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Related-Party Transactions
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related-Party Transactions

12. Related-Party Transactions

In September 2015, the Company entered into a consulting agreement, superseded in July 2022, for regulatory and development services with Pacific-Link Consulting, LLC, an entity owned by the President/Chief Executive Officer/director and the Chief Medical Officer of the Company. The Company incurred consulting expenses related to this agreement totaling $0.5 million and $1.1 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, and $0.6 million and $1.1 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively.

In September 2018, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with Marlinspike Group, LLC (“Marlinspike Group”) to provide management, business consulting services and business development support. The managing member of Marlinspike Group is the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Company and one of its stockholders. The Company incurred expenses related to this agreement totaling $0.1 million during each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022.

In November 2018, the Company entered into a consulting agreement for commercial and marketing consulting services with Red Team Associates, LLC (“Red Team”), an entity controlled by the Executive Vice President of Commercial Strategy of the Company. The Company incurred consulting expenses related to this agreement totaling $0.1 million and $0.3 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, and $0.1 million and $0.2 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively.

In April 2021, the Company entered into a consulting agreement, as amended in April 2022, with a member of the Board of Directors of the Company for general advice and assistance with the development of its current and future product candidates. As compensation for the consulting services the Company granted the member of the Board of Directors 590,950 stock options that vest over a four-year period. The Company incurred stock-based compensation expense related to this agreement totaling less than $0.1 million for each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022.