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Description of Business and Financial Condition
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Description of Business and Financial Condition Description of Business and Financial Condition
Sera Prognostics, Inc. (the “Company”) is a women’s health company utilizing its proprietary proteomics and bioinformatics platform to discover, develop, and commercialize biomarker tests with an initial focus on improving pregnancy outcomes. The Company was incorporated in the State of Delaware on January 17, 2008 and its operations are located in Salt Lake City, Utah, including a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (“CLIA”)-certified laboratory.
Since its inception, the Company’s activities have consisted of performing research and development, conducting clinical studies, acquiring product rights, raising capital, establishing facilities, and organizing commercial operations to market the PreTRM test.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The accompanying condensed financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business.
The Company has incurred net losses and negative cash flows from operations since inception and had an accumulated deficit of $221.2 million as of March 31, 2023. The Company’s management expects the Company to incur significant additional operating losses and negative cash flows for the foreseeable future, principally as a result of the Company’s commercialization activities for the PreTRM test, and to support additional clinical and preclinical trials and anticipated research and development activities. There can be no assurance that the Company will eventually achieve significant revenues or profitability to sustain operations, or if achieved, can sustain either on a continuing basis. If the Company is unable to achieve significant revenues or raise additional funds, when needed, it may not be able to continue the development or commercialization of its diagnostic products and could be required to delay, scale back, or abandon some or all of its development programs and other operations. No assurance can be given that the Company will be successful in raising the required capital on reasonable terms and at the required times, or at all. Any additional equity financing, if available to the Company, may not be available on favorable terms and may be dilutive to current stockholders, and any debt financing, if available, may involve restrictive covenants and dilutive financing instruments. The Company’s future operations are highly dependent on a combination of factors, including (i) the successful commercial launch and market acceptance of the PreTRM test; (ii) the success of clinical trials and other research and development programs; (iii) the development of competitive products by other biotechnology and laboratory companies; (iv) the Company’s ability to manage growth of the organization; (v) the Company’s ability to protect its intellectual property, technology, and products; and, ultimately (vi) the timely and successful completion of any additional financing.
The principal sources of the Company’s working capital to date have been the proceeds from the sale and issuance of convertible preferred stock and convertible notes, bank loans, and the sale and issuance of Class A common stock in an initial public offering (“IPO”), which was completed in July 2021. As of March 31, 2023, the Company had aggregate cash, cash equivalents, and available-for-sale securities of $99.7 million. See Note 3—Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities.
The Company believes that its existing financial resources are sufficient to continue operating activities at least 12 months from the issuance date of these unaudited condensed financial statements.