246 Other 2,052 413 Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities $ 19,769 $ 13,606 |
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Collaboration and license agreements (Tables) | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2022 | |
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] | |
Allocation of total transaction price and unsatisfied transaction price | The following table summarizes the allocation of the total transaction price to the identified performance obligations under the arrangement, and the amount of the transaction price unsatisfied as of December 31, 2022 (in thousands): Transaction Price Allocated Transaction Price Unsatisfied Performance obligations: Research and development targets $ 61,074 $ 25,542 Option rights 6,748 2,502 Total $ 67,822 $ 28,044 |
Schedule of revenue from collaboration agreements | Revenue from collaboration agreements was as follows (in thousands): Years Ended December 31, 2022 2021 Revenue from collaboration agreements: Roche Agreement $ 4,939 $ 19,379 Biogen Agreement 19,214 15,720 Calico Agreement 6,943 10,686 Total revenue from collaboration agreements $ 31,096 $ 45,785 |
Schedule of financial information related to collaboration and license agreements | Supplemental information related to the collaboration and license agreements consisted of the following in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2022 (in thousands): Accounts Receivable Deferred Revenue, Current Deferred Revenue, Net of Current Deferred Revenue, Total Supplemental information: Roche Agreement $ 417 $ 4,649 $ 16,895 $ 21,544 Biogen Agreement — 11,427 — 11,427 Calico Agreement 1,056 542 — 542 Total $ 1,473 $ 16,618 $ 16,895 $ 33,513 Supplemental information related to the collaboration and license agreements consisted of the following in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2021 (in thousands): Accounts Receivable Deferred Revenue, Current Deferred Revenue, Net of Current Deferred Revenue, Total Supplemental information: Roche Agreement $ 1,215 $ 5,601 $ 17,215 $ 22,816 Biogen Agreement 3,000 24,032 6,611 30,643 Calico Agreement 1,501 2,167 542 2,709 Total $ 5,716 $ 31,800 $ 24,368 $ 56,168 |
Schedule of supplemental financial information related to collaboration and license agreements | Supplemental financial information related to the collaboration and license agreements are (in thousands): Years Ended December 31, 2022 2021 Revenue recognized that was included in the contract liability at the beginning of the period $ 25,412 $ 34,363 Revenue recognized from performance obligations fully or partially satisfied in previous periods 518 1,654 |
Long-term debt and warrant _ _2
Long-term debt and warrant – related party (Tables) | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2022 | |
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] | |
Summary of future minimum payments | The following table contains the anticipated future minimum payments on long-term debt as of December 31, 2022 for each of the years ending December 31 and a reconciliation to the carrying value of long-term debt on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets (in thousands): Undiscounted, minimum long-term debt payments: 2023 $ 3,000 2024 9,500 Total undiscounted, minimum long-term debt payments 12,500 Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs and debt discount (1,018) Total long-term debt—related party $ 11,482 |
Stock-based compensation (Table
Stock-based compensation (Tables) | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2022 | |
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract] | |
Schedule of stock-based compensation expense | Stock-based compensation expense was as follows (in thousands): Years Ended December 31, 2022 2021 Stock-based compensation expense: Research and development $ 13,108 $ 7,526 General and administrative 16,908 13,986 Total stock-based compensation expense $ 30,016 $ 21,512 |
Summary of stock option activity | The following table summarizes the stock option activity under the Company’s equity awards plans for the year ended December 31, 2022: Number of Weighted-Average Weighted-Average Aggregate Outstanding as of December 31, 2021 5,983,425 $ 22.33 8.64 $ 75,538 Granted 2,296,800 18.93 Exercised (181,354) 4.67 Forfeited/expired (1,105,819) 23.98 Outstanding as of December 31, 2022 6,993,052 $ 21.57 7.78 $ 1,031 Exercisable as of December 31, 2022 2,750,625 $ 21.69 6.86 $ 570 Vested and expected to vest as of December 31, 2022 6,993,052 $ 21.57 7.78 $ 1,031 Other information related to the option activity of the Company was as follows: Years Ended December 31, 2022 2021 Weighted-average fair value of options granted $ 13.44 $ 29.54 Intrinsic value of options exercised (in thousands) $ 1,796 $ 17,321 |
Summary of significant valuation assumptions | The following table summarizes assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of stock options granted to employees: Years Ended December 31, 2022 2021 Expected option life (years) 5.50 - 6.11 5.50 - 6.11 Risk-free interest rate 1.47% - 4.22% 0.59% - 1.34% Expected volatility 81.36% - 88.75% 80.45% - 86.20% Expected dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% |
Summary of RSU activity | The following table summarizes the activity under the Company’s equity plans with respect to RSUs for the year ended December 31, 2022: Shares Weighted-Average Outstanding as of December 31, 2021 — $ — Granted 563,500 25.47 Vested (1) (64,383) 25.01 Forfeited (33,826) 31.58 Outstanding as of December 31, 2022 465,291 $ 25.09 (1) Vested RSUs include 10,287 shares retained by the Company to cover statutory minimum withholding taxes. |
Income Taxes (Tables)
Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2022 | |
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | |
Summary of income tax (benefit) expense | Income tax (benefit) expense consists of the following (in thousands): Years Ended December 31, 2022 2021 Current tax provision: Current federal provision $ — $ — Current state provision — — Total current provision — — Deferred tax provision: Deferred federal provision — — Deferred state provision — — Total tax provision $ — $ — |
Schedule of effective income tax rate reconciliation | A reconciliation of the expected income tax (benefit) expense computed at the statutory federal rate to income taxes as reflected in the consolidated financial statements was as follows: Years Ended December 31, 2022 2021 Income tax benefit computed at federal statutory tax rate 21.0 % 21.0 % State tax—net of federal 8.0 % 6.0 % Federal credits 1.4 % 3.1 % State credits 0.1 % 1.7 % Other permanent differences (0.8) % (0.3) % Stock-based compensation (3.0) % (1.3) % Valuation allowance (26.7) % (30.2) % Total — % — % |
Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities | Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of (a) temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes and (b) operating losses and tax credit carryforwards. Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities were as follows (in thousands): As of December 31, 2022 2021 Deferred tax assets: Net operating losses $ 54,300 $ 46,339 Capitalized Research and Experimental Expenditures 27,568 — Operating lease liability 21,443 9,290 R&D and investment tax credits 11,519 9,560 Deferred revenue 8,457 15,053 Stock-based compensation 6,296 3,675 Unrealized gain/loss 1,090 195 Capitalized start-up costs 699 875 Other 354 426 Total gross deferred tax assets 131,726 85,413 Deferred tax liabilities: Right-of-use asset (19,868) (9,242) Fixed assets (1,738) (725) Less: valuation allowance (110,120) (75,446) Net deferred taxes $ — $ — |
Net Loss per share (Tables)
Net Loss per share (Tables) | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2022 | |
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] | |
Schedule of antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share | The Company excluded the following potential common shares presented based on amounts outstanding at period end, from the computation of diluted net loss per share for the periods indicated because including them would have had an anti-dilutive effect: Years Ended December 31, 2022 2021 Options to purchase common stock 6,993,052 5,983,425 |
Schedule of basic and diluted loss per share | Basic and diluted loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted-average common shares outstanding (in thousands, except share and per share data): Years Ended December 31, 2022 2021 Numerator: Net loss —basic and diluted $ (128,175) $ (83,892) Denominator: Weighted-average common stock outstanding—basic and diluted 48,861,665 46,041,733 Net loss per share —basic and diluted $ (2.62) $ (1.82) |
Nature of the business (Details
Nature of the business (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended | |
Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | |
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] | ||
Net loss | $ 128,175 | $ 83,892 |
Accumulated deficit | 395,890 | $ 267,715 |
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities | $ 337,100 |
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Summary of significant accounting policies - Narrative (Details) | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) segment | |
Accounting Policies [Abstract] | |
Number of operating segments | segment | 1 |
Expected dividend yield | $ | $ 0 |
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Summary of significant accounting policies- Summary of property and equipment - useful lives (Details) | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2022 | |
Laboratory equipment | |
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items] | |
Estimated useful life | 5 years |
Computer equipment | |
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items] | |
Estimated useful life | 3 years |
Office equipment, furniture and fixtures | |
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items] | |
Estimated useful life | 5 years |
Leasehold improvements | |
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items] | |
Property, plant and equipment, useful life | Lesser of useful life or remaining lease term |
Fair value measurements (Detail
Fair value measurements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 |
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||
Marketable securities | $ 307,361 | $ 375,355 |
Total cash equivalents and marketable securities | 336,865 | 451,166 |
Corporate debt securities | ||
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||
Marketable securities | 234,327 | 308,300 |
U.S. government debt securities | ||
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||
Marketable securities | 47,641 | 37,883 |
U.S. Treasury securities | ||
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||
Marketable securities | 25,393 | 29,172 |
Money market funds | ||
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||
Cash equivalents | 28,705 | 59,162 |
Corporate debt securities | ||
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||
Cash equivalents | 11,649 | |
U.S. Treasury securities | ||
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||
Cash equivalents | 799 | 5,000 |
Level 1 | ||
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||
Total cash equivalents and marketable securities | 28,705 | 59,162 |
Level 1 | Corporate debt securities | ||
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||
Marketable securities | 0 | 0 |
Level 1 | U.S. government debt securities | ||
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||
Marketable securities | 0 | 0 |
Level 1 | U.S. Treasury securities | ||
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||
Marketable securities | 0 | 0 |
Level 1 | Money market funds | ||
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||
Cash equivalents | 28,705 | 59,162 |
Level 1 | Corporate debt securities | ||
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||
Cash equivalents | 0 | |
Level 1 | U.S. Treasury securities | ||
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||
Cash equivalents | 0 | 0 |
Level 2 | ||
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||
Total cash equivalents and marketable securities | 308,160 | 392,004 |
Level 2 | Corporate debt securities | ||
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||
Marketable securities | 234,327 | 308,300 |
Level 2 | U.S. government debt securities | ||
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||
Marketable securities | 47,641 | 37,883 |
Level 2 | U.S. Treasury securities | ||
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||
Marketable securities | 25,393 | 29,172 |
Level 2 | Money market funds | ||
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||
Cash equivalents | 0 | 0 |
Level 2 | Corporate debt securities | ||
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||
Cash equivalents | 11,649 | |
Level 2 | U.S. Treasury securities | ||
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||
Cash equivalents | 799 | 5,000 |
Level 3 | ||
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||
Total cash equivalents and marketable securities | 0 | 0 |
Level 3 | Corporate debt securities | ||
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||
Marketable securities | 0 | 0 |
Level 3 | U.S. government debt securities | ||
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||
Marketable securities | 0 | 0 |
Level 3 | U.S. Treasury securities | ||
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||
Marketable securities | 0 | 0 |
Level 3 | Money market funds | ||
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||
Cash equivalents | 0 | 0 |
Level 3 | Corporate debt securities | ||
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||
Cash equivalents | 0 | |
Level 3 | U.S. Treasury securities | ||
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||
Cash equivalents | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Marketable securities - Summary
Marketable securities - Summary of marketable securities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 |
Marketable securities, current: | ||
Fair Value | $ 246,399 | $ 233,155 |
Marketable securities, non-current | ||
Fair Value | 60,962 | 142,200 |
Amortized Cost | 311,498 | 376,130 |
Gross Unrealized Gains | 4 | 1 |
Gross Unrealized Losses | (4,141) | (776) |
Fair Value | 307,361 | 375,355 |
Corporate debt securities | ||
Marketable securities, current: | ||
Amortized Cost | 183,270 | 219,414 |
Gross Unrealized Gains | 2 | 1 |
Gross Unrealized Losses | (2,068) | (250) |
Fair Value | 181,204 | 219,165 |
Marketable securities, non-current | ||
Amortized Cost | 53,592 | 89,538 |
Gross Unrealized Gains | 2 | 0 |
Gross Unrealized Losses | (471) | (403) |
Fair Value | 53,123 | 89,135 |
Fair Value | 234,327 | 308,300 |
U.S. government debt securities | ||
Marketable securities, current: | ||
Amortized Cost | 40,986 | 8,987 |
Gross Unrealized Gains | 0 | 0 |
Gross Unrealized Losses | (1,184) | (3) |
Fair Value | 39,802 | 8,984 |
Marketable securities, non-current | ||
Amortized Cost | 8,000 | 32,982 |
Gross Unrealized Gains | 0 | 0 |
Gross Unrealized Losses | (161) | (105) |
Fair Value | 7,839 | 32,877 |
Fair Value | 47,641 | 37,883 |
U.S. Treasury securities | ||
Marketable securities, current: | ||
Amortized Cost | 25,650 | 5,006 |
Gross Unrealized Gains | 0 | 0 |
Gross Unrealized Losses | (257) | 0 |
Fair Value | 25,393 | 5,006 |
Marketable securities, non-current | ||
Amortized Cost | 20,203 | |
Gross Unrealized Gains | 0 | |
Gross Unrealized Losses | (15) | |
Fair Value | 20,188 | |
Fair Value | $ 25,393 | $ 29,172 |
Marketable securities - Summa_2
Marketable securities - Summary of marketable securities in unrealized loss position (Details) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) security | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) security |
Number of Securities | ||
Marketable securities in continuous unrealized loss position for greater than 12 months, Number of securities | security | 0 | |
Total marketable securities in unrealized loss position, Number of securities | security | 120 | 123 |
Fair Value | ||
Total marketable securities in unrealized loss position | $ 289,434 | $ 365,505 |
Gross Unrealized Losses | ||
Total marketable securities in unrealized loss position | $ (4,141) | $ (776) |
Corporate debt securities | ||
Number of Securities | ||
Marketable securities in continuous unrealized loss position for less than 12 months, Number of securities | security | 63 | 110 |
Marketable securities in continuous unrealized loss position for greater than 12 months, Number of securities | security | 36 | |
Fair Value | ||
Marketable securities in continuous unrealized loss position for less than 12 months | $ 134,027 | $ 303,450 |
Marketable securities in continuous unrealized loss position for greater than 12 months | 82,375 | |
Gross Unrealized Losses | ||
Marketable securities in continuous unrealized loss position for less than 12 months | (1,262) | $ (653) |
Marketable securities in continuous unrealized loss position for greater than 12 months | $ (1,277) | |
U.S. government debt securities | ||
Number of Securities | ||
Marketable securities in continuous unrealized loss position for less than 12 months, Number of securities | security | 6 | 8 |
Marketable securities in continuous unrealized loss position for greater than 12 months, Number of securities | security | 7 | |
Fair Value | ||
Marketable securities in continuous unrealized loss position for less than 12 months | $ 15,748 | $ 37,883 |
Marketable securities in continuous unrealized loss position for greater than 12 months | 31,892 | |
Gross Unrealized Losses | ||
Marketable securities in continuous unrealized loss position for less than 12 months | (245) | $ (108) |
Marketable securities in continuous unrealized loss position for greater than 12 months | $ (1,100) | |
U.S. Treasury securities | ||
Number of Securities | ||
Marketable securities in continuous unrealized loss position for less than 12 months, Number of securities | security | 4 | 5 |
Marketable securities in continuous unrealized loss position for greater than 12 months, Number of securities | security | 4 | |
Fair Value | ||
Marketable securities in continuous unrealized loss position for less than 12 months | $ 5,575 | $ 24,172 |
Marketable securities in continuous unrealized loss position for greater than 12 months | 19,817 | |
Gross Unrealized Losses | ||
Marketable securities in continuous unrealized loss position for less than 12 months | (11) | $ (15) |
Marketable securities in continuous unrealized loss position for greater than 12 months | $ (246) |
Marketable securities - Narrati
Marketable securities - Narrative (Details) | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) security |
Marketable Securities [Abstract] | ||
Marketable securities in continuous unrealized loss position for greater than 12 months, Number of securities | security | 0 | |
Allowance for credit loss | $ | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Property and equipment - Summar
Property and equipment - Summary of property and equipment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 |
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items] | ||
Total property and equipment | $ 15,523 | $ 10,024 |
Less: accumulated depreciation | (8,123) | (6,916) |
Total property and equipment, net | 7,400 | 3,108 |
Laboratory equipment | ||
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items] | ||
Total property and equipment | 8,757 | 8,276 |
Leasehold improvements | ||
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items] | ||
Total property and equipment | 4,682 | 541 |
Furniture and fixtures | ||
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items] | ||
Total property and equipment | 1,181 | 805 |
Office equipment | ||
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items] | ||
Total property and equipment | 529 | 179 |
Computer equipment | ||
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items] | ||
Total property and equipment | 191 | 223 |
Construction in progress | ||
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items] | ||
Total property and equipment | $ 183 | $ 0 |
Property and equipment - Summ_2
Property and equipment - Summary of depreciation expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended | |
Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract] | ||
Depreciation expense | $ 1,676 | $ 1,492 |
Leases - Narrative (Details)
Leases - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | ||||
Jan. 31, 2022 USD ($) period contract | Jul. 31, 2017 period | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Apr. 30, 2018 USD ($) | |
Lessee Lease Description [Line Items] | |||||
Liabilities under lease | $ 75,670 | ||||
Right-of-use assets | 70,116 | $ 31,945 | |||
Watertown Lease | |||||
Lessee Lease Description [Line Items] | |||||
Liabilities under lease | $ 44,100 | ||||
Right-of-use assets | $ 44,400 | ||||
Watertown Lease | Office and Laboratory Space | |||||
Lessee Lease Description [Line Items] | |||||
Lease contract term | 10 years | ||||
Number of extensions | period | 1 | ||||
Lease extension term | 5 years | 5 years | |||
Liabilities under lease | $ 15,100 | ||||
Right-of-use assets | 16,700 | ||||
Construction costs | $ 1,500 | ||||
Watertown Lease | Newly Leased Space | |||||
Lessee Lease Description [Line Items] | |||||
Number of extensions | period | 1 | ||||
Lease extension term | 5 years | ||||
Liabilities under lease | $ 20,100 | ||||
Right-of-use assets | $ 20,100 | ||||
Lease term | 10 years | ||||
Tenant improvements | $ 2,600 | ||||
Restricted cash | $ 3,300 | $ 3,300 | |||
Number of amended lease separate contracts | contract | 2 |
Leases - Summary of lease costs
Leases - Summary of lease costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended | |
Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | |
Leases [Abstract] | ||
Operating lease cost | $ 10,031 | $ 2,686 |
Variable lease cost | 2,026 | 857 |
Sublease Income | (1,481) | 0 |
Total lease cost | $ 10,576 | $ 3,543 |
Leases - Summary of lease term
Leases - Summary of lease term and incremental borrowing rate (Details) | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 |
Leases [Abstract] | ||
Remaining lease term | 9 years 1 month 6 days | 10 years 2 months 12 days |
Incremental borrowing rate | 5.30% | 5.20% |
Leases - Summary of future leas
Leases - Summary of future lease payments (Details) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) |
Leases [Abstract] | |
2023 | $ 8,571 |
2024 | 8,828 |
2025 | 9,093 |
2026 | 9,366 |
2027 | 9,646 |
Thereafter | 52,113 |
Total undiscounted lease payments | 97,617 |
Less: imputed interest | (21,947) |
Total operating lease liability as of December 31, 2022 | $ 75,670 |
Accrued expenses and other cu_3
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 |
Payables and Accruals [Abstract] | ||
Accrued research and development | $ 9,824 | $ 6,863 |
Accrued compensation and benefits | 6,831 | 5,084 |
Accrued professional fees | 1,062 | 1,246 |
Other | 2,052 | 413 |
Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities | $ 19,769 | $ 13,606 |
Collaboration and license agr_3
Collaboration and license agreements - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 40 Months Ended | ||||||
Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2021 | Nov. 30, 2020 USD ($) target | Feb. 29, 2020 USD ($) protein | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) target | Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) target_protein | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) target performance_obligation | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) | |
Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] | |||||||||
Revenue recognized that was included in the contract liability at the beginning of the period | $ 25,412 | $ 34,363 | |||||||
Transaction price allocated to performance obligation | $ 67,822 | ||||||||
Restated Roche Agreement | |||||||||
Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] | |||||||||
Additional upfront consideration received | $ 40,000 | ||||||||
Number of potential targets | target | 5 | 6 | |||||||
Annual research plan payments receivables | $ 1,000 | ||||||||
Annual research plan payments periods | 3 years | ||||||||
Restated Roche Agreement | Minimum | |||||||||
Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] | |||||||||
Option exercise fees | $ 7,000 | ||||||||
Written notice period for termination of agreement | 90 days | ||||||||
Restated Roche Agreement | Minimum | Research, development and commercial milestone payments | |||||||||
Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] | |||||||||
Amount eligible to receive | 260,000 | ||||||||
Restated Roche Agreement | Maximum | |||||||||
Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] | |||||||||
Option exercise fees | 12,000 | ||||||||
Option exercise fees, through Phase 1 trials | 20,000 | ||||||||
Restated Roche Agreement | Maximum | Research, development and commercial milestone payments | |||||||||
Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] | |||||||||
Amount eligible to receive | 275,000 | ||||||||
Restated Roche Agreement | Maximum | One-time sales-based payments | |||||||||
Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] | |||||||||
Amount eligible to receive | 150,000 | ||||||||
Restated Roche Agreement | Lead series identification achievement | |||||||||
Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] | |||||||||
Upfront fees | 2,000 | ||||||||
Restated Roche Agreement | GLP Tox study phase | |||||||||
Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] | |||||||||
Upfront fees | $ 3,000 | ||||||||
Biogen License Agreement | |||||||||
Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] | |||||||||
Number of performance obligation | performance_obligation | 1 | ||||||||
Number of targets | target | 5 | ||||||||
Number of additional targets | target | 2 | ||||||||
Biogen License Agreement | Research and development services | |||||||||
Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] | |||||||||
Revenue recognized that was included in the contract liability at the beginning of the period | $ 55,000 | ||||||||
Transaction price allocated to performance obligation | $ 11,400 | ||||||||
Milestone earned | $ 6,000 | ||||||||
Biogen License Agreement | Minimum | |||||||||
Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] | |||||||||
Written notice period for termination of agreement | 90 days | ||||||||
Calico License Agreement | |||||||||
Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] | |||||||||
Number of performance obligation | performance_obligation | 1 | ||||||||
Number of targets | target | 5 | ||||||||
Research term | 5 years | ||||||||
Research extend term | 1 year | ||||||||
Amount payable for extend research term option | $ 1,000 | ||||||||
Upfront payment | $ 5,000 | ||||||||
Annual payments | $ 5,000 | ||||||||
Initial contractual term on straight line basis | 5 years | ||||||||
Additional transaction price allocated to performance obligation | $ 1,000 | ||||||||
Contractual term | 6 years | ||||||||
Calico License Agreement | Research and development services | |||||||||
Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] | |||||||||
Revenue recognized that was included in the contract liability at the beginning of the period | $ 13,000 | ||||||||
Transaction price allocated to performance obligation | 500 | ||||||||
Calico License Agreement | Maximum | |||||||||
Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] | |||||||||
Number of target proteins | target_protein | 5 | ||||||||
Calico License Agreement | Maximum | One-time sales-based payments | |||||||||
Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] | |||||||||
Payment received | $ 65,000 | ||||||||
Calico License Agreement | Maximum | Potential research, development and commercial milestone payments | |||||||||
Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] | |||||||||
Payment received | $ 132,000 | ||||||||
Calico License Agreement | |||||||||
Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] | |||||||||
Transaction price allocated to performance obligation | $ 40,000 | ||||||||
Biogen Research and License Agreement | |||||||||
Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] | |||||||||
Research agreement, period | 54 months | ||||||||
Nonrefundable upfront payment | $ 45,000 | ||||||||
Biogen Research and License Agreement | Maximum | |||||||||
Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] | |||||||||
Number of targeted protein degradation | protein | 5 | ||||||||
Biogen Research and License Agreement | Maximum | One-time sales-based payments | |||||||||
Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] | |||||||||
Payment received | $ 26,000 | ||||||||
Biogen Research and License Agreement | Maximum | Research and development milestones | |||||||||
Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] | |||||||||
Payment received | $ 35,000 |
Collaboration and license agr_4
Collaboration and license agreements - Allocation of total transaction price and unsatisfied transaction price (Details) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) |
Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] | |
Transaction Price Allocated | $ 67,822 |
Transaction Price Unsatisfied | 28,044 |
Research and development targets | |
Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] | |
Transaction Price Allocated | 61,074 |
Transaction Price Unsatisfied | 25,542 |
Option rights | |
Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] | |
Transaction Price Allocated | 6,748 |
Transaction Price Unsatisfied | $ 2,502 |
Collaboration and license agr_5
Collaboration and license agreements - Schedule of revenue from collaboration agreements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended | |
Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | |
Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] | ||
Revenue from collaboration agreements | $ 31,096 | $ 45,785 |
Roche Agreement | ||
Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] | ||
Revenue from collaboration agreements | 4,939 | 19,379 |
Biogen Agreement | ||
Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] | ||
Revenue from collaboration agreements | 19,214 | 15,720 |
Calico Agreement | ||
Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] | ||
Revenue from collaboration agreements | $ 6,943 | $ 10,686 |
Collaboration and license agr_6
Collaboration and license agreements - Schedule of financial information related to collaboration and license agreements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 |
Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] | ||
Accounts Receivable | $ 1,473 | $ 5,716 |
Deferred revenue, current | 16,618 | 31,800 |
Deferred revenue, net of current | 16,895 | 24,368 |
Deferred Revenue, Total | 33,513 | 56,168 |
Roche Agreement | ||
Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] | ||
Accounts Receivable | 417 | 1,215 |
Deferred revenue, current | 4,649 | 5,601 |
Deferred revenue, net of current | 16,895 | 17,215 |
Deferred Revenue, Total | 21,544 | 22,816 |
Biogen Agreement | ||
Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] | ||
Accounts Receivable | 0 | 3,000 |
Deferred revenue, current | 11,427 | 24,032 |
Deferred revenue, net of current | 0 | 6,611 |
Deferred Revenue, Total | 11,427 | 30,643 |
Calico Agreement | ||
Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] | ||
Accounts Receivable | 1,056 | 1,501 |
Deferred revenue, current | 542 | 2,167 |
Deferred revenue, net of current | 0 | 542 |
Deferred Revenue, Total | $ 542 | $ 2,709 |
Collaboration and license agr_7
Collaboration and license agreements - Schedule of supplemental financial information related to collaboration and license agreements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended | |
Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | |
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] | ||
Revenue recognized that was included in the contract liability at the beginning of the period | $ 25,412 | $ 34,363 |
Revenue recognized from performance obligations fully or partially satisfied in previous periods | $ 518 | $ 1,654 |
Long-term debt and warrant _ _3
Long-term debt and warrant – related party - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||
Jan. 01, 2023 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2022 | May 31, 2021 | Jun. 05, 2020 | |
Common Stock | |||||
Long Term Debt And Warrant Liability [Line Items] | |||||
Exercise price per share (in dollars per share) | $ 8.86 | ||||
Common Stock | Maximum | |||||
Long Term Debt And Warrant Liability [Line Items] | |||||
Warrant issued to purchase shares (in shares) | 338,784 | ||||
Term Loan | Common Stock | |||||
Long Term Debt And Warrant Liability [Line Items] | |||||
Exercise price per share (in dollars per share) | $ 8.86 | ||||
Term Loan | Common Stock | Maximum | |||||
Long Term Debt And Warrant Liability [Line Items] | |||||
Warrant issued to purchase shares (in shares) | 338,784 | ||||
Credit Agreement with Perceptive Life Sciences Master Fund LTD | Term Loan | |||||
Long Term Debt And Warrant Liability [Line Items] | |||||
Aggregate principal borrowing amount | $ 20 | ||||
Floor interest rate | 1.75% | ||||
Interest at variable rate | 13.63% | ||||
Prepayment fee | $ 1.1 | ||||
Credit Agreement with Perceptive Life Sciences Master Fund LTD | Term Loan | Subsequent event | |||||
Long Term Debt And Warrant Liability [Line Items] | |||||
Percentage of principal payments until maturity | 2% | ||||
Credit Agreement with Perceptive Life Sciences Master Fund LTD | Term Loan | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | |||||
Long Term Debt And Warrant Liability [Line Items] | |||||
Applicable margin rate | 9.50% | ||||
Credit Agreement with Perceptive Life Sciences Master Fund LTD | Term Loan | Minimum | |||||
Long Term Debt And Warrant Liability [Line Items] | |||||
Balance to be maintained in bank account while debt is outstanding | 3 | ||||
Credit Agreement with Perceptive Life Sciences Master Fund LTD | Term Loan | Tranche one | |||||
Long Term Debt And Warrant Liability [Line Items] | |||||
Aggregate principal borrowing amount | 12.5 | ||||
Amount withdrawn | $ 12.5 | ||||
Credit Agreement with Perceptive Life Sciences Master Fund LTD | Term Loan | Tranche two | |||||
Long Term Debt And Warrant Liability [Line Items] | |||||
Aggregate principal borrowing amount | $ 7.5 |
Long-term debt and warrant _ _4
Long-term debt and warrant – related party - Summary of future minimum payments (Details) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) |
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] | |
2023 | $ 3,000 |
2024 | 9,500 |
Total undiscounted, minimum long-term debt payments | 12,500 |
Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs and debt discount | (1,018) |
Total long-term debt—related party | $ 11,482 |
Stockholder's equity (Details)
Stockholder's equity (Details) | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||||
Nov. 30, 2021 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) shares | May 31, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) vote $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Oct. 31, 2020 $ / shares shares | |
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items] | ||||||
Preferred stock, shares authorized | shares | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | |||
Common stock, shares authorized | shares | 150,000,000 | 150,000,000 | 150,000,000 | |||
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 0.0001 | $ 0.0001 | $ 0.0001 | |||
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 0.0001 | $ 0.0001 | $ 0.0001 | |||
Common stock, number of votes per share | vote | 1 | |||||
Proceeds from follow-on public offering | $ | $ 0 | $ 169,465,000 | ||||
Issuance and sale of common stock | $ | 169,465,000 | |||||
At-the-market offerings | Equity Distribution Agreement with Cowen and Company, LLC | ||||||
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items] | ||||||
Issuance and sale of common stock | $ | $ 0 | $ 0 | ||||
Maximum | At-the-market offerings | Equity Distribution Agreement with Cowen and Company, LLC | ||||||
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items] | ||||||
Issuance and sale of common stock | $ | $ 200,000,000 | |||||
Common Stock | ||||||
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items] | ||||||
Common stock offering, net of issuance costs (in shares) | shares | 4,887,500 | |||||
Exercise price per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 8.86 | |||||
Aggregate exercise price | $ | $ 3,000,000 | |||||
Shares issued upon warrant exercise—related party (in shares) | shares | 256,038 | 256,038 | ||||
Issuance and sale of common stock | $ | $ 1,000 | |||||
Common Stock | Follow-on public offering | ||||||
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items] | ||||||
Common stock offering, net of issuance costs (in shares) | shares | 4,887,500 | |||||
Proceeds from follow-on public offering | $ | $ 169,500,000 | |||||
Common Stock | Follow-on public offering | Underwriters for IPO exercised in full overallotment option | ||||||
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items] | ||||||
Common stock offering, net of issuance costs (in shares) | shares | 637,500 | |||||
Common Stock | Maximum | ||||||
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items] | ||||||
Warrant issued to purchase shares (in shares) | shares | 338,784 |
Stock-based compensation - Narr
Stock-based compensation - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||
Jan. 01, 2021 shares | Dec. 28, 2015 shares | Sep. 30, 2020 period shares | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) shares | Jan. 01, 2023 shares | Feb. 28, 2022 shares | Jan. 31, 2022 shares | Jan. 01, 2022 shares | Dec. 31, 2021 shares | Oct. 31, 2020 shares | |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||||||||
Common stock, shares authorized | 150,000,000 | 150,000,000 | 150,000,000 | |||||||
Common stock, shares outstanding | 48,966,216 | 48,688,875 | ||||||||
Restricted stock units | ||||||||||
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||||||||
Unrecognized compensation costs | $ | $ 10.1 | |||||||||
Stock-based compensation, shares authorized for issuance | 563,500 | 563,500 | ||||||||
Share-based compensation, number of common stock issuable per RSU vested | 1 | |||||||||
2015 Incentive Stock Option and Grant Plan | ||||||||||
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||||||||
Common stock shares reserved for issuance | 2,525,327 | 10,972,347 | ||||||||
Cliff vesting period | 1 year | |||||||||
Contractual life of options from the date of grant | 10 years | |||||||||
Common stock shares available for issuance | 3,979,299 | |||||||||
2015 Incentive Stock Option and Grant Plan | Minimum | ||||||||||
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||||||||
Stock options vesting period | 5 years | |||||||||
2015 Incentive Stock Option and Grant Plan | Maximum | ||||||||||
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||||||||
Stock options vesting period | 8 years | |||||||||
2020 Stock Option and Incentive Plan | ||||||||||
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||||||||
Common stock shares reserved for issuance | 6,567,144 | 10,972,347 | ||||||||
Common stock shares available for issuance | 3,979,299 | |||||||||
Percentage of outstanding shares of common stock | 5% | |||||||||
Unrecognized compensation costs | $ | $ 58.4 | |||||||||
Expected to be recognized over a weighted average period | 2 years 6 months | |||||||||
2020 Stock Option and Incentive Plan | Subsequent event | ||||||||||
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||||||||
Common stock, shares authorized | 2,448,310 | |||||||||
2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan | ||||||||||
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||||||||
Common stock shares reserved for issuance | 1,317,251 | |||||||||
Percentage of outstanding shares of common stock | 1% | |||||||||
Common stock, shares authorized | 489,662 | |||||||||
Maximum authorized payroll deduction percentage of eligible compensation for eligible employees | 15% | |||||||||
Shares issued under employee stock purchase plan (in shares) | 31,402 | |||||||||
Number of annual offering periods (or more) | period | 1 | |||||||||
Common stock, shares outstanding | 656,714 |
Stock-based compensation - Sche
Stock-based compensation - Schedule of stock-based compensation expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended | |
Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | |
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] | ||
Total stock-based compensation expense | $ 30,016 | $ 21,512 |
Research and development | ||
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] | ||
Total stock-based compensation expense | 13,108 | 7,526 |
General and administrative | ||
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] | ||
Total stock-based compensation expense | $ 16,908 | $ 13,986 |
Stock-based compensation - Summ
Stock-based compensation - Summary of stock option activity (Details) - 2020 Stock Option and Incentive Plan - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended | |
Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | |
Number of Options | ||
Options outstanding, beginning balance (in shares) | 5,983,425 | |
Options granted (in shares) | 2,296,800 | |
Options exercised (in shares) | (181,354) | |
Options forfeited/expired (in shares) | (1,105,819) | |
Options outstanding, ending balance (in shares) | 6,993,052 | 5,983,425 |
Options exercisable (in shares) | 2,750,625 | |
Options vested and expected to vest (in shares) | 6,993,052 | |
Weighted-Average Exercise Price | ||
Options outstanding, beginning balance (in dollars per share) | $ 22.33 | |
Options granted (in dollars per share) | 18.93 | |
Options exercised (in dollars per share) | 4.67 | |
Options forfeited/expired (in dollars per share) | 23.98 | |
Options outstanding, ending balance (in dollars per share) | 21.57 | $ 22.33 |
Options exercisable (in dollars per share) | 21.69 | |
Options vested and expected to vest (in dollars per share) | $ 21.57 | |
Options, Additional Disclosures | ||
Weighted average remaining contractual term, outstanding | 7 years 9 months 10 days | 8 years 7 months 20 days |
Weighted average remaining contractual term, exercisable | 6 years 10 months 9 days | |
Weighted average remaining contractual term, vested and expected to vest | 7 years 9 months 10 days | |
Aggregate intrinsic value, outstanding | $ 1,031 | $ 75,538 |
Aggregate intrinsic value, exercisable | 570 | |
Aggregate intrinsic value, vested and expected to vest | $ 1,031 |
Stock-based compensation - Su_2
Stock-based compensation - Summary of stock option activity - other information (Details) - 2020 Stock Option and Incentive Plan - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended | |
Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||
Weighted-average fair value of options granted (in dollars per share) | $ 13.44 | $ 29.54 |
Intrinsic value of options exercised (in thousands) | $ 1,796 | $ 17,321 |
Stock-based compensation - Su_3
Stock-based compensation - Summary of significant valuation assumptions (Details) - 2020 Stock Option and Incentive Plan | 12 Months Ended | |
Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||
Risk-free interest rate, minimum | 1.47% | 0.59% |
Risk-free interest rate, maximum | 4.22% | 1.34% |
Expected volatility, minimum | 81.36% | 80.45% |
Expected volatility, maximum | 88.75% | 86.20% |
Expected dividend yield | 0% | 0% |
Minimum | ||
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||
Expected option life (years) | 5 years 6 months | 5 years 6 months |
Maximum | ||
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||
Expected option life (years) | 6 years 1 month 9 days | 6 years 1 month 9 days |
Stock-based compensation - Su_4
Stock-based compensation - Summary of RSU activity (Details) - Restricted stock units | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2022 $ / shares shares | |
Shares | |
Outstanding, beginning balance (in shares) | 0 |
Granted (in shares) | 563,500 |
Vested (in shares) | (64,383) |
Forfeited (in shares) | (33,826) |
Outstanding, ending balance (in shares) | 465,291 |
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value | |
Outstanding, beginning balance (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 0 |
Granted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | 25.47 |
Vested (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | 25.01 |
Forfeited (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | 31.58 |
Outstanding, ending balance (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 25.09 |
Number of shares retained to cover statutory minimum withholding taxes | 10,287 |
Income Taxes - Summary of incom
Income Taxes - Summary of income tax (benefit) expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended | |
Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | |
Current tax provision: | ||
Current federal provision | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Current state provision | 0 | 0 |
Total current provision | 0 | 0 |
Deferred tax provision: | ||
Deferred federal provision | 0 | 0 |
Deferred state provision | 0 | 0 |
Total tax provision | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Income Taxes - Schedule of effe
Income Taxes - Schedule of effective income tax rate reconciliation (Details) | 12 Months Ended | |
Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | |
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | ||
Income tax benefit computed at federal statutory tax rate | 21% | 21% |
State tax—net of federal | 8% | 6% |
Federal credits | 1.40% | 3.10% |
State credits | 0.10% | 1.70% |
Other permanent differences | (0.80%) | (0.30%) |
Stock-based compensation | (3.00%) | (1.30%) |
Valuation allowance | (26.70%) | (30.20%) |
Total | 0% | 0% |
Income Taxes - Schedule of defe
Income Taxes - Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 |
Deferred tax assets: | ||
Net operating losses | $ 54,300 | $ 46,339 |
Capitalized Research and Experimental Expenditures | 27,568 | 0 |
Operating lease liability | 21,443 | 9,290 |
R&D and investment tax credits | 11,519 | 9,560 |
Deferred revenue | 8,457 | 15,053 |
Stock-based compensation | 6,296 | 3,675 |
Unrealized gain/loss | 1,090 | 195 |
Capitalized start-up costs | 699 | 875 |
Other | 354 | 426 |
Total gross deferred tax assets | 131,726 | 85,413 |
Deferred tax liabilities: | ||
Right-of-use asset | (19,868) | (9,242) |
Fixed assets | (1,738) | (725) |
Less: valuation allowance | (110,120) | (75,446) |
Net deferred taxes | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Income Taxes - Narrative (Detai
Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended | |
Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | |
Income Tax [Line Items] | ||
Deferred tax assets, valuation allowance | $ 110,120,000 | $ 75,446,000 |
Net valuation allowance increases | 34,700,000 | 25,600,000 |
Federal net operating loss carryforwards | 171,600,000 | 152,200,000 |
Federal net operating loss carryforwards do not expire | $ 171,600,000 | |
Percentage of taxable income limitation under TCJA | 80% | |
State net operating loss carryforwards | $ 273,600,000 | 216,800,000 |
Accrued interest or penalties related to uncertain tax benefits | 0 | 0 |
IRS | ||
Income Tax [Line Items] | ||
Net operating loss carryforwards limited and expire due to ownership changes | 0 | |
Federal | Research tax credit carryforward | ||
Income Tax [Line Items] | ||
Tax credit carryforwards | 9,100,000 | 7,300,000 |
State | Research tax credit carryforward | ||
Income Tax [Line Items] | ||
Tax credit carryforwards | $ 2,900,000 | $ 2,900,000 |
Net Loss per share - Schedule o
Net Loss per share - Schedule of antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (Details) - shares | 12 Months Ended | |
Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | |
Options to purchase common stock | ||
Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] | ||
Antidilutive securities | 6,993,052 | 5,983,425 |
Net Loss per share - Schedule_2
Net Loss per share - Schedule of basic and diluted loss per share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended | |
Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | |
Numerator: | ||
Net loss | $ (128,175) | $ (83,892) |
Denominator: | ||
Weighted-average number of shares - basic (in shares) | 48,861,665 | 46,041,733 |
Weighted-average number of shares - diluted (in shares) | 48,861,665 | 46,041,733 |
Net loss per share — diluted (in dollars per share) | $ (2.62) | $ (1.82) |
Net loss per share — basic (in dollars per share) | $ (2.62) | $ (1.82) |
Defined contribution plan (Deta
Defined contribution plan (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended | |
Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | |
Retirement Benefits [Abstract] | ||
Pre-tax compensation of employees | 90% | |
Percentage of employer discretion contribution | 100% | |
Employer discretionary contribution amount | $ 1 | $ 0.6 |