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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Schedule of Stock Option, Activity
The following is a summary of stock option activity during the six months ended June 30, 2024:
Number of
options
outstanding
Weighted
average
exercise
price
Average
remaining
contractual life
(in years)
Aggregate
intrinsic value
(in thousands)
Outstanding – December 31, 2023
6,092,525  $ 2.22  8.7 $ 2,945 
Options granted
114,000  2.27 
Options exercised
(5,252) 1.54 
Options cancelled (25,748) 2.41 
Outstanding – June 30, 2024
6,175,525  $ 2.23  8.4 $ 3,692 
Exercisable – June 30, 2024
1,748,660  $ 1.90  7.4 $ 1,687 
Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions For the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, 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:
Six months ended June 30,
2024 2023
Weighted-average Black-Scholes option pricing model assumptions:
Volatility
125.89% - 128.74%
110.23% - 111.73%
Expected term (in years)
6.02 - 7.00
5.71 - 6.07
Risk-free rate
4.50% - 4.60%
3.54% - 3.80%
Expected dividend yield $ —  $ — 
Weighted average grant date fair value per share
$1.81 - $2.48
$1.73 - $3.38
Schedule of Nonvested Restricted Stock Units Activity
The following is a summary of RSU’s awards activity:
Six months ended June 30, 2024
Numbers of Shares Weighted Average Grant Date Fair value
Non-Vested at beginning of period 217,881  $ 3.12 
Shares granted 243,357  2.26 
Shares vested (177,827) 3.13 
Non-vested at the end of period 283,411  $ 2.38 
Schedule of Stock-Based Compensation
The following is a summary of stock-based compensation expense:
Three months ended June 30, Six months ended June 30,
2024 2023 2024 2023
General and administrative
Stock options 602,000  507,200  1,338,000  707,200 
RSU’s 142,000  116,400  283,000  217,400 
Total general and administrative 744,000  623,600  1,621,000  924,600 
Research and development
Stock options 287,000  78,800  607,000  170,800 
  RSU’s 9,000  —  19,000  — 
Total research and development 296,000  78,800  626,000  170,800 
Total 1,040,000  702,400  2,247,000  1,095,400