0000950170-23-059764 | 10-Q | XBRL Viewer | Precision Biosciences INC

Share-Based Compensation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

NOTE 3: SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

The Company previously granted stock options under its 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2006 Plan”) and its 2015 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”). As of September 30, 2023 there were 1,496,960 stock options outstanding under the 2006 Plan and 2015 Plan and no remaining stock options available to be granted under such plans.

On March 12, 2019, the Company’s board of directors adopted, and, on March 14, 2019 the Company’s stockholders approved, the Precision BioSciences, Inc. 2019 Incentive Award Plan (“2019 Plan”) and the 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“2019 ESPP”), both of which became effective on March 27, 2019.

The 2019 Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units and other share-based awards. The 2019 Plan had 7,074,948 stock options and 7,045,381 restricted stock units ("RSUs") outstanding as of September 30, 2023.

The number of shares available for issuance under the 2019 Plan initially equaled 4,750,000 shares of common stock. The 2019 Plan provides for an annual increase to the number of shares of common stock available for issuance on the first day of each calendar year beginning January 1, 2020 and ending on and including January 1, 2029 by an amount equal to the lesser of (i) 4% of the aggregate number of shares of common stock outstanding on the final day of the immediately preceding calendar year and (ii) such smaller number of shares of common stock as determined by the board of directors. As of September 30, 2023, the aggregate number of shares available for issuance under the 2019 Plan has been increased by 11,028,560 pursuant to this provision. Any shares that are subject to awards outstanding under the Company’s 2006 Plan and 2015 Plan as of the effective date of the 2019 Plan that expire, lapse, or are terminated, exchanged for cash, surrendered, repurchased, or canceled without having been fully exercised or forfeited, to the extent so unused, will become available for award grants under the 2019 Plan. As of September 30, 2023, 2,485,241 shares were available to be issued under the 2019 Plan.

Up to 525,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were initially reserved for issuance under the 2019 ESPP. The 2019 ESPP provides for an annual increase to the number of shares available for issuance on the first day of each calendar year beginning January 1, 2020 and ending on and including January 1, 2029 by an amount equal to the lesser of (i) 1% of the shares outstanding on the final day of the immediately preceding calendar year and (ii) such smaller number of shares as is determined by our board of directors. As of September 30, 2023, the aggregate number of shares available for issuance under the 2019 ESPP has been increased by 2,757,139 shares pursuant to this provision. The purchase price of the shares under the 2019 ESPP, in the absence of a contrary designation, will be 85% of the lower of the fair market value of our common stock on the first trading day of the offering period or on the purchase date. As of September 30, 2023, we had issued 992,516 shares under the 2019 ESPP. As of September 30, 2023, 2,289,623 shares were available to be issued under the 2019 ESPP. The Company recognized share-based compensation expense related to the ESPP of $0.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022.

On August 9, 2021, the Company’s board of directors approved the adoption of the Precision BioSciences, Inc. 2021 Employment Inducement Incentive Award Plan (as amended, the “Inducement Award Plan”).

The Inducement Award Plan provides for the grant of non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, RSUs and other share-based awards to newly hired employees who have not previously been an employee or member of the board, or an employee who is being rehired following a bona fide period of non-employment by the Company. No more than 9,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock may be issued under the Inducement Award Plan. As of September 30, 2023, 5,795,923 shares were available to be issued under the Inducement Award Plan. The Inducement Award Plan had 2,980,415 stock options outstanding as of September 30, 2023.

The Company recorded employee and nonemployee share-based compensation expense as follows (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Employee	$	2,742	$	4,215	$	9,802	$	11,977
Nonemployee		363		918		1,269		2,684
	$	3,105	$	5,133	$	11,071	$	14,661

Share-based compensation expense is included in the following line items in the condensed statements of operations (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Research and development	$	914	$	2,069	$	3,515	$	6,227
General and administrative		2,191		3,064		7,556		8,434
	$	3,105	$	5,133	$	11,071	$	14,661

Determining the appropriate fair value model to measure the fair value of the stock option grants on the date of grant and the related assumptions requires judgment. The fair value of each stock option grant is estimated using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model on the date of grant using the following inputs:


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023
Estimated dividend yield		0.00	%
Weighted-average expected stock price volatility		86.90	%
Weighted-average risk-free interest rate		3.71	%
Expected term of options (in years)		5.85
Weighted-average fair value per option	$	0.68

The expected volatility rates are estimated based on the actual volatility of a peer group comprising the Company and other comparable public companies over the expected term. The expected term represents the average time that stock options are expected to be outstanding. The Company does not have sufficient history of stock option exercises to estimate the expected term of employee stock options and thus utilizes a weighted-average value considering actual history and estimated expected term based on the midpoint of final vest date and expiration date. The risk-free rate is based on the United States Treasury yield curve at the time of grant for the expected term of the option.

The following table summarizes activity in the Company’s stock option plans for the nine months ended September 30, 2023:


	Outstanding Option Shares			Weighted-Average Exercise Price
Balance as of December 31, 2022		13,722,852		$	6.37
Granted		453,481			0.92
Exercised		(51,492	)		0.58
Forfeited/canceled		(2,572,518	)		7.35
Balance as of September 30, 2023		11,552,323		$	5.96

The intrinsic value of stock options exercised was less than $0.1 million and $0.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

The fair value of each RSU was determined based on the closing market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. The fair value of the RSUs will be recognized as expense over the requisite vesting period.

The following table summarizes the Company’s RSU activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2023:


	RSU Awards			Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested RSUs as of December 31, 2022		3,619,284		$	3.55
Granted		4,836,950			1.15
Forfeited		(502,273	)		3.87
Vested		(908,580	)		5.03
Unvested RSUs as of September 30, 2023		7,045,381		$	1.69

There was approximately $20.2 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options and RSUs as of September 30, 2023, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.9 years.

Commitments and Contingencies - Components of Lease Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Lease Cost
Operating lease cost	$ 1,410	$ 1,233
Short-term lease cost	555	448
Variable lease cost	610	559
Sublease income	(45)
Total Lease Cost	2,530	$ 2,240
Other Information
Operating right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations	2,491
Operating lease liabilities arising from obtaining right-of-use assets	$ (1,864)
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years)	9 months 18 days	3 years 1 month 6 days
Weighted average discount rate	8.00%	7.80%

Discontinued Operations - Significant Non-cash Items and Proceeds from Sales of Assets for Discontinued Operations (Details) - Cell Therapy Business - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	$ 1,566	$ 1,923
Share-based compensation	713	$ 2,174
Gain on disposal of business	(8,446)
Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities
Proceeds from disposal of business	$ 8,000

Elo Transaction	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Deconsolidation Of Subsidiary [Abstract]
Elo Transaction	NOTE 5: Elo Transaction On December 17, 2021, the Company and its then wholly owned subsidiary, Elo Life Systems, Inc., entered into an agreement with a syndicate of investors, pursuant to which the Company contributed substantially all of the assets of Elo Life Systems, Inc. to a newly formed entity (the “Elo Transaction”). In connection with the Elo Transaction, the Company granted the newly formed entity ("New Elo") an exclusive license to certain of the Company’s intellectual property for use in non-medical applications with respect to plants, farm animals and certain other organisms. As consideration for the assets contributed and license granted by the Company to New Elo, the Company received Common Stock in New Elo and a $10.0 million promissory note payable from New Elo (the "Note Receivable"). Investment in New Elo It was determined that the Company possesses the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of New Elo. Accordingly, the Company accounts for its investment in New Elo under the equity method. The Company owned approximately 37% of New Elo's voting shares as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022. The Company’s proportionate share of New Elo’s net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 was $4.1 million and $4.2 million, respectively. As the Company's cumulative proportionate share of New Elo's net loss exceeded the carrying value of the Investment in New Elo, the carrying value of the Investment in New Elo has been reduced to $0. In accordance with ASC 323, the Company will continue to record its proportionate share of New Elo's net loss in the condensed statement of operations along with a corresponding reduction in the carrying value of the Note Receivable. Note Receivable The Note Receivable matures on the earlier of (i) December 1, 2028 or (ii) a Deemed Liquidation Event (as defined in the New Elo’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation). The Note Receivable accrues interest at 2.00% per annum and is payable annually on December 17th. As of September 30, 2023, the carrying value of the Note Receivable was $5.7 million including a $1.9 million decrease in the carrying value as a result of equity method investment losses. The remaining $4.3 million discount on the Note Receivable will be amortized to interest income over the life of the Note.

Elo Transaction

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Deconsolidation Of Subsidiary [Abstract]

Elo Transaction

NOTE 5: Elo Transaction

On December 17, 2021, the Company and its then wholly owned subsidiary, Elo Life Systems, Inc., entered into an agreement with a syndicate of investors, pursuant to which the Company contributed substantially all of the assets of Elo Life Systems, Inc. to a newly formed entity (the “Elo Transaction”). In connection with the Elo Transaction, the Company granted the newly formed entity ("New Elo") an exclusive license to certain of the Company’s intellectual property for use in non-medical applications with respect to plants, farm animals and certain other organisms. As consideration for the assets contributed and license granted by the Company to New Elo, the Company received Common Stock in New Elo and a $10.0 million promissory note payable from New Elo (the "Note Receivable").

Investment in New Elo

It was determined that the Company possesses the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of New Elo. Accordingly, the Company accounts for its investment in New Elo under the equity method.

The Company owned approximately 37% of New Elo's voting shares as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022. The Company’s proportionate share of New Elo’s net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 was $4.1 million and $4.2 million, respectively. As the Company's cumulative proportionate share of New Elo's net loss exceeded the carrying value of the Investment in New Elo, the carrying value of the Investment in New Elo has been reduced to $0. In accordance with ASC 323, the Company will continue to record its proportionate share of New Elo's net loss in the condensed statement of operations along with a corresponding reduction in the carrying value of the Note Receivable.

Note Receivable

The Note Receivable matures on the earlier of (i) December 1, 2028 or (ii) a Deemed Liquidation Event (as defined in the New Elo’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation). The Note Receivable accrues interest at 2.00% per annum and is payable annually on December 17th.

As of September 30, 2023, the carrying value of the Note Receivable was $5.7 million including a $1.9 million decrease in the carrying value as a result of equity method investment losses. The remaining $4.3 million discount on the Note Receivable will be amortized to interest income over the life of the Note.

Collaboration and License Agreements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

COLLABORATION AND LICENSE AGREEMENTS

NOTE 2: COLLABORATION AND LICENSE AGREEMENTS

Sale of Azer-cel CAR T Platform to Imugene

On August 15, 2023, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Imugene. Pursuant to and simultaneously with the execution of the Purchase Agreement, on August 15, 2023 (the “Closing Date”), Imugene US acquired the Company’s manufacturing infrastructure used in the development and manufacture of azer-cel, including assuming the lease to the Company’s manufacturing facility and certain contracts of the Company with respect to the Company’s manufacturing facility, and related equipment, supplies, azer-cel clinical trial inventory and other assets related to the Company’s CAR T cell therapy platform (the “Acquired Assets”). As part of the Purchase Agreement, Imugene US hired a number of employees of the Company who were associated with the Company’s CAR T cell therapy business.

In consideration for the Acquired Assets, Imugene US assumed certain liabilities of the Company, paid the Company $8 million in cash, and issued to the Company convertible notes pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Convertible Note Subscription Deed (collectively, the "Imugene Convertible Note") in an aggregate principal amount of $13 million. The Imugene Convertible Note is non-interest bearing and matures on the first anniversary of the Closing Date (the "Maturity Date"). On the Maturity Date, the Imugene Convertible Note will be redeemed with cash, converted into ordinary shares of Imugene Limited at a conversion price based on the 10-day volume weighted average price of Imugene Limited’s ordinary shares prior to the date of conversion, or partially redeemed with cash and partially converted into shares, at Imugene's discretion.

The Purchase Agreement also includes customary representations and warranties, as well as indemnification rights for breaches of representations, warranties, and covenants, as well as certain other matters, subject to customary deductibles, caps, and other limitations.

Additionally, the Company and Imugene US entered into a License Agreement (the “Imugene License”) on the Closing Date, pursuant to which the Company granted Imugene US certain exclusive and non-exclusive license rights to develop, manufacture, and commercialize oncological applications of the Company’s allogeneic CAR T therapy, azer-cel, and up to three additional research product candidates directed to targets that Imugene US may nominate prior to the fifth anniversary of the effective date of the License Agreement, pursuant to the terms of the License Agreement.

In addition, under the License Agreement, the Company is eligible to receive milestone payments of up to an aggregate of $206 million for azer-cel, inclusive of a payment of $8 million in cash and equity upon successful completion of the Phase 1b dosing in the CAR T relapsed large B cell lymphoma (“LBCL”) patient population. For azer-cel, the Company is eligible to receive double-digit royalties on net sales. For up to three additional research programs to be developed by Imugene, the Company is eligible for up to $145 million in milestone payments and, if licensed products are approved and sold, tiered royalties ranging from the mid-single digit to low-double digit percentages on net sales of such licensed products. In addition, the Company is eligible to receive mid-single digit percentage-based fees for certain change of control transactions involving Imugene and for partnering transactions involving a licensed product. Imugene’s obligation to pay royalties to the Company expires on a country-by-country and licensed product-by-licensed product basis, upon the latest to occur of certain events related to expiration of patents, regulatory exclusivity or a period of ten years following the first commercial sale of the respective licensed product.

Unless earlier terminated, the License Agreement will remain in effect on a licensed product-by-licensed product and country-by-country basis until the expiration of a defined royalty term for each licensed product and country. The Company may terminate the entire License Agreement due to a challenge to its patents brought by Imugene and a breach by Imugene in any material respect of the License Agreement, the Purchase Agreement or any related transaction documents. The Company may also terminate the License Agreement with respect to azer-cel if Imugene fails to initiate certain development activities with respect to azer-cel by a specified date, if Imugene fails to expend certain amounts on the development of azer-cel or if Imugene ceases active development of azer-cel for a specified period of time. Either party may terminate the License Agreement (i) for material breach by the other party and a failure to cure such breach within the time period specified in the agreement or (ii) the other party’s insolvency.

In connection with the Purchase Agreement and the License Agreement, the Company and Imugene have entered into other related agreements and documents, including a registration rights agreement, a transition services agreement, a sublease for laboratory space at the Company’s headquarters and a parent company guaranty from Imugene Limited.

The cash received from Imugene and the fair value of the Imugene Convertible Note issued to the Company by Imugene in consideration for the assets purchased through the Purchase Agreement were included in the calculation of gain on disposal included in discontinued operations.

The Company assessed the Imugene License in accordance with ASC 606 and concluded that the promises in the Imugene License represent a transaction with a customer. The Company has concluded that the Imugene License contains the following promises: (i)

the license to develop, manufacture, and commercialize oncological applications of the azer-cel and up to three additional research product candidates and (ii) JSC ("Joint Steering Committee") Participation. The JSC participation was determined to be an immaterial promise as the time commitment and related cost associated with performance of JSC participation is expected to be inconsequential to the total consideration in the contract. Accordingly, the Company concluded that the promise of the license is a single performance obligation.

The Company concluded the Imugene License represents functional intellectual property in accordance with ASC 606 given the Company will not be providing any additional services to Imugene outside of the right to use the licensed intellectual property. As of September 30, 2023, management has constrained all variable consideration related to milestone payments in the Imugene License given the level of uncertainty associated with achievement of the milestone payments. Accordingly, no revenue was recognized under the Imugene License during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023.

Collaboration and License Agreement with Novartis

On June 14, 2022, the Company entered into a collaboration and license agreement (the “Novartis Agreement”) with Novartis Pharma AG (“Novartis”), which became effective on June 15, 2022 (the “Novartis Effective Date”), to collaborate to discover and develop in vivo gene editing products incorporating our custom ARCUS nucleases for the purpose of seeking to research and develop potential treatments for certain diseases (as defined in the Novartis Agreement, the “Licensed Products”). Any initial Licensed Products will be developed for the potential treatment of certain hemoglobinopathies, including sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia.

Pursuant to the terms of the Novartis Agreement, the Company will develop an ARCUS nuclease and conduct in vitro characterization for the Licensed Products, with Novartis then assuming responsibility for all subsequent development, manufacturing and commercialization activities. Novartis will receive an exclusive license for, and be required to use commercially reasonable efforts to conduct all subsequent research, development, manufacture and commercialization activities with respect to the Licensed Products. The Company will initially develop a single, custom ARCUS nuclease for a defined “safe harbor” target site for insertion of specified therapeutic payloads in the patient’s genome (the “Initial Nuclease”) for Novartis to further develop as a potential in vivo treatment option for certain hemoglobinopathies, including sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia. Pursuant to the terms of the Novartis Agreement, Novartis may elect, subject to payment of a fee to the Company, to replace Licensed Products based on the Initial Nuclease with Licensed Products based on a second custom ARCUS nuclease the Company designs for gene editing of a specified human gene target associated with hemoglobinopathies (the “Replacement Nuclease”). Additionally, Novartis has the option, upon payment of a fee to the Company for each exercise of the option, to include Licensed Products utilizing the Initial Nuclease for insertion of up to three additional specified therapeutic payloads at the “safe harbor” target site, each intended to treat a particular genetic disease. The exercise period for such option ends on the earlier of (a) the fourth anniversary of the Novartis Effective Date and (b) the replacement of the Initial Nuclease with the Replacement Nuclease as described above.

In July 2022, the Company received a $50.0 million upfront cash payment under the Novartis Agreement. Additionally, on the Novartis Effective Date, Novartis made an equity investment in the Company’s common stock pursuant to a stock purchase agreement (the “Novartis Stock Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which, on the Novartis Effective Date, the Company issued and sold to Novartis 12,407,440 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Novartis Shares”) in a private placement transaction for an aggregate purchase price of $25.0 million, or approximately $2.01 per share. The price per share of the Company’s common stock under the Novartis Stock Purchase Agreement represented a 20% premium over the volume-weighted-average-price of the Company’s common stock over the 10 trading days preceding the execution date of the Novartis Stock Purchase Agreement. Management concluded that the Novartis Stock Purchase Agreement was to be combined with the Novartis Agreement for accounting purposes. Of the total $75.0 million upfront compensation, the Company applied equity accounting guidance to measure the $11.6 million recorded in equity upon the issuance of the shares, and $63.4 million was identified as transaction price allocated to the revenue arrangement.

Pursuant to the Novartis Stock Purchase Agreement, subject to certain exceptions, Novartis may not sell the Novartis Shares without the Company’s approval for a period of two years following the Novartis Effective Date. In addition, for a period of two years following the Novartis Effective Date, Novartis and its affiliates may not (a) effect or otherwise participate in, directly or indirectly, any acquisition of any of our securities or material assets, any tender offer or exchange offer, merger or other business combination or change of control involving the Company, any recapitalization, restructuring, liquidation, dissolution or other extraordinary transaction with respect to the Company, or any solicitation of proxies or consents to vote any of the Company’s securities or (b) act with any other person, or publicly disclose any intention, to do any of the foregoing. The Novartis Stock Purchase Agreement also contains customary representations, warranties, and covenants of both parties.

On the Novartis Effective Date, the Company and Novartis also entered into a registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company has agreed, within the time periods specified in the Registration Rights Agreement, to register the resale of the Novartis Shares on a registration statement to be filed with the SEC. The Registration Rights Agreement contains customary indemnification provisions, and all registration rights terminate in their entirety effective on the first date on which there cease to be any Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) outstanding.

The Company will also be eligible to receive milestone payments of up to an aggregate of approximately $1.4 billion as well as certain research funding. If Licensed Products resulting from the collaboration are approved and sold, the Company will also be entitled to receive tiered royalties ranging from the mid-single digit to low-double digit percentages on net sales of Licensed Products, subject to customary potential reductions. Novartis’s obligation to pay royalties to us expires on a country-by-country and Licensed Product-by-Licensed Product basis, upon the latest to occur of certain events related to expiration of patents, regulatory exclusivity or a period of ten years following the first commercial sale of the Licensed Product.

Unless earlier terminated, the Novartis Agreement will remain in effect on a Licensed Product-by-Licensed Product and country-by-country basis until the expiration of a defined royalty term for each Licensed Product and country. Novartis has the right to terminate the Novartis Agreement without cause by providing advance notice to the Company. Either party may terminate the Novartis Agreement for material breach by the other party and a failure to cure such breach within the time period specified in the Novartis Agreement. The Company may also terminate the Novartis Agreement in the event that Novartis brings a challenge to our patents.

The Company assessed the Novartis Agreement in accordance with ASC 606 and concluded that the promises in the agreement represent transactions with a customer. The Company has determined that the promises associated with the research and development activities for each of the targets are not distinct because they are all based on the ARCUS proprietary genome editing platform. The Company has concluded that the agreement with Novartis contains the following promises: (i) license of intellectual property; (ii) performance of research and development (“R&D”) services, and (iii) Joint Steering Committee (“JSC”) participation. The Company determined that the license of intellectual property and R&D services were not distinct from each other, as the license and R&D services are highly interdependent upon one another. The JSC participation was determined to be an immaterial promise as the time commitment and related cost associated with performance of JSC participation is expected to be inconsequential to the total consideration in the contract. As such, the Company determined that these promises should be combined into a single performance obligation.

The Company recognizes revenue from the $50.0 million upfront cash payment, $13.4 million allocated to the transaction price from the Novartis Stock Purchase Agreement, and variable consideration on an input method in the form of research effort relative to expected research effort at the completion of the performance obligation, which is based on the actual hours of research work performed relative to expected hours of research work to be incurred in the future to satisfy the performance obligation. Management will evaluate and adjust the total expected research effort for the performance obligation on a quarterly basis based upon actual research hours incurred to date relative to research hour forecasts. The transfer of control occurs over this time period and, in management’s judgment, is the best measure of progress towards satisfying the performance obligation.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 the Company recognized revenue under the Novartis Agreement of $7.6 million and $18.2 million, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 the Company recognized $3.6 million of revenue under the Novartis Agreement. Deferred revenue related to the Novartis Agreement amounted to $36.6 million and $54.2 million as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, of which $9.2 million and $27.9 million, respectively, was included in current liabilities within the condensed balance sheets.

Development and License Agreement with Prevail

On November 19, 2020, the Company entered into a development and license agreement with Eli Lilly and Company (“Lilly”) to collaborate to discover and develop in vivo gene editing products incorporating the Company’s ARCUS nucleases to utilize ARCUS for the research and development of potential in vivo therapies for genetic disorders, which was subsequently assigned to Prevail Therapeutics Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly and Company (“Prevail”), effective November 1, 2022 (the “Original Prevail Agreement”).

On June 30, 2023, the Company entered into an amended and restated development and license agreement (the “Prevail Agreement”) with Prevail. The Prevail Agreement amends and restates the Original Prevail Agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the Prevail Agreement, Prevail and the Company will continue to collaborate on developing the Company’s ARCUS nucleases for the research and development of potential in vivo therapies for genetic disorders, including Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a liver-directed target, and a central nervous system directed target. Prevail also continues to have the right to nominate up to three additional gene targets for genetic disorders over the initial nomination period of four years. Prevail may extend the nomination period for an additional two years from the date on which such initial nomination period ends, upon Prevail’s election and payment of an extension fee. Additionally, Prevail has the option to replace up to two gene targets upon Prevail's election and payment of a replacement target fee.

The Company will continue to oversee creation, selection, in vitro development, and optimization of ARCUS nucleases with respect to the gene targets subject to the collaboration. Prevail will oversee and fund preclinical research and IND-enabling activities which were previously to be conducted by the Company at the Company's expense. Manufacturing initial clinical trial material for the first licensed

product, which was previously the Company’s responsibility to conduct at Prevail’s expense, will instead be Prevail’s responsibility at Prevail’s expense. Prevail will continue to be responsible for, and must use commercially reasonable efforts with respect to, conducting clinical development and commercialization activities for licensed products resulting from the collaboration.

In connection with the closing of the Original Prevail Agreement on January 6, 2021, the Company received an upfront cash payment of $100.0 million. Under the Prevail Agreement, the Company will also be eligible to receive milestone payments of up to an aggregate of $390 million to $395 million per licensed product, a decrease from $420 million as provided in the Original Prevail Agreement, as well as nomination fees for additional and replacement targets and certain research funding. This change reflects Prevail’s increased involvement in pre-clinical activities. The terms of potential nomination fees for additional targets and royalties on worldwide net sales of licensed products for which the Company may become eligible, as well as the terms of the Company’s right to elect to co-fund the clinical development of one licensed product under the Original Prevail Agreement, are not modified by the terms of the Prevail Agreement. If licensed products resulting from the collaboration are approved and sold, the Company will also be entitled to receive tiered royalties ranging from the mid-single digit percentages to the low-teens percentages on world-wide net sales of the licensed products, subject to customary potential reductions. Prevail’s obligation to pay royalties to the Company expires on a country-by-country and licensed product-by-licensed product basis, upon the latest to occur of certain events related to expiration of patents, regulatory exclusivity or a period of ten years following first commercial sale of the licensed product. Simultaneously with the entry into the Original Prevail Agreement, the Company and Lilly entered into a Share Purchase Agreement (the “Lilly Share Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which Lilly purchased 3,762,190 shares of the Company’s common stock for a purchase price of $35.0 million. Management concluded that the Lilly Share Purchase Agreement was to be combined with the Original Prevail Agreement for accounting purposes. Of the total $135.0 million upfront compensation, the Company applied equity accounting guidance to measure the $27.7 million recorded in equity upon the issuance of the shares, and $107.3 million was identified as the transaction price allocated to the revenue arrangement.

The Company assessed this arrangement in accordance with ASC 606 and concluded that the promises in the agreement represent transactions with a customer. The Company has determined that the promises associated with the research and development activities for each of the targets are not distinct because they are all based on the ARCUS proprietary genome editing platform. The Company has concluded that the agreement with Prevail contains the following promises: (i) license of intellectual property; (ii) performance of R&D services, (iii) JSC Participation, and (iv) regulatory responsibilities. The Company determined that the license of intellectual property, R&D services, and regulatory responsibilities were not distinct from each other, as the license, R&D services, and regulatory responsibilities are highly interdependent upon one another. The JSC participation was determined to be an immaterial promise as the time commitment and related cost associated with performance of JSC participation is expected to be inconsequential to the total consideration in the contract. As such, the Company determined that these promises should be combined into a single performance obligation.

The Company recognizes revenue from the $100.0 million upfront cash payment, $7.3 million allocated to the transaction price from the Lilly Share Purchase Agreement, and variable consideration on an input method in the form of research effort relative to expected research effort at the completion of the performance obligation, which is based on the actual time of R&D activities performed relative to expected time to be incurred in the future to satisfy the performance obligation. Management evaluates and adjusts the total expected research effort for the performance obligation on a quarterly basis based upon actual research progress to date relative to research progress forecasts. The transfer of control occurs over this time period and, in management’s judgment, is the best measure of progress towards satisfying the performance obligation.

During the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company recognized revenue under the Prevail Agreement of $5.5 million and $3.8 million, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company recognized revenue under the Prevail Agreement of $23.4 million and $10.9 million, respectively. Deferred revenue related to the Prevail Agreement was $54.7 million and $74.8 million as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, of which $8.2 million and $18.3 million, respectively, was included in current liabilities within the condensed balance sheets.

Development and License Agreement with iECURE

In August 2021, the Company and iECURE, Inc. ("iECURE") entered into a development and license agreement (the “iECURE DLA”) under which iECURE was to advance the Company’s PBGENE-PCSK9 candidate through preclinical activities as well as a Phase 1 clinical trial in order to gain access to a license to use the Company's PCSK9-directed ARCUS nuclease to insert genes into the PCSK9 locus to develop treatments for four pre-specified rare genetic diseases, including ornithine transcarbamylase (“OTC”) deficiency (the "PCSK9 License"). Simultaneously with the entry into the iECURE DLA, the Company and iECURE entered into an equity issuance agreement (the “iECURE Equity Agreement”), pursuant to which iECURE issued the Company common stock in iECURE as additional consideration for the PCSK9 license. Additionally, the Company is eligible to receive milestone and mid-single digit to low double digit royalty payments on sales of iECURE products developed with ARCUS.

The Company adjusts the carrying value of the iECURE equity to fair value each reporting period with any changes in fair value recorded to other income (expense). During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company recorded a $0.8 million decrease in the carrying value of its iECURE equity to adjust to fair value as a result of dilution from iECURE's Series A-1 equity issued in such period. There was no assessed change in the fair value of the iECURE equity during the nine months ended September 30, 2022.

The fair value of the costs to be incurred by iECURE to progress the Company’s PBGENE-PCSK9 candidate through the Phase 1 clinical trial (the “PCSK9 Prepaid”) was recorded to the prepaid expenses and other assets line items of the condensed balance sheets. The PCSK9 Prepaid was amortized to research and development expense on a pro-rata basis as iECURE incurred costs to progress the PBGENE-PCSK9 candidate through a Phase 1 clinical trial. During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company recognized $1.7 million of research and development expense related to amortization of the PCSK9 Prepaid. The remaining unamortized PCSK9 Prepaid was fully impaired during the year ended December 31, 2022 as the Company made the decision to cease pursuit of PBGENE-PCSK9 for familial hypercholesterolemia with iECURE as its partner in December 2022. Accordingly, there was no PCSK9 Prepaid balance as of September 30, 2023 or December 31, 2022.

Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items]
Uncertain tax positions		$ 0
Forecast
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items]
Effective income tax rate	0.00%

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Accumulated Deficit	Treasury Stock
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2021	$ 91,168		$ 408,795	$ (316,675)	$ (952)
Beginning balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2021		61,712,577
Stock option exercises	340		340
Stock option exercises, Shares		233,001
Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan	282		282
Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan, Shares		78,060
Share-based compensation expense	4,390		4,390
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance cost	1,647		1,647
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance cost, Shares		561,405
Net loss	(28,168)			(28,168)
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2022	69,659		415,454	(344,843)	(952)
Ending balance, Shares at Mar. 31, 2022		62,585,043
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2021	91,168		408,795	(316,675)	(952)
Beginning balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2021		61,712,577
Net loss	(83,149)
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2022	84,380		485,155	(399,824)	(952)
Ending balance, Shares at Sep. 30, 2022		111,745,219
Beginning balance at Mar. 31, 2022	69,659		415,454	(344,843)	(952)
Beginning balance, Shares at Mar. 31, 2022		62,585,043
Stock option exercises	38		38
Stock option exercises, Shares		78,234
Share-based compensation expense	5,138		5,138
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance cost	47,670		47,670
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance cost, Shares		36,274,651
Issuance of common stock to collaboration partners	11,553		11,553
Issuance of common stock to collaboration partners, Shares		12,407,440
Restricted stock units vested, Shares		260,137
Net loss	(31,035)			(31,035)
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2022	103,023		479,853	(375,878)	(952)
Ending balance, Shares at Jun. 30, 2022		111,605,505
Stock option exercises	9		9
Stock option exercises, Shares		19,124
Share-based compensation expense	5,133		5,133
Issuance of common stock to collaboration partners	161		160
Issuance of common stock to collaboration partners, Shares		116,612
Restricted stock units vested, Shares		3,978
Net loss	(23,946)			(23,946)
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2022	84,380		485,155	(399,824)	(952)
Ending balance, Shares at Sep. 30, 2022		111,745,219
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2022	$ 60,433	$ 1	489,696	(428,312)	(952)
Beginning balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2022	111,774,507	111,774,507
Stock option exercises	$ 30		30
Stock option exercises, Shares		51,492
Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan	266		266
Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan, Shares		280,196
Share-based compensation expense	4,092		4,092
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance cost	416		416
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance cost, Shares		540,484
Restricted stock units vested, Shares		503,214
Net loss	(25,060)			(25,060)
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2023	40,177	$ 1	494,500	(453,372)	(952)
Ending balance, Shares at Mar. 31, 2023		113,149,893
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2022	$ 60,433	$ 1	489,696	(428,312)	(952)
Beginning balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2022	111,774,507	111,774,507
Stock option exercises, Shares	51,492
Net loss	$ (45,030)
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2023	$ 29,063	$ 1	503,356	(473,342)	(952)
Ending balance, Shares at Sep. 30, 2023	116,490,480	116,490,480
Beginning balance at Mar. 31, 2023	$ 40,177	$ 1	494,500	(453,372)	(952)
Beginning balance, Shares at Mar. 31, 2023		113,149,893
Share-based compensation expense	3,874		3,874
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance cost	1,881		1,881
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance cost, Shares		2,325,730
Restricted stock units vested, Shares		405,366
Net loss	(11,891)			(11,891)
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2023	34,041	$ 1	500,255	(465,263)	(952)
Ending balance, Shares at Jun. 30, 2023		115,880,989
Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan	104		104
Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan, Shares		264,533
Share-based compensation expense	3,105		3,105
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance cost	(108)		(108)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance cost, Shares		344,958
Net loss	(8,079)			(8,079)
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2023	$ 29,063	$ 1	$ 503,356	$ (473,342)	$ (952)
Ending balance, Shares at Sep. 30, 2023	116,490,480	116,490,480

Discontinued Operations

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

NOTE 4: DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

The Company determined that the separation of its cell therapy business qualified for discontinued operations accounting treatment in accordance with ASC 205-20.

The historical consolidated balance sheet and statements of operations of the Company and the related notes to the consolidated financial statements have been presented as discontinued operations in the consolidated financial statements and prior periods have been recast. Discontinued operations include results of the Company’s cell therapy business.

The following table shows amounts included in assets and liabilities of discontinued operations, respectively, on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022:


	September 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
Current assets of discontinued operations
Prepaid expenses		—		1,527
other current assets		—		29
Total current assets of discontinued operations		—		1,556
Noncurrent assets of discontinued operations
Property, equipment, and software - net		—		8,375
Intangible assets—net		—		617
Right-of-use assets—net		—		1,010
Other assets		—		2,344
Total noncurrent assets of discontinued operations		—		12,346
Total assets of discontinued operations		—		13,902

Current liabilities of discontinued operations
Accounts payable		199		572
Accrued compensation		—		1,155
Accrued research and development expenses		1,442		1,379
Lease liabilities		—		359
Total current liabilities of discontinued operations		1,641		3,465
Noncurrent liabilities of discontinued operations
Lease liabilities		—		1,717
Total noncurrent liabilities of discontinued operations		—		1,717
Total liabilities of discontinued operations		1,641		5,182

The following table summarizes the results of operations of the discontinued operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:


	For the Three Months Ended September 30,						For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023			2022			2023			2022
Classes of expenses constituting income (loss) from discontinued operations
Research and development expense		(4,415	)		(8,201	)		(24,383	)		(29,428	)
General and administrative expense		—			(54	)		—			(192	)
Loss on disposal of assets		—			—			—			(47	)
Loss from discontinued operations related to classes of expenses		(4,415	)		(8,255	)		(24,383	)		(29,667	)
Gain from disposal of discontinued operations		8,446			—			8,446			—
Income tax benefit from discontinued operations		—			—			—			—
Income (loss) from discontinued operations		4,031			(8,255	)		(15,937	)		(29,667	)

The following table presents the significant non-cash items and proceeds from sales of assets for the discontinued operations related to for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 that are included in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of cash flows:


	Nine months ended September 30,
	2023			2022
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		1,566			1,923
Share-based compensation		713			2,174
Gain on disposal of business		(8,446	)		—
Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities
Proceeds from disposal of business		8,000			—

Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

INCOME TAXES

NOTE 6: Income Taxes

The Company estimates an annual effective tax rate of 0% for the year ending December 31, 2023 as the Company incurred losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and expects to continue to incur losses through the remainder of fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, resulting in an estimated net loss for both financial statement and tax purposes for the year ending December 31, 2023. Therefore, no federal or state income taxes are expected and none have been recorded at this time. Income taxes have been accounted for using the liability method.

Due to the Company's history of losses since inception, there is not enough evidence at this time to support that the Company will generate future income of a sufficient amount and nature to utilize the benefits of its net deferred tax assets. Accordingly, the deferred tax assets have been reduced by a full valuation allowance, since the Company does not currently believe that realization of its deferred tax assets is more likely than not.

As of September 30, 2023, the Company had no uncertain tax positions that required the establishment of a reserve.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information.

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CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Preferred stock, par value	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Preferred stock, shares authorized	10,000,000	10,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0	0
Common stock, par value	$ 0.000005	$ 0.000005
Common stock, shares authorized	200,000,000	200,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	116,490,480	111,774,507
Common stock, shares outstanding	115,680,008	110,964,035

Share-Based Compensation - Schedule of Employee and Nonemployee Stock-Based Compensation Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	$ 3,105	$ 5,133	$ 11,071	$ 14,661
Employee
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	2,742	4,215	9,802	11,977
Nonemployee
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	$ 363	$ 918	$ 1,269	$ 2,684

Share-Based Compensation - Summary of Activity of Option Plans (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023 $ / shares shares
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]
Outstanding Option Shares, Beginning Balance \| shares	13,722,852
Option, Granted \| shares	453,481
Option, Exercised \| shares	(51,492)
Option, Forfeited/canceled \| shares	(2,572,518)
Outstanding Option Shares, Ending Balance \| shares	11,552,323
Weighted-Average Exercise Price Outstanding at Beginning Balance \| $ / shares	$ 6.37
Weighted-Average Exercise Price, Granted \| $ / shares	0.92
Weighted-Average Exercise Price, Exercised \| $ / shares	0.58
Weighted-Average Exercise Price, Forfeited/canceled \| $ / shares	7.35
Weighted-Average Exercise Price Outstanding at Ending Balance \| $ / shares	$ 5.96

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Cash flows used in operating activities:
Net loss	$ (45,030)	$ (83,149)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	5,538	5,838
Share-based compensation	11,071	14,661
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets	(63)	58
Gain on disposal of business	(8,446)
Non-cash interest expense	315	210
Amortization of right-of-use assets	1,161	891
Loss on changes in fair value	458
Loss from equity method investment	4,060	4,183
Amortization of discount on note receivable	(313)	(264)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expenses	(1,047)	5,142
Accounts receivable	(2,773)	(227)
Other assets and other current assets	1,539	(4,689)
Accounts payable	(495)	(187)
Other liabilities and other current liabilities	(3,101)	(2,237)
Deferred revenue	(37,721)	37,209
Lease liabilities and right-of-use assets	(844)	(1,349)
Net cash used in operating activities	(75,691)	(23,910)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from disposal of business	8,000
Proceeds from sale of equipment	70
Purchases of property, equipment and software	(1,983)	(2,687)
Purchases of intangible assets	(300)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	5,787	(2,687)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from stock option exercises	30	387
Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan	370	443
Proceeds from offering of common stock, net of issuance costs	2,159	49,345
Proceeds from offering of common stock to collaboration partners		25,000
Borrowings from revolving credit facility, net of issuance costs paid to lender		19,810
Net cash provided by financing activities	2,559	94,985
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(67,345)	68,388
Cash and cash equivalents—beginning of period	189,576	143,663
Cash and cash equivalents —end of period	122,231	212,051
Supplemental disclosures of noncash activities:
Fair value of convertible note received from disposal of business	11,366
Property, equipment and software additions included in accounts payable and other current liabilities		232
Cash paid for interest	$ 1,491	$ 422

Debt

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

DEBT

NOTE 9: DEBT

Revolving Line

Pursuant to the terms of the loan and security agreement with Pacific Western Bank ("PWB") the Company may request advances on a revolving line of credit of up to an aggregate principal of $30.0 million (as amended from time to time, the “Revolving Line”) at an interest rate equal to the greater of (a) 0.75% above the Prime rate (as defined in the Revolving Line) and (b) 4.25%. As of September 30, 2023, the stated interest rate on the Revolving Line was 9.25% and the effective interest rate was 10.3%.

The Revolving Line maturity date is June 23, 2024 and all outstanding principal amounts are due upon maturity. The Company must also maintain an aggregate balance of unrestricted cash at PWB (not including amounts in certain specified accounts) equal to or greater than $10.0 million.

As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, $22.5 million in borrowings were outstanding under the Revolving Line and the unamortized debt discount balance was $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively.

- Definition

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Share-Based Compensation - Schedule of Stock-Based Compensation Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	$ 3,105	$ 5,133	$ 11,071	$ 14,661
Stock Option
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	3,105	5,133	11,071	14,661
Research and Development \| Stock Option
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	914	2,069	3,515	6,227
General and Administrative \| Stock Option
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	$ 2,191	$ 3,064	$ 7,556	$ 8,434

Share-Based Compensation - Summary of Activity of RSUs (Details) - Restricted Stock Units	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023 $ / shares shares
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unvested RSUs as of December 31, 2022 \| shares	3,619,284
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Gross \| shares	4,836,950
Forfeited \| shares	(502,273)
Vested \| shares	(908,580)
Unvested RSUs as of June 30, 2023 \| shares	7,045,381
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value, Beginning Balance \| $ / shares	$ 3.55
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value, Granted \| $ / shares	1.15
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value, Forfeited \| $ / shares	3.87
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value, Vested \| $ / shares	5.03
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value, Ending Balance \| $ / shares	$ 1.69

Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
Document and Entity Information - shares	Sep. 30, 2023	Nov. 01, 2023
Cover [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2023
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2023
Entity Registrant Name	PRECISION BIOSCIENCES INC
Entity Central Index Key	0001357874
Trading Symbol	DTIL
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Emerging Growth Company	true
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		118,935,191
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Ex Transition Period	false
Entity File Number	001-38841
Entity Tax Identification Number	20-4206017
Entity Address, Address Line One	302 East Pettigrew St.
Entity Address, Address Line Two	Suite A-100
Entity Address, City or Town	Durham
Entity Address, State or Province	NC
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	27701
City Area Code	919
Local Phone Number	314-5512
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, par value $0.000005 per share
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Transition Report	false

Discontinued Operations (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Consolidated Financial Statements Presented as Discontinued Operations


	September 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
Current assets of discontinued operations
Prepaid expenses		—		1,527
other current assets		—		29
Total current assets of discontinued operations		—		1,556
Noncurrent assets of discontinued operations
Property, equipment, and software - net		—		8,375
Intangible assets—net		—		617
Right-of-use assets—net		—		1,010
Other assets		—		2,344
Total noncurrent assets of discontinued operations		—		12,346
Total assets of discontinued operations		—		13,902

Current liabilities of discontinued operations
Accounts payable		199		572
Accrued compensation		—		1,155
Accrued research and development expenses		1,442		1,379
Lease liabilities		—		359
Total current liabilities of discontinued operations		1,641		3,465
Noncurrent liabilities of discontinued operations
Lease liabilities		—		1,717
Total noncurrent liabilities of discontinued operations		—		1,717
Total liabilities of discontinued operations		1,641		5,182

The following table summarizes the results of operations of the discontinued operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:


	For the Three Months Ended September 30,						For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023			2022			2023			2022
Classes of expenses constituting income (loss) from discontinued operations
Research and development expense		(4,415	)		(8,201	)		(24,383	)		(29,428	)
General and administrative expense		—			(54	)		—			(192	)
Loss on disposal of assets		—			—			—			(47	)
Loss from discontinued operations related to classes of expenses		(4,415	)		(8,255	)		(24,383	)		(29,667	)
Gain from disposal of discontinued operations		8,446			—			8,446			—
Income tax benefit from discontinued operations		—			—			—			—
Income (loss) from discontinued operations		4,031			(8,255	)		(15,937	)		(29,667	)


	Nine months ended September 30,
	2023			2022
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		1,566			1,923
Share-based compensation		713			2,174
Gain on disposal of business		(8,446	)		—
Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities
Proceeds from disposal of business		8,000			—

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of information related to a disposal group. Includes, but is not limited to, a discontinued operation, disposal classified as held-for-sale or disposed of by means other than sale or disposal of an individually significant component.

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Elo Transaction - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
Deconsolidation Of Subsidiary [Line Items]
Interest rate during period	9.25%		9.25%
Carrying value of note receivable	$ 5,659		$ 5,659		$ 7,234
Loss from equity method investment	$ (1,350)	$ (1,782)	$ (4,060)	$ (4,183)
Carrying value of Investment					$ 2,172
New Elo
Deconsolidation Of Subsidiary [Line Items]
Percentage of voting shares owned	37.00%		37.00%		37.00%
Loss from equity method investment			$ 4,100	$ 4,200
Carrying value of Investment	$ 0		0
Promissory Note \| New Elo
Deconsolidation Of Subsidiary [Line Items]
Notes received	$ 10,000		$ 10,000
Debt instrument maturity date			Dec. 01, 2028
Interest rate during period	2.00%		2.00%
Carrying value of note receivable	$ 5,700		$ 5,700
Promissory note discount	$ 4,300		4,300
Loss from equity method investment			$ 1,900

Commitments and Contingencies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

NOTE 10: COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Litigation

The Company is subject to various legal matters and claims in the ordinary course of business. Although the results of legal proceedings and claims cannot be predicted with certainty, in the opinion of management, there are currently no such known matters that will have a material effect on the financial condition, results of operations or cash flows of the Company.

Servier Program Purchase Agreement

On April 9, 2021, the Company entered into a program purchase agreement with Les Laboratoires Servier and Institut de Recherches Internationales Servier (collectively, “Servier”), pursuant to which the Company reacquired all of its global development and commercialization rights previously granted to Servier pursuant to the Development and Commercial License Agreement by and between Servier and the Company, dated February 24, 2016, as amended (the “Servier Agreement”), and mutually terminated the Servier Agreement (the “Program Purchase Agreement”).

The Program Purchase Agreement requires the Company to make certain payments to Servier based on the achievement of regulatory and commercial milestones for each product. Management assessed the likelihood of each of the regulatory and commercial milestones included in the Program Purchase Agreement in accordance with ASC 450, Contingencies (“ASC 450”). If the assessment of a contingency indicates that it is probable that the milestone will be achieved and the amount of the liability can be estimated, then the estimated liability would be accrued in the Company’s condensed financial statements.

Accordingly, contingent liabilities of $10.0 million related to the Program Purchase Agreement are accrued and included in contract liabilities in the condensed balance sheets as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

Leases

The Company has operating leases for real estate in North Carolina and does not have any finance leases.

The Company has existing leases in which the non-lease components (e.g., common area maintenance, consumables, etc.) are paid separately from rent based on actual costs incurred and therefore are not included in the right-of-use assets and lease liabilities but rather reflected as an expense in the period incurred. Additionally, the Company has leases that have a term of twelve months or less upon commencement date, which are considered short-term in nature. Accordingly, short-term leases are not included on the Company's condensed balance sheets and are expensed in the period incurred.

In May 2023, the Company commenced a lease for additional space at its Manufacturing Center for Advanced Therapeutics ("MCAT" facility (the "Expansion Space"). As such, the Company recorded an operating right-of-use asset and an operating lease liability for the additional leased space.

In accordance with the Purchase Agreement, the lease for the Company's MCAT facility, including the Expansion Space, (collectively the "MCAT Lease") was assigned to Imugene. Accordingly, the MCAT Lease was deemed terminated for accounting purposes and the related right-of-use asset and lease liability were removed from the condensed balance sheets with the corresponding difference being recorded to gain on sale of business.

Additionally, pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, Imugene subleased from the Company space at the Company's headquarters (the "Imugene Sublease"). As the Company is not relieved of its primary obligation to the lessor under the terms of the Imugene Sublease, the Company will continue to carry the related right-of-use assets and lease liabilities on its Condensed Balance Sheets and will net sublease income with lease cost in its condensed statements of operations.

The elements of lease expense were as follows:


	For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands)	2023			2022
Lease Cost
Operating lease cost	$	1,410		$	1,233
Short-term lease cost		555			448
Variable lease cost		610			559
Sublease income		(45	)	—
Total Lease Cost	$	2,530		$	2,240

Other Information
Operating right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations		2,491		—
Operating lease liabilities arising from obtaining right-of-use assets		(1,864	)	—

Operating Leases
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years)		0.8			3.1

Operating Leases
Weighted average discount rate		8.0	%		7.8	%

Future lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases with terms of greater than one year as of September 30, 2023, were as follows:


(in thousands)	September 30, 2023
2023 (excluding the nine months ended September 30, 2023)	$	459
2024		1,080
2025	—
2026	—
2027	—
Total lease payments		1,539
Less: imputed interest		45
Total operating lease liabilities	$	1,494

Guarantees

The Company agreed to act as a guarantor of Imugene's assumption of the MCAT lease through the lease expiration date of August 31, 2027. If Imugene fails to pay rent due on the MCAT Lease, the lessor may have contractual recourse against the Company.

As of September 30, 2023, the Company's guarantee consists of a contingent liability for aggregate minimum lease payments of approximately $6.1 million. No contract liability for the Company's guarantee of Imugene's performance on the MCAT lease was recorded as of September 30, 2023,as it was not deemed probable that Imugene will be in default under the MCAT Lease.

Supply Agreements

The Company enters into contracts in the normal course of business with contract manufacturing organizations (“CMOs”) for the manufacture of clinical trial materials and contract research organizations (“CROs”) for clinical trial services. These agreements provide for termination at the request of either party with less than one-year notice and are, therefore, cancelable contracts and, if canceled, are not anticipated to have a material effect on the financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows of the Company.

Segment Reporting

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

SEGMENT REPORTING

NOTE 12: SEGMENT REPORTING

The Company has determined that the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) is the Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) as the CEO makes decisions as it relates to allocation of resources and key market strategies. The CODM reviews financial information presented on an aggregated basis. Additionally, resource allocation and key market strategy decisions are made by the CODM based on aggregated results. As such, it was concluded that the Company operates as one segment.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for reporting segments including data and tables. Reportable segments include those that meet any of the following quantitative thresholds a) it's reported revenue, including sales to external customers and intersegment sales or transfers is 10 percent or more of the combined revenue, internal and external, of all operating segments b) the absolute amount of its reported profit or loss is 10 percent or more of the greater, in absolute amount of 1) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or 2) the combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss c) its assets are 10 percent or more of the combined assets of all operating segments.

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Share-Based Compensation - Schedule of Stock Options Valuation Assumptions Using a Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023 $ / shares
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]
Estimated dividend yield	0.00%
Weighted-average expected stock price volatility	86.90%
Weighted-average risk-free interest rate	3.71%
Expected term of options (in years)	5 years 10 months 6 days
Weighted-average fair value per option	$ 0.68

Fair Value Measurement (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Abstract]

Schedule of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis

The following represents assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis by the Company (in thousands):


September 30, 2023	Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Money market funds	$	18,756	$	18,756	$	—	$	—
Investment in iECURE		1,807		—		—		1,807
Imugene Convertible Note		11,687		—		—		11,687
	$	32,250	$	18,756	$	—	$	13,494

Liabilities:
Final payment fee		210	$	—	$	210	$	—
	$	210	$	—	$	210	$	—


December 31, 2022	Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Money market funds	$	868	$	868	$	—	$	—
Repurchase agreements		40,000		—		40,000		—
Investment in iECURE		2,576		—		—		2,576
	$	43,444	$	868	$	40,000	$	2,576

Liabilities:
Final payment fee	$	199	$	—	$	199	$	—
	$	199	$	—	$	199	$	—

The following represents a reconciliation of assets measured and carried at fair value on a recurring basis with the use of significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 (in thousands):


	Investment in iECURE			Imugene Convertible Note		Total
Balance December 31, 2022	$	2,576		$	—	$	2,576
Additions		—			11,366	$	11,366
Gains (losses) included in earnings		(769	)		321	$	(448	)
Balance September 30, 2023	$	1,807		$	11,687	$	13,494

Summary of Financial Assets Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis Using Significant Unobservable Inputs


	Investment in iECURE			Imugene Convertible Note		Total
Balance December 31, 2022	$	2,576		$	—	$	2,576
Additions		—			11,366	$	11,366
Gains (losses) included in earnings		(769	)		321	$	(448	)
Balance September 30, 2023	$	1,807		$	11,687	$	13,494

Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Components of Lease Expense

The elements of lease expense were as follows:


	For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands)	2023			2022
Lease Cost
Operating lease cost	$	1,410		$	1,233
Short-term lease cost		555			448
Variable lease cost		610			559
Sublease income		(45	)	—
Total Lease Cost	$	2,530		$	2,240

Other Information
Operating right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations		2,491		—
Operating lease liabilities arising from obtaining right-of-use assets		(1,864	)	—

Operating Leases
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years)		0.8			3.1

Operating Leases
Weighted average discount rate		8.0	%		7.8	%

Schedule of Future Lease Payments under Non-Cancelable Leases

Future lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases with terms of greater than one year as of September 30, 2023, were as follows:


(in thousands)	September 30, 2023
2023 (excluding the nine months ended September 30, 2023)	$	459
2024		1,080
2025	—
2026	—
2027	—
Total lease payments		1,539
Less: imputed interest		45
Total operating lease liabilities	$	1,494

Guarantees

Fair Value Measurements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Abstract]

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

NOTE 8: FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The following represents assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis by the Company (in thousands):


September 30, 2023	Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Money market funds	$	18,756	$	18,756	$	—	$	—
Investment in iECURE		1,807		—		—		1,807
Imugene Convertible Note		11,687		—		—		11,687
	$	32,250	$	18,756	$	—	$	13,494

Liabilities:
Final payment fee		210	$	—	$	210	$	—
	$	210	$	—	$	210	$	—


December 31, 2022	Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Money market funds	$	868	$	868	$	—	$	—
Repurchase agreements		40,000		—		40,000		—
Investment in iECURE		2,576		—		—		2,576
	$	43,444	$	868	$	40,000	$	2,576

Liabilities:
Final payment fee	$	199	$	—	$	199	$	—
	$	199	$	—	$	199	$	—


	Investment in iECURE			Imugene Convertible Note		Total
Balance December 31, 2022	$	2,576		$	—	$	2,576
Additions		—			11,366	$	11,366
Gains (losses) included in earnings		(769	)		321	$	(448	)
Balance September 30, 2023	$	1,807		$	11,687	$	13,494

The carrying amounts of the Company’s accounts receivable, accounts payable, and accrued expenses and other current liabilities, approximate their respective fair values due to their short-term nature. The Company uses a three-tier fair value hierarchy to classify and disclose all assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs when determining their fair value. The three tiers are defined as follows:

Level 1—Observable inputs based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities

Level 2—Inputs, other than quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly

Level 3—Unobservable inputs for which there is little or no market data, which require the Company to develop its own assumptions

Cash Equivalents

As of September 30, 2023 the Company held cash equivalents which were composed of investments in money market funds. As of December 31, 2022, the Company held cash equivalents which were composed of money market funds and repurchase agreements that were purchased through repurchase intermediary banks and collateralized by deposits in the form of government securities and obligations. The Company classifies investments in money market funds within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy as the prices are available from quoted prices in active markets. Investments in repurchase agreements are classified within Level 2 of the fair value

hierarchy as these instruments are valued using observable market inputs including reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, bids and/or offers.

Investment in iECURE

In August 2021, the Company entered into an Equity Issuance Agreement with iECURE, Inc. (“iECURE”), pursuant to which iECURE issued the Company common stock in iECURE (the “iECURE equity”) as additional consideration for a license to use the Company’s PCSK9-directed ARCUS nuclease to insert genes into the PCSK9 locus to develop treatments for four pre-specified rare genetic diseases. On issuance, the Company accounted for the iECURE equity at fair value under ASC 825, Financial Instruments (“ASC 825”). Accordingly, the Company adjusts the carrying value of the iECURE equity to fair value each reporting period with any changes in fair value recorded to other income (expense). During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company recorded a $0.8 million decrease in the carrying value of its iECURE equity to adjust to fair value as a result of dilution from iECURE's Series A-1 equity issued in such period. There was no assessed change in the fair value of the iECURE equity during the nine months ended September 30, 2022.

The Company classifies the iECURE equity within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy as the assessed fair value was based on significant unobservable inputs included in a third-party valuation analysis given iECURE equity is not traded on a public exchange.

Imugene Convertible Note

As partial consideration for the assets acquired by Imugene in connection with the Purchase Agreement, Imugene issued to the Company the Imugene Convertible Note in an aggregate principal amount of $13 million. The Imugene Convertible Note is non-interest bearing and matures on August 15, 2024. On the Maturity Date, the Imugene Convertible Note must be redeemed with cash, converted into ordinary shares of Imugene Limited at a conversion price based on the 10-day volume weighted average price of Imugene Limited’s ordinary shares prior to the date of conversion, or partially redeemed with cash and partially converted into shares, at Imugene's discretion.

The Company classifies the Imugene Convertible Note within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy as the assessed fair value is based on significant unobservable inputs including a discount for lack of marketability calculated using an option pricing model.

Final Payment Fee

The Company is required to pay a final payment fee upon maturity of the Revolving Line (as defined in Note 9, Debt, below). The final payment fee was determined to be a derivative under ASC 815, therefore these fees were initially measured at fair value and recorded as debt discount to be amortized to interest expense over the term of the Revolving Line. Accordingly, the Company will adjust the carrying value of the final payment fee to fair value each reporting period with any changes in fair value recorded to other income (expense). There was an assessed loss on change in fair value of the final payment fee of less than $0.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

The Company classifies the final payment fee within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy as the assessed fair value is based on observable market inputs including the Company’s current borrowing rate. The final payment fee is included in other current liabilities within the condensed balance sheet as of September 30, 2023 and other noncurrent liabilities within the condensed balance sheet as of December 31, 2022.

Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

NOTE 1: DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Description of Business

Precision BioSciences, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated on January 26, 2006 under the laws of the State of Delaware and is based in Durham, North Carolina. The Company is a gene editing company dedicated to improving life by developing in vivo therapies for genetic and infectious diseases with the application of the Company’s wholly owned proprietary ARCUS genome editing platform.

Since its inception, the Company has devoted substantially all of its efforts to research and development activities, recruiting skilled personnel, establishing its intellectual property portfolio and providing general and administrative support for these operations. The Company is subject to a number of risks similar to those of other companies conducting early-stage research and development of product candidates. Principal among these risks are dependence on key individuals and intellectual property, competition from other products and companies, and the technical risks associated with the successful research, development and clinical manufacturing of its product candidates. The Company’s success is dependent upon its ability to continue to raise additional capital in order to fund ongoing research and development, obtain regulatory approval of its products, successfully commercialize its products, generate revenue, meet its obligations, and, ultimately, attain profitable operations.

Unaudited Interim Financial Information

The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements and notes have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the annual financial statements, prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“GAAP”), have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations. These unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on March 9, 2023.

The unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the audited financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s condensed financial position as of September 30, 2023 and condensed results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 and the condensed cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, have been made. The Company’s condensed results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and the condensed cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations and cash flows that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2023.

Discontinued Operations

In August 2023, the Company announced its strategic decision to operate as a single platform company focused exclusively on developing in vivo gene editing therapies with the completion of the sale of its chimeric antigen receptor ("CAR") T infrastructure to Imugene Limited, an Australian corporation (“Imugene Limited”), and its wholly owned subsidiary Imugene (USA) Inc. (“Imugene US”), a Nevada corporation (collectively, “Imugene”). Additionally, the Company licensed its lead allogeneic CAR T candidate for cancer, azercabtagene zapreleucel (“azer-cel”), to Imugene.

Accordingly, the accompanying condensed financial statements have been recast for all periods presented to reflect the assets, liabilities and expenses related to the Company’s CAR T programs as discontinued operations (see Note 4, Discontinued Operations). The accompanying condensed financial statements are generally presented in conformity with the Company's historical format.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Revenue Recognition for Contracts with Customers

The Company’s revenues are generated primarily through collaborative research, license, development and commercialization agreements.

ASC 606 applies to all contracts with customers, except for contracts that are within the scope of other standards. Under ASC 606, an entity recognizes revenue when its customer obtains control of promised goods or services, in an amount that reflects the consideration which the entity expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. To determine revenue recognition for arrangements that an entity determines are within the scope of ASC 606, the entity performs the following five steps: (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer; (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determine the transaction price; (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation.

At contract inception, once the contract is determined to be within the scope of ASC 606, the Company evaluates the performance obligations promised in the contract that are based on goods and services that will be transferred to the customer and determines whether those obligations are both (i) capable of being distinct and (ii) distinct in the context of the contract. Goods or services that meet these criteria are considered distinct performance obligations. If both these criteria are not met, the goods and services are combined into a single performance obligation. The Company then recognizes as revenue the amount of the transaction price that is allocated to the respective performance obligation when (or as) the performance obligation is satisfied. Arrangements that include rights to additional goods or services that are exercisable at a customer’s discretion are generally considered options. The Company assesses if these options provide a material right to the customer and if so, these options are considered performance obligations. The exercise of a material right is accounted for as a contract modification for accounting purposes.

The Company recognizes as revenue the amount of the transaction price that is allocated to the respective performance obligation when (or as) each performance obligation is satisfied at a point in time or over time, and if over time this is based on the use of an output or input method. For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company recorded cumulative catch up adjustments on its contracts with customers that increased revenue recognition by $9.7 million; the cumulative catch-up adjustments resulted from a decrease in total estimated effort required to satisfy performance obligations and an increase in variable consideration included in the transaction price related to estimated fees to be received from customers. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company recorded $41.7 million in revenue that was included in deferred revenue as of December 31, 2022.

Invoices issued as stipulated in contracts prior to revenue recognition are recorded as deferred revenue. Amounts expected to be recognized as revenue within the 12 months following the balance sheet date are classified as deferred revenue within current liabilities in the accompanying condensed balance sheets. Amounts not expected to be recognized as revenue within the 12 months following the balance sheet date are classified as noncurrent deferred revenue. Amounts recognized as revenue, but not yet invoiced are generally recognized as contract assets in the other current assets line item in the accompanying condensed balance sheets.

Milestone Payments – If an arrangement includes development and regulatory milestone payments, the Company evaluates whether the milestones are considered probable of being reached and estimates the amount to be included in the transaction price using the most likely amount method. If it is probable that a significant revenue reversal would not occur, the associated milestone value is included in the transaction price. Milestone payments that are not within the Company’s or the licensee’s control, such as regulatory approvals, are not considered probable of being achieved until those approvals are received and therefore revenue recognized is constrained as management is unable to assert that a reversal of revenue would not be probable. The transaction price is then allocated to each performance obligation on a relative standalone selling price basis, for which the Company recognizes revenue as or when the performance obligations under the contract are satisfied. At the end of each subsequent reporting period, the Company re-evaluates the probability of achievement of such development milestones and any related constraint, and, if necessary, adjusts its estimate of the overall transaction price. Any such adjustments are recorded on a cumulative catch-up basis, which would affect collaboration revenues and earnings in the period of adjustment.

Royalties – For arrangements that include sales-based royalties, including milestone payments based on a level of sales, which are the result of a customer-vendor relationship and for which the license is deemed to be the predominant item to which the royalties relate, the Company recognizes revenue at the later of (i) when the related sales occur, or (ii)

when the performance obligation linked to some or all of the royalty has been satisfied or partially satisfied. To date, the Company has not recognized any royalty revenue resulting from any of its licensing arrangements.

Significant Financing Component – In determining the transaction price, the Company adjusts consideration for the effects of the time value of money if the timing of payments provides the Company with a significant benefit of financing. The Company does not assess whether a contract has a significant financing component if the expectation at contract inception is such that the period between payment by the licensees and the transfer of the promised goods or services to the licensees will be one year or less. The Company assessed each of its revenue arrangements in order to determine whether a significant financing component exists and concluded that a significant financing component does not exist in any of its arrangements.

Collaborative Arrangements and License Agreements – The Company has entered into collaboration and license agreements, which are within the scope of ASC 606, to discover, develop, manufacture and commercialize product candidates. The terms of these agreements typically contain multiple promises or obligations, which may include: (1) licenses, or options to obtain licenses, to use the Company’s technology, (2) research and development activities to be performed on behalf of the collaboration partner, and (3) in certain cases, services in connection with the manufacturing of preclinical and clinical material. Payments the Company receives under these arrangements typically include one or more of the following: non-refundable, upfront license fees; option exercise fees; funding of research and/or development efforts; clinical and development, regulatory, and sales milestone payments; and royalties on future product sales.

The Company analyzes its collaboration and license arrangements to assess whether the collaboration and license agreements are within the scope of ASC 808, Collaborative Arrangements (“ASC 808”) to determine whether such arrangements involve joint operating activities performed by parties that are both active participants in the activities and exposed to significant risks and rewards dependent on the commercial success of such activities. This assessment is performed throughout the life of the arrangement based on changes in the responsibilities of all parties in the arrangement. For collaboration and license arrangements within the scope of ASC 808 that contain multiple elements, the Company first determines which elements of the collaboration are deemed to be within the scope of ASC 808 and those that are more reflective of a vendor-customer relationship and, therefore, are within the scope of ASC 606. For elements of collaboration arrangements that are accounted for pursuant to ASC 808, an appropriate recognition method is determined and applied consistently, generally by analogy to ASC 606. For those elements of the arrangement that are accounted for pursuant to ASC 606, the Company applies the five-step model described above.

For additional discussion of accounting for collaboration revenues, see Note 2, Collaboration and License Agreements.

Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Details) - Subsequent Event $ in Millions	Oct. 16, 2023 USD ($) $ / ft²
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Operating lease, option to extend	true
Additional extension of lease period	5 years
Additional lease start date	Aug. 01, 2024
Additional lease expiration date	Jul. 31, 2029
Annual base rent \| $	$ 1.9
Minimum
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Base rent	23.92
Rental payments, percentage of increase per year	2.75%
Maximum
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Base rent	37.68
Rental payments, percentage of increase per year	3.00%

Fair Value Measurements - Summary of Financial Assets Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Balance December 31, 2022	$ 2,576
Additions	11,366
Gains (losses) included in earnings	$ (448)
Fair Value, Asset, Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Gain (Loss), Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration]	Fair Value, Option, Changes in Fair Value, Gain (Loss)
Balance September 30, 2023	$ 13,494
Imugene Convertible Note
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Additions	11,366
Gains (losses) included in earnings	321
Balance September 30, 2023	11,687
Investment in iECURE
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Balance December 31, 2022	2,576
Gains (losses) included in earnings	(769)
Balance September 30, 2023	$ 1,807

Net Loss Per Share - Schedule Of Basic And Diluted Net Loss Per Share Attributable To Common Stockholders (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Loss from continuing operations (in thousands)	$ (12,110)			$ (15,691)			$ (29,093)	$ (53,482)
Income (loss) on discontinued operations (in thousands)	4,031			(8,255)			(15,937)	(29,667)
Net loss (in thousands)	$ (8,079)	$ (11,891)	$ (25,060)	$ (23,946)	$ (31,035)	$ (28,168)	$ (45,030)	$ (83,149)
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic	115,174,752			110,849,196			113,539,440	80,127,701
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted	115,174,752			110,849,196			113,539,440	80,127,701
Loss from continuing operations - basic	$ (0.11)			$ (0.14)			$ (0.26)	$ (0.67)
Loss from continuing operations - diluted	(0.11)			(0.14)			(0.26)	(0.67)
Income (loss) on discontinued operations - basic	0.04			(0.08)			(0.14)	(0.37)
Income (loss) on discontinued operations - diluted	0.04			(0.08)			(0.14)	(0.37)
Net loss per share - basic	(0.07)			(0.22)			(0.4)	(1.04)
Net loss per share - diluted	$ (0.07)			$ (0.22)			$ (0.4)	$ (1.04)

Commitments and Contingencies - Schedule of Future Lease Payments under Non-Cancelable Leases (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
2023 (excluding the nine months ended September 30, 2023)	$ 459
2024	1,080
Total lease payments	1,539
Less: imputed interest	45
Total operating lease liabilities	$ 1,494

Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information (Details) - $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Apr. 01, 2019
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]
Common and preferred stocks, shares authorized			210,000,000
Common stock, shares authorized	200,000,000	200,000,000	200,000,000
Common stock, par value	$ 0.000005	$ 0.000005	$ 0.000005
Preferred stock, shares authorized	10,000,000	10,000,000	10,000,000
Preferred stock, par value	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 122,231	$ 189,576
Accounts receivable	3,510	720
Prepaid expenses	8,075	6,025
Convertible note receivable	11,687
Other current assets	349	1,228
Current assets of discontinued operations		1,556
Total current assets	145,852	199,105
Property, equipment, and software—net	8,739	11,815
Intangible assets—net	977	731
Right-of-use assets—net	1,076	1,964
Investment in equity securities	1,807	2,576
Equity method investment		2,172
Note receivable—net	5,659	7,234
Other assets	234	226
Noncurrent assets of discontinued operations		12,346
Total assets	164,344	238,169
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	531	653
Accrued compensation	3,828	5,104
Accrued research and development expenses	1,468	1,827
Deferred revenue	17,445	46,192
Lease liabilities	1,494	1,678
Loan payable-net	22,365
Other current liabilities	1,845	745
Current liabilities of discontinued operations	1,641	3,465
Total current liabilities	50,617	59,664
Deferred revenue	73,898	82,872
Lease liabilities		1,059
Long term debt—net		22,223
Other liabilities	766	201
Contract liabilities	10,000	10,000
Noncurrent liabilities of discontinued operations		1,717
Total liabilities	135,281	177,736
Commitments and contingencies (Note 4)
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value- 10,000,000 shares authorized as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022; no shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2023and December 31, 2022
Common stock; $0.000005 par value - 200,000,000 shares authorized as of September 30, 2023 and December 31,2022; 116,490,480 shares issued and 115,680,008 shares outstanding as of September 30, 2023; 111,774,507 shares issued and 110,964,035 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2022	1	1
Additional paid-in capital	503,356	489,696
Accumulated deficit	(473,342)	(428,312)
Treasury stock	(952)	(952)
Total stockholders’ equity	29,063	60,433
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 164,344	$ 238,169

Fair Value Measurements - Schedule of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Details) - Fair Value Measurements Recurring - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	$ 32,250	$ 43,444
Liabilities	210	199
Imugene Convertible Note
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	11,687
Final Payment Fee [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Liabilities	210	199
Repurchase Agreements
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets		40,000
Investment in iECURE
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	1,807	2,576
Level 1
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	18,756	868
Level 2
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets		40,000
Liabilities	210	199
Level 2 \| Final Payment Fee [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Liabilities	210	199
Level 2 \| Repurchase Agreements
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets		40,000
Level 3
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	13,494	2,576
Level 3 \| Imugene Convertible Note
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	11,687
Level 3 \| Investment in iECURE
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	1,807	2,576
Money Market Funds
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	18,756	868
Money Market Funds \| Level 1
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	$ 18,756	$ 868

Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Revenue Recognition for Contracts with Customers

The Company’s revenues are generated primarily through collaborative research, license, development and commercialization agreements.

For additional discussion of accounting for collaboration revenues, see Note 2, Collaboration and License Agreements.

- Definition

Disclosure of accounting policy for revenue from contract with customer.

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CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023
Income Statement [Abstract]
Gain on disposal	$ 8,446	$ 8,446

Subsequent Events

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

NOTE 13: SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On October 16, 2023, the Company and Venable Historic, LLC, successor-in-interest to Venable Tenant, LLC (the “Landlord”), entered into a Tenth Amendment to Lease Agreement (the “Lease Amendment”), which amended certain terms of the Lease Agreement dated April 5, 2010, as amended (the “Original Lease”) with respect to the Company’s office space and laboratory facilities located at 302 East Pettigrew Street in Durham, North Carolina. Among other things, the Lease Amendment extends the term of the Original Lease for an additional period of five years commencing upon August 1, 2024 and up to and through July 31, 2029. The monthly base rent ranges from $23.92 per square foot of rentable area to $37.68 per square foot of rentable area of the premises, representing an annual base rent during the first period of the extension term of approximately $1.9 million. The base rent is subject to an annual upward adjustment of 2.75% or 3.0% (varies by suite) of the then current base rent.

Segment Reporting - Additional Information (Details)	9 Months Ended
Segment Reporting - Additional Information (Details)	Sep. 30, 2023 Segment
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of reportable segments	1

Share-Based Compensation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Schedule of Stock-Based Compensation Expense

The Company recorded employee and nonemployee share-based compensation expense as follows (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Employee	$	2,742	$	4,215	$	9,802	$	11,977
Nonemployee		363		918		1,269		2,684
	$	3,105	$	5,133	$	11,071	$	14,661

Schedule of Stock-Based Compensation Expense

Share-based compensation expense is included in the following line items in the condensed statements of operations (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Research and development	$	914	$	2,069	$	3,515	$	6,227
General and administrative		2,191		3,064		7,556		8,434
	$	3,105	$	5,133	$	11,071	$	14,661

Schedule of Stock Options Valuation Assumptions Using a Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model

The fair value of each stock option grant is estimated using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model on the date of grant using the following inputs:


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023
Estimated dividend yield		0.00	%
Weighted-average expected stock price volatility		86.90	%
Weighted-average risk-free interest rate		3.71	%
Expected term of options (in years)		5.85
Weighted-average fair value per option	$	0.68

Summary of Activity of Option Plans

The following table summarizes activity in the Company’s stock option plans for the nine months ended September 30, 2023:


	Outstanding Option Shares			Weighted-Average Exercise Price
Balance as of December 31, 2022		13,722,852		$	6.37
Granted		453,481			0.92
Exercised		(51,492	)		0.58
Forfeited/canceled		(2,572,518	)		7.35
Balance as of September 30, 2023		11,552,323		$	5.96

Summary of Restricted Stock Unit Activity

The following table summarizes the Company’s RSU activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2023:


	RSU Awards			Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested RSUs as of December 31, 2022		3,619,284		$	3.55
Granted		4,836,950			1.15
Forfeited		(502,273	)		3.87
Vested		(908,580	)		5.03
Unvested RSUs as of September 30, 2023		7,045,381		$	1.69

Share-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Mar. 12, 2019	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options outstanding		11,552,323		11,552,323		13,722,852
Share based compensation expense		$ 3,105,000	$ 5,133,000	$ 11,071,000	$ 14,661,000
Unrecognized compensation cost		$ 20,200,000		$ 20,200,000
Weighted-average period for recognition of compensation cost				1 year 10 months 24 days
Maximum
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Intrinsic value of Stock options exercised				$ 100,000	700,000
Restricted Stock Units
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
RSU outstanding		7,045,381		7,045,381		3,619,284
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Gross				4,836,950
ESPP \| Maximum
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share based compensation expense				$ 100,000	$ 100,000
2006 and 2015 Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options outstanding		1,496,960		1,496,960
Remaining shares available to be granted		0		0
2019 Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options outstanding		7,074,948		7,074,948
Number of shares available for issuance	4,750,000	11,028,560		11,028,560
Number of shares available to be issued		2,485,241		2,485,241
Allowed annual percentage increase in shares authorized as percentage of outstanding shares of common stock	4.00%
2019 Plan \| Restricted Stock Units
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
RSU outstanding		7,045,381		7,045,381
2019 ESPP
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Remaining shares available to be granted		2,289,623		2,289,623
Allowed annual percentage increase in shares authorized as percentage of outstanding shares of common stock				1.00%
Increase in common stock available for issuance		2,757,139		2,757,139
Purchase of common stock through payroll deductions expressed in percentage of fair market value				85.00%
Total number of shares issued under 2019 ESPP		992,516		992,516
2019 ESPP \| Maximum
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Remaining shares available to be granted	525,000
Inducement Award Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options outstanding		2,980,415		2,980,415
Number of shares available for issuance		5,795,923		5,795,923
Inducement Award Plan \| Maximum
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Maximum shares allowed to be issued under ESPP		9,000,000		9,000,000

Stockholders' Equity

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

NOTE 11: CAPITAL STRUCTURE

On April 1, 2019, the Company filed an amendment to its amended and restated certificate of incorporation pursuant to which, among other things, the Company increased its authorized shares to 210,000,000 shares of capital stock, of which 200,000,000 shares were designated as $0.000005 par value common stock and 10,000,000 shares were designated as $0.0001 par value preferred stock.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for equity.

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+ Details

Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)
Description Of Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Date of incorporation	Jan. 26, 2006
Revenue recorded included in deferred revenue	$ 41,700,000
Maximum
Description Of Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Revenue for changes in total estimated time to be incurred in the future to satisfy the performance obligation	$ 9,700,000

Debt - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2022	May 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	May 31, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate during period			9.25%
Effective interest rate			10.30%
Pacific Western Loan Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount					$ 30.0
Borrowings			$ 22.5	$ 22.5
Unamortized revolving line debt discount balance			$ 0.1	$ 0.3
Seventh Amendment to Revolving Line \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis point added to the prime rate		0.75%
Maturity of line of credit	Jun. 23, 2024
Seventh Amendment to Revolving Line \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Required balance of unrestricted cash at bank	$ 10.0
Interest rate during period		4.25%

Collaboration and License Agreements - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)				1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Aug. 15, 2023	Jun. 14, 2022	Jan. 06, 2021	Jul. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
Collaboration and License Agreements [Line items]
Equity method investments									$ 2,172,000
Revenue					$ 13,120,000	$ 7,363,000	$ 41,689,000	$ 14,500,000
Deferred revenue					$ 17,445,000		$ 17,445,000		$ 46,192,000
Common stock, shares issued					116,490,480		116,490,480		111,774,507
Proceeds from offering of common stock, net of issuance costs							$ 2,159,000	49,345,000
Prepaid expenses					$ 8,075,000		8,075,000		$ 6,025,000
Research and development					15,850,000	11,758,000	39,986,000	33,439,000
Revenue recorded included in deferred revenue							41,700,000
Imugene
Collaboration and License Agreements [Line items]
Cash received from sale of business	$ 8,000,000
Aggregate principal amount	13,000,000
Milestone payments to be received for additional targets	206,000,000
Revenue					0		0
Imugene \| Maximum
Collaboration and License Agreements [Line items]
Milestone payments to be received for additional targets	$ 145,000,000
Research and Development Arrangement
Collaboration and License Agreements [Line items]
Research and development						1,700,000
Research and Development Arrangement \| Current Liabilities
Collaboration and License Agreements [Line items]
Deferred revenue					9,200,000		9,200,000		27,900,000
Research and Development Arrangement \| Novartis Pharma AG
Collaboration and License Agreements [Line items]
Upfront cash payment		$ 50,000,000
Milestone payments to be received for additional targets		$ 1,400,000,000
Obligation to pay royalties expiry date		10 years
Transaction price from the Stock Purchase Agreement		$ 13,400,000
Revenue					7,600,000	3,600,000	18,200,000	3,600,000
Deferred revenue related to agreement					36,600,000		$ 36,600,000		54,200,000
Research and Development Arrangement \| Novartis Pharma AG \| Stock Purchase Agreement
Collaboration and License Agreements [Line items]
Upfront cash payment				$ 50,000,000
Sale of stock, number of shares issued in transaction		12,407,440
Aggregate purchase price		$ 25,000,000
Sale of stock, price per share		$ 2.01
Percentage of premium over the volume-weighted-average-price of the company’s common stock		20.00%
Upfront Compensation		$ 75,000,000
Equity upon the issuance of the shares		11,600,000
Transaction price allocated to the revenue arrangement		$ 63,400,000
Sale of stock, description of transaction							Pursuant to the Novartis Stock Purchase Agreement, subject to certain exceptions, Novartis may not sell the Novartis Shares without the Company’s approval for a period of two years following the Novartis Effective Date. In addition, for a period of two years following the Novartis Effective Date, Novartis and its affiliates may not (a) effect or otherwise participate in, directly or indirectly, any acquisition of any of our securities or material assets, any tender offer or exchange offer, merger or other business combination or change of control involving the Company, any recapitalization, restructuring, liquidation, dissolution or other extraordinary transaction with respect to the Company, or any solicitation of proxies or consents to vote any of the Company’s securities or (b) act with any other person, or publicly disclose any intention, to do any of the foregoing. The Novartis Stock Purchase Agreement also contains customary representations, warranties, and covenants of both parties.
Research and Development Arrangement \| Prevail
Collaboration and License Agreements [Line items]
Upfront cash payment			$ 100,000,000
Milestone payments to be received for additional targets			420,000,000
Transaction price from the Stock Purchase Agreement			7,300,000
Revenue					5,500,000	3,800,000	$ 23,400,000	10,900,000
Deferred revenue related to agreement					54,700,000		54,700,000		74,800,000
Research and Development Arrangement \| Prevail \| Current Liabilities
Collaboration and License Agreements [Line items]
Deferred revenue					8,200,000		8,200,000		$ 18,300,000
Research and Development Arrangement \| Prevail \| Minimum
Collaboration and License Agreements [Line items]
Milestone payments to be received for additional targets			390,000,000
Research and Development Arrangement \| Prevail \| Maximum
Collaboration and License Agreements [Line items]
Milestone payments to be received for additional targets			395,000,000
Research and Development Arrangement \| Prevail \| Stock Purchase Agreement
Collaboration and License Agreements [Line items]
Upfront Compensation			135,000,000
Equity upon the issuance of the shares			27,700,000
Transaction price allocated to the revenue arrangement			$ 107,300,000
Common stock, shares issued			3,762,190
Proceeds from offering of common stock, net of issuance costs			$ 35,000,000
Research and Development Arrangement \| iECURE
Collaboration and License Agreements [Line items]
Carrying value of fair value					$ 800,000	$ 0	$ 800,000	$ 0

Discontinued Operations - Summary of Results of Operations of Discontinued Operations (Details) - Cell Therapy Business - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Income Statement Disclosures [Abstract]
Research and development expense	$ (4,415)	$ (8,201)	$ (24,383)	$ (29,428)
General and administrative expense		(54)		(192)
Loss on disposal of assets				(47)
Loss from discontinued operation related to classes of expenses	(4,415)	(8,255)	(24,383)	(29,667)
Gain from disposal of discontinued operation	8,446		8,446
Income (loss) from discontinued operation	$ 4,031	$ (8,255)	$ (15,937)	$ (29,667)

Fair Value Measurements - Additional information (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment in equity securities	$ 311,000	$ (458,000)
Imugene Convertible Note
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount	$ 13,000,000	$ 13,000,000
Debt instrument maturity date		Aug. 15, 2024
Equity Issuance Agreement [Member] \| I E C U R E [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment in equity securities		$ 800,000	$ 0
Amendment to Revolving Line \| Revolving Credit Facility
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Change in fair value of final payment fee		$ 100,000

Net Loss Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted

The computations of basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders are as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023			2022			2023			2022
Loss from continuing operations (in thousands)	$	(12,110	)	$	(15,691	)	$	(29,093	)	$	(53,482	)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations (in thousands)	$	4,031		$	(8,255	)	$	(15,937	)	$	(29,667	)
Net loss (in thousands)	$	(8,079	)	$	(23,946	)	$	(45,030	)	$	(83,149	)

Weighted-average common shares outstanding basic and diluted		115,174,752			110,849,196			113,539,440			80,127,701

(Loss) earnings per share basic and diluted:
Loss from continuing operations		(0.11	)		(0.14	)		(0.26	)		(0.67	)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations		0.04			(0.08	)		(0.14	)		(0.37	)
Net loss per share, basic and diluted	$	(0.07	)	$	(0.22	)	$	(0.40	)	$	(1.04	)

Schedule of Common Share Equivalent Securities Excluded from Calculation of Diluted Net Loss per Share

The following weighted-average common stock equivalents were excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss per share because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Unvested RSUs		7,167,304		2,192,105		7,002,911		1,898,925
Stock Options		256,705		1,406,185		272,794		2,024,854
Unsettled ESPP Contributions		26,937		14,880		8,979		4,960
Total common stock equivalents excluded from diluted net loss per share		7,450,946		3,613,170		7,284,684		3,928,739

Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Contingent liability for aggregate minimum lease payments	$ 6,100,000
Lease term	12 months
Imugene
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Lease expiration date	Aug. 31, 2027
Guarantor contract liability	$ 0
Supply Agreements
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Agreement termination notice period	1 year
Contract Liabilities
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Contingent liabilities	$ 10,000,000

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 13,120	$ 7,363	$ 41,689	$ 14,500
Operating expenses
Research and development	15,850	11,758	39,986	33,439
General and administrative	9,633	10,281	30,549	31,260
Total operating expenses	25,483	22,039	70,535	64,699
Operating loss	(12,363)	(14,676)	(28,846)	(50,199)
Other income (expense):
Loss from equity method investment	(1,350)	(1,782)	(4,060)	(4,183)
Gain (loss) on change in fair value	311		(458)
Interest expense	(576)	(405)	(1,651)	(625)
Interest income	1,870	1,172	5,859	1,536
(Loss) gain on disposal of assets	(2)		63	(11)
Total other income (expense)	253	(1,015)	(247)	(3,283)
Loss from continuing operations	(12,110)	(15,691)	(29,093)	(53,482)
Income (loss) on discontinued operations (including gain on disposal of $8,446 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023)	4,031	(8,255)	(15,937)	(29,667)
Net loss	$ (8,079)	$ (23,946)	$ (45,030)	$ (83,149)
Net loss per share - basic	$ (0.07)	$ (0.22)	$ (0.4)	$ (1.04)
Net loss per share - diluted	$ (0.07)	$ (0.22)	$ (0.4)	$ (1.04)
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding - basic	115,174,752	110,849,196	113,539,440	80,127,701
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding - diluted	115,174,752	110,849,196	113,539,440	80,127,701

Net Loss Per Share - Schedule of Common Share Equivalent Securities Excluded from Calculation of Diluted Net Loss per Share (Details) - shares	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive common share equivalents	7,450,946	3,613,170	7,284,684	3,928,739
Unvested RSUs
Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive common share equivalents	7,167,304	2,192,105	7,002,911	1,898,925
Stock Option
Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive common share equivalents	256,705	1,406,185	272,794	2,024,854
Unsettled ESPP Contributions
Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive common share equivalents	26,937	14,880	8,979	4,960

Net Loss Per Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

NET LOSS PER SHARE

NOTE 7: NET LOSS PER SHARE

The Company calculates basic net loss per share by dividing net loss for each respective period by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for each respective period. The Company computes diluted net loss per share after giving consideration to the dilutive effect of unvested RSUs, stock options and unsettled ESPP contributions that are outstanding during the period, except where such securities would be anti-dilutive. The Company’s diluted net loss per share is the same as basic net loss per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 given all potential shares of common stock are anti-dilutive as a result of the net loss for all reporting periods.

The computations of basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders are as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023			2022			2023			2022
Loss from continuing operations (in thousands)	$	(12,110	)	$	(15,691	)	$	(29,093	)	$	(53,482	)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations (in thousands)	$	4,031		$	(8,255	)	$	(15,937	)	$	(29,667	)
Net loss (in thousands)	$	(8,079	)	$	(23,946	)	$	(45,030	)	$	(83,149	)

Weighted-average common shares outstanding basic and diluted		115,174,752			110,849,196			113,539,440			80,127,701

(Loss) earnings per share basic and diluted:
Loss from continuing operations		(0.11	)		(0.14	)		(0.26	)		(0.67	)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations		0.04			(0.08	)		(0.14	)		(0.37	)
Net loss per share, basic and diluted	$	(0.07	)	$	(0.22	)	$	(0.40	)	$	(1.04	)

The following weighted-average common stock equivalents were excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss per share because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Unvested RSUs		7,167,304		2,192,105		7,002,911		1,898,925
Stock Options		256,705		1,406,185		272,794		2,024,854
Unsettled ESPP Contributions		26,937		14,880		8,979		4,960
Total common stock equivalents excluded from diluted net loss per share		7,450,946		3,613,170		7,284,684		3,928,739

Discontinued Operations - Schedule of Assets and Liabilities of Discontinued Operations on Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Current assets of discontinued operations
Total current assets of discontinued operations		$ 1,556
Noncurrent assets of discontinued operation
Total noncurrent assets of discontinued operations		12,346
Current liabilities of discontinued operations
Total current liabilities of discontinued operations	$ 1,641	3,465
Noncurrent liabilities of discontinued operation
Total noncurrent liabilities of discontinued operations		1,717
Cell Therapy Business
Current assets of discontinued operations
Prepaid expenses		1,527
other current assets		29
Total current assets of discontinued operations		1,556
Noncurrent assets of discontinued operation
Property, equipment, and software - net		8,375
Intangible assets-net		617
Right-of-use assets-net		1,010
Other assets		2,344
Total noncurrent assets of discontinued operations		12,346
Total assets of discontinued operations		13,902
Current liabilities of discontinued operations
Accounts payable	199	572
Accrued compensation		1,155
Accrued research and development expenses	1,442	1,379
Lease liabilities		359
Total current liabilities of discontinued operations	1,641	3,465
Noncurrent liabilities of discontinued operation
Lease liabilities		1,717
Total noncurrent liabilities of discontinued operations		1,717
Total liabilities of discontinued operations	$ 1,641	$ 5,182