Quarterly report [Sections 13 or 15(d)]

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2025
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Schedule of Stock Option, Activity

The following is a summary of stock option activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2025:

 

 

Number of
options
outstanding

 

 

Weighted
average
exercise
price

 

 

Average
remaining
contractual life
(in years)

 

 

Aggregate
intrinsic value
(in thousands)

 

Outstanding – December 31, 2024

 

 

7,386,369

 

 

$

2.26

 

 

 

8.36

 

 

$

2,627

 

Options granted

 

 

2,274,490

 

 

 

1.68

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options exercised

 

 

(82,076

)

 

 

0.66

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options cancelled

 

 

(551,013

)

 

 

1.62

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding – September 30, 2025

 

 

9,027,770

 

 

$

2.16

 

 

 

8.03

 

 

$

893

 

Exercisable – September 30, 2025

 

 

3,567,180

 

 

$

2.12

 

 

 

7.13

 

 

$

762

 

Schedule of Assumptions Used to Estimate Grant Date Fair Value Per Option For the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option pricing model, which was used to estimate the grant date fair value per option, were as follows:

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Weighted-average Black-Scholes option pricing model assumptions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volatility

 

111.06% - 121.54%

 

 

125.33% - 128.85%

 

Expected term (in years)

 

5.00 - 6.08

 

 

6.00 - 7.00

 

Risk-free rate

 

3.74% - 4.41%

 

 

3.59% - 4.60%

 

Expected dividend yield

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Weighted average grant date fair value per share

 

$0.98 - $1.99

 

 

$1.81 - $2.48

 

Schedule of Nonvested Restricted Stock Units Activity

The following is a summary of RSU’s awards activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2025:

 

 

Nine months ended September 30, 2025

 

 

Numbers of Shares

 

 

Weighted Average Grant Date Fair value

 

Non-Vested at beginning of period

 

 

283,411

 

 

$

2.38

 

Shares granted

 

 

568,389

 

 

$

1.33

 

Shares vested

 

 

(331,853

)

 

$

2.21

 

Non-vested at the end of period

 

 

519,947

 

 

$

1.34

 

Schedule of Stock-Based Compensation

The following is a summary of stock-based compensation expense (rounded):

 

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

General and administrative

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock option expense

 

$

501,900

 

 

$

560,000

 

 

$

1,092,900

 

 

$

1,898,000

 

RSU expense

 

 

237,100

 

 

 

149,000

 

 

 

503,600

 

 

 

433,000

 

Total general and administrative expense

 

 

739,000

 

 

 

709,000

 

 

 

1,596,500

 

 

 

2,331,000

 

Research and development

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock option expense

 

 

694,300

 

 

 

334,000

 

 

 

2,106,800

 

 

 

941,000

 

RSU expense

 

 

—

 

 

 

10,000

 

 

 

16,500

 

 

 

28,000

 

Total research and development expense

 

 

694,300

 

 

 

344,000

 

 

 

2,123,300

 

 

 

969,000

 

Total Stock Based Compensation Expense

 

$

1,433,300

 

 

$

1,053,000

 

 

$

3,719,800

 

 

$

3,300,000