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Related Party Transactions
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions

15. Related party transactions

Founders

For the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company made payments of $0.2 million and $0.1 million, respectively, to its three founder shareholders for scientific consulting and other expenses.

Verve

The Company and Verve are parties to the Verve Agreement and have a common board member. During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company purchased shares of Verve's series A preferred stock valued at $0.8 million. Prior to Verve’s IPO in June 2021, the Company valued such investment based on the cost of the equity securities adjusted for any observable market transactions. Following the initial public offering, the equity securities have a readily determinable fair value; however, they are subject to transfer restrictions. Following the initial public offering, the Company owned 546,970 shares of Verve's common stock, the value of which is included in long-term investments in the condensed consolidated balance sheet. The Company recorded the investment at fair value as of June 30, 2021, which resulted in the recognition of $25.8 million and $26.9 million of other income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021. The value of this investment as of June 30, 2021 is $29.3 million.

The Company purchased certain materials from Verve amounting to $0.2 million, which are recorded as research and development expenses within the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive loss, for six months ended June 30, 2021. 

Prime Medicine

The Company and Prime Medicine are parties to the Prime Agreement and have a common founder and a common board member.

Additionally, in September 2019, in connection with the Prime Agreement, the Company executed a letter agreement, as amended, to provide certain interim management and startup services to Prime Medicine through March 2021. Prime Medicine was obligated to reimburse the Company’s out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection with performing these services and, beginning in October 2020, paid the Company a $30,000 monthly service fee. For the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company recognized $0.1 million for performing such services in interest and other income (expense), net, within the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive loss.