Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Unaudited Interim Financial Information The condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2019 was derived from audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2020 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim financial statements. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2019 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year-ended December 31, 2019, on file with the SEC. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s condensed consolidated financial position as of September 30, 2020 and condensed consolidated results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 and the condensed consolidated cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 have been made. The Company’s condensed consolidated results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2020. Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Significant estimates and assumptions reflected in these condensed consolidated financial statements include, but are not limited to, the accrual of research and development expenses, the valuation of common stock prior to the IPO and the valuation of stock-based awards. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience, known trends and other market-specific or other relevant factors that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates its estimates as there are changes in circumstances, facts and experience. The full extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic will directly or indirectly impact our business, results of operations and financial condition, including clinical trials, research and development costs and employee-related amounts, will depend on future developments that are highly uncertain, including as a result of new information that may emerge concerning COVID-19 and the actions taken to contain it or treat COVID-19. Concentrations of Credit Risk and of Significant Suppliers Financial instruments that potentially expose the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash, cash equivalents and investments. The Company’s cash, cash equivalents and investments, as of September 30, 2020, consisted of U.S. government money market funds, U.S. government treasury bills and U.S. government treasury notes. The Company does not believe that it is subject to unusual credit risk beyond the normal credit risk associated with commercial banking relationships. The Company relies, and expects to continue to rely, on a small number of vendors to manufacture supplies and raw materials for its development programs. These programs could be adversely affected by a significant interruption in these manufacturing services or the availability of raw materials. Cash Equivalents The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less at the date of purchase to be cash equivalents. Restricted Cash As of both September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company maintained letters of credit totaling $1.7 million for the benefit of the landlords of its leased properties. The Company was required to maintain separate cash balances of these amounts to secure the letters of credit. Related to these separate cash balances, the Company included $0.1 million in prepaid Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash presented in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of cash flows was $76.9 million and $111.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, of which $1.7 million and $1.7 million was restricted cash, respectively. Fair Value Measurements Certain assets and liabilities are carried at fair value under GAAP. Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. Financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value are to be classified and disclosed in one of the following three levels of the fair value hierarchy, of which the first two are considered observable and the last is considered unobservable: ● Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. ● Level 2—Observable inputs (other than Level 1 quoted prices), such as quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar assets or liabilities, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data. ● Level 3—Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to determining the fair value of the assets or liabilities, including pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies and similar techniques. The Company’s cash equivalents and investments are carried at fair value, determined according to the fair value hierarchy described above (see Note 3). The carrying values of the Company’s accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate their fair values due to the short-term nature of these liabilities. The carrying value of the Company’s long-term debt approximates its fair value due to its variable interest rate, which approximates a market interest rate. Investments The Company’s investments are classified as available-for-sale and are carried at fair value. Realized gains and losses and declines in value are based on the specific identification method and are included as a component of other income (expense), net in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. The Company classifies its investments with maturities beyond one year as short-term, based on their highly liquid nature and because such investments are available for current operations. In June 2016, issued 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326), Measurement of Credit Losses , which changes the impairment model for most financial assets, including the Company’s investments. The Company adopted the standard effective January 1, 2020 using a prospective transition method. The Company evaluates its investments with unrealized losses for impairment. When assessing investments for unrealized declines in value, the Company considers whether the decline in value is related to a credit loss or non-credit loss. For credit losses, the Company reduces the investment to fair value through an allowance for credit losses recorded to the balance sheet and corresponding charge to the statement of operations. The allowance for credit losses and corresponding impairment charge is adjusted each period for changes in fair value. For non-credit losses, the Company reduces the investment to fair value through a charge to the statement of comprehensive loss, reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in stockholders’ equity. No such adjustments were necessary during the periods presented. Leases At the inception of an arrangement as lessee or lessor, the Company determines whether the arrangement is or contains a lease. Operating lease cost is recognized over the lease term on a straight-line basis. Variable lease cost and short-term leases (lease terms less than 12 months) are recognized as incurred. For both lessee and lessor arrangements, variable lease payments are the amounts owed by the Company to a lessor that are not fixed, such as reimbursement for common area maintenance and utilities costs, and are expensed when incurred. When determining the lease term, the Company includes options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that it will exercise that option. For lessee arrangements, operating lease liabilities and their corresponding right-of-use assets are recorded based on the present value of lease payments over the expected lease term. The interest rate implicit in lease contracts is typically not readily determinable. As such, 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. Certain adjustments to the right-of-use asset may be required for items such as initial direct costs paid or incentives received. Operating leases are recognized on the balance sheet as right-of-use assets, operating lease liabilities current and operating lease liabilities non-current. The Company has elected the following lease policies at the inception of a lease: (1) for lessee and lessor arrangements within all asset classes, combine lease and non-lease components as a single component, with the lease expense recognized over the expected term on a straight-line basis and (2) for lessee arrangements, apply short-term lease exemption for all leases that qualify, where a right-of-use asset or lease liability will not be recognized for leases with terms of one year or less. Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements ASU No. 2016-02, Leases In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) ASU 2016-02 initially required adoption using a modified retrospective approach, under which all years presented in the financial statements would be prepared under the revised guidance. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842) The Company adopted ASC 842 using the modified retrospective approach with an effective date of January 1, 2019 for leases that existed on that date. Prior period results continue to be presented under ASC 840 based on the accounting standards originally in effect for such periods. This standard provides a number of optional practical expedients in transition. The Company applied the package of practical expedients to leases that commenced prior to the effective date, whereby it elected not to reassess the following: (i) whether any expired or existing contracts contain leases; (ii) the lease classification for any expired or existing leases; and (iii) initial direct costs for any existing leases. The Company elected the short-term lease recognition exemption for all leases that qualify, where a right-of-use asset or lease liability will not be recognized for short term leases that have terms of one year or less. The most significant effects of adoption were the recognition of material new right-of-use assets and corresponding liabilities on its condensed consolidated balance sheet related to its existing facility operating leases. In addition, the Company has a material lease where the Company was deemed the owner during the construction period and for which the construction was not complete as of January 1, 2019. The Company took control of the leased space during the first quarter of 2019 at which time the lease commenced. Under ASC 842, as the commencement date of this material lease had not occurred, the new right-of-use assets and corresponding liabilities related to this lease were not recognized on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of date of adoption, January 1, 2019, however, were recognized upon the commencement date of January 28, 2019. The adoption of this standard has had a material impact on the Company’s financial position but did not significantly affect the Company’s results of operations. ASU No. 2018-15, Intangibles–Goodwill and Other–Internal-Use Software In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-15, Intangibles–Goodwill and Other–Internal-Use Software (Topic 350): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That is a Service Contract. ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326), Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. The standard amends the impairment model by requiring entities to use a forward-looking approach based on expected losses to estimate credit losses for most financial assets and certain other instruments that aren’t measured at fair value through net income. For available-for-sale debt securities, entities are required to recognize an allowance for credit losses rather than a reduction in carrying value of the asset. Entities are no longer permitted to consider the length of time that fair value has been less than amortized cost when evaluating when credit losses should be recognized. ASU No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework-Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement 2020 on a prospective basis. The adoption did not have an impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements. ASU No. 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements ASU No. 2019-12, Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes (ASC 740). |