PLX 10-K & 10-Q changes, risk factors and insider trading
Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. · NYSE · Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances) · CIK 1006281 · All filings on SEC.gov
At a glance
What changed in the latest 10-K
Risk Factors
New heading “Uncertainty surrounding and future changes to healthcare law in the United States and other United States Government related mandates may adversely affect our business.”
Removed heading “Obtaining and maintaining regulatory approval of our product candidates in one jurisdiction does not mean that we will be successful in obtaining regulatory approval of our product candidates in other jurisdictions.”
Removed heading “We may seek orphan drug designation for some or all of our product candidates across various indications, but we may be unable to obtain such designations or to maintain the benefits associated with orphan drug designation, including market exclusivity, which may cause our revenue, if any, to be reduced.”
Largest changes
Our executive office and operations are located in the State of Israel. Accordingly, military, economic,see in full comparisongeopoliticalandmilitarygeopolitical conditions in Israel and the surrounding region could directly and adversely affect our business. Any armed conflicts, political instability, terrorism,cyberattackscyberattacks, or any other hostilities involving Israel or the interruption or curtailment of trade between Israel and its present trading partners could adversely affect our operations. SincetheOctoberestablishment of2023, Israel has suffered from missile and other similar attacks and has been engaged in1948,military activity on a number ofarmedfronts,conflictsincludinghave occurred between Israel and its Arab neighbors, Hamas and Hezbollah. In October 2023, terrorists fromwith the Hamasorganization infiltrated Israel’s southern border fromin the GazaStripStrip, Hezbollah in Lebanon, Iran, the Houthis terrorist group that controls parts of Yemen, andinothers,otherandareas within the State of Israel attacking a number ofboth civilian and military targetswhileinsimultaneouslyIsraellaunchinghaveextensivebeenrocketattacked.attacksSuchonclashes may escalate in theIsraelifuturepopulation and industrial centers. At the same time, clashes between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon increased. In response, Israel’s security cabinet declared war against the Hamas and a military campaign against these terrorist organizations commenced in parallel to their continued rocket and terror attacks. Moreover, the attacks by Hamas and Hezbollah, and Israel’s defensive measures, may result ininto a greater regional conflict.SinceInthe outbreak of the war, other regional actors, including Iran, have taken military action against Israel. During JanuaryOctober 2025, Israel and Hamas entered into a ceasefirewithagreementHamasintendedwastodeclared.permanentlyAs of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K,end the warisbetweenongoingIsrael and Hamas. However, there are no assurances regarding continued compliance with such agreement. While the conflict created and continues toevolve.createTheheightened security concerns, disruptions to business operations, and economic instability within Israel, the ceasefire may contribute to improved regional stability. However, the security situation remains fluid and any renewed military actions, restrictions, or government-imposed measures could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition. On February 28, 2026, the US and Israeli militaries commenced air-based campaigns in Iran which have resulted in a larger regional event and has resulted in increased missile and similar attacksbyonHamascivilian andHezbollah,military targets in Israel andIsrael’sindefensiveothermeasures, as well as actions that could be takencountries in thefutureregion.byThisNATO,hastheresultedUnited States, the United Kingdom the European Union or Israel’s neighboring states and other countries have createdin global security concerns that may result in a greater or lasting regional conflict. It is currently not possible to predict the duration or severity of the ongoing conflict or its effects on our business,operationsresults of operations, and financial conditions.
“We may seek orphan drug designation for some or all of our product candidates across various indications, but we may be unable to obtain such designations or to maintain the benefits associated with orphan drug designation, including market exclusivity, which may cause our revenue, if any, to be reduced.”see in full comparison
“Obtaining and maintaining regulatory approval of our product candidates in one jurisdiction does not mean that we will be successful in obtaining regulatory approval of our product candidates in other jurisdictions.”see in full comparison
“Uncertainty surrounding and future changes to healthcare law in the United States and other United States Government related mandates may adversely affect our business.”see in full comparison
The stock market in general, and the market for pharmaceutical companies in particular, have experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that may have been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of the listed companies. The trading price of our common stock has been volatile and has been subject to wide price fluctuations in response to various factors, many of which are beyond our control. The volatility of our stock price has from time to time in recent periods affected our market capitalization. Adverse fluctuations in the price per share of our common stock or our market capitalization may result in our failure to meet the continued listing requirements of the NYSE American, which would require us to take steps to gain compliance with alternate listing standards or take remedial steps to bring us into compliance. A failure to maintain or regain compliance with applicable listing standards could adversely affect the liquidity of our common stocksee in full comparisonand could result in an event of default under the 2024 Indenture,which would have a material adverse effect on our business, results ofoperationsoperations, and financial condition.
“We do not control and may not be able to effectively influence Fiocruz’s ability to distribute BioManguinhos alfataliglicerase in Brazil. Fiocruz has not complied with the purchase requirements of the Brazil Agreement in the past, and we expect Fiocruz will continue to not comply and may otherwise materially breach the agreement. Continued non-compliance may result in our decision to terminate the agreement, and may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition.”see in full comparison
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●We currently depend heavily on the generation of revenues from the sales of ourElfabrio products.and Elelyso.
●There may be safety issues regarding our products that were not known at the time of approval are discovered.
●We may not obtain the necessary U.S., EMAEMA, or other worldwide regulatory approvals to commercialize our drug candidates in a timely manner, if at all.
●We may fail to adequately protect or enforce our intellectual property rights or secure rights to third party patents.patents, and the terms of certain of our patents are limited or have expired.
●Our results may be adversely affected by political,military, economicpolitical and militaryeconomic conditions in Israel.
We currently depend heavily on the generation of revenues from the sales of Elfabrio and Elelyso. Any failure to successfully commercialize Elfabrio will have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operationsoperations, and financial condition.
●Chiesi’s efforts under the Chiesi Agreements and the effectiveness of Chiesi’s commercial strategy and its execution of that strategy, including its pricing strategy, its development and maintenance of successful sales and marketing organizationsorganizations, and the effectiveness of its efforts to obtain adequate third-party reimbursements and, to a lesser extent, Pfizer’s and Fiocruz’s commercial efforts;
●expandingexpansion by Chiesi and Pfizer of the scope of the countries in which our products are approved for marketing;
Any failure to commercializecontinue or expand the commercialization of either Elfabrio or Elelyso globally or the experience of significant delays in doing so willmay have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operationsoperations, and financial condition.
Our product candidates, if approved, may also be subject to certain post-authorization reporting requirements. As an example, the EMA has required that Chiesi submit pharmacovigilance documents intended to provide post-authorization evaluation of Elfabrio’s risk-benefit balance at defined time points after authorization, beginning within six months of authorization, and that an educational program about home administration be agreed upon with the National Competent Authority (as defined by the EMA) prior to the use of Elfabrio in the home setting.
Drug products remain subject to continuing regulatory oversight after they are approved for marketing, including the review of additional safety information. Drugs are more widely used by patients once approved for sale and, therefore, side-effects and other problems may be observed after approval that were not seen or anticipated, or were not as prevalent or severe, during clinical trials or nonclinical studies. The subsequent discovery of previously unknown problems with a product could negatively affect commercial sales of the product, result in restrictions on the product or lead to the withdrawal of the product from the market. The reporting of adverse safety events involving our products or public speculation about such events could cause our stock price to decline or experience periods of volatility and may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operationsoperations, and financial condition.
If we or the marketing authorization holder, or MAH, of any of our products fail to comply with applicable continuing regulatory requirements, we or such MAH may be subject to fines and/or criminal prosecutions, and the product may become subject to suspension or withdrawal of regulatory approval, product recalls and seizures and operating restrictions. In addition, the manufacturers we or an MAH engage to produce a product and the manufacturing facilities in which the product is made are subject to periodic review and inspection by the FDA and foreign regulatory authorities. If problems are identified during the review or inspection of these manufacturers or manufacturing facilities, it could result in the facility becoming unable to manufacture the product or a determination that inventories are not safe for commercial sale, which may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operationsoperations, and financial condition.
Coverage and reimbursement may not be available for Elfabrio, ElelysoElelyso, or any other future products in all territories, which could diminish sales of our products or adversely affect the profitably of such sales.
Market acceptance and sales of Elfabrio, Elelyso or any other future products, if any, will depend on coverage and reimbursement policies in the countries in which they are approved for sale. Government authorities and third-party payors, such as private health insurers and health maintenance organizations, decide which drugs they will pay for and establish reimbursement levels. Obtaining reimbursement approval for an approved product from individual governments and other third partythird-party payors is a time consuming (six to 12 months or longer) and costly process that requires our collaborators or us, as the case may be, to provide supporting scientific, clinical and cost-effectiveness data for the use of our products, if and when approved, to every payor. Data sufficient to gain acceptance with respect to coverage and reimbursement might not be available, or post-marketing studies may be required in order to demonstrate the cost-effectiveness of approved products, if any, to such payors’ satisfaction. Such studies might require our collaborators or us to commit a significant amount of management time and financial and other resources.
In addition, coverage or reimbursement generally may be revoked or modified. For example, pharmaceutical product reimbursement can change relatively easily because payers control coverage. In the EU, coverage or reimbursement decisions face the potential of revocation or modification through reassessment, price renegotiation or conditional reimbursement frameworks. Any renovation or reduction in the coverage or reimbursement of our products may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
The pricing of our products in different countries may vary widely, thus creating the potential for third-party trade in our products in an attempt to exploit price differences between countries. This third-party trade of our products could undermine our sales in markets with higher prices which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operationsoperations, and financial condition.
We do not control and may not be able to effectively influence Fiocruz’s ability to distribute BioManguinhos alfataliglicerase in Brazil. Fiocruz has not complied with the purchase requirements of the Brazil Agreement in the past, and we expect Fiocruz will continue to not comply and may otherwise materially breach the agreement. Continued non-compliance may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
We face the risk of lower than anticipated purchases of BioManguinhos alfataliglicerase by the Brazilian MoH. In addition, we may fail to supply the intended amounts on time, if at all. We also cannot accurately predict the amount of revenues we will generate under the Brazil Agreement in future periods, if any. Any failure by the Brazilian MoH to purchase BioManguinhos alfataliglicerase, by us to supply BioManguinhos alfataliglicerase for purchase or by Fiocruz to distribute BioManguinhos alfataliglicerase in Brazil, or the experience of significant delays in any of the foregoing, may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
We are unable to predict whether we could be subject to actions under any of these or other fraud and abuse laws, or the impact of such actions. Moreover, to the extent that Elfabrio, Elelyso or any other future products, if any, are sold in a foreign country, we and our collaborators may be subject to similar foreign laws and regulations. If we or any of our collaborators are found to be in violation of any of the laws described above and other applicable state and federal fraud and abuse laws, we may be subject to penalties, including civil and criminal penalties, damages, fines, exclusion from government healthcare reimbursement programs and the curtailment or restructuring or our operations, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operationsoperations, and financial condition.
Any failure by us to supply drug substance to Chiesi or Pfizer may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operationsoperations, and financial condition.
We have agreed to sell drug substance to Pfizer and Chiesi for the production of Elelyso and Elfabrio, respectively. With respect to Elelyso, our drug substance supply commitment is foruntil a 15-year period after the execution of the Amended Pfizer Agreement,2030, subject to certain terms and conditions. As part of that obligation, we agreed to substantial financial penalties if we fail to comply with the supply commitments, or are delayed in doing so. The amounts of the penalties depend on when any such failure occurs and for how long it persists, if at all, and other considerations. Any failure to comply with the supply commitments to Pfizer and/or Chiesi may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operationsoperations, and financial condition.
Our strategy, in certain cases, is to enter into collaboration agreements with third parties to leverage our ProCellEx system to develop product candidates. Failure to enter into such agreements, or non-compliance by us or our collaborators with such agreements, may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operationsoperations, and financial condition.
Our strategy, in certain cases, is to enter into arrangements with pharmaceutical companies to leverage our ProCellEx system to develop additional product candidates. Our future revenues may depend, in part, on our ability to enter into and maintain arrangements with our existing partners and other companies having sales, marketing and distribution capabilities and the ability of such companies to successfully market and pharmaceutical products on a global scale. Under these arrangements, we may grant to our partners rights to license and commercialize pharmaceutical products developed under the applicable agreements, as we have done with Elfabrio and Elelyso. Commercialization, marketing, distribution and other similar alliances with respect to our products and product candidates will subject us to a number of risks. We may be required to relinquish important rights to our products or product candidates, and the rights of our partners may limit our flexibility in considering alternatives for the commercialization of our products and product candidates. Our partners may control key decisions relating to the development of the products and we may depend on our partners’ expertise and dedication of sufficient time and resources to develop and commercialize our products and product candidates. Our partners may experience financial difficulties which adversely affect their efforts with respect to our product and product candidates. If we or any of our current or future partners breach or terminate the agreements that make up such arrangements, our partners otherwise fail to conduct their obligations under such arrangements in a timely manner, there is a dispute about their obligations or if either party terminates the applicable agreement or elects not to continue the arrangement, we may not enjoy the benefits of the agreements or receive a sufficient amount of royalty or milestone payments from them, if any, which may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operationsoperations, and financial condition.
We do not control and may not be able to effectively influence Fiocruz’s ability to distribute BioManguinhos alfataliglicerase in Brazil. Fiocruz has not complied with the purchase requirements of the Brazil Agreement in the past, and we expect Fiocruz will continue to not comply and may otherwise materially breach the agreement. Continued non-compliance may result in our decision to terminate the agreement, and may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
We face the risk of lower than anticipated purchases of BioManguinhos alfataliglicerase by the Brazilian MoH. In addition, we may fail to supply the intended amounts on time, if at all. We also cannot accurately predict the amount of revenues we will generate under the Brazil Agreement in future periods, if any. Any failure by the Brazilian MoH to purchase BioManguinhos alfataliglicerase or by Fiocruz to distribute BioManguinhos alfataliglicerase in Brazil, or the experience of significant delays in any of the foregoing, may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
We currently have very limited sales, marketing or distribution capabilities and no experience in building a sales force and distribution capabilities. Currently, the distribution of our commercial products are performed by Pfizer, Chiesi, and Fiocruz (in Brazil). The commercialization of a product requires the commitment of significant financial and managerial resources to develop a marketing and sales force with technical expertise and with supporting distribution capabilities. If we elect to commercialize our products directly and without strategic partners we may be unable to recruit and retain adequate numbers of effective sales and marketing personnel. In addition, such sales personnel might not access an adequate number of physicians or persuade them to prescribe our products, or may lack complementary products to offer to such physicians. Commercialization by such sales personnel may expose our company to unforeseen costs and expenses.
A key element of our business strategy is to establish a portfolio of product candidatescandidates, particularly in the rare and orphan disease spaces, as targets for development and eventual commercialization. We seek to do so through our internal research programs and strategic collaborations. Research programs to identify new product candidates require substantial technical, financial and human resources, whether or not any product candidates are ultimately identified. A research program may initially show promise in identifying a potential product candidate, yet fail to immediately yield the product candidate for clinical development for many reasons, including the following:
Any failure or delay in the establishment of a portfolio of product candidates as targets for development and eventual commercialization may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operationsoperations, and financial condition.
The manufacture of our products is an exacting and complex process, and any manufacturing problems encountered by us or certain of our providers may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operationsoperations, and financial condition.
The FDA and foreign regulators require manufacturers to register manufacturing facilities. The FDA and foreign regulators also inspect these facilities to confirm compliance with cGMP or similar requirements that the FDA or foreign regulators establish. We or certain of our services and materials providers, including our fill and finish service providers, may face manufacturing or quality control problems causing product production and shipment delays or a situation where we or the provider may not be able to maintain compliance with the FDA’s cGMP requirements, or those of foreign regulators, necessary to continue manufacturing. We or any such third-party manufacturer might be unable to formulate and manufacture our products in the volume and of the quality required to meet our preclinical, clinical and commercial needs. If we engage any contract manufacturers, such manufacturers may not perform as agreed or may not remain in the contract manufacturing business for the time required to supply our preclinical, clinical or commercial needs. In addition, we and contract manufacturers are subject to the rules and regulations of the FDA and comparable foreign regulatory authorities and face the risk that any of those authorities may find that they are not in compliance with applicable regulations. To date, our current facility has passed audits by the FDA and a number of other regulatory authorities but remains subject to audit by other foreign regulatory authorities. There can be no assurance that we or our contract manufacturers will be able to comply, or continue to comply, with FDA or foreign regulatory manufacturing requirements, and the failure to so comply, or continue to comply, may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operationsoperations, and financial condition.
We rely on third parties for final processing of Elfabrio, ElelysoElelyso, and our other product candidates, which exposes us to a number of risks that may delay development, regulatory approvalapproval, and commercialization of Elfabrio, ElelysoElelyso, or our other product candidates or result in higher product costs.
Any failure to identify and maintain fill and finish service providers could delay our preclinical and clinical trials, the approval, if any, of our potential drug candidates by the FDAFDA, and other regulatory authorities, or the commercialization of our drug candidates, or could result in higher product costs or otherwise deprive us of potential product revenues.
We currently have very limited sales, marketing or distribution capabilities and no experience in building a sales force and distribution capabilities. Under our arrangements with Pfizer and Chiesi, we have out-licensed the marketing rights to Elfabrio and Elelyso, except that we retained the marketing rights to BioManguinhos alfataliglicerase in Brazil. The commercialization of a product requires the commitment of significant financial and managerial resources to develop a marketing and sales force with technical expertise and with supporting distribution capabilities. If we elect to commercialize our products directly and without strategic partners we may be unable to recruit and retain adequate numbers of effective sales and marketing personnel. In addition, such sales personnel might not access an adequate number of physicians or persuade them to prescribe our products, or may lack complementary products to offer to such physicians. Commercialization by such sales personnel may expose our company to unforeseen costs and expenses.
Developments by competitors may render our products or technologies obsolete or non-competitive which would have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operationsoperations, and financial condition.
We compete against fully integrated pharmaceutical companies and smaller companies that are collaborating with larger pharmaceutical companies, academic institutions, government agencies and other public and private research organizations. Our products compete, and our products candidates will have to compete, with existing therapies and therapies under development by our competitors. Our commercial opportunities may be reduced or eliminated if our competitors develop and market products that are less expensive, more effective or safer than our products. Other companies have drug candidates in various stages of preclinical or clinical development to treat diseases for which we are also seeking to develop products. Some of these potential competing drugs are further advanced in development than our drug candidates and may be commercialized earlier. See “Business – Competition.”
These organizations also compete with us to attract qualified personnel, acquisitions and joint ventures candidates and for other collaborations. Activities of our competitors may impose unanticipated costs on our business or adversely affect the market for our products which would have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operationsoperations, and financial condition.
In addition to our own internally developed drug candidates, we proactively seek opportunities to in-license and advance other drug candidates that are strategic and have value-creating potential to take advantage of our development know-how and technology. In-licensing additional drug candidates may significantly increase our capital requirements, and place a strain on the time of our existing personnel, which may delay or otherwise adversely affect the development of our existing drug candidates or cause us to re-prioritize our drug pipeline if we do not have the necessary capital resources to develop all of our drug candidates, which may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operationsoperations, and financial condition.
If we acquire companies, productsproducts, or technologies, we may face integration risks and costs associated with those acquisitions that could potentially negatively impact our business, results of operations and financial condition.
If we are presented with appropriate opportunities, we may acquire or make investments in complementary companies, products or technologies. If we acquire companies or technologies, we will face risks, uncertaintiesuncertainties, and disruptions associated with the integration process, including difficulties in the integration of the operations of an acquired company, integration of acquired technology with our products, diversion of our management’s attention from other business concerns, the potential loss of key employees or customers of the acquired business and impairment charges if future acquisitions are not as successful as we originally anticipate. In addition, our operating results may suffer because of acquisition-related costs or amortization expenses or charges relating to acquired intangible assets. Any failure to successfully integrate other companies, products or technologies that we may acquire may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operationsoperations, and financial condition.
We also depend in part on the continued service of our key scientific personnel and our ability to identify, hirehire, and retain additional personnel. We experience intense competition for qualified personnel, and the existence of non-competition agreements between prospective employees and their former employers may prevent us from hiring those individuals or subject us to suit from their former employers. While we attempt to provide competitive compensation packages to attract and retain key personnel, many of our competitors are likely to have greater resources and more experience than we have, making it difficult for us to compete successfully for key personnel.
We have entered into non-competition agreements with substantially all of our employees. These agreements prohibit our employees, if they cease working for us, from competing directly with us or working for our competitors for a limited period. Under current U.S. and Israeli laws, we may be unable to enforce these agreements against most of our employees and it may be difficult for us to restrict our competitors from gaining the expertise our former employees acquired while working for us. If we cannot enforce our employees’ non-compete agreements, we may be unable to prevent our competitors from benefiting from the expertise of our former employees, which may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operationsoperations, and financial condition.
Further, the global data protection landscape is rapidly evolving, and we are or may become subject to numerous local and foreign laws, requirementsrequirements, and regulations governing the collection, use, disclosure, retention, and security of personal data, such as information that we may collect about individuals worldwide. Implementation standards and enforcement practices are likely to remain uncertain for the foreseeable future, and we cannot yet determine the impact future laws, regulations, standards, or perception of their requirements may have on our business. This evolution may create uncertainty in our business or to collect, store, transfer use and share personal information, necessitate the acceptance of more onerous obligations in our contracts, result in liability or impose additional costs on us. The cost of compliance with these laws, regulations and standards is high and is likely to increase in the future. Any failure or perceived failure by us to comply with local or foreign laws or regulation, our internal policies and procedures or our contracts governing our processing of personal information could result in negative publicity, government investigations and enforcement actions, claims by third parties and damage to our reputation, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operationoperations, and financial condition.
Our failure to adhere to or successfully implement processes in response to changing regulatory requirements in this area could result in legal liability or impairment to our reputation in the marketplace, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.operations, and financial condition.
In the past, securities class action litigation has often been brought against a company following a decline in the market price of its securities. This risk is especially relevant for us because biotechnology companies have experienced significant stock price volatility in recent years. If we faceAny such litigation, it could result in substantial costs and divert management’s attention and resources, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operationoperations, and financial condition.
The use and marketing of our products and product candidates, including in connection with clinical trials, exposes us to product liability or similar claims if the use or misuse of those products or product candidates cause injury or disease, or results in adverse effects. We presently carry product liability and clinical trial liability insurance with coverages of up to $10.0 million per occurrence and $10.0 million in the aggregate, an amount we consider reasonable and customary. However, this insurance coverage includes various deductibles, limitations and exclusions from coverage, and in any event might not fully cover any potential claims. In the future, we may need to obtain additional product liability and clinical trial liability coverage; however, such insurance is expensive and insurance companies may not issue this type of insurance when we need it. We may not be able to obtain adequate insurance in the future at an acceptable cost. Any product liability claim, even one that was not in excess of our insurance coverage or one that is meritless and/or unsuccessful, may adversely affect the availability of funds for other purposes, such as research and development, which may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operationsoperations, and financial condition. Product liability claims, even if without merit, may result in reduced demand for our products, if approved, or result in adverse market reactions, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operationsoperations, and financial condition.
Our NOL carryforwards as of December 31, 2024,2025, are equal to approximately $227.2$219.8 million, of which approximately $22.2$20.0 million may be restricted under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code, or the IRC. IRC Section 382 applies whenever a corporation with NOLs experiences an ownership change. As a result of IRC Section 382, the taxable income for any post-change year that may be offset by a pre-change NOL may not exceed the fair market value of the pre-change entity multiplied by the IRC long-term tax exempt rate. Significant judgment is required in determining any valuation allowance recorded against deferred tax assets. In assessing the need for a valuation allowance, we considered all available evidence, including past operating results, the most recent projections for taxable income and prudent and feasible tax planning strategies. We reassess our valuation allowance periodically and if future evidence allows for a partial or full release of the valuation allowance, a tax benefit will be recorded accordingly. Any ownership change (including as a result of conversion of our outstanding convertible notes into shares of our common stock),change, or any other limitation on our utilization of NOLs, could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operationsoperations, and financial condition.
Protalix Ltd. is our wholly-owned subsidiary and thus a controlled foreign corporation of our company for U.S. federal income tax purposes. This organizational structure may create inefficiencies, as certain types of income and investments of Protalix Ltd. that otherwise would not be currently taxable under general U.S. federal income tax principles may become taxable. These inefficiencies may require us to use more of our NOLs than we otherwise might and may result in a tax liability without a corresponding distribution from our subsidiaries which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operationsoperations, and financial condition.
In addition, on December 22, 2017, the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, or the TCJA, that significantly reforms the IRC was enacted. The TCJA, among other things, includes changes to U.S. federal tax rates, imposes significant additional limitations on the deductibility of certain expenses and adds certain limitations to the use of net operating loss carryforwards arising after December 31, 2017. Effective in 2022, the TCJA requires all U.S. companies to capitalize and subsequently amortize R&D expenses that fall within the scope of Section 174 over five years for research activities conducted in the United States and over 15 years for research activities conducted outside of the United States rather than deducting such costs in the year incurred for tax purposes. As a result of the TCJA, we expect to incur an increase in our tax expenses and a decrease in our cash flows provided by operations.
We are a holding company with no operations of our own. Accordingly, our ability to conduct our operations, service any current or future debt and pay dividends, if any, is dependent upon the earnings from the business conducted by Protalix Ltd. The distribution of those earnings or advances or other distributions of funds by our subsidiaries to us, as well as our receipt of such funds, are contingent upon the earnings of Protalix Ltd. and are subject to various business considerations and U.S. and Israeli laws. If Protalix Ltd. is unable to make sufficient distributions or advances to us, or if there are limitations on our ability to receive such distributions or advances, we may not have the cash resources necessary to conduct our corporate operations or service our debt which would have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operationsoperations, and financial condition.
The effects of climate change (such as drought, flooding, heat waves, wildfires, increased storm severity, and sea level rise, etc.) could affect our ability to continue our operations and cause delays in the development of our existing drug candidates, manufacturing and shipment, all of which could cause reputational harm or otherwise have an adverse effect on our business, results of operation and financial condition. In addition, the impacts of climate change on the global economy and our industry are rapidly evolving. Changing market dynamics, global policy developments and the increasing frequency and impact of extreme weather events on critical infrastructure across different countries could have the potential to disrupt our business, the business of our third-party suppliers and the business of our customers, and may cause us to experience higher attrition, losseslosses, and additional costs to maintain or resume operations. We also expect to face increasing regulatory requirements and regulatory scrutiny related to climate matters, resulting in higher associated compliance costs. Failure to uphold, meetmeet, or make timely forward progress against our public commitments and goals related to climate action could adversely affect our reputation with suppliers and customers, financial performanceperformance, or the ability to recruit and retain talent.
We may not obtain the necessary U.S., EMA or other worldwide regulatory approvals to commercialize our drug candidates in a timely manner, if at all, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operationsoperations, and financial condition.
To commercialize our drug candidates worldwide, we need FDA approval, EMA approvalapproval, and approvals from other countries’ regulators to commercialize our drug candidates elsewhere, as applicable. Approvals of BLAs, NDAs, MAAs and comparable marketing authorization applications worldwide generally requires that we demonstrate that the subject drug candidate is safe and effective for its intended use which requires significant research, animal or preclinical trials and human or clinical tests trials. Satisfaction of the regulatory requirements of the FDA, EMAEMA, and other countries’ regulatory authorities typically takes many years, depends upon the type, complexity and novelty of the drug candidate and requires substantial resources for research, development and testing. The results of preclinical and clinical trials of our product candidates may fail to demonstrate that the candidates are safe and effective for their intended uses.
Obtaining and maintaining regulatory approval of our product candidates in one jurisdiction does not guarantee regulatory approval for such product candidate will be obtained or maintained in any other jurisdiction, while a failure or delay in obtaining regulatory approval in one jurisdiction may have a negative effect on the regulatory approval process in others. For example, even if the FDA grants marketing approval of a product candidate, comparable regulatory authorities in foreign jurisdictions must also approve the regulatory submission, preclinical studies, clinical trials, manufacturing, marketing and promotion of the product candidate in those countries. Approval procedures vary among jurisdictions and can involve requirements and administrative review periods different from, and greater than, those in the United States, including additional preclinical studies or clinical trials as clinical trials conducted in one jurisdiction may not be accepted by regulatory authorities in other jurisdictions. In many jurisdictions outside the United States, a product candidate must be approved for reimbursement before it can be approved for sale in that jurisdiction. In some cases, the price that we or our partners intend to charge for our products is also subject to approval.
Failure to obtain approval of the FDA, EMAEMA, or comparable foreign authorities of any of our product candidates in a timely manner, if at all, will severely undermine our business, results of operationsoperations, and financial condition by decreasing our ability to generate product revenues from the sales of such product candidates. If we or our partners fail to comply with the regulatory requirements in international markets and/or receive applicable marketing approvals, the target market will be reduced and our ability to realize the full market potential of our product candidates will be harmed, which may have a material adverse effect on our prospects, business, results of operations, and financial condition.
Both before and after marketing approval of our drug candidates, if at all, we, our drug candidates, our suppliers, our contract manufacturersmanufacturers, and our contract testing laboratories are subject to extensive regulation by the FDA and comparable foreign regulatory authorities. Failure to comply with applicable requirements of the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities could result in, among other things, any of the following actions:
We also are subject to inspection by the FDA and comparable foreign regulatory authorities, to determine our compliance with regulatory requirements, as are our suppliers, contract manufacturers, and contract testing laboratories, and there can be no assurance that the FDA, or any other comparable foreign regulatory authority, will not identify compliance issues that may disrupt production or distribution, or require substantial resources to correct. We may be required to make modifications to our manufacturing operations in response to these inspections which may require significant resources and may have a material adverse effect upon our business, results of operationsoperations, and financial condition.
The approval process for any drug candidate may also be delayed by changes in government regulation, future legislation or administrative actionaction, or changes in policy of the FDA and comparable foreign authorities that occur prior to or during their respective regulatory reviews of such drug candidate.
Delays in obtaining regulatory approvals with respect to any drug candidate willmay materially and adversely affect our prospects, business, results of operations and financial condition.
Delays in the approval process for any drug candidate may have a material adverse effect upon our prospects, business, results of operationsoperations, and financial condition.
Preclinical and clinical trials are very expensive, time-consumingtime-consuming, and difficult to design and implement and may result in unforeseen costs, which may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operationsoperations, and financial condition.
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“We are a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of recombinant therapeutic proteins primarily based on our proprietary ProCellEx protein expression system. To date, we have successfully developed two commercial products, both of which are ERTs; Elfabrio (pegunigalsidase alfa) for the treatment of adult patients with a confirmed diagnosis of Fabry disease and Elelyso (taliglucerase alfa) for the treatment of adult patients with Gaucher disease. …”see in full comparison
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“Because our operations are conducted in the State of Israel, the business and operations may be directly affected by economic, political, geopolitical and military conditions in Israel. Since October 2023, Israel has suffered from missile and other similar attacks and has been engaged in military activity on a number of fronts, including with the Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Hezbollah in Lebanon, Iran, the Houthis terrorist group that controls parts of Yemen, and others, and both civilian and military targets in Israel have been attacked. …”see in full comparison
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We are a commercial stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, production and commercialization of innovative therapeutics for rare diseases with significant unmet needs. We are the first and only company to gain FDA approval of a protein produced through plant cell-based expression in suspension. ProCellEx®, our unique, proprietary plant cell-based protein expression system represents a new method for developing recombinant proteins in an industrial-scale manner.
We are a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of recombinant therapeutic proteins primarily based on our proprietary ProCellEx protein expression system. To date, we have successfully developed two commercial products, both of which are ERTs; Elfabrio (pegunigalsidase alfa) for the treatment of adult patients with a confirmed diagnosis of Fabry disease and Elelyso (taliglucerase alfa) for the treatment of adult patients with Gaucher disease. Elfabrio, which we referred to as PRX-102 during its development stage, has been approved for marketing in the United States, the European Union, Great Britain, Switzerland, Peru, Israel, Russia and Singapore. Chiesi is our commercialization partner for Elfabrio.
WeOur arecorporate committedstrategy to leveraging our track record of success as we progress with theincludes development of treatments for rare and orphan diseases. InTo addition, we continuously workexecute on the further development and enhancement of our ProCellEx technology. Accordingly,strategy, we are turning our focus to new, early-stage product candidates that treat indications for which there are high unmet needs in terms of efficacy and safety, including renal diseases. TreatmentsWe believe our treatments of interest will address both genetic and non-genetic diseases. We currently intend to use our ProCellEx platform and PEGylation capabilities, as well as other modalities such as small molecules and antibodies, to take advantage of highly innovative opportunities. We are also exploring novel platform technologies.
Consistent with this strategy. we are developing PEGylated uricase, or PRX-115, for the treatment of uncontrolled gout, Long Acting (LA) DNase I, or PRX-119, for the treatment of NETs-related diseases, and a number of other technologies and preclinical assets. We have completed a Phase 1 First-in-Human clinical trial of PRX-115. Currently, we are actively recruiting for, and the first patients have been randomized in the RELEASE study, a Phase 2 clinical trial of PRX-115 for the treatment of uncontrolled gout.
To date, we have successfully developed two commercial ERTs: Elelyso® (taliglucerase alfa) for the treatment of adult patients and children four years of age and older with Gaucher disease and Elfabrio® (pegunigalsidase alfa) for the treatment of adult patients with a confirmed diagnosis of Fabry disease.
Our first product, Elelyso, an ERT for the treatment of patients with Gaucher disease, was first approved by the FDA in May 2012 and is now approved for marketing in 23more than 40 markets including Brazil, Israel and others. InIt Juneis 2012,not approved for marketing in the CHMP issued a positive opinion regarding the benefit of Elelyso but did not immediately grant marketing authorization because of the ten-year market exclusivity granted to Vpriv in August 2010 for the same condition, which was extended for an additional two years, and expired in August 2022.EU. We have granted the marketing rights to Elelyso globally, excluding Brazil, to Pfizer through an exclusive licensing agreement. We maintain the distribution rights to Elelyso in Brazil, where it is currently marketed as BioManguinhos alfataliglicerase, through the Brazil Agreement. In 2024,2025, we generated $12.6$18.2 million from sales of Elelyso to Pfizer and $11.0$11.1 million from sales of BioManguinhos alfataliglicerase to the Brazilian MoH.
Elfabrio, our second commercial product, an ERT for the treatment of Fabry disease, was approved by the EC for marketing in the EU and by the FDA for marketing in the United States in May 2023 for adult patients. Both approvals cover the 1 mg/kg every two weeksE2W dosage. WeSubsequently, haveit enteredhas intobeen twoapproved exclusivein globalmore licensingthan and10 supplyadditional agreementsmarkets. forCommercialization of Elfabrio withis Chiesi.governed In October 2017 and July 2018, Protalix Ltd., our wholly-owned subsidiary, entered intoby the Chiesi Agreements pursuant to which Chiesi was granted an exclusive license for all markets, both within and outside of the United States to commercialize Elfabrio.Agreements. In 2024,2025, we generated $29.3$22.5 million from sales of Elfabrio to Chiesi.
On March 5, 2026, the EC ratified the CHMP positive opinion issued in January 2026. The EC decision approves, in the EU, the 2 mg/kg E4W dosing regimen for Elfabrio in Fabry disease adult patients stable with an ERT treatment.
InWe Marchhave 2023, we initiatedcompleted a phasePhase I1 First-in-Human clinical trial of PRX-115. This study included 64 adult male and female subjects in a dose escalation design with eight sequential dosing cohorts, each composed of eight subjects (six active and two placebo) which is now complete. The results were announced in a poster presentation at the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Convergence 2024, held November 14-19, 2024 and are summarized in Item 1 of this annual report on Form 10-K. WeCurrently, we are currentlyactively preparingrecruiting forpatients afor, phase II clinical trial of PRX-115 which we expect will commence inand the secondfirst halfpatients ofhave 2025.been randomized in, the RELEASE study.
On February 27, 2023, we entered into that certain At The Market Offering Agreement, as may be amended from time to time, or the 2023 Sales Agreement, with H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, as our sales agent, or the Agent, for the sale of up to $20.0 million of our common stock from time to time. Subsequently, on March 17, 2025, we entered into an amendment to the 2023 Sales Agreement pursuant to which the aggregate gross sales price of shares of common stock available for sale under the 2023 Sales Agreement was increased by $20.0 million. As of December 31, 2025, approximately $15.7 million in shares of common stock remain available to be sold under the 2023 Sales Agreement.
On July 2, 2021, we entered into an At The Market Offering Agreement, or the 2021 Sales Agreement, with H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, as our sales agent, or the Agent, which was amended on May 2, 2022. Pursuant to the terms of the 2021 Sales Agreement, we were able to sell from time to time through the Agent shares of our common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $20.0 million, or the ATM Shares. During the term of the 2021 Sales Agreement which ended during the quarter ended March 31, 2023, we sold a total of 13,980,060 ATM Shares for total gross proceeds of approximately $20.0 million, thereby completing the ATM program under said agreement.
On February 27, 2023, we entered into an At The Market Offering Agreement, or the 2023 Sales Agreement, with the Agent. Pursuant to the terms of the 2023 Sales Agreement, we may sell, from time to time through the Agent, ATM Shares having an aggregate offering price of up to $20.0 million. As of December 31, 2024, shares of common stock for total gross proceeds of approximately $2.5 million were available to be sold under the 2023 Sales Agreement. Since December 31, 2024, we sold the remaining shares of common stock available for sale under the 2023 Sales Agreement thereby completing the ATM program thereunder.
Under each of the Chiesi Agreements, Chiesi made an upfront payment to Protalix Ltd. of $25.0 million in connection with the execution of each agreement.agreement Inand addition,Protalix Ltd. received additional payments of $25.0 million under the Chiesi Ex-US Agreement, Protalixand Ltd.$20.0 wasmillion entitledunder the Chiesi US Agreement, to additional payments of up to $25.0 million incover pegunigalsidase alfa development costs, and to receive additional paymentsall of upwhich tohave $320.0been million,received in the aggregate, in regulatory and commercial milestone payments. Under the Chiesi US Agreement,full. Protalix Ltd. wascurrently entitledremains to payments of up to a maximum of $20.0 million to cover development costs for pegunigalsidase alfa, and is entitledeligible to receive additional payments of up to a maximum of $760.0$270.0 million, in the aggregate and including the $25.0 million currently payable, subject to the satisfaction of certain regulatory and commercial milestones under the Chiesi Ex-US Agreement. Under the Chiesi US Agreement, Protalix Ltd. currently remains eligible to receive additional payments of up to a maximum of $740.0 million, in the aggregate, insubject to the satisfaction of certain regulatory and commercial milestonemilestones. payments. To date, Protalix Ltd. has received the complete amount of development costs to which it is entitled under the Chiesi Agreements. In addition, followingFollowing the approval of Elfabrio by the FDA, we received a milestone payment equal to $20.0 million.
On May 13, 2021, we signed a binding term sheet with Chiesi pursuant to which we and Chiesi amended the Chiesi Agreements in order to provide us with near-term capital. Chiesi agreed to make a $10.0 million payment to us before the end of the second quarter of 2021 in exchange for a $25.0 million reduction in a longer term regulatory milestone payment provided in the Chiesi Ex-US Agreement. All other regulatory and commercial milestone payments remain unchanged. We received the payment in June 2021. We also agreed to negotiate certain manufacturing related matters.
Under the terms of both of the Chiesi Agreements, Protalix Ltd.Chiesi is requiredsolely responsible for the global commercialization and medical programs of Elfabrio, including patient acquisition and retention, and distribution of Elfabrio to patients. We manufacture all of the Elfabrio drug substance neededand, underafter the agreements,fill\finish subjectprocess tois certaincomplete, exceptions,we andsell Chiesithe will purchase Elfabrioresulting drug product fromto Protalix,Chiesi. subjectOperationally, Chiesi conducts its own internal commercial forecasting to certainguide termsinventory needs. To date, Chiesi has placed bulk orders for Elfabrio. As a result, the orders we receive from Chiesi may not be timed precisely to Chiesi’s pace of patient acquisition and conditions.retention. Accordingly, our sales of Elfabrio to Chiesi may not reflect patient demand for Elfabrio as we sell the fulfilled orders to Chiesi’s inventory. In addition, on a period-to-period basis, there may be variations in the orders placed by Chiesi resulting in variability in our period-to-period results as we, in turn, recognize revenues from sales of Elfabrio upon delivery of the drug product to Chiesi. There may be periods during which no orders are placed by Chiesi, whether as a result of inventory de-stocking or other factors. We do not anticipate that these Chiesi ordering patterns will change until the demand characteristics for Elfabrio stabilize, the launch of Elfabrio matures and Elfabrio’s share of the market for Fabry disease treatment increases globally. The consideration for Protalix Ltd. is based on the drug product supplied to Chiesi and the average selling price of the drug product in theeach relevant territory multiplied by tiered payments as described in the relevant agreement. Under the Chiesi Ex-US Agreement, the price payable to us for drug product supplied is based on a range of 15% to 35% of the average selling price of the drug product in the applicable territory, and, under the Chiesi US Agreement, such price is based on a range of 15% to 40% of the average selling price of the drug product in the United States.
On August 29, 2022, we entered into a Fill/Finish Agreement, or the F/F Agreement, and a Letter Agreement, or the Letter Agreement, in each case with Chiesi. We agreed to supply Chiesi with drug substance for Elfabrio and, following relevant technology and technical information transfer activities, Chiesi has agreed, among other things, to provide us with commercial fill/finish services for Elfabrio, including to support the anticipated global launch of Elfabrio. Subsequently, we and Chiesi agreed that the F/F Agreement shall have an initial term of 10 years, unless terminated earlier in accordance with the terms of the F/F Agreement and the term may be extended by mutual agreement for an additional period of seven years upon mutual written agreement prior to expiration of the initial term.
Since its approval by the FDA, Elelyso has been marketed by Pfizer in accordance with the Pfizer Agreement.Pfizer. In October 2015, Protalix Ltd. and Pfizer entered into the Amended Pfizer Agreement, pursuant to which we sold to Pfizer our share in the collaboration created under theour original agreement with Pfizer Agreement for the commercialization of Elelyso. As part of the sale, we agreed to transfer our rights to Elelyso in Israel to Pfizer while gaining full rights to it in Brazil. Under the Amended Pfizer Agreement, Pfizer is entitled to all of the revenues, and is responsible for 100% of expenses globally for Elelyso, excluding Brazil where we are responsible for all expenses and retain all revenues.
On June 18, 2013, we entered into the Brazil Agreement. Fiocruz’s purchases of BioManguinhos alfataliglicerase to date under such agreement have been significantly below certain agreed-upon purchase milestones and, accordingly, we have the right to terminate the Brazil Agreement. Notwithstanding the termination right, we are, at this time, continuing to supply BioManguinhos alfataliglicerase to Fiocruz and patients continue to be treated with BioManguinhos alfataliglicerase in Brazil.
Our sales of Elelyso to Pfizer and Fiocruz are made at a fixed price directly to Pfizer and Fiocruz who maintain product in inventory, and we recognize revenue from those sales upon delivery. As with the sales to Chiesi, the timing of such sales does not directly reflect patient demand and, on a period-to-period basis, there may be variations in the orders placed by each of Pfizer and Fiocruz resulting in variability in our period-to-period results. There may be periods during which no orders are placed by either Pfizer or Fiocruz, whether as a result of inventory de-stocking or other factors.
Because our operations are conducted in the State of Israel, the business and operations may be directly affected by economic, political, geopolitical and military conditions in Israel. Since October 2023, Israel has suffered from missile and other similar attacks and has been engaged in military activity on a number of fronts, including with the Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Hezbollah in Lebanon, Iran, the Houthis terrorist group that controls parts of Yemen, and others, and both civilian and military targets in Israel have been attacked. Such clashes may escalate in the future into a greater regional conflict. In October 2025, Israel and Hamas entered into a ceasefire agreement intended to permanently end the war between Israel and Hamas. However, there are no assurances regarding continued compliance with such agreement. While the conflict created and continues to create heightened security concerns, disruptions to business operations, and economic instability within Israel, the ceasefire may contribute to improved regional stability. However, the security situation remains fluid and any renewed military actions, restrictions, or government-imposed measures could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition. On February 28, 2026, the US and Israeli militaries commenced air-based campaigns in Iran which have resulted in a larger regional event and has resulted in increased missile and similar attacks on civilian and military targets in Israel and in other countries in the region. This has resulted in global security concerns that may result in a greater or lasting regional conflict The security situation remains fluid and any renewed military actions, restrictions, or government-imposed measures could adversely affect our business, operations, and financial condition. Our facilities are deemed an “essential enterprise” which means they operate or can be operated for the purposes of state defense or public security or for the maintenance of essential supplies or services, allowing us to maintain operations during emergencies. We have elected to store manufactured drug substance in multiple locations, both within and outside of Israel, to mitigate the risk of loss. As of the issuance of these financial statements, the impact of the military action has not had an adverse effect on our operations. See “Risk Factors—Significant parts of our operations are located in Israel and, therefore, our results may be adversely affected by political, economic, and military conditions in Israel.”
Because our operations are conducted in the State of Israel, the business and operations may be directly affected by economic, political, geopolitical and military conditions in Israel. In October 2023, Hamas terrorists infiltrated Israel’s southern border from the Gaza Strip and conducted a series of attacks on civilian and military targets. Hamas also launched extensive rocket attacks on Israeli population and industrial centers located along Israel’s border with the Gaza Strip and in other areas within the State of Israel attacking a number of civilian and military targets. At the same time, clashes between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon increased. In response, Israel’s security cabinet declared war against the Hamas and a military campaign against these terrorist organizations commenced in parallel to their continued rocket and terror attacks. Moreover, the attacks by Hamas and Hezbollah, and Israel’s defensive measures, may result in a greater regional conflict. Since the outbreak of the war, other regional actors, including Iran, have taken military action against Israel. During January 2025, a ceasefire with Hamas was declared. As of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the war is ongoing and continues to evolve. The attacks by Hamas and Hezbollah, and Israel’s defensive measures, as well as actions that could be taken in the future by NATO, the United States, the United Kingdom the European Union or Israel’s neighboring states and other countries have created global security concerns that may result in a greater or lasting regional conflict. We have elected to store manufactured drug substance in multiple locations, both within and outside of Israel, to mitigate the risk of loss due to the military operations. It is currently not possible to predict the duration or severity of the ongoing conflict or its effects on our business, operations and financial conditions. As of the issuance of these financial statements, the impact of the war has not had an adverse effect on our operations. See “Risk Factors—Significant parts of our operations are located in Israel and, therefore, our results may be adversely affected by political, economic and military conditions in Israel.”
Our primary sources of revenues include our sales of drug product to Chiesi under the Chiesi Agreements, of BioManguinhos alfataliglicerase to Brazil and of drug substance to Pfizer under our Amended Pfizer Agreement. For a discussion of our accounting treatment for revenue recognition, see Note 1(kt) to our consolidated financial statements.
We expect our research and development expense to remain our primary expense in the near future as we continue to develop PRX-115 and our product candidates. Research and development expense consists of:
At this time, due to the inherently unpredictable nature of preclinical and clinical development processes and given the early stage of our preclinical product development programs, we are unable to estimate with any certainty the costs we will incur in the continued development of the product candidates in our pipeline for potential commercialization. Clinical development timelines, the probability of success and development costs can differ materially from expectations. Our future research and development expenses for our product candidates will depend on the preclinical and clinical success of each product candidate, as well as ongoing assessments of each product candidate’s commercial potential. In addition, we cannot forecast with any degree of certainty which product candidates may be subject to future collaborations, when such arrangements will be secured, if at all, and to what degree such arrangements would affect our development plans and capital requirements. See “Risk Factors—We may not obtain the necessary U.S., EMAEMA, or other worldwide regulatory approvals to commercialize our drug candidates in a timely manner, if at all, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.”
We expect our research and development expenses to continue to be our primary expense in the future as we continue the advancement of our clinical trials and preclinical product development programs for our product candidates.candidates, in particular with respect to the RELEASE study. The lengthy process of completing clinical trials and seeking regulatory approvals for our product candidates requires expenditure of substantial resources. Any failure or delay in completing clinical trials, or in obtaining regulatory approvals, could cause a delay in generating product revenue and cause our research and development expense to increase and, in turn, have a material adverse effect on our operations. Due to the factors set forth above, we are not able to estimate with any certainty when we would recognize any net cash inflows from our projects. See “Risk Factors—Preclinical and clinical trials are very expensive, time-consuming and difficult to design and implement and may result in unforeseen costs, which may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operationsoperations, and financial condition.”
The following table sets forth certain statements of operations data:
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Revenues from selling goods consisted of the following:
Revenues from selling goods for the year ended December 31, 2025 reflects a decrease of 2%, compared to revenues from selling goods for the year ended December 31, 2024. The decrease in revenues recorded from sales to Chiesi for the year ended December 31, 2025 resulted primarily from a change in the average net selling price of drug product in the applicable territory as well as changes in the quantities sold to Chiesi’s inventory. The increase in revenues recorded from sales to Pfizer resulted primarily from increased purchases of Elelyso by Pfizer to address unexpected manufacturing issues on their end.
Revenues from license and R&D services were as follows:
Revenues from license and R&D services for the year ended December 31, 2025 represent a 125% increase compared to revenues for the year ended December 31, 2024. Revenues from license and R&D services are comprised primarily of revenues we recognized in connection with the Chiesi Agreements. Other than potential regulatory milestone payments that may become payable, we expect to generate minimal revenues from license and R&D services.
Cost of goods sold were as follows:
Cost of goods sold for the year ended December 31, 2025 represents an increase of 11%, compared to cost of goods sold for the year ended December 31, 2024. The increase in cost of goods sold was primarily the result of an increase in sales to Pfizer and Fiocruz (Brazil) partially offset by a decrease in sales to Chiesi.
Research and development expenses were as follows:
Total increase in research and developments expenses for the year ended December 31, 2025 represent a 51% increase, compared to research and developments expenses for the year ended December 31, 2024. The increase in research and development expenses resulted primarily from preparations for the RELEASE study.
We expect to continue to incur significant, increasing research and development expenses as we progress with the RELEASE study and commence more advanced stages of preclinical and clinical trials for certain of our other product candidates.
Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general, and administrative expenses were as follows:
Selling, general, and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2025 represent a 4% decrease compared to selling, general, and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2024. The decrease resulted primarily from a decrease in share-based compensation.
Financial expenses and income, net were as follows:
The difference from financial expenses, net for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to financial income, net for the year ended December 31, 2024 resulted primarily from approximately $1.3 million exchange rate costs partially offset by approximately $1.0 million lower notes interest expenses due to the September 2024 repayment in full of all the outstanding principal and interest payable under the 2024 senior secured convertible promissory notes, or the 2024 Notes.
Taxes on Income (Tax Benefit)
Income taxes (tax benefit) were as follows:
Income taxes recorded for the year ended December 31, 2025 represent an 18% decrease compared to income taxes for the year ended December 31, 2024. The tax expenses resulted primarily from taxes on income mainly derived from global intangible low-taxed income resulting primarily from limitations under IRC Section 174. On July 4, 2025, tax reform legislation was enacted in the United States through the passage of H.R.1, The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which includes significant corporate tax changes, including a restoration of the current deductibility of domestic research expenditures beginning in 2025 under Section 174A, with transition options for previously capitalized amounts. Foreign research expenditures continue to require capitalization subject to the mandatory 15-year amortization period under existing IRC Section 174. We implemented the permitted transition options.
We recorded revenues from selling goods of $53.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, an increase of $12.6 million, or 31%, compared to revenues of $40.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. The increase resulted primarily from an increase of $11.8 million in sales to Chiesi, an increase of $0.6 million in sales to Brazil and an increase of $0.1 million in sales to Pfizer.
We recorded revenues from license and R&D services of $0.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, a decrease of $24.7 million, or 98%, compared to revenues of $25.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. Revenues from license and R&D services are comprised primarily of revenues we recognized in connection with the Chiesi Agreements. The revenues from license and R&D services for the year ended December 31, 2023 included the $20.0 million regulatory milestone payment from Chiesi in connection with the FDA approval of Elfabrio granted during that period. The remaining decrease resulted from the completion of our revenue-generating research and development obligations with respect to Elfabrio and, as Elfabrio was approved in the United States and the European Union in May 2023, from the completion of the regulatory processes related to the review of the BLA and the MAA for Elfabrio by the FDA and EMA, respectively. As a result of the completion of the Fabry clinical program in 2023, we expect to generate minimal revenues from license and R&D services other than potential regulatory milestone payments.
Cost of goods sold was $24.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, an increase of $1.3 million, or 6%, compared to cost of goods sold of $23.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. The increase in cost of goods sold was primarily the result of the increase in sales to Chiesi. In addition, during the year ended December 31, 2023, a portion of the costs for certain drug substance sold were recognized as research and development expenses, not cost of goods sold, as such drug substance was produced as part of our research and development activities.
For the year ended December 31, 2024, our total research and development expenses were approximately $13.0 million comprised of approximately $7.1 million of salary and related expenses, approximately $2.4 million in subcontractor-related expenses, approximately $0.9 million of materials-related expenses and approximately $2.6 million of other expenses. For the year ended December 31, 2023, our total research and development expenses were approximately $17.1 million comprised of approximately $7.8 million of salary and related expenses, approximately $6.3 million in subcontractor-related expenses, approximately $0.6 million of materials-related expenses and approximately $2.4 million of other expenses.
Total decrease in research and developments expenses was $4.1 million, or 24%, for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to the year ended December 31, 2023. The decrease in research and development expenses resulted primarily from the completion of our Fabry clinical program and the regulatory processes related to the BLA and MAA review of Elfabrio by the applicable regulatory agencies.
We expect to continue to incur significant, increasing research and development expenses as we enter into a more advanced stage of preclinical and clinical trials for certain of our product candidates.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses were $12.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, a decrease of $2.8 million, or 19%, from $15.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. The decrease resulted primarily from a decrease of $1.8 million in professional fees and of $1.0 million in salaries and related expenses.
Financial income, net was $0.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to financial expenses, net of $1.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. The difference resulted primarily from a decrease of approximately $1.4 million in lower interest and related expenses due to the note conversions executed in 2023 and the September 2024 repayment in full of all the outstanding principal and interest payable under the 2024 Notes, as well as an increase in interest income, net of $0.7 million.
Income taxes
For the year ended December 31, 2024, we recorded income taxes of approximately $1.2 million, an increase of $0.9 million, or 300%, compared to income taxes of $0.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. The income taxes resulted primarily from the provision for current taxes on income mainly derived from GILTI income mainly in respect of Section 174 of the TCJA. Effective in 2022, Section 174 of the TCJA requires all U.S. companies, for tax purposes, to capitalize and subsequently amortize R&D expenses that fall within the scope of Section 174 over five years for research activities conducted in the United States and over 15 years for research activities conducted outside of the United States rather than deducting such costs in the current year.
Year ended December 31, 2023 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2022
Our sources of liquidity include our cash balances and bank deposits. At December 31, 2024,2025, we had $34.8$30.3 million in cash and cash equivalents and short termshort-term bank deposits. In September 2024, we satisfied the outstanding principal and accrued interest under the 2024 Notes with a cash payment of approximately $21.2 million which was available primarily from the withdrawal of short termshort-term deposits. We have primarily financed our operations through sales proceeds, equity and debt financings, business collaborations, and grants funding.
During the year ended December 31, 2024,2025, we raisedsold, in the aggregate, 2,775,215 shares of common stock under the 2023 Sales Agreement. We generated gross proceeds equal to approximately $3.8$7.0 million from the sale, in theconnection aggregate,with ofsuch 2,216,692 shares of our common stock under our ATM program.sales. All such sales were completedeffected during the first half of 2025. In addition, during the first quarter of the year ended December 31, 2024. Subsequent to December 31, 2024, we sold, in the aggregate, an additional 1,223,935 shares of common stock under program generating gross proceeds equal to approximately $2.5 million. Such sales completed the ATM program. In addition, since December 31, 2024,2025, we issued 908,000 shares of our common stock in connection with the exercise of warrants issued in 2020 generating proceeds equal to approximately $2.1 million. The warrants expired on March 11, 2025. Accordingly, no warrants remain outstanding.
During the year ended December 31, 2023,2024, we raised gross proceeds equal to approximately $24.9$3.8 million from the salesale, in the aggregate, of 12,560,1502,216,692 shares of our common stock under our ATM program.
Our cash flows for each of the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:
What changed in the latest 10-Q
Risk Factors
New heading “Changes in tariffs and other governmental trade policies in the United States could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition.”
New heading “There is no guarantee that the Israeli Government will award to us any grants under the Israeli Law for the Encouragement and Incentivization of Research and Development, 2026.”
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“There is currently significant uncertainty about the future relationship between the U.S. and various other countries and jurisdictions, including Israel and the EU, with respect to tariffs, treaties, trade policies, taxes, and other limitations on cross-border operations. For example, the current U.S. administration has made and continues to make significant changes in U.S. trade policy and may take similar actions in the future, including imposing new tariffs on certain foreign goods or renegotiating or terminating, certain existing trade agreements. …”see in full comparison
“Changes in tariffs and other governmental trade policies in the United States could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition.”see in full comparison
“There is no guarantee that the Israeli Government will award to us any grants under the Israeli Law for the Encouragement and Incentivization of Research and Development, 2026.”see in full comparison
“Under the Israeli R&D Law, we are entitled to apply for a number of grants related to research and development efforts as well as capital investments. We have begun to apply for such grants and intend to continue to apply for grants, as relevant and applicable. Ultimately, grants awarded under the R&D Law are subject to the discretion of the Israeli Minister of Finance. Accordingly, there can be no guarantee that we will receive the full amount, or any amount, of any such grants.”see in full comparison
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ThereExcept as set forth below, there have been no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.
Changes in tariffs and other governmental trade policies in the United States could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
There is currently significant uncertainty about the future relationship between the U.S. and various other countries and jurisdictions, including Israel and the EU, with respect to tariffs, treaties, trade policies, taxes, and other limitations on cross-border operations. For example, the current U.S. administration has made and continues to make significant changes in U.S. trade policy and may take similar actions in the future, including imposing new tariffs on certain foreign goods or renegotiating or terminating, certain existing trade agreements. These changes may be implemented with little notice. On April 2, 2026, the U.S. announced significant tariffs pursuant to a national security investigation under Section 232 of the U.S. Trade Expansion Act of 1962 on certain pharmaceutical products, active pharmaceutical ingredients, and key starting materials. These tariffs, which are scheduled to generally go into effect in September 2026, are subject to a number of exemptions and exclusions. Increased tariffs may impact our ability to commercialize our current and future products under development in the U.S. The extent of the impact that such tariffs, treaties, trade policies, taxes, and other limitations on cross-border operations will have on our Company specifically, or on the U.S. market and global economy generally, is uncertain and unpredictable, and could materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
There is no guarantee that the Israeli Government will award to us any grants under the Israeli Law for the Encouragement and Incentivization of Research and Development, 2026.
Under the Israeli R&D Law, we are entitled to apply for a number of grants related to research and development efforts as well as capital investments. We have begun to apply for such grants and intend to continue to apply for grants, as relevant and applicable. Ultimately, grants awarded under the R&D Law are subject to the discretion of the Israeli Minister of Finance. Accordingly, there can be no guarantee that we will receive the full amount, or any amount, of any such grants.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
Largest changes
“●risks associated with other global conditions and developments such as new or changed trade restrictions, supply chain challenges, the inflationary environment, and tight labor market, and instability in the banking industry, which may adversely impact our business, results of operations, and financial condition, and our ability to raise additional financing if and as required and on terms acceptable to us;”see in full comparison
●risks associated with global conditions and developments such as new or increased tariffs,see in full comparisonnew or changedtreaties, traderestrictions,policies,supply chain challenges, the inflationary environmenttaxes, andtightotherlaborlimitationsmarket,onandcross-borderinstability in the banking industry,operations, which may adversely impact our business, results of operations, andabilityfinancialto raise additional financing if and as required and on terms acceptable to uscondition;
“Total decrease in research and development expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2026 represents a decrease of 27% compared to the three months ended June 30, 2025. The decrease in research and development expenses resulted primarily from a $2.1 million grant recorded in accordance with the new R&D law as a reduction of research and development expenses. The increase in research and development expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2026 represents an increase of 3% compared to the six months ended June 30, 2025. …”see in full comparison
Three and six months endedsee in full comparisonMarchJune31,30, 2026 compared to the three and six months endedMarchJune31,30, 2025
Revenues from selling goods for the three and six months endedsee in full comparisonMarchJune31,30, 2026 reflectsaandecreaseincrease of26%28% and 7% compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively. The total increase in revenues from selling goods for the three and six months endedMarchJune31,30,2025.2026 resulted primarily from an increase in sales to Chiesi. The decrease in sales to Pfizer resulted primarily froma timing shift inPfizer’s purchasesfor the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to increased purchases of Elelyso by Pfizer in the three months ended March 31, 2025to address unexpected manufacturing issues atPfizer.Pfizer in 2025. Thedecreaseincrease in sales to Fiocruz (Brazil)areresulteddueprimarilytofrom the timing of deliveries.The total decrease in revenues from selling goods for the period was partially offset by an increase in sales to Chiesi.
Elfabrio is commercialized worldwide by Chiesi under two exclusive global licensing and supply agreements; the Exclusive License and Supply Agreement dated as of October 17, 2017, by and between Protalix Ltd. and Chiesi, or the Chiesi Ex-US Agreement, and the Exclusive License and Supply Agreement dated as of July 23, 2018, by and between Protalix Ltd. and Chiesi, or the Chiesi US Agreement. The Chiesi Ex-US Agreement and the Chiesi US Agreement are referred to herein collectively as the Chiesi Agreements. Under the Chiesi Ex-US Agreement, we granted to Chiesi an exclusive license for all markets outside of the United States to commercialize pegunigalsidase alfa. At execution of the Chiesi Ex-US Agreement, Chiesi made an upfront, non-refundable, non-creditable payment to Protalix Ltd. of $25.0 million, followed by additional payments of $25.0 million to cover development costs in the aggregate. Following the approval of the E4W dosage by the EMA in 2026, we received a milestone payment equal to $25.0 million. Protalix Ltd. currently remains eligible to receive additional payments of up to a maximum of $270.0 million, in thesee in full comparisonaggregate and including the $25.0 million currently payable,aggregate, subject to the satisfaction of certain regulatory and commercial milestones. Protalix Ltd. agreed to manufacture all of the pegunigalsidase alfa needed for all purposes under the agreement, subject to certain exceptions, and Chiesi agreed to purchase the pegunigalsidase alfa from Protalix Ltd., subject to certain terms and conditions. Chiesi is required to make payments to Protalix Ltd. ranging from 15% to 35% of its net sales under the Chiesi Ex-US Agreement, depending on the amount of annual sales, subject to certain terms and conditions, as consideration for product supply. The Chiesi Ex-US Agreement shall remain in effect until the later of (i) the expiration of the last enforceable Protalix patent right thereunder or (ii) the 15th anniversary of the launch of sales of pegunigalsidase alfa on a country-by-country basis, subject to certain terms and conditions, unless earlier terminated in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof.
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You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations together with our financial statements and the consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. Some of the information contained in this discussion and analysis, particularly with respect to our plans and strategy for our business and related financing, includes forward-looking statements within the meanings of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, including statements regarding expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies for the future. When used in this report, the terms “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “can,” “continue,” “could,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “will,” “wouldwould,” and words or phrases of similar import, as they relate to our company, our subsidiary or our management, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. We intend that all forward-looking statements be subject to the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are only predictions and reflect our views as of the date they are made with respect to future events and financial performance, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise, nor do we have a policy of updating or revising, any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as may be required under applicable law. Forward-looking statements are subject to many risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from any future results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements as a result of several factors, including those set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
●risks associated with global conditions and developments such as new or increased tariffs, new or changedtreaties, trade restrictions,policies, supply chain challenges, the inflationary environmenttaxes, and tightother laborlimitations market,on andcross-border instability in the banking industry,operations, which may adversely impact our business, results of operations, and abilityfinancial to raise additional financing if and as required and on terms acceptable to uscondition;
●risks associated with other global conditions and developments such as new or changed trade restrictions, supply chain challenges, the inflationary environment, and tight labor market, and instability in the banking industry, which may adversely impact our business, results of operations, and financial condition, and our ability to raise additional financing if and as required and on terms acceptable to us;
●risks relating to our ability to manage our relationship with our collaborators, distributors, and partners, including, but not limited to, Pfizer Inc., or Pfizer, and Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A., or Chiesi;
●PRX 115,PRX-115, a recombinant PEGylated uricase (urate oxidase) – a chemically modified enzyme to treat uncontrolled gout; and
●PRX 119,PRX-119, a PEGylated recombinant human DNase I product candidate for long and customized systemic circulation in the bloodstream for NETs-related diseases (neutrophil extracellular traps).
●On May 4, 2026, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a Patent Term Extension for U.S. Patent No. 9,194,011, covering Elfabrio. The extension adds five years to the patent term, moving the expiration date of the U.S. patent to November 17, 2035.
●In May 2026, the South Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) granted orphan drug marketing authorization for Elfabrio for adult patients with Fabry disease. Kwang Dong Pharm. Co., Ltd., will be Chiesi’s distributor in South Korea and, accordingly, is the market authorization holder in South Korea.
●On July 7, 2026, the USPTO issued U.S. Patent No. 12,674,146 (7 July 2026) “Modified Uricases and Uses thereof,” which covers PRX-115.
●On March 5, 2026, the EC approved, in the EU, the 2 mg/kg E4W dosing regimen for pegunigalsidase alfa in Fabry disease adult patients stable with an ERT treatment. The approval is the result of an appeal submitted after a negative opinion issued in October 2025.
●On March 31, 2026, we received a $25.0 million milestone payment from Chiesi in connection with the approval by the EC of the 2 mg/kg E4W dosing regimen for pegunigalsidase alfa in the EU.
Elfabrio is commercialized worldwide by Chiesi under two exclusive global licensing and supply agreements; the Exclusive License and Supply Agreement dated as of October 17, 2017, by and between Protalix Ltd. and Chiesi, or the Chiesi Ex-US Agreement, and the Exclusive License and Supply Agreement dated as of July 23, 2018, by and between Protalix Ltd. and Chiesi, or the Chiesi US Agreement. The Chiesi Ex-US Agreement and the Chiesi US Agreement are referred to herein collectively as the Chiesi Agreements. Under the Chiesi Ex-US Agreement, we granted to Chiesi an exclusive license for all markets outside of the United States to commercialize pegunigalsidase alfa. At execution of the Chiesi Ex-US Agreement, Chiesi made an upfront, non-refundable, non-creditable payment to Protalix Ltd. of $25.0 million, followed by additional payments of $25.0 million to cover development costs in the aggregate. Following the approval of the E4W dosage by the EMA in 2026, we received a milestone payment equal to $25.0 million. Protalix Ltd. currently remains eligible to receive additional payments of up to a maximum of $270.0 million, in the aggregate and including the $25.0 million currently payable,aggregate, subject to the satisfaction of certain regulatory and commercial milestones. Protalix Ltd. agreed to manufacture all of the pegunigalsidase alfa needed for all purposes under the agreement, subject to certain exceptions, and Chiesi agreed to purchase the pegunigalsidase alfa from Protalix Ltd., subject to certain terms and conditions. Chiesi is required to make payments to Protalix Ltd. ranging from 15% to 35% of its net sales under the Chiesi Ex-US Agreement, depending on the amount of annual sales, subject to certain terms and conditions, as consideration for product supply. The Chiesi Ex-US Agreement shall remain in effect until the later of (i) the expiration of the last enforceable Protalix patent right thereunder or (ii) the 15th anniversary of the launch of sales of pegunigalsidase alfa on a country-by-country basis, subject to certain terms and conditions, unless earlier terminated in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof.
We manufacture Elfabrio drug substance and, after the fill\/finish process is complete, we sell the resulting drug product to Chiesi under both agreements. Operationally, Chiesi conducts its own internal commercial forecasting to guide inventory needs. To date, Chiesi has placed bulk orders for Elfabrio. As a result, the orders we receive from Chiesi may not be timed in relation to Chiesi’s pace of patient acquisition and retention. Accordingly, our sales of Elfabrio to Chiesi may not reflect patient demand for Elfabrio as we sell the fulfilled orders to Chiesi’s inventory. In addition, on a period-to-period basis, there may be variations in the orders placed by Chiesi resulting in variability in our period-to-period results as we, in turn, recognize revenues from sales of Elfabrio upon delivery of the drug product to Chiesi. There may be periods during which no orders are placed by Chiesi, whether as a result of inventory de-stocking or other factors. We do not anticipate that these Chiesi ordering patterns will change until the demand characteristics for Elfabrio stabilize, the launch of Elfabrio matures and Elfabrio’s share of the market for Fabry disease treatment grows both inside the US and outside the US.U.S.
A key element of our overall strategy is to establish a broad portfolio of patents to protect our proprietary technology, proprietary product and product candidates and their methods of use. As of MarchJune 31,30, 2026, we hold a broad portfolio of 15 patent families consisting of approximately 6871 patents in Europe, the United States, Israel, and additional countries worldwide, as well as approximately 3836 pending patent applications.
The Company is eligible to, and intends to, file for grants under the R&D Law (as noted above, the R&D Law includes an option pursuant to which a qualifying company entitled to a tax credit that has not utilized such credit by the tax year ending three years following the year in which the related R&D activity was performed or if the Company choose irrevocably, to receive the full amount of the unused credit as a grant payment instead of the credit).
Three and six months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026 compared to the three and six months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2025
Revenues from selling goods for the three and six months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026 reflects aan decreaseincrease of 26%28% and 7% compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively. The total increase in revenues from selling goods for the three and six months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2025.2026 resulted primarily from an increase in sales to Chiesi. The decrease in sales to Pfizer resulted primarily from a timing shift in Pfizer’s purchases for the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to increased purchases of Elelyso by Pfizer in the three months ended March 31, 2025 to address unexpected manufacturing issues at Pfizer.Pfizer in 2025. The decreaseincrease in sales to Fiocruz (Brazil) areresulted dueprimarily tofrom the timing of deliveries. The total decrease in revenues from selling goods for the period was partially offset by an increase in sales to Chiesi.
The increasedecrease in revenues from license and R&D services for the three months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2025 resulted from a decrease in the amount of services provided to Chiesi. The increase in revenues from license and R&D services for the threesix months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2025 resulted from the $25.0 million milestone we received from Chiesi in connection with the approval of the E4W dosage in the EU.EU in the first quarter of 2026. Revenues from license and R&D services are comprised primarily of revenues we recognized in connection with the Chiesi Agreements. WeOther than potential regulatory milestone payments that may become payable, we expect to generate minimal revenues from license and R&D services now that we have completed the clinical development of Elfabrio.
Cost of revenues for the three months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026 represents an increase of 32% compared to the three months ended June 30, 2025. The increase resulted primarily from an increase in sales to Chiesi and to Fiocruz (Brazil) which was partially offset by a decrease in sales to Pfizer. Cost of revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2026 represents a decrease of 50%15% fromcompared cost of revenues forto the threesix months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2025. The decrease resulted primarily from a decrease in sales to Pfizer and Fiocruz (Brazil) which was partially offset by an increase in sales to Chiesi.Chiesi and to Fiocruz (Brazil).
Total decrease in research and development expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2026 represents a decrease of 27% compared to the three months ended June 30, 2025. The decrease in research and development expenses resulted primarily from a $2.1 million grant recorded in accordance with the new R&D law as a reduction of research and development expenses. The increase in research and development expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2026 represents an increase of 3% compared to the six months ended June 30, 2025. The increase resulted primarily from an increase in salary and related expenses, and was partially offset by the $2.1 million grant recorded in accordance with the new Israeli R&D law as a reduction of research and development expenses.
Total increase in research and developments expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2026 represents an increase of 56% compared to research and developments expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increase in research and development expenses resulted primarily from preparations for and the initiation of our RELEASE study.
Selling, general, and administrative expenses for the three months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026 represents an increase of 17%19% and 18% compared to selling,the general,three and administrative expenses for the threesix months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2025.2025, respectively. The increase resulted primarily from an increase of $0.4$0.3 million and $0.7 million in salary and related expenses.expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, respectively, and of $0.2 million in selling expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026.
The difference in financial income, net for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to financial expenses, net for the three monthsand ended March 31, 2026 compared to financial income, net for the threesix months ended MarchJune 31,30, 20252026 resulted primarily from $0.3 million in recorded expenses due to exchange rate fluctuations between the USU.S. Dollar and the New Israel Shekel, and a decrease of $0.1 million in interest income.Shekel.
Income taxes (tax benefit) were as follows:
We recorded tax expenses of approximately $2.8$3.9 million and $1.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026six and a tax benefit of approximately $(0.1) million for the three months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2025.2026, respectively. The tax expenses resulted primarily from taxes on income mainly derived from global intangible low-taxed income (GILTI) resulting primarily from limitations under IRC Section 174.174 and from the taxes related to our receipt of the $25 million milestone payment in the first quarter of 2026. On July 4, 2025, tax reform legislation was enacted in the United States through the passage of H.R.1, The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which includes significant corporate tax changes, including a restoration of the current deductibility of domestic research expenditures beginning in 2025 under Section 174A, with transition options for previously capitalized amounts. Foreign research expenditures continue to require capitalization subject to the mandatory 15-year amortization period under existing IRC Section 174. We implemented the permitted transition options.
Our sources of liquidity include our cash balances and short-term bank deposits. At MarchJune 31,30, 2026, we had $51.1$40.7 million in cash and cash equivalents and short-term bank deposits. We have primarily financed our operations through sales proceeds, equity and debt financings, business collaborations, and grants funding.
On February 27, 2023, we entered into an At The Market Offering Agreement, or the Sales Agreement, with H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, as the sales agent, or the Agent, which provided for the sale, from time to time through the Agent, shares of Commoncommon Stockstock having an aggregate offering price of up to $20.0 million. On March 17, 2025, the Sales Agreement was amended to increase the aggregate gross sales price of shares of Commoncommon Stockstock available for offer and sale under the Sales Agreement by $20.0 million. We have no obligation to sell any shares of Commoncommon Stockstock under the Sales Agreement, and may at any time suspend sales under the Sales Agreement or terminate the Sales Agreement in accordance with its terms. The Agent is entitled to a commission of up to 3.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds from the shares of Commoncommon Stockstock sold under the Sales Agreement. During the threesix months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2025, we sold, in the aggregate 1,325,1792,775,215 shares of Commoncommon Stockstock under the Sales Agreement generating gross proceeds equal to approximately $3.0$7.0 million (issuance costs were $0.1$0.2 million). We did not make any sales during the threesix months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026. As of MarchJune 31,30, 2026, approximately $15.7 million in shares of Commoncommon Stockstock remain available to be sold under the Sales Agreement.
During the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2026, we issued 198,625 and 145,661 shares of common stock, respectively, in the aggregate, in connection with the exercise of options to purchase 198,625 and 145,661 shares of common stock by certain of our current and former employees. We received cash proceeds equal to $0.3 million and $0.2 million, respectively, in connection with such exercises.
Our cash flows for each of the threesix months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026 and 2025 were as follows:
Net cash provided by operations was $22.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026. The net income for the three months ended March 31, 2026 of $18.3 million was increased by a $6.4 million decrease in accounts receivable-trade and other assets, $0.5 million in share-based compensation, $0.2 million in financial expenses, net, $0.4 million in depreciation and a $0.8 million increase in accounts payable and accruals, and was offset a $4.7 million increase in inventories.
Net cash provided by investing activities was $4.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and consisted primarily of $10.0 million short-term deposit withdrawal partially offset by a $5.0 million investment in bank deposits and $0.8 million in the purchase of property and equipment.
Net cash provided by financing activities was $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and resulted from the exercise of options.
Net cash usedprovided inby operations was $5.1$11.6 million for the threesix months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2025.2026. The net lossincome for the threesix months ended MarchJune 31,30, 20252026 of $3.6$22.1 million was increased by a $1.3$4.2 million decreaseincrease in accounts payable and accruals, a$0.9 $2.3million in share-based compensation, $0.7 million in financial expenses, net and $0.8 million in depreciation and partially offset by $8.6 million increase in accounts receivable-trade and other assetsassets, and $0.4$6.6 million in financial income, net and was offset by $0.5 million in share-based compensation, a $1.7 million decreaseincrease in inventories, and $0.3$2.1 million increase in depreciation.R&D grant.
Net cash usedprovided inby investing activities was $0.6 million for the threesix months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2025 was $0.3 million2026 and consisted primarily of $10.0 million short-term deposit withdrawal partially offset by a $8.0 million investment in bank deposits and $1.4 million in the purchase of property and equipment.
Net cash provided by financing activities was $0.2 million for the threesix months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2025 was $5.1 million2026 and consisted of $2.9 million in proceeds from the issuance of Common Stock under the Sales Agreement, net and $2.2 millionresulted from the exercise of warrants and options.
Net cash used in operations was $10.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025. The net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2025 of $3.5 million was increased by a $6.9 million increase in accounts receivable-trade and other assets, a $1.9 million decrease in accounts payable and accruals, and was offset by a $1.0 million in share-based compensation and $0.7 million in depreciation.
Net cash used in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2025 was $0.8 million and consisted primarily of the purchase of property and equipment.
Net cash provided by financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2025 was $9.2 million and consisted of $6.8 million proceeds from issuance of common stock under the Sales Agreement, net and $2.4 million from the exercise of warrants and options.
Since our inception, we have incurred significant research and development expenditures which have not been offset by revenues. We have not generated significant revenues from sales of Elelyso or Elfabrio. We have generated operating losses from our continuing operations since our inception althoughexcept the revenues generated infor the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2024, and in the three and six months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026, exceeded our expenditures for the same periods.2026.
As we increase our research and developments efforts with respect to our current and future product candidates, we expect to continue to incur significant expenditures. We cannot anticipate the costs or the timing of the occurrence of such costs. Although we expect the revenues generated from the sales of Elfabrio and Elelyso will increase, such revenues may not be sufficient to fund the expenditures. To the extent we need to obtain additional financing in excess of such anticipated revenues, it may be difficult for us to do so given the volatility of the price of our Commoncommon Stock.stock. Our material cash needs for the next 24 months will include, among other expenses, (i) costs of preclinical and clinical trials, in particular those of our RELEASE study, (ii) employee salaries, (iii) payments for rent and operation of our manufacturing facilities, (iv) fees to our consultants and legal advisors, patent advisors and fees for service providers in connection with our research and development efforts andefforts, (v) expansion of additional manufacturing space within our current facility and (vi) tax payments. We believe that the funds currently available to us are sufficient to satisfy our capital needs for at least 12 months from the date this report is issued.
Currency fluctuations could affect us through increased or decreased acquisition costs for certain goods and services and salaries expenses. For the threesix months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026 the currency fluctuations wereresulted immaterial.in expenses of approximately $0.7 million.
We have no off-balance sheet arrangements as of each of MarchJune 31,30, 2026 and December 31, 2025.
PLX insider buying and selling (Form 4)
Since 2026-04-11, insiders reported open-market purchases in 0 Form 4 filings and open-market sales in 0 filings. Totals add up every open-market (code P and S) line in those filings, using the prices reported in the filings. Awards, option exercises, tax withholding and gifts are listed below but not counted.
No Form 4 stock transactions in this period.
Well-known investors holding PLX (13F)
| Investor | Quarter | Shares | Reported value | % of their 13F | Change vs prior quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renaissance Technologies | 2026-06-30 | 1,096,000 | $2.6M | 0.0% | Reduced 11% |
| Citadel Advisors (Ken Griffin) | 2026-06-30 | 334,227 | $778.7K | 0.0% | New position |
| Millennium Management (Israel Englander) | 2026-06-30 | 171,535 | $399.7K | 0.0% | New position |
| AQR Capital Management (Cliff Asness) | 2026-06-30 | 167,826 | $391.0K | 0.0% | Added 450% |
| Two Sigma Investments | 2026-06-30 | 42,515 | $99.1K | 0.0% | Added 135% |
| Point72 Asset Management (Steve Cohen) | 2026-06-30 | 25,566 | $59.6K | 0.0% | New position |