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Accounting Policies, by Policy (Policies)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Consolidation Policy

Consolidation Policy

Throughout these consolidated financial statements, Mainz Biomed N.V. and its directly and indirectly wholly owned subsidiaries, Mainz Biomed USA, Inc., and Mainz Biomed GmbH are referred to, collectively and individually as “Mainz”, “Mainz Biomed”, or the “Company”).

All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates

Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The Company regularly evaluates estimates and assumptions. The Company bases its estimates and assumptions on current facts, historical experience, and various other factors that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the accrual of costs and expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. The actual results experienced by the Company may differ materially and adversely from the Company’s estimates. To the extent there are material differences between the estimates and the actual results, future results of operations will be affected. Significant estimates are contained in the accompanying consolidated financial statements for the valuation of debt, leases, useful life of equipment, impairment analysis, warrants and stock options and other financial instruments.

Segment reporting

Segment reporting

Operating segments are comprised of the components of an entity for which separate information is available to the Company’s chief operating decision maker, or group of decision makers, in determining how to allocate resources and evaluate performance. The Company consists of a single reporting segment: genetic diagnostic testing.

The Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) is its Chief Executive Officer.

The accounting policies of the genetic diagnostic testing segment are as described in the summary of significant accounting policies. The CODM evaluates the performance of the genetic diagnostic testing segment based on the Company’s net loss as reported on the statements of comprehensive loss as consolidated net loss and operating expense summary (Note 18). The Company’s segment assets are reported on the balance sheet as its total consolidated assets.

Foreign Currency Translation

Foreign Currency Translation

The Company translates its foreign operations to U.S. dollars in accordance with ASC 830, “Foreign Currency Matters”.

The functional currency of Mainz Biomed GmbH is the Euro (EUR, €). These subsidiary financial statements are translated into U.S. dollars using the period-end exchange rates for assets and liabilities, average exchange rates during the corresponding period for revenue and expenses, and historical rates for equity. The gains and losses resulting from the translation of financial statements are recorded as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash in banks, money market funds, and certificates of term deposits with maturities of less than three months from inception, which are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and which, in the opinion of management, are subject to an insignificant risk of loss in value.

As of December 31, 2025, and 2024, the Company did not have cash equivalents.

Periodically, the Company may carry cash balances at financial institutions in excess of the federally insured limit of $250,000 per institution in the U.S. The amount in excess of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance as of December 31, 2025, was approximately $342,000. The Company has not experienced losses on account balances and management believes, based upon the quality of the financial institutions, that the credit risk with regard to these deposits is not significant.

Accounts Receivables and Allowance for Current Expected Credit Losses

Accounts Receivables and Allowance for Current Expected Credit Losses

The provision for expected credit losses on accounts receivables is estimated based on historical information, customer concentrations, customer solvency, current economic and geographical trends, and changes in customer payment terms and practices. The Company will calibrate its provision matrix to adjust the historical credit loss experience with forward-looking information. The assessment of the correlation between historical observed default rates, forecast economic conditions and expected credit losses is a significant estimate. The amount of expected credit losses is sensitive to changes in circumstances and of forecast economic conditions. The Company’s historical credit loss experience and forecast of economic conditions may also not be representative of the customer’s actual default in the future.

The Company enters into arrangements with certain counterparties under which amounts due from such counterparties are expected to be settled through offset against amounts payable to the same counterparties, rather than through cash collection. These arrangements are part of the Company’s normal settlement processes, including end-of-period or end-of-life (“EOL”) settlement cycles.

While the Company may have the intent to settle such balances on a net basis, accounts receivable and accounts payable are presented on a gross basis in the consolidated balance sheets as the criteria for offsetting under applicable accounting guidance are not met, including the requirement for a legally enforceable right of offset.

Accordingly, accounts receivable includes amounts that are expected to be settled through netting against corresponding accounts payable balances with the same counterparties. As a result, the Company’s exposure to credit losses on these receivables is limited to the extent that such receivables exceed the related payable balances.

The Company evaluates these arrangements in assessing credit risk and expected credit losses.

During the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company recorded bad debt expense of $0 and a bad debt recovery of $11,919, respectively. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company did not record an allowance.

Inventory

Inventory

Inventories are measured at the lower of cost and net realizable value. The cost of inventories is based on a weighted average cost and includes expenditures incurred in acquiring the inventories, production or conversion costs, and other costs incurred in bringing them to their current location and condition. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less the estimated costs of completion and selling expenses.

Property and Equipment

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are recorded at cost less accumulated depreciation. Expenditures that extend the asset’s useful life are capitalized and depreciated. Depreciation is recorded using the straight-line method over the assets’ estimated useful lives. Management evaluates the useful lives and depreciation methods at least annually and accounts for any changes to the useful lives or methods prospectively. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred, and the cost of major additions and betterments is capitalized.

The estimated useful lives are:

Laboratory equipment   5 – 10 years
Office equipment   3 – 10 years
Intangible Assets

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets consist primarily of exclusive license agreements acquired from third parties. Acquired intangible assets with a finite life are initially recognized at fair value as of the acquisition date and are subsequently amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. Acquired indefinite-lived intangible assets are not amortized and are tested for impairment annually or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that they might be impaired.

The Company reviews the estimated useful lives of acquired intangible assets with a finite life at least annually.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and Definite-Lived Intangible Assets

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and Definite-Lived Intangible Assets

Long-lived assets with finite lives, primarily, property and equipment and operating lease right-of-use assets, and definite-lived intangible assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. If the estimated cash flows from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition are below the asset’s carrying value, then the asset is deemed to be impaired and written down to its fair value

Concentrations of Credit Risk

Concentrations of Credit Risk

The Company’s financial instruments that are exposed to credit risk primarily consist of cash, accounts receivable, and related-party receivables and payables. The Company places its cash with financial institutions of high creditworthiness.

Financial Instruments

Financial Instruments

The Company follows ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” which defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. ASC 820 also establishes a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between (1) market participant assumptions developed based on market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs) and (2) an entity’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions developed based on the best information available in the circumstances (unobservable inputs). The fair value hierarchy consists of three broad levels, which gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

Level 1 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets with insufficient volume or infrequent transactions (less active markets); or model-derived valuations in which significant inputs are observable or can be derived principally from, or corroborated by, observable market data.
Level 3 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are significant to the measurement of the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

The carrying values of the Company’s financial instruments include: cash, accounts receivable, prepaid and other current assets, accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other current liabilities, loan payable, convertible notes, notes payable and due from/to related parties. These financial instruments approximate their fair values due to their short-term maturities.

Transactions involving related parties cannot be presumed to be carried out on an arm’s-length basis, as the requisite conditions of competitive, free-market dealings may not exist. Representations about transactions with related parties, if made, shall not imply that the related party transactions were consummated on terms equivalent to those that prevail in arm’s-length transactions unless such representations can be substantiated. It is not, however, practical to determine the fair value of amounts due to related parties due to their related party nature.

Convertible Debt

Convertible Debt

The Company accounts for a promissory note (as defined in Note 11) under the fair value option in accordance with ASC 825. The fair value option may be elected on an instrument-by-instrument basis and is irrevocable unless a new election date occurs. Additional term or other notes may be issued in subsequent periods where the Company would be able to make a fair value option election upon issuance provided eligibility criteria are met. The Company records the portion of the promissory note that is issued and outstanding for accounting purposes at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in other income (expense), net in the consolidated statements of comprehensive loss, except for the portion of the total change in fair value that results from a change in the instrument-specific credit risk of the promissory note, which is recorded in other comprehensive loss, if applicable. No loss was attributed to changes in credit risk for the periods presented therefore net loss was equal to comprehensive loss. The fair value option election was made to align the accounting for the promissory note with the Company’s financial reporting objectives and reduce operational effort to account for embedded features that otherwise would require bifurcation as a separate unit of account.

For convertible debt for which the fair value option is not elected, the Company evaluates at initial recognition of a convertible debt the different components and features of the hybrid instruments and determines whether these elements are equity instruments or embedded derivatives which require bifurcation. The Company bifurcates these features (such as conversion options and redemption options) from their host instruments and accounts for them as free standing derivative financial instruments if certain criteria are met. The criteria include circumstances in which (a) the economic characteristics and risks of the embedded derivative instrument are not clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics and risks of the host contract, (b) the hybrid instrument that embodies both the embedded derivative instrument and the host contract is not re-measured at fair value under otherwise applicable generally accepted accounting principles with changes in fair value reported in earnings as they occur and (c) a separate instrument with the same terms as the embedded derivative instrument would be considered a derivative instrument.

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

The Company uses the liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under the liability method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between financial reporting and the tax basis of assets, liabilities, the carry forward of operating losses and tax credits, and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. An allowance against deferred tax assets is recorded when it is more likely than not that such tax benefits will not be realized.

Leases

Leases

The Company leases office space, office equipment, laboratory equipment, and vehicles.

At contract inception, the Company evaluates whether the arrangement contains a lease by determining whether the contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration, including whether the Company (i) has the right to obtain substantially all of the economic benefits from use of the asset and (ii) has the right to direct the use of the asset during the period of use, based on all relevant facts and circumstances.

The Company recognizes right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for all leases other than those with a term of twelve months or less as the Company has elected to apply the short-term lease recognition exemption. Right-of-use assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term. Lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Right-of-use assets and lease liabilities are classified and recognized at the commencement date of a lease. Lease liabilities are measured based on the present value of fixed lease payments over the lease term. Right-of-use assets consist of (i) initial measurement of the lease liability; (ii) lease payments made to the lessor at or before the commencement date less any lease incentives received; and (iii) initial direct costs incurred by the Company.

As the rates implicit on the Company’s leases for which it is the lessee are not readily determinable, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on information available at the commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. When determining the incremental borrowing rate, the Company assesses multiple variables such as lease term, collateral, economic conditions, and its creditworthiness.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue Recognition

Revenue is recognized upon the satisfaction of performance obligations. Performance obligations are satisfied at the point at which control of the promised goods or services are transferred to customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to receive for those goods and services.

Amounts collected from customers on behalf of third parties (e.g., sales and value-added taxes) are excluded from the transaction price and, therefore, from revenue under ASC 606. Such amounts are recorded as a liability until remitted to the respective authorities.

The Company sells its genetic diagnostic testing kits to both laboratory partners and directly to patients who are the end users of the product. Upon the delivery of the Company’s products to laboratory partners the Company has completed its performance obligations and as such revenue is recorded upon delivery. Sales to patients, or end users, where samples are sent to the Company’s diagnostic lab for testing and evaluation, are recognized when they are delivered to the end user, returned to the Company’s laboratory, and testing results have been delivered. Until there is recognition from these sales, it is presented as deferred revenue on the Company’s statement of financial position.

The Company also provides certain diagnostic instruments to a laboratory partner and recognizes the related rental income on a straight-line basis over time on a monthly basis. Such rental income is presented within revenue.

Disaggregated revenue for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 as follows:

   Years ended 
   December 31, 
   2025   2024 
Genetic diagnostic testing kits  $480,131   $865,516 
Instrumentation rental income   56,949    28,475 
   $537,080   $893,991 
Cost of revenue

Cost of revenue

Cost of revenue consists of labor and overhead related to the performance of those tests, and patient test kits and laboratory kits sold to laboratory partners and patients. In the case of tests performed in the Company’s diagnostic laboratory.

Research and Development (R&D)

Research and Development (R&D)

R&D expenses consist primarily of costs related to personnel expenses, clinical studies and outside services, and other R&D expenses. Clinical studies and outside services costs relate primarily to services performed by clinical research organizations and related clinical or development manufacturing costs, materials, and supplies, filing fees, regulatory support, and other third-party fees. Personnel expenses relate primarily to salaries and benefits. R&D expenditures are charged to operations as incurred.

Government Grants

Government Grants

Government grants are recognized when there is reasonable assurance that the grant will be received and that the Company will comply with the conditions attached to them. When the grant relates to an expense item, it is recognized as income on a systematic basis over the periods that the related costs, for which it is intended to compensate, are expensed. When the grant relates to an asset, it is recognized as income in equal amounts over the expected useful life of the related asset.

Loans received with better than market terms from government programs are recognized initially at fair value, with the difference between the fair value of the loan based on prevailing market interest rates and the amount received recorded as a gain in the statements of loss and comprehensive loss.

Share-Based Compensation

Share-Based Compensation

The Company utilizes the Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate the fair value of stock option awards at the date of grant, which requires the input of highly subjective assumptions, including expected volatility and expected life. Changes in these inputs and assumptions can materially affect the measure of estimated fair value of the Company’s share-based compensation. These assumptions are subjective and generally require significant analysis and judgment to develop. When estimating fair value, some of the assumptions will be based on, or determined from, external data and other assumptions may be derived from the Company’s historical experience with stock-based payment arrangements. The appropriate weight to place on historical experience is a matter of judgment, based on relevant facts and circumstances. The Company accounts for stock option forfeitures as they occur.

The Black-Scholes model, which requires six basic data inputs: the exercise or strike price, time to expiration, the risk-free interest rate, the current stock price, the estimated volatility of the stock price in the future, and the dividend rate. Changes to these inputs could produce a significantly higher or lower fair value measurement. The current stock price is based on the Company’s Nasdaq-listed share price. Expected volatility is based on the historical stock price volatility of the Company’s common stock. Risk-free interest rates were obtained from U.S. Treasury rates for the applicable periods. The Company uses a simplified method for stock options in the expected term.

Warrants

Warrants

The Company accounts for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the warrant’s specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in FASB ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”) and ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). The assessment considers whether the warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the warrants are indexed to the Company’s own ordinary shares and whether the warrant holders could potentially require “net cash settlement” in a circumstance outside of the Company’s control, among other conditions for equity classification. Finally, the Company determines if the warrants meet the definition of a derivative based on their contractual terms. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly period end date while the warrants are outstanding.

For issued or modified warrants that meet all of the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as a component of additional paid-in capital at the time of issuance. For issued or modified warrants that do not meet all the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as a liability,at their initial fair value on the date of issuance, and at each balance sheet date thereafter. Changes in the estimated fair value of the warrants are recognized as a non-cash gain or loss on the consolidated statements of operations. The Company also evaluates if changes in contractual terms or other considerations would result in the reclassification of outstanding warrants from liabilities to stockholders’ equity (or vice versa).

The fair value of the warrants is estimated using Black-Scholes option pricing model.

Net Income (Loss) Per Ordinary Share

Net Income (Loss) Per Ordinary Share

Net loss per share requires presentation of basic and diluted earnings per ordinary share on the face of the Statements of Comprehensive loss for all entities with complex capital structures and requires a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the basic earnings per share computation to diluted earnings per share. In the accompanying financial statements, basic net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the year. Diluted net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of shares and potentially dilutive outstanding shares during the period to reflect the potential dilution that could occur from ordinary shares issuable through contingent share arrangements and warrants unless the result would be antidilutive.

The dilutive effect of share-based payment awards is calculated using the “treasury stock method,” which assumes that the “proceeds” from the exercise of these instruments are used to purchase ordinary shares at the average market price for the period. The dilutive effect of convertible securities is calculated using the “if-converted method.” Under the if-converted method, securities are assumed to be converted at the beginning of the period, and the resulting shares are included in the denominator of the diluted calculation for the entire period being presented.

For the years ended December 31, 2025, and 2024, the following common stock equivalents were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share as the result was anti-dilutive.

   Years ended 
   December 31, 
   2025   2024 
Stock options   449,480    54,355 
Warrants   8,805,020    2,839,208 
Convertible debt   10,391    102,464 
    9,264,891    2,996,027 
Related Parties

Related Parties

The Company follows ASC 850, “Related Party Disclosures” for the identification of related parties and disclosure of related party transactions.

Recently issued accounting pronouncements not yet adopted

Recently issued accounting pronouncements not yet adopted

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03 Final Standard on Income Statement: Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, which requires disaggregated disclosure of income statement expenses for public business entities. The ASU does not change the expense captions an entity presents on the face of the income statement; rather, it requires disaggregation of certain expense captions into specified categories in disclosures within the footnotes to the financial statements. This guidance will be effective for us on January 1, 2027. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2024-03.

In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-10, Government Grants (Topic 832): Accounting for Government Grants Received by Business Entities, which establishes authoritative guidance on the recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of government grants. Under ASU 2025-10, government grants are recognized when it is probable that the entity will both comply with the conditions of the grant and the grant will be received. The ASU provides specific accounting models for grants related to assets and grants related to income, including options to recognize government grants as deferred income or as a reduction of the asset’s cost basis. The ASU also requires enhanced disclosures regarding the nature of government grants, significant terms and conditions, accounting policies applied, and amounts recognized in the financial statements. ASU 2025-10 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2028, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2025-10.

In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-11, Interim Reporting (Topic 270): Narrow-Scope Improvements, which clarifies the guidance in Topic 270 to improve the consistency of interim financial reporting. The ASU provides a comprehensive list of required interim disclosures and introduces a disclosure principle requiring entities to disclose events since the end of the last annual reporting period that have a material impact on the entity. ASU 2025-11 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2025-11.

The Company has reviewed all other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements and does not believe the future adoption of any such pronouncements may be expected to cause a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

Recently adopted accounting pronouncements

Recently adopted accounting pronouncements

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which requires public entities, on an annual basis, to provide disclosure of specific categories in the rate reconciliation, as well as disclosure of income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. ASU 2023-09 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted ASU 2023-09 for the year ended December 31, 2025, and applied the new disclosure requirements.

In March 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-02, Codification Improvements—Amendments to Remove References to the Concepts Statements (“ASU 2024-02”). This update removes references to various FASB Concepts Statements and includes technical corrections such as conforming amendments, clarifications, and other minor improvements intended to simplify U.S. GAAP without resulting in significant accounting changes for most entities. The Company adopted ASU 2024-02 on January 1, 2025. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.