Note 2 - Significant Accounting Policies |
3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2025 | |
Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract] | |
Significant accounting policies |
2.
Significant accounting policies
a.
Reverse stock split
On February 26, 2025, the Company effected a 1-for-30 reverse stock split of its shares of its Common Shares (the "Reverse Stock Split"). The par value and the authorized shares of the Common Shares were not adjusted as a result of the Reverse Stock Split. All of the Company’s issued and outstanding common shares (the “Common Shares”), stock options and warrants have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the Reverse Stock Split for all periods presented.
b.
Basis of presentation - going concern
These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, or GAAP and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, related to quarterly reports filed on Form 10-Q, assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. The going concern assumption contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. However, substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern exists. The Company's current cash and cash equivalents are projected to support operations through May 2025. Since the Company's inception, the Company has financed its operations and technology acquisitions primarily through equity financing, proceeds from the exercise of warrants and stock options, and interest income on funds held for future investment. Cash used for operating activities has primarily consisted of salaries and wages for management and employees, facility and facility-related costs for the Company's offices and laboratories, fees paid in connection with preclinical and clinical studies, licensing fees, drug manufacturing costs, laboratory supplies and materials, and professional fees. Due to the early stage of the Company's clinical trials, the Company does not expect to generate positive cash flow from operations for the foreseeable future. Negative cash flows are expected to continue until the Company receives regulatory approval to commercialize any of its products under development and/or when royalty or milestone revenue from such products exceeds expenses. The Company incurred a net loss of $5.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and $9.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. As of March 31, 2025, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $546.5 million (December 31, 2024, $541.0 million); cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash equivalents of $4.7 million (December 31, 2024, $6.7 million); current assets less current liabilities of $0.7 million (December 31, 2024, $5.1 million); and negative shareholder's equity of $7.4 million (December 31, 2024, negative shareholder's equity of $4.5 million). The Company's cash needs for the next twelve months include estimates of the number of patients and rate of enrollment in its clinical trials, the amount of drug product it will require to support its clinical trials and general corporate overhead costs to support its operations. The Company has based these estimates on assumptions and plans that may change and could impact the magnitude and/or timing of operating expenses and its cash runway. Management recognizes that in order to meet the capital requirements and continue to operate, additional financing will be necessary. The Company plans to raise additional funds to fund its business operations through equity financing or other financing activities. Management continues considering other options for raising capital including debt, equity, through collaborations or reorganization to reduce operational expenses. However, given the decrease in the share price, the Company's delisting from Nasdaq for failure to gain compliance with the Nasdaq's minimum equity requirement of $2.5 million ("Stockholders' Equity Requirement") by March 31, 2025, as well as the difficulty for micro-cap market capitalization companies to raise significant capital, the Company may be unable to access financing when needed. As such, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain additional liquidity when needed or under acceptable terms, if at all. The Company's ability to raise additional funds has been affected by adverse market conditions, the status of its product pipeline, possible delays in enrollment in its trial, and various other factors and the Company may be unable to raise capital when needed, or on terms favorable to the Company. The raising of additional capital to make bulk payments to repay accounts payable, if successful, would potentially alleviate any significant doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. In the event that debt or equity financing is unable to be secured or contemplated, and trade sales fail to materialize, the Company may need to resolve to other means of protecting its assets in the best interests of its shareholders, including foreclosure or forced liquidation and/or seeking creditors’ protection. The aforementioned conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not reflect any adjustments to the carrying amounts and classification of assets, liabilities, and reported expenses that may be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern; these types of adjustments could be material.
c.
Basis of consolidation
These condensed consolidated interim financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions, balances, revenue, and expenses are eliminated on consolidation.
d.
Significant accounting policies, estimates and judgments
No changes to the Company's significant accounting policies occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2025 as described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 filed with the SEC on March 28, 2025. The preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements and reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual outcomes could differ from those estimates. The unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements include estimates, which, by their nature, are uncertain. The impacts of such estimates are pervasive throughout the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements and may require accounting adjustments based on future occurrences. The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on a regular basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimate is revised and in any future periods affected.
e.
Foreign currency
The functional and presentation currency of the Company is the U.S. dollar.
f.
Concentration of risk
The Company is subject to credit risk from its cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash equivalents. The carrying amount of the financial assets represents the maximum credit exposure. The Company manages credit risk associated with its cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash equivalents by maintaining minimum standards of R1‑low or A‑low investments. The Company invests only in highly rated corporations and treasury bills, which are capable of prompt liquidation.
g.
Recent accounting pronouncements
The Company adopted no new accounting pronouncements during the three months ended March 31, 2025. Various accounting standards and interpretations were issued recently, none of which are expected to have a material impact on the Company's financial position, operations, or cash flows. |