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Caribou Biosciences, Inc. · 10-Q · Q2 FY2026 · Period ended Jun 30, 2026
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You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations together with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the related notes included in Part I, Item 1, of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2026 (“Form 10-Q”) and with the audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K (“Form 10-K”) filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 5, 2026.
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”). All statements, other than statements of historical facts, contained in this Form 10-Q are forward-looking statements, including statements regarding our business strategy, plans, and objectives; expectations regarding our clinical-stage CAR-T cell therapy product candidates, including our expectations about the development timelines for such product candidates; the expected timing of disclosure of clinical data; expectations regarding the safety, efficacy, and potential advantages of our CAR-T cell therapy product candidates; expectations about our future regulatory filings and interactions with regulatory authorities, including expectations about ANTLER-3, our planned pivotal phase 3 clinical trial for vispacabtagene regedleucel (“vispa-cel,” formerly CB-010); our results of operations and financial position; plans and objectives of management for future operations; and the like. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “could,” “intend,” “target,” “project,” “contemplate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words.
As a result of many factors, including but not limited to the risks described in the section of our Form 10-K titled “Risk Factors,” in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in this Form 10-Q, and in other filings we make with the SEC, the events and circumstances reflected in our forward-looking statements may not be achieved or may not occur, and actual results could differ materially from those described in or implied by the forward-looking statements. As a result of these risks, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. We assume no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements for any reason, except as required by law.
Overview
We are a clinical-stage Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (“CRISPR”) genome-editing biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing transformative therapies for patients with devastating diseases. Our genome-editing platform is based on our novel chRDNA (CRISPR hybrid RNA-DNA, pronounced “chardonnay”) technology, which enables more precise genome editing of allogeneic cell therapies. Our allogeneic, or off-the-shelf, chimeric antigen receptor (“CAR”)-T (“CAR-T”) cell therapy product candidates are manufactured in advance with cells from healthy donors, with the goal of enabling broad patient access, rapid patient treatment, and increased manufacturing scale. Our allogeneic CAR-T cell therapy product candidates in clinical development are directed at established cell surface targets against which autologous CAR-T cell therapeutics have already demonstrated clinical proof of concept, CD19 and B cell maturation antigen (“BCMA”). We use our chRDNA technologies to armor our allogeneic CAR-T cell therapies through multiple genome-editing strategies, such as checkpoint disruption and immune cloaking, to enhance activity against hematologic malignancies.
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We are advancing two clinical-stage allogeneic CAR-T cell therapies for the treatment of patients with hematologic malignancies:
•Vispa-cel: an allogeneic anti-CD19 CAR-T cell therapy that has been evaluated in our multicenter, open-label ANTLER phase 1 clinical trial in patients with relapsed or refractory B cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (“r/r B-NHL”)
•CB-011: an allogeneic anti-BCMA CAR-T cell therapy that is being evaluated in our multicenter, open-label CaMMouflage phase 1 clinical trial in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (“r/r MM”)
Vispa-cel has received regenerative medicine advanced therapy (“RMAT”) designation for relapsed or refractory large B cell lymphoma (“r/r LBCL”), fast track designation for r/r B-NHL, and orphan drug designation for follicular lymphoma (“FL”) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”). CB-011 has received RMAT, fast track, and orphan drug designations for r/r MM from the FDA.
To our knowledge, vispa-cel is the first clinical-stage allogeneic CAR-T cell therapy with a genome-edited knockout of the PDCD1 gene to prevent PD-1 expression on the CAR-T cell surface. On May 7, 2026, we announced that we reached alignment with the FDA on the design of ANTLER-3, our planned pivotal phase 3 clinical trial for vispa-cel. ANTLER-3 will be a randomized, controlled clinical trial expected to enroll approximately 250 CD19-naïve second-line (“2L”) large B cell lymphoma (“LBCL”) patients who are not eligible for transplant and not candidates or not eligible for autologous CAR-T cell therapy based on access challenges or medical criteria, including the urgent need for therapy. Patients in the investigational arm will receive a single dose of 80x106 viable CAR-T cells following a lymphodepletion (“LD”) regimen of cyclophosphamide at 60 mg/kg/day for two days and fludarabine at 25 mg/m²/day for five days. Patients in the comparator arm will be treated with an investigator’s choice of a standard-of-care regimen: rituximab (“R”), gemcitabine, and oxaliplatin (“R-GemOx”); polatuzumab vedotin (“Pola”) and R-GemOx (“Pola-RGO”); or tafasitamab and lenalidomide. Crossover to the vispa-cel arm will be permitted after progressive disease. The primary endpoint will be progression-free survival (“PFS”). Clinical trial sites will include both academic and sophisticated community centers in the United States and globally.
On June 11, 2026, we announced that 85 patients with r/r B-NHL were treated in the ANTLER phase 1 clinical trial. As of the March 6, 2026, data cutoff date, 27 2L LBCL patients received a single dose of vispa-cel manufactured from a donor younger than 30 years old with at least two matched human leukocyte antigen (“HLA”) alleles between patient and donor. This 27-patient subgroup best represents the treatment regimen and patient population for ANTLER-3. The results for this subgroup included an 82% overall response rate (“ORR”), a 67% complete response (“CR”) rate, and 17.1-month median PFS. Vispa-cel is generally well tolerated. In the 27-patient subgroup, there were no reports of graft-versus-host disease (“GvHD”) or grade 3 or higher immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (“ICANS”), and there was one (4%) grade 3 or higher cytokine release syndrome (“CRS”). Other adverse events of special interest included six (22%) grade 3 or higher infections, five (21%; 5/24) grade 3 or higher prolonged cytopenias, and one (4%) grade 3 or higher immune effector cell-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis-like syndrome (“IEC-HS”). In the 27-patient subgroup, one vispa-cel-related death occurred due to IEC-HS and one possibly related death occurred due to progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy.
To our knowledge, CB-011 is the first clinical-stage allogeneic CAR-T cell therapy incorporating an immune cloaking approach that includes both the removal of the endogenous beta-2-microglobulin (“B2M”) protein and insertion of a beta-2-microglobulin–human-leukocyte-antigen-E–peptide transgene (“B2M–HLA-E”). Forty-eight fourth-line or later (“4L+”) patients were enrolled in the dose escalation portion of our CaMMouflage phase 1 clinical trial, which evaluated two different LD regimens and multiple CAR-T cell dose levels. The eligibility criteria required that patients had been treated with three or more prior lines of therapy including a proteasome inhibitor, an immunomodulatory drug, and an anti-CD38 antibody. Patients who received treatment with a BCMA-targeted therapy, but not an autologous CAR-T cell therapy, more than three months prior to enrollment in dose escalation were permitted. The CB-011 recommended dose for expansion (“RDE”) is 450x106 viable CAR-T cells following an LD regimen of 500 mg/m2 cyclophosphamide and 30 mg/m2 fludarabine daily for three days. In the dose escalation portion of our CaMMouflage phase 1 clinical trial, 12 patients were treated with the RDE.
On June 11, 2026, we announced longer follow-up data from the dose escalation portion of our CaMMouflage clinical trial. As of the May 26, 2026, efficacy data cutoff date, the 12-patient, BCMA-naïve cohort treated with the RDE had the following outcomes: an ORR of 92%, a complete response or stringent complete response (“≥CR”) rate of 83%, and 91% of evaluable patients achieved minimal residual disease (“MRD”) negativity (≤10-5). Fifty percent of patients
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were in ≥CR at 15 months. The median follow-up for these 12 patients was 17.7 months. As of the April 20, 2026, safety data cutoff date, CB-011 showed a manageable safety profile across all patients with no cases of GvHD, immune effector cell-associated enterocolitis (“IEC-EC”), parkinsonism, or cranial nerve palsies (N=48). In all patients treated with the selected LD regimen (N=35), there was one CB-011-related death due to immune effector cell-associated hematotoxicity and three unrelated deaths due to pneumonia, respiratory syncytial virus, and respiratory acidosis, respectively. In the 12-patient BCMA-naïve RDE cohort, there were no reports of grade 3 or higher ICANS and one (8%) grade 3 or higher CRS. Other adverse events of special interest in the RDE cohort included three (25%) grade 3 or higher infections, one (8%) grade 3 or higher IEC-HS, and five (42%; 5/12) grade 3 or higher prolonged cytopenias. We initiated the dose expansion portion of the CaMMouflage phase 1 clinical trial in late 2025, which is ongoing and includes enrollment of BCMA-naive and BCMA-exposed patient cohorts.
Since our founding in 2011, we have devoted substantially all of our resources to organizing and staffing, business planning, raising capital, expanding our genome-editing platform technologies, developing our CAR-T cell therapy product candidates and building our pipeline, creating and maintaining our intellectual property portfolio, and establishing arrangements with third parties for the manufacture, testing, and clinical trial evaluations of our CAR-T cell therapy product candidates. We do not have any products approved for commercial sale and have not generated any revenue from product sales. We have incurred operating losses since commencement of our operations.
To date, we have primarily funded our operations through proceeds from the sales of our capital stock, revenue from our license and collaboration agreements, and proceeds from the sale of shares of Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. (“Intellia”) common stock.
Our net losses for the three months ended June 30, 2026, and June 30, 2025, were $24.3 million and $54.1 million, respectively. Our net losses for the six months ended June 30, 2026, and June 30, 2025, were $49.4 million and $94.1 million, respectively. We had an accumulated deficit of $645.9 million as of June 30, 2026. Our net losses and operating losses may fluctuate from quarter to quarter and year to year depending primarily on the timing of expenses associated with our clinical trials and development of our product candidates. We anticipate that our expenses will increase substantially as we:
•progress our clinical trials for our vispa-cel and CB-011 CAR-T cell therapy product candidates, particularly as we advance vispa-cel in ANTLER-3, our planned pivotal phase 3 clinical trial;
•hire additional personnel, as needed;
•acquire or in-license intellectual property, new technologies, and/or additional product candidates;
•expand, maintain, enforce, and defend our intellectual property portfolio;
•seek regulatory and marketing approvals for our vispa-cel and CB-011 CAR-T cell therapy product candidates if our clinical trials are successful;
•expand manufacturing capabilities and supply chain capacity for our vispa-cel and CB-011 CAR-T cell therapy product candidates;
•experience any delays, challenges, or other issues associated with any of the above, including the failure of clinical trials meeting endpoints, generation of clinical trial data subject to differing interpretations, or the occurrence of potential safety issues or other development or regulatory challenges;
•make royalty, milestone, or other payments under current, and any future, in-license or assignment agreements with third parties;
•establish a sales, marketing, and distribution infrastructure to commercialize any product candidates for which we obtain marketing approval; and
•continue to operate as a public company, including defending against any future class action securities litigation and shareholder derivative lawsuits.
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We do not own or operate any manufacturing facilities. We use multiple contract manufacturing organizations (“CMOs”) to individually manufacture, under current good manufacturing processes, our chRDNA guides, Cas9 and Cas12a proteins, plasmids, and adeno-associated virus serotype 6 (“AAV6”) vectors used in the manufacture of our CAR-T cell therapy product candidates as well as the CAR-T cell therapy product candidates themselves. We expect to continue to rely on our CMOs for manufacturing our clinical trial materials, and most of these CMOs have capabilities for commercial manufacturing. Additionally, we may decide to build our own manufacturing facility in the future to provide greater flexibility and control over our clinical or commercial manufacturing needs.
Components of Results of Operations
Licensing and Other Third-party Revenue
We have not generated any revenue from product sales to date and do not expect to generate any revenue from the sale of products in the foreseeable future. We cannot predict if, when, or to what extent we will generate revenue from the commercialization and sale of our CAR-T cell therapy product candidates if we succeed in obtaining regulatory approval for such product candidates.
To date, all of our revenue has been earned from licensing, collaboration, and other third-party agreements, including agreements with related parties. Under these agreements, we may license rights to certain intellectual property controlled by us. The terms of these arrangements typically include payments to us of one or more of the following: nonrefundable, upfront license fees or exclusivity fees; annual maintenance fees; regulatory and/or commercial milestone payments; research and development payments; and royalties on the net sales of products and/or services. Each of these payments results in licensing and other revenue. Revenue under such agreements was $1.5 million and $2.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, and June 30, 2025, respectively, and $3.9 million and $5.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, and June 30, 2025, respectively. See Notes 5 and 7 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q for additional information.
For the foreseeable future, we expect substantially all our revenue will be generated from licensing and other third-party agreements. See Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Form 10-K for additional information about our revenue recognition policy related to our licensing and other third-party agreements.
Operating Expenses
Research and Development Expenses
Our research and development expenses consist of internal and external expenses incurred in connection with the development of our CAR-T cell therapy product candidates and our genome-editing platform technologies, and our in-licensing, assignment, and other third-party agreements.
External costs include:
•costs associated with acquiring technology and intellectual property licenses that have no alternative future uses, sublicensing revenues, and milestones;
•costs incurred in connection with the clinical development and manufacturing of our CAR-T cell therapy product candidates, including under agreements with CMOs, suppliers, contract research organizations (“CROs”), and clinical sites; and
•other research and development costs, including lab supplies, and consulting services.
Internal costs include:
•personnel-related costs, including salaries, benefits, and stock-based compensation expense, for our research and development personnel; and
•allocated facilities and other overhead expenses, including expenses for rent, facilities maintenance, and depreciation.
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We expense research and development costs as incurred. Costs of certain activities are recognized based on an evaluation of the progress to completion of specific tasks. However, payments made prior to the receipt of goods or services that will be used or rendered for future research and development activities are deferred and capitalized as prepaid expenses and other current assets in our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. The capitalized amounts are recognized as expenses as the goods are delivered or as related services are performed. We separately track certain external costs on a program-by-program basis; however, we do not track costs that are deployed across our programs. We do not allocate internal costs as several of our departments support our programs and our payroll and other personnel expenses are not tracked on a program-by-program basis.
Clinical 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 expect that our research and development expenses will increase substantially for the foreseeable future as we continue to implement our business strategy; advance our CAR-T cell therapy product candidates through clinical trials; conduct translational research to support our product candidates; seek regulatory approvals for our product candidates that successfully complete clinical trials; and hire additional personnel to support our clinical development efforts.
The successful development of our CAR-T cell therapy product candidates is highly uncertain. Accordingly, at this time, we cannot reasonably estimate or know the nature, timing, and costs of the efforts that will be necessary to complete the development of our product candidates. We are also unable to predict when, if ever, we will generate revenue and material net cash inflows from the commercialization and sale of any of our product candidates for which we may obtain marketing approval. We may never succeed in achieving regulatory approval for any of our product candidates. The duration, costs, and timing of clinical trials and development of our product candidates will depend on a variety of factors, including:
•sufficiency of our financial and other resources;
•acceptance of our CRISPR chRDNA genome-editing technology;
•ability to develop differentiating features so that our products have a competitive edge;
•establishment, maintenance, enforcement, and defense of our patents and other intellectual property rights;
•our ability to not infringe, misappropriate, or otherwise violate third-party intellectual property rights;
•successful enrollment in, and completion of, our clinical trials of our CAR-T cell therapy product candidates;
•data from our clinical trials that support an acceptable risk-benefit profile of our vispa-cel and CB-011 CAR-T cell therapy product candidates for the intended patient populations and that demonstrate safety and efficacy;
•entry into new collaboration or other agreements to further the development of our CAR-T cell therapy product candidates;
•successful development of our internal process development and transfer to CMOs;
•establishment and maintenance of agreements with CMOs and suppliers for clinical and commercial supplies and scaling up manufacturing processes and capabilities to support our clinical trials;
•receipt of timely responses and marketing approvals from applicable regulatory authorities;
•grant of nonpatent regulatory exclusivity for our CAR-T cell therapy product candidates;
•establishment of sales, marketing, and distribution capabilities necessary for commercialization of our CAR-T cell therapy product candidates, if approved by the applicable regulatory authorities, whether by us or in collaboration with third parties;
•maintenance of a continued acceptable safety profile of our products post-approval;
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•acceptance of our CAR-T cell therapy product candidates, if approved by the applicable regulatory authorities, by patients, the medical community, and third-party payors;
•ability of our products to compete with other therapies and treatment options;
•establishment and maintenance of healthcare coverage and adequate reimbursement; and
•expanded indications and patient populations for our products.
The following table summarizes our research and development expenses for the periods indicated:
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
2026 2025 2026 2025
(in thousands) (in thousands)
External costs:
Expenses related to licenses, sublicensing revenue, and milestones $ 153 $ 459 $ 775 $ 1,551
Services provided by CROs, CMOs, and third parties that conduct nonclinical studies and clinical trials on our behalf 7,131 10,425 15,053 26,068
Other research and development expenses 2,282 4,229 4,428 9,353
Total external costs 9,566 15,113 20,256 36,972
Internal costs:
Personnel-related expenses 6,934 9,503 14,441 19,816
Facilities and other allocated expenses 2,442 3,076 4,856 6,435
Total internal costs 9,376 12,579 19,297 26,251
Total research and development expenses $ 18,942 $ 27,692 $ 39,553 $ 63,223
General and Administrative Expenses
Our general and administrative expenses consist primarily of personnel-related costs, intellectual property costs, consulting costs, and allocated overhead, including rent, equipment depreciation, and utilities. Personnel-related costs consist of salaries, benefits, and stock-based compensation expense for our general and administrative personnel. Intellectual property costs include expenses for filing, prosecuting, and maintaining patents and patent applications, including certain patents and patent applications that we license from third parties. We are entitled to receive reimbursement from third parties of a portion of the costs for filing, prosecuting, and maintaining certain patents and patent applications. We accrue for these reimbursements as the respective expenses are incurred and classify such reimbursements as a reduction in general and administrative expenses.
We expect that our general and administrative expenses will increase in the future if our clinical trials are successful and if we prepare for potential commercialization of our CAR-T cell therapy product candidates.
Impairment Charges
Impairment charges consist of charges related to the strategic pipeline prioritization with workforce and cost reduction initiatives announced on April 24, 2025, and include impairment of our leasehold improvements, right of use assets, and lab equipment. See Note 13 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q for additional information.
Other Income (Expense)
Other income (expense) consists primarily of impairment of an equity investment and interest income earned on cash and marketable securities.
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Results of Operations
Comparison of the Three Months Ended June 30, 2026, and June 30, 2025
The following table summarizes our results of operations for the periods indicated:
Three Months Ended June 30,
2026 2025 Change
(in thousands)
Licensing and other third-party revenue $ 1,499 $ 2,667 $ (1,168)
Operating expenses:
Research and development 18,942 27,692 (8,750)
General and administrative 7,896 10,403 (2,507)
Impairment charges — 12,150 (12,150)
Total operating expenses 26,838 50,245 (23,407)
Loss from operations (25,339) (47,578) 22,239
Other income (expense)
Impairment of equity investment — (9,158) 9,158
Other income, net 1,057 2,638 (1,581)
Total other income (expense) 1,057 (6,520) 7,577
Net loss $ (24,282) $ (54,098) $ 29,816
Licensing and Other Third-party Revenue
Licensing and other third-party revenue decreased by $1.2 million to $1.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, from $2.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025. This decrease primarily relates to the recognition of a $1.0 million milestone payment under a license agreement for the three months ended June 30, 2025, with no comparable milestone revenue recognized for the three months ended June 30, 2026.
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses decreased by $8.8 million to $18.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, from $27.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025. This decrease was primarily related to decreases of (i) $3.3 million in external CMO and CRO activities for our clinical CAR-T cell therapy product candidates, driven by decreases of (a) $2.4 million in CRO activities for our clinical trials and (b) $0.9 million due to CMO activities; (ii) $2.6 million in personnel-related expenses related to the reduction in workforce and strategic pipeline prioritization; (iii) $2.0 million in other research and development expenses primarily related to the reduction in workforce and strategic pipeline prioritization; (iv) $0.6 million in other facilities and allocated expenses; and (v) $0.3 million in expenses related to licenses, sublicensing revenue, and milestones.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses decreased by $2.5 million to $7.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, from $10.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025. This decrease was primarily related to decreases of (i) $0.9 million in personnel-related expenses related to the reduction in workforce and strategic pipeline prioritization; (ii) $0.8 million in legal and other service-related expenses; and (iii) $0.7 million in other facilities and allocated expenses.
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Impairment Charges
Impairment charges were zero for the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $12.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, in conjunction with the previously announced strategic pipeline prioritization. These charges include $7.4 million related to tenant improvements, $2.6 million for the right-of-use asset, and $2.2 million for lab equipment.
Total Other Income (Expense)
Total other income (expense) increased by $7.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2025.
Impairment of equity investment was zero for the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $9.2 million related to our equity investment in Edge for the three months ended June 30, 2025. See Note 3 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q for additional information.
Other income, net decreased by $1.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2025. This decrease was primarily related to a $1.1 million decrease in interest income earned from marketable securities.
Comparison of the Six Months Ended June 30, 2026, and June 30, 2025
The following table summarizes our results of operations for the periods indicated:
Six Months Ended June 30,
2026 2025 Change
(in thousands)
Licensing and other third-party revenue $ 3,896 $ 5,020 $ (1,124)
Operating expenses:
Research and development 39,553 63,223 (23,670)
General and administrative 15,962 20,138 (4,176)
Impairment charges — 12,150 (12,150)
Total operating expenses 55,515 95,511 (39,996)
Loss from operations (51,619) (90,491) 38,872
Other income (expense)
Impairment of equity investment — (9,158) 9,158
Other income, net 2,252 5,560 (3,308)
Total other income (expense) 2,252 (3,598) 5,850
Net loss $ (49,367) $ (94,089) $ 44,722
Licensing and Other Third-party Revenue
Licensing and other third-party revenue decreased by $1.1 million to $3.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, from $5.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025. This decrease primarily relates to the recognition of a $1.0 million milestone payment under a license agreement for the six months ended June 30, 2025, with no comparable milestone revenue recognized for the six months ended June 30, 2026.
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Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses decreased by $23.7 million to $39.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, from $63.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025. This decrease was primarily related to decreases of (i) $11.0 million in external CMO and CRO activities for our clinical CAR-T cell therapy product candidates, driven by decreases of (a) $6.8 million in CRO activities for our clinical trials and (b) $4.2 million due to CMO activities; (ii) $5.4 million in personnel-related expenses related to the reduction in workforce and strategic pipeline prioritization; (iii) $4.9 million in other research and development expenses primarily related to the reduction in workforce and strategic pipeline prioritization; (iv) $1.6 million in other facilities and allocated expenses; and (v) $0.8 million in expenses related to licenses, sublicensing revenue, and milestones.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses decreased by $4.2 million to $16.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, from $20.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025. This decrease was primarily related to decreases of (i) $2.1 million in personnel-related expenses related to the reduction in workforce and strategic pipeline prioritization; (ii) $1.2 million in legal and other service-related expenses; and (iii) $0.8 million in other facilities and allocated expenses.
Impairment Charges
Impairment charges were zero for the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $12.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, in conjunction with the previously announced strategic pipeline prioritization. These charges include $7.4 million related to tenant improvements, $2.6 million for the right-of-use asset, and $2.2 million for lab equipment.
Total Other Income (Expense)
Total other income (expense) increased by $5.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2025.
Impairment of equity investment was zero for the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $9.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, related to our equity investment in Edge. See Note 3 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q for additional information.
Other income, net decreased by $3.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2025. This decrease was primarily related to a $2.5 million decrease in interest income earned from marketable securities.
Liquidity, Capital Resources, and Capital Requirements
Sources of Liquidity
Since our inception through June 30, 2026, we have raised an aggregate net proceeds of $871.4 million to fund our operations through our initial public offering (“IPO”); sales of convertible preferred stock; a follow-on public offering; proceeds from our licensing, licensing and collaboration, service, and patent assignment agreements, including sales of Intellia stock; private placements; at-the-market equity offerings; and government grants.
As of June 30, 2026, we had cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities of $113.8 million.
Shelf Registration Statement
See Note 9 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q for additional information.
At-the-Market Equity Offering Program
See Note 9 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q for additional information.
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Funding Requirements
We expect that our existing cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities will be sufficient to fund our operations for at least the next 12 months from the date this Form 10-Q is filed with the SEC. We have based these estimates on our current assumptions, which may require future adjustments based on our ongoing business decisions.
We will continue to be dependent on equity financing, debt financing, licensing arrangements, and/or other forms of capital raises, including structured or other non-dilutive financings, to fund operating expenses, including to fully fund ANTLER-3, our planned pivotal phase 3 trial for vispa-cel, at least until we are able to generate significant positive cash flows from our operations. We have no current ongoing material financing commitments, such as lines of credit or guarantees, that are expected to affect our liquidity over the next five years, except for our lease commitments and payments under certain of our license agreements as described in Notes 4 and 8 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q.
Our primary use of cash is to fund operating expenses and research and development expenses, which primarily consists of expenditures related to clinical trials. Cash used to fund operating expenses is impacted by the timing of when we pay these expenses, as reflected in the change in our outstanding accounts payable, accrued expenses, and prepaid expenses.
Our future funding requirements will depend on many factors, including the following:
•the initiation, progress, timing, costs, and results of clinical trials for our vispa-cel and CB-011 CAR-T cell therapy product candidates;
•the clinical development plans we establish for these product candidates;
•the outcome, timing, and cost of meeting regulatory requirements established by the FDA and other comparable foreign regulatory authorities;
•the potential impact of reductions in government spending and personnel;
•whether we enter into any collaboration or other agreements and the terms of any such agreements;
•the cost of filing and prosecuting our patent applications, and maintaining and enforcing our patents and other intellectual property rights;
•the cost of defending intellectual property disputes, including patent infringement actions brought by third parties against our products after we receive regulatory approval;
•the effect of competing technological and market developments;
•the cost and timing of completion of commercial-scale outsourced manufacturing activities or the cost and timing of completion of clinical-scale and commercial-scale internal manufacturing activities;
•the cost of establishing sales, marketing, and distribution capabilities for any CAR-T cell therapy product candidates for which we may receive regulatory approval in regions where we choose to commercialize our products;
•the amount of revenue, if any, received from commercial sales of our CAR-T cell therapy product candidates, should any of our product candidates receive marketing approval;
•the achievement of milestones or occurrence of other developments that trigger payments by or to third parties;
•our implementation of various computerized informational systems and efforts to enhance operational systems;
•the impact of public health crises or geopolitical events on our clinical development or operations;
•the impact of inflationary pressures and tariffs on the cost of our operations; and
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•the costs of operating as a public company, including defending against any future class action securities litigation and shareholder derivative lawsuits.
Furthermore, our operating plans may change, and we expect to need additional funds to meet operational needs and capital requirements for our clinical trials and development of our CAR-T cell therapy product candidates.
Because of the numerous risks and uncertainties associated with therapeutic product development, we may never achieve profitability and, unless and until we are able to develop and commercialize our CAR-T cell therapy product candidates, we will need to continue to raise additional capital. Until we can generate significant revenue from product sales, if ever, we expect to finance our operations through equity offerings (including our at-the-market equity offering program), debt financings, new collaborations, structured or other non-dilutive financings, licensing arrangements, and/or other sources. We cannot provide any assurance that we will be successful in obtaining an adequate level of financing to support our business plans as needed on acceptable terms, or at all. If we raise additional funds through new collaborations or licensing arrangements with third parties, we may have to relinquish valuable rights to our intellectual property, future revenue streams, or product candidates or grant licenses on terms that may not be favorable to us. Disruptions and volatility in the global and domestic capital markets resulting from heightened inflation, tariffs, capital market volatility, interest rate and currency rate fluctuations, artificial intelligence (“AI”), political and geopolitical tensions, government agency changes, any potential economic slowdown or recession, including trade wars or civil or political unrest (such as the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia, conflicts in the Middle East, including the hostilities involving Iran, tension between China and Taiwan, geopolitical tensions in Europe, South America, and elsewhere) may increase the cost of capital and limit our ability to access capital. If we are unable to raise capital as and when needed or on attractive terms, we may have to significantly delay, reduce, or discontinue the development and commercialization of our CAR-T cell therapy product candidates or scale back or terminate our pursuit of new in-licenses and acquisitions.
Cash Flows
Comparison of the Six Months Ended June 30, 2026, and June 30, 2025
The following table summarizes our cash flows for the periods indicated:
Six Months Ended June 30,
2026 2025 Change
(in thousands)
Cash used in operating activities $ (49,771) $ (64,983) $ 15,212
Cash provided by investing activities 42,927 73,417 (30,490)
Cash provided by financing activities 20,632 474 20,158
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash $ 13,788 $ 8,908 $ 4,880
Cash Used in Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating activities was $49.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $65.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025. The decrease was due to decreases in research and development expenses and general and administrative expenses, excluding the effect of non-cash items; partially offset by a decrease in net changes in our operating assets and liabilities primarily related to a decrease in net changes in accounts payable.
Cash Provided by Investing Activities
Net cash provided by investing activities was $42.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $73.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025. The decrease was primarily driven by a decrease in proceeds from maturities of marketable securities.
Cash Provided by Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities was $20.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $0.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025. The increase was primarily driven by proceeds from the issuance of common stock under the ATM Sales Agreement, net of offering expenses, for the six months ended June 30, 2026. We did not sell any common stock pursuant to the ATM Sales Agreement during the six months ended June 30, 2025.
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Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates
Our critical accounting policies are disclosed in our audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025, and the related notes included in our Form 10-K. Since the date of such financial statements, there have been no material changes to our significant accounting policies. There have been no material changes to our critical accounting estimates as compared to those disclosed in our Form 10-K.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 2 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q for additional information.