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Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the audited financial statements and notes thereto as of and for the year ended December 31, 2024 and the related Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, or Annual Report, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, on February 26, 2025. Unless the context requires otherwise, references in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to "we," "us," and "our" refer to Taysha Gene Therapies, Inc. together with its consolidated subsidiaries.
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Overview
We are a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on advancing AAV-based gene therapies for the treatment of severe monogenic diseases of the central nervous system, or CNS. Our lead clinical program TSHA-102 is in development for the treatment of Rett syndrome, a rare neurodevelopmental disorder with no approved disease-modifying therapies that address the genetic root cause of the disease. With a singular focus on developing transformative medicines, we aim to address severe unmet medical needs and dramatically improve the lives of patients and their caregivers. Our management team has proven experience in gene therapy development and commercialization. We leverage this experience, our manufacturing process and a clinically and commercially proven AAV9 capsid in an effort to rapidly translate treatments from bench to bedside.
We are evaluating TSHA-102 for the treatment of females with Rett syndrome in our REVEAL clinical trials. The clinical trials are divided into two parts - Part A and Part B.
Part A includes the REVEAL Phase 1/2 Adolescent and Adult Trial, which is a first-in-human, open-label, randomized, dose-escalation and dose-expansion study evaluating the safety and preliminary efficacy of TSHA-102 as a single lumbar intrathecal administration in adolescent and adult females aged 12 years and older with Rett syndrome due to MECP2 loss-of-function mutation. The trial is taking place in Canada and the United States. A total of six participants aged 15 to 21 years were treated with TSHA-102 in this study, and enrollment for this trial is complete. Part A also includes the REVEAL Phase 1/2 Pediatric Trial, which is a first-in-human, open-label, randomized, dose-escalation and dose-expansion study evaluating the safety and preliminary efficacy of TSHA-102 as a single lumbar intrathecal administration in pediatric females aged 5 to 8 years with Rett syndrome due to MECP2 loss-of-function mutation. The trial is taking place in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. A total of six participants aged 6 to 8 years were treated with TSHA-102 in this study, and enrollment for this trial is also complete.
We have completed dosing of the 12 patients in Part A of both REVEAL trials, which includes eight patients in cohort two (high dose, 1x1015total vg) and four patients in cohort one (low dose, 5.7x1014total vg). As of the October 2025 data cutoff, TSHA-102 continues to be generally well tolerated with no treatment-related serious adverse events, or SAEs, or dose-limiting toxicities, or DLTs, in the 12 patients dosed in Part A of the REVEAL trials.
Part B is the pivotal phase of the trial, which includes the REVEAL Part B pivotal trial, a single-arm, open-label study evaluating the efficacy and safety of TSHA-102 in females with Rett syndrome, with each patient serving as their own control. Each participant will receive a single administration of the high dose (1x1015total vg) of TSHA-102 delivered by lumbar intrathecal injection. The study will enroll 15 females aged 6 to <22 years in the developmental plateau population of Rett syndrome; these patients have an exceedingly low likelihood (0% to <6.7%) of gaining new or regaining developmental milestones that were lost after a defined number of years, based on our analysis of the NIH-funded International Rett Syndrome Foundation's natural history study data. The primary endpoint will assess response rate, defined as the percentage of patients who gain or regain ≥ one developmental milestone from a list of 28 defined milestones across the core functional domains of communication, fine motor and gross motor, following TSHA-102. Standardized milestone assessments will be administered and captured on video at pre- and post-treatment timepoints, with determination of milestone gain/regain upon video-evidence review by independent, blinded central raters based on prespecified definitions of achievement for each milestone.
We have finalized FDA alignment on the REVEAL pivotal trial protocol and statistical analysis plan, which includes a 6-month interim analysis that may serve as the basis for Biologics License Application, or BLA, submission. Dosing of the first patient in the REVEAL pivotal trial is scheduled for Q4 2025, with enrollment of additional patients expected to continue at multiple sites this quarter.
We also obtained written alignment from the FDA on an extrapolation approach in a separate safety-focused study, which is planned in addition to the REVEAL pivotal trial. The study will evaluate the safety and preliminary efficacy of TSHA-102 in females aged 2 to <6 years who are in the pre-developmental plateau population of Rett syndrome. Efficacy will be extrapolated from the REVEAL pivotal trial. This approach is intended to enable access across a broad population of patients with Rett syndrome.
We have received orphan drug designation and rare pediatric disease designation from the United States Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, and orphan drug designation from the European Commission for TSHA-102 for the treatment of Rett syndrome. We also received Fast Track Designation from the FDA for TSHA-102 for the treatment of Rett syndrome. In February 2024, we received Innovative Licensing and Access Pathway, or ILAP, designation for TSHA-102 from the U.K. MHRA. The ILAP aims to facilitate patient access to novel treatments by accelerating time to market through opportunities for enhanced engagements with U.K. regulatory authorities and other stakeholders.
In April 2024, the FDA granted Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy, or RMAT, designation for TSHA-102 in Rett syndrome following the FDA's review of available safety and efficacy data from the first three patients with Rett syndrome dosed with the low dose of TSHA-102 in Part A of the REVEAL Phase 1/2 Adolescent and Adult trial and the REVEAL Phase 1/2 Pediatric trial. In September 2025, the FDA granted Breakthrough Therapy designation to TSHA-102 following the FDA's review of positive clinical evidence across the 12 patients treated with TSHA-102 in Part A of the REVEAL Phase 1/2 trials. The FDA grants Breakthrough Therapy designation to expedite the development and regulatory review of an investigational therapy intended to treat a serious condition. A drug is eligible for this designation if it demonstrates preliminary clinical evidence of substantial improvement over available treatments in one or more clinically significant endpoints.
Our Pipeline
We are focused on discovering, developing and commercializing gene therapies for the treatment of monogenic diseases of the CNS, in both rare and large patient populations. Our primary focus is advancing our lead TSHA-102 clinical program in Rett syndrome, while our pipeline of CNS programs offers the potential for additional development opportunities in the future. The stage of development of our Rett syndrome program, including the progress in our ongoing clinical trials, is represented in the table below:
We have a limited operating history. Since our inception, our operations have focused on organizing and staffing our company, business planning, raising capital and entering into collaboration agreements for conducting preclinical and clinical development activities for our product candidates. Our lead product candidate is still in the clinical stage. We do not have any product candidates approved for sale and have not generated any revenue from product sales. Through September 30, 2025, we have funded
our operations primarily through: (i) the sale of equity, raising an aggregate of $911.0 million of gross proceeds from our initial public offering, or the IPO, sales of common stock pursuant to our Sales Agreement (as defined below), our October 2022 follow-on offering, our 2023 private placement, our June 2024 Offering (as defined below) and our May 2025 Offering (as defined below); (ii) pre-IPO private placements of our convertible preferred stock; (iii) our Term Loan Agreement (as defined below) and subsequently the 2025 Trinity Term Loan Agreement (as defined below); and (iv) the Astellas Transactions.
On November 13, 2023, or the 2023 Trinity Closing Date, we entered into a Loan and Security Agreement, or the 2023 Trinity Term Loan Agreement, by and among us, the lenders party thereto from time to time, or the Trinity Lenders, and Trinity Capital Inc., as administrative agent and collateral agent for the Trinity Lenders, or Trinity. The 2023 Trinity Term Loan Agreement provided for, on the Trinity Closing Date, $40.0 million aggregate principal amount of term loans, or, collectively, the 2023 Trinity Term Loans. We drew the 2023 Trinity Term Loans in full on the Trinity Closing Date. On August 7, 2025, we entered into the 2025 Trinity Term Loan Agreement (as defined below) with the 2025 Trinity Lenders (as defined below). We drew $50.0 million in term loans on the Trinity Refinance Date (as defined below). The existing 2023 Trinity Term Loan Agreement with the Trinity Lenders was terminated and the existing 2023 Trinity Term Loans were repaid in full concurrently with entry into the 2025 Trinity Term Loans (as defined below).
Since our inception, we have incurred significant operating losses. Our net losses were $81.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025. As of September 30, 2025, we had an accumulated deficit of $683.4 million. We expect to continue to incur significant expenses and operating losses for the foreseeable future. We anticipate that our expenses will increase significantly in connection with our ongoing activities, as we:
Clinical and Regulatory Update on TSHA-102
On May 28, 2025, we announced new clinical data from Part A of the REVEAL Phase 1/2 Adolescent/Adult and Pediatric trials evaluating TSHA-102 in Rett syndrome, as well as key elements of the REVEAL pivotal Part B trial design for TSHA-102 following written alignment from the FDA. The alignment reached with the FDA was supported by our analysis of the longitudinal Rett syndrome natural history study, or NHS, data from the International Rett Syndrome Foundation, or IRSF, as well as clinical data from the ongoing REVEAL Phase 1/2 trials. Subsequently, we commenced site activation activities for the REVEAL pivotal trial in accordance with previously aligned upon key design elements, following receipt of a No Objection Letter, or NOL, from Health Canada and feedback from the FDA. In October 2025, we announced that we finalized alignment with the FDA on the REVEAL pivotal trial protocol and statistical analysis plan, or SAP, that are intended to support the planned BLA submission for TSHA-102 following the resolution of remaining clinical and statistical queries. The previously aligned upon key design elements for the REVEAL pivotal trial protocol and SAP in support of the planned BLA submission remain unchanged.
Natural History Study
The NHS dataset from the IRSF contains data from approximately 1,100 females with confirmed Rett syndrome diagnosis and has up to 14 years of follow-up data. The NHS captures longitudinal data examining the gain, loss, and regain of developmental milestones across core functional domains of Rett syndrome: communication, fine motor function and gross motor function. According to independent third-party caregiver research, these functional skills and activities of daily living are highly important to caregivers of girls with Rett syndrome.
We leveraged a cohort of approximately 1,100 females with up to 14 years of follow up that met our REVEAL trial criteria to develop age- and time-based cumulative incidence curves that demonstrate the incidence of gaining a new milestone or regaining a milestone that was previously lost. The cumulative incidence models demonstrated distinct age-and time-based trends in developmental milestone acquisition that strengthened our understanding of the longitudinal disease progression in Rett syndrome, substantiated the disease-modifying potential of TSHA-102 and informed our discussions with the FDA on the proposed pivotal trial design for TSHA-102.
The NHS cumulative incidence models demonstrated that patients of six years of age or greater have reached a developmental plateau, with an exceedingly low (ranging from 0% to <6.7%) likelihood of gaining new developmental milestones and regaining developmental milestones that were lost after a defined number of years. We leveraged these findings to establish the developmental plateau population of patients who are six or more years of age.
These models of developmental milestone NHS data informed our discussion with the FDA on our proposed pivotal trial design for TSHA-102. We believe the NHS models provide a data-driven, objective approach to assessing clinically meaningful functional gains in a single-arm trial.
Regulatory Update and Pivotal Part B Trial Design
On May 28, 2025, we announced that we obtained written alignment from the FDA on key elements of our pivotal Part B REVEAL clinical trial design, following formal discussions enabled by the RMAT mechanism. Per guidance from the FDA, we submitted our IND application amendment to the FDA and CTA amendment to Health Canada in the second quarter of 2025. Taysha commenced site activation activities for the REVEAL pivotal trial, following receipt of a NOL from Health Canada and feedback from the FDA. In October 2025, we announced that we finalized alignment with the FDA on the REVEAL pivotal trial protocol and SAP that are intended to support the planned BLA submission for TSHA-102, following the resolution of remaining clinical and statistical queries. Previously aligned upon key design elements remain unchanged, including a 6-month interim analysis that may serve as the basis for the BLA submission, which was enabled by the rigorous, objective evaluation criteria used to evaluate developmental milestone achievement in Part A of the REVEAL Phase 1/2 trials and the unprecedented, based on natural history, response rate seen at six months post-treatment with TSHA-102 that deepened over time. We believe the 6-month interim analysis has the potential to expedite our BLA submission for TSHA-102 by at least two full quarters.
The REVEAL pivotal trial is a single-arm, open-label trial that will enroll 15 females aged 6 to <22 years who are in the developmental plateau population of Rett syndrome. Each patient will serve as their own control, and the primary endpoint will assess response rate, defined as the percentage of patients who gain or regain ≥ one developmental milestone from a list of 28 defined milestones across the core functional domains of communication, fine motor and gross motor, following TSHA-102. A response rate of 33% (5 out of 15 patients) is the minimum threshold for success sufficient to reject the null hypothesis. Based on our natural history data analysis, the null hypothesis is that one out of 15 patients aged ≥ 6 years may gain/regain one of the 28 natural history defined developmental milestone without treatment, corresponding to a response rate of 6.7%.
Standardized milestone assessments will be administered and captured on video at pre- and post-treatment timepoints. Video-evidenced determination of milestone gain/regain will be determined by independent, blinded central raters based on prespecified definitions of achievement for each milestone. The following 28 developmental milestones are being evaluated in the REVEAL pivotal Part B trial as part of the primary endpoint. These 28 developmental milestones from the NHS dataset were selected based on our caregiver research that demonstrated these milestones would reflect meaningful functional gains and are closely linked to activities of daily living, and based on our cumulative incidence models of the NHS data that demonstrated these milestones have a 0% to <6.7% likelihood of being achieved in the untreated population of females with Rett syndrome aged six years and older. The
28 developmental milestones are depicted in the chart below:
Key secondary endpoints in the REVEAL pivotal trial include the average number of total developmental milestones gained or regained per patient following TSHA-102, as well as clinician-assessed outcome measures, including the Revised Motor Behavior Assessment, or R-MBA, and Clinician Global Impression - Improvement, or CGI-I. Dosing of the first patient in the REVEAL pivotal trial is scheduled for Q4 2025, with enrollment of additional patients expected to continue at multiple sites this quarter.
We also obtained written alignment from the FDA on an extrapolation approach in a separate safety-focused study, which is planned in addition to the REVEAL pivotal trial. The study will evaluate the safety and preliminary efficacy of TSHA-102 in females aged 2 to <6 years who are in the pre-developmental plateau population of Rett syndrome. Efficacy will be extrapolated from the REVEAL pivotal trial. This approach is intended to enable access across a broad population of patients with Rett syndrome.
Clinical Data from Part A of Ongoing REVEAL Phase 1/2 Adolescent/Adult and Pediatric Trials from May 2025 Data Cutoff
The clinical trial efficacy data is based on the May 19, 2025, data cutoff, and included a total of 10 females with Rett syndrome (high dose, N=6; low dose, N=4) aged 6-21 years at dosing treated with the high dose (1x1015total vg) or low dose (5.7x1014total vg) of TSHA-102. In both clinical trials, 100% of the pediatric, adolescent and adult patients gained or regained one or more defined developmental milestone across the core functional domains of communication, fine motor function, and gross motor function post-TSHA-102 administration, with an approximately 0% likelihood of being achieved without treatment based on natural history data. The developmental milestone gains and regains were determined by multiple independent, central raters, who evaluated functional skills through video evidence at baseline and post-treatment, against predefined binary criteria.
Milestones achieved post TSHA-102 treatment for all 10 patients are depicted in the chart below:
A total of 22 developmental milestones were achieved across the 10 patients. Developmental milestones were achieved early post-TSHA-102 administration, with new gains/regains demonstrated over time. The high dose cohort achieved a 100% responder rate
25% faster than the low dose cohort, supporting the accelerated functional benefit observed with the high dose.
A summary of the developmental milestones that were gained or regained in the REVEAL trials across the core functional domains of Rett syndrome post-TSHA-102 treatment is summarized in the chart below:
In October 2025, we announced results from a new supplemental data analysis that provide supportive evidence of additional functional gains in skills and improvements across core disease characteristics outside of the 28 natural history defined developmental milestones that further reinforce TSHA-102's consistent, multi-domain impact on activities of daily living. Skills and improvements were derived from structured, validated scales administered in Part A. Findings demonstrated that in addition to the developmental milestones achieved across the treatment cohort in Part A, all patients gained multiple additional functional skills/improvements across the domains of communication, fine motor, gross motor and autonomic function post-TSHA-102. A total of 165 additional skills/improvements were achieved across the 10 patients, further supporting the potential broad and consistent therapeutic impact of TSHA-102 on functional abilities and activities of daily living that are important to caregivers and clinicians.
The supplemental data analysis was based on additional skills and improvements achieved in core disease characteristics outside of the natural history defined developmental milestones that were derived from structured efficacy scales assessed in Part A that are validated in Rett syndrome. The scales include the Adapted Mullen Scales of Early Learning (MSEL-A) evaluating defined communication skills (N=5 patients with available data), the Revised Motor Behavior Assessment (R-MBA) evaluating specific Rett syndrome disease characteristics (N=10 patients with available data), and the Observer-Reported Communication Ability (ORCA) evaluating communication skills (N=5 patients with available data).
A summary of the skills and improvements achieved across cored disease characteristics outside of the the natural history
defined developmental milestones is summarized in the chart below:
Examples of multi-domain foundational gains and improvements demonstrated post-TSHA-102 impacting activities of daily living, based on developmental milestones and additional skills/improvements achieved are summarized in the chart below:
The high dose cohort consistently outperformed the low dose cohort in Part A of the REVEAL trials across multiple outcome measures. Specifically, improvements were observed across multiple clinician-assessed outcome measures, including R-MBA, and CGI-I, which corroborated the developmental milestone gains/regains demonstrated post-TSHA-102.
Patients demonstrated a statistically significant mean R-MBA score improvement post-TSHA-102 administration compared to natural history data at both six- and 12-months post-treatment. The improvement in R-MBA score at six- and 12-months post-treatment is depicted in the graphs below:
TSHA-102 also demonstrated early global improvement, with dose-dependent effects deepening over time, in CGI-I. The high dose cohort consistently outperformed the low dose cohort in CGI-I at the comparable time points of three months, six months and nine months post-treatment. The CGI-I score improvement for both cohorts are summarized in the below table:
The high dose cohort continually outperformed the low dose cohort across key outcome measures six months post-treatment, with dose-dependent effects deepening over time at nine months or greater post-treatment. A summary of the dose-dependent effects is depicted in the chart below:
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R-MBA mean score change post-TSHA-102 is relative to baseline; lower score=improvement from baseline |
In both the high dose and low dose cohorts of the TSHA-102 REVEAL clinical trials, TSHA-102 was generally well tolerated with no treatment-related serious adverse events, or SAEs, or dose limiting toxicities, or DLTs, as of the October 2025 data cutoff for 12 patients aged 6-21 years (high dose, N=8; low dose, N=4).
Detailed safety data from the May 20, 2025 data cutoff for 12 patients aged 6-21 years (high dose, N=8; low dose, N=4) are detailed below. The treatment-emergent adverse events, or AEs, related to TSHA-102 were mild to moderate in severity. In addition, seizures have generally been well controlled following TSHA-102 administration. The number of adverse events across 12 pediatric, adolescent and adult patients is summarized in the table below:
License Agreements
Research, Collaboration and License Agreement with The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
In November 2019, we entered into a research, collaboration and license agreement, or the UT Southwestern Agreement, with The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System on behalf of The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, or UT Southwestern, as amended in April 2020.
In connection with the UT Southwestern Agreement, we obtained an exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license under certain patent rights of UT Southwestern and a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license under certain know-how of UT Southwestern, in each case to make, have made, use, sell, offer for sale and import licensed products for use in certain specified indications. Additionally, we obtained a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license under certain patents and know-how of UT Southwestern for use in all human uses, with a right of first refusal to obtain an exclusive license under certain of such patent rights and an option to negotiate an exclusive license under other of such patent rights. We are required to use commercially reasonable efforts to develop, obtain regulatory approval for, and commercialize at least one licensed product.
On April 2, 2020, we amended the UT Southwestern Agreement to include the addition of another licensed product and certain indications, and a right of first refusal to us over certain patient dosing patents. No additional consideration was transferred in connection with this amendment. In March 2022, we and UT Southwestern mutually agreed to revise the payment schedules and current performance expectations of the current sponsored research agreements under the UT Southwestern Agreement and defer payments by fifteen months. In December 2023, we and UT Southwestern mutually agreed to terminate specific sponsored research agreements. There are no outstanding payments due for these terminated programs as of September 30, 2025.
In connection with the UT Southwestern Agreement, we issued to UT Southwestern 2,179,000 shares of our common stock. We do not have any future milestone or royalty obligations to UT Southwestern under the UT Southwestern Agreement, other than costs related to the maintenance of patents.
The UT Southwestern Agreement expires on a country-by-country and licensed product-by-licensed product basis upon the expiration of the last valid claim of a licensed patent in such country for such licensed product. After the initial research term, we may terminate the agreement, on an indication-by-indication and licensed product-by-licensed product basis, at any time upon specified written notice to UT Southwestern. Either party may terminate the agreement upon an uncured material breach of the agreement or insolvency of the other party. In December 2023 and March 2025, we transferred rights to specific indications back to UT Southwestern.
License Agreement with Abeona (CLN1 Disease)
In August 2020, we entered into a license agreement, or the Abeona CLN1 Agreement, with Abeona Therapeutics Inc., or Abeona. In connection with the Abeona CLN1 Agreement, we obtained an exclusive, worldwide, royalty-bearing license, with the right to grant sublicenses under certain patents, know-how and materials originally developed by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Abeona to research, develop, manufacture, have manufactured, use, and commercialize licensed products for gene therapy for the prevention, treatment, or diagnosis of CLN1 Disease (one of the forms of Batten disease) in humans.
Subject to certain obligations of Abeona, we are obligated to use commercially reasonable efforts to develop at least one product and commercialize at least one product in the United States.
In connection with the license grant, we paid Abeona a one-time upfront license fee of $3.0 million during fiscal year 2020. We are obligated to pay Abeona up to $26.0 million in regulatory-related milestones and up to $30.0 million in sales-related milestones per licensed product and high single-digit royalties on net sales of licensed products. Royalties are payable on a licensed product-by-licensed product and country-by-country basis until the latest of the expiration or revocation or complete rejection of the last licensed patent covering such licensed product in the country where the licensed product is sold, the loss of market exclusivity in such country where the product is sold, or, if no licensed product exists in such country and no market exclusivity exists in such country, ten years from first commercial sale of such licensed product in such country. In addition, concurrent with the Abeona CLN1 Agreement, we entered into a purchase and reimbursement agreement with Abeona, pursuant to which we purchased specified inventory from Abeona and reimbursed Abeona for certain research and development costs previously incurred for total consideration of $4.0 million paid in fiscal year 2020.
In December 2021, our CTA filing for TSHA-118 for the treatment of CLN1 disease was approved by Health Canada and therefore triggered a $3.0 million regulatory milestone payment in connection with the Abeona CLN1 Agreement. No additional milestone payments were made or triggered during the nine months ended September 30, 2025.
The Abeona CLN1 Agreement expires on a country-by-country and licensed product-by-licensed product basis upon the expiration of the last royalty term of a licensed product in such country. Either party may terminate the agreement upon an uncured material breach of the agreement or insolvency of the other party. We may terminate the agreement for convenience upon specified prior written notice to Abeona.
License Agreement with Abeona (Rett Syndrome)
In October 2020, we entered into a license agreement, or the Abeona Rett Agreement, with Abeona pursuant to which we obtained an exclusive, worldwide, royalty-bearing license, with the right to grant sublicenses under certain patents, know-how and materials originally developed by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the University of Edinburgh and Abeona to research, develop, manufacture, have manufactured, use, and commercialize licensed products for gene therapy and the use of related transgenes for Rett syndrome.
Subject to certain obligations of Abeona, we are required to use commercially reasonable efforts to develop at least one licensed product and commercialize at least one licensed product in the United States.
In connection with the Abeona Rett Agreement, we paid Abeona a one-time upfront license fee of $3.0 million during fiscal year 2020. We are obligated to pay Abeona up to $26.5 million in regulatory-related milestones and up to $30.0 million in sales-related milestones per licensed product and high single-digit royalties on net sales of licensed products. Royalties are payable on a licensed product-by-licensed product and country-by-country basis until the latest of the expiration or revocation or complete rejection of the last licensed patent covering such licensed product in the country where the licensed product is sold, the loss of market exclusivity in such country where the product is sold, or, if no licensed product exists in such country and no market exclusivity exists in such country, ten years from first commercial sale of such licensed product in such country.
In March 2022, our CTA filing for TSHA-102 for the treatment of Rett Syndrome was approved by Health Canada and therefore triggered a regulatory milestone payment of $1.0 million in connection with the Rett Agreement. In May 2023, we dosed the first patient with TSHA-102 in the Phase 1/2 REVEAL trial evaluating the safety and preliminary efficacy of TSHA-102 in adult patients with Rett syndrome and therefore triggered a milestone payment of $3.5 million in connection with the Rett Agreement, which was paid in August 2023. No additional milestone payments were made during the nine months ended September 30, 2025.
The Abeona Rett Agreement expires on a country-by-country and licensed product-by-licensed product basis upon the expiration of the last royalty term of a licensed product in such country. Either party may terminate the agreement upon an uncured material breach of the agreement or insolvency of the other party. We may terminate the agreement for convenience upon specified prior written notice to Abeona.
Option Agreement with Astellas
On October 21, 2022, or the Effective Date, we entered into an Option Agreement, or the Option Agreement, with Astellas Gene Therapies, Inc. (f/k/a Audentes Therapeutics, Inc. (d/b/a Astellas Gene Therapy)), or Astellas.
TSHA-120 Giant Axonal Neuropathy
Under the Option Agreement, we granted to Astellas an exclusive option to obtain an exclusive, worldwide, royalty and milestone-bearing right and license (A) to research, develop, make, have made, use, sell, offer for sale, have sold, import, export and otherwise exploit, or, collectively, Exploit or the Exploitation, the product known, as of the Effective Date, as TSHA-120, or the 120 GAN Product, and any backup products with respect thereto for use in the treatment of GAN or any other gene therapy product for use in the treatment of GAN that is controlled by us or any of our affiliates or with respect to which we or any of our affiliates controls intellectual property rights covering the Exploitation thereof, or a GAN Product, and (B) under any intellectual property rights controlled by us or any of our affiliates with respect to such Exploitation, or the GAN Option. Subject to certain extensions, the GAN Option was exercisable from the Effective Date through a specified period of time following Astellas' receipt of (i) the formal minutes from the Type B end-of-Phase 2 meeting between us and the FDA in response to our meeting request sent to the FDA on September 19, 2022 for the 120 GAN Product, (ii) all written feedback from the FDA with respect to the Type B end-of-Phase 2 Meeting, and (iii) all briefing documents sent by us to the FDA with respect to the Type B end-of-Phase 2 Meeting. Following the receipt of Type C meeting feedback from the FDA regarding a registrational path for TSHA-120 in September 2023, Astellas elected not to exercise the GAN Option, and we recognized revenue related to this expiration during the third quarter of 2023.
TSHA-102 Rett Syndrome
Under the Option Agreement, we also granted to Astellas an exclusive option to obtain an exclusive, worldwide, royalty and milestone-bearing right and license (A) to Exploit any Rett Product (as defined below), and (B) under any intellectual property rights controlled by us or any of our affiliates with respect to such Exploitation, or the Rett Option. Subject to certain extensions, the Rett Option was exercisable from the Effective Date through a specified period of time following Astellas' receipt of (1) certain clinical data from the female pediatric trial and (2) certain specified data with respect to TSHA-102, such data package the "Rett Data Package" and such period the Rett Option Period, related to (i) the product known, as of the Effective Date, as TSHA-102 and any backup products with respect thereto for use in the treatment of Rett syndrome, and (ii) any other gene therapy product for use in the treatment of Rett syndrome that is controlled by us or any of our affiliates or with respect to which we or any of our affiliates controls intellectual property rights covering the Exploitation thereof, or a Rett Product. We delivered the Rett Data Package to Astellas in mid-2025. Under the Option Agreement, Astellas was required to decide whether to exercise the Rett Option within 90 days after Astellas' receipt of the Rett Data Package. In October 2025, the Rett Option expired without being exercised. Following the expiration of the Option Agreement, we now hold unencumbered rights to the TSHA-102 program.
Components of Results of Operations
Revenue
Revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 was derived from the Astellas Transactions. We recognize revenue as research and development activities related to our Rett program are performed. Revenue related to the material rights associated with the Rett Option and must be recognized at a point in time when the option is exercised or the option period expires.
To date, we have not recognized any revenue from product sales, and we do not expect to generate any revenue from the sale of products, if approved, in the foreseeable future. If our development efforts for our product candidates are successful and result in regulatory approval, or license agreements with third parties, we may generate revenue in the future from product sales. However, there can be no assurance as to when we will generate such revenue, if at all.
Operating Expenses
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses primarily consist of clinical and preclinical development of our product candidates and discovery efforts, including conducting preclinical studies, manufacturing development efforts, preparing for and conducting clinical trials and activities related to regulatory filings for our product candidates. Research and development expenses are recognized as incurred and payments made prior to the receipt of goods or services to be used in research and development are capitalized until the goods or services are received. Costs incurred in obtaining technology licenses through asset acquisitions are charged to research and
development expense if the licensed technology has not reached technological feasibility and has no alternative future use. Research and development expenses include or could include:
Research and development activities are central to our business model. Product candidates in later stages of clinical development generally have higher development costs than those in earlier stages of clinical development, primarily due to the increased size and duration of later-stage clinical trials. We have increased, and expect to continue to increase for the foreseeable future, our research and development spend with respect to the Rett clinical trials as we continue the development of TSHA-102 and manufacturing processes and conduct discovery and research activities for our preclinical programs. We cannot determine with certainty the timing of initiation, the duration or the completion costs of current or future preclinical studies and clinical trials of our product candidates due to the inherently unpredictable nature of preclinical and clinical development. Clinical and preclinical development timelines, the probability of success and development costs can differ materially from expectations. We anticipate that we will make determinations as to which product candidates to pursue and how much funding to direct to each product candidate on an ongoing basis in response to the results of ongoing and future preclinical studies and clinical trials, regulatory developments and our ongoing assessments as to each product candidate's commercial potential. We will need to raise substantial additional capital in the future. Our clinical development costs are expected to increase significantly as we commence clinical trials. Our future expenses may vary significantly each period based on factors such as:
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses consist principally of salaries and related costs for personnel in executive and administrative functions, including stock-based compensation, severance costs, travel expenses and recruiting expenses. Other general and administrative expenses include professional fees for legal, consulting, accounting and audit and tax-related services and insurance costs.
We anticipate that our general and administrative expenses may increase in the future as a result of payments for accounting, audit, legal, consulting services, costs associated with maintaining compliance with Nasdaq listing rules and SEC requirements, director and officer liability insurance, investor and public relations activities and other expenses associated with operating as a public company to support planned future Rett program development.
Other Income (Expense)
Other income (expense) consists primarily of dividends earned from our money market fund and interest income on our cash and cash equivalents, interest expense on borrowings under the Trinity Term Loans (as defined below), and non-cash changes in the fair value of our outstanding warrant liability and the Trinity Term Loans.
Results of Operations
Results of Operations for the Three Months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024
The following table summarizes our results of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):
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For the Three Months Ended September 30, |
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|
2025 |
2024 |
|||||||
|
Revenue |
$ |
- |
$ |
1,788 |
||||
|
Operating expenses: |
||||||||
|
Research and development |
25,745 |
14,946 |
||||||
|
General and administrative |
8,279 |
7,902 |
||||||
|
Impairment of long-lived assets |
- |
4,838 |
||||||
|
Total operating expenses |
34,024 |
27,686 |
||||||
|
Loss from operations |
(34,024 |
) |
(25,898 |
) |
||||
|
Other income (expense): |
||||||||
|
Change in fair value of warrant liability |
(292 |
) |
75 |
|||||
|
Change in fair value of term loan |
(1,534 |
) |
(1,703 |
) |
||||
|
Interest income |
3,169 |
2,107 |
||||||
|
Interest expense |
(15 |
) |
(24 |
) |
||||
|
Other expense |
(37 |
) |
(81 |
) |
||||
|
Total other income, net |
1,291 |
374 |
||||||
|
Net loss |
$ |
(32,733 |
) |
$ |
(25,524 |
) |
||
Revenue
Revenue related to the Astellas Transactions was zero for the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $1.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The revenue recorded for the three months ended September 30, 2024 was the result of Rett research and development activities performed during the period.
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses were $25.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $14.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The $10.8 million increase was primarily driven by BLA-enabling process performance qualification manufacturing initiatives, clinical trial activities from the Rett syndrome REVEAL adolescent/adult and pediatric trials and higher compensation expenses during the three months ended September 30, 2025.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses were $8.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $7.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The increase of $0.4 million was primarily due to debt issuance costs incurred
in connection with the 2025 Trinity Term Loans that are recorded in general and administrative expense under the fair value option and was partially offset by lower legal and professional fees.
Other Income (Expense)
Change in fair value of warrant liability
Change in fair value of warrant liability was a non-cash expense totaling $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 related to the SSI Warrants (as defined below). Change in fair value of warrant liability was a non-cash gain totaling $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 due to the increase in the fair value of the common stock underlying the SSI Warrants.
Change in fair value of term loan
We elected the fair value option for the Trinity Term Loans and changes to fair value, other than changes that were directly attributed to instrument-specific credit risk, were recorded as a component of other income (expense). The change in fair value was $1.5 million of expense for the three months ended September 30, 2025 compared to $1.7 million of expense for the three months ended September 30, 2024.
Interest Income
Interest income was $3.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 compared to $2.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The increase in income was attributable to higher dividends earned from our money market fund and higher interest earned on our savings account due to the May 2025 financing proceeds.
Results of Operations for the Nine Months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024
The following table summarizes our results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):
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For the Nine Months |
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|
2025 |
2024 |
|||||||
|
Revenue |
$ |
4,288 |
$ |
6,311 |
||||
|
Operating expenses: |
||||||||
|
Research and development |
61,451 |
50,676 |
||||||
|
General and administrative |
25,035 |
22,324 |
||||||
|
Impairment of long-lived assets |
- |
4,838 |
||||||
|
Total operating expenses |
86,486 |
77,838 |
||||||
|
Loss from operations |
(82,198 |
) |
(71,527 |
) |
||||
|
Other income (expense): |
||||||||
|
Change in fair value of warrant liability |
(463 |
) |
(67 |
) |
||||
|
Change in fair value of term loan |
(4,525 |
) |
(4,035 |
) |
||||
|
Interest income |
6,354 |
5,240 |
||||||
|
Interest expense |
(51 |
) |
(80 |
) |
||||
|
Other expense |
(261 |
) |
(44 |
) |
||||
|
Total other income, net |
1,054 |
1,014 |
||||||
|
Net loss |
$ |
(81,144 |
) |
$ |
(70,513 |
) |
||
Revenue
Revenue related to the Astellas Transactions was $4.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $6.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The revenue recorded is the result of Rett research and development activities performed during the respective nine month periods ended September 30, 2025 and 2024.
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses were $61.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $50.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. Compensation expenses increased during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 as a result of higher research and development headcount. Clinical trial expenses also increased during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 due to ongoing clinical trial efforts in the Rett REVEAL adolescent/adult and pediatric studies.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses were $25.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $22.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The increase of $2.7 million was primarily due to debt issuance costs incurred in connection with the 2025 Trinity Term Loan that are recorded in general and administrative expense under the fair value option as well as higher compensation expenses and legal and professional fees.
Other Income (Expense)
Change in fair value of warrant liability
Change in fair value of warrant liability was a non-cash loss totaling $0.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 related to the SSI Warrants (as defined below). Change in fair value of warrant liability was a non-cash loss totaling $0.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
Change in fair value of term loan
We elected the fair value option for the Trinity Term Loans and changes to fair value, other than changes that were directly attributed to instrument-specific credit risk, were recorded as a component of other income (expense). The change in fair value was $4.5 million of expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 compared to $4.0 million of expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
Interest Income
Interest income was $6.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 compared to $5.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The increase in income was attributable higher dividends earned from our money market fund and higher interest earned on our savings account due to the May 2025 financing proceeds.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Overview
Since our inception, we have not generated any revenue from product sales and have incurred significant operating losses. As of September 30, 2025, we had cash and cash equivalents of $297.3 million. We have funded our operations primarily through equity financings, raising an aggregate of $911.0 million in gross proceeds from equity financings, including from pre-IPO private placements of convertible preferred stock, our IPO, and subsequent sales of common stock in public and private securities offerings, our term loans and the Astellas Transactions.
On August 7, 2025, or the Trinity Refinance Date, we entered into a Loan and Security Agreement, or the 2025 Trinity Term Loan Agreement, by and among us, the lenders party thereto from time to time, or the New Trinity Lenders, and Trinity Capital Inc., as administrative agent and collateral agent for the New Trinity Lenders, or Trinity. The 2025 Trinity Term Loan Agreement provides for (i) on the Trinity Refinance Date, $50.0 million aggregate principal amount of term loans, or Tranche A (ii) from the Trinity Refinance Date until March 31, 2028 an additional $25.0 million term loan facility contingent on delivering evidence satisfactory to Trinity that we have submitted a biologics license application, or BLA, acceptance to the FDA for TSHA-102 in Rett Syndrome, or Tranche B, (iii) from the Trinity Refinance Date until March 31, 2029, an additional $25.0 million term loan facility contingent on delivering evidence satisfactory to Trinity that we have received BLA approval from the FDA for TSHA-102 in Rett Syndrome (collectively, the "2025 Trinity Term Loans" and, together with the 2023 Trinity Term Loans, the "Trinity Term Loans"). We drew $50.0 million in term loans on the Trinity Refinance Date. The existing 2023 Trinity Term Loan Agreement was terminated and the existing 2023 Trinity Term Loans were repaid concurrently with entry into the 2025 Trinity Term Loan Agreement and the draw of Tranche A. The interest rate applicable to the 2025 Trinity Term Loans is the greater of (a) the WSJ Prime Rate plus 4.00% or (b) 11.50% per annum. The 2025 Trinity Term Loans are interest only from the Trinity Refinance Date through 48 months from the Trinity Refinance Date, which may be extended to 60 months from the Trinity Refinance Date upon the satisfaction of certain milestones set forth in the 2025 Trinity Term Loan Agreement, after which we are required to pay equal monthly installments of principal through August 1, 2030, or the New Maturity Date.
The 2025 Trinity Term Loans may be prepaid in full (i) from the Trinity Refinance Date through August 7, 2026, with payment of a 3.00% prepayment premium, (ii) from August 8, 2026 through August 7, 2027, with payment of a 2.00% prepayment premium, and (iii) from August 8, 2027 through, but excluding, the New Maturity Date, with payment of a 1.00% prepayment premium. Upon repayment in full of the 2025 Trinity Term Loans, we will pay to Trinity an end of term payment equal to 5.00% of the original principal amount of the 2025 Trinity Term Loans.
In connection with the 2025 Trinity Term Loan Agreement, we entered into a Success Fee Agreement with Trinity which specifies the terms regarding a fee in the amount of $0.5 million plus 5% of the principal amount of the funded 2025 Trinity Term Loans under Tranche B, or the 2025 Success Fee. The 2025 Success Fee is payable upon the achievement of certain corporate development value-inflection milestones. The 2025 Success Fee survives the termination of the 2025 Trinity Term Loans and expires on the earlier of ten years from the Trinity Refinance Date, or payment in full in cash of the 2025 Success Fee.
The obligations under the 2025 Trinity Term Loan Agreement are secured by a perfected security interest in all of our assets except for certain customarily excluded property pursuant to the terms of the 2025 Trinity Term Loan Agreement. There are no financial covenants and no warrants associated with the 2025 Trinity Term Loan Agreement. The 2025 Trinity Term Loan Agreement contains various covenants that limit our ability to engage in specified types of transactions without the consent of Trinity and the New Trinity Lenders which include, among others, incurring or assuming certain debt; merging, consolidating or acquiring all or substantially all of the capital stock or property of another entity; changing the nature of our business; changing our organizational structure or type; licensing, transferring or disposing of certain assets; granting certain types of liens on our assets; making certain investments; and paying cash dividends.
On October 5, 2021, we filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 with the SEC in relation to the registration of common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, warrants and units or any combination thereof up to a total aggregate offering price of $350.0 million. We also simultaneously entered into a Sales Agreement, or the Sales Agreement, with SVB Leerink LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, or the Sales Agents, pursuant to which we may issue and sell, from time to time at our discretion, shares of our common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $150.0 million through the Sales Agents. In March 2022, we amended the Sales Agreement to, among other things, include Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC as an additional Sales Agent. In April 2022, we sold 2,000,000 shares of common stock pursuant to the Sales Agreement and received net proceeds of $11.6 million. No other shares of common stock have been issued and sold pursuant to the Sales Agreement as of June 30, 2025. On December 13, 2024, we filed a new shelf registration statement on Form S-3 following the expiration of our prior registration statement, in relation to the registration of common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, warrants and units or any combination thereof up to a total aggregate offering price of $300.0 million, including up to $100.0 million shares of common stock that may be offered and sold pursuant to the Sales Agreement. On May 28, 2025, we notified the Sales Agents that we were suspending and terminating the prospectus, or the ATM Prospectus, related to up to $100.0 million of our common stock issuable pursuant to the Sales Agreement. We will not make any sales of our securities pursuant to the Sales Agreement unless and until a new prospectus, prospectus supplement or a new registration statement is filed. Other than the termination of the ATM Prospectus, the Sales Agreement remains in full force and effect.
On October 21, 2022, we entered into the Option Agreement with Astellas granting Astellas an exclusive option to obtain exclusive, worldwide, royalty and milestone-bearing rights and licenses related to TSHA-120 and TSHA-102. As partial consideration for the rights granted to Astellas under the Option Agreement, Astellas paid us a one-time payment in the amount of $20.0 million, or the Upfront Payment, in November 2022.
Also on October 21, 2022, we entered into a securities Purchase Agreement with Astellas, or the Astellas Securities Purchase Agreement, and together with the Option Agreement, the Astellas Transactions, pursuant to which we agreed to issue and sell to Astellas in a private placement, or the Astellas Private Placement, an aggregate of 7,266,342 shares of our common stock, or the Astellas Private Placement Shares, for aggregate proceeds of approximately $30.0 million. The Astellas Private Placement closed on October 24, 2022. Pursuant to the Astellas Securities Purchase Agreement, in connection with the Astellas Private Placement, Astellas has the right to designate one individual to attend all meetings of the Board in a non-voting observer capacity. We also granted Astellas certain registration rights with respect to the Astellas Private Placement Shares.
On October 26, 2022, we entered into an Underwriting Agreement to issue and sell 14,000,000 shares of our common stock, par value $0.00001 per share, in an underwritten public offering pursuant to effective registration statement on Form S-3 and a related prospectus and prospectus supplement, or the Underwriting Agreement. The offering price to the public was $2.00 per share and the Underwriter purchased the shares from us pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement at a price of $1.88 per share. In addition, we granted the Underwriter an option to purchase, for a period of 30 days, up to an additional 2,100,000 shares of our common stock. The Follow-on Offering closed on October 31, 2022 and we received net proceeds of $26.0 million after deducting underwriting discounts, commissions and offering expenses. On November 10, 2022, the Underwriter exercised their option to purchase an additional 765,226 shares of our common stock and we received net proceeds of $1.4 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions.
In April 2023, we entered into a securities purchase agreement, or the SSI Securities Purchase Agreement, with two affiliates of SSI Strategy Holdings LLC, or SSI, named therein, or the SSI Investors, pursuant to which we agreed to issue and sell to the SSI Investors in a private placement, or the SSI Private Placement, 705,218 shares of our common stock, or the SSI Shares, and warrants, or the SSI Warrants, to purchase an aggregate of 525,000 shares of our common stock, or the Warrant Shares. SSI provides certain consulting services to us. Each SSI Warrant has an exercise price of $0.7090 per Warrant Share, which was the closing price of our common stock on the Nasdaq Global Market on April 4, 2023. The SSI Warrants issued in the SSI Private Placement provide that the
holder of the SSI Warrants will not have the right to exercise any portion of its SSI Warrants until the achievement of certain clinical and regulatory milestones related to our clinical programs. The SSI Private Placement closed on April 5, 2023. Gross proceeds of the SSI Private Placement were $0.5 million.
On August 14, 2023, we entered into a securities purchase agreement, or the August 2023 Securities Purchase Agreement, with certain institutional and other accredited investors, or the Purchasers, pursuant to which we agreed to sell and issue to the Purchasers in a private placement transaction, or the August 2023 Private Placement, that closed on August 16, 2023: (i) 122,412,376 shares of our common stock and (ii) with respect to certain Purchasers, pre-funded warrants, or the 2023 Pre-Funded Warrants, to purchase 44,250,978 shares of common stock in lieu of shares of common stock. The closing of the August 2023 Private Placement, or the PIPE Closing, occurred on August 16, 2023. The total gross proceeds to us at the PIPE Closing were $150.0 million, and after deducting placement agent commissions and offering expenses payable by us, net proceeds were $140.3 million.
On June 26, 2024, we entered into an underwriting agreement, or the June 2024 Underwriting Agreement, with Jefferies LLC and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters set forth therein, or, collectively, the Underwriters, to issue and sell 14,361,113 shares of our common stock and pre-funded warrants to purchase 18,972,221 shares of our common stock, or the June 2024 Pre-Funded Warrants, pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 and a related prospectus and prospectus supplement, or the June 2024 Offering. The offering price to the public was $2.25 per share of common stock and $2.249 per June 2024 Pre-Funded Warrant, which is the price to the public of each share of common stock sold in the June 2024 Offering, minus the $0.001 exercise price per June 2024 Pre-Funded Warrant. The Underwriters purchased the shares and the June 2024 Pre-Funded Warrants from us pursuant to the June 2024 Underwriting Agreement at a price of $2.115 per share and $2.114 per pre-funded warrant, respectively. The initial closing of the June 2024 Offering occurred on June 27, 2024 and we received net proceeds of $70.0 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses. In addition, we granted the Underwriters an option to purchase, for a period of 30 days, up to an additional 5,000,000 shares of our common stock. On July 9, 2024, the Underwriters exercised their option to purchase an additional 3,235,000 shares of common stock and we received additional net proceeds of $6.7 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses. The total net proceeds received from the June 2024 Offering were $76.7 million after deducting underwriting discounts, commissions and other offering expenses payable by us.
On May 28, 2025, we entered into an underwriting agreement, or the May 2025 Underwriting Agreement, with Jefferies LLC, BofA Securities, Inc., Piper Sandler & Co. and Barclays Capital Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters set forth therein, or, collectively, the Underwriters, to issue and sell 46,868,687 shares of our common stock and pre-funded warrants to purchase 25,858,586 shares of our common stock, or the May 2025 Pre-Funded Warrants, pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 and a related prospectus and prospectus supplement, or the May 2025 Offering. The offering price to the public was $2.75 per share of common stock and $2.749 per May 2025 Pre-Funded Warrant, which is the price to the public of each share of common stock sold in the May 2025 Offering, minus the $0.001 exercise price per May 2025 Pre-Funded Warrant. The Underwriters purchased the shares and the May 2025 Pre-Funded Warrants from us pursuant to the May 2025 Underwriting Agreement at a price of $2.585 per share and $2.584 per pre-funded warrant, respectively. The initial closing of the May 2025 Offering occurred on May 30, 2025. In addition, we granted the Underwriters an option to purchase, for a period of 30 days, up to an additional 10,909,090 shares of our common stock, which the Underwriters exercised in full on June 6, 2025. The total net proceeds received from the May 2025 Offering were $215.6 million after deducting underwriting discounts, commissions and other offering expenses payable by us.
Funding Requirements
To date, we have not generated any revenues from the commercial sale of approved drug products, and we do not expect to generate substantial revenue for at least the next few years. If we fail to complete the development of our product candidates in a timely manner or fail to obtain their regulatory approval, our ability to generate future revenue will be compromised. We do not know when, or if, we will generate any revenue from our product candidates, and we do not expect to generate significant revenue unless and until we obtain regulatory approval of, and commercialize, our product candidates. We have increased and expect to continue to increase our research and development and general and administrative expenses, particularly with respect to the Rett clinical trials, for the foreseeable future as we continue the development of our product candidates and manufacturing processes and conduct discovery and research activities for our preclinical programs. If we obtain approval for any of our product candidates, we expect to incur significant commercialization expenses related to sales, marketing, manufacturing and distribution. We anticipate that we will need substantial additional funding in connection with our continuing operations. If we are unable to raise capital when needed or on attractive terms, we could be forced to delay, reduce or eliminate our research and development programs or future commercialization efforts.
As of September 30, 2025, our material cash requirements consisted of $26.0 million in total lease payments under our noncancelable leases for equipment, laboratory space and office space. These leases are described in further detail in Note 5 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements located in "Part I - Financial Information, Item 1. Financial Statements" in this
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Our most significant purchase commitments consist of approximately $25.2 million in cancellable purchase obligations to our CROs and other clinical trial vendors.
We believe that our existing cash and cash equivalents will enable us to fund our operating expenses and capital requirements into 2028. We will require additional capital to fund the research and development of our product candidates, to fund our manufacturing activities, to fund precommercial activities of our programs and for working capital and general corporate purposes. The assessment of our ability to meet our future obligations is inherently judgmental, subjective and susceptible to change.
Because of the numerous risks and uncertainties associated with research, development and commercialization of biological products, we are unable to estimate the exact amount of our operating capital requirements. Our future funding requirements will depend on many factors, including, but not limited to:
Identifying potential product candidates and conducting preclinical studies and clinical trials is a time-consuming, expensive and uncertain process that takes many years to complete, and we may never generate the necessary data or results required to obtain marketing approval and achieve product sales. In addition, our product candidates, if approved, may not achieve commercial success. Our commercial revenues, if any, will be derived from sales of product candidates that we do not expect to be commercially available in the near term, if at all. Accordingly, we will need to continue to rely on additional financing to achieve our business objectives. Adequate additional financing may not be available to us on acceptable terms, or at all. To the extent that we raise additional capital through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, the terms of these equity securities or this debt may restrict our ability to operate. The 2025 Trinity Term Loan Agreement contains negative covenants, including, among other things, restrictions on indebtedness, liens investments, mergers, dispositions, prepayment of other indebtedness and dividends and other distributions. Any future additional debt financing and equity financing, if available, may involve agreements that include covenants limiting and restricting our ability to take specific actions, such as incurring additional debt, making capital expenditures, entering into profit-sharing or other arrangements or declaring dividends. If we raise additional funds through collaborations, strategic alliances or marketing, distribution or licensing arrangements with third parties, we may be required to relinquish valuable rights to our
technologies, future revenue streams, research programs or product candidates or to grant licenses on terms that may not be favorable to us.
Cash Flows
The following table shows a summary of our cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):
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For the Nine Months Ended September 30, |
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|
2025 |
2024 |
|||||||
|
Net cash used in operating activities |
$ |
(66,368 |
) |
$ |
(62,917 |
) |
||
|
Net cash used in investing activities |
(357 |
) |
(376 |
) |
||||
|
Net cash provided by financing activities |
225,033 |
77,041 |
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|
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
$ |
158,308 |
$ |
13,748 |
||||
Operating Activities
For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, our net cash used in operating activities of $66.4 million primarily consisted of a net loss of $81.1 million, primarily attributable to our spending on research and development expenses. The net loss of $81.1 million was partially offset by adjustments for non-cash items, primarily stock-based compensation expense of $9.8 million and other non-cash items of $3.3 million, net. Additional cash used in operating assets and liabilities of $1.7 million was primarily attributable to decreases in deferred revenue and partially offset by increases in accrued expenses and accounts payable.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, our net cash used in operating activities of $62.9 million primarily consisted of a net loss of $70.5 million, primarily attributable to our spending on research and development expenses. The net loss of $70.5 million was partially offset by adjustments for non-cash items, primarily stock-based compensation expense of $9.9 million, an impairment charge of $4.8 million related to the North Carolina manufacturing facility and other non-cash items of $2.8 million, net. Additional cash used in operating assets and liabilities of $9.9 million was primarily attributable to a decrease in deferred revenue of $6.3 million.
Investing Activities
During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, investing activities used $0.4 million of cash primarily attributable to the purchase of lab equipment and computer equipment.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, investing activities used $0.4 million of cash primarily attributable to the purchase of lab equipment.
Financing Activities
During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, financing activities provided $225.0 million of cash, which is primarily attributable to the closing of the May 2025 Offering and net proceeds from the 2025 Trinity Term Loans.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, financing activities provided $77.0 million of cash, which is primarily attributable to the closing of the June 2024 Offering.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We did not have during the periods presented, and we do not currently have, any off-balance sheet arrangements, as defined in the rules and regulations of the SEC.
Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates
The preparation of 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 at the date of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. A description of our significant accounting policies is included in our Annual Report. Please read the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conjunction with our audited financial statements and accompanying notes in our Annual Report.
Our critical accounting policies that require significant judgments and estimates are more fully described under the heading "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations-Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates" in our Annual Report and in Note 2 to our audited consolidated financial statements contained
in our Annual Report. There have been no significant changes to our critical accounting policies that require significant judgments and estimates from those disclosed in our Annual Report.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 2 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements located in "Part I - Financial Information, Item 1. Financial Statements" in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a description of recent accounting pronouncements applicable to our condensed consolidated financial statements.
Emerging Growth Company and Smaller Reporting Company Status
In April 2012, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, or JOBS Act, was enacted. Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that an "emerging growth company" can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for complying with new or revised accounting standards. Thus, an emerging growth company can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We elected the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards, which delays the adoption of these accounting standards until they would apply to private companies.
In addition, as an emerging growth company, we may take advantage of specified reduced disclosure and other requirements that are otherwise applicable generally to public companies. These provisions include:
We may take advantage of these provisions until we no longer qualify as an emerging growth company. We will cease to qualify as an emerging growth company on the date that is the earliest of: (i) December 31, 2025, (ii) the last day of the fiscal year in which we have more than $1.235 billion in total annual gross revenues, (iii) the date on which we are deemed to be a "large accelerated filer" under the rules of the SEC, which means the market value of our common stock that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the prior June 30th, or (iv) the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion of non-convertible debt over the prior three-year period. We may choose to take advantage of some but not all of these reduced reporting burdens. We have taken advantage of certain reduced reporting requirements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our other filings with the SEC. Accordingly, the information contained herein may be different than you might obtain from other public companies in which you hold equity interests.
We are also a "smaller reporting company," meaning that the market value of our shares held by non-affiliates is less than $700 million and our annual revenue was less than $100 million during the most recently completed fiscal year. We may continue to be a smaller reporting company if either (i) the market value of our shares held by non-affiliates is less than $250 million or (ii) our annual revenue was less than $100 million during the most recently completed fiscal year and the market value of our shares held by non-affiliates is less than $700 million. If we are a smaller reporting company at the time we cease to be an emerging growth company, we may continue to rely on exemptions from certain disclosure requirements that are available to smaller reporting companies. Specifically, as a smaller reporting company, we may choose to present only the two most recent fiscal years of audited financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and, similar to emerging growth companies, smaller reporting companies have reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation.