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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2024

 

or

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from________ to_________.

 

Commission File Number: 001-40874

 

Cingulate Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   86-3825535

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

     

1901 W. 47th Place

Kansas City, KS

  66205
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(913) 942-2300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share   CING  

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

(Nasdaq Capital Market)

Warrants, exercisable for one share of common stock   CINGW  

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

(Nasdaq Capital Market)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer   Accelerated filer
         
Non-accelerated filer   Smaller reporting company
         
      Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No

 

As of August 13, 2024, 950,506 shares of the registrant’s common stock, $0.0001 par value, were issued and outstanding .

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cingulate Inc.

Form 10-Q for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2024

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

    Page
  PART I  
Item 1 Financial Statements 4
Item 2 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 18
Item 3 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 29
Item 4 Controls and Procedures 29
     
  PART II  
Item 1 Legal Proceedings 29
Item 1A Risk Factors 29
Item 2 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 31
Item 5 Other Information 31
Item 6 Exhibits 31
     
Signatures 32

 

2

 

 

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “could,” “intend,” “target,” “project,” “estimate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions intended to identify statements about the future. These statements speak only as of the date of filing this report with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements about the following:

 

  our ability to regain and maintain compliance with the continued listing requirements of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”);
     
  our lack of operating history and need for additional capital;
     
  our plans to develop and commercialize our product candidates;
     
  the timing of our planned clinical trials for CTx-1301, CTx-1302, and CTx-2103;
     
  the timing of our New Drug Application (“NDA”) submissions for CTx-1301, CTx-1302, and CTx-2103;
     
  the timing of and our ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approvals for CTx-1301, CTx-1302, CTx-2103, or any other future product candidate;
     
  the clinical utility of our product candidates;
     
  our commercialization, marketing and manufacturing capabilities and strategy;
     
  our ability to identify strategic partnerships;
     
 

our expected use of cash;

 

  our competitive position and projections relating to our competitors or our industry;
 

 

 

our ability to identify, recruit, and retain key personnel;

     
  the impact of laws and regulations;
     
  our expectations regarding the time during which we will be an emerging growth company under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”);
     
  our plans to identify additional product candidates with significant commercial potential that are consistent with our commercial objectives; and

  our estimates regarding future revenue and expenses.

 

Because forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified and some of which are beyond our control, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. The events and circumstances reflected in our forward-looking statements may not be achieved or occur and actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. You should refer to the “Risk Factors” section in this Report and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on April 1, 2024, for a discussion of important factors that may cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements. ..We operate in an evolving environment and new risk factors and uncertainties may emerge from time to time. It is not possible for management to predict all risk factors and uncertainties. As a result of these factors, we cannot assure you that the forward-looking statements in this report will prove to be accurate. Except as required by applicable law, we do not plan to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements contained herein, whether as a result of any new information, future events, changed circumstances or otherwise. You should review the factors and risks and other information we describe in the reports we will file from time to time with the SEC.

 

3

 

 

PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Cingulate Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)

 

   June 30,   December 31, 
   2024   2023 
ASSETS          
           
Current assets:          
Cash and cash equivalents  $380,928   $52,416 
Other receivables   1,616,810    14,622 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   518,238    511,556 
Total current assets   2,515,976    578,594 
           
Property and equipment, net   2,372,716    2,545,965 
Operating lease right-of-use assets   238,215    366,877 
           
Total assets   5,126,907    3,491,436 
           
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY          
           
Current liabilities:          
Accounts payable   1,329,384    5,199,106 
Accrued expenses   383,313    1,651,518 
Note payable   -    3,000,000 
Finance lease liability, current   13,095    17,057 
Operating lease liability, current   317,343    358,085 
Total current liabilities   2,043,135    10,225,766 
           
Long-term liabilities:          
Finance lease liability, net of current   -    4,436 
Operating lease liability, net of current   -    130,663 
Total long-term liabilities   -    135,099 
           
Total liabilities   2,043,135    10,360,865 
           
Stockholders’ Equity          
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value; 240,000,000 shares authorized and 780,762 and 97,293 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023   78    10 
Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized and 0 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023   -    - 
Additional Paid-in-Capital   102,209,291    86,074,004 
Accumulated deficit   (99,125,597)   (92,943,443)
Total stockholders’ equity   3,083,772    (6,869,429)
           
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity  $5,126,907   $3,491,436 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

4

 

 

Cingulate Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss (unaudited)

 

   2024   2023   2024   2023 
   Three Months Ended June 30,   Six Months Ended June 30, 
   2024   2023   2024   2023 
Operating expenses:                    
Research and development  $1,881,093   $4,455,927   $3,688,078   $6,584,543 
General and administrative   1,325,087    1,906,442    2,466,319    3,627,821 
Operating loss   (3,206,180)   (6,362,369)   (6,154,397)   (10,212,364)
                     
Interest and other income (expense), net   (3,497)   (253,940)   (27,757)   (408,832)
Loss before income taxes   (3,209,677)   (6,616,309)   (6,182,154)   (10,621,196)
Income tax benefit (expense)   -    -    -    - 
                     
Net loss and comprehensive loss  $(3,209,677)  $(6,616,309)  $(6,182,154)  $(10,621,196)
                     
                     
Net loss per share of common stock, basic and diluted  $(5.47)  $(6.79)  $(12.28)  $(11.08)
                     
Weighted average number of shares used in computing net loss per share of common stock, basic and diluted   586,313    974,569    503,598    958,599 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Cingulate Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (unaudited)

 

                   Accumulated     
   Common Stock   Additional Paid-in-    Accumulated   Other Comprehensive   Stockholders’ 
   Shares   Amount   Capital   Deficit   Income   Equity 
Balance January 1, 2023   942,451    94   $73,290,424   $(69,408,496)  $          -   $     3,882,022 
Activity for the three months to March 31, 2023:                              
Unrealized losses on available for sale investments   -    -    -    -    -    - 
Stock-based compensation expense   -    -    204,479    -    -    204,479 
Net loss   -    -    -    (4,004,887)   -    (4,004,887)
Balance March 31, 2023   942,451   $94   $73,494,903   $(73,413,383)  $-   $81,614 
Activity for the three months to June 30, 2023:                              
Unrealized losses on available for sale investments   62,281    6    218,792    -    -    218,798 
Stock-based compensation expense   -    -    217,376    -    -    217,376 
Net loss   -    -    -    (6,616,309)   -    (6,616,309)
Balance June 30, 2023   1,004,732   $100   $73,931,071   $(80,029,692)  $-   $(6,098,521)
                               
Balance January 1, 2024   97,293   10   $86,074,004   $(92,943,443)  $-   $(6,869,429)
Activity for the three months to March 31, 2024:                              
Issuance of common stock in connection with At the Market Offering and Purchase Agreement, net of fees   23,650    2    3,115,282    -    -    3,115,284 
Issuance of common stock in public offering, net of fees   296,000    30    6,432,862    -    -    6,432,892 
Issuance of pre-funded warrants in connection with the conversion of related party note payable   -    -    2,734,739    -    -    2,734,739 
Capital contribution in connection with conversion of related party note payable   -    -    586,511    -    -    586,511 
Issuance of restricted common stock   596    0    24,024    -    -    24,024 
Stock-based compensation expense   -    -    164,575    -    -    164,575 
Net loss   -    -    -    (2,972,477)   -    (2,972,477)
Balance March 31, 2024   417,539   $42   $99,131,997   $(95,915,920)  $-   $3,216,119 
Activity for the three months to June 30, 2024:                              
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of pre-funded warrants   86,334    9    (9)             (0)
Issuance of common stock in connection with At the Market Offering and Purchase Agreement, net of fees   121,279    12    1,109,990    -    -    1,110,002 
Warrant inducement   143,958    14    1,614,549    -    -    1,614,563 
Issuance of restricted common stock   11,652    1    98,433    -    -    98,434 
Stock-based compensation expense   -    -    254,331    -    -    254,331 
Net loss   -    -    -    (3,209,677)   -    (3,209,677)
Balance June 30, 2024   780,762   $78   $102,209,291   $(99,125,597)  $-   $3,083,772 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements

 

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Cingulate Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)

 

   2024   2023 
   Six Months Ended June 30, 
   2024   2023 
Operating activities:          
Net loss  $(6,182,154)  $(10,621,196)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net          
cash used in operating activities:          
Depreciation   327,381    255,930 
Stock-based compensation   541,349    421,855 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:          
Other receivables   12,375    198,962 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   (6,682)   626,388 
Operating lease right-of-use assets   128,662    127,021 
Trade accounts payable and accrued expenses   (5,137,926)   973,494 
Current portion of operating lease liability   (40,742)   8,744 
Long-term portion of operating lease liability   (130,663)   (171,405)
Net cash used in operating activities   (10,488,400)   (8,180,207)
           
Investing activities:          
Purchase of property and equipment   (154,133)   (37,136)
Net cash used in investing activities   (154,133)   (37,136)
           
Financing Activities:          
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock and pre-funded common stock purchase warrants, net of fees   10,979,443    218,798 
Proceeds from note payable   -    3,000,000 
Principal payments on finance lease obligations   (8,398)   (7,900)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities   10,971,045    3,210,898 
           
Cash and cash equivalents:          
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   328,512    (5,006,445)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year   52,416    5,356,276 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period  $380,928   $349,831 
           
Property and equipment accrued but not yet paid at end of period  $220,370   $- 
Cash payments:          
Interest paid  $5,975   $555 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements

 

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CINGULATE INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

(1) Nature of the Business and Liquidity

 

Organization

 

Cingulate Inc. (Cingulate, or the Company), a Delaware corporation, is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of products utilizing its drug delivery platform technology that enables the formulation and manufacture of once-daily tablets of multi-dose therapies, with an initial focus on the treatment of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The Company is developing two proprietary, first-line stimulant medications, CTx-1301 (dexmethylphenidate) and CTx-1302 (dextroamphetamine), for the treatment of ADHD intended for all patient segments: children, adolescents, and adults. CTx-1301 and CTx-1302 utilize a flexible core tableting technology with target product profile designed to deliver a rapid onset and last the entire active day with a controlled descent of plasma drug level and have favorable tolerability. The Company is progressing with the remaining clinical requirements for CTx-1301 and is targeting a New Drug Application (NDA) for CTx-1301in the first half of 2025. In addition, the Company has a third product to treat anxiety, CTx-2103, in a formulation stage.

 

The consolidated financial statements and notes for the periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, represent the full consolidation of Cingulate and its subsidiaries, including CTx and all references to the Company represent this full consolidation.

 

Liquidity

 

The Company has incurred operating losses and negative cash flows from operations since inception. As a pre-revenue entity, the Company is dependent on the ability to raise capital to support operations until such time as the product candidates under development are U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved, manufactured, commercially available to the marketplace and produce revenues. On June 30, 2024, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $0.4 million, and an accumulated deficit of approximately $99.1 million. Subsequent to June 30, 2024, the Company received aggregate net proceeds of approximately $1.6 million from the June 2024 Warrant Inducement (as defined below) which closed on July 1, 2024, as described in Note 9. However, the Company will need additional funding for operations and development. Management is evaluating various strategies to obtain additional funding, which may include additional offerings of equity, issuance of debt, or other capital sources, including potential collaborations with other companies or other strategic transactions. Successful implementation of these plans involves both the Company’s efforts and factors that are outside its control, such as market factors and FDA approval of product candidates. The Company can give no assurance that its plans will be effectively implemented in such a way that they will sufficiently alleviate or mitigate the conditions and events noted above, which results in substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued. The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The consolidated financial statements do not reflect any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

(2) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

(a) Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP). The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Cingulate and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

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(b) Unaudited Interim Financial Information

 

The accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2024, the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the consolidated statement of stockholders’ equity for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the consolidated statements of cash flows for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, and the related interim disclosures are unaudited. These unaudited consolidated financial statements include all adjustments necessary, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, to fairly state the financial position and the results of operations and cash flows for interim periods in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Interim period results are not necessarily indicative of results of operations or cash flows for a full year or any subsequent interim period. The accompanying consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s 2023 audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto.

 

(c) Concentration of Credit Risk

 

The Company maintains cash equivalent deposits, which at various times throughout the fiscal year exceeded the amounts insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation limit of $250,000 (without regard to reconciling items). Management monitors the soundness of these financial institutions and does not believe the Company is subject to any material credit risk relative to the uninsured portion of the deposits.

 

(d) Other Receivables

 

Other receivables as of June 30, 2024 primarily consisted of the amount to be received upon closing of the June 2024 Warrant Inducement which was executed on June 28, 2024, as described in Note 9. This amount was received on July 1, 2024.

 

(e) Impairment of Long-lived Assets

 

The Company assesses the carrying value of its long-lived assets, including property and equipment, as well as lease right of use (ROU) assets, when events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value of such assets may not be recoverable. These events or changes in circumstances may include a significant deterioration of operating results, changes in business plans, or changes in anticipated future cash flows. If an impairment indicator is present, the Company evaluates recoverability by a comparison of the carrying amount of the assets to future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the assets. If the sum of the expected future cash flows is less than the carrying amount, the Company would recognize an impairment loss. An impairment loss would be measured by comparing the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the long-lived asset groups. No impairment was recognized during the six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 or 2023.

 

(f) Stock-Based Compensation

 

The Company measures employee and director stock-based compensation expense for all stock-based awards based on their grant date fair value using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. For stock-based awards with service conditions, stock-based compensation expense is recognized over the requisite service period using the straight-line method. Forfeitures are recognized as they occur. See additional information in Note 10. 

 

(3) Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets consisted of the following at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:

 

Schedule of Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

   June 30,   December 31, 
   2024   2023 
Research and development  $245,430   $183,452 
Insurance   113,451    31,302 
Active pharmaceutical ingredients   29,025    97,324 
Deferred capital raise costs   69,449    178,780 
Dues and subscriptions   40,185    - 
Other   20,698    20,698 
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets  $518,238   $511,556 

 

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(4) Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment, net consisted of the following at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:

 

Schedule of Property and Equipment

   Estimated        
   Useful Life  June 30,   December 31, 
   (in years)  2024   2023 
Equipment  2-7  $4,405,575   $4,321,816 
Furniture and fixtures  7   145,754    145,754 
Computer equipment  5   46,994    41,897 
Leasehold improvements  5   474,462    471,505 
Construction-in-process- equipment  -   270,296    207,976 
Property and equipment, gross      5,343,081    5,188,948 
Less: accumulated depreciation      (2,970,365)   (2,642,983)
Property and equipment, net     $2,372,716   $2,545,965 

 

Depreciation expense was $327,381 and $255,930, respectively, for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023. Depreciation expense was $163,781 and $155,300, respectively, for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.

 

(5) Accrued Expenses

 

Accrued expenses consisted of the following at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:

 

Schedule of Accrued Expenses

   June 30,   December 31, 
   2024   2023 
Employee compensation  $-   $593,022 
Interest   -    290,000 
Professional fees   198,922    213,922 
Research and development   2,741    155,220 
CIP- Equipment   155,800    155,800 
State franchise taxes   -    120,570 
Insurance   -    56,088 
Other   25,850    66,896 
Total accrued expenses  $383,313   $1,651,518 

 

(6) Contingencies

 

The Company may, from time to time, be subject to legal proceedings and claims arising in the ordinary course of business and otherwise. A substantial legal liability against us could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

The Company records legal costs associated with loss contingencies as incurred and establishes reserves when those matters present material loss contingencies that management determines to be both probable and reasonably estimable in accordance with ASC 450, Contingencies. If a range of loss is estimated, and some amount within that range appears to be a better estimate than any other amount within that range, then that amount is accrued. If no amount within the range can be identified as a better estimate than any other amount, we accrue the minimum amount in the range. These amounts are not reduced by amounts that may be recovered under insurance or claims against third parties, but undiscounted receivables from insurers or other third parties may be accrued separately if recovery is considered probable. Management’s judgment is required related to loss contingencies because the outcomes are difficult to predict, and the ultimate resolution may differ from our current analysis. The Company revises accruals in light of new information. While it is not possible to predict the outcome of loss contingencies with certainty, management is of the opinion that adequate provision for potential losses associated with any such matters has been made in the financial statements. No accruals for loss contingencies were recorded in the consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2024 or 2023.

 

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(7) Related Party Note Payable

 

In August 2022, the Company received $5.0 million of debt financing from Werth Family Investment Associates LLC (WFIA). Peter Werth, manager of WFIA, is a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. The promissory note, dated August 9, 2022, was unsecured with interest accruing at 15% per annum. In May 2023, the Company received an additional $3.0 million of debt financing from WFIA by amending and restating the note to increase the principal amount to $8.0 million. All other terms of the note remained the same.

 

On September 8, 2023, the Company and CTx entered into a note conversion agreement with WFIA, pursuant to which WFIA agreed to convert the original principal amount of $5.0 million under the note plus all accrued interest on the original principal, or $5,812,500, by issuing pre-funded warrants to purchase 28,493 shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price per pre-funded warrant of $204.00. The closing price of the Company’s common stock on Nasdaq on September 8, 2023, was $138.60 per share. The pre-funded warrants had no expiration date and were exercisable immediately at an exercise price of $0.0024 per share, to the extent that after giving effect to such exercise, WFIA and its affiliates would beneficially own, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act), no more than 19.99% of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company.

 

On January 25, 2024, the Company and CTx entered into another note conversion agreement with WFIA, pursuant to which WFIA agreed to convert the remaining principal amount of the note payable of $3.0 million plus all accrued interest, or $3,287,500 by issuing pre-funded warrants to purchase 57,254 shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price per pre-funded warrant of $57.42. The closing price of the Company’s common stock on Nasdaq on January 24, 2024, was $52.20 per share. The pre-funded warrants had no expiration date and were exercisable immediately at an exercise price of $0.0012 per share, to the extent that after giving effect to such exercise, WFIA and its affiliates would beneficially own, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, no more than 19.99% of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company. In March of 2024, the Company issued to WFIA an additional pre-funded warrant to purchase 588 shares of common stock as a result of an error in the interest calculation, on the same form and at the same conversion price as the January pre-funded warrants.

 

WFIA exercised all of its pre-funded warrants in April 2024, as described in Note 9.

 

The Company considered ASC 470-60, Troubled Debt Restructurings by Debtors, in accounting for the debt conversions. The difference between the fair value of the pre-funded warrants issued and the carrying value of the debt and accrued interest settled in each transaction was recognized as a capital contribution in the Statement of Stockholders’ Equity based on the related party nature of the counterparty

 

(8) Stockholders’ Equity

 

The Company has authorized 240,000,000 shares of $0.0001 par value common stock and 10,000,000 shares of $0.0001 par value preferred stock at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, of which 780,762 and 97,293 shares of common stock were issued and outstanding, respectively. The Company has not issued any shares of preferred stock.

 

The holders of common stock are entitled to one vote for each share of common stock. In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, after the payment or provision for payment of all debts and liabilities of the Company, the holders of common stock shall be entitled to share in the remaining assets of the Company available for distribution, if any. Holders of the shares of common stock are entitled to dividends when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors.

 

Reverse Stock Splits

 

On November 30, 2023, the Company completed a one-for-twenty reverse stock split (2023 Reverse Stock Split), which reduced the number of shares of the Company’s common stock that were issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effectiveness of the 2023 Reverse Stock Split. The number of shares of the Company’s authorized common stock was not affected by the 2023 Reverse Stock Split and the par value of the Company’s common stock remained unchanged at $0.0001 per share. No fractional shares were issued in connection with the 2023 Reverse Stock Split.

 

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On August 9, 2024, the Company completed a one-for-twelve reverse stock split (2024 Reverse Stock Split), which reduced the number of shares of the Company’s common stock that were issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effectiveness of the 2024 Reverse Stock Split. The number of shares of the Company’s authorized common stock was not affected by the 2024 Reverse Stock Split and the par value of the Company’s common stock remained unchanged at $0.0001 per share. No fractional shares were issued in connection with the 2024 Reverse Stock Split.

 

Except where disclosed, all amounts related to number of shares and per share amounts have been retrospectively restated in these financial statements to reflect the 2023 Reverse Stock Split and the 2024 Reverse Stock Split.

 

(9) Securities Issuances

 

At the Market Offering

 

In January 2023, the Company entered into the At-the-Market Agreement (ATM Agreement) with H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC (HCW) pursuant to which the Company could issue and sell, from time to time, shares of the Company’s common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $4.97 million in at-the-market offerings sales. HCW acts as sales agent and is paid a 3% commission on each sale under the ATM Agreement. The Company’s common stock is sold at prevailing market prices at the time of the sale, and, as a result, prices will vary.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company sold 23,650 shares of common stock under the ATM Agreement, for net proceeds of $3,115,284. During the three months ended June 30, 2024, the Company sold 31,858 shares of common stock under the ATM Agreement, for net proceeds of $354,259.

 

On March 18, 2024, the Company increased the maximum aggregate offering price of the shares of the Company’s common stock issuable under the ATM Agreement from $4.97 million to $8.47 million and filed a prospectus supplement for an aggregate of $3.5 million. In connection with the filing of the prospectus supplement, on March 17, 2024, the Company received a waiver from the purchaser in the February 2024 Offering (as defined below) under the securities purchase agreement, dated February 2, 2024, by and between the Company and such purchaser. In consideration of the waiver set forth therein, the Company agreed to lower the exercise price of the Series A Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 28,855 shares of common stock and Series B Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 14,428 shares of common stock to $13.56, which warrants were previously issued by the Company to such purchaser on September 13, 2023 and to extend the exercise term of the Series A Warrants to March 17, 2029 and the term of the Series B Warrants to March 17, 2026. The modifications to the warrants had no impact on the consolidated financial statements.

 

Purchase Agreement with Lincoln Park

 

On April 24, 2023, the Company entered into a purchase agreement (the LP Purchase Agreement) and a registration rights agreement (the Registration Rights Agreement) with Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC (Lincoln Park). Pursuant to the terms of the LP Purchase Agreement, Lincoln Park has agreed to purchase from the Company up to $12 million of the Company’s common stock subject to certain limitations and satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the LP Purchase Agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company filed with the SEC registration statements to register for resale under the Securities Act 185,417 shares of common stock that have been or may be issued to Lincoln Park under the LP Purchase Agreement.   

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company sold 89,420 shares of common stock under the LP Purchase Agreement, for net proceeds of $755,703. No shares of common stock were sold under the LP Purchase Agreement during the three months ended June 30, 2024.

 

Conversion of Related Party Note

 

The Company issued pre-funded warrants to purchase an aggregate of 86,334 shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to note conversion agreements with WFIA, as described in Note 7.

 

In April 2024, WFIA exercised all of its pre-funded warrants and received 86,344 new shares of the Company’s common stock upon such exercise.

 

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Public Offering

 

On February 2, 2024, the Company completed a public offering (the February 2024 Offering) pursuant to which the Company issued 114,583 shares of its common stock and accompanying Series A and Series B warrants at a combined price of $24.00 per share, and pre-funded warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 197,917 shares of its common stock and accompanying Series A and Series B warrants at a combined purchase price of $23.988 per pre-funded warrant, which represents the public offering price for the common stock less the $0.0012 per share exercise price per share for each pre-funded warrant. The pre-funded warrants were exercisable at any time after the date of issuance and have no expiration date. The holders of pre-funded warrants may not exercise the warrants if the holder, together with its affiliates, would beneficially own more than 4.99% (or, at the election of the holder, 9.99%) of the number of shares of common stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise. Each share of common stock and each pre-funded warrant were sold along with one Series A and 0.5 Series B warrants. The February 2024 Offering resulted in gross proceeds to the Company of $7.5 million before deducting $750,950 of placement agent fees and other offering expenses. As of June 30, 2024, all but 16,500 of the pre-funded warrants had been exercised. Pre-funded warrants to purchase 9,900 shares of common stock were exercised in July 2024.

 

Warrant Inducement

 

On June 28, 2024, the Company entered into an inducement offer letter agreement (the June 2024 Warrant Inducement), in which certain holders (Holders) of certain of its existing warrants to purchase 265,625 shares of the Company’s common stock issued to the Holders in connection with the February 2024 Offering (the February 2024 Warrants) agreed to exercise for cash their February 2024 Warrants at a reduced exercise price of $7.02 per share. In consideration for the exercise of the February 2024 Warrants, the Holders received, in addition to the reduced exercise price, new Series C common stock purchase warrants to purchase an aggregate of 354,167 shares of the Company’s common stock and new Series D common stock purchase warrants to purchase an aggregate of 177,083 shares of the Company’s common stock. The Series C and Series D Warrants are exercisable subject to stockholder approval, which will be voted on at a special meeting of shareholders to be held on August 23, 2024. The June 2024 Warrant Inducement is considered a modification of the existing warrants under ASC Subtopic 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging, Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity. This modification is consistent with the equity issuance classification under ASC Subtopic 815-40 as the reason for the modification was to induce the holders of the existing warrants to exercise their warrants, which raised equity capital and generated net proceeds to the Company of approximately $1.6 million, after deducting the placement agent fees and other offering expenses payable by the Company. The modified warrants were classified as equity instruments before and after the modification, and the modification is directly attributable to an equity offering. The Company recognized the effect of modification of approximately $2.0 million as an equity issuance cost and accounting effect of the inducement is recognized in the Statement of Stockholders’ Equity. The Company received net proceeds of $1.6 million on the closing of the June 2024 Warrant Inducement, which occurred on July 1, 2024.

 

10) Stock-Based Compensation

 

In September 2021, the Company’s board of directors and stockholders adopted the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the 2021 Plan), which provides for the grant of incentive stock options and non-qualified stock options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units, restricted or unrestricted shares of common stock, performance shares, performance units, incentive bonus awards, other stock-based awards and other cash-based awards. No awards may be made under the 2021 Plan on or after September 24, 2031, but the 2021 Plan will continue thereafter while previously granted awards remain outstanding.

 

At the Company’s June 2024 annual meeting, shareholders approved an amendment to the 2021 Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance thereunder by 104,167 shares to 125,577. As of June 30, 2024, 35,144 shares of common stock were available for issuance under the 2021 Plan. The number of shares of common stock available for issuance under the 2021 Plan will automatically increase on January 1st of each year until the expiration of the 2021 Plan, in an amount equal to 5% percent of the total number of shares of our common stock outstanding on December 31st of the preceding calendar year, on a fully diluted basis, unless the board of directors takes action prior thereto to provide that there will not be an increase in the share reserve for such year or that the increase in the share reserve for such year will be of a lesser number of shares of common stock than would otherwise occur. The shares of common stock underlying any awards that are forfeited, cancelled, held back upon exercise or settlement of an award to satisfy the exercise price or tax withholding, repurchased or are otherwise terminated by the Company under the 2021 Plan will be added back to the shares of common stock available for issuance under the 2021 Plan.

 

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The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense of $418,906 and $421,853 during the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense of $254,331 and $217,374 during the three months ended June 30, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively. As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there was $1,588,993 and $1,278,981, respectively, of unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the 2021 Plan, which is expected to be recognized over the next one to four years.

 

A summary of option activity under the Plan during the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 is as follows:

 

Summary of Option Activity

           Weighted-Average   Aggregate 
       Weighted-Average   Remaining Contractual   Intrinsic 
   Shares   Exercise Price   Term (years)   Value 
Outstanding at January 1, 2024   4,775                
Granted   15,986   $14.16    9.93    - 
Exercised   -                
Forfeitures or expirations   (624)               
Outstanding at March 31, 2024   20,137                
Granted   69,024    13.44    

9.95

    - 
Exercised   -                
Forfeitures or expirations   -                
Outstanding at June 30, 2024   89,161                
                     
Vested and expected to vest at June 30, 2024   89,161                
Exercisable at June 30, 2024   2,643                

 

The Company’s stock options issued qualify for equity accounting treatment under ASC 718, Compensation- Stock Compensation, and are measured at fair value as of their grant date accordingly. The fair value of the options were estimated using a Black-Scholes model. The assumptions that the Company used to estimate the grant-date fair value of stock options granted to employees during the three-month periods ending June 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024 were as follows, shown on a weighted average basis:

 

   June 30,   March 31, 
   2024   2024 
Risk-free interest rate   4.32%   3.66%
Expected term (in years)   5.42    6.0 
Expected volatility   1.44    1.13 
Expected dividend yield   0%   0%

 

Risk-Free Interest Rate: The Company based the risk-free interest rate over the expected term of the options based on the constant maturity of U.S. Treasury securities with similar maturities as of the date of grant.

 

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Expected Term: The expected term represents the period that the options granted are expected to be outstanding and is determined using the simplified method (based on the mid-point between the vesting dates and the end of the contractual term.)

 

Expected Volatility: The Company uses an average historical stock price volatility of comparable public companies within the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry that were deemed to be representative of future stock price trends as the Company does not have sufficient trading history for its common stock. The Company will continue to apply this process until a sufficient amount of historical information regarding volatility of its own stock price becomes available.

 

Expected Dividend Yield: The Company has not paid and does not anticipate paying any dividends in the near future. Therefore, the expected dividend yield was zero.

 

The grant-date fair value of options granted during the three months ended June 30, 2024 ranged from $3.84 to $14.16 and the grant date fair value of the options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2024 ranged from $9.72 to $18.36.

 

The aggregate intrinsic value of stock options is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the stock options and the fair value of the Company’s common stock. The fair value per share of common stock was $3.84 as of June 30, 2024, and $91.80 as of December 31, 2023, based upon the closing price of our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market on those dates or the last trading date prior to those dates if those dates were not a trading date.

 

(11) Common Stock Purchase Warrants

 

For the 312,500 shares of common stock and pre-funded warrants issued in the February 2024 Offering, the Company issued Series A warrants to purchase up to 312,500 shares of common stock and Series B warrants to purchase up to 156,250 shares of common stock. The Series A and Series B warrants have an exercise price of $24.00 per share and became exercisable on the effective date of stockholder approval of the shares issuable pursuant to the warrants. The Series A warrants have a five-year term and the Series B warrants have a two-year term from the initial exercise date of February 5, 2024.

 

The Company evaluated the pre-funded warrants and the Series A and B warrants for liability or equity classification in accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity, and ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, and determined that equity treatment was appropriate. The Company valued the pre-funded warrants to purchase 197,917 shares of common stock based on their issuance date fair value of $24.00. As of June 30, 2024, all but 16,500 of the pre-funded warrants had been exercised. Pre-funded warrants to purchase 9,900 shares of common stock were exercised in July 2024.

 

In connection with the February 2024 Offering, the Company issued placement agent warrants to purchase up to 12,500 shares of common stock. The placement agent warrants have an exercise price of $30.00 per share. These warrants have a five-year term ending February 2, 2029.

 

The Series A, Series B and placement agent warrants issued in the February 2024 Offering were valued using a Black-Scholes model with a risk-free rate of 4.0%-5.0%, the respective terms of five and two years, and a volatility of 1.56-1.83. The estimated volatility of the Company’s common stock at the date of measurement is based on an average historical stock price volatility of comparable public companies within the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry that were deemed to be representative of future stock price trends as the Company does not have sufficient trading history for its common stock. The risk-free rate is based on the expected term of the warrants based on the constant maturity of U.S. Treasury securities with similar maturities as of the date of grant. The expected term has been estimated using the contractual term of the warrants.

 

       Percent     
   Fair   of Total   Amount 
   Value   Fair Value   Allocated 
Common Stock  $2,750,000    26.50%  $1,987,500 
Pre-Funded Warrants   4,750,000    45.77%   3,432,750 
Series A, B and Placement Agent Warrants   2,878,126    27.73%   2,079,750 
Total  $10,378,126    100.00%  $7,500,000 

 

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Certain of the Series A and Series B warrants issued in connection with the February 2024 Offering were exercised as part of the June 2024 Warrant Inducement as described in Note 9. In addition, Series C and Series D warrants were issued as part of the June 2024 Warrant Inducement. The June 2024 Warrant Inducement closed on July 1, 2024, on which date the shares relating to the exercise of the Series A and B warrants and the Series C and D warrants were settled. The Company evaluated the Series C and D warrants for liability or equity classification in accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic 480, and ASC Topic 815, and determined that equity treatment was appropriate.

 

The following table summarizes the Company’s outstanding common stock purchase warrants as of June 30, 2024: 

 

           Issuance Date   Issuance Date 
   Number of   Exercise   Fair Value   Fair Value 
   Warrants   Price   per Warrant   Total 
December 2021 Initial Public Offering   19,965   $1,440.00   $1,144.80   $22,855,932 
December 2021 Underwriter Warrants   868   $1,800.00   $1,113.48    966,501 
September 2023 Public Offering Series A Warrants   28,855   $13.56   $129.84    3,746,533 
September 2023 Public Offering Series B Warrants   14,428   $13.56   $101.04    1,457,805 
September 2023 Placement Agent Warrants   1,443   $172.80   $127.56    184,069 
February 2024 Public Offering Series A Warrants   135,417   $24.00   $14.04    1,901,255 
February 2024 Public Offering Series B Warrants   67,708   $24.00   $11.88    804,371 
February 2024 Placement Agent Warrants   12,500   $30.00   $13.80    172,500 
February 2024 Pre-funded Warrants   16,500   $0.0012   $24.00    396,000 
June 2024- Series C Warrants   354,167   $7.020   $3.24    1,147,501 
June 2024- Series D Warrants   177,083   $7.020   $2.40    424,999 
Balance- June 30, 2024   828,934          $34,058,466 

 

The Company has accounted for these warrants as equity-classified instruments under ASC Subtopic 815-40, as they are indexed to the Company’s common stock, and they meet all other conditions for equity classification. The gross proceeds of the February 2024 Offering was allocated to the common stock and common stock purchase warrants using the relative fair value method shown as follows. Fair value of the warrants was recorded to Additional Paid-in-Capital on the Company’s balance sheet.

 

(12) Income Taxes

 

Cingulate Inc. is taxed as a C corporation under the Internal Revenue Code. Cingulate Inc. records deferred income taxes to reflect the impact of temporary differences between the recorded amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and such amounts as measured by tax laws and regulations. CTx is a wholly-owned disregarded entity of Cingulate Inc., and all of the activity for CTx, along with its wholly-owned subsidiary Cingulate Works Inc., is included in the calculation of the current and deferred tax assets and liabilities for Cingulate Inc. No deferred income tax benefit or expense was recorded for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 or the six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, for federal or state income taxes.

 

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Income tax expense differed from the expected expense computed by applying the U.S. Federal income tax rate as follows:

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation

 

                     
   Three Months
Ended
June 30, 2024
   Three Months
Ended
June 30, 2023
   Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2024
   Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2023
 
Federal income tax benefit at statutory rate  $(709,986)  $(1,389,425)  $(1,298,252)  $(2,230,451)
State income tax benefit   (191,142)   (365,882)   (346,052)   (587,352)
Permanent differences   2,420    4,634    6,074    8,303 
Change in valuation allowance   897,439    1,786,537    1,667,878    2,877,373 
Other   1,269    (35,864)   (29,648)   (67,873)
Total income tax expense  $-   $-   $-   $- 

 

Evaluating the need for, and amount of, a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets often requires significant judgment and extensive analysis of all available evidence on a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction basis. Such judgments require the Company to interpret existing tax law and other published guidance as applied to its circumstances. As part of this assessment, the Company considers both positive and negative evidence about its profitability and tax situation. A valuation allowance is provided if, based on available evidence, it is more likely than not that all or some portion of a deferred tax asset will not be realized. The Company determined that it was more likely than not that it would not realize its deferred tax assets, based on historical levels of income and future forecasts of taxable income, among other items. The Company recorded a valuation allowance of its net deferred tax assets totaling $14,270,572 as of June 30, 2024 and $12,631,033 at December 31, 2023, the current year portion which was recorded as a component of income tax expense on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive loss.

 

The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal and various state jurisdictions. The Companies are not subject to U.S. federal and state income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2018.

 

The Company follows the provisions of FASB ASC 740, Income Taxes, to evaluate uncertain tax positions. This topic prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The Company has not identified any material uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in the consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2024 or December 31, 2023.

 

(13) Subsequent Events

 

Management evaluated events that occurred subsequent to June 30, 2024, through August 13, 2024, which is the date the interim financial statements were issued.

 

The June 2024 Warrant Inducement as described in Note 9 closed on July 1, 2024, which included receipt of the net proceeds of $1.6 million, as well as 265,583 shares of common stock issued. In addition, the Company issued 354,167 Series C warrants and 177,083 Series D warrants.

 

Subsequent to June 30, 2024, the Company sold 38,180 shares of common stock under the LP Purchase Agreement, for net proceeds of $150,000.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

 

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this report. Some of the information contained in this discussion and analysis or set forth elsewhere in this report, including information with respect to our plans and strategy for our business, includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. You should review the “Risk Factors” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 (Form 10-K) and in this report, as well as disclosures in this report and our other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), for a discussion of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results described in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in the following discussion and analysis.

 

Overview

 

We are a biopharmaceutical company using our proprietary Precision Timed ReleaseTM (PTRTM) drug delivery platform technology to build and advance a pipeline of next-generation pharmaceutical products designed to improve the lives of patients suffering from frequently diagnosed conditions characterized by burdensome daily dosing regimens and suboptimal treatment outcomes. With an initial focus on the treatment of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and anxiety, we are identifying and evaluating additional therapeutic areas where our PTR technology may be employed to develop future product candidates. Our PTR platform incorporates a proprietary Erosion Barrier Layer (EBL) designed to allow for the release of drug substance at specific, pre-defined time intervals, unlocking the potential for once-daily, multi-dose tablets. We believe there remains a significant, unmet need within the current treatment paradigm for true once-daily ADHD stimulant medications with lasting duration and a superior side effect profile to better serve the needs of patients throughout their entire active-day.

 

Since inception in 2012, our operations have focused on developing our product candidates, organizing and staffing our company, business planning, raising capital, establishing our intellectual property portfolio and conducting clinical trials. We do not have any product candidates approved for sale and have not generated any revenue. We have funded our operations through public and private capital raised. Cumulative capital raised from these sources, including debt financing, was approximately $94.3 million as of June 30, 2024.

 

We have incurred significant losses since our inception. Our ability to generate product revenue sufficient to achieve profitability will depend on the successful development and commercialization of one or more of our product candidates. Our net losses were $3.2 million and $6.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. See “Results of Operations” below for an explanation of the fluctuations in our net losses. As of June 30, 2024, we had an accumulated deficit of $99.1 million.

 

We expect to continue to incur significant expenses and increasing operating losses in the near term. We expect our expenses will increase substantially in connection with our ongoing activities, as we:

 

  seek regulatory approval for CTx-1301;
     
  continue research and development activities for our existing and new product candidates, primarily for CTx-1301;
     
  continue manufacturing activities, primarily relating to CTx-1301;
     
  seek licensing partners and/or outsource commercial infrastructure to support sales and marketing for CTx-1301; and
     
  operate as a public company.

 

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Our ability to generate product revenue will depend on the successful development, regulatory approval and eventual commercialization of one or more of our product candidates. Until such time as we can generate significant revenue from product sales, if ever, we expect to finance our operations through the sale of equity, debt financings, or other capital sources, including potential collaborations with other companies or other strategic transactions. Adequate funding may not be available to us on acceptable terms, or at all. If we fail to raise capital or enter into such agreements as and when needed, we may have to significantly delay, scale back or discontinue the development and commercialization of our product candidates.

 

Recent Developments

 

2024 Reverse Stock Split

 

On August 9, 2024, we completed a one-for-twelve reverse stock split (the “2024 Reverse Stock Split”), which reduced the number of shares of our common stock that were issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effectiveness of the 2024 Reverse Stock Split. The number of shares of our authorized common stock was not affected by the 2024 Reverse Stock Split and the par value of our common stock remained unchanged at $0.0001 per share. No fractional shares were issued in connection with the 2024 Reverse Stock Split. All share and per share amounts in this Report have been adjusted to reflect the 2024 Reverse Stock Split.

 

Clinical, Manufacturing and Business Update

 

CTx-1301: We have designed our clinical program for CTx-1301 (dexmethylphenidate), our lead investigational product candidate for the treatment of ADHD, based on U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) feedback regarding our CTx-1301 initial Pediatric Study Plan (iPSP), and longstanding guidance on the streamlined approval pathway under Section 505(b)(2) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

 

We initiated two CTx-1301 Phase 3 clinical studies in pediatric and adolescent patients- a fixed dose study and a dose-optimized onset and duration study in a laboratory classroom setting in the third quarter of 2023. Based upon recent written communication with the FDA that further conduct of these pediatric and adolescent studies is not required for the submission of an NDA, we have closed enrollment on both Phase 3 trials. We will be performing the analytical activities for these trials in 2024. Per FDA guidance, however, we will conduct a Phase 1 food effect study utilizing CTx-1301’s highest dosage strength, 50-mg. Appropriate data will be included in the NDA, targeted for a first half of 2025 submission.

 

CTx-2103: We have embarked on a program to develop CTx-2103 (buspirone), for the treatment of anxiety, which is one of the most common mental health concerns in the United States. We completed a formulation study in which the pharmacokinetics were evaluated for this trimodal tablet providing three precisely timed doses of buspirone versus one immediate release dose. In addition, scintigraphic imaging visualized transit of the tablets through the gastrointestinal tract to confirm both the site and onset of release, which will then be correlated with pharmacokinetic data to establish the full release profile of the CTx-2103 formulation. Based on the pharmacokinetic profile seen in the data, CTx-2103 achieved a triple release of buspirone. These results provided the critical information required to allow us to request a Pre-IND meeting with the FDA to discuss the design of our clinical and regulatory program for CTx-2103 which occurred in the fourth quarter of 2023. We received input from the FDA regarding the regulatory pathway for CTx-2103, and the design of clinical studies for filing of an IND. Based on this FDA feedback, we believe that we can seek and win approval of CTx-2103 under the 505(b)(2) pathway, which typically requires less time and resources than the 505(b)(1) full NDA pathway. We plan to continue development of this product candidate pending additional capital resources.

 

CTx-1302: We plan to initiate the clinical plan for CTx-1302 (dextroamphetamine), our second investigational asset for the treatment of ADHD, pending additional capital resources.

 

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We are actively seeking a strategic pharmaceutical partnership under which we would license CTx-1301 in the United States, internationally, or both. In March 2023, we entered into a joint commercialization agreement (the Commercialization Agreement) with Indegene, Inc. (Indegene). We are able to utilize Indegene for commercialization services for CTx-1301, including marketing, sales, market access and distribution, on a fee for service, at our discretion. Alternatively, we may identify an appropriate pharmaceutical partnership, including commercialization activities of CTx-1301, if approved.

 

Securities Issuances

 

Public Offering

 

On February 2, 2024, we entered into agreements, including a Securities Purchase Agreement, with investors, pursuant to which we issued 114,583 shares of our common stock, pre-funded warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 197,917 shares of our common stock, Series A warrants to purchase up to 312,500 shares of our common stock and Series B warrants to purchase up to 156,250 shares of our common stock (the “February 2024 Offering”). The February 2024 Offering closed on February 6, 2024. The combined purchase price per share of common stock and accompanying Series A and Series B warrants was $24.00. The combined purchase price per prefunded warrant and accompanying Series A and Series B warrants was $23.99, which represents the public offering price per share of common stock and accompanying warrants less the $0.0012 per share exercise price for each prefunded warrant. The pre-funded warrants are exercisable at any time after the date of issuance and have no expiration date. The holder of pre-funded warrants may not exercise the warrants if the holder, together with its affiliates, would beneficially own more than 4.99% (or, at the election of the holder, 9.99%) of the number of shares of common stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise. The Series A warrants have an exercise price of $24.00 per share, were exercisable immediately, and will expire five years after the issuance date, and the Series B warrants have an exercise price of $24.00 per share, were exercisable immediately, and will expire two years after the issuance date. We received gross proceeds of approximately $7.5 million, before deducting $750,950 of placement agent’s fees and other offering expenses, pursuant to the February 2024 Offering. As of June 30, 2024, all but 16,500 of the pre-funded warrants had been exercised. Pre-funded warrants to purchase 9,900 shares of common stock were exercised in July 2024. Holders of Series A warrants to purchase 177,084 shares and Series B warrants to purchase 88,500 shares gave notice of exercise in connection with the June 2024 Warrant Inducement (as defined below) on June 28, 2024.

 

ATM Agreement

 

We entered into an At The Market Offering Agreement (ATM Agreement) with H.C. Wainwright &Co., LLC (HCW), as sales agent, in January 2023 as amended in May 2023, pursuant to which we may offer and sell, from time to time through HCW, shares of our common stock for aggregate proceeds of up to $8.47 million (upon the terms and subject to the conditions and limitations set forth in the ATM Agreement). In the three months ended June 30, 2024, we sold 23,650 shares of common stock under the ATM Agreement, for net proceeds of $354,259, after deducting $13,179 of compensation to HCW and other administration fees.

 

Equity Line of Credit

 

In April 2023, we entered into a purchase agreement (Lincoln Park Agreement) with Lincoln Park Capital Fund LLC (Lincoln Park). Pursuant to the Lincoln Park Agreement, Lincoln Park has agreed to purchase from us up to an aggregate of $12.0 million of common stock (upon the terms and subject to the conditions and limitations set forth in the Lincoln Park Agreement) from time to time and at our sole discretion over the 36-month term of the Lincoln Park Agreement. During the quarter ended June 30, 2024, we sold 84,420 shares of common stock under the Lincoln Park Agreement, for net proceeds of $755,703.

 

Warrant Inducement

 

On June 28, 2024, we entered into an inducement offer letter agreement (the “June 2024 Warrant Inducement”), pursuant to which certain holders (“Holders”) of certain of our existing warrants to purchase 265,625 shares of common stock issued to the Holders on February 6, 2024 (the “February 2024 Warrants”) agreed to exercise for cash their February 2024 Warrants at a reduced exercise price of $7.02 per share. In consideration for the exercise of the February 2024 Warrants, the Holders received new Series C common stock purchase warrants to purchase an aggregate of 354,167 shares of common stock and new Series D common stock purchase warrants to purchase an aggregate of 177,083 shares of common stock. Such new warrants have an exercise price of $7.02 per share. We received net proceeds of $1.6 million from the closing of the June 2024 Warrant Inducement, which occurred on July 1, 2024.

 

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Components of Operating Results

 

Revenue

 

Since inception, we have not generated any revenue and do not expect to generate any revenue from the sale of products in the near future. If our development efforts for our product candidates are successful and result in regulatory approval, or if we enter into collaboration or license agreements with third parties, we may generate revenue in the future from a combination of product sales or payments from collaboration of license agreements.

 

Operating Expenses

 

Research and Development Expenses

 

Research and development expenses consist of costs incurred in the discovery and development of our product candidates, and primarily include:

 

  expenses incurred under third party agreements with contract research organizations (CROs), and investigative sites, that conducted or will conduct our clinical trials and a portion of our pre-clinical activities;

 

  costs of raw materials, as well as manufacturing cost of our materials used in clinical trials and other development testing;
     
  expenses, including salaries and benefits of employees engaged in research and development activities;
     
  costs of manufacturing equipment, depreciation and other allocated expenses; and
     
  fees paid for contracted regulatory services as well as fees paid to regulatory authorities including the FDA for review and approval of our product candidates.

 

We expense research and development costs as incurred. Costs for external development activities are recognized based on an evaluation of the progress to completion of specific tasks using information provided to us by our vendors. Payments for these activities are based on the terms of the individual agreements, which may differ from the pattern of costs incurred, and are reflected in our consolidated financial statements as prepaid or accrued costs.

 

Research and development activities are central to our business model. We expect that our research and development expenses will continue to increase for the foreseeable future as we continue clinical development for our product candidates, as well as adding additional PTR product candidates to our pipeline. As products enter later stages of clinical development, they will generally have higher development costs than those in earlier stages of clinical development, primarily due to the increased size and duration of later-stage clinical trials. Historically, our research and development costs have primarily related to the development of CTx-1301. As we advance CTx-1301, CTx-1302, and CTx-2103, as well as identify any other potential product candidates, we will continue to allocate our direct external research and development costs to the products. We expect to fund our research and development expenses from our current cash and cash equivalents and any future equity or debt financings, or other capital sources.

 

General and Administrative Expenses

 

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and related costs for our employees in administrative, executive and finance functions. General and administrative expenses also include professional fees for legal, accounting, audit, tax and consulting services, insurance, office, and travel expenses.

 

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We expect that our general and administrative expenses will increase in the future as we increase our general and administrative headcount to support our growing operations including the potential commercialization of our product candidates. We have experienced, and will continue to experience, increased expenses associated with being a public company, including costs of accounting, audit, legal, regulatory and tax compliance services; director and officer insurance; and investor and public relations costs.

 

Interest and other income (expense), net

 

Interest and other income (expense), net consists of interest expense on our related party notes payable and interest earned on our cash and cash equivalents, including money market funds. The primary objective of our investment policy is liquidity and capital preservation.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates

 

Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP). The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during a reporting period. Actual results could differ from estimates.

 

A discussion of these policies can be found in the “Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates” section of our Form 10-K. There have been no changes in our application of critical accounting policies since December 31, 2023.

 

Results of Operations

 

Comparison of the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023

 

The following table summarizes our results of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:

 

  

Three Months Ended

       % 
   June 30,   Increase   Increase 
(in thousands)  2024   2023   (Decrease)   (Decrease) 
Operating Expenses:                    
Research and development  $1,881   $4,456   $(2,575)   (57.8)%
General and administrative   1,325    1,906    (581)   (30.5)%
Operating Loss   (3,206)   (6,362)   (3,156)   (49.6)%
Interest and other income (expense), net   (3)   (254)   (251)   (98.8)%
Net Loss  $(3,209)  $(6,616)  $(3,407)   (51.5)%

 

Research and development expenses

 

The following table summarizes our research and development (R&D) expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:

 

   Three Months Ended       % 
   June 30,   Increase   Increase 
(in thousands)  2024   2023   (Decrease)   (Decrease) 
Clinical operations  $66   $1,858   $(1,792)   (96.4)%
Drug manufacturing and formulation   1,462    1,838    (376)   (20.5)%
Personnel expenses   344    623    (279)   (44.8)%
Regulatory costs   9    137    (128)   (93.4)%
Total research and development expenses  $1,881   $4,456   $(2,575)   (57.8)%

 

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R&D expenses were $1.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024, a decrease of $2.6 million or 57.8% from the three months ended June 30, 2023. This change was primarily the result of decreased clinical activity in the three months ended June 30, 2024 as compared to the same period in 2023. During the second quarter of 2023, we incurred significant costs relating to two Phase 3 studies for CTx-1301, the fixed dose pediatric and adolescent safety and efficacy study and the pediatric dose optimization and duration study. Enrollment in these two studies was completed in late 2023 and we are progressing with the remaining close-out and analytical activities required for an NDA submission. Manufacturing costs also decreased as the activity in 2023 was more significant for the manufacture of clinical supply for the Phase 3 studies. In 2024, manufacturing activity included the completion of registration batches of CTx-1301. The decrease in personnel costs is the result of lower headcount and the cost containment measures, which we implemented in late 2023 in order to conserve cash, including salary reductions ranging from 5-55% for all employees.

 

General and administrative expenses

 

The following table summarizes our general and administrative (G&A) expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:

 

   Three Months Ended       % 
   June 30,   Increase   Increase 
(in thousands)  2024   2023   (Decrease)   (Decrease) 
Personnel expenses  $404   $682   $(278)   (40.8)%
Legal and professional fees   494    586    (92)   (15.7)%
Occupancy   74    122    (48)   (39.3)%
Insurance   241    383    (142)   (37.1)%
Other   112    133    (21)   (15.8)%
Total general and administrative expenses  $1,325   $1,906   $(581)   (30.5)%

 

Total G&A expenses were $1.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024, a decrease of $0.6 million or 30.5% from the three months ended June 30, 2023. This is primarily the result of a decrease in personnel expenses and insurance. The decrease in personnel expenses is the result of lower headcount and the cost containment measures which we implemented in late 2023 in order to conserve cash, including salary reductions ranging from 5-55% for all employees. In addition, there was a decrease in the annual directors’ and officers’ insurance premium from 2023 to 2024.

 

Interest and other income (expense), net

 

The following table summarizes interest and other income (expense), net for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:

 

   Three Months Ended       % 
   June 30,   Increase   Increase 
(in thousands)  2024   2023   (Decrease)   (Decrease) 
Interest and other income (expense), net  $(3)  $(254)  $(251)   (98.8)%

 

Total interest and other income (expense), net for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, relates to interest incurred on outstanding notes payable, offset by interest earned on invested balances. The decrease is the result of the conversion to equity of the related party note payable (the WFIA Note) to Werth Family Investment Associates LLC (WFIA) in two transactions, which occurred in August 2023 and January 2024.

 

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Comparison of the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023

 

The following table summarizes our results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:

 

   Six Months Ended       % 
   June 30,   Increase   Increase 
(in thousands)  2024   2023   (Decrease)   (Decrease) 
Operating Expenses:                    
Research and development  $3,688   $6,584   $(2,896)   (44.0)%
General and administrative   2,466    3,628    (1,162)   (32.0)%
Operating Loss   (6,154)   (10,212)   (4,058)   (39.7)%
Interest and other income (expense), net   (28)   (409)   (381)   (93.4)%
Net Loss  $(6,182)  $(10,621)  $(4,439)   (41.8)%

 

Research and development expenses

 

The following table summarizes our research and development (R&D) expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:

 

   Six Months Ended       % 
   June 30,   Increase   Increase 
(in thousands)  2024   2023   (Decrease)   (Decrease) 
Clinical operations  $1,143   $2,725   $(1,582)   (58.1)%
Drug manufacturing and formulation   1,803    2,437    (634)   (26.0)%
Personnel expenses   650    1,258    (608)   (48.3)%
Regulatory costs   92    164    (72)   (43.9)%
Total research and development expenses  $3,688   $6,584   $(3,013)   (44.0)%

 

R&D expenses were $3.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024, a decrease of $3.0 million or 44.0% from the six months ended June 30, 2023. This change was primarily the result of decreased clinical activity in the six months ended June 30, 2024 as compared to the same period in 2023. During the first half of 2023, we incurred significant costs relating to two Phase 3 studies for CTx-1301, the fixed dose pediatric and adolescent safety and efficacy study and the pediatric dose optimization and duration study. Enrollment in these two studies was completed in late 2023 and we are progressing with the remaining close-out and analytical activities required for an NDA submission. Manufacturing costs also decreased as the activity in 2023 was more significant for the manufacture of clinical supply for the Phase 3 studies. In 2024, manufacturing activity included the completion of registration batches of CTx-1301. The decrease in personnel costs is the result of lower headcount and the cost containment measures, which we implemented in late 2023 in order to conserve cash, including salary reductions ranging from 5-55% for all employees.

 

General and administrative expenses

 

The following table summarizes our general and administrative (G&A) expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:

 

   Six Months Ended       % 
   June 30,   Increase   Increase 
(in thousands)  2024   2023   (Decrease)   (Decrease) 
Personnel expenses  $817   $1,351   $(534)   (39.5)%
Legal and professional fees   810    984    (174)   (17.7)%
Occupancy   175    252    (77)   (30.6)%
Insurance   482    775    (293)   (37.8)%
Other   182    266    (84)   (31.6)%
Total general and administrative expenses  $2,466   $3,628   $(1,162)   (32.0)%

 

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Total G&A expenses were $2.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024, a decrease of $1.2 million or 32.0% from the six months ended June 30, 2023. This is primarily the result of a decrease in personnel expenses and insurance. The decrease in personnel expenses is the result of lower headcount and the cost containment measures which we implemented in late 2023 in order to conserve cash, including salary reductions ranging from 5-55% for all employees. In addition, there was a decrease in the annual directors’ and officers’ insurance premium from 2023 to 2024.

 

Interest and other income (expense), net

 

The following table summarizes interest and other income (expense), net for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:

 

   Six Months Ended       % 
   June 30,   Increase   Increase 
(in thousands)  2024   2023   (Decrease)   (Decrease) 
Interest and other income (expense), net  $(27)  $(409)  $(382)   93.4%

 

Total interest and other income (expense), net for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, relates to interest incurred on outstanding notes payable, offset by interest earned on invested balances. The decrease is the result of the conversion to equity of the WFIA Note in two transactions, which occurred in August 2023 and January 2024.

 

Cash Flows

 

   Six Months Ended 
   June 30, 
   2024   2023 
Net cash (used in) operating activities  $(10,488)  $(8,180)
Net cash (used in) investing activities   (154)   (37)
Net cash provided by financing activities   10,971    3,211 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  $329   $(5,006)

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

 

Net cash used in operating activities was $10.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024. Cash used in operating activities was primarily due to the use of funds in our operations to develop our product candidates resulting in a net loss of $6.2 million, prior to the effects of two noncash items, stock-based compensation expense of $0.5 million and depreciation expense of $0.3 million. Changes in operating assets and liabilities included a decrease in trade accounts payable and accrued expenses of $5.3 million due to the payment of vendor balances in the first quarter of 2024 with the cash proceeds from the issuance of common stock pursuant to our ATM Agreement in January 2024 and the issuance of equity in the February 2024 Offering.

 

Net cash used in operating activities was $8.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023. Cash used in operating activities was primarily due to the use of funds in our operations to develop our product candidates resulting in a net loss of $10.6 million, prior to the effects of two noncash items, stock-based compensation expense of $0.4 million and depreciation expense of $0.3 million. Changes in operating assets and liabilities included a decrease in miscellaneous receivables of $0.2 million primarily due to collection of an amount recoverable on an insurance claim which had been recorded as a receivable as of December 31, 2022, a decrease of prepaid expenses and other current assets of $0.6 million primarily due to the utilization of a deposit made to our contract manufacturing organization (CMO) for the build out of our new manufacturing suite and the utilization of deposits made to our CROs, and an increase in trade accounts payable and accrued expenses of $1.0 million due to increased clinical and manufacturing amounts resulting from increased development activity, an increase in interest accrued due to the WFIA Note and an increase in legal fees payable relating to legal activity incurred primarily in connection with capital raise activities

 

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Cash Flows from Investing Activities

 

Net cash used in investing activities for both the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 was primarily related to the purchase of equipment to support our research and development.

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

 

Net cash provided by financing activities for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 was related to the cash proceeds from the issuance of common stock pursuant to the ATM Agreement, the Lincoln Park Agreement and the February 2024 Offering.

 

Net cash provided by financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2023 was primarily related to $3.0 million received pursuant to the WFIA Note. In addition, we received $0.3 million in net proceeds from the Lincoln Park Agreement and $0.1 million from the ATM Agreement during the six months ended June 30, 2023.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Sources of Liquidity

 

Since our inception in 2012 through June 30, 2024, we have not generated any revenue and have incurred significant operating losses and negative cash flow from our operations.

 

In February 2024, we received gross proceeds of approximately $7.5 million, before deducting $750,950 of placement agent’s fees and other offering expenses in the February 2024 Offering.

 

In the three months ended June 30, 2024, we sold 31,858 shares of common stock under the ATM Agreement, for net proceeds of $354,259, after deducting $13,179 of compensation to HCW and other administration fees.

 

During the quarter ended June 30, 2024, we sold 89,420 shares of common stock under the Lincoln Park Purchase Agreement, for net proceeds of $755,703.

 

As of June 30, 2024, we had cash and cash equivalents of $0.4 million. Subsequent to June 30, 2024, we received net proceeds of $1.6 million from the June 2024 Warrant Inducement. We believe our cash will satisfy our capital needs through late in the third quarter of 2024 under our current business plan. In order to achieve the filing of our NDA for CTx-1301 in the first half of 2025 for potential FDA approval, we believe that we will need approximately $12-13 million of additional capital. We will also need additional capital to advance our other programs and commercialization efforts. While we aware of the clinical and manufacturing requirements and estimated costs for an NDA submission of CTx, 1301, it is difficult to predict spending for additional product candidates prior to obtaining FDA approval. Moreover, changing circumstances may cause us to expend cash significantly faster than we currently anticipate, and we may need to spend more cash than currently expected because of circumstances beyond our control. Our policy is to invest any cash in excess of our immediate requirements in investments designed to preserve the principal balance and provide liquidity while producing a modest return on investment. Accordingly, our cash equivalents are invested primarily in money market funds which are currently providing only a minimal return given the current interest rate environment.

 

We expect to continue to incur losses from operations for at least the next several years as we continue to develop our product candidates, primarily CTx-1301 and seek marketing approval and, subject to obtaining such approval, the eventual commercialization of our product candidates. If we obtain marketing approval for our product candidates, we will incur significant sales, marketing and outsourced manufacturing expenses. In addition, we expect to incur additional expenses to add operational, financial and information systems and personnel, including personnel to support our planned product commercialization efforts. We also expect to incur significant costs to comply with corporate governance, internal controls and similar requirements applicable to us as a public company.

 

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Our future use of operating cash and capital requirements will depend on many forward-looking factors, including the following:

 

  the cost and timing of manufacturing the clinical supply of our product candidates;
     
  the initiation, progress, timing, costs and results of clinical trials for our product candidates;
     
  the clinical development plans we establish for each product candidate;
     
  the number and characteristics of product candidates that we develop or may in-license;
     
  the terms of any collaboration or license agreements we may choose to execute;
     
  the outcome, timing and cost of meeting regulatory requirements established by the FDA or other comparable foreign regulatory authorities;
     
  the cost of filing, prosecuting, defending and enforcing our patent claims and other intellectual property rights;
     
  the cost of defending intellectual property disputes, including patent infringement actions brought by third parties against us;
     
  the cost and timing of the implementation of commercial scale manufacturing activities; and
     
  the cost and timing of outsourcing our commercialization efforts, including, sales, marketing and distribution capabilities for any product candidates for which we may receive regulatory approval in regions where we choose to commercialize our products.

 

To continue to grow our business over the longer term, we plan to commit substantial resources to research and development, including clinical trials of our product candidates, and other operations and potential product acquisitions and in-licensing. We have evaluated and expect to continue to evaluate a wide array of strategic transactions as part of our plan to acquire or in-license and develop additional products and product candidates to augment our internal development pipeline. Strategic transaction opportunities that we may pursue could materially affect our liquidity and capital resources and may require us to incur additional indebtedness, seek equity capital or both. In addition, we may pursue development, acquisition or in-licensing of approved or development products in new or existing therapeutic areas or continue the expansion of our existing operations. Accordingly, we expect to continue to opportunistically seek access to additional capital to license or acquire additional products, product candidates or companies to expand our operations, or for general corporate purposes. Strategic transactions may require us to raise additional capital through one or more public or private debt or equity financings or could be structured as a collaboration or partnering arrangement. We are actively seeking a strategic pharmaceutical partnership under which we would license CTx-1301 in the United States, internationally, or both. In March 2023, we entered into a Joint Commercialization Agreement with Indegene, Inc. (Indegene). Should we be unable to identify an appropriate pharmaceutical partnership, if we receive FDA approval for CTx-1301, Indegene would provide commercialization services for CTx-1301, including marketing, sales, market access and distribution, on a fee for service basis.

 

If we raise additional funds by issuing equity securities, our stockholders will experience dilution. Debt financing, if available, would result in increased fixed payment obligations and may involve agreements that include covenants limiting or restricting our ability to take specific actions, such as incurring additional debt, making capital expenditures or declaring dividends. Any debt financing or additional equity that we raise may contain terms, such as liquidation and other preferences that are not favorable to us or our existing stockholders. If we raise additional funds through collaboration and licensing arrangements with third parties, it may be necessary to relinquish valuable rights to our technologies, future revenue streams or product candidates or to grant licenses on terms that may not be favorable to us. Adequate funding may not be available to us on acceptable terms, or at all. If we fail to raise capital or enter into such agreements as and when needed, we may have to significantly delay, scale back or discontinue the development and commercialization of our product candidates.

 

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Contractual Obligations

 

The following summarizes our contractual obligations as of June 30, 2024 that will affect our future liquidity.

 

We entered into a patent and know-how licensing agreement with BDD Pharma Limited in August 2018. See “Item 1. Business – Material Agreements” section of our Form 10-K for a description of this agreement. We are required to pay BDD Pharma certain amounts in connection with clinical trial and regulatory milestones. The first milestone payment of $250,000 was paid in February 2023 upon dosing of the first patient in the Phase 3 adult onset and duration study for CTx-1301. Additional payments will become due upon completion of certain milestones as defined in the agreement.

 

We entered into agreements for two CTx-1301 Phase 3 clinical studies in pediatric and adolescent patients- a fixed dose study and a dose-optimized onset and duration study in a laboratory classroom setting. Based on guidance received from the FDA regarding our clinical program for CTx-1301, we completed enrollment in these two studies and no further conduct of these studies is required. We are evaluating the final costs to be incurred.

 

Going Concern

 

Since inception we have been engaged in organizational activities, including raising capital and research and development activities. We have not generated revenues and have not yet achieved profitable operations, nor have we ever generated positive cash flow from operations. There is no assurance that profitable operations, if achieved, could be sustained on a continuing basis. We are subject to those risks associated with any pre-clinical stage pharmaceutical company that has substantial expenditures for research and development. There can be no assurance that our research and development projects will be successful, that products developed will obtain necessary regulatory approval, or that any approved product will be commercially viable. In addition, we operate in an environment of rapid technological change that is largely dependent on the services of our employees and consultants. Further, our future operations are dependent on the success of our efforts to raise additional capital. These uncertainties raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern for one year after the issuance date of our financial statements. The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may result from the possible inability of the company to continue as a going concern, which contemplates the continuation of operations, realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the ordinary course of business. We have incurred a net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 and had accumulated losses of $99.1 million since inception to June 30, 2024. We anticipate incurring additional losses until such time, if ever, that we can generate significant revenue from our product candidates currently in development. Our sources of capital have included private capital raises in various classes of units of CTx prior to the Reorganization Merger, the issuance of equity securities in connection with our initial public offering (IPO), public offerings, including the February 2024 Offering, sales of common stock under our ATM Agreement and Lincoln Park Agreement, a private placement with WFIA, the WFIA Note which was subsequently converted to equity, and the June 2024 Warrant Inducement. Additional capital will be needed by us to fund our operations, to complete development of and to commercially develop our product candidates. There is no assurance that such capital will be available when needed or on acceptable terms.

 

JOBS Act

 

On April 5, 2012, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, or the JOBS Act, was signed into law. The JOBS Act contains provisions that, among other things, reduce certain reporting requirements for an “emerging growth company.” As an “emerging growth company,” we are electing to take advantage of the extended transition period afforded by the JOBS Act for the implementation of new or revised accounting standards, and as a result, we will comply with new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for emerging growth companies.

 

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Subject to certain conditions set forth in the JOBS Act, as an “emerging growth company,” we are not required to, among other things, (i) provide an auditor’s attestation report on our system of internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404, (ii) provide all of the compensation disclosure that may be required of non-emerging growth public companies under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, (iii) comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements (auditor discussion and analysis), and (iv) disclose certain executive compensation-related items such as the correlation between executive compensation and performance and comparisons of the chief executive officer’s compensation to median employee compensation. These exemptions will apply until the fifth anniversary of the completion of our IPO or until we no longer meet the requirements for being an “emerging growth company,” whichever occurs first.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

 

Evaluation of Our Disclosure Controls

 

We maintain a system of disclosure controls and procedures that is designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, after evaluating the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of June 30, 2024, have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2024.

 

Evaluation of Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2024 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

 

See Part I, Item 1, Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 6 – Contingencies, of this report.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

 

Our business is subject to substantial risks and uncertainties. Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risk factors in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on April 1, 2024, together with the information contained elsewhere in this report, including Part I, Item 1 “Financial Statements” and Part I, Item 2. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and in our other SEC filings in evaluating our business. These risks and uncertainties could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, prospects for growth, and the value of an investment in our securities.

 

Except as set forth below, there were no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on April 1, 2024.

 

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Our failure to maintain compliance with Nasdaq’s continued listing requirements could result in the delisting of our securities from Nasdaq, and the price of our common stock and/or warrants and our ability to access the capital markets could be negatively impacted.

 

Our common stock and warrants are currently listed for trading on The Nasdaq Capital Market. We must satisfy the continued listing requirements of Nasdaq to maintain the listing of our securities on The Nasdaq Capital Market.

 

On May 16, 2023, we received a notice from the Listing Qualifications Staff (the “Staff”) of Nasdaq stating that we no longer complied with the minimum stockholders’ equity requirement of $2.5 million under the Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) (the “Minimum Stockholders’ Equity Rule”) for continued listing. We submitted a plan of compliance to Nasdaq on June 30, 2023. On July 28, 2023, Nasdaq notified us that it had granted an extension until November 13, 2023 to regain compliance with the Minimum Stockholders’ Equity Rule, conditioned upon achievement of certain milestones included in the plan of compliance previously submitted to Nasdaq, including a plan to raise additional capital. On November 14, 2023, we received a letter from Nasdaq indicating that, based upon our non-compliance with the Minimum Stockholders’ Equity Rule, the Staff had determined to delist our securities from Nasdaq, subject to our request for a hearing before the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”).

 

On December 26, 2023, we received an additional letter from the Staff indicating that, based upon the resignation of three members of our board of directors on December 12, 2023 and December 13, 2023, we no longer compiled with the independent director, audit committee, compensation committee and independent director oversight of director nominations requirements as set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5605. We timely requested a hearing before the Panel, which was held on February 13, 2024. On February 22, 2024, the Panel notified us that (i) as a result of the appointment of three independent board members on February 12, 2024, we had regained compliance with the board composition requirements of Nasdaq set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5605 and (ii) it granted our request for an exception to evidence continued compliance with the Minimum Stockholders’ Equity Rule through May 13, 2024. On May 21, 2024, we were formally notified that the Panel determined that we have regained compliance with the Minimum Stockholders’ Equity Rule. Pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5815(d)(4)(A), we will be subject to a discretionary panel monitor through May 21, 2025 (the “Panel Monitor”). If, within that one-year monitoring period, we fail to maintain compliance with any Nasdaq continued listing requirement, the Staff will issue a Delist Determination Letter and we will have an opportunity to request a new hearing with the initial Panel or a newly convened Hearings Panel if the initial Panel is unavailable. Notwithstanding Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(2), we will not be permitted to provide the Staff with a plan of compliance with respect to any deficiency that arises during the one-year monitoring period, and the Staff will not be permitted to grant additional time for us to regain compliance with respect to any deficiency.

 

On July 28, 2023, we received a notice from Nasdaq indicating that we were not in compliance with the requirement to maintain a minimum bid price of $1.00 per share for continued listing on Nasdaq (the “Minimum Bid Price Rule”). We were provided a compliance period of 180 calendar days from the date of the notice, or until January 24, 2024, to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Rule, pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A). On November 30, 2023, we effected a reverse stock split of our common stock, and on December 15, 2023, we received notice from Nasdaq that we had regained compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Rule.

 

On June 17, 2024, we received a notice from Nasdaq indicating that, based upon our non-compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Rule, the Staff had determined to delist our securities from Nasdaq unless we timely requested a hearing before the Panel. Because we are subject to the Panel Monitor, the Staff did not grant additional time for the Company to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Rule. We timely requested a hearing before the Panel, which was held on July 25, 2024. Our request for a hearing stayed any suspension or delisting action by the Staff. At such hearing we requested an extension within which to evidence compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Rule. On August 2, 2024, we received a notice from Nasdaq stating that the Panel determined to grant our request for an exception through August 23, 2024 to demonstrate compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Rule. Accordingly, the Panel granted our request for continued listing on Nasdaq, subject to: 1) on or before August 9, 2024, the Company effecting a reverse stock split at a ratio of between 1-for-3 and 1-for-15; and 2) on or before August 23, 2024, the Company demonstrating compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Rule by evidencing a closing bid price of $1.00 or more per share for a minimum of ten consecutive trading sessions. On August 9, 2024, we completed a one-for-twelve reverse stock split in an effort to evidence compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Rule.

 

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In the event that our closing bid price again falls below $1.00 per share for more than 30 consecutive business days, we will no longer be in compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Rule, and as a result of the Panel Monitor, we would receive a Delist Determination Letter and we would have an opportunity to request a new hearing with the initial Panel or a newly convened Hearings Panel if the initial Panel is unavailable. There can be no assurance that we will continue to maintain compliance with the minimum closing bid price requirement or the other Nasdaq listing requirements.

 

We must satisfy Nasdaq’s continued listing requirements, including, among other things, the Minimum Stockholders’ Equity Rule and the Minimum Bid Price Rule, or risk delisting, which could have a material adverse effect on our business. If our common stock and warrants are delisted from Nasdaq, it could materially reduce the liquidity of our common stock and warrants and result in a corresponding material reduction in the price of our common stock and warrants as a result of the loss of market efficiencies associated with Nasdaq and the loss of federal preemption of state securities laws. In addition, delisting could harm our ability to raise capital through alternative financing sources on terms acceptable to us, or at all, and may result in the potential loss of confidence by investors, suppliers, customers and employees and fewer business development opportunities. If our common stock and warrants are delisted, it could be more difficult to buy or sell our common stock and warrants or to obtain accurate quotations, and the price of our common stock and warrants could suffer a material decline. Delisting could also impair our ability to raise capital on acceptable terms, if at all.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

None.

 

Item 5. Other Information

 

In the second quarter of 2024, no director or officer (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 16a-1(f)) of the Company adopted or terminated a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement or non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement for the purchase or sale of securities of the Company, within the meaning of Item 408 of Regulation S-K.

 

Item 6. Exhibits

 

Exhibit       Incorporated by Reference

Number

  Exhibit Description   Form   Exhibit   Filing Date
3.1*   Amended  and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Cingulate Inc., as amended to date            
3.2   Amended and Restated Bylaws of Cingulate Inc.   10-K   3.2   3/28/2022
4.1   Form of New Warrant   8-K   4.1   7/1/2024
4.2   Form of Placement Agent Warrant   8-K   4.2   7/1/2024
10.1   Amendment No. 1 to the Cingulate Inc. 2021 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan   8-K   10.1   6/12/2024
10.2   Form of Inducement Letter   8-K   10.1   7/1/2024
31.1*   Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.            
31.2*   Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.            
32.1**   Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.            
32.2**   Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.            

101.INS*

 

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101.SCH*   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema            
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104*   Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)            

 

* Filed Herewith

 

** Furnished Herewith

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

  CINGULATE INC.
     
Date: August 13, 2024 By: /s/ Shane J. Schaffer
    Shane J. Schaffer
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
    (Principal Executive Officer)
     
Date: August 13, 2024 By: /s/ Jennifer L. Callahan
    Jennifer L. Callahan
    Chief Financial Officer
    (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

 

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Exhibit 3.1

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

OF THE

AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

CINGULATE INC.

 

Cingulate Inc., a corporation duly organized and validly existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”);

 

DOES HEREBY CERTIFY AS FOLLOWS:

 

FIRST: That a resolution was duly adopted on November 21, 2023, by the Board of Directors of the Corporation pursuant to Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware setting forth an amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation and declaring said amendment to be advisable. The stockholders of the Corporation duly approved said proposed amendment at the special meeting of stockholders held on November 3, 2023, in accordance with Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. The proposed amendment set forth as follows:

 

Article IV of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation be and hereby is amended by adding the following after the first paragraph of Section A of Article IV:

 

“Upon effectiveness (“Effective Time”) of this amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation, a one-for-20 reverse stock split (the “Reverse Split”) of the Corporation’s Common Stock shall become effective, pursuant to which each twenty (20) shares of Common Stock outstanding and held of record by each stockholder of the Corporation and each share of Common Stock held in treasury by the Corporation immediately prior to the Effective Time (“Old Common Stock”) shall automatically, and without any action by the holder thereof, be reclassified and combined into one (1) validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable share of Common Stock (“New Common Stock”), subject to the treatment of fractional interests as described below and with no corresponding reduction in the number of authorized shares of our Common Stock. The Reverse Split shall also apply to any outstanding securities or rights convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, Old Common Stock and all references to such Old Common Stock in agreements, arrangements, documents and plans relating thereto or any option or right to purchase or acquire shares of Old Common Stock shall be deemed to be references to the New Common Stock or options or rights to purchase or acquire shares of New Common stock, as the case may be, after giving effect to the Reverse Split.

 

No fractional shares of Common Stock will be issued in connection with the Reverse Split. If, upon aggregating all of the Common Stock held by a holder of Common Stock immediately following the Reverse Split a holder of Common Stock would otherwise be entitled to a fractional share of Common Stock, the Corporation shall issue to such holder such fractions of a share of Common Stock as are necessary to round the number of shares of Common Stock held by such holder up to the nearest whole share.

 

Each holder of record of a certificate or certificates for one or more shares of the Old Common Stock shall be entitled to receive as soon as practicable, upon surrender of such certificate, a certificate or certificates representing the largest whole number of shares of New Common Stock to which such holder shall be entitled pursuant to the provisions of the immediately preceding paragraphs. Each stock certificate that, immediately prior to the Effective Time, represented shares of Old Common Stock that were issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall, from and after the Effective Time, automatically and without the necessity of presenting the same for exchange, represent that number of whole shares of New Common Stock after the Effective Time into which the shares formerly represented by such certificate have been reclassified, subject to adjustment for fractional shares as described above.

 

SECOND: That said amendment will have an Effective Time of 12:01 a.m., Eastern Time, on November 30, 2023.

 

 
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this Certificate of Amendment on this 28th day of November, 2023.

 

  CINGULATE INC.
   
  By: /s/ Shane J. Schaffer
  Name: Shane J. Schaffer
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 
 

 

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
OF THE
AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
CINGULATE INC.

 

Cingulate Inc., a corporation duly organized and validly existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”);

 

DOES HEREBY CERTIFY AS FOLLOWS:

 

FIRST: That a resolution was duly adopted on July 30, 2024, by the Board of Directors of the Corporation pursuant to Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware setting forth an amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation and declaring said amendment to be advisable. The stockholders of the Corporation duly approved said proposed amendment at the special meeting of stockholders held on July 30, 2024, in accordance with Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. The proposed amendment set forth as follows:

 

Article IV of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation be and hereby is amended by adding the following after the first paragraph of Section A of Article IV:

 

“Upon effectiveness (“Effective Time”) of this amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation, a one-for- twelve reverse stock split (the “Reverse Split”) of the Corporation’s Common Stock shall become effective, pursuant to which each twelve (12) shares of Common Stock outstanding and held of record by each stockholder of the Corporation and each share of Common Stock held in treasury by the Corporation immediately prior to the Effective Time (“Old Common Stock”) shall automatically, and without any action by the holder thereof, be reclassified and combined into one (1) validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable share of Common Stock (“New Common Stock”), subject to the treatment of fractional interests as described below and with no corresponding reduction in the number of authorized shares of our Common Stock. The Reverse Split shall also apply to any outstanding securities or rights convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, Old Common Stock and all references to such Old Common Stock in agreements, arrangements, documents and plans relating thereto or any option or right to purchase or acquire shares of Old Common Stock shall be deemed to be references to the New Common Stock or options or rights to purchase or acquire shares of New Common stock, as the case may be, after giving effect to the Reverse Split.

 

No fractional shares of Common Stock will be issued in connection with the Reverse Split. If, upon aggregating all of the Common Stock held by a holder of Common Stock immediately following the Reverse Split a holder of Common Stock would otherwise be entitled to a fractional share of Common Stock, the Corporation shall issue to such holder such fractions of a share of Common Stock as are necessary to round the number of shares of Common Stock held by such holder up to the nearest whole share.

 

Each holder of record of a certificate or certificates for one or more shares of the Old Common Stock shall be entitled to receive as soon as practicable, upon surrender of such certificate, a certificate or certificates representing the largest whole number of shares of New Common Stock to which such holder shall be entitled pursuant to the provisions of the immediately preceding paragraphs. Each stock certificate that, immediately prior to the Effective Time, represented shares of Old Common Stock that were issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall, from and after the Effective Time, automatically and without the necessity of presenting the same for exchange, represent that number of whole shares of New Common Stock after the Effective Time into which the shares formerly represented by such certificate have been reclassified, subject to adjustment for fractional shares as described above.”

 

SECOND: That said amendment will have an Effective Time of 12:01 a.m., Eastern Time, on August 9, 2024.

 

 
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this Certificate of Amendment on this 7th day of August, 2024.

 

  CINGULATE INC.
     
  By: /s/ Shane J. Schaffer
  Name:  Shane J. Schaffer
  Title:  Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 31.1

 

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT

TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

I, Shane J. Schaffer, certify that:

 

  1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2024 of Cingulate Inc.;
     
  2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
     
  3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
     
  4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
     
    a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
       
    b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
       
    c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
       
    d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
       
  5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
     
    a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
       
    b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: August 13, 2024 /s/ Shane J. Schaffer
  Shane J. Schaffer
  Chief Executive Officer
  (Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

Exhibit 31.2

 

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT

TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

I, Jennifer L. Callahan, certify that:

 

  1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2024 of Cingulate Inc.;
     
  2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
     
  3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
     
  4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
     
    a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
       
    b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
       
    c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
       
    d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
       
  5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
     
    a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
       
    b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: August 13, 2024 /s/ Jennifer L. Callahan
  Jennifer L. Callahan
  Chief Financial Officer
  (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

 

 

 

Exhibit 32.1

 

Certification Pursuant to

18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

as Adopted Pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

This Certification is being filed pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. This Certification is included solely for the purposes of complying with the provisions of Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and is not intended to be used for any other purpose. In connection with the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Cingulate Inc. (the “Company”) for the period ended June 30, 2024 (the “Quarterly Report”), the undersigned hereby certifies in his capacity as an officer of the Company that to such officer’s knowledge:

 

  (1) The Quarterly Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

 

  (2) The information contained in the Quarterly Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

Dated: August 13, 2024 By: /s/ Shane J. Schaffer
    Shane J. Schaffer
    Chief Executive Officer
    (Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

Exhibit 32.2

 

Certification Pursuant to

18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

as Adopted Pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

This Certification is being filed pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. This Certification is included solely for the purposes of complying with the provisions of Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and is not intended to be used for any other purpose. In connection with the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Cingulate Inc. (the “Company”) for the period ended June 30, 2024 (the “Quarterly Report”), the undersigned hereby certifies in her capacity as an officer of the Company that to such officer’s knowledge:

 

  (1) The Quarterly Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

 

  (2) The information contained in the Quarterly Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

Dated: August 13, 2024 By: /s/ Jennifer L. Callahan
    Jennifer L. Callahan
    Chief Financial Officer
    (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

 

 

 

 

v3.24.2.u1
Cover - $ / shares
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Aug. 13, 2024
Document Type 10-Q  
Amendment Flag false  
Document Quarterly Report true  
Document Transition Report false  
Document Period End Date Jun. 30, 2024  
Document Fiscal Period Focus Q2  
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2024  
Current Fiscal Year End Date --12-31  
Entity File Number 001-40874  
Entity Registrant Name Cingulate Inc.  
Entity Central Index Key 0001862150  
Entity Tax Identification Number 86-3825535  
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code DE  
Entity Address, Address Line One 1901 W. 47th Place  
Entity Address, City or Town Kansas City  
Entity Address, State or Province KS  
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code 66205  
City Area Code (913)  
Local Phone Number 942-2300  
Entity Current Reporting Status Yes  
Entity Interactive Data Current Yes  
Entity Filer Category Non-accelerated Filer  
Entity Small Business true  
Entity Emerging Growth Company true  
Elected Not To Use the Extended Transition Period false  
Entity Shell Company false  
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   950,506
Entity Listing, Par Value Per Share $ 0.0001  
Common Stock Par Value 0. 0001 Per Share [Member]    
Title of 12(b) Security Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share  
Trading Symbol CING  
Security Exchange Name NASDAQ  
Warrants Exercisable For One Share Of Common Stock [Member]    
Title of 12(b) Security Warrants, exercisable for one share of common stock  
Trading Symbol CINGW  
Security Exchange Name NASDAQ  
v3.24.2.u1
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Current assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 380,928 $ 52,416
Other receivables 1,616,810 14,622
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 518,238 511,556
Total current assets 2,515,976 578,594
Property and equipment, net 2,372,716 2,545,965
Operating lease right-of-use assets 238,215 366,877
Total assets 5,126,907 3,491,436
Current liabilities:    
Accounts payable 1,329,384 5,199,106
Accrued expenses 383,313 1,651,518
Note payable 3,000,000
Finance lease liability, current 13,095 17,057
Operating lease liability, current 317,343 358,085
Total current liabilities 2,043,135 10,225,766
Long-term liabilities:    
Finance lease liability, net of current 4,436
Operating lease liability, net of current 130,663
Total long-term liabilities 135,099
Total liabilities 2,043,135 10,360,865
Stockholders’ Equity    
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value; 240,000,000 shares authorized and 780,762 and 97,293 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 78 10
Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized and 0 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023
Additional Paid-in-Capital 102,209,291 86,074,004
Accumulated deficit (99,125,597) (92,943,443)
Total stockholders’ equity 3,083,772 (6,869,429)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 5,126,907 $ 3,491,436
v3.24.2.u1
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - $ / shares
Jun. 30, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]    
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share   $ 0.0001
Common Stock, Shares Authorized   240,000,000
Common Stock, Shares, Issued 780,762  
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding 780,762 97,293
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share   $ 0.0001
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized   10,000,000
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding   0
v3.24.2.u1
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss (Unaudited) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Jun. 30, 2023
Jun. 30, 2024
Jun. 30, 2023
Operating expenses:        
Research and development $ 1,881,093 $ 4,455,927 $ 3,688,078 $ 6,584,543
General and administrative 1,325,087 1,906,442 2,466,319 3,627,821
Operating loss (3,206,180) (6,362,369) (6,154,397) (10,212,364)
Interest and other income (expense), net (3,497) (253,940) (27,757) (408,832)
Loss before income taxes (3,209,677) (6,616,309) (6,182,154) (10,621,196)
Income tax benefit (expense)
Net loss and comprehensive loss $ (3,209,677) $ (6,616,309) $ (6,182,154) $ (10,621,196)
Earnings Per Share, Diluted $ (5.47) $ (6.79) $ (12.28) $ (11.08)
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted 586,313 974,569 503,598 958,599
v3.24.2.u1
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited) - USD ($)
Common Stock [Member]
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]
Retained Earnings [Member]
AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]
Total
Balance at Dec. 31, 2022 $ 94 $ 73,290,424 $ (69,408,496) $ 3,882,022
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2022 942,451        
Unrealized losses on available for sale investments
Stock-based compensation expense 204,479 204,479
Net loss (4,004,887) (4,004,887)
Balance at Mar. 31, 2023 $ 94 73,494,903 (73,413,383) 81,614
Balance, shares at Mar. 31, 2023 942,451        
Balance at Dec. 31, 2022 $ 94 73,290,424 (69,408,496) 3,882,022
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2022 942,451        
Net loss         (10,621,196)
Balance at Jun. 30, 2023 $ 100 73,931,071 (80,029,692) (6,098,521)
Balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2023 1,004,732        
Balance at Mar. 31, 2023 $ 94 73,494,903 (73,413,383) 81,614
Balance, shares at Mar. 31, 2023 942,451        
Stock-based compensation expense 217,376 217,376
Net loss (6,616,309) (6,616,309)
Unrealized losses on available for sale investments $ 6 218,792 218,798
Unrealized losses on available for sale investments, shares 62,281        
Balance at Jun. 30, 2023 $ 100 73,931,071 (80,029,692) (6,098,521)
Balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2023 1,004,732        
Balance at Dec. 31, 2023 $ 10 86,074,004 (92,943,443) (6,869,429)
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2023 97,293        
Stock-based compensation expense 164,575 164,575
Net loss (2,972,477) (2,972,477)
Issuance of common stock in connection with At the Market Offering and Purchase Agreement, net of fees $ 2 3,115,282 3,115,284
Issuance of common stock in connection with At the Market Offering and Purchase Agreement, net of fees, shares 23,650        
Issuance of common stock in public offering, net of fees $ 30 6,432,862 6,432,892
Issuance of common stock in public offering, net of fees, shares 296,000        
Issuance of pre-funded warrants in connection with the conversion of related party note payable 2,734,739 2,734,739
Capital contribution in connection with conversion of related party note payable 586,511 586,511
Issuance of restricted common stock $ 0 24,024 24,024
Issuance of restricted common stock, shares 596        
Balance at Mar. 31, 2024 $ 42 99,131,997 (95,915,920) 3,216,119
Balance, shares at Mar. 31, 2024 417,539        
Balance at Dec. 31, 2023 $ 10 86,074,004 (92,943,443) (6,869,429)
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2023 97,293        
Net loss         (6,182,154)
Balance at Jun. 30, 2024 $ 78 102,209,291 (99,125,597) 3,083,772
Balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2024 780,762        
Balance at Mar. 31, 2024 $ 42 99,131,997 (95,915,920) 3,216,119
Balance, shares at Mar. 31, 2024 417,539        
Stock-based compensation expense 254,331 254,331
Net loss (3,209,677) (3,209,677)
Issuance of common stock in connection with At the Market Offering and Purchase Agreement, net of fees $ 12 1,109,990 1,110,002
Issuance of common stock in connection with At the Market Offering and Purchase Agreement, net of fees, shares 121,279        
Issuance of restricted common stock $ 1 98,433 98,434
Issuance of restricted common stock, shares 11,652        
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of pre-funded warrants $ 9 (9)     (0)
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of pre-funded warrants, shares 86,334        
Warrant inducement $ 14 1,614,549 1,614,563
Warrant inducement, shares 143,958        
Balance at Jun. 30, 2024 $ 78 $ 102,209,291 $ (99,125,597) $ 3,083,772
Balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2024 780,762        
v3.24.2.u1
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Jun. 30, 2023
Operating activities:    
Net loss $ (6,182,154) $ (10,621,196)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net    
Depreciation 327,381 255,930
Stock-based compensation 541,349 421,855
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:    
Other receivables 12,375 198,962
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (6,682) 626,388
Operating lease right-of-use assets 128,662 127,021
Trade accounts payable and accrued expenses (5,137,926) 973,494
Current portion of operating lease liability (40,742) 8,744
Long-term portion of operating lease liability (130,663) (171,405)
Net cash used in operating activities (10,488,400) (8,180,207)
Investing activities:    
Purchase of property and equipment (154,133) (37,136)
Net cash used in investing activities (154,133) (37,136)
Financing Activities:    
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock and pre-funded common stock purchase warrants, net of fees 10,979,443 218,798
Proceeds from note payable 3,000,000
Principal payments on finance lease obligations (8,398) (7,900)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 10,971,045 3,210,898
Cash and cash equivalents:    
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 328,512 (5,006,445)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 52,416 5,356,276
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 380,928 349,831
Property and equipment accrued but not yet paid at end of period 220,370
Cash payments:    
Interest paid $ 5,975 $ 555
v3.24.2.u1
Nature of the Business and Liquidity
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Nature of the Business and Liquidity

(1) Nature of the Business and Liquidity

 

Organization

 

Cingulate Inc. (Cingulate, or the Company), a Delaware corporation, is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of products utilizing its drug delivery platform technology that enables the formulation and manufacture of once-daily tablets of multi-dose therapies, with an initial focus on the treatment of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The Company is developing two proprietary, first-line stimulant medications, CTx-1301 (dexmethylphenidate) and CTx-1302 (dextroamphetamine), for the treatment of ADHD intended for all patient segments: children, adolescents, and adults. CTx-1301 and CTx-1302 utilize a flexible core tableting technology with target product profile designed to deliver a rapid onset and last the entire active day with a controlled descent of plasma drug level and have favorable tolerability. The Company is progressing with the remaining clinical requirements for CTx-1301 and is targeting a New Drug Application (NDA) for CTx-1301in the first half of 2025. In addition, the Company has a third product to treat anxiety, CTx-2103, in a formulation stage.

 

The consolidated financial statements and notes for the periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, represent the full consolidation of Cingulate and its subsidiaries, including CTx and all references to the Company represent this full consolidation.

 

Liquidity

 

The Company has incurred operating losses and negative cash flows from operations since inception. As a pre-revenue entity, the Company is dependent on the ability to raise capital to support operations until such time as the product candidates under development are U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved, manufactured, commercially available to the marketplace and produce revenues. On June 30, 2024, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $0.4 million, and an accumulated deficit of approximately $99.1 million. Subsequent to June 30, 2024, the Company received aggregate net proceeds of approximately $1.6 million from the June 2024 Warrant Inducement (as defined below) which closed on July 1, 2024, as described in Note 9. However, the Company will need additional funding for operations and development. Management is evaluating various strategies to obtain additional funding, which may include additional offerings of equity, issuance of debt, or other capital sources, including potential collaborations with other companies or other strategic transactions. Successful implementation of these plans involves both the Company’s efforts and factors that are outside its control, such as market factors and FDA approval of product candidates. The Company can give no assurance that its plans will be effectively implemented in such a way that they will sufficiently alleviate or mitigate the conditions and events noted above, which results in substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued. The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The consolidated financial statements do not reflect any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

v3.24.2.u1
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

(2) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

(a) Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP). The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Cingulate and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

 

(b) Unaudited Interim Financial Information

 

The accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2024, the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the consolidated statement of stockholders’ equity for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the consolidated statements of cash flows for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, and the related interim disclosures are unaudited. These unaudited consolidated financial statements include all adjustments necessary, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, to fairly state the financial position and the results of operations and cash flows for interim periods in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Interim period results are not necessarily indicative of results of operations or cash flows for a full year or any subsequent interim period. The accompanying consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s 2023 audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto.

 

(c) Concentration of Credit Risk

 

The Company maintains cash equivalent deposits, which at various times throughout the fiscal year exceeded the amounts insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation limit of $250,000 (without regard to reconciling items). Management monitors the soundness of these financial institutions and does not believe the Company is subject to any material credit risk relative to the uninsured portion of the deposits.

 

(d) Other Receivables

 

Other receivables as of June 30, 2024 primarily consisted of the amount to be received upon closing of the June 2024 Warrant Inducement which was executed on June 28, 2024, as described in Note 9. This amount was received on July 1, 2024.

 

(e) Impairment of Long-lived Assets

 

The Company assesses the carrying value of its long-lived assets, including property and equipment, as well as lease right of use (ROU) assets, when events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value of such assets may not be recoverable. These events or changes in circumstances may include a significant deterioration of operating results, changes in business plans, or changes in anticipated future cash flows. If an impairment indicator is present, the Company evaluates recoverability by a comparison of the carrying amount of the assets to future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the assets. If the sum of the expected future cash flows is less than the carrying amount, the Company would recognize an impairment loss. An impairment loss would be measured by comparing the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the long-lived asset groups. No impairment was recognized during the six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 or 2023.

 

(f) Stock-Based Compensation

 

The Company measures employee and director stock-based compensation expense for all stock-based awards based on their grant date fair value using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. For stock-based awards with service conditions, stock-based compensation expense is recognized over the requisite service period using the straight-line method. Forfeitures are recognized as they occur. See additional information in Note 10. 

 

v3.24.2.u1
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Prepaid Expenses And Other Current Assets  
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

(3) Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets consisted of the following at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:

 

Schedule of Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

   June 30,   December 31, 
   2024   2023 
Research and development  $245,430   $183,452 
Insurance   113,451    31,302 
Active pharmaceutical ingredients   29,025    97,324 
Deferred capital raise costs   69,449    178,780 
Dues and subscriptions   40,185    - 
Other   20,698    20,698 
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets  $518,238   $511,556 

 

 

v3.24.2.u1
Property and Equipment
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
Property and Equipment

(4) Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment, net consisted of the following at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:

 

Schedule of Property and Equipment

   Estimated        
   Useful Life  June 30,   December 31, 
   (in years)  2024   2023 
Equipment  2-7  $4,405,575   $4,321,816 
Furniture and fixtures  7   145,754    145,754 
Computer equipment  5   46,994    41,897 
Leasehold improvements  5   474,462    471,505 
Construction-in-process- equipment  -   270,296    207,976 
Property and equipment, gross      5,343,081    5,188,948 
Less: accumulated depreciation      (2,970,365)   (2,642,983)
Property and equipment, net     $2,372,716   $2,545,965 

 

Depreciation expense was $327,381 and $255,930, respectively, for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023. Depreciation expense was $163,781 and $155,300, respectively, for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.

 

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Accrued Expenses
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]  
Accrued Expenses

(5) Accrued Expenses

 

Accrued expenses consisted of the following at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:

 

Schedule of Accrued Expenses

   June 30,   December 31, 
   2024   2023 
Employee compensation  $-   $593,022 
Interest   -    290,000 
Professional fees   198,922    213,922 
Research and development   2,741    155,220 
CIP- Equipment   155,800    155,800 
State franchise taxes   -    120,570 
Insurance   -    56,088 
Other   25,850    66,896 
Total accrued expenses  $383,313   $1,651,518 

 

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Contingencies
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Contingencies

(6) Contingencies

 

The Company may, from time to time, be subject to legal proceedings and claims arising in the ordinary course of business and otherwise. A substantial legal liability against us could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

The Company records legal costs associated with loss contingencies as incurred and establishes reserves when those matters present material loss contingencies that management determines to be both probable and reasonably estimable in accordance with ASC 450, Contingencies. If a range of loss is estimated, and some amount within that range appears to be a better estimate than any other amount within that range, then that amount is accrued. If no amount within the range can be identified as a better estimate than any other amount, we accrue the minimum amount in the range. These amounts are not reduced by amounts that may be recovered under insurance or claims against third parties, but undiscounted receivables from insurers or other third parties may be accrued separately if recovery is considered probable. Management’s judgment is required related to loss contingencies because the outcomes are difficult to predict, and the ultimate resolution may differ from our current analysis. The Company revises accruals in light of new information. While it is not possible to predict the outcome of loss contingencies with certainty, management is of the opinion that adequate provision for potential losses associated with any such matters has been made in the financial statements. No accruals for loss contingencies were recorded in the consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2024 or 2023.

 

 

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Related Party Note Payable
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Related Party Note Payable  
Related Party Note Payable

(7) Related Party Note Payable

 

In August 2022, the Company received $5.0 million of debt financing from Werth Family Investment Associates LLC (WFIA). Peter Werth, manager of WFIA, is a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. The promissory note, dated August 9, 2022, was unsecured with interest accruing at 15% per annum. In May 2023, the Company received an additional $3.0 million of debt financing from WFIA by amending and restating the note to increase the principal amount to $8.0 million. All other terms of the note remained the same.

 

On September 8, 2023, the Company and CTx entered into a note conversion agreement with WFIA, pursuant to which WFIA agreed to convert the original principal amount of $5.0 million under the note plus all accrued interest on the original principal, or $5,812,500, by issuing pre-funded warrants to purchase 28,493 shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price per pre-funded warrant of $204.00. The closing price of the Company’s common stock on Nasdaq on September 8, 2023, was $138.60 per share. The pre-funded warrants had no expiration date and were exercisable immediately at an exercise price of $0.0024 per share, to the extent that after giving effect to such exercise, WFIA and its affiliates would beneficially own, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act), no more than 19.99% of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company.

 

On January 25, 2024, the Company and CTx entered into another note conversion agreement with WFIA, pursuant to which WFIA agreed to convert the remaining principal amount of the note payable of $3.0 million plus all accrued interest, or $3,287,500 by issuing pre-funded warrants to purchase 57,254 shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price per pre-funded warrant of $57.42. The closing price of the Company’s common stock on Nasdaq on January 24, 2024, was $52.20 per share. The pre-funded warrants had no expiration date and were exercisable immediately at an exercise price of $0.0012 per share, to the extent that after giving effect to such exercise, WFIA and its affiliates would beneficially own, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, no more than 19.99% of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company. In March of 2024, the Company issued to WFIA an additional pre-funded warrant to purchase 588 shares of common stock as a result of an error in the interest calculation, on the same form and at the same conversion price as the January pre-funded warrants.

 

WFIA exercised all of its pre-funded warrants in April 2024, as described in Note 9.

 

The Company considered ASC 470-60, Troubled Debt Restructurings by Debtors, in accounting for the debt conversions. The difference between the fair value of the pre-funded warrants issued and the carrying value of the debt and accrued interest settled in each transaction was recognized as a capital contribution in the Statement of Stockholders’ Equity based on the related party nature of the counterparty

 

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Stockholders’ Equity
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Equity [Abstract]  
Stockholders’ Equity

(8) Stockholders’ Equity

 

The Company has authorized 240,000,000 shares of $0.0001 par value common stock and 10,000,000 shares of $0.0001 par value preferred stock at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, of which 780,762 and 97,293 shares of common stock were issued and outstanding, respectively. The Company has not issued any shares of preferred stock.

 

The holders of common stock are entitled to one vote for each share of common stock. In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, after the payment or provision for payment of all debts and liabilities of the Company, the holders of common stock shall be entitled to share in the remaining assets of the Company available for distribution, if any. Holders of the shares of common stock are entitled to dividends when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors.

 

Reverse Stock Splits

 

On November 30, 2023, the Company completed a one-for-twenty reverse stock split (2023 Reverse Stock Split), which reduced the number of shares of the Company’s common stock that were issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effectiveness of the 2023 Reverse Stock Split. The number of shares of the Company’s authorized common stock was not affected by the 2023 Reverse Stock Split and the par value of the Company’s common stock remained unchanged at $0.0001 per share. No fractional shares were issued in connection with the 2023 Reverse Stock Split.

 

 

On August 9, 2024, the Company completed a one-for-twelve reverse stock split (2024 Reverse Stock Split), which reduced the number of shares of the Company’s common stock that were issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effectiveness of the 2024 Reverse Stock Split. The number of shares of the Company’s authorized common stock was not affected by the 2024 Reverse Stock Split and the par value of the Company’s common stock remained unchanged at $0.0001 per share. No fractional shares were issued in connection with the 2024 Reverse Stock Split.

 

Except where disclosed, all amounts related to number of shares and per share amounts have been retrospectively restated in these financial statements to reflect the 2023 Reverse Stock Split and the 2024 Reverse Stock Split.

 

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Securities Issuances
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Securities Issuances  
Securities Issuances

(9) Securities Issuances

 

At the Market Offering

 

In January 2023, the Company entered into the At-the-Market Agreement (ATM Agreement) with H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC (HCW) pursuant to which the Company could issue and sell, from time to time, shares of the Company’s common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $4.97 million in at-the-market offerings sales. HCW acts as sales agent and is paid a 3% commission on each sale under the ATM Agreement. The Company’s common stock is sold at prevailing market prices at the time of the sale, and, as a result, prices will vary.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company sold 23,650 shares of common stock under the ATM Agreement, for net proceeds of $3,115,284. During the three months ended June 30, 2024, the Company sold 31,858 shares of common stock under the ATM Agreement, for net proceeds of $354,259.

 

On March 18, 2024, the Company increased the maximum aggregate offering price of the shares of the Company’s common stock issuable under the ATM Agreement from $4.97 million to $8.47 million and filed a prospectus supplement for an aggregate of $3.5 million. In connection with the filing of the prospectus supplement, on March 17, 2024, the Company received a waiver from the purchaser in the February 2024 Offering (as defined below) under the securities purchase agreement, dated February 2, 2024, by and between the Company and such purchaser. In consideration of the waiver set forth therein, the Company agreed to lower the exercise price of the Series A Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 28,855 shares of common stock and Series B Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 14,428 shares of common stock to $13.56, which warrants were previously issued by the Company to such purchaser on September 13, 2023 and to extend the exercise term of the Series A Warrants to March 17, 2029 and the term of the Series B Warrants to March 17, 2026. The modifications to the warrants had no impact on the consolidated financial statements.

 

Purchase Agreement with Lincoln Park

 

On April 24, 2023, the Company entered into a purchase agreement (the LP Purchase Agreement) and a registration rights agreement (the Registration Rights Agreement) with Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC (Lincoln Park). Pursuant to the terms of the LP Purchase Agreement, Lincoln Park has agreed to purchase from the Company up to $12 million of the Company’s common stock subject to certain limitations and satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the LP Purchase Agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company filed with the SEC registration statements to register for resale under the Securities Act 185,417 shares of common stock that have been or may be issued to Lincoln Park under the LP Purchase Agreement.   

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company sold 89,420 shares of common stock under the LP Purchase Agreement, for net proceeds of $755,703. No shares of common stock were sold under the LP Purchase Agreement during the three months ended June 30, 2024.

 

Conversion of Related Party Note

 

The Company issued pre-funded warrants to purchase an aggregate of 86,334 shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to note conversion agreements with WFIA, as described in Note 7.

 

In April 2024, WFIA exercised all of its pre-funded warrants and received 86,344 new shares of the Company’s common stock upon such exercise.

 

 

Public Offering

 

On February 2, 2024, the Company completed a public offering (the February 2024 Offering) pursuant to which the Company issued 114,583 shares of its common stock and accompanying Series A and Series B warrants at a combined price of $24.00 per share, and pre-funded warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 197,917 shares of its common stock and accompanying Series A and Series B warrants at a combined purchase price of $23.988 per pre-funded warrant, which represents the public offering price for the common stock less the $0.0012 per share exercise price per share for each pre-funded warrant. The pre-funded warrants were exercisable at any time after the date of issuance and have no expiration date. The holders of pre-funded warrants may not exercise the warrants if the holder, together with its affiliates, would beneficially own more than 4.99% (or, at the election of the holder, 9.99%) of the number of shares of common stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise. Each share of common stock and each pre-funded warrant were sold along with one Series A and 0.5 Series B warrants. The February 2024 Offering resulted in gross proceeds to the Company of $7.5 million before deducting $750,950 of placement agent fees and other offering expenses. As of June 30, 2024, all but 16,500 of the pre-funded warrants had been exercised. Pre-funded warrants to purchase 9,900 shares of common stock were exercised in July 2024.

 

Warrant Inducement

 

On June 28, 2024, the Company entered into an inducement offer letter agreement (the June 2024 Warrant Inducement), in which certain holders (Holders) of certain of its existing warrants to purchase 265,625 shares of the Company’s common stock issued to the Holders in connection with the February 2024 Offering (the February 2024 Warrants) agreed to exercise for cash their February 2024 Warrants at a reduced exercise price of $7.02 per share. In consideration for the exercise of the February 2024 Warrants, the Holders received, in addition to the reduced exercise price, new Series C common stock purchase warrants to purchase an aggregate of 354,167 shares of the Company’s common stock and new Series D common stock purchase warrants to purchase an aggregate of 177,083 shares of the Company’s common stock. The Series C and Series D Warrants are exercisable subject to stockholder approval, which will be voted on at a special meeting of shareholders to be held on August 23, 2024. The June 2024 Warrant Inducement is considered a modification of the existing warrants under ASC Subtopic 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging, Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity. This modification is consistent with the equity issuance classification under ASC Subtopic 815-40 as the reason for the modification was to induce the holders of the existing warrants to exercise their warrants, which raised equity capital and generated net proceeds to the Company of approximately $1.6 million, after deducting the placement agent fees and other offering expenses payable by the Company. The modified warrants were classified as equity instruments before and after the modification, and the modification is directly attributable to an equity offering. The Company recognized the effect of modification of approximately $2.0 million as an equity issuance cost and accounting effect of the inducement is recognized in the Statement of Stockholders’ Equity. The Company received net proceeds of $1.6 million on the closing of the June 2024 Warrant Inducement, which occurred on July 1, 2024.

 

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Stock-Based Compensation
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Stock-Based Compensation

10) Stock-Based Compensation

 

In September 2021, the Company’s board of directors and stockholders adopted the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the 2021 Plan), which provides for the grant of incentive stock options and non-qualified stock options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units, restricted or unrestricted shares of common stock, performance shares, performance units, incentive bonus awards, other stock-based awards and other cash-based awards. No awards may be made under the 2021 Plan on or after September 24, 2031, but the 2021 Plan will continue thereafter while previously granted awards remain outstanding.

 

At the Company’s June 2024 annual meeting, shareholders approved an amendment to the 2021 Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance thereunder by 104,167 shares to 125,577. As of June 30, 2024, 35,144 shares of common stock were available for issuance under the 2021 Plan. The number of shares of common stock available for issuance under the 2021 Plan will automatically increase on January 1st of each year until the expiration of the 2021 Plan, in an amount equal to 5% percent of the total number of shares of our common stock outstanding on December 31st of the preceding calendar year, on a fully diluted basis, unless the board of directors takes action prior thereto to provide that there will not be an increase in the share reserve for such year or that the increase in the share reserve for such year will be of a lesser number of shares of common stock than would otherwise occur. The shares of common stock underlying any awards that are forfeited, cancelled, held back upon exercise or settlement of an award to satisfy the exercise price or tax withholding, repurchased or are otherwise terminated by the Company under the 2021 Plan will be added back to the shares of common stock available for issuance under the 2021 Plan.

 

 

The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense of $418,906 and $421,853 during the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense of $254,331 and $217,374 during the three months ended June 30, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively. As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there was $1,588,993 and $1,278,981, respectively, of unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the 2021 Plan, which is expected to be recognized over the next one to four years.

 

A summary of option activity under the Plan during the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 is as follows:

 

Summary of Option Activity

           Weighted-Average   Aggregate 
       Weighted-Average   Remaining Contractual   Intrinsic 
   Shares   Exercise Price   Term (years)   Value 
Outstanding at January 1, 2024   4,775                
Granted   15,986   $14.16    9.93    - 
Exercised   -                
Forfeitures or expirations   (624)               
Outstanding at March 31, 2024   20,137                
Granted   69,024    13.44    

9.95

    - 
Exercised   -                
Forfeitures or expirations   -                
Outstanding at June 30, 2024   89,161                
                     
Vested and expected to vest at June 30, 2024   89,161                
Exercisable at June 30, 2024   2,643                

 

The Company’s stock options issued qualify for equity accounting treatment under ASC 718, Compensation- Stock Compensation, and are measured at fair value as of their grant date accordingly. The fair value of the options were estimated using a Black-Scholes model. The assumptions that the Company used to estimate the grant-date fair value of stock options granted to employees during the three-month periods ending June 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024 were as follows, shown on a weighted average basis:

 

   June 30,   March 31, 
   2024   2024 
Risk-free interest rate   4.32%   3.66%
Expected term (in years)   5.42    6.0 
Expected volatility   1.44    1.13 
Expected dividend yield   0%   0%

 

Risk-Free Interest Rate: The Company based the risk-free interest rate over the expected term of the options based on the constant maturity of U.S. Treasury securities with similar maturities as of the date of grant.

 

 

Expected Term: The expected term represents the period that the options granted are expected to be outstanding and is determined using the simplified method (based on the mid-point between the vesting dates and the end of the contractual term.)

 

Expected Volatility: The Company uses an average historical stock price volatility of comparable public companies within the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry that were deemed to be representative of future stock price trends as the Company does not have sufficient trading history for its common stock. The Company will continue to apply this process until a sufficient amount of historical information regarding volatility of its own stock price becomes available.

 

Expected Dividend Yield: The Company has not paid and does not anticipate paying any dividends in the near future. Therefore, the expected dividend yield was zero.

 

The grant-date fair value of options granted during the three months ended June 30, 2024 ranged from $3.84 to $14.16 and the grant date fair value of the options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2024 ranged from $9.72 to $18.36.

 

The aggregate intrinsic value of stock options is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the stock options and the fair value of the Company’s common stock. The fair value per share of common stock was $3.84 as of June 30, 2024, and $91.80 as of December 31, 2023, based upon the closing price of our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market on those dates or the last trading date prior to those dates if those dates were not a trading date.

 

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Common Stock Purchase Warrants
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Common Stock Purchase Warrants  
Common Stock Purchase Warrants

(11) Common Stock Purchase Warrants

 

For the 312,500 shares of common stock and pre-funded warrants issued in the February 2024 Offering, the Company issued Series A warrants to purchase up to 312,500 shares of common stock and Series B warrants to purchase up to 156,250 shares of common stock. The Series A and Series B warrants have an exercise price of $24.00 per share and became exercisable on the effective date of stockholder approval of the shares issuable pursuant to the warrants. The Series A warrants have a five-year term and the Series B warrants have a two-year term from the initial exercise date of February 5, 2024.

 

The Company evaluated the pre-funded warrants and the Series A and B warrants for liability or equity classification in accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity, and ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, and determined that equity treatment was appropriate. The Company valued the pre-funded warrants to purchase 197,917 shares of common stock based on their issuance date fair value of $24.00. As of June 30, 2024, all but 16,500 of the pre-funded warrants had been exercised. Pre-funded warrants to purchase 9,900 shares of common stock were exercised in July 2024.

 

In connection with the February 2024 Offering, the Company issued placement agent warrants to purchase up to 12,500 shares of common stock. The placement agent warrants have an exercise price of $30.00 per share. These warrants have a five-year term ending February 2, 2029.

 

The Series A, Series B and placement agent warrants issued in the February 2024 Offering were valued using a Black-Scholes model with a risk-free rate of 4.0%-5.0%, the respective terms of five and two years, and a volatility of 1.56-1.83. The estimated volatility of the Company’s common stock at the date of measurement is based on an average historical stock price volatility of comparable public companies within the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry that were deemed to be representative of future stock price trends as the Company does not have sufficient trading history for its common stock. The risk-free rate is based on the expected term of the warrants based on the constant maturity of U.S. Treasury securities with similar maturities as of the date of grant. The expected term has been estimated using the contractual term of the warrants.

 

       Percent     
   Fair   of Total   Amount 
   Value   Fair Value   Allocated 
Common Stock  $2,750,000    26.50%  $1,987,500 
Pre-Funded Warrants   4,750,000    45.77%   3,432,750 
Series A, B and Placement Agent Warrants   2,878,126    27.73%   2,079,750 
Total  $10,378,126    100.00%  $7,500,000 

 

 

 

Certain of the Series A and Series B warrants issued in connection with the February 2024 Offering were exercised as part of the June 2024 Warrant Inducement as described in Note 9. In addition, Series C and Series D warrants were issued as part of the June 2024 Warrant Inducement. The June 2024 Warrant Inducement closed on July 1, 2024, on which date the shares relating to the exercise of the Series A and B warrants and the Series C and D warrants were settled. The Company evaluated the Series C and D warrants for liability or equity classification in accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic 480, and ASC Topic 815, and determined that equity treatment was appropriate.

 

The following table summarizes the Company’s outstanding common stock purchase warrants as of June 30, 2024: 

 

           Issuance Date   Issuance Date 
   Number of   Exercise   Fair Value   Fair Value 
   Warrants   Price   per Warrant   Total 
December 2021 Initial Public Offering   19,965   $1,440.00   $1,144.80   $22,855,932 
December 2021 Underwriter Warrants   868   $1,800.00   $1,113.48    966,501 
September 2023 Public Offering Series A Warrants   28,855   $13.56   $129.84    3,746,533 
September 2023 Public Offering Series B Warrants   14,428   $13.56   $101.04    1,457,805 
September 2023 Placement Agent Warrants   1,443   $172.80   $127.56    184,069 
February 2024 Public Offering Series A Warrants   135,417   $24.00   $14.04    1,901,255 
February 2024 Public Offering Series B Warrants   67,708   $24.00   $11.88    804,371 
February 2024 Placement Agent Warrants   12,500   $30.00   $13.80    172,500 
February 2024 Pre-funded Warrants   16,500   $0.0012   $24.00    396,000 
June 2024- Series C Warrants   354,167   $7.020   $3.24    1,147,501 
June 2024- Series D Warrants   177,083   $7.020   $2.40    424,999 
Balance- June 30, 2024   828,934          $34,058,466 

 

The Company has accounted for these warrants as equity-classified instruments under ASC Subtopic 815-40, as they are indexed to the Company’s common stock, and they meet all other conditions for equity classification. The gross proceeds of the February 2024 Offering was allocated to the common stock and common stock purchase warrants using the relative fair value method shown as follows. Fair value of the warrants was recorded to Additional Paid-in-Capital on the Company’s balance sheet.

 

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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

(12) Income Taxes

 

Cingulate Inc. is taxed as a C corporation under the Internal Revenue Code. Cingulate Inc. records deferred income taxes to reflect the impact of temporary differences between the recorded amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and such amounts as measured by tax laws and regulations. CTx is a wholly-owned disregarded entity of Cingulate Inc., and all of the activity for CTx, along with its wholly-owned subsidiary Cingulate Works Inc., is included in the calculation of the current and deferred tax assets and liabilities for Cingulate Inc. No deferred income tax benefit or expense was recorded for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 or the six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, for federal or state income taxes.

 

 

Income tax expense differed from the expected expense computed by applying the U.S. Federal income tax rate as follows:

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation

 

                     
   Three Months
Ended
June 30, 2024
   Three Months
Ended
June 30, 2023
   Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2024
   Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2023
 
Federal income tax benefit at statutory rate  $(709,986)  $(1,389,425)  $(1,298,252)  $(2,230,451)
State income tax benefit   (191,142)   (365,882)   (346,052)   (587,352)
Permanent differences   2,420    4,634    6,074    8,303 
Change in valuation allowance   897,439    1,786,537    1,667,878    2,877,373 
Other   1,269    (35,864)   (29,648)   (67,873)
Total income tax expense  $-   $-   $-   $- 

 

Evaluating the need for, and amount of, a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets often requires significant judgment and extensive analysis of all available evidence on a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction basis. Such judgments require the Company to interpret existing tax law and other published guidance as applied to its circumstances. As part of this assessment, the Company considers both positive and negative evidence about its profitability and tax situation. A valuation allowance is provided if, based on available evidence, it is more likely than not that all or some portion of a deferred tax asset will not be realized. The Company determined that it was more likely than not that it would not realize its deferred tax assets, based on historical levels of income and future forecasts of taxable income, among other items. The Company recorded a valuation allowance of its net deferred tax assets totaling $14,270,572 as of June 30, 2024 and $12,631,033 at December 31, 2023, the current year portion which was recorded as a component of income tax expense on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive loss.

 

The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal and various state jurisdictions. The Companies are not subject to U.S. federal and state income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2018.

 

The Company follows the provisions of FASB ASC 740, Income Taxes, to evaluate uncertain tax positions. This topic prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The Company has not identified any material uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in the consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2024 or December 31, 2023.

 

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Subsequent Events
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
Subsequent Events

(13) Subsequent Events

 

Management evaluated events that occurred subsequent to June 30, 2024, through August 13, 2024, which is the date the interim financial statements were issued.

 

The June 2024 Warrant Inducement as described in Note 9 closed on July 1, 2024, which included receipt of the net proceeds of $1.6 million, as well as 265,583 shares of common stock issued. In addition, the Company issued 354,167 Series C warrants and 177,083 Series D warrants.

 

Subsequent to June 30, 2024, the Company sold 38,180 shares of common stock under the LP Purchase Agreement, for net proceeds of $150,000.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

(a) Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP). The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Cingulate and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

 

Unaudited Interim Financial Information

(b) Unaudited Interim Financial Information

 

The accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2024, the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the consolidated statement of stockholders’ equity for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the consolidated statements of cash flows for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, and the related interim disclosures are unaudited. These unaudited consolidated financial statements include all adjustments necessary, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, to fairly state the financial position and the results of operations and cash flows for interim periods in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Interim period results are not necessarily indicative of results of operations or cash flows for a full year or any subsequent interim period. The accompanying consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s 2023 audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto.

 

Concentration of Credit Risk

(c) Concentration of Credit Risk

 

The Company maintains cash equivalent deposits, which at various times throughout the fiscal year exceeded the amounts insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation limit of $250,000 (without regard to reconciling items). Management monitors the soundness of these financial institutions and does not believe the Company is subject to any material credit risk relative to the uninsured portion of the deposits.

 

Other Receivables

(d) Other Receivables

 

Other receivables as of June 30, 2024 primarily consisted of the amount to be received upon closing of the June 2024 Warrant Inducement which was executed on June 28, 2024, as described in Note 9. This amount was received on July 1, 2024.

 

Impairment of Long-lived Assets

(e) Impairment of Long-lived Assets

 

The Company assesses the carrying value of its long-lived assets, including property and equipment, as well as lease right of use (ROU) assets, when events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value of such assets may not be recoverable. These events or changes in circumstances may include a significant deterioration of operating results, changes in business plans, or changes in anticipated future cash flows. If an impairment indicator is present, the Company evaluates recoverability by a comparison of the carrying amount of the assets to future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the assets. If the sum of the expected future cash flows is less than the carrying amount, the Company would recognize an impairment loss. An impairment loss would be measured by comparing the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the long-lived asset groups. No impairment was recognized during the six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 or 2023.

 

Stock-Based Compensation

(f) Stock-Based Compensation

 

The Company measures employee and director stock-based compensation expense for all stock-based awards based on their grant date fair value using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. For stock-based awards with service conditions, stock-based compensation expense is recognized over the requisite service period using the straight-line method. Forfeitures are recognized as they occur. See additional information in Note 10. 

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Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Prepaid Expenses And Other Current Assets  
Schedule of Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

Prepaid expenses and other current assets consisted of the following at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:

 

Schedule of Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

   June 30,   December 31, 
   2024   2023 
Research and development  $245,430   $183,452 
Insurance   113,451    31,302 
Active pharmaceutical ingredients   29,025    97,324 
Deferred capital raise costs   69,449    178,780 
Dues and subscriptions   40,185    - 
Other   20,698    20,698 
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets  $518,238   $511,556 
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Property and Equipment (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
Schedule of Property and Equipment

Property and equipment, net consisted of the following at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:

 

Schedule of Property and Equipment

   Estimated        
   Useful Life  June 30,   December 31, 
   (in years)  2024   2023 
Equipment  2-7  $4,405,575   $4,321,816 
Furniture and fixtures  7   145,754    145,754 
Computer equipment  5   46,994    41,897 
Leasehold improvements  5   474,462    471,505 
Construction-in-process- equipment  -   270,296    207,976 
Property and equipment, gross      5,343,081    5,188,948 
Less: accumulated depreciation      (2,970,365)   (2,642,983)
Property and equipment, net     $2,372,716   $2,545,965 
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Accrued Expenses (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]  
Schedule of Accrued Expenses

Accrued expenses consisted of the following at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:

 

Schedule of Accrued Expenses

   June 30,   December 31, 
   2024   2023 
Employee compensation  $-   $593,022 
Interest   -    290,000 
Professional fees   198,922    213,922 
Research and development   2,741    155,220 
CIP- Equipment   155,800    155,800 
State franchise taxes   -    120,570 
Insurance   -    56,088 
Other   25,850    66,896 
Total accrued expenses  $383,313   $1,651,518 

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Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Summary of Option Activity

A summary of option activity under the Plan during the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 is as follows:

 

Summary of Option Activity

           Weighted-Average   Aggregate 
       Weighted-Average   Remaining Contractual   Intrinsic 
   Shares   Exercise Price   Term (years)   Value 
Outstanding at January 1, 2024   4,775                
Granted   15,986   $14.16    9.93    - 
Exercised   -                
Forfeitures or expirations   (624)               
Outstanding at March 31, 2024   20,137                
Granted   69,024    13.44    

9.95

    - 
Exercised   -                
Forfeitures or expirations   -                
Outstanding at June 30, 2024   89,161                
                     
Vested and expected to vest at June 30, 2024   89,161                
Exercisable at June 30, 2024   2,643                
Schedule of Fair Value Assumption
   June 30,   March 31, 
   2024   2024 
Risk-free interest rate   4.32%   3.66%
Expected term (in years)   5.42    6.0 
Expected volatility   1.44    1.13 
Expected dividend yield   0%   0%

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Common Stock Purchase Warrants (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Common Stock Purchase Warrants  
Fair Value of the Warrants to Additional Paid in Capital
       Percent     
   Fair   of Total   Amount 
   Value   Fair Value   Allocated 
Common Stock  $2,750,000    26.50%  $1,987,500 
Pre-Funded Warrants   4,750,000    45.77%   3,432,750 
Series A, B and Placement Agent Warrants   2,878,126    27.73%   2,079,750 
Total  $10,378,126    100.00%  $7,500,000 
Schedule of Warrants and Rights Outstanding

The following table summarizes the Company’s outstanding common stock purchase warrants as of June 30, 2024: 

 

           Issuance Date   Issuance Date 
   Number of   Exercise   Fair Value   Fair Value 
   Warrants   Price   per Warrant   Total 
December 2021 Initial Public Offering   19,965   $1,440.00   $1,144.80   $22,855,932 
December 2021 Underwriter Warrants   868   $1,800.00   $1,113.48    966,501 
September 2023 Public Offering Series A Warrants   28,855   $13.56   $129.84    3,746,533 
September 2023 Public Offering Series B Warrants   14,428   $13.56   $101.04    1,457,805 
September 2023 Placement Agent Warrants   1,443   $172.80   $127.56    184,069 
February 2024 Public Offering Series A Warrants   135,417   $24.00   $14.04    1,901,255 
February 2024 Public Offering Series B Warrants   67,708   $24.00   $11.88    804,371 
February 2024 Placement Agent Warrants   12,500   $30.00   $13.80    172,500 
February 2024 Pre-funded Warrants   16,500   $0.0012   $24.00    396,000 
June 2024- Series C Warrants   354,167   $7.020   $3.24    1,147,501 
June 2024- Series D Warrants   177,083   $7.020   $2.40    424,999 
Balance- June 30, 2024   828,934          $34,058,466 

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Income Taxes (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation

Income tax expense differed from the expected expense computed by applying the U.S. Federal income tax rate as follows:

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation

 

                     
   Three Months
Ended
June 30, 2024
   Three Months
Ended
June 30, 2023
   Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2024
   Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2023
 
Federal income tax benefit at statutory rate  $(709,986)  $(1,389,425)  $(1,298,252)  $(2,230,451)
State income tax benefit   (191,142)   (365,882)   (346,052)   (587,352)
Permanent differences   2,420    4,634    6,074    8,303 
Change in valuation allowance   897,439    1,786,537    1,667,878    2,877,373 
Other   1,269    (35,864)   (29,648)   (67,873)
Total income tax expense  $-   $-   $-   $- 
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Nature of the Business and Liquidity (Details Narrative) - USD ($)
1 Months Ended
Feb. 02, 2024
Aug. 14, 2024
Jun. 30, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Accounting Policies [Abstract]        
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value     $ 380,928 $ 52,416
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)     $ 99,125,597 $ 92,943,443
Proceeds from Issuance Initial Public Offering $ 7,500,000 $ 1,600,000    
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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Narrative)
Jun. 30, 2024
USD ($)
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Time Deposits, at or Above FDIC Insurance Limit $ 250,000
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Schedule of Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets (Details) - USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Prepaid Expenses And Other Current Assets    
Research and development $ 245,430 $ 183,452
Insurance 113,451 31,302
Active pharmaceutical ingredients 29,025 97,324
Deferred capital raise costs 69,449 178,780
Dues and subscriptions 40,185
Other 20,698 20,698
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets $ 518,238 $ 511,556
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Schedule of Property and Equipment (Details) - USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property and equipment, gross $ 5,343,081 $ 5,188,948
Less: accumulated depreciation (2,970,365) (2,642,983)
Property and equipment, net 2,372,716 2,545,965
Equipment [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property and equipment, gross $ 4,405,575 4,321,816
Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 2 years  
Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 7 years  
Furniture and Fixtures [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property and equipment, gross $ 145,754 145,754
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 7 years  
Computer Equipment [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property and equipment, gross $ 46,994 41,897
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 5 years  
Leasehold Improvements [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property and equipment, gross $ 474,462 471,505
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 5 years  
Construction in Progress Equipment [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property and equipment, gross $ 270,296 $ 207,976
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Property and Equipment (Details Narrative) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Jun. 30, 2023
Jun. 30, 2024
Jun. 30, 2023
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]        
Depreciation $ 163,781 $ 155,300 $ 327,381 $ 255,930
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Schedule of Accrued Expenses (Details) - USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]    
Employee compensation $ 593,022
Interest 290,000
Professional fees 198,922 213,922
Research and development 2,741 155,220
CIP- Equipment 155,800 155,800
State franchise taxes 120,570
Insurance 56,088
Other 25,850 66,896
Total accrued expenses $ 383,313 $ 1,651,518
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Related Party Note Payable (Details Narrative) - USD ($)
1 Months Ended
Feb. 02, 2024
Jan. 25, 2024
Sep. 08, 2023
May 31, 2023
Aug. 31, 2022
Mar. 31, 2024
Jan. 24, 2024
Aug. 09, 2023
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-Term Debt       $ 3,000,000.0        
Debt Instrument, Face Amount       $ 8,000,000.0        
Debt Instrument, Description The holders of pre-funded warrants may not exercise the warrants if the holder, together with its affiliates, would beneficially own more than 4.99% (or, at the election of the holder, 9.99%) of the number of shares of common stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise. Each share of common stock and each pre-funded warrant were sold along with one Series A and 0.5 Series B warrants              
Werth Family Investment Associates LLC [Member]                
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt         $ 5,000,000.0      
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage               15.00%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount   $ 3,000,000.0 $ 5,000,000.0          
Warrants and Rights Outstanding   $ 3,287,500 $ 5,812,500          
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding   57,254 28,493     588    
[custom:ClassOfWarrantOrRightFairValuePerWarrants-0]   $ 57.42 $ 204.00          
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights     $ 138.60       $ 52.20  
Debt Instrument, Description   The pre-funded warrants had no expiration date and were exercisable immediately at an exercise price of $0.0012 per share, to the extent that after giving effect to such exercise, WFIA and its affiliates would beneficially own, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, no more than 19.99% of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company The pre-funded warrants had no expiration date and were exercisable immediately at an exercise price of $0.0024 per share, to the extent that after giving effect to such exercise, WFIA and its affiliates would beneficially own, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act), no more than 19.99% of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company          
[custom:WarrantsOrRightsImmediatelyExercisablePerSharesPrice-0]   $ 0.0012 $ 0.0024          
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Stockholders’ Equity (Details Narrative) - $ / shares
Aug. 09, 2024
Nov. 30, 2023
Jun. 30, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Equity [Abstract]        
Common Stock, Shares Authorized       240,000,000
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share $ 0.0001 $ 0.0001   $ 0.0001
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized       10,000,000
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share       $ 0.0001
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding     780,762 97,293
Stockholders' Equity, Reverse Stock Split one-for-twelve reverse stock split one-for-twenty reverse stock split    
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Securities Issuances (Details Narrative) - USD ($)
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jul. 01, 2024
Mar. 18, 2024
Mar. 17, 2024
Feb. 02, 2024
Aug. 14, 2024
Apr. 24, 2023
Jan. 31, 2023
Jun. 30, 2024
Mar. 31, 2024
Jun. 30, 2024
Jun. 30, 2023
Jul. 31, 2024
Jun. 28, 2024
Apr. 30, 2024
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock                   $ 10,979,443 $ 218,798      
Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues                 $ 6,432,892          
Debt Instrument, Description       The holders of pre-funded warrants may not exercise the warrants if the holder, together with its affiliates, would beneficially own more than 4.99% (or, at the election of the holder, 9.99%) of the number of shares of common stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise. Each share of common stock and each pre-funded warrant were sold along with one Series A and 0.5 Series B warrants                    
Proceeds from Issuance Initial Public Offering       $ 7,500,000 $ 1,600,000                  
Payments for Other Fees       $ 750,950                    
Subsequent Event [Member]                            
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock $ 1,600,000                          
Series A and Series B Warrants [Member]                            
Share Price       $ 24.00                    
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights       114,583                    
Series A Warrants [Member]                            
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding       28,855                    
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights       312,500                    
Series B Warrants [Member]                            
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding       14,428                    
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights       156,250                    
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights       $ 24.00                    
WFIA Pre Funded Warrants [Member]                            
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding                           86,334
Class of Warrant or Right, Unissued                           86,344
Prefunded Warrants [Member]                            
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding       197,917       16,500   16,500        
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights       $ 24.00                    
Prefunded Warrants [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]                            
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding                       9,900    
Prefunded Warrants [Member] | Series A and Series B Warrants [Member]                            
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding       197,917                    
Share Price       $ 23.988                    
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights       0.0012                    
June 2024 Warrant Inducement [Member]                            
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights                         265,625  
Proceeds from Issuance of Private Placement                   $ 1,600,000        
Payments of Stock Issuance Costs                   2,000,000.0        
Proceeds from Issuance or Sale of Equity                   $ 1,600,000        
February 2024 Warrants [Member]                            
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights                         $ 7.02  
Common Class C [Member]                            
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding                         354,167  
Series D Common Stock [Member                            
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding                         177,083  
Common Stock [Member]                            
Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues   $ 8,470,000 $ 4,970,000           30          
[custom:IncreaseInAggregateValue]   $ 3,500,000                        
Share Price       $ 13.56                    
ATM Agreement [Member] | Common Stock [Member]                            
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock               $ 354,259 $ 3,115,284          
Sale of Stock, Number of Shares Issued in Transaction               31,858 23,650          
ATM Agreement [Member] | H.C. Wain Wright and Co LLC [Member]                            
Sale of Stock, Percentage of Ownership before Transaction             3.00%              
ATM Agreement [Member] | H.C. Wain Wright and Co LLC [Member] | Maximum [Member]                            
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock             $ 4,970,000              
Purchase Agreement [Member] | Common Stock [Member]                            
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock                 $ 755,703          
Sale of Stock, Number of Shares Issued in Transaction                 89,420          
Sale of Stock, Consideration Received Per Transaction           $ 185,417                
Purchase Agreement [Member] | Maximum [Member]                            
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock           $ 12,000,000                
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Summary of Option Activity (Details) - 2021 [Equity Incentive Plan Plan Member] - $ / shares
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Mar. 31, 2024
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]    
Number of Shares Common stock options, outstanding at ending balance 20,137 4,775
Number of Shares, Granted 69,024 15,986
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Granted $ 13.44 $ 14.16
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term 9 years 11 months 12 days 9 years 11 months 4 days
Number of Shares, Exercised
Number of Shares, Forfeitures or expirations (624)
Number of Shares Common stock options, outstanding at ending balance 89,161 20,137
Shares, Vested and expected to vest 89,161  
Shares, Exercisable 2,643  
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Schedule of Fair Value Assumption (Details)
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Jun. 30, 2024
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]    
Risk-free interest rate 3.66% 4.32%
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Term 6 years 5 years 5 months 1 day
Expected volatility 1.13% 1.44%
Expected dividend yield 0.00% 0.00%
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Stock-Based Compensation (Details Narrative) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Mar. 31, 2024
Jun. 30, 2023
Jun. 30, 2024
Jun. 30, 2023
Dec. 31, 2023
May 31, 2024
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]              
Common Stock, Shares Authorized           240,000,000  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense       $ 541,349 $ 421,855    
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Grant Date Intrinsic Value       $ 3.84   $ 91.80  
Minimum [Member]              
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]              
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value $ 3.84 $ 9.72          
Maximum [Member]              
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]              
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value $ 14.16 $ 18.36          
2021 Equity Incentive Plan [Member]              
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]              
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Description       The number of shares of common stock available for issuance under the 2021 Plan will automatically increase on January 1st of each year until the expiration of the 2021 Plan, in an amount equal to 5% percent of the total number of shares of our common stock outstanding on December 31st of the preceding calendar year, on a fully diluted basis, unless the board of directors takes action prior thereto to provide that there will not be an increase in the share reserve for such year or that the increase in the share reserve for such year will be of a lesser number of shares of common stock than would otherwise occur      
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense $ 254,331   $ 217,374 $ 418,906 $ 421,853    
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount $ 1,588,993     $ 1,588,993   $ 1,278,981  
2021 Equity Incentive Plan [Member] | Common Stock [Member]              
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]              
Common Stock, Shares Authorized 125,577     125,577     104,167
Common Stock, Capital Shares Reserved for Future Issuance 35,144     35,144      
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Fair Value of the Warrants to Additional Paid in Capital (Details)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
USD ($)
Fair value $ 10,378,126
Percent of Total Fair Value 100.00%
Amount Allocated $ 7,500,000
Common Stock [Member]  
Fair value $ 2,750,000
Percent of Total Fair Value 26.50%
Amount Allocated $ 1,987,500
Prefunded Warrants [Member]  
Fair value $ 4,750,000
Percent of Total Fair Value 45.77%
Amount Allocated $ 3,432,750
Series A, B Placement Agent Warrants [Member]  
Fair value $ 2,878,126
Percent of Total Fair Value 27.73%
Amount Allocated $ 2,079,750
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Schedule of Warrants and Rights Outstanding (Details)
Jun. 30, 2024
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
December 2021 Initial Public Offering [Member]  
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]  
Number of warrants | shares 19,965
Exercise price $ 1,440.00
Issuance Date Fair Value Per Warrant $ 1,144.80
Issuance Date Fair Value Total | $ $ 22,855,932
December 2021 Underwriter Warrants [Member]  
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]  
Number of warrants | shares 868
Exercise price $ 1,800.00
Issuance Date Fair Value Per Warrant $ 1,113.48
Issuance Date Fair Value Total | $ $ 966,501
September 2023 Public Offering Series A Warrants [Member]  
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]  
Number of warrants | shares 28,855
Exercise price $ 13.56
Issuance Date Fair Value Per Warrant $ 129.84
Issuance Date Fair Value Total | $ $ 3,746,533
September 2023 Public Offering Series B Warrants [Member]  
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]  
Number of warrants | shares 14,428
Exercise price $ 13.56
Issuance Date Fair Value Per Warrant $ 101.04
Issuance Date Fair Value Total | $ $ 1,457,805
September 2023 Placement Agent Warrants [Member]  
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]  
Number of warrants | shares 1,443
Exercise price $ 172.80
Issuance Date Fair Value Per Warrant $ 127.56
Issuance Date Fair Value Total | $ $ 184,069
February 2024 Public Offering Series A Warrants [Member]  
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]  
Number of warrants | shares 135,417
Exercise price $ 24.00
Issuance Date Fair Value Per Warrant $ 14.04
Issuance Date Fair Value Total | $ $ 1,901,255
February 2024 Public Offering Series B Warrants [Member]  
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]  
Number of warrants | shares 67,708
Exercise price $ 24.00
Issuance Date Fair Value Per Warrant $ 11.88
Issuance Date Fair Value Total | $ $ 804,371
February 2024 Placement Agent Warrants [Member]  
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]  
Number of warrants | shares 12,500
Exercise price $ 30.00
Issuance Date Fair Value Per Warrant $ 13.80
Issuance Date Fair Value Total | $ $ 172,500
February 2024 Pre-funded Warrants [Member]  
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]  
Number of warrants | shares 16,500
Exercise price $ 0.0012
Issuance Date Fair Value Per Warrant $ 24.00
Issuance Date Fair Value Total | $ $ 396,000
June 2024- Series C Warrants [Member]  
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]  
Number of warrants | shares 354,167
Exercise price $ 7.020
Issuance Date Fair Value Per Warrant $ 3.24
Issuance Date Fair Value Total | $ $ 1,147,501
June 2024- Series D Warrants [Member]  
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]  
Number of warrants | shares 177,083
Exercise price $ 7.020
Issuance Date Fair Value Per Warrant $ 2.40
Issuance Date Fair Value Total | $ $ 424,999
June 2024- Placement Agent Warrants [Member]  
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]  
Number of warrants | shares 828,934
Issuance Date Fair Value Total | $ $ 34,058,466
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Common Stock Purchase Warrants (Details Narrative)
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Feb. 05, 2024
Feb. 02, 2024
$ / shares
shares
Mar. 31, 2024
Jun. 30, 2024
USD ($)
shares
Jul. 31, 2024
shares
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Term     6 years 5 years 5 months 1 day  
Series A Warrants [Member]          
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights   312,500      
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Term 5 years 5 years      
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding   28,855      
Series B Warrants [Member]          
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights   156,250      
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights | $ / shares   $ 24.00      
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Term 2 years 2 years      
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding   14,428      
Prefunded Warrants [Member]          
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights | $ / shares   $ 24.00      
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding   197,917   16,500  
Warrants and Rights Outstanding | $       $ 16,500  
Prefunded Warrants [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]          
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding         9,900
Placement Agent Warrants [Member]          
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights | $ / shares   $ 30.00      
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Term   5 years      
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding   12,500      
Prefunded Warrants [Member]          
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights   312,500      
Warrant [Member] | Series A Warrants [Member] | Measurement Input, Risk Free Interest Rate [Member]          
Warrants and Rights Outstanding, Measurement Input   4.0      
Warrant [Member] | Series A Warrants [Member] | Measurement Input, Price Volatility [Member]          
Warrants and Rights Outstanding, Measurement Input   0.0156      
Warrant [Member] | Series B Warrants [Member] | Measurement Input, Risk Free Interest Rate [Member]          
Warrants and Rights Outstanding, Measurement Input   5.0      
Warrant [Member] | Series B Warrants [Member] | Measurement Input, Price Volatility [Member]          
Warrants and Rights Outstanding, Measurement Input   0.0183      
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Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation (Details) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Jun. 30, 2023
Jun. 30, 2024
Jun. 30, 2023
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]        
Federal income tax benefit at statutory rate $ (709,986) $ (1,389,425) $ (1,298,252) $ (2,230,451)
State income tax benefit (191,142) (365,882) (346,052) (587,352)
Permanent differences 2,420 4,634 6,074 8,303
Change in valuation allowance 897,439 1,786,537 1,667,878 2,877,373
Other 1,269 (35,864) (29,648) (67,873)
Total income tax expense
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Income Taxes (Details Narrative) - USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]    
Net deferred tax assets $ 14,270,572 $ 12,631,033
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Subsequent Events (Details Narrative) - USD ($)
1 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jul. 01, 2024
Aug. 08, 2024
Jun. 30, 2024
Jun. 30, 2023
Subsequent Event [Line Items]        
Net proceeds     $ 10,979,443 $ 218,798
Subsequent Event [Member]        
Subsequent Event [Line Items]        
Net proceeds $ 1,600,000      
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues 265,583      
Subsequent Event [Member] | L P Purchase Agreement [Member]        
Subsequent Event [Line Items]        
Net proceeds   $ 150,000    
Sale of stock   38,180    
Subsequent Event [Member] | Series C Warrants [Member]        
Subsequent Event [Line Items]        
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues 354,167      
Subsequent Event [Member] | Series D Warrants [Member]        
Subsequent Event [Line Items]        
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues 177,083      

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