Our solutions include software licensed by third parties under any one or more open-source licenses, including the GNU General Public License, the GNU Lesser General Public License, the Affero General Public License, the BSD License, the MIT License, the Apache License, and others, and we expect to continue to incorporate open-source software in our solutions in the future.
Our solutions include software licensed by third parties under any one or more open-source licenses, including the GNU General Public License, the GNU Lesser General Public License, the GNU Affero General Public License, the BSD License, the MIT License, the Apache License, and others, and we expect to continue to incorporate open-source software in our solutions in the future.
We may not be able to file for marketing approvals and may not receive necessary approvals to commercialize our product candidates in any jurisdiction, which would materially impair our ability to generate revenue.
We may not be able to file for marketing approvals and we may not receive necessary approvals to commercialize our product candidates in any jurisdiction, which would materially impair our ability to generate revenue.
Additionally, we could face heightened risks with respect to obtaining marketing authorization in the UK as a result of the withdrawal of the UK from the EU, commonly referred to as Brexit. The UK is no longer part of the European Single Market and EU Customs Union.
Additionally, we could face heightened risks with respect to obtaining marketing authorization in the UK as a result of the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union, commonly referred to as Brexit. The UK is no longer part of the European Single Market and EU Customs Union.
In addition, we face risks in doing business internationally that could adversely affect our business, including: • the need to localize and adapt our solutions for specific countries, including translation into foreign languages; • data privacy laws which require that customer data be stored and processed in a designated territory or handled in a manner that differs significantly from how we typically handle customer data; • difficulties in staffing and managing foreign operations, including employee laws and regulations; • different pricing environments, longer sales cycles, and longer accounts receivable payment cycles and collections issues; • differences in healthcare systems, drug regulation and reimbursement, and drug discovery and development practices and technologies; • new and different sources of competition; • weaker protection for intellectual property and other legal rights than in the United States and practical difficulties in enforcing intellectual property and other rights outside of the United States; • laws and business practices favoring local competitors; • compliance challenges related to the complexity of multiple, conflicting, and changing governmental laws and regulations, including employment, tax, reimbursement and pricing, privacy and data protection, and anti-bribery laws and regulations; • increased financial accounting and reporting burdens and complexities; • restrictions on the transfer of funds; • changes in diplomatic and trade relationships, including new tariffs, trade protection measures, import or export licensing requirements, trade embargoes, and other trade barriers; • changes in social, political, and economic conditions or in laws, regulations, and policies governing foreign trade, manufacturing, development, and investment both domestically as well as in the other countries and jurisdictions; • adverse tax consequences, including the potential for required withholding taxes; • global health pandemics or epidemics, such as the recent COVID-19 pandemic; and • unstable regional, economic and political conditions.
In addition, we face risks in doing business internationally that could adversely affect our business, including: • the need to localize and adapt our solutions for specific countries, including translation into foreign languages; • data privacy laws which require that customer data be stored and processed in a designated territory or handled in a manner that differs significantly from how we typically handle customer data; • difficulties in staffing and managing foreign operations, including employee laws and regulations; • different pricing environments, longer sales cycles, and longer accounts receivable payment cycles and collections issues; • differences in healthcare systems, drug regulation and reimbursement, and drug discovery and development practices and technologies; • new and different sources of competition; • weaker protection for intellectual property and other legal rights than in the United States and practical difficulties in enforcing intellectual property and other rights outside of the United States; • laws and business practices favoring local competitors; • compliance challenges related to the complexity of multiple, conflicting, and changing governmental laws and regulations, including employment, tax, reimbursement and pricing, privacy and data protection, and anti-bribery laws and regulations; • increased financial accounting and reporting burdens and complexities; • restrictions on the transfer of funds; • changes in diplomatic and trade relationships, including new tariffs, trade protection measures, import or export licensing requirements, trade embargoes, and other trade barriers; • changes in social, political, and economic conditions or in laws, regulations, and policies governing foreign trade, manufacturing, development, and investment both domestically as well as in the other countries and jurisdictions; • adverse tax consequences, including the potential for required withholding taxes; • global health pandemics or epidemics, such as the COVID-19 pandemic; and • unstable regional, economic and political conditions.
Our success depends in large part on our ability to obtain and maintain protection of the intellectual property we may own solely and jointly with others or may license from others, particularly patents, in the United States and other countries with respect to any proprietary technology and product candidates we develop, including SGR-1505, SGR-2921, and SGR-3515, and any trade secrets and know-how relevant to our product candidates.
Our success depends in large part on our ability to obtain and maintain protection of the intellectual property we may own solely and jointly with others or may license from others, particularly patents, in the United States and other countries with respect to any proprietary technology and product candidates we develop, including SGR-1505 and SGR-3515, and any trade secrets and know-how relevant to our product candidates.
Foreign CMOs may be subject to U.S. legislation, including sanctions, trade restrictions and other foreign regulatory requirements which could increase the cost or reduce the supply of material available to us, delay the procurement or supply of such material or have an adverse effect on our ability to secure significant commitments from governments to purchase our potential therapies.
Foreign CMOs may be subject to U.S. legislation, including sanctions, tariffs and trade restrictions and other foreign regulatory requirements which could increase the cost or reduce the supply of material available to us, delay the procurement or supply of such material or have an adverse effect on our ability to secure significant commitments from governments to purchase our potential therapies.
If such organizations do not meet our supply requirements, or if such organizations do not otherwise perform satisfactorily, development of any product candidate we may develop may be delayed. We rely and expect to continue to rely on third parties to synthesize any molecules with therapeutic potential that we discover, including SGR-1505, SGR-2921 and SGR-3515.
If such organizations do not meet our supply requirements, or if such organizations do not otherwise perform satisfactorily, development of any product candidate we may develop may be delayed. We rely and expect to continue to rely on third parties to synthesize any molecules with therapeutic potential that we discover, including SGR-1505 and SGR-3515.
For example, in December 2022, with the passage of Food and Drug Omnibus Reform Act, or FDORA, Congress required sponsors to develop and submit a diversity action plan for each phase 3 clinical trial or any other "pivotal study" of a new drug or biological product.
For example, in December 2022, with the passage of Food and Drug Omnibus Reform Act, or FDORA, Congress required sponsors to develop and submit a diversity action plan, or DAP, for each phase 3 clinical trial or any other "pivotal study" of a new drug or biological product.
Several states have passed laws allowing for the importation of drugs from Canada and a few states have passed legislation establishing working groups to examine the impact of a state importation program. Several states have submitted Section 804 Importation Program proposals to the FDA. In January 2024, the FDA approved Florida's plan for Canadian drug importation.
Several states have passed laws allowing for the importation of drugs from Canada and a few states have passed legislation establishing working groups to examine the impact of a state importation program. Several of these states have submitted Section 804 Importation Program proposals to the FDA. In January 2024, the FDA approved Florida's plan for Canadian drug importation.
In addition, our ability to realize return from our drug discovery collaborations is subject to the following risks: • drug discovery collaborators have significant discretion in determining the amount and timing of efforts and resources that they will apply to our collaborations and may not perform their obligations as expected; • drug discovery collaborators may not pursue development or commercialization of any product candidates for which we are entitled to option fees, milestone payments, or royalties or may elect not to continue or renew development or commercialization programs based on results of clinical trials or other studies, changes in the collaborator’s strategic focus or available funding, or external factors, such as an acquisition, that divert resources or create competing priorities; • drug discovery collaborators may delay clinical trials for which we are entitled to milestone payments; • we may not have access to, or may be restricted from disclosing, certain information regarding our collaborators’ product candidates being developed or commercialized and, consequently, may have limited ability to inform our stockholders about the status of, and likelihood of achieving, milestone payments or royalties under such collaborations; • drug discovery collaborators could independently develop, or develop with third parties, products that compete directly or indirectly with any product candidates and products for which we are entitled to milestone payments or royalties if the collaborator believes that the competitive products are more likely to be successfully developed or can be commercialized under terms that are more economically attractive; • product candidates discovered in drug discovery collaborations with us may be viewed by our collaborators as competitive with their own product candidates or products, which may cause our collaborators to cease to devote resources to the commercialization of any such product candidates; • existing drug discovery collaborators and potential future drug discovery collaborators may begin to perceive us to be a competitor more generally, particularly as we advance our proprietary drug discovery programs, and therefore may be unwilling to continue existing collaborations with us or to enter into new collaborations with us; • a drug discovery collaborator may fail to comply with applicable regulatory requirements regarding the development, manufacture, distribution, or marketing of a product candidate or product, which may impact our ability to receive milestone payments; • disagreements with drug discovery collaborators, including disagreements over intellectual property or proprietary rights, contract interpretation, or the preferred course of development, might cause delays or terminations of the research, development, or commercialization of product candidates for which we are eligible to receive milestone payments, or might result in litigation or arbitration; • drug discovery collaborators may not properly obtain, maintain, enforce, defend or protect our intellectual property or proprietary rights or may use our proprietary information in such a way as to potentially lead to 78 Table of Content s disputes or legal proceedings that could jeopardize or invalidate our or their intellectual property or proprietary information or expose us and them to potential litigation; • drug discovery collaborators may infringe, misappropriate, or otherwise violate the intellectual property or proprietary rights of third parties, which may expose us to litigation and potential liability; • drug discovery collaborators could suffer from operational delays as a result of global health impacts, such as the recent COVID-19 pandemic; and • drug discovery collaborations may be terminated prior to our receipt of any significant value from the collaboration, which has happened to us in the past and may happen to us again in the future.
In addition, our ability to realize return from our drug discovery collaborations is subject to the following risks: • drug discovery collaborators have significant discretion in determining the amount and timing of efforts and resources that they will apply to our collaborations and may not perform their obligations as expected; • drug discovery collaborators may not pursue development or commercialization of any product candidates for which we are entitled to option fees, milestone payments, or royalties or may elect not to continue or renew development or commercialization programs based on results of clinical trials or other studies, changes in the collaborator’s strategic focus or available funding, or external factors, such as an acquisition, that divert resources or create competing priorities; • drug discovery collaborators may delay clinical trials for which we are entitled to milestone payments; • we may not have access to, or may be restricted from disclosing, certain information regarding our collaborators’ product candidates being developed or commercialized and, consequently, may have limited ability to inform our stockholders about the status of, and likelihood of achieving, milestone payments or royalties under such collaborations; • drug discovery collaborators could independently develop, or develop with third parties, products that compete directly or indirectly with any product candidates and products for which we are entitled to milestone payments or royalties if the collaborator believes that the competitive products are more likely to be successfully developed or can be commercialized under terms that are more economically attractive; 74 Table of Contents • product candidates discovered in drug discovery collaborations with us may be viewed by our collaborators as competitive with their own product candidates or products, which may cause our collaborators to cease to devote resources to the commercialization of any such product candidates; • existing drug discovery collaborators and potential future drug discovery collaborators may begin to perceive us to be a competitor more generally, particularly as we advance our proprietary drug discovery programs, and therefore may be unwilling to continue existing collaborations with us or to enter into new collaborations with us; • a drug discovery collaborator may fail to comply with applicable regulatory requirements regarding the development, manufacture, distribution, or marketing of a product candidate or product, which may impact our ability to receive milestone payments; • disagreements with drug discovery collaborators, including disagreements over intellectual property or proprietary rights, contract interpretation, or the preferred course of development, might cause delays or terminations of the research, development, or commercialization of product candidates for which we are eligible to receive milestone payments, or might result in litigation or arbitration; • drug discovery collaborators may not properly obtain, maintain, enforce, defend or protect our intellectual property or proprietary rights or may use our proprietary information in such a way as to potentially lead to disputes or legal proceedings that could jeopardize or invalidate our or their intellectual property or proprietary information or expose us and them to potential litigation; • drug discovery collaborators may infringe, misappropriate, or otherwise violate the intellectual property or proprietary rights of third parties, which may expose us to litigation and potential liability; • drug discovery collaborators could suffer from operational delays as a result of global health impacts, such as the COVID-19 pandemic; and • drug discovery collaborations may be terminated prior to our receipt of any significant value from the collaboration, which has happened to us in the past and may happen to us again in the future.
The net income we generated in the year ended December 31, 2023 was primarily due to the $147.2 million cash distributions we received from Nimbus Therapeutics, LLC, or Nimbus, on account of our equity stake in Nimbus, following the acquisition by Takeda Pharmaceuticals Company, Limited, or Takeda, of Nimbus Lakshmi, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nimbus, and its TYK2 inhibitor NDI-034858 and the non-cash gain on our investment in Structure Therapeutics Inc., or Structure Therapeutics, which, following Structure Therapeutics' initial public offering in February 2023, we valued based on the closing price of its American Depositary Shares as of December 31, 2023.
The net income we generated in the year ended December 31, 2023 was primarily due to the gain recorded on the $147.2 million cash distributions we received from Nimbus on account of our equity stake in Nimbus, following the acquisition by Takeda Pharmaceuticals Company, Limited, or Takeda, of Nimbus Lakshmi, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nimbus, and its TYK2 inhibitor NDI-034858 and the non-cash gain on our investment in Structure Therapeutics Inc., or Structure Therapeutics, which, following Structure Therapeutics' initial public offering in February 2023, we valued based on the closing price of its American Depositary Shares as of December 31, 2023.
Among other things, these provisions: • establish a classified board of directors such that only one of three classes of directors is elected each year; • allow the authorized number of our directors to be changed only by resolution of our board of directors; • limit the manner in which stockholders can remove directors from our board of directors; • establish advance notice requirements for stockholder proposals that can be acted on at stockholder meetings and nominations to our board of directors; • require that stockholder actions must be effected at a duly called stockholder meeting and prohibit actions by our stockholders by written consent; • limit who may call stockholder meetings to the board of directors or to the secretary at the request of the holders of at least 25% of the outstanding shares of our common stock and limited common stock; and • authorize our board of directors to issue preferred stock without stockholder approval, which could be used to institute a "poison pill" that would work to dilute the stock ownership of a potential hostile acquirer, effectively preventing acquisitions that have not been approved by our board of directors.
Among other things, these provisions: • establish a classified board of directors such that only one of three classes of directors is elected each year; • allow the authorized number of our directors to be changed only by resolution of our board of directors; • limit the manner in which stockholders can remove directors from our board of directors; • establish advance notice requirements for stockholder proposals that can be acted on at stockholder meetings and nominations to our board of directors; • require that stockholder actions must be effected at a duly called stockholder meeting and prohibit actions by our stockholders by written consent; • limit who may call stockholder meetings to the board of directors or to the secretary at the request of the holders of at least 25% of the outstanding shares of our common stock and limited common stock; and 123 Table of Contents • authorize our board of directors to issue preferred stock without stockholder approval, which could be used to institute a "poison pill" that would work to dilute the stock ownership of a potential hostile acquirer, effectively preventing acquisitions that have not been approved by our board of directors.
We cannot assure you that following any acquisition we would achieve the expected synergies to justify the transaction, due to a number of factors, including: • inability to integrate or benefit from acquired technologies or services in a profitable manner; • unanticipated costs or liabilities associated with the acquisition; • acquisition-related costs; • difficulty integrating the accounting systems, operations, and personnel of the acquired business; • difficulties and additional expenses associated with supporting legacy products and hosting infrastructure of the acquired business; • difficulty converting the customers of the acquired business onto our solutions and contract terms, including disparities in the revenues, licensing, support, or professional services model of the acquired company; • diversion of management’s attention from other business concerns; • adverse effects to our existing business relationships with business partners and customers as a result of the acquisition; • the potential loss of key employees; • use of resources that are needed in other parts of our business; and • use of substantial portions of our available cash to consummate the acquisition.
We cannot assure you that following any acquisition we would achieve the expected synergies to justify the transaction, due to a number of factors, including: • inability to integrate or benefit from acquired technologies or services in a profitable manner; • unanticipated costs or liabilities associated with the acquisition; • acquisition-related costs; • difficulty integrating the accounting systems, operations, and personnel of the acquired business; • difficulties and additional expenses associated with supporting legacy products and hosting infrastructure of the acquired business; • difficulty converting the customers of the acquired business onto our solutions and contract terms, including disparities in the revenues, licensing, support, or professional services model of the acquired company; • diversion of management’s attention from other business concerns; 89 Table of Contents • adverse effects to our existing business relationships with business partners and customers as a result of the acquisition; • the potential loss of key employees; • use of resources that are needed in other parts of our business; and • use of substantial portions of our available cash to consummate the acquisition.
Factors that may cause fluctuations in our quarterly and annual financial results include, without limitation, those listed elsewhere in this "Risk Factors" section and those listed below: • customer renewal rates and the timing and terms of customer renewals, including the seasonality of customer renewals of our on-premise software arrangements, for which revenue historically has been recognized at a single point in time in the first and fourth quarter of each fiscal year; • our ability to attract new customers for our software; • the addition or loss of large customers, including through acquisitions or consolidations of such customers; • the amount and timing of operating expenses related to the maintenance and expansion of our business, operations, and infrastructure; • network outages or security breaches; • industry and market conditions, including within the life sciences industry; • general economic conditions, including the impact of increasing or decreasing inflation and interest rates; • our ability to collect receivables from our customers; 70 Table of Content s • the amount of software purchased by our customers, including the mix of on-premise and hosted software sold during a period; • variations in the timing of the sales of our software, which may be difficult to predict; • changes in the pricing of our solutions and in our pricing policies or those of our competitors; • the timing and success of the introduction of new software solutions by us or our competitors or any other change in the competitive dynamics of our industry, including consolidation among competitors, customers, or strategic collaborators; • changes in the fair value of or receipt of distributions or proceeds on account of the equity interests we hold in our drug discovery collaborators, such as Structure Therapeutics and Nimbus; • the success of our drug discovery collaborators in developing and commercializing drug products for which we are entitled to receive milestone payments or royalties; • the timing of the recognition of milestones achieved under our collaborative programs; • variations in the number and size of milestones achieved under our collaborative programs; • the timing of recognition of revenue of any payments from entering into collaborations or out-licensing our proprietary drug discovery programs, such as under our collaboration agreement with Novartis Pharma AG, or Novartis; and • the timing of expenses related to our drug discovery programs, the development or acquisition of technologies or businesses and potential future charges for impairment of goodwill from acquired companies.
Factors that may cause fluctuations in our quarterly and annual financial results include, without limitation, those listed elsewhere in this "Risk Factors" section and those listed below: • customer renewal rates and the timing and terms of customer renewals, including the seasonality of customer renewals of our on-premise software arrangements, for which revenue historically has been recognized at a single point in time in the first and fourth quarter of each fiscal year; 66 Table of Contents • our ability to attract new customers for our software; • the addition or loss of large customers, including through acquisitions or consolidations of such customers; • the amount and timing of operating expenses related to the maintenance and expansion of our business, operations, and infrastructure; • network outages or security breaches; • industry and market conditions, including within the life sciences industry; • general economic conditions, including the impact of increasing or decreasing inflation and interest rates and the impact of tariffs and trade restrictions; • our ability to collect receivables from our customers; • the amount of software purchased by our customers, including the mix of on-premise and hosted software sold during a period; • variations in the timing of the sales of our software, which may be difficult to predict; • changes in the pricing of our solutions and in our pricing policies or those of our competitors; • the timing and success of the introduction of new software solutions by us or our competitors or any other change in the competitive dynamics of our industry, including consolidation among competitors, customers, or strategic collaborators; • changes in the fair value of or receipt of distributions or proceeds on account of the equity interests we hold in our drug discovery collaborators, such as Structure Therapeutics and Nimbus; • the success of our drug discovery collaborators in developing and commercializing drug products for which we are entitled to receive milestone payments or royalties; • the timing of the recognition of milestones achieved under our collaborative programs; • variations in the number and size of milestones achieved under our collaborative programs; • the timing of recognition of revenue from any payments from entering into collaborations or out-licensing our proprietary drug discovery programs, such as under our collaboration agreement with Novartis Pharma AG, or Novartis; and • the timing of expenses related to our drug discovery programs, the development or acquisition of technologies or businesses and potential future charges for impairment of goodwill from acquired companies.
As of December 31, 2024, we have sold 323,085 shares of common stock for total net proceeds of $8.7 million, and have $241.1 million of common stock remaining available for sale under the ATM. We also have filed registration statements on Form S-8 to register shares of common stock that we may issue under our equity compensation plans.
As of December 31, 2025, we have sold 323,085 shares of common stock for total net proceeds of $8.7 million, and have $241.1 million of common stock remaining available for sale under the ATM. We also have filed registration statements on Form S-8 to register shares of common stock that we may issue under our equity compensation plans.
The market price for our common stock may be influenced by many factors, including: • our investment in, and the success of, our software solutions; • the success of our research and development efforts for our proprietary drug discovery programs; • initiation and progress of preclinical studies and clinical trials for any product candidates that we may develop; • results of or developments in preclinical studies and clinical trials of any product candidates we may develop or those of our competitors or potential collaborators; • the success of our drug discovery collaborators and any milestone or other payments we receive from such collaborators; • the success of competitive products or technologies; • regulatory or legal developments in the United States and other countries; • the recruitment or departure of key personnel; • variations in our financial results or the financial results of companies that are perceived to be similar to us; 120 Table of Content s • guidance or announcements by us with respect to our anticipated financial or operational performance; • sales of common stock by us, our executive officers, directors or principal stockholders, or others, or the anticipation of such sales; • equity or debt financing; • market conditions in the biopharmaceutical sector; • general economic, industry, and market conditions; • the societal and economic impact of public health epidemics; and • the other factors described in this "Risk Factors" section.
The market price for our common stock may be influenced by many factors, including: • our investment in, and the success of, our software solutions; • the success of our research and development efforts for our proprietary drug discovery programs; • initiation and progress of preclinical studies and clinical trials for any product candidates that we may develop; • results of or developments in preclinical studies and clinical trials of any product candidates we may develop or those of our competitors or potential collaborators; 119 Table of Contents • the success of our drug discovery collaborators and any milestone or other payments we receive from such collaborators; • the success of competitive products or technologies; • regulatory or legal developments in the United States and other countries; • the recruitment or departure of key personnel; • variations in our financial results or the financial results of companies that are perceived to be similar to us; • guidance or announcements by us with respect to our anticipated financial or operational performance; • sales of common stock by us, our executive officers, directors or principal stockholders, or others, or the anticipation of such sales; • equity or debt financing; • market conditions in the biopharmaceutical sector; • general economic, industry, and market conditions; • the societal and economic impact of public health epidemics; and • the other factors described in this "Risk Factors" section.
In order to market and sell any product candidates we may develop in the European Union and many other foreign jurisdictions, we or our collaborators must obtain separate marketing approvals and comply with numerous and varying local regulatory requirements. The approval procedure varies among countries and can involve additional testing.
In order to market and sell any product candidate we may develop in the European Union and many other foreign jurisdictions, we or our collaborators must obtain separate marketing approvals and comply with numerous and varying local regulatory requirements. The approval procedure varies among countries and can involve additional testing.
We may seek certain designations for our product candidates, including Breakthrough Therapy, Fast Track and Priority Review designations in the United States, and PRIME Designation in the European Union, but we might not receive such designations, and even if we do, such designations may not lead to a faster development or regulatory review or approval process.
We have and may continue to seek certain designations for our product candidates, including Breakthrough Therapy, Fast Track and Priority Review designations in the United States, and PRIME Designation in the European Union, but we might not receive such designations, and even if we do, such designations may not lead to a faster development or regulatory review or approval process.
Trade tensions and conflicts between the United States and China have been escalating in recent years and, as such, we are exposed to the possibility of product supply disruption and increased costs and expenses in the event of changes to the laws, rules, regulations and policies of the governments of the United States or China, or due to geopolitical unrest and unstable economic conditions.
Trade tensions and conflicts between the United States and China have been escalated in recent years and, as such, we are exposed to the possibility of product supply disruption and increased costs and expenses in the event of changes to the laws, rules, regulations and policies of the governments of the United States or China, or due to geopolitical unrest and unstable economic conditions.
Despite the implementation of security measures, given the size and complexity of our internal information technology systems and those of our third-party vendors and other contractors and consultants, and the increasing amounts of confidential information that they maintain, our information technology systems are potentially vulnerable to breakdown or other damage or interruption from service interruptions, system malfunction, natural disasters, terrorism, war, and telecommunication and electrical failures, as well as security breaches from inadvertent or intentional actions by our employees, third-party vendors, contractors, consultants, business partners, and/or other third parties, or from cyber-attacks by malicious third parties (including the deployment of harmful malware, ransomware, denial-of-service attacks, social engineering, and other means to affect service reliability and threaten the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information), which may compromise our system infrastructure, or that of our third-party vendors and other contractors and 117 Table of Content s consultants or lead to data leakage.
Despite the implementation of security measures, given the size and complexity of our internal information technology systems and those of our third-party vendors and other contractors and consultants, and the increasing amounts of confidential information that they maintain, our information technology systems are potentially vulnerable to breakdown or other damage or interruption from service interruptions, system malfunction, natural disasters, terrorism, war, and telecommunication and electrical failures, as well as security breaches from inadvertent or intentional actions by our employees, third-party vendors, contractors, consultants, business partners, and/or other third parties, or from cyber-attacks by malicious third parties (including the deployment of harmful malware, ransomware, denial-of-service attacks, social engineering, and other means to affect service reliability and threaten the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information), which may compromise our system infrastructure, or that of our third-party vendors and other contractors and consultants or lead to data leakage.
Disputes may arise regarding intellectual property subject to a licensing agreement, including: • the scope of rights granted under the license agreement and other interpretation related issues; • the extent to which our technology and processes infringe on intellectual property of the licensor that is not subject to the licensing agreement; • the sublicensing of patent and other rights under any collaborative development relationships; • the inventorship and ownership of inventions and know-how resulting from the joint creation or use of intellectual property by our current or future licensors and us and our collaborators; and • the priority of invention of patented technology.
Disputes may arise regarding intellectual property subject to a licensing agreement, including: • the scope of rights granted under the license agreement and other interpretation related issues; • the extent to which our technology and processes infringe on intellectual property of the licensor that is not subject to the licensing agreement; • the sublicensing of patent and other rights under any collaborative development relationships; • the inventorship and ownership of inventions and know-how resulting from the joint creation or use of intellectual property by our current or future licensors and us and our collaborators; and 90 Table of Contents • the priority of invention of patented technology.
These competitors include BIOVIA, a brand of Dassault Systèmes SE, or BIOVIA, Chemical Computing Group (US) Inc., Cresset Biomolecular Discovery Limited, Cadence Design Systems, Inc., Optibrium Limited, Cyrus Biotechnology, Inc., Molsoft LLC, Insilico Medicine, Inc., Iktos, XtalPi Inc., AbCellera, Inductive Bio, Inc., Chemaxon, PerkinElmer, Inc., and Simulations Plus, Inc.
These competitors include BIOVIA, a brand of Dassault Systèmes SE, or BIOVIA, Chemical Computing Group (US) Inc., Cresset Biomolecular Discovery Limited, Cadence Design Systems, Inc., Optibrium Limited, Cyrus Biotechnology, Inc., Molsoft LLC, Insilico Medicine, Inc., Iktos, XtalPi Inc., AbCellera, Inductive Bio, Inc., Chemaxon, Revvity, Inc., and Simulations Plus, Inc.
In the event that we submit a BLA or NDA on the basis of one clinical trial and confirmatory evidence, the FDA could determine that such information is not sufficient to support approval of the application and the agency could require us to conduct an additional trial in support of a BLA or NDA In addition, changes in marketing approval policies during the development period, changes in or the enactment or promulgation of additional statutes, regulations or guidance or changes in regulatory review for each submitted product application, may cause delays in the approval or rejection of an application.
In the event that we submit a BLA or NDA on the basis of one clinical trial and confirmatory evidence, the FDA could determine that such information is not sufficient to support approval of the application and the agency could require us to conduct an additional trial in support of a BLA or NDA. 99 Table of Contents In addition, changes in marketing approval policies during the development period, changes in or the enactment or promulgation of additional statutes, regulations or guidance or changes in regulatory review for each submitted product application, may cause delays in the approval or rejection of an application.
We rely on, and plan to continue to rely on, third-party contract research organizations, or CROs, in addition to other third parties such as research collaboratives and consortia, clinical data management organizations, medical institutions and clinical investigators, to conduct our ongoing, planned and future clinical trials, including for SGR-1505, SGR-2921 and SGR-3515.
We rely on, and plan to continue to rely on, third-party contract research organizations, or CROs, in addition to other third parties such as research collaboratives and consortia, clinical data management organizations, medical institutions and clinical investigators, to conduct our ongoing and future clinical trials, including for SGR-1505 and SGR-3515.
In addition, later discovery of previously unknown problems with our medicines, manufacturers or manufacturing processes, or failure to comply with regulatory requirements, may yield various results, including: • restrictions on such medicines, manufacturers or manufacturing processes; • restrictions on the labeling or marketing of a medicine; • restrictions on the distribution or use of a medicine; • requirements to conduct post-marketing clinical trials; • receipt of warning or untitled letters; • withdrawal of the medicines from the market; • refusal to approve pending applications or supplements to approved applications that we submit; • recall of medicines; • fines, restitution or disgorgement of profits or revenue; • suspension or withdrawal of marketing approvals; • suspension of any ongoing clinical trials; 108 Table of Content s • refusal to permit the import or export of our medicines; • product seizure; and • injunctions or the imposition of civil or criminal penalties.
In addition, later discovery of previously unknown problems with our medicines, manufacturers or manufacturing processes, or failure to comply with regulatory requirements, may yield various results, including: • restrictions on such medicines, manufacturers or manufacturing processes; • restrictions on the labeling or marketing of a medicine; • restrictions on the distribution or use of a medicine; • requirements to conduct post-marketing clinical trials; • receipt of warning or untitled letters; • withdrawal of the medicines from the market; • refusal to approve pending applications or supplements to approved applications that we submit; • recall of medicines; • fines, restitution or disgorgement of profits or revenue; • suspension or withdrawal of marketing approvals; • suspension of any ongoing clinical trials; • refusal to permit the import or export of our medicines; • product seizure; and • injunctions or the imposition of civil or criminal penalties.
Our current drug discovery collaborators, from whom we are entitled to receive milestone payments upon achievement of various development, regulatory, and commercial milestones as well as royalties on commercial sales, if any, under the collaboration agreements that we have entered into with them, face numerous risks in the development of drugs, including the conduct of preclinical and clinical testing, obtaining regulatory approval, and achieving product sales.
Our current drug discovery collaborators, from whom we are entitled to receive milestone payments upon achievement of various development, regulatory, and commercial milestones as well as royalties on commercial sales, if 67 Table of Contents any, under the collaboration agreements that we have entered into with them, face numerous risks in the development of drugs, including the conduct of preclinical and clinical testing, obtaining regulatory approval, and achieving product sales.
For example, in February 2024, U.S. lawmakers called for investigations into and the imposition of possible economic sanctions against Chinese biotechnology companies WuXi AppTec and WuXi Biologics, or collectively WuXi, over alleged ties to the Chinese military. In addition, in September 2024, the U.S.
For example, in February 2024, U.S. lawmakers called for investigations into and the imposition of possible economic sanctions against Chinese biotechnology companies WuXi AppTec and WuXi Biologics, or collectively WuXi, over alleged ties to the Chinese military.
Our internal information technology systems, or those of our third-party vendors, contractors, or consultants, may fail or suffer security breaches, loss or leakage of data, and other disruptions, which could result in a material disruption of our services, compromise sensitive information related to our business, or prevent us from accessing critical information, potentially exposing us to liability or otherwise adversely affecting our business.
Our internal information technology systems, or those of our third-party vendors, contractors, or consultants, may fail or suffer security breaches, loss or leakage of data, and other disruptions, which could result in a material disruption of 116 Table of Contents our services, compromise sensitive information related to our business, or prevent us from accessing critical information, potentially exposing us to liability or otherwise adversely affecting our business.
Risks inherent in conducting international clinical trials include: clinical practice patterns and standards of care that vary widely among countries; non-U.S. regulatory authority requirements that could restrict or limit our ability to conduct our clinical trials; administrative burdens of conducting clinical trials under multiple non-U.S. regulatory authority schema; foreign exchange rate fluctuations; and diminished protection of intellectual property in some countries.
Risks inherent in conducting international clinical trials include: clinical practice patterns and standards of care that vary widely among countries; non-U.S. regulatory authority requirements that could restrict or limit our ability to conduct our 83 Table of Contents clinical trials; administrative burdens of conducting clinical trials under multiple non-U.S. regulatory authority schema; foreign exchange rate fluctuations; and diminished protection of intellectual property in some countries.
In such an event, our competitors might be able to enter the market with similar or identical products or platforms, which could have a material adverse effect on our business prospects and financial condition. Intellectual property rights do not guarantee commercial success of current or future product candidates or other business activities.
In such 94 Table of Contents an event, our competitors might be able to enter the market with similar or identical products or platforms, which could have a material adverse effect on our business prospects and financial condition. Intellectual property rights do not guarantee commercial success of current or future product candidates or other business activities.
Although we have experienced revenue growth in certain periods, we have also experienced revenue loss in certain periods, and we may not be able to sustain revenue growth and we may experience certain periods of revenue decline. You should not consider our revenue growth in prior periods as indicative of our future performance.
Although we have experienced revenue growth in certain periods, we have also experienced a decline in revenue in certain periods, and we may not be able to sustain revenue growth and we may experience certain periods of revenue decline. You should not consider our revenue growth in prior periods as indicative of our future performance.
In addition, under Sections 382 and 383 of the Code, and corresponding provisions of state law, a corporation that undergoes an "ownership change," generally defined as a greater than 50 percentage point change (by value) in its equity ownership by certain stockholders over a three-year period, is subject to limitations on its ability to utilize its pre-change NOLs and research and development tax credit carryforwards to offset future taxable income.
In addition, under Sections 382 and 383 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and corresponding provisions of state law, a corporation that undergoes an "ownership change," generally defined as a greater than 50 percentage point change (by value) in its equity ownership by certain stockholders over a three-year period, is subject to limitations on its ability to utilize its pre-change NOLs and research and development tax credit carryforwards to offset future taxable income.
Accordingly, assuming we, or any collaborators we may have, receive marketing approval for one or more product candidates we may develop, we, and such collaborators, and our and their contract manufacturers will continue to expend time, money and effort in all areas of regulatory compliance, including manufacturing, production, product surveillance and quality control.
Accordingly, assuming we, or any collaborators we may have, receive marketing approval for one or more product candidates we may develop, we, and such collaborators, and our and their contract manufacturers will continue to expend time, money and effort in all areas of regulatory compliance, including manufacturing, production, product 104 Table of Contents surveillance and quality control.
In some cases, these competitors are well-established providers of these solutions and have long-standing relationships with many of our current and potential customers, including large biopharmaceutical companies. In addition, there are academic consortia that develop physics-based simulation programs for life sciences and materials applications.
In some cases, these competitors are well-established providers of these solutions and have long-standing relationships with many 70 Table of Contents of our current and potential customers, including large biopharmaceutical companies. In addition, there are academic consortia that develop physics-based simulation programs for life sciences and materials applications.
Such claims could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects. If we fail in prosecuting or defending any such claims, in addition to paying monetary damages, we may lose valuable intellectual property rights or personnel, which could have a material adverse effect on our competitive business position and prospects.
Such claims could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects. 97 Table of Contents If we fail in prosecuting or defending any such claims, in addition to paying monetary damages, we may lose valuable intellectual property rights or personnel, which could have a material adverse effect on our competitive business position and prospects.
As we grow our business, our revenue growth rates may decrease in future periods. Our quarterly and annual results may fluctuate significantly, which could adversely impact the value of our common stock.
As we grow our business, our revenue growth rates may slow in future periods. Our quarterly and annual results may fluctuate significantly, which could adversely impact the value of our common stock.
We cannot predict whether physicians, physicians’ organizations, hospitals, other healthcare providers, government agencies or private insurers will determine that any of our product candidates, if approved for commercial sale, is safe, therapeutically effective and cost-effective as compared with competing treatments.
We cannot predict whether 84 Table of Contents physicians, physicians’ organizations, hospitals, other healthcare providers, government agencies or private insurers will determine that any of our product candidates, if approved for commercial sale, is safe, therapeutically effective and cost-effective as compared with competing treatments.
If these challenges are successful, they may not only impact the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, but also further limit the viability of the 113 Table of Content s standard contractual clauses and other data transfer mechanisms. The uncertainty around this issue has the potential to impact our business internationally.
If these challenges are successful, they may not only impact the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, but also further limit the viability of the standard contractual clauses and other data transfer mechanisms. The uncertainty around this issue has the potential to impact our business internationally.
We therefore expect that gain on equity investments and fair value gains and losses will fluctuate significantly in future periods. We anticipate that our operating expenses will increase substantially in the foreseeable future as we continue to invest in our proprietary drug discovery programs, sales and marketing infrastructure, and our computational platform.
We therefore expect that gain or loss on equity investments and fair value gains and losses will fluctuate significantly in future periods. We anticipate that our operating expenses will increase in the foreseeable future as we continue to invest in our proprietary drug discovery programs, sales and marketing infrastructure, and our computational platform.
If any of these events occur, we may be forced to abandon our development efforts for a program or programs, which would have a material adverse effect on our business. We rely on contract research organizations to synthesize any molecules with therapeutic potential that we discover.
If any of these events occur, we may be forced to abandon our development efforts for a program or programs, which would have a material adverse effect on our business. 77 Table of Contents We rely on contract research organizations to synthesize any molecules with therapeutic potential that we discover.
To the extent that the results of the trials are not satisfactory to the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities for support of a marketing application, we may be required to expend significant resources, which may not be available to us, to conduct additional trials in support of potential approval of our product candidates.
To the extent that the results of the trials are not satisfactory to the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities for support of a marketing application, we may be required to expend significant resources, which may not be available to us, to conduct additional 82 Table of Contents trials in support of potential approval of our product candidates.
We expect our expenses to increase substantially in connection with our ongoing and planned activities, particularly as we advance our proprietary drug discovery programs, initiate or progress preclinical and Investigational New Drug, or IND,-enabling studies, submit IND applications, initiate and progress clinical trials and invest in the further development of our computational platform.
We expect our expenses to increase in connection with our ongoing and planned activities, particularly as we advance our proprietary drug discovery programs, initiate or progress preclinical and Investigational New Drug, or IND,-enabling studies, progress clinical trials and invest in the further development of our computational platform.
In addition, we are also aware of other therapeutics, such as bi-specifics and CAR-Ts, both approved and in clinical development, for the treatment of B-cell lymphomas.
In addition, we are also aware of other therapeutics, such as bi-specifics and CAR-Ts, both approved and in clinical development, for the treatment of B-cell malignancies.
The capital markets for public offerings and acquisitions are dynamic, and the likelihood of liquidity events for the companies in which we hold equity interests could significantly worsen. Further, valuations of privately held companies are inherently complex due to the lack of readily available market data.
The capital markets for public offerings and acquisitions are dynamic, and the likelihood of liquidity events for the companies in which we hold equity interests could significantly worsen. Further, valuations of privately held companies are inherently complex 75 Table of Contents due to the lack of readily available market data.
For instance, our customers may reduce the number of their employees who are engaged in research and who would have use of our software, which would result in a corresponding reduction in the number of user licenses needed for some of our solutions and thus a lower aggregate renewal fee.
For instance, our customers may reduce the number of their employees who are engaged in research and 69 Table of Contents who would have use of our software, which would result in a corresponding reduction in the number of user licenses needed for some of our solutions and thus a lower aggregate renewal fee.
Use of open-source software may entail greater risks than use of third-party commercial software, as open-source licensors generally do not provide warranties or other contractual protections regarding infringement claims or the quality of the code, including with respect to security vulnerabilities.
Use of open-source software may entail greater risks than use of third-party commercial software, as open-source licensors generally do not provide warranties or other contractual protections regarding infringement claims or the quality 73 Table of Contents of the code, including with respect to security vulnerabilities.
In addition, publications of discoveries in the scientific literature often lag behind the actual discoveries, and patent applications in the United States and other jurisdictions are typically not published until 18 months after filing of the priority application, or in some cases not published at all.
In addition, publications of discoveries in the scientific literature often lag behind the actual discoveries, and patent applications in the United States and other 92 Table of Contents jurisdictions are typically not published until 18 months after filing of the priority application, or in some cases not published at all.
In addition, these third parties are not our employees, and except for remedies available to us under our agreements with such third parties, we cannot control whether or not they devote sufficient time and resources to our on-going clinical, nonclinical and preclinical programs.
In addition, these third parties are not our employees, and except for remedies available to us under our agreements with such third parties, we cannot control whether or not they devote sufficient time and resources to our ongoing clinical, nonclinical and preclinical programs.
For example, Structure Therapeutics has also made public statements regarding its expectations for the development of programs under collaboration with us, and Structure Therapeutics and other collaborators may in the future make additional statements about their goals and expectations related to collaborations with us.
For example, Structure Therapeutics has also made public statements regarding its expectations for the development of programs under collaboration with us, and Structure Therapeutics and other collaborators may in the 120 Table of Contents future make additional statements about their goals and expectations related to collaborations with us.
Any of these events could create liability for us and damage our reputation, which could have a material adverse effect on our revenue, business, results of operations, and financial condition and the market price of our shares. 77 Table of Content s Risks Related to Drug Discovery We may never realize a return on our investment of resources and cash in our drug discovery collaborations.
Any of these events could create liability for us and damage our reputation, which could have a material adverse effect on our revenue, business, results of operations, and financial condition and the market price of our shares. Risks Related to Drug Discovery We may never realize a return on our investment of resources and cash in our drug discovery collaborations.
After March 2013, under the Leahy-Smith Act, the United States transitioned to a 97 Table of Content s first-to-file system in which, assuming that the other statutory requirements for patentability are met, the first inventor to file a patent application will be entitled to the patent on an invention regardless of whether a third party was the first to invent the claimed invention.
After March 2013, under the Leahy-Smith Act, the United States transitioned to a first-to-file system in which, assuming that the other statutory requirements for patentability are met, the first inventor to file a patent application will be entitled to the patent on an invention regardless of whether a third party was the first to invent the claimed invention.
Such mechanisms include re-examination, post-grant review, inter partes review, interference proceedings, derivation 99 Table of Content s proceedings, and equivalent proceedings in non-U.S. jurisdictions (e.g., opposition proceedings). The outcome following legal assertions of invalidity and unenforceability is unpredictable.
Such mechanisms include re-examination, post-grant review, inter partes review, interference proceedings, derivation proceedings, and equivalent proceedings in non-U.S. jurisdictions (e.g., opposition proceedings). The outcome following legal assertions of invalidity and unenforceability is unpredictable.
Notice of the certification must be given to the patent owner and NDA holder and if, within 45 days of receiving notice, either the patent owner or NDA holder sues for patent infringement, approval of the ANDA or 505(b)(2) NDA is stayed for up to 30 months.
Notice of the certification must be given to the patent owner and NDA holder and if, within 45 days of receiving notice, either the 98 Table of Contents patent owner or NDA holder sues for patent infringement, approval of the ANDA or 505(b)(2) NDA is stayed for up to 30 months.
If we violate any consent order that we reach with the FTC, we may be subject to additional fines and compliance requirements. States are also active in creating specific rules relating to the processing of personal information.
If we violate any consent order that we reach with the FTC, we may be subject to additional fines and compliance requirements. 112 Table of Contents States are also active in creating specific rules relating to the processing of personal information.
As a result of all of these factors, our competitors may succeed in obtaining approval from the FDA or other comparable foreign regulatory authorities or in discovering, developing and commercializing products in our field before we do. 89 Table of Content s Risks Related to Our Operations Doing business internationally creates operational and financial risks for our business.
As a result of all of these factors, our competitors may succeed in obtaining approval from the FDA or other comparable foreign regulatory authorities or in discovering, developing and commercializing products in our field before we do. Risks Related to Our Operations Doing business internationally creates operational and financial risks for our business.
The adequacy decision permits companies in the United States who self-certify to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework to rely on it as a valid data transfer mechanism for data transfers from the European Union to the United States. However, some privacy advocacy groups have already suggested that they will be challenging the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.
The adequacy decision permits companies in the United States who self-certify to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework to rely on it as a valid data transfer mechanism for data transfers from the European Union to the United States. However, some privacy advocacy 111 Table of Contents groups have already suggested that they will be challenging the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.
For example, attackers have used artificial intelligence and machine learning to launch more automated, targeted and coordinated attacks against targets. Additionally, actual, potential, or anticipated attacks may cause us to incur increasing costs, including costs to deploy additional personnel and protection technologies, train employees, and engage third-party experts and consultants.
For example, attackers have used artificial intelligence and machine learning to launch more automated, targeted and coordinated attacks against 117 Table of Contents targets. Additionally, actual, potential, or anticipated attacks may cause us to incur increasing costs, including costs to deploy additional personnel and protection technologies, train employees, and engage third-party experts and consultants.
We may not be aware of all such intellectual property rights potentially relating to our technology and product candidates and their uses, or we may incorrectly conclude that third-party intellectual property is invalid or that our activities and product candidates do not infringe such intellectual property.
We may not be aware of all such intellectual property rights potentially relating to our technology and product candidates and their uses, or we may 96 Table of Contents incorrectly conclude that third-party intellectual property is invalid or that our activities and product candidates do not infringe such intellectual property.
For example, in connection with the audit of our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022, we and our independent registered public accounting firm identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting.
For example, in connection with 122 Table of Contents the audit of our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022, we and our independent registered public accounting firm identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting.
Per the Executive Order, this review will result in new DOJ FCPA guidelines intended to enhance American economic competitiveness and to safeguard national security interests. During the 180-day review period, any new FCPA investigations and enforcement actions are to be suspended absent authorization from the Attorney General, and all existing FCPA investigations and enforcement actions will be reviewed.
Per the executive order, this review will result in new Department of Justice FCPA guidelines intended to enhance American economic competitiveness and to safeguard national security interests. During the 180-day review period, any new FCPA investigations and enforcement actions are to be suspended absent authorization from the Attorney General, and all existing FCPA investigations and enforcement actions will be reviewed.
Certain Chinese biotechnology companies may become subject to trade restrictions, sanctions, other regulatory requirements or proposed legislation by the U.S. government, which could restrict or even prohibit our ability to work with such entities, 116 Table of Content s thereby potentially disrupting their supply of material to us.
Certain Chinese biotechnology companies may become subject to trade restrictions, sanctions, other regulatory requirements or proposed legislation by the U.S. government, which could restrict or even prohibit our ability to work with such entities, 115 Table of Contents thereby potentially disrupting their supply of material to us.
If these third parties do not successfully carry out their contractual duties or obligations or meet expected deadlines, if they need to be replaced or if the quality or accuracy of the clinical data they obtain is compromised, our clinical trials may be extended, delayed or terminated and we may not be able to obtain, or 83 Table of Content s may be delayed in obtaining, marketing approvals for our product candidates and will not be able to, or may be delayed in our efforts to, successfully commercialize our medicines.
If these third parties do not successfully carry out their contractual duties or obligations or meet expected deadlines, if they need to be replaced or if the quality or accuracy of the clinical data they obtain is compromised, our clinical trials may be extended, delayed or terminated and we may not be able to obtain, or 80 Table of Contents may be delayed in obtaining, marketing approvals for our product candidates and will not be able to, or may be delayed in our efforts to, successfully commercialize our medicines.
Because patent applications can take many years to issue, there may be currently 100 Table of Content s pending patent applications which may later result in issued patents that the product candidates that we may identify may infringe. In addition, third parties may obtain patents in the future and claim that use of our technologies infringes upon these patents.
Because patent applications can take many years to issue, there may be currently pending patent applications which may later result in issued patents that the product candidates that we may identify may infringe. In addition, third parties may obtain patents in the future and claim that use of our technologies infringes upon these patents.
Under the Hatch-Waxman Amendments, a company may also submit an NDA under section 505(b)(2) of the FDCA that references the FDA’s prior approval of the innovator product or preclinical studies and/or clinical trials that were not conducted by, or for, the sponsor and for which the sponsor has not obtained a right of reference.
Under the Hatch-Waxman Amendments, a company may also submit a new drug application, or NDA, under section 505(b)(2) of the FDCA that references the FDA’s prior approval of the innovator product or preclinical studies and/or clinical trials that were not conducted by, or for, the sponsor and for which the sponsor has not obtained a right of reference.
Moreover, principal investigators for our clinical trials may serve as scientific advisors or consultants to us and receive compensation in connection with such services. Under certain circumstances, we may be required to report some of 103 Table of Content s these relationships to the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities.
Moreover, principal investigators for our clinical trials may serve as scientific advisors or consultants to us and receive compensation in connection with such services. Under certain circumstances, we may be required to report some of these relationships to the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities.
Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including: • the growth of our software revenue; • the timing and extent of spending to support research and development efforts; • the continued expansion of software sales and marketing activities; • the timing and receipt of payments from our drug discovery collaborations; • spending to support, advance, and broaden our proprietary drug discovery programs; and • the timing and receipt of any distributions or proceeds we may receive from our equity stakes in our drug discovery collaborators.
Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including: • the growth of our software revenue; • the timing and extent of spending to support research and development efforts; • the continued expansion of software sales and marketing activities; • the timing and receipt of payments from our drug discovery collaborations; • spending to support, advance, and broaden our proprietary drug discovery programs, including the impact of tariffs and trade restrictions on such spending; and • the timing and receipt of any distributions or proceeds we may receive from our equity stakes in our drug discovery collaborators.
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, sales to customers outside of the United States accounted for approximately 45% of our total revenues. Operating in international markets requires significant resources and management attention and subjects us to regulatory, economic, and political risks that are different from those in the United States.
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, sales to customers outside of the United States accounted for approximately 40% of our total revenues. Operating in international markets requires significant resources and management attention and subjects us to regulatory, economic, and political risks that are different from those in the United States.
Any claims we assert against perceived infringers could provoke such parties to assert counterclaims against us alleging that we infringe, misappropriate, or otherwise violate their intellectual property. In addition, in a patent infringement proceeding, such parties could assert that the patents we, our collaborators, or our licensors have asserted are invalid or unenforceable.
Any claims we assert against 95 Table of Contents perceived infringers could provoke such parties to assert counterclaims against us alleging that we infringe, misappropriate, or otherwise violate their intellectual property. In addition, in a patent infringement proceeding, such parties could assert that the patents we, our collaborators, or our licensors have asserted are invalid or unenforceable.
In 2017, the Congress passed the FDARA, which, among other things, codified the FDA’s pre-existing regulatory interpretation, to require that a drug sponsor demonstrate the clinical superiority of an orphan drug that is otherwise the same as a previously approved drug for the same rare disease in order to receive orphan drug exclusivity.
In 2017, the Congress passed the FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017, or FDARA, which, among other things, codified the FDA’s pre-existing regulatory interpretation, to require that a drug sponsor demonstrate the clinical superiority of an orphan drug that is otherwise the same as a previously approved drug for the same rare disease in order to receive orphan drug exclusivity.
For example, with respect to our MALT1 inhibitor, SGR-1505, which we are advancing for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell malignancies, we are aware of several MALT1 inhibitors in clinical development, including by AbbVie Inc., Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., HotSpot Therapeutics, and Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
For example, with respect to our MALT1 inhibitor, SGR-1505, which we are advancing for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell malignancies, we are aware of several MALT1 inhibitors in clinical development, including by AbbVie Inc., HotSpot Therapeutics, and Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Changes in either the patent laws or interpretation of the patent laws in the United States and other countries may diminish the value of our owned, co-owned, or in-licensed current or future patents and our ability to obtain, protect, maintain, defend, and enforce our patent rights, narrow the scope of our patent protection and, more generally, could affect the value of, or narrow the 96 Table of Content s scope of, our patent rights.
Changes in either the patent laws or interpretation of the patent laws in the United States and other countries may diminish the value of our owned, co-owned, or in-licensed current or future patents and our ability to obtain, protect, maintain, defend, and enforce our patent rights, narrow the scope of our patent protection and, more generally, could affect the value of, or narrow the scope of, our patent rights.
If these third parties do not successfully carry out their contractual duties, meet expected deadlines, or synthesize molecules in accordance with regulatory requirements, if there are disagreements between us and such parties or if such parties are unable to expand capacities, we may not be able to fulfill, or may be delayed in producing sufficient product candidates to meet, our supply requirements, and we may not be able to complete, or may be delayed in completing, the necessary preclinical studies to enable us to progress viable product candidates for IND submissions or the necessary clinical trials and we will not be able to, or may be delayed in our efforts to, successfully develop and commercialize such product candidates.
If these third parties do not successfully carry out their contractual duties, meet expected deadlines, or synthesize molecules in accordance with regulatory requirements, if there are disagreements between us and such parties or if such parties are unable to expand capacities, we may not be able to fulfill, or may be delayed in producing sufficient product candidates to meet, our supply requirements, and we may not be able to complete, or may be delayed in completing, the necessary preclinical studies or the necessary clinical trials and we will not be able to, or may be delayed in our efforts to, successfully develop and commercialize such product candidates.
In addition, even after an orphan drug is approved, the FDA can subsequently approve the same product for the same condition if the FDA concludes that the later product is clinically superior in that it is shown to be safer, more effective or makes a major contribution to patient care.
In addition, even after an 103 Table of Contents orphan drug is approved, the FDA can subsequently approve the same product for the same condition if the FDA concludes that the later product is clinically superior in that it is shown to be safer, more effective or makes a major contribution to patient care.
We cannot guarantee that the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities will interpret trial results as we do, and more trials than we anticipated could 85 Table of Content s be required before we are able to submit applications seeking approval of our product candidates.
We cannot guarantee that the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities will interpret trial results as we do, and more trials than we anticipated could be required before we are able to submit applications seeking approval of our product candidates.
Even if we are successful in prosecuting or defending against such claims, litigation could result in substantial costs and be a distraction to our management and employees. 101 Table of Content s If we are unable to protect the confidentiality of our trade secrets, our business and competitive position may be harmed.
Even if we are successful in prosecuting or defending against such claims, litigation could result in substantial costs and be a distraction to our management and employees. If we are unable to protect the confidentiality of our trade secrets, our business and competitive position may be harmed.
The risk of errors is particularly significant when a new software solution is first introduced or when new versions or enhancements of existing software solutions are 75 Table of Content s released. We have from time to time found defects in our software, and new errors in our existing software may be detected in the future.
The risk of errors is particularly significant when a new software solution is first introduced or when new versions or enhancements of existing software solutions are released. We have from time to time found defects in our software, and new errors in our existing software may be detected in the future.
The pursuit of potential acquisitions may divert the attention of management and cause us to incur various expenses in identifying, investigating, and pursuing suitable acquisitions, whether or not they are consummated. 92 Table of Content s In addition, we have limited experience in acquiring other businesses.
The pursuit of potential acquisitions may divert the attention of management and cause us to incur various expenses in identifying, investigating, and pursuing suitable acquisitions, whether or not they are consummated. In addition, we have limited experience in acquiring other businesses.
Additionally, if any product candidates we may develop receive marketing approval, the FDA could require us to adopt a REMS to ensure that the benefits outweigh its risks, which may include, among other things, a medication guide outlining the risks of the product for distribution to patients and a communication plan to healthcare practitioners.
Additionally, if any product candidates we may develop receive marketing approval, the FDA could require us to adopt risk evaluation and mitigation strategies, or REMS, to ensure that the benefits outweigh its risks, which may include, among other things, a medication guide outlining the risks of the product for distribution to patients and a communication plan to healthcare practitioners.
In addition, if we decide to complete clinical development and seek regulatory approval on our own, we expect to incur significant additional expenses. Furthermore, we incur additional costs associated with operating as a public company, as compared to when we were a private company.
In addition, though not our current strategy, if we decide to complete clinical development and seek regulatory approval on our own, we expect to incur significant additional expenses. Furthermore, we incur additional costs associated with operating as a public company, as compared to when we were a private company.
The facilities of these third parties may also be affected by natural disasters, such as floods or fire, or geopolitical developments or public health pandemics or such facilities could face production issues, such as contamination or regulatory concerns following a regulatory inspection of such facility.
The facilities of these third parties may also be affected by natural disasters, such as floods or fire, or geopolitical developments, such as tariffs and trade restrictions, or public health pandemics or such facilities could face production issues, such as contamination or regulatory concerns following a regulatory inspection of such facility.