UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. We make such forward-looking statements pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other federal securities laws. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained herein are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about:
Any forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q reflect our current views with respect to future events or to our future financial performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, among other things, those listed in the “Risk Factors” section contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 (the "2024 Annual Report"), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on March 6, 2025 and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements for any reason, even if new information becomes available in the future.
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q also contains estimates, projections and other information concerning our industry, our business, and the markets for certain diseases, including data regarding the incidence and prevalence of certain medical conditions. Information that is based on estimates, forecasts, projections, market research or similar methodologies is inherently subject to uncertainties and actual events or circumstances may differ materially from events and circumstances reflected in this information. Unless otherwise expressly stated, we obtained this industry, business, market and other data from reports, research surveys, studies and similar data prepared by market research firms and other third parties, industry, medical and general publications, government data and similar sources.
SYNLOGIC, INC.
QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION |
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Item 1. Financial Statements |
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk |
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION |
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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds |
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SYNlogic, Inc. and SUBSIDIARIES
Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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Synlogic, INC. aND SUBSIDIARIES
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Synlogic, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
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Balance at March 31, 2025 |
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Issuance of restricted stock |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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Synlogic, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
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Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing activities: |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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SYNLOGIC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Organization
Synlogic, Inc., together with its wholly owned and consolidated subsidiaries (Synlogic or the Company), is a biopharmaceutical company that applied synthetic biology to the discovery and development of Synthetic Biotics. Synthetic Biotics are generated from Synlogic’s proprietary platform, leveraging a reproducible, modular approach to the generation of novel drug candidates that perform or deliver critical therapeutic functions. Synthetic Biotics are designed to metabolize a toxic substance, compensate for missing or damaged metabolic pathways or deliver combinations of therapeutic factors. Synlogic’s goal is to discover, develop and ultimately commercialize Synthetic Biotics. Since incorporation, the Company has devoted substantially all of its efforts to the research and development of its product candidates.
In February 2024, the Company and its board of directors decided to discontinue the Synpheny-3 trial and to conduct a comprehensive review of strategic alternatives. The Company also announced a corporate restructuring that resulted in a reduction in its workforce, leaving one remaining full-time employee. In addition, the Company has engaged consultants, to, among other things, support the strategic review process and current business operations. (see Note 7, Restructuring and Other Charges)
Going Concern and Liquidity
The Company’s interim unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming it will continue as a going concern. The going concern assumption contemplates the continuity of operations, and the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the ordinary course of business. The Company has historically generated negative cash flows from operations and has an accumulated deficit of $
The significant accounting policies described in the Company’s audited financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2024, and the notes thereto, which are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 6, 2025 (the 2024 Annual Report), have had no material changes during the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Basis of Presentation
Principles of Consolidation
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Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
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The tables below present information about the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and indicate the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques the Company utilized to determine such fair value, as described under Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, in the audited financial statements included in the 2024 Annual Report.
The Company’s investment portfolio includes many fixed income securities that do not always trade on a daily basis. As a result, the pricing services used by the Company applied other available information as applicable through processes such as benchmark yields, benchmarking of like securities, sector groupings and matrix pricing to prepare evaluations. In addition, model processes were used to assess interest rate impact and develop prepayment scenarios. These models take into consideration relevant credit information, perceived market movements, sector news and economic events. The inputs into these models may include benchmark yields, reported trades, broker-dealer quotes, issuer spreads and other relevant data.
The Company accounts for issued warrants either as derivative liabilities or as equity instruments depending on the specific terms of the agreement. Warrants that are equity-classified instruments and recorded in additional paid-in capital at issuance are not subject to remeasurement. The purchase warrants (defined below) issued in October 2023 are liability classified and recorded at fair value using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model at issuance, with any subsequent changes in fair value recognized in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). We periodically evaluate changes in facts and circumstances that could impact the classification of warrants. None of the purchase warrants have been exercised since their issuance.
At March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company has classified assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as follows (in thousands):
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Assumptions Used in Determining Fair Value of Warrants
The assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option-pricing model for the purchase warrants on the consolidated balance sheets at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 are included below:
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In February 2024, the Company committed to a plan to sell its remaining lab equipment and therefore has classified the amount as assets held for sale on the interim unaudited consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2025. The assets held for sale were reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value, less costs to sell. During the second quarter of 2024, the Company engaged a third party to assist with an ongoing auction of its assets held for sale, which resulted in proceeds of $
(5)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets consist of the following (in thousands):
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March 31, |
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|
December 31, |
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|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
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Prepaid insurance |
|
$ |
|
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$ |
|
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Prepaid research and development |
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Other prepaid expenses |
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Other current assets |
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Total prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||
(6)
Accrued expenses consist of the following (in thousands):
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March 31, |
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|
December 31, |
|
||
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
||
Payroll related |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||
Professional fees |
|
|
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|
|
|
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Restructuring costs |
|
|
|
|
|
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Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Total accrued expenses |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||
(7)
In February 2024, the Company and its board of directors decided to discontinue the Synpheny-3 trial and as a result are currently evaluating strategic options for the Company with a goal to enhance stockholder value, including the possibility of a merger or sale of the Company.
The Company also announced a corporate restructuring that included a reduction in its workforce, leaving one remaining full-time employee. In addition, the Company has engaged consultants, to, among other things, support the strategic review process and current business operations. In connection with the corporate restructuring, the Company recorded restructuring charges for severance and related costs of $
7
Company also executed consulting agreements with a select number of former employees in which their equity continues to vest under the terms of the original award. The consulting services were determined to be non-substantive and as a result, the Company has accelerated the related stock compensation expense. There was
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, restructuring and other charges also include gains on equipment sales of $
Additionally, there were charges of $
As of March 31, 2025, approximately $
(8)
Rights Plan
On February 20, 2024, the Board of Directors of the Company declared a dividend of one preferred share purchase right (a “Right”), payable on March 1, 2024, for each share of common stock of the Company outstanding on March 1, 2024 to the stockholders of record on that date and for certain warrants to purchase Common Stock outstanding on March 1, 2024. In connection with the distribution of the Rights, the Company entered into a Rights Agreement, dated as of February 20, 2024, between the Company and Equiniti Trust Company LLC, as rights agent (the “Rights Agreement”).
Each Right entitles the registered holder to purchase from the Company one one-thousandth of a share of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, par value $
The Rights were determined to have no value upon issuance and no rights were exercisable as of March 31, 2025.
October 2023 Financing
On October 3, 2023, the Company issued and sold, through an underwritten public offering:
Each share of its common stock and each pre-funded warrant was sold together with a common warrant to purchase one share of its common stock. A holder of pre-funded warrants may not exercise the warrant if the holder, together with its affiliates, would beneficially own more than
The common stock and pre-funded warrants met the criteria for equity classification. The purchase warrants met the definition of a derivative instrument. Accordingly, upon issuance, the purchase warrants were recorded as a liability at fair value using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model in the amount of $
At March 31, 2025, the fair value of the purchase warrants was $
8
of March 31, 2025,
Ginkgo Warrants
In June 2019, the Company issued to Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. (Ginkgo) an aggregate of
The Company has reserved for future issuance the following shares of common stock related to the potential exercise of Ginkgo pre-funded warrants, exercise of stock options, and the employee stock purchase plan:
|
March 31, 2025 |
|
|
Common stock issuable under pre-funded warrants |
|
|
|
Common stock issuable under purchase warrants |
|
|
|
Common stock issuable under Ginkgo pre-funded warrants |
|
|
|
Options exercisable to purchase common stock |
|
245,605 |
|
Employee Stock Purchase Plan |
|
|
|
Total |
|
8,362,151 |
|
(9)
On January 1, 2025, the number of shares of common stock available for issuance under the 2015 Equity Incentive Award Plan (the 2015 Plan) and the 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) was increased by
The following table summarizes equity‑based compensation expense within the Company’s interim unaudited consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):
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Three Months Ended March 31, |
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2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
|
||
Research and development |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
||
General and administrative |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Restructuring charges: expense acceleration |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
||
The following table summarizes equity‑based compensation expense by type of award for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):
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|
Three Months Ended March 31, |
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|
|
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|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
|
||
Stock options |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
||
Restricted stock awards |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
ESPP |
|
|
|
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
||
9
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company did not grant any stock options. As of March 31, 2025, there was $
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company did not grant any restricted stock awards. As of March 31, 2025, there was approximately $
For a full description of the Company’s equity plans, refer to Note 10, Equity-based Compensation and Equity Incentive Plans in the 2024 Annual Report.
(10)
Basic net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. In computing diluted net income (loss) per share, the sum of the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period is used and only when their effect is dilutive, the weighted-average number of potential shares of common stock are included. In June 2019, the Company sold
Basic and diluted EPS for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were calculated as follows (in millions, except share and per share data):
|
|
Three Months Ended March 31, |
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|||||
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
||
Numerator: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Net income (loss) |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
Denominator: |
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|
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|
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Basic weighted-average common shares outstanding |
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Effect of dilutive securities |
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Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding |
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|
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|
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Basic and Diluted EPS |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
The following potential common shares, presented based on amounts outstanding at each period end, were excluded from the calculation of the diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders for the period indicated because including them would have had an anti-dilutive effect.
|
|
As of March 31, |
|
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|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
||
Purchase warrants |
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|
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|
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|
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Unvested restricted common stock awards |
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|
|
|
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|
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Outstanding options to purchase common stock |
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Potential shares issuable under the ESPP |
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|
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|
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|
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|
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(11)
In the ordinary course of business, the Company may be subject to legal proceedings, claims and litigation as the Company operates in an industry susceptible to patent legal claims. The Company accounts for estimated losses with respect to legal proceedings and claims when such losses are probable and estimable. Legal costs associated with these matters are expensed when incurred. The Company is not currently a party to any material legal proceedings.
10
The Company’s commitments described in the Company’s audited financial statements included in the 2024 Annual Report have had no material changes during the three months ended March 31, 2025.
(12)
The Company did
(13) Segment Information
Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate discrete financial information is available for evaluation by the chief operating decision maker (CODM) or decision-making group, in making decisions on how to allocate resources and assess performance. The principal executive officer (PEO) is the CODM. The Company operates in one operating segment; discovery and development of Synthetic Biotics.
The CODM manages and allocates resources to the operations of the Company on a total company basis by assessing the overall level of resources available and how to best deploy these resources across functions and research and development projects that are in line with long-term company-wide strategic goals. In making these decisions, the PEO uses consolidated financial information for purposes of evaluating performance, forecasting future period financial results, allocating resources and setting incentive targets. The CODM performs this assessment based on the Company's consolidated net income (loss) that is reported on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). Through this analysis, the CODM assesses performance by comparing actual consolidated net income (loss) versus the budget, and then decides how to allocate resources to invest in the Company's research and development programs. The measure of segment assets is reported on the consolidated balance sheets as total assets.
Research and Development
|
Three Months Ended March 31, |
|
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|
(in thousands) |
|
|||||
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
||
Clinical research and external costs |
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||
Facility and all other costs |
|
|
|
|
|
||
Compensation and benefits |
|
|
|
|
|
||
Total research and development expense |
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||
General and Administrative
|
Three Months Ended March 31, |
|
|||||
|
(in thousands) |
|
|||||
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
||
Consulting and professional services |
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||
Compensation and benefits |
|
|
|
|
|
||
Facility and all other costs |
|
|
|
|
|
||
Total general and administrative expense |
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||
11
Restructuring Charges
|
Three Months Ended March 31, |
|
|||||
|
(in thousands) |
|
|||||
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
||
Facility and all other costs |
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
Compensation and benefits |
|
|
|
|
|
||
Consulting and professional services |
|
|
|
|
|
||
Clinical research and external costs |
|
|
|
|
|
||
Total restructuring charges |
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Forward-Looking Information
The interim financial statements and this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations should be read together with our audited financial statements and accompanying notes for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 6, 2025, as amended on April 30, 2025 (the “2024 Annual Report”). In addition to historical information, this discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Please see “Risk Factors” beginning on page [22] of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a discussion of certain risk factors applicable to our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Operating results are not necessarily indicative of results that may occur for the full fiscal year or any other future period. On August 28, 2017, Synlogic, Inc., formerly known as Mirna Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MIRN) (Mirna), completed a business combination with Synlogic, a private company, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of May 15, 2017 (the Merger Agreement), pursuant to which the private Synlogic entity survived as a wholly owned subsidiary of Mirna (the Merger). Immediately after completion of the Merger, Mirna changed its name to “Synlogic, Inc.” (NASDAQ: SYBX). Unless otherwise indicated, references to the terms the “combined company”, “Synlogic”, the “Company”, “we”, “our” and “us” refer to Synlogic, Inc. (formerly known as Mirna Therapeutics, Inc.) and its subsidiaries upon the consummation of the Merger described herein.
Overview
We are a biopharmaceutical company that advanced novel therapeutics to transform the care of serious diseases. We focused on rare metabolic disorders, with our lead program, labafenogene marselecobac (“SYNB1934”), studied in Synpheny-3, a global, pivotal Phase 3 study for patients with phenylketonuria (“PKU”), and SYNB1353, a potential treatment for homocystinuria (“HCU”). Both PKU and HCU are caused by inborn errors of metabolism, and present significant need for innovation due to limitations of both efficacy and safety in the currently available medical treatment options.
In February 2024, we made the decision to discontinue Synpheny-3, our pivotal study of our lead product candidate, labafenogene marselecobac (SYNB1934), as a potential treatment for PKU. The decision to end Synpheny-3 was based on results of an internal review in advance of an upcoming independent Data Monitoring Committee (“DMC”) assessment, which indicated the trial was unlikely to meet its primary endpoint. The decision was not based on concerns regarding safety or tolerability. We have completed the discontinuation with all of the Synpheny-3 clinical trial sites. As a result, our current corporate strategy is focused on pursuing strategic initiatives to enhance stockholder value, including, but not limited to, a merger or the sale of the Company. Our strategic process is both active and ongoing and includes a range of interactions with transaction counterparties. Thus, we believe it is in our stockholders’ best interest to allow sufficient opportunity to pursue and consummate one or more such transactions and to consider additional alternatives that may materialize in the future. However, there can be no assurance that such activities will result in any agreements or transactions that will enhance shareholder value. Further, any strategic transaction that is completed ultimately may not deliver the anticipated benefits or enhance shareholder value.
Our early-stage pipeline included product candidates for enteric hyperoxaluria, gout, and cystinuria, and was fueled by a reproducible, proprietary approach that creates GI-restricted, oral medicines with new enzymatic pathways designed to consume or produce specific biological targets. We designed, developed and manufactured these drug candidates, which were produced by applying genetic engineering to well-characterized probiotics.
Our drug candidates are designed through precise engineering to target validated biological pathways in the pathophysiology of a given disease. By using a probiotic to deliver these new enzymatic pathways, the activity is restricted to the gastrointestinal (“GI”) tract, avoiding systemic exposure and associated risks that limit the success of other modalities. Our pipeline programs are all based on the same probiotic Escherichia coli Nissle 1917, which provides synergies across programs, as well as more than one hundred years of human dosing experience. Our drug candidates are engineered to be non-colonizing, and fully reversible via GI clearance. These potential biopharmaceuticals are all orally administered, conducive to straightforward shipping, distribution and storage. For manufacturing, our platform leverages processes with familiar foundations, including fermentation and lyophilization, facilitating process design and scale-up, combined with unique and proprietary innovations tailored to our unique products.
Since our founding, based upon technology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (“MIT”) in 2014, we progressed a pipeline of multiple drug candidates across different stages, including:
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Business Overview
We currently operate in one reportable business segment—the discovery and development of Synthetic Biotics. To date, we have dedicated substantially all of our activities to the research and development of our product candidates. We have funded our operations to date primarily with proceeds from the sale of preferred stock, common stock, preferred units, warrants, payments received under prior collaborations, interest earned on investments, and cash received in the Merger.
We have not generated any revenue to date from product sales and have incurred significant operating losses since our inception. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, we recorded a gain of $1.0 million due to the remeasurement of the purchase warrant liability, which resulted in net income of $0.3 million for the corresponding period. We have incurred net losses of approximately $25.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. As of March 31, 2025, we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $441.3 million, and we expect to incur losses for the foreseeable future as we develop our product candidates and explore strategic alternatives. Historically, our expenses and capital requirements have increased substantially in connection with our research and development activities, as we:
We do not expect to generate product revenue unless and until we successfully complete clinical development and obtain regulatory approvals for our product candidates, either alone or in collaboration with third parties. Additionally, we may utilize third-party contract research organizations (“CROs”) and contract manufacturing organizations (“CMOs”) to carry out potential clinical development and manufacturing activities, and we do not have a commercial organization. If we obtain regulatory approval for any of our product candidates, we expect to incur significant expenses related to developing our internal commercialization capability to support product sales, marketing and distribution. Accordingly, we anticipate that we will seek to fund our operations through public or private equity or debt financings, collaborations or licenses, finance lease transactions or other available financing transactions. However, we may be unable to raise additional funds through these or other means when needed. Because of the numerous risks and uncertainties associated with product development, we are unable to predict the timing or amount of increased expenses or when or if it will be able to achieve or maintain profitability. Even if we are able to generate product revenue, we may not become profitable.
Effects of Inflation
We do not believe that inflation has had a material impact on our business or operating results during the periods presented. However, inflationary costs could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Increased inflation has had, and may continue to have, an effect on interest rates. Increased interest rates may adversely affect our borrowing rate and our ability to obtain, or the terms under which we can obtain, any potential additional funding.
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Financial Overview
Research and Development Expense
Research and development expense consists of expenses incurred in connection with the discovery and development of our product candidates, including the conduct of preclinical and clinical studies and product development, which are expensed as they are incurred. These expenses consist primarily of:
The lengthy process of securing regulatory approvals for new drugs requires the expenditure of substantial resources. Any delay or failure to obtain regulatory approvals would materially adversely affect our product candidate development efforts and our business overall. Given the inherent uncertainties of pharmaceutical product development, we cannot estimate with any degree of certainty the likelihood, timing or cost of obtaining regulatory approval and marketing our product candidates and thus, when, if ever, our product candidates will generate revenues and cash flows.
The successful development of our product candidates is highly uncertain and subject to a number of risks. Refer to the risk factors under the heading Risks Related to the Development of Our Product Candidates in the Risk Factors section of our 2024 Annual Report.
Research and development activities have historically accounted for a significant portion of our operating expenses. We expect our research and development expenses to continue to remain low in the near future as we have discontinued our Synpheny-3 clinical trial and are evaluating strategic options for the Company.
We track direct research and development expenses, consisting principally of external costs, such as costs associated with contract research organizations and manufacturing of preclinical and clinical drug product and other outsourced research and development expenses to specific product programs. Costs related to specific product candidates are tracked upon the selection of a product candidate. We do not allocate employee and consulting-related costs, costs associated with our platform and facility expenses, including depreciation or other indirect costs, to specific product candidate programs because these costs are deployed across multiple product candidate programs under research and development and, as such, are separately classified.
General and Administrative Expense
General and administrative expenses consist primarily of compensation, benefits and other employee-related expenses for personnel in our administrative, finance, legal, information technology, investor relations, business development and human resource functions. Other general and administrative costs include the legal costs of pursuing patent protection of our intellectual property, facility and information technology infrastructure costs, directors’ and officers’ insurance, and professional fees for accounting, tax, legal and consulting services. We anticipate that our general and administrative expenses may increase in the future as we explore strategic alternatives, including potential legal, accounting and advisory expenses and other related charges. We also anticipate that we will continue to incur accounting, legal, regulatory, compliance and director and officer insurance costs as well as investor and public relations expenses associated with being a public company.
Restructuring and Other Charges
In February 2024, we made the decision to discontinue Synpheny-3, our pivotal study of our lead product candidate, labafenogene marselecobac (SYNB1934), as a potential treatment for PKU. As a result, we started to undertake certain operational and organizational steps in connection with a strategic reorganization plan and related cost-saving measures. We initiated a plan to review strategic alternatives in which we substantially reduced our operations and reduced the workforce, leaving one remaining full-time employee. In addition, the Company has engaged consultants, to, among other things, support the strategic review process and current business operations.
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Other Income (Expense)
Interest and investment income consists of income earned on investments. Other income (expense) consists primarily of gains and losses on foreign currency invoices and gains and losses on remeasurement of the purchase warrant liability.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon our interim unaudited consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. (GAAP). The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported periods and related disclosures.
Our critical accounting policies are described in our 2024 Annual Report. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we determined that revenue recognition was no longer a critical accounting policy due to the corporate restructuring and current focus on the strategic review process and business operations.
Our estimates and assumptions, including those related to warrants and research and development expenses are monitored and analyzed by us for changes in facts and circumstances, and material changes in these estimates could occur in the future. The judgment regarding the inputs used to value liability-classified warrants using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and estimates and assumptions involved in our research and development expenses, involve a greater degree of judgment, and therefore we consider warrants and research and development expenses to be our critical accounting policies. We evaluate our estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis. Actual results may differ from our estimates under different assumptions or conditions. We believe that these identified policies are critical to fully understanding and evaluating our financial condition and results of operations.
Results of Operations
The following discussion summarizes the key factors our management believes are necessary for an understanding of our consolidated financial results.
Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
|
For the Three Months Ended |
|
Change |
|
|||||
|
March 31, 2025 |
|
March 31, 2024 |
|
$ |
|
|||
|
(in thousands) |
|
|||||||
Revenue |
$ |
— |
|
$ |
8 |
|
$ |
(8 |
) |
Operating expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Research and development |
|
22 |
|
|
7,680 |
|
|
(7,658 |
) |
General and administrative |
|
836 |
|
|
2,884 |
|
|
(2,048 |
) |
Restructuring and other charges |
|
40 |
|
|
28,289 |
|
|
(28,249 |
) |
Total operating expenses |
|
898 |
|
|
38,853 |
|
|
(37,955 |
) |
Loss from operations |
|
(898 |
) |
|
(38,845 |
) |
|
37,947 |
|
Other income (expense): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Interest and investment income |
|
188 |
|
|
553 |
|
|
(365 |
) |
Change in fair value of purchase warrant liability |
|
1,027 |
|
|
12,688 |
|
|
(11,661 |
) |
Other expense |
|
— |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
2 |
|
Total other income, net |
|
1,215 |
|
|
13,239 |
|
|
(12,024 |
) |
Net income (loss) |
$ |
317 |
|
$ |
(25,606 |
) |
$ |
25,923 |
|
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Operating Expenses
Research and Development Expense
Research and development expense was $0.02 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to research and development expenses of $7.7 million in the corresponding period in 2024, a decrease of $7.7 million. The following table summarizes our research and development expense for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):
|
For the Three Months Ended |
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
March 31, |
|
|
Change |
|
||||||
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
$ |
|
|||
Labafenogene marselecobac (SYNB1934) |
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
3,518 |
|
|
$ |
(3,518 |
) |
SYNB8802 |
|
— |
|
|
|
126 |
|
|
|
(126 |
) |
External pre-development candidate costs and unallocated costs |
|
6 |
|
|
|
62 |
|
|
|
(56 |
) |
Total external costs |
|
6 |
|
|
|
3,706 |
|
|
|
(3,700 |
) |
Internal costs: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Employee compensation and benefits (including equity-based compensation expense) |
|
16 |
|
|
|
1,607 |
|
|
|
(1,591 |
) |
Facility and other |
|
— |
|
|
|
2,367 |
|
|
|
(2,367 |
) |
Total internal costs |
|
16 |
|
|
|
3,974 |
|
|
|
(3,958 |
) |
Total research and development expense |
$ |
22 |
|
|
$ |
7,680 |
|
|
$ |
(7,658 |
) |
*Headcount related expense of $0.5 million were reclassified from employee compensation and benefits expenses to facility and other expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2024.
The decrease in research and development expense was primarily due to the following:
General and Administrative Expense
General and administrative expense was $0.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to $2.9 million for the corresponding period in 2024. The decrease was primarily due to lower compensation, benefits and other employee-related expenses due to reduced headcount and decreased professional services costs.
Restructuring and Other Charges
In February 2024, the Company and its board of directors decided to discontinue the Synpheny-3 trial and to conduct a comprehensive review of strategic alternatives. We also announced a corporate restructuring that resulted in a reduction in our workforce, leaving one remaining full-time employee. In addition, we have engaged consultants, to, among other things, support the strategic review process and current business operations. We recorded restructuring and other charges of $0.04 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to $28.3 million for the corresponding period in 2024. As part of the corporate restructuring, we recorded impairment charges related to our leases, property and equipment, and prepaid research and development. Additionally, we had other restructuring costs related to severance payments due to the reduction in workforce, accelerated stock compensation expense, legal fees, and contract termination costs.
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Other Income (Expense)
Other income was $1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to $13.2 million for the corresponding period in 2024. The decrease in other income of $12.0 million was primarily related to a decrease in interest and investment income and a decrease in the change in fair value of the purchase warrants classified as liabilities on the interim unaudited consolidated balance sheet.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We have incurred losses since our inception on March 14, 2014 and, as of March 31, 2025, we had an accumulated deficit of $441.3 million. We have financed our operations to date primarily through the sale of preferred stock, common stock, preferred units and warrants, payments received under prior collaboration agreements, including our technology collaboration with Ginkgo and our collaboration with the Roche, interest earned on investments, and cash received in the Merger. At March 31, 2025, we had $17.3 million in cash and cash equivalents. Our cash and cash equivalents include amounts held in money market funds, stated at cost plus unrealized gain and loss, which approximates fair market value. We invest cash in excess of immediate requirements in accordance with our investment policy, which limits the amounts we may invest in any one type of investment and requires all investments held by us to maintain minimum ratings from Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations so as to primarily achieve liquidity and capital preservation.
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities balance decreased by $1.6 million. This decrease was primarily due to the cash used to operate our business. In February 2024, we implemented a strategic reduction of our workforce, leaving one remaining full-time employee. In addition, we have engaged consultants, to, among other things, support the strategic review process and current business operations. In the three months ended March 31, 2025, we recorded restructuring and impairment charges in connection with the restructuring.
The following table sets forth the major sources and uses of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash for each of the periods below:
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2024 |
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Operating activities |
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$ |
(1,601 |
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$ |
(15,436 |
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Investing activities |
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12 |
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16,282 |
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Financing activities |
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— |
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16 |
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Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
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$ |
(1,589 |
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$ |
862 |
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Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash used in operating activities was $1.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The primary source of cash was our net income of $0.3 million, partially offset by changes in our assets and liabilities of $0.9 million, and $1.0 million non-cash items primarily including the change in fair value of purchase warrants, equity-based compensation, and gain on disposal of property and equipment. The changes in our assets and liabilities include decreases in prepaid expenses and other current assets, and accounts payable and accrued expenses.
Net cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash used in operating activities was $15.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The primary use of cash was our net loss of $25.6 million, changes in our assets and liabilities of $0.4 million, partially offset by $10.6 million of non-cash items primarily including the impairment of fixed assets and the right of use asset, change in fair value of purchase warrants, depreciation, equity-based compensation, and the right of use asset. The changes in our assets and liabilities include increases in prepaid expenses and other current assets, and decreases in prepaid research and development expenses, the operating lease liability, and accounts payable and accrued expenses.
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Net cash provided by investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was $0.01 million and resulted primarily from the proceeds from sales of property and equipment.
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Net cash provided by investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2024 was $16.3 million and resulted primarily from the proceeds from maturity of marketable securities of $18.0 million and $0.2 million from sales of property and equipment. This was offset by the purchases of marketable securities of $1.5 million, and the purchases of property and equipment of $0.4 million.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
There was no cash used in or provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Net cash provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2024 totaled $0.02 million, primarily related to net proceeds from the sale of our common stock in the ATM offering program.
Funding Requirements
We currently expect our expenses to decrease in the near term due to our decision to discontinue our Synpheny-3 clinical trial while we explore strategic alternatives. Pending the outcome of our review of strategic alternatives, and should we decide to continue to advance the clinical development of our product candidates, we expect to incur additional costs in connection with such activities.
We have generated revenue from our prior collaboration with Roche and other collaborations, but have not generated any product revenue since our inception and do not expect to generate any product revenue unless we receive regulatory approval for our product candidates. We believe that our current cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2025 will be sufficient to fund our operations at the current levels for at least the next 12 months from the date of this filing.
Our funding requirements will depend on many factors, including, but not limited to, the following:
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Contractual Commitments and Obligations
There have been no material changes to our contractual obligations and commitments set forth under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Contractual Obligations and Commitments” in our 2024 Annual Report.
Related Party Transactions
For a description of transactions with related parties which may fall outside of the reporting period of this section, please see the section entitled “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions” in Amendment No. 1 to our 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on April 30, 2025.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
For detailed information regarding recently issued accounting pronouncements and the expected impact on our interim unaudited consolidated financial statements, see Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in the notes to the interim unaudited consolidated financial statements appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide this information required under this item.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Definition and limitations of disclosure controls
Our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act, such as this report, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures are also designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Our management evaluates these controls and procedures on an ongoing basis.
There are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any system of disclosure controls and procedures. These limitations include the possibility of human error, the circumvention or overriding of the controls and procedures and reasonable resource constraints. In addition, because we have designed our system of controls based on certain assumptions, which we believe are reasonable, about the likelihood of future events, our system of controls may not achieve its desired purpose under all possible future conditions. Accordingly, our disclosure controls and procedures provide reasonable assurance, but not absolute assurance, of achieving their objectives.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this Form 10-Q. Based on that evaluation it was determined due to the material weakness described below, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Principal Executive and Principal Financial Officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Material Weakness
As previously disclosed in our 2024 Annual Report, management identified a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting. As described in the 2024 Annual Report, management has begun executing the remediation plan. The elements of the remediation plan can only be accomplished over time, and there is no assurance that these initiatives will ultimately have the intended effects. While these remediation efforts are ongoing, the material weakness should not be considered remediated until the applicable remedial controls operate for a sufficient period of time and management has concluded, through testing, that these controls are operating effectively. As a result, the material weakness continues to be present as of March 31, 2025.
Changes in Internal Control
There have not been any changes in our internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) identified in connection with the evaluation of such internal control that occurred during our fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2025 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.
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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
We are not currently a party to any material legal proceedings.
1A. Risk Factors.
There have been no material changes to the risk factors previously reported in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. The ownership of our common stock involves a number of risks and uncertainties. See the risk factors set forth in our 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K under the caption “Item 1A—Risk Factors.”
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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information.
Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plans
During the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2025, none of our directors or executive officers
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Item 6. Exhibits.
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Certification of Chief Executive Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a). |
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X |
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Certification of Interim Chief Financial Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a). |
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X |
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32* |
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X |
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101.INS |
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Inline XBRL Instance Document – the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Date File because XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. |
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X |
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Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema With Embedded Linkbase Documents |
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104 |
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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X |
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(*) The certification attached as Exhibit 32 that accompanies this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is not deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of Synlogic, Inc. under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (whether made before or after the date of such Form 10-Q), irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Date: May 8, 2025
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By: |
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/s/ MARY BETH DOOLEY |
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Mary Beth Dooley |
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Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer |
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(principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer)
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