RLMD 10-K & 10-Q changes, risk factors and insider trading
Relmada Therapeutics, Inc. · Nasdaq · Pharmaceutical Preparations · CIK 1553643 · All filings on SEC.gov
At a glance
What changed in the latest 10-K
Risk Factors
New heading “International political and economic instability, including geopolitical tensions, armed conflicts, trade restrictions, and sanctions, could disrupt our operations and adversely affect our business and financial results.”
Removed heading “Our license agreement for NDV-01 or esmethadone could terminate under certain circumstances, including if we terminate our Chief Executive Officer except for cause, and we would be unable to conduct our business as planned.”
Removed heading “There is doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.”
Removed heading “Some of our product candidates contain controlled substances, the supply of which may be limited by U.S. statutes and regulations, and the use of which may generate public controversy.”
Removed heading “Failure to comply with the CSA or DEA regulations, or the cost of compliance with these regulations, may adversely affect our business.”
Removed heading “Psilocybin is currently classified as a Schedule I drug in the United States, and any product containing this substance must be rescheduled to be marketed. There can be no assurance that the DEA will make a favorable rescheduling decision. Even assuming categorization as a Schedule II or lower controlled substance (i.e., Schedule III, IV or V) at the federal level, such substances would also require scheduling determinations under state laws and regulations.”
Removed heading “If we determine to restart our psilocybin development program, the potential reclassification of psilocybin in the United States could create additional regulatory burdens on our operations and negatively affect our results of operations.”
Removed heading “If approved, our drug candidates and any psilocybin-containing drug product we successfully develop may require Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS).”
Largest changes
“We conduct business and maintain relationships with suppliers and service providers in multiple countries and regions. Our international operations and global supply chain expose us to risks arising from political and economic instability, including changes in governments or policies, civil unrest, armed conflict, terrorism, trade disputes, tariffs, export controls, economic sanctions, and restrictions on the movement of goods, services, capital, or personnel. These events may be unpredictable in timing and scope and could escalate rapidly.”see in full comparison
“There is doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.”see in full comparison
“International political and economic instability may also contribute to broader macroeconomic volatility, including inflation, currency fluctuations, reduced consumer demand, supply chain disruptions, and constraints on access to capital or credit markets. In addition, adverse geopolitical events could impair the financial condition of our suppliers or other counterparties, increasing the risk of non-performance or default.”see in full comparison
In the ordinary course of our business, we collect, store and transmit large amounts of confidential information, including intellectual property, proprietary business information and personal information.see in full comparisoninformation.Our internal technology systems and infrastructure, and those of our current or future third-party collaborators, service providers, contractors and consultants are vulnerable to damage from computer viruses, unauthorized access or use resulting from malware, natural disasters, terrorism, war and telecommunication and electrical failures, denial-of-service attacks, cyber-attacks or cyber-intrusions over the internet, hacking, phishing and other social engineering attacks, persons inside our organizations (including employees or contractors), loss or theft, or persons with access to systems inside our organization. Attacks on information technology systems are increasing in their frequency, levels of persistence, sophistication and intensity, and they are being conducted by increasingly sophisticated and organized foreign governments, groups and individuals with a wide range of motives and expertise. Threat actors are increasingly leveraging artificial intelligence and automation to enhance the scale, speed, and effectiveness of these attacks, making them more difficult to detect and prevent. In addition to extracting or accessing sensitive information, such attacks could include the deployment of harmful malware, ransomware, denial-of-service attacks, social engineering and other means to affect service reliability and threaten the security, confidentiality, integrity and availability of information. The prevalent use of mobile devices that access sensitive information also increases the risk of data security incidents which could lead to the loss of confidential information or other intellectual property. Cybersecurity incidents affecting these third parties, or failures in their security controls, could result in unauthorized access to or disclosure of our data, service interruptions, or loss of system functionality, even if our own systems are not directly compromised. Our ability to monitor and mitigate risks associated with third-party providers may be limited. While to our knowledge we have not experienced any material system failure, accident or security breach to date, if such an event were to occur and cause interruptions in our operations or the operations of third-party collaborators, service providers, contractors and consultants, it could result in the loss, theft, or unauthorized disclosure of sensitive or personal information, disruption of our operations, degradation of system performance, and a material disruption of our development programs and significant reputational, financial, legal, regulatory, litigation, business or operationalharm.harm, and significant remediation costs. The costs to us to mitigate, investigate and respond to potential security incidents, breaches, disruptions, network security problems, bugs, viruses, worms, malicious software programs and security vulnerabilities could be significant, and while we have implemented security measures to protect our data security and information technology systems, our efforts to address these problems may not be successful, and these problems could result in unexpected interruptions, delays, cessation of service and other harm to our business and our competitive position.
“International political and economic instability, including geopolitical tensions, armed conflicts, trade restrictions, and sanctions, could disrupt our operations and adversely affect our business and financial results.”see in full comparison
“Psilocybin is currently classified as a Schedule I drug in the United States, and any product containing this substance must be rescheduled to be marketed. There can be no assurance that the DEA will make a favorable rescheduling decision. Even assuming categorization as a Schedule II or lower controlled substance (i.e., Schedule III, IV or V) at the federal level, such substances would also require scheduling determinations under state laws and regulations.”see in full comparison
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Business risks include risks associated with our products (including
as a result of pausingterminating the development of our prior drug candidates and refocusing on new drug candidates) and regulatory approval,
licensing licensing
agreements, historical losses, managing growth, acquisitions, and acquisitions.economic uncertainty or downturns. In general, the risks related
to our business can cause variability
in the future profits of the Company.
Clinical and regulatory matters include risks
associated with clinical
trials and the future ability to commercially market the product. In order for any of our products to be commercialized
and produce future
profits, successful trials need to be completed with supporting data to receive regulatory approval. Failing to complete
the trial will
significantly increase our cost of doing business. In addition, the active ingredient in some of our products is a controlled
substance which can affect the supply available for clinical trials, as well as commercial sales. A limited supply could increase the
time needed to complete clinical trials and overall costs including product liability claims. We could also face potential fines or reputational
risk if we do not comply. Developments from competitors and the ability to obtain market exclusivity could also
negatively impact future
profits.
WeRegulatory matters present ongoing risks due to the evolving, complex,
and often uncertain nature of the healthcare regulatory and political landscape in which we operate. In this environment, we are required
to comply with various federal
and state pharmaceutical and healthcare laws and regulations, and to maintain secure systems to protect
sensitive confidential information.
Complying with the various regulations can increase our cost of doing business. We could also face
potential fines or reputational risk
if we do not comply. Litigation or investigations can increase costs, negatively affect our operating
results and create adverse publicity
for us.
The Company relies on third parties to conduct
nonclinical non-clinical and clinical
studies, as well as to manufacture our product candidates. Third parties’ failure to perform the trials
as contractually required
could impact our ability to obtain regulatory approval. If our third-party manufacturers fail to meet our requirements
and strict regulatory
requirements, our product development and commercialization efforts may be materially harmed.
PausingEnding Development of Our Former Primary Drug Candidate
Candidates May Adversely Affect
Our Business and Financial Condition
We recently pausedterminated the development of our former
primary drug candidate,
esmethadone (d-methadone, dextromethadone, or REL-1017) as a potential treatment for major depressive disorder
(MDD), which had been the
cornerstone of our research and development efforts. This decision was made due to an interim analysis indicating
that our Phase 3 study
of esmethadone, Reliance II, was futile and unlikely to meet the primary efficacy endpoint with statistical significance.
We also recently paused
terminated development of REL-P11, a modified-release formulation of psilocybin, as an investigational agent for the treatment
of metabolic
disease. These determinations have resulted in the loss of significant time, resources and capital invested in the development
of esmethadone
and REL-P11. There can be no assurance that our refocusing on our new drug candidates will successfully offset these setbacks.
There is a high failure rate for drugs and biological
products proceeding
through clinical trials. Failure can occur at any time during the clinical trial process. The results of nonclinical
non-clinical studies and early
clinical trials of our drug candidates or any future product candidate may not be predictive of the results of later-stage
clinical studies
or trials and the results of studies or trials in one set of patients or line of treatment may not be predictive of
those obtained in
another. In fact, many companies in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries have suffered significant setbacks
in late stage clinical
trials even after achieving promising results in nonclinicalnon-clinical studies and earlier stage clinical trials. In addition,
data obtained from nonclinical
non-clinical and clinical activities are subject to varying interpretations, which may delay, limit or prevent regulatory
approval. Owing
in part to the complexity of biological pathways, our drug candidates or any future product candidate may not demonstrate
in patients
the biochemical and pharmacological properties we anticipate based on laboratory studies or earlier stage clinical trials,
and they may
interact with human biological systems or other drugs in unforeseen, ineffective or harmful ways. The number of patients
exposed to product
candidates and the average exposure time in the clinical development programs may be inadequate to detect rare adverse
events or findings
that may only be detected once a product candidate is administered to more patients and for greater periods of time.
If we are unable
to successfully demonstrate the safety and efficacy of our drug candidates or other future product candidates and receive
the necessary
regulatory approvals, our business will be materially harmed.
Our license agreement for NDV-01 or esmethadone
could terminate under certain circumstances, including if we terminate our Chief Executive Officer except for cause, and we would be
unable to conduct our business as planned.
In January 2018, we entered into an Intellectual
Property Assignment Agreement (the Assignment Agreement) and License Agreement (the License Agreement and together with the Assignment
Agreement, the Agreements), with Dr. Charles E. Inturrisi and Dr. Paolo Manfredi (collectively, the Licensor). Pursuant to the Assignment
Agreement, we assigned our existing rights, including patents and patent applications, to esmethadone in the context of psychiatric use
to Licensor, and pursuant to the License Agreement, Licensor then granted us an exclusive perpetual, worldwide license under the assigned
intellectual property rights as well as patents and know-how covering certain new inventions developed by Licensor and relating to esmethadone
in neurological and other uses, to develop and commercialize esmethadone in all fields of use. The License Agreement also grants to us
rights in all future inventions developed by Licensor, whether or not in collaboration with us that relate in any way to esmethadone
or the use thereof. The License Agreement was amended in December 2019 to modify certain termination rights relating to the Chief Executive
Officer, which are described further below.
If we develop any new inventions relating to
esmethadone, we are required to do so in collaboration with Licensor, and to file patents covering such inventions jointly in the name
of the Company and Licensor. All such future inventions or patents shall be jointly owned by us and Licensor and, will be included in
and subject to the financial and other terms of the License Agreement.
The License Agreement includes standard termination
rights for Licensor in the event of our insolvency, challenge of the licensed patents and uncured material breach of our obligations
under the License Agreement. In addition, the License Agreement contains certain “Key Man” provisions such that the Licensor
may terminate the License Agreement if we terminate the employment of our Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Sergio Traversa, for any reason
other than for specified causes determined by a majority of our Board of Directors (including fraud, gross negligence, unauthorized use
of our confidential information, conduct including harassment or discrimination, breach of fiduciary duty or uncured material breach),
or if we (a) substantially modify Mr. Traversa’s job responsibilities or decision-making rights in connection with the development
and commercialization of esmethadone, (b) remove him from the role of Chief Executive Officer other than in connection with a permitted
change-of-control transaction, (c) materially reduce his compensation, or (d) assign or transfer our rights under the License Agreement
or the esmethadone intellectual property without Mr. Traversa’s consent, in each case (termination or the events in (a) through
(d) during the period commencing on the effective date and ending on the later of five years from the original effective date of the
License Agreement on December 31, 2022. The December 2019 amendment to the License Agreement made certain clarifications to the nature
of a termination for Cause, including to clarify that termination due to Mr. Traversa’s death or disability does not give Licensor
the right to terminate the License Agreement. On December 27, 2022, the Licensor and the Company entered into a new amendment extending
the “Key Man” provision period until December 31, 2027. The License Agreement was not otherwise modified.
As a result of the provisions described above,
we are limited in our ability to terminate, as well as to decrease the salary or authority of, our Chief Executive Officer until December
31, 2027. In addition, the agreement provides that any assignor that we assign the agreement to must agree in writing to all terms of
the license, including the key man provisions, and as noted above, our Chief Executive Officer has the right to consent to any such assignment
of the agreement unless previously terminated for cause or due to death. As the license agreement relates to our only product candidate
currently under clinical development, these provisions may be deemed to have an anti-takeover effect and may delay, deter or prevent
a tender offer or takeover attempt that a stockholder might consider to be in its best interests, including attempts that might result
in a premium being paid over the market price for the shares held by stockholders. If we fail to comply with the terms of the License
Agreement, our rights to those patents may be terminated, and we will be unable to conduct our business.
The pausetermination of development of our former drug candidates and the
pivot to new candidates
may increase our need for additional capital to fund ongoing research, clinical trials and operational expenses.
There is no guarantee
that we will be able to secure additional funding on acceptable terms, or at all, particularly given the perceived
risk associated with
our recent strategic shift. Failure to obtain sufficient capital could force us to curtail operations, delay development
or seek alternative
strategies, such as liquidation or bankruptcy.
Our operations have been limited to organizing
and staffing, on a limited
basis, our company, acquiring, developing and securing our proprietary technology and undertaking nonclinical
non-clinical studies and clinical trials
of our principal product candidates. These operations provide a limited basis for you to assess our ability
to commercialize our product
candidates and the advisability of investing in our common stock.
As
of December 31, 2024,2025, we had Federal, New York StateFederal and New York City State
net operating loss
(NOL) carryforwards of approximately $127,041,000, $1,068,000$246,410,000, and $1,068,000,$2,719,000, respectively,
which begin expiring in 2027, 2032
and 2032, respectively. Under U.S. federal tax legislation
enacted in 2017, informally titled the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, or Tax Act, federal
NOLs incurred
in 2018 and in future years may be carried forward indefinitely, but the deductibility of
such federal NOLs is limited to
80% of taxable income in the year. It is uncertain if and
to what extent various states will conform to the Tax Act. Under Sections 382 and 383 of
the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, if a corporation
undergoes an “ownership
change” (generally defined as a greater than 50 percentage-point cumulative change
(by value) in the
equity ownership of certain stockholders over a rolling three-year period),
the corporation’s ability to use its pre-change NOLs
and other pre-change tax attributes
to offset its post-change taxable income or taxes may be limited. We may also experience
ownership
changes as a result of stock offerings or as a result of subsequent shifts in our
stock ownership, some of which are outside our control.
The We have notCompany completed an analysis
to determineand whetherdetermined anythat such limitationsthere have been triggered.multiple Ifchanges anyof wereownership determinedas to
bedefined triggered,by ourSection ability382 of the IRC.
As a result the utilization of the NOLs are limited annually. Due to usethe ourannual currentlimitation some of the NOLs andwill otherexpire pre-changeunused taxregardless
of attributes to
offset post-changefuture taxable income or taxes would be subject to limitation. We will be unable
to use our NOLs if we do not attain profitability sufficient to offset our available NOLs
prior to their expiration.income.
Our future success also depends on our ability
to identify, attract,
hire or engage, retain and motivate other well-qualified managerial, technical, clinical and regulatory personnel.
Our success depends
heavily on the expertise of our management team and scientific personnel. The pivot to new drug candidates may require
specialized knowledge
or skills that our current team lacks. If we lose key personnel or fail to attract and retain qualified replacements,
our ability to execute
our revised strategy could be compromised, leading to delays or failure in our development program. We currently
only have 17 full time
employees and are likely to hire additional qualified personnel with expertise in nonclinicalnon-clinical pharmacology and
toxicology, pharmaceutical
development, clinical research, regulatory affairs, manufacturing, sales and marketing. We compete for qualified
individuals with numerous
biopharmaceutical companies, universities and other research institutions. Competition for such individuals,
particularly in the United
States, is intense, and we may not be able to hire sufficient personnel to support our efforts. There can
be no assurance that these professionals
will be available in the market, or that we will be able to retain existing professionals or
to meet or to continue to meet their compensation
requirements. Furthermore, the cost base in relation to such compensation, which may
include equity compensation, may increase significantly,
which could have a material adverse effect on us. Failure to establish and maintain
an effective management team and work force could
adversely affect our ability to operate, grow and manage our business.
There is doubt about our ability to continue
as a going concern.
As of December 31, 2024, the Company had an accumulated deficit of
$640,882,035. Losses have principally occurred as a result of the substantial resources required for research and development of the Company’s
product candidates which included the general and administrative expenses associated with its organization and product development as
well as the lack of sources of revenues until such time as the Company’s products are commercialized. These factors raise substantial
doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for the 12 months from the issuance date of these audited consolidated
financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024. These financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible
future effect on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classifications of liabilities that may result from
the outcome of these uncertainties. Management intends to pursue additional funding and implement its strategic plan to allow the opportunity
for the Company to continue as a going concern. However, there cannot be any assurance that we will be successful in doing so.
Even if we or our collaborators comply with all
FDA regulatory requirements, our drug candidates may never obtain regulatory approval. If we or our collaborators fail to obtain regulatory
approval for any of our drug candidates we will have fewer commercial products, if any, and corresponding lower product revenues, if any.
any. Even if our drug candidates receive regulatory approval, such approval may involve limitations on the indications and conditions
of use
or marketing claims for our products. Further, later discovery of previously unknown problems or adverse events could result in additional
additional regulatory restrictions, including withdrawal of products. The FDA may also require us or our collaborators to commit to perform lengthy
lengthy Phase 4IV post-approval clinical efficacy or safety studies. Our expending additional resources on such trials would have an adverse effect
effect on our operating results and financial condition.
Before obtaining regulatory approvals for the
commercial sale of any
of our product candidates, we must demonstrate through lengthy, complex and expensive nonclinicalnon-clinical testing and
clinical trials that the
product is both safe and effective for use in each target indication.
Results from early clinical trials may not support
moving a drug candidate
to later-stage clinical trials. Phase 3 clinical trials may not demonstrate the safety or efficacy of our drug
candidates. Success in nonclinical
non-clinical studies and early clinical trials does not ensure that later clinical trials will be successful. Results
of later clinical
trials may not replicate the results of prior clinical trials and nonclinicalnon-clinical studies.
We or our collaborators may have to commit substantial
time and additional
resources to conducting further nonclinicalnon-clinical studies and clinical trials before obtaining FDA approval for any of
our drug candidates.
The FDA’s and other regulatory agencies’ decisions to approve
our product candidates will depend on our ability to demonstrate, through adequate well-controlled clinical trials, that the product candidate
is effective. However, there is a possibility that our data may fail to show a clinically meaningful response rate or a statistically
significant difference frombetween the placeboproduct control
orcandidate and the active control. Alternatively, there is a possibility that our data may be statistically
significant, but that the actual clinical
benefit of the product candidates may not be considered to be clinically significant, clinically
relevant or clinically meaningful. Even
if we believe that the data from our trials will support marketing approval in the United States
or in Europe, we cannot predict whether
the agencies will agree with our analysis and approve our applications.
We havemay obtainedseek Fast Track Designation for esmethadoneour forproduct the adjunctive
treatment of MDD.candidates. Fast
Track Designation is granted if a drug is intended for the treatment of a serious or life-threatening condition
and the drug demonstrates
the potential to address unmet medical needs for this condition. Fast Track Designation does not guarantee a
faster development process,
review or approval compared to conventional FDA procedures. The FDA may withdraw Fast Track Designation if
it believes that the designation
is no longer supported by data from our clinical development program. Our esmethadone development program
is currently paused and under evaluation.
Even thoughif we have obtainedobtain orphan drug
designation in the United States for esmethadone for the treatment
any of postherpeticour neuralgia,drug product candidates, we may not obtain or maintain orphan
drug exclusivity for that productdrug candidate, and we may not obtain
orphan drug designation or exclusivity for any of our otherproduct product
candidates or indications.
We have obtained orphan drug designation for
esmethadone for the treatment of postherpetic neuralgia. If the product candidate were to obtain orphan
drug exclusivity upon approval,
such exclusivity would prevent the FDA from approving another application to market a drug containing
the same active moiety for the
same orphan indication, except in very limited circumstances, including when the FDA concludes that the
later drug is safer, more effective
or makes a major contribution to patient care. In addition, a designated orphan drug may not receive
orphan drug exclusivity if it is
approved for a use, such as MDD,use that is broader than the indication for which it received orphan designation.
Even thoughif we have receivedreceive orphan drug designation
for esmethadone for
a theproduct treatment of postherpetic neuralgia,candidate, we may not be the first to obtain marketing approval for this active moiety
for the orphan-designated indication
due to the uncertainties associated with developing pharmaceutical product candidates. Further,
even if we obtain orphan drug exclusivity
for a product, that exclusivity may not effectively protect the product from competition because
different drugs with different active
moieties can be approved for the same condition or a drug with the same active moiety can be approved
for a different indication. Orphan
drug designation by the FDA neither shortens the development time or regulatory review time of a drug
nor gives the drug any advantage
in the regulatory review or approval process. In addition, even if we intend to seek orphan drug designation
for other product candidates
or indications, we may never receive such designations or obtain orphan drug exclusivity.
Our esmethadone development program is currently paused and under evaluation.
We intend to rely, in part, on Hatch-Waxman exclusivity
for the commercialization
of our products in the United States, if approved. The Hatch-Waxman Amendments provide marketing exclusivity
to the first applicant to
gain approval of an NDA under specific provisions of the FDCA. For esmethadone, which we intend to elect to
have not be considered the same active ingredient as methadone and therefore an NCE, we anticipate obtaining 5-year exclusivity. If FDA
were to determine that we do not meet the requirements toof makean the election, NCE,
we may not be able to obtain 5-year exclusivity for the
product. In addition, under the statute, this election currently may only be made in an NDA submitted before October 1, 2027.
There can be no assurance that European authorities
will grant data exclusivity for esmethadone,any becauseof itour doesproduct not contain a new active molecule.candidates. Even if European data exclusivity is
granted for esmethadone,granted, this may not protect us from
direct competition. A competitor(s) with a generic version of our product
may be able to obtain approval of its product during our
product’s period of data exclusivity, by submitting a marketing authorization
application (MAA) with a less than full package of
nonclinical and clinical data.
If our drug development efforts fail, or if the
competitive landscape
or investment climate for antidepressanta drugtherapeutic developmentarea is less attractive, we may need to change the company’s
strategic focus to include
development of our product candidates, or of newly acquired product candidates. We have very limited drug
development experience in therapeutic areas other than depression and we
may be unsuccessful in making this change from a depression
focused company to a company with a focus in areas other areas, or a company with a focus in multiple therapeutic
areas.
Some of our product candidates contain
controlled substances, the supply of which may be limited by U.S. statutes and regulations, and the use of which may generate public
controversy.
The active ingredients in esmethadone and psilocybin
are stated in the CSA and regulations promulgated by the DEA as controlled substances. The CSA and regulations promulgated by the DEA
regulate certain drug substances in Schedule I, II, III, IV or V, with Schedule I substances considered to present the highest risk of
substance abuse and Schedule V substances the lowest risk. These product candidates are also subject to the CSA and DEA regulations relating
to manufacturing, storage, distribution, prescribing and dispensing. Furthermore, the amount of controlled substances that can be obtained
for clinical trials and commercial distribution is limited by the DEA through its quota system. Quotas may not be sufficient to complete
clinical trials or meet commercial demand. There is a risk that federal statutes and DEA regulations concerning applicable quotas may
interfere with the supply of the drugs used in clinical trials for our product candidates and the ability to manufacture and distribute
our product candidates, if approved, in the volume needed to meet commercial demand.
Products containing controlled substances may
generate public controversy. Opponents of these products may seek restrictions on marketing and withdrawal of any regulatory approvals.
In addition, these opponents may seek to generate negative publicity in an effort to persuade the medical community to reject these products.
Political pressures and adverse publicity could lead to delays in, and increased expenses for, and limit or restrict the introduction
and marketing of our product candidates.
Failure to comply with the CSA or DEA regulations,
or the cost of compliance with these regulations, may adversely affect our business.
Esmethadone and psilocybin are subject to extensive
regulation by the DEA. Although esmethadone is substantially devoid of opioid activity, and psychotomimetic effects, it is currently
classified as a Schedule II drug. Upon approval, the DEA may continue to designate it as a controlled substance falling under a
DEA controlled substance schedule. Esmethadone is produced by separation from racemic methadone, a scheduled drug subject to extensive
regulation by the DEA. Any psilocybin-containing product candidate we develop is also subject to extensive regulation by the DEA as a
Schedule I substance.
The manufacture, shipment, storage, sale and
use of controlled substances are highly regulated, including security, recordkeeping and reporting obligations enforced by the DEA and
state authorities. Schedule I substances by definition have a high potential for abuse, have no currently “accepted medical use”
in the United States, lack accepted safety for use under medical supervision, and may not be prescribed, marketed or sold in the United
States. Schedule I and II substances (as well as substances defined as narcotics in any Schedule) are subject to the strictest regulatory
requirements and restrictions involving registration, storage, security, recordkeeping and reporting. In particular, distribution and
dispensing of Schedule II drugs are strictly controlled. For example, all Schedule II drug prescriptions cannot be refilled and must
contain a written or electronic signature of a practitioner when presented to a pharmacy. This high degree of regulation can result in
significant costs in order to comply with the required regulations, which may have an adverse effect on the development and commercialization
of our product candidates.
The DEA limits the availability and production
of all Schedule I and II and some Schedule III controlled substances, including esmethadone and psilocybin, through a quota system. The
DEA requires substantial evidence and documentation of expected legitimate medical and scientific needs before granting quotas to manufacturers.
In future years, we may need greater amounts of controlled substances to sustain our development program, and we will need significantly
greater amounts to implement our commercialization plans if the FDA approves our proposed formulations. Any delay or refusal by the DEA
in establishing the procurement quota or a reduction in our quota for scheduled controlled substances or a failure to increase it over
time as we anticipate could delay or stop the clinical development or commercial sale of some of our products or product candidates.
This could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and prospects.
Psilocybin is currently classified as a
Schedule I drug in the United States, and any product containing this substance must be rescheduled to be marketed. There can be no assurance
that the DEA will make a favorable rescheduling decision. Even assuming categorization as a Schedule II or lower controlled substance
(i.e., Schedule III, IV or V) at the federal level, such substances would also require scheduling determinations under state laws and
regulations.
If we determine to restart our psilocybin development program and a
future psilocybin-containing drug product is approved by FDA, and if the finished dosage form of that drug is listed by the DEA as a Schedule
II, III, or IV controlled substance, its manufacture, importation, exportation, domestic distribution, storage, sale, prescribing, and
dispensing will continue to be subject to a significant degree of regulation by the DEA. In addition, the final scheduling process may
take significantly longer than the 90-day deadline set forth in the CSA, especially if there are objections to such scheduling, thereby
delaying the launch of our psilocybin-containing product candidate in the United States. Furthermore, the FDA, DEA or any comparable foreign
regulatory authority could require us to generate more clinical or other data than we currently anticipate to establish whether or to
what extent the substance has an abuse or misuse potential, which could increase the cost and/or delay the launch of any future psilocybin-containing
product candidates. In addition, product candidates containing controlled substances are subject to regulations relating to manufacturing,
storage, distribution, prescribing, and dispensing, including:
If
we determine to restart our psilocybin development program, the potential reclassification of psilocybin in the United States could create
additional regulatory burdens on our operations and negatively affect our results of operations.
If we determine to restart our psilocybin development
program, and if psilocybin, rather than just a specific FDA-approved formulation, is rescheduled under the CSA as a Schedule II or lower
controlled substance (i.e., Schedule III, IV or V), the ability to conduct research on psilocybin would most likely be improved. However,
rescheduling psilocybin may materially alter enforcement policies across many federal and state agencies, primarily FDA and DEA. FDA’s
responsibilities include regulating the ingredients as well as the marketing and labeling of drugs sold in interstate commerce. Because
it is currently illegal under federal law to produce and sell psilocybin, and because there are no federally recognized medical uses,
FDA has historically deferred enforcement related to psilocybin to the DEA. If psilocybin were to be rescheduled to a federally controlled,
yet legal, substance, FDA would likely play a more active regulatory role. The DEA would continue to be active in regulating manufacturing,
distribution and dispensing of such substances. The potential for multi-agency enforcement post-rescheduling, including state agencies,
e.g., Boards of Pharmacy, could threaten or have a materially adverse effect on our business. In addition, if the psilocybin-containing
product candidate is rescheduled as Schedule II, III, IV or V, we would also need to identify wholesale distributors with the appropriate
DEA registrations and authority to distribute the psilocybin-containing product candidate. The failure to obtain, or delay in obtaining,
or the loss of any of those registrations could result in increased costs to us. If the psilocybin-containing product candidate is classified
as a Schedule II drug, participants in our supply chain may have to maintain enhanced security including specially constructed vaults
at manufacturing and distribution facilities. The additional regulatory requirements related to ordering, storing (e.g., security) and
dispensing may also discourage some pharmacies from carrying the product.
We do not know whether our pharmaceutical development, manufacturing
manufacturing or clinical testing will be on time or be completed on schedule, if at all. For example, we may encounter delays during
the manufacture
of pilot scale batches including delays with our contract development or manufacturing organization, sourcing satisfactory quantities
quantities of APIs, narcotic import and export permits, sourcing of excipients, contract disputes with our third party vendors and manufacturers,
or failure of the product to meet specification. Similar delays may occur a during our cGMP manufacture of the product.
On November 29, 2006, the FDA required a boxed warning to be added
to the Prescribing Information related to cardiac death for racemic methadone, a parent compound to our esmethadone. Although the decision
was based on case reports and not on a controlled clinical trial, as part of any future development of esmethadone, we would have to assess
(and have previously assessed) the cardiac safety profile of esmethadone in any future Phase 3 clinical trials. There is no assurance
that the results of any future clinical studies will demonstrate an absence of cardiac adverse events with esmethadone. An adverse safety
outcome could result in a similar bolded warning on the label of esmethadone or in a decision not to approve esmethadone, either one of
which could have serious consequences for our continued operation.
If approved, our drug candidates and any
psilocybin-containing drug product we successfully develop may require Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS).
Our drug candidates and any psilocybin-containing
drug product we successfully develop, may require REMS. The REMS may include requirements for special labeling or medication guides for
patients, special communication plans to health care professionals and restrictions on distribution and use. Methadone indicated as an
analgesic is currently subject to a REMS that strongly encourages healthcare providers to complete a REMS-compliant education program,
counsel patients and/or their caregivers on safe use, serious risks, and proper storage and disposal using the drug’s Medication
Guide, and consider other tools to improve patient, household, and community safety. We cannot predict the specific REMS to be required
as part of the FDA’s approval of any of our products. Depending on the extent of the REMS requirements, our costs to commercialize
our products may increase significantly. Furthermore, controlled substances risks that are not adequately addressed through proposed
REMS for our product candidates may also prevent or delay their approval for commercialization.
Our products candidates face, and will continue to face, intense competition
from large pharmaceutical companies, specialty pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies as well as academic and research institutions.
We compete in an industry that is characterized by: (i) rapid technological change, (ii) evolving industry standards, (iii) emerging competition
and (iv) new product introductions. Our competitors have existing products and technologies that will compete with our products and technologies
and may develop and commercialize additional products and technologies that will compete with our products and technologies. Because several
competing companies and institutions have greater financial resources than us, they may be able to: (i) provide broader services and product
lines, (ii) make greater investments in research and development, (R&D), and (iii) carry on larger R&D initiatives. Our
competitors also have greater development capabilities than we do and have substantially greater experience in undertaking nonclinicalnon-clinical
and clinical testing of products, obtaining regulatory approvals, and manufacturing and marketing pharmaceutical products. They also have
greater name recognition and better access to customers than us. Our chief competitors include companies such as Johnson and Johnson,
CG Oncology, UroGen, Soleno Therapeutics, Aardvark Therapeutics, and Protara Therapeutics, among others.
In the ordinary course of our business, we collect,
store and transmit
large amounts of confidential information, including intellectual property, proprietary business information and personal information.
information. Our internal technology systems and infrastructure, and those of our current or future third-party collaborators, service
providers, contractors
and consultants are vulnerable to damage from computer viruses, unauthorized access or use resulting from malware,
natural disasters,
terrorism, war and telecommunication and electrical failures, denial-of-service attacks, cyber-attacks or cyber-intrusions
over the internet,
hacking, phishing and other social engineering attacks, persons inside our organizations (including employees or contractors),
loss or
theft, or persons with access to systems inside our organization. Attacks on information technology systems are increasing in
their frequency,
levels of persistence, sophistication and intensity, and they are being conducted by increasingly sophisticated and
organized foreign
governments, groups and individuals with a wide range of motives and expertise. Threat actors are increasingly leveraging artificial intelligence
and automation to enhance the scale, speed, and effectiveness of these attacks, making them more difficult to detect and prevent. In addition
to extracting or accessing
sensitive information, such attacks could include the deployment of harmful malware, ransomware, denial-of-service
attacks, social engineering
and other means to affect service reliability and threaten the security, confidentiality, integrity and availability
of information.
The prevalent use of mobile devices that access sensitive information also increases the risk of data security incidents
which could
lead to the loss of confidential information or other intellectual property. Cybersecurity incidents affecting these third
parties, or failures in their security controls, could result in unauthorized access to or disclosure of our data, service interruptions,
or loss of system functionality, even if our own systems are not directly compromised. Our ability to monitor and mitigate risks associated
with third-party providers may be limited. While to our knowledge we have not experienced any material
system failure, accident or security
breach to date, if such an event were to occur and cause interruptions in our operations or the
operations of third-party collaborators,
service providers, contractors and consultants, it could result in the loss, theft, or unauthorized disclosure of sensitive or personal
information, disruption of our operations, degradation of system performance, and a material disruption of
our development programs and
significant reputational, financial, legal, regulatory, litigation, business or operational harm.harm, and significant remediation costs. The
costs to us to
mitigate, investigate and respond to potential security incidents, breaches, disruptions, network security problems, bugs,
viruses, worms,
malicious software programs and security vulnerabilities could be significant, and while we have implemented security
measures to protect
our data security and information technology systems, our efforts to address these problems may not be successful,
and these problems
could result in unexpected interruptions, delays, cessation of service and other harm to our business and our competitive
position.
In addition, HIPAA mandates that the Secretary of HHS conduct periodic compliance audits of HIPAA covered entities and business associates for compliance with the HIPAA privacy and security rules.
HIPAA further requires that patients be notified of any unauthorized acquisition, access, use or disclosure of their unsecured PHI that compromises the privacy or security of such information, with certain exceptions related to unintentional or inadvertent use or disclosure by employees or authorized individuals. HIPAA requires such notifications to be made “without unreasonable delay and in no case later than 60 calendar days after discovery of the breach.” If a breach affects 500 patients or more, it must be reported to HHS without unreasonable delay, and HHS will post the name of the breaching entity on its public web site. Breaches affecting 500 patients or more in the same state or jurisdiction must also be reported to the local media. If a breach involves fewer than 500 people, the covered entity must record it in a log and notify HHS at least annually.
In addition to HIPAA, numerous other federal, state, and foreign laws and regulations protect the confidentiality, privacy, availability, integrity and security of health-related and other personal information. These laws and regulations in many cases are more restrictive than and may not be pre-empted by HIPAA and its implementing rules. These laws and regulations are often uncertain, contradictory, and subject to changed or differing interpretations, and we expect new laws, rules and regulations regarding privacy, data protection, and to be proposed and enacted in the future. Further, many state attorneys general are interpreting existing federal and state consumer protection laws to impose evolving standards for the online collection, use, dissemination and security of health-related and other personal information. Courts may also adopt the standards for fair information practices promulgated by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), which concern consumer notice, choice, security and access. Consumer protection laws require us to publish statements that describe how we handle personal information and choices individuals may have about the way we handle their personal information. If such information that we publish is considered untrue, we may be subject to government claims of unfair or deceptive trade practices, which could lead to significant liabilities and consequences. Furthermore, according to the FTC, violating consumers’ privacy rights or failing to take appropriate steps to keep consumers’ personal information secure may constitute unfair acts or practices in or affecting commerce in violation of Section 5(a) of the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914.
International political and economic instability, including geopolitical tensions, armed conflicts, trade restrictions, and sanctions, could disrupt our operations and adversely affect our business and financial results.
We conduct business and maintain relationships with suppliers and service providers in multiple countries and regions. Our international operations and global supply chain expose us to risks arising from political and economic instability, including changes in governments or policies, civil unrest, armed conflict, terrorism, trade disputes, tariffs, export controls, economic sanctions, and restrictions on the movement of goods, services, capital, or personnel. These events may be unpredictable in timing and scope and could escalate rapidly.
Geopolitical developments and deteriorating diplomatic relations among countries may result in increased regulatory scrutiny, additional compliance obligations, or sudden changes in applicable laws and regulations, including those governing international trade, data transfers, and cross-border transactions. Compliance with evolving and sometimes conflicting legal regimes may increase our operating costs, limit our ability to source materials or serve customers in certain markets, or require us to modify or suspend business activities in affected regions.
International political and economic instability may also contribute to broader macroeconomic volatility, including inflation, currency fluctuations, reduced consumer demand, supply chain disruptions, and constraints on access to capital or credit markets. In addition, adverse geopolitical events could impair the financial condition of our suppliers or other counterparties, increasing the risk of non-performance or default.
If we are unable to anticipate or effectively respond to international political and economic developments, or if such events materially disrupt our operations or supply chain, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.
Enacted and future legislation may affect
the prices we may set.set and
third-party payment for our product candidates. The full effect of recent United States healthcare reform and other changes in the healthcare
industry, laws,
and regulations and in healthcare spending is currently unknown, and the reform and other changes may adversely affect
our business model.
The commercial potential for our products, if
any, could also be affected
by changes in healthcare spending and policy in the United States and abroad. New laws, regulations, or judicial
decisions or new interpretations
of existing laws, regulations, or decisions, related to healthcare availability, the method of delivery,
or payment for healthcare products
and services could adversely affect our business, operations, and financial condition, if and when
we are able to obtain marketing approval
and commercialize our products. For example, the ACA was enacted in 2010 with a goal, among
others, of reducing the cost of healthcare and substantially changing the way healthcare is financed by both government and private insurers.
The ACA, among other things, expanded manufacturers’ rebate liability under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program, imposed a significant
annual, nondeductible fee on companies that manufacture or import certain branded prescription drug products, and enacted substantial
provisions affecting compliance, which may affect our business practices with healthcare practitioners.
ThereFor example, there have been and continue to be a number of initiatives
initiatives at the U.S. federal and state levels that seek to reduce healthcare costs in general and the cost of pharmaceuticals in particular. Several
Theseof these initiatives recently culminated in the enactment of the IRA in August 2022, which, among other things, allowsrequires HHS to directly negotiate
the selling price of a statutorily specified number of drugs and biologics each year that CMS reimburses under Medicare Part B and Part
D. The negotiated price may not exceed a statutory ceiling price. Only high-expenditure single-source drug that have been approved for
at least 7 years (11 years for single-source biologics) canare eligible be selected by CMS for negotiation, with the negotiated price taking
effect effect
two years after the selection year. For 2026, the first year in which negotiated prices become effective, CMS selected 10 high-cost
Medicare Medicare
Part D products in 2023, negotiations began in 2024, and the negotiated maximum fair price for each product has been announced.
In addition, CMS has
selected and announced the negotiates maximum fair pricing for 15 additional Medicare Part D drugsdrugs, forwhich negotiatedwill maximum fair pricingbecome
effective in 2027. For 2028, CMS selected an additional 15 drugs, whichcomprised may
beof drugs covered under eitherMedicare Part D and , for the first
time, drugs payable under Medicare Part BB. or Part D, will be selected, and forFor 2029 and subsequent years, 20 Part B or Part D drugs will
be selected. ACurrently, a drug
or biological product that has an orphan drug designation for only one rare disease or condition will be excluded
from the IRA’s
price negotiation requirements, but will lose that exclusion if it has designations for more than one rare disease
or condition, or if
is approved for an indication that is not within that single designated rare disease or condition, unless such additional designation
designation or such disqualifying approvals are withdrawn by the time CMS evaluates the drug for selection for negotiation. However, as a result of
a statutory amendment enacted in July 2025, beginning with the 2028 negotiated price applicability year, a drug may be designated for
more than one rare disease or condition and still be excluded from price negotiation, as long as the only approved indications are for
such rare diseases or conditions. The IRA also
imposes rebates on Medicare Part D and Part B drugs whose prices have increased at a rate
greater than the rate of inflation and in November
2024, CMS finalized regulations for these inflation rebates. In addition, the law eliminates,
beginning in 2025, the coverage gap under
Medicare Part D by significantly lowering the beneficiary maximum out-of-pocket cost and requiring
manufacturers to subsidize, through
a newly established manufacturer discount program, 10% of Part D enrollees’ prescriptions costs
for brand drugs below the out-of-pocket
limit, and 20% once the out-of-pocket limit has been reached. The IRA also extends enhanced subsidies for individuals purchasing health
insurance coverage in ACA marketplaces through plan year 2025. The IRA permits the Secretary of
HHS to implement many of these provisions
through guidance, as opposed to regulation, for the initial years. Manufacturers that fail to
comply with the IRA may be subject to various
penalties, including civil monetary penalties. These provisions will take effect progressively starting in 2023, although they may be
subject to legal
challenges. For example, the provisions related to the negotiation of selling prices of high-expenditure single-source
drugs and biologics
have been challenged in multiple lawsuits brought by pharmaceutical manufacturers. Thus, while it is unclear how
the IRA will be implemented,
it will likely have a significant impact on the pharmaceutical industry.
The current administration is pursuing policies to reduce regulations and expenditures across government including at HHS, which include the FDA and CMS, and related agencies. For example, on May 12, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order that, among other things, required HHS, within 30 days, to establish and communicate to drug manufacturers most favored nation, or MFN, price targets designed to bring drug prices for American patients in line with those in comparably developed nations. If significant progress towards MFN pricing is not achieved, the Executive Order requires HHS to propose a rulemaking to implement MFN pricing. Recently, on December 23, 2025, CMS issued proposed regulations to establish, under the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, two mandatory MFN demonstration models under Medicare Parts B and D, respectively. If these rules or other MFN pricing rules are finalized, they are likely to reduce prices of at least some drugs in the United States, if they are also sold in comparator countries. Even if we do not market drugs in such countries, we will be indirectly affected if our drugs compete with drugs whose prices were reduced as a result of MFN pricing initiatives.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
Removed heading “REL-1017 Program Update”
Removed heading “Strategic Business Review and New Approach”
Removed heading “Key Strategic Priorities”
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As shown in the accompanying audited consolidated financial statements, the Company has incurred losses and negative cash flows from operations since inception and expects to incur additional losses until such time that it can generate significant revenue from the commercialization of its product candidates. During the twelve months ended December 31,see in full comparison2024,2025, the Company incurred a net loss of$79,979,354$57,385,163 and had negative operating cash flows of$51,755,798. Given the Company’s projected operating requirements and its existing cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments, the Company is projecting insufficient liquidity to sustain its operations through one year following the date that the financial statements are issued. These conditions and events raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.$45,786,988.
“As of the date of this report, Management believes that the Company’s existing cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments will enable it to fund operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements for at least 12 months from the issuance of its audited consolidated financial statements. Beyond that point management will evaluate the size and scope of any subsequent trials that will affect the timing of additional financings through public or private sales of equity or debt securities or from bank or other loans or through strategic collaboration and/or licensing agreements. …”see in full comparison
“In response to these conditions, management is currently evaluating the size and scope of any subsequent operations and clinical trials that will affect the timing to obtain the required funding of future operations. Financing strategies may include, but are not limited to, the public or private sale of equity or debt securities or from bank or other loans or through strategic collaboration and/or licensing agreements. There can be no assurances that the Company will be able to secure additional financing, or if available, that it will be sufficient to meet its needs or on favorable terms. …”see in full comparison
“We also had been developing REL-P11, a modified-release formulation of psilocybin, as an investigational agent for the treatment of metabolic disease. The REL-P11 program has successfully completed a Phase 1 safety study. However, in light of an ongoing strategic review of this business opportunity, the changing regulatory landscape for psychedelics, its early stage of development and the acquisition of new, more advanced product candidates, this program has also been paused.”see in full comparison
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Relmada Therapeutics, Inc. (Relmada, the Company, we or us) (a Nevada corporation), is a publicly traded, clinical-stage biotechnology company developing NCEs and novel versions of drug products that potentially address areas of high unmet medical need in the treatment of cancer, neurological disorders, and other diseases.
Currently, none of our product candidates has been approved for sale in the United States or elsewhere. We have no commercial products nor do we have a sales or marketing infrastructure. In order to market and sell our products we must conduct clinical trials on patients and obtain regulatory approvals from appropriate regulatory agencies, like the FDA in the United States, and similar organizations elsewhere in the world.
We have not generated revenues and do not anticipate generating revenues for the foreseeable future. We had a net loss of approximately $57,385,200 for the year ended December 31, 2025. At December 31, 2025, we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $698,267,200.
Relmada Therapeutics, Inc. (Relmada, the Company,
we or us) (a Nevada corporation), is a publicly traded, clinical-stage biotechnology company. We substantially redesigned our development
programs following a comprehensive strategic review occasioned by disappointing interim analysis results in December 2024 indicating that
our then lead development candidate, esmethadone (d-methadone, dextromethadone, or REL-1017) for the adjunctive treatment of Major Depressive
Disorder (MDD), was unlikely to succeed in its pivotal trial. We concluded in our review that the most promising path to create shareholder
value was to lever our extensive drug development expertise and clinical operations capabilities by acquiring new development candidates,
while pausing further work on REL-1017. Hence we accelerated ongoing efforts to augment our development pipeline while diversifying its
risk, which culminated in the recently announced licensing of NDV-01, a novel delivery formulation of a widely used chemotheraphy
regimen used to treat non muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) that is currently in Phase 2, and the acquisition of Sepranolone, a Phase
2b-ready neurosteroid with potential applications in Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), Tourette Syndrome (TS), essential tremor and other diseases
related to excessive GABAergic activity.
We also had been developing REL-P11, a modified-release
formulation of psilocybin, as an investigational agent for the treatment of metabolic disease. The REL-P11 program has successfully completed
a Phase 1 safety study. However, in light of an ongoing strategic review of this business opportunity, the changing regulatory landscape
for psychedelics, its early stage of development and the acquisition of new, more advanced product candidates, this program has also been
paused.
REL-1017 Program Update
Since 2013, we had been developing esmethadone
as our lead product candidate as an oral agent for the treatment of depression and other potential indications. In December 2024,
we reported that the pre-planned interim analysis, conducted by the Independent Data Monitoring Committee (DMC), of Reliance II, our Phase
3 study of esmethadone as a potential adjunctive treatment for MDD, indicated that the study was futile and unlikely to meet the primary
efficacy endpoint with statistical significance, and that we would pause the Reliance II and Relight Phase 3 studies of esmethadone.
Following this 2024 REL-1017 setback, which we believe most likely
resulted from an overwhelming placebo response—a trend that has become more common than exceptional in central nervous system (CNS)
clinical trials—the program has been paused pending a comprehensive data review, after which we will make a decision regarding the
future of this program.
Strategic Business Review and New Approach
Following a comprehensive evaluation of the Company’s
business strategy and growth opportunities, management and the Board of Directors have implemented a revised approach aimed at maximizing
shareholder value. This refined strategy remains focused on:
Key Strategic Priorities
Under this updated approach, we will continue
to emphasize:
This strategic framework positions the Company for long-term growth
while maintaining execution and financial prudence.
We commenced a strategic review in December 2024
of our then existing development pipeline and the opportunities open to us given our core strengths in every aspect of drug development,
with particular expertise in CNS. That process recently resulted in a series of transactions that have considerably expanded and strengthened
Relmada’s potential to create shareholder value. Over the past three months, we have successfully closed two important transactions,
NDV-01 in-licensing and Sepranolone acquisition, which align with our new strategy.
We have not generated revenues and do not anticipate
generating revenues for the foreseeable future. We had a net loss of approximately $79,979,400 and $98,791,700 for the years ended December
31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. At December 31, 2024, we have an accumulated deficit of approximately $640,882,000.
Realized gainloss on short-term investments was
approximately approximately
$374,900$79,200 for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to a realized lossgain of approximately $4,064,400$374,900 for the sameyear periodended
December 31, 2024, a decrease of 2023, an increase of $4,439,300.$454,100. The increase
decrease was related to the timing of the sales of short-term investments along with
market conditions.
Unrealized gain on short-term investments
was was
approximately $6,700$398,300 for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to approximately $3,823,200$6,700 for the sameyear periodended December 31, 2024, an increase of 2023, a decrease of $3,816,500.$391,600. The decreaseincrease was related
to the market conditions.
As
shown in the accompanying audited consolidated financial statements,
the Company has incurred
losses and negative cash flows from operations since inception and expects to incur additional
losses until such
time that it can generate significant revenue from the commercialization
of its product candidates. During the twelve months ended December
31, 2024,2025, the Company
incurred a net loss of $79,979,354$57,385,163 and had negative operating cash flows of $51,755,798.
Given the Company’s projected operating requirements and its existing cash and cash
equivalents and short-term investments, the Company is projecting insufficient liquidity
to sustain its operations through one year following the date that the financial statements
are issued. These conditions and events raise substantial doubt about the Company’s
ability to continue as a going concern.$45,786,988.
On November 5, 2025, the Company announced the closing of its underwritten offering of 40,142,000 shares of its common stock and, in lieu of common stock to certain investors, pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 5,315,000 shares of common stock. The shares of common stock were sold at an offering price of $2.20 per share, and the pre-funded warrants were sold at an offering price of $2.199 per pre-funded warrant, which represents the per share offering price for the common stock less the $0.001 per share exercise price for each such pre-funded warrant. The net proceeds to Relmada from the offering, before deducting other expenses payable by Relmada, and excluding the exercise of any pre-funded warrants, were approximately $94 million.
On March 9, 2026 the Company entered into a Private Investment in a Public Entity (PIPE) Purchase Agreement, the Purchasers agreed to purchase, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $160.0 million, an aggregate of (i) 29,474,569 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, at a price of $4.75 per Share and (ii) pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 4,210,527 shares of common stock at a price of $4.749 per pre-funded warrant, which represents the per share purchase price for the common stock less the $0.001 per share exercise price for each such Pre-Funded Warrant.
As of the date of this report, Management believes that the Company’s existing cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments will enable it to fund operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements for at least 12 months from the issuance of its audited consolidated financial statements. Beyond that point management will evaluate the size and scope of any subsequent trials that will affect the timing of additional financings through public or private sales of equity or debt securities or from bank or other loans or through strategic collaboration and/or licensing agreements. Any such expenditures related to any subsequent clinical trials will not be incurred until such additional financing is raised. As a result, the Company concluded that management’s plans alleviated substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern as of December 31, 2025 and the Company has sufficient funds to maintain operations for at least 12 months from the issuance of these audited consolidated financial statements.
In response to these conditions, management is
currently evaluating the size and scope of any subsequent operations and clinical trials that will affect the timing to obtain the required
funding of future operations. Financing strategies may include, but are not limited to, the public or private sale of equity or debt
securities or from bank or other loans or through strategic collaboration and/or licensing agreements. There can be no assurances that
the Company will be able to secure additional financing, or if available, that it will be sufficient to meet its needs or on favorable
terms. Because management’s plans have not yet been finalized and are not within the Company’s control, the implementation
of such plans cannot be considered probable. As a result, the Company has concluded that management’s plans do not alleviate substantial
doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
For the year ended December 31, 2025, net cash used in operating activities was $45,786,988 primarily due to the net loss of $57,385,163. This was offset by non-cash expenses which primarily consisted of stock-based compensation of $14,810,407 and stock appreciation rights compensation of $1,056,464. There were realized losses and unrealized gains on short term investments of $79,207 and $398,255, respectively. In addition, there were decreases in operating assets and liabilities for the year ended December 31, 2025 of $3,949,648.
For the year ended December 31, 2023, net cash
used in operating activities was $51,659,206 primarily due to the net loss of $98,791,746. This was offset by non-cash expenses which
primarily consisted of stock-based compensation of $43,811,149. There were realized losses and unrealized gains on short term investments
of $4,064,391 and $3,823,234, respectively. In addition, there were increases in operating assets and liabilities for the year ended
December 31, 2023 of $3,080,234.
For the year ended December 31, 2024,2025, net cash
providedused byin investing activities was $51,561,597,$48,138,306, due to $12,079,628$83,828,576 of purchases of short term investments offset by $63,641,225$35,690,270 of sales
sales of short term investments.
Net cash provided by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2025, was $93,564,808 due to proceeds from the issuance of common stock for $93,637,829 offset by ATM fees of $73,021.
Net cash used in financing activities for the
year ended December 31, 2023, was $98,463 due to ATM reactivation fees.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses for the reporting period. Management bases its estimates on historical experience
and on various assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making
judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. On a continual basis,
management reviews its estimates utilizing currently available information, changes in facts and circumstances, historical experience,
and reasonable assumptions. After such reviews, and if deemed appropriate, managementsmanagement’s estimates are adjusted accordingly. Actual
results results
could differ from those estimates and assumptions under different and/or future circumstances. Management considers an accounting
estimate estimate
to be critical if:
What changed in the latest 10-Q
Risk Factors
There have been no material changes to the risk factors under Part I, Item 1A of our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.
No wording changes found in this section.
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Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
New heading “Results of Operations”
New heading “Research and Development Expense”
New heading “General and Administrative Expense”
Largest changes
Currently, our leadsee in full comparisonproduct,productNDV-01candidate, NDV-01, is a novel,controlled-releaseintravesicalsustained-release formulation of gemcitabine anddocetaxel.docetaxel, with the potential to be a best-in-class intravesical treatment across the NMIBC disease spectrum. NDV-01 is currently in a Phase 2 clinical trial in Israel to assess its safety and efficacy in patients with aggressive forms of NMIBC. We intend to develop NDV-01 for two separate indications: (1) the treatment of high-risk, 2nd line Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)-unresponsive NMIBC and (2) the treatment of intermediate risk NMIBC patients in the adjuvant setting. We expect toinitiatefile an United States Investigational New Drug (IND) application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by year-end 2026. Subsequently, upon IND clearance, we anticipate initiation of Phase 3 programs for eachindication mid-2026.indication.
“Interest / investment income was approximately $3,261,200 and $761,700 for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The increase was due to higher average investment balance. Realized loss on short-term investments was approximately $47,200 for the six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to a realized gain of approximately $110,200 for the six months ended June 30, 2025. Unrealized loss on short-term investments was approximately $707,400 for the six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to an unrealized gain of $141,900 for the six months ended June 30, 2025.”see in full comparison
Interest/investment income was approximatelysee in full comparison$959,800$2,301,400 and$440,300$321,500 for the three months endedMarchJune31,30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The increase was due to higher average investment balance. Realized loss on short-term investments was approximately$9,900$37,300andfor the three months ended June 30, 2026 compared to a realized gain of $47,200 for the three months ended June 30, 2025. Unrealized loss on short-term investments was approximately$63,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2026$167,300 and2025, respectively. Unrealized loss on short-term investments and unrealized gain on short-term investments$13,800 for the three months endedMarchJune31,30, 2026 and2025 was approximately $540,100 and $155,700, respectively.2025.
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This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this Report)
contains forward-lookingforward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, principally in the sections entitled “Risk Factors,”
and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” All statements other than
statements of historical fact contained in this Quarterly Report, including statements regarding future events, our future financial performance,
business strategy and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. We have attempted to identify
forward-looking statements by terminology including “anticipates,” “believes,” “can,” “continue,”
“could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,”
“predicts,” “should,” or “will” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Although
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Relmada Therapeutics, Inc. (Relmada, the Company,
we or us) (a Nevada corporation), is a publicly traded, clinical-stage biotechnology company. We substantially redesigned our development
programs following a comprehensive strategic review in late 2024 and early 2025. We concluded in our review that the most promising path
to create shareholder value was to lever our extensive drug development expertise and clinical operations capabilities by acquiring new
development candidates, while terminating further work on esmethadone (d-methadone, dextromethadone or REL-1017). Hence we accelerated
ongoing efforts to augment our development pipeline while diversifying its risk, which culminated in the licensing of NDV-01, a novel
novel, sustained-release, delivery formulation of a chemotherapy regimen widely used to treat non muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) that is currently in Phase
2, and the acquisition of sepranolone, a Phase 2b-ready neurosteroid with potential applications in Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), Tourette
Syndrome (TS), essential tremor and other diseases related to excessive GABAergic activity.
Currently, our lead product,product NDV-01candidate, NDV-01, is a novel,
controlled-release intravesicalsustained-release formulation of gemcitabine and docetaxel.docetaxel, with the potential to be a best-in-class intravesical treatment across the NMIBC disease spectrum. NDV-01 is currently in a Phase 2 clinical trial in Israel to
assess its safety and efficacy in patients with aggressive forms of NMIBC. We intend to develop NDV-01 for two separate indications: (1)
the treatment of high-risk, 2nd line Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)-unresponsive NMIBC and (2) the treatment of intermediate risk
NMIBC patients in the adjuvant setting. We expect to initiatefile an United States Investigational New Drug (IND) application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by year-end 2026. Subsequently, upon IND clearance, we anticipate initiation of Phase 3 programs for each indication mid-2026.indication.
Our second product, sepranolone is a novel
neurosteroid epimer of allopregnanolone. Sepranolone is being developed for the potential treatment of PWS, with additional
potential indications in TS, essential tremor and other diseases related to excessive GABAergic activity. We expect to initiatefile an IND application with the FDA by year-end 2026. Upon IND clearance, we anticipate initiation of a
Phase 2b study in PWS mid-2026.PWS..
On March 25, 2025, Relmada announced the in-license
agreement from Trigone Pharma Ltd. (Trigone) of NDV-01, a novelnovel, sustained-release, delivery formulation of a widely used chemotherapeutic regimen used to
treat NMIBC.
We expect multipleseveral key milestones over the next
12 upcoming months. These include:
NDV-01, our lead program, was in-licensed on
March 24, 2025, NDV-01, is a novelnovel, intravascularintravesical delivery technology designed for the long-acting, controlled releasesustained-release of gemcitabine
and docetaxel. This combination therapy has gained significant interest as an alternative to BCG for treating NMIBC, especially
given the global BCG shortage since 2019 and for patients that do not respond adequately to BCG. Clinical studies have shown that gemcitabine and docetaxel achieve response rates and
Recurrence-Free Survival comparable to or better than BCG. However, conventional administration is cumbersome, requiring sequential
drug delivery over three to four hours, with limited tumor exposure time.
NDV-01 is formulated as a controlled-releasesustained-release intravesical
therapy containing gemcitabine and docetaxel. By maintaining continuous drug exposure within the bladder, NDV-01 may optimize local efficacy
while minimizing systemic absorption and associated side effects. Unlike conventional intravesical instillations, which result in fluctuating
drug levels, NDV-01 provides a continuous release of both agents over 10 days. This sustained delivery may improve cancer cell eradication
and reduce recurrence risk while lowering the frequency of administration.
NDV-01 is currently in a Phase 2 clinical trial
evaluating its safety and efficacy in patients with aggressive NMIBC. The Phase 2 study is a single-arm, single-center study evaluating
the safety and efficacy of NDV-01 in patients with High Grade-NMIBC.Risk-NMIBC. Patients are treated with NDV-01 in a biweekly induction phase, followed
by monthly maintenance for up to one year, with regular assessments via cystoscopy, cytology, and biopsy, as indicated. The primary efficacy
endpoints are safety and complete response rate (Complete Response Rate at 12 months), and secondary efficacy endpoints are duration of
response (DOR) and event free survival (EFS).
The Company also previously announced the successful
completion and receipt of written feedback from a Type B pre-IND submissions with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding
the planned Phase 3 program for NDV-01 in NMIBC patients. Relmada secured FDA alignment on certain key elements of the planned Phase 3
pivotal program for NDV-01, expected to begin inby mid-2026,year-end 2026, and incorporating two studies for two separate indications:
About the Planned High-GradeHigh-Risk Registrational
Study
The planned pivotal Phase
3 study in 2nd-line, refractory,high high-graderisk, BCG-unresponsive NMIBC with CIS will be an open-label, single-arm trial evaluating:
Relmada expects to file a United States IND application for NDV-01 with the FDA by year-end 2026.
Relmada expects to initiatefile a PhaseUnited 2States pilotIND study
ofapplication for sepranolone inwith PWSthe inFDA mid-2026.by year-end 2026.
We have not generated revenues and do not anticipate generating revenues
for the foreseeable future. We had a net loss of approximately $19,052,000$31,966,100 for the threesix months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026. At MarchJune 31,30, 2026,
we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $717,319,200.$730,233,300.
We have more than 10 issued patents and pending
patent applications related to NDV-01 for multiple uses, including formulations and methods for controlled releasesustained-release of therapeutics for
treatment of diseases such as bladder cancer, potentially providing coverage beyond 2038.
For the Three Months Ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026 versus MarchJune 31,30, 2025
Research and development expense for the three months ended MarchJune 31,
30, 2026 was approximately $8,087,8008,393,800 compared to $11,951,000$2,819,400 for the three months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2025, aan decreaseincrease of approximately $3,863,200.
$5,574,400. The change was primarily driven by:
General and administrative expense for the three
months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026 was approximately $11,373,900$6,617,200 compared to $6,267,400$7,401,900 for the three months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2025, ana increase
decrease of approximately $5,106,500.$784,700. The change was primarily due to:
Interest/investment income was approximately $959,800
$2,301,400 and $440,300$321,500 for the three months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The increase was due to higher average investment balance.
Realized loss on short-term investments was approximately $9,900$37,300 andfor the three months ended June 30, 2026 compared to a realized gain of $47,200 for the three months ended June 30, 2025. Unrealized loss on short-term investments was approximately $63,000
for the three months ended March 31, 2026$167,300 and 2025, respectively. Unrealized loss on short-term investments and unrealized gain on short-term
investments$13,800 for the three months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026 and 2025 was approximately $540,100 and $155,700, respectively.2025.
Net Loss
The net loss for the Company for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 was approximately $12,914,200 and $9,866,400, respectively. The Company had loss per share basic and diluted of $0.11 and $0.30 for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
The Company did not provide for income taxes for
the three months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026 and 2025, since there was a loss and a full valuation allowance against all deferred tax assets.
Results of Operations
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 versus June 30, 2025
Research and Development Expense
Research and development expense for the six months ended June 30, 2026 was approximately $16,481,600 compared to $14,770,400 for the six months ended June 30, 2025, an increase of approximately $1,711,200. The increase was primarily due to:
General and Administrative Expense
General and administrative expense for the six months ended June 30, 2026 was approximately $17,991,100 compared to $13,669,300 for the six months ended June 30, 2025, an increase of approximately $4,321,800. The increase was primarily due to:
Other Income
Interest / investment income was approximately $3,261,200 and $761,700 for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The increase was due to higher average investment balance. Realized loss on short-term investments was approximately $47,200 for the six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to a realized gain of approximately $110,200 for the six months ended June 30, 2025. Unrealized loss on short-term investments was approximately $707,400 for the six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to an unrealized gain of $141,900 for the six months ended June 30, 2025.
The net loss for the Company for the threesix months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026
and 2025 was approximately $19,052,000$31,966,100 and $17,559,500$27,425,900 respectively. The Company had loss per share, basic and diluted of $0.22$0.32 and $0.58
$0.86 for the threesix months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
Income Taxes
The Company did not provide for income taxes for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, since there was a loss and a full valuation allowance against all deferred tax assets.
As shown in the accompanying audited consolidated
financial statements, the Company has incurred losses and negative cash flows from operations since inception and expects to incur additional
losses until such time that it can generate significant revenue from the commercialization of its product candidates. During the three
six months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026, the Company incurred a net loss of $19,051,956$31,966,141 and had negative operating cash flows of $15,067,488.$24,673,921.
For the threesix months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026, cash
used in operating activities was $15,067,488$24,673,921 primarily due to the net loss of $19,051,956$31,966,141 offset by non-cash stock-based compensation
charges of $956,186$1,859,089 and stock appreciation rights compensation of $2,677,652.$4,019,150. There were realized and unrealized losses on short-term
investments of $9,867$47,162 and $540,097,$707,354, respectively. In addition, there was an increase in operating assets and liabilities of $199,334.$659,465.
For the threesix months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2025, cash
used in operating activities was $18,067,033$24,468,909 primarily due to the net loss of $17,559,465$27,425,907 offset by non-cash stock-based compensation
charges of $3,572,769$7,,021,222 and stock appreciation rights compensation of $3,038.$27,649 and proceeds from the issuance of restricted common stock of $905,226. There were realized gains and unrealized gains on short-term investments
of $62,952$110,156 and $155,731,$141,934, respectively. In addition, there was an increase in operating assets and liabilities of $4,769,918.$4,745,009.
For the threesix months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026, cash
used in investing activities was $135,226,997$117,641,611, due to $149,517,480$174,270,466 of purchases of short-term investments offset by $14,290,483$56,628,855 of sales
of short-term investments.
For the threesix months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2025, cash
provided by investing activities was $15,359,713$22,038,255, due to $487,916$809,375 of purchases of short-term investments offset by $15,847,629$22,847,630 of sales
of short-term investments.
ForNet cash provided by financing activities for the threesix months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026,2026 net
cashwas from financing activities totaled $156,574,345$150,153,362 due to proceeds from the issuance of common stock for $159,999,996$159,999,996, proceeds from options exercised for common stock of $101,497, and proceeds from warrants exercised for common stock of $1,683 offset by fees
for issuance of common stock of $3,360,000$9,817,890 and ATM fees of $65,651.$131,924.
Net cash providedused byin financing activities for
the threesix months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2025 was $0.$73,021 related to ATM fees.
Our unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements are presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and all applicable U.S. GAAP accounting standards effective as of MarchJune 31,30, 2026
have been taken into consideration in preparing the unaudited consolidated financial statements. The preparation of unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities,
and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses
for the reporting period. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various assumptions that are believed to be reasonable
under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that
are not readily apparent from other sources. On a continual basis, management reviews its estimates utilizing currently available information,
changes in facts and circumstances, historical experience, and reasonable assumptions. After such reviews, and if deemed appropriate,
management’s estimates are adjusted accordingly. Actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions under different
and/or future circumstances. Management considers an accounting estimate to be critical if:
RLMD insider buying and selling (Form 4)
Since 2026-04-11, insiders reported open-market purchases in 2 Form 4 filings (2 insiders, 2 trade dates, 400,000 shares, about $1.7M) and open-market sales in 0 filings. Net open-market shares: 400,000 (purchases minus sales); net value about $1.7M.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.
| Trade date | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | Shenouda Maged |
Open-market purchase | 79,800 | $4.25 | $339.1K |
| 2026-09-10 | Traversa Sergio |
Open-market purchase | 100,000 | $4.10 | $410.0K |
| 2026-09-09 | Shenouda Maged |
Open-market purchase | 120,200 | $4.20 | $504.8K |
| 2026-09-09 | Traversa Sergio |
Open-market purchase | 100,000 | $4.18 | $418.0K |
Well-known investors holding RLMD (13F)
| Investor | Quarter | Shares | Reported value | % of their 13F | Change vs prior quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millennium Management (Israel Englander) | 2026-06-30 | 2,361,827 | $16.3M | 0.01% | Reduced 40% |
| Citadel Advisors (Ken Griffin) | 2026-06-30 | 1,061,665 | $7.3M | 0.0% | New position |
| Point72 Asset Management (Steve Cohen) | 2026-06-30 | 504,820 | $3.5M | — | Sold out |
| Two Sigma Investments | 2026-06-30 | 214,915 | $1.5M | 0.0% | Reduced 47% |
| D. E. Shaw & Co. | 2026-06-30 | 109,474 | $757.6K | 0.0% | New position |
| Renaissance Technologies | 2026-06-30 | 57,800 | $400.0K | 0.0% | Reduced 65% |