Quarterly report [Sections 13 or 15(d)]

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
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, 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
2,008,400  1.69 
Options exercised
(60,259) 0.88 
Options cancelled (369,376) 1.54 
Outstanding – June 30, 2025
8,965,134  $ 2.17  8.28 $ 357 
Exercisable – June 30, 2025
2,884,652  $ 2.10  7.07 $ 357 
Schedule of Assumptions Used to Estimate Grant Date Fair Value Per Option For the six months ended June 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:
Six months ended June 30,
2025 2024
Weighted-average Black-Scholes option pricing model assumptions:
Volatility
111.06% - 121.54%
125.89% - 128.74%
Expected term (in years)
5.00 - 6.08
6.02 - 7.00
Risk-free rate
3.90% - 4.41%
4.50% - 4.60%
Expected dividend yield $ 0.00  $ 0.00 
Weighted average grant date fair value per share
$1.38 - $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 six months ended June 30, 2025:
Six months ended June 30, 2025
Numbers of Shares Weighted Average Grant Date Fair value
Non-Vested at beginning of period 283,411  $ 2.38 
Shares granted —  — 
Shares vested —  — 
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 (rounded):
Three months ended June 30, Six months ended June 30,
2025 2024 2025 2024
General and administrative
Stock option expense 384,000  602,000  $ 591,000  $ 1,338,000 
RSU expense 120,000  142,000  266,000  283,000 
Total general and administrative expense 504,000  744,000  857,000  1,621,000 
Research and development
Stock option expense 666,000  287,000  1,413,000  607,000 
RSU expense 7,000  9,000  16,000  19,000 
Total research and development expense 673,000  296,000  1,429,000  626,000 
Total Stock Based Compensation Expense 1,177,000  1,040,000  $ 2,286,000  $ 2,247,000