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Nature of business and history
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Nature of business and history

1. Nature of business and history

 

Genenta Science S.p.A. (the “Company” or “Genenta”) was founded in Milan, Italy by San Raffaele Hospital (“OSR”), Pierluigi Paracchi, Luigi Naldini, and Bernhard Gentner, and was incorporated in July 2014. The registered office (or headquarters) is located in Milan, Italy. The Company’s reporting currency is Euros (“EUR” or “€”). The Company formed a wholly owned, Delaware incorporated subsidiary, Genenta Science, Inc., intended for future operations in the U.S. (“U.S. Subsidiary”). The U.S. Subsidiary operates in U.S. Dollars (“USD” or “$”).

 

American Depository Shares (“ADSs”) representing the Company’s ordinary shares have been publicly traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market since December 15, 2021.

 

Genenta is an early-stage company developing first-in-class cell and gene therapies to address unmet medical needs in cancerous solid tumors. The Company is initially developing its clinical leading product, Temferon™, to treat glioblastoma multiforme (“GBM”), a solid tumor affecting the brain. The Company is conducting its clinical trials in Italy and may eventually begin a clinical trial in other parts of Europe and the U.S. to study Temferon™. In June 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors selected metastatic Renal Cell Cancer (“mRCC”) as the second solid tumor indication for Temferon. The Company is currently enrolling patients for a Phase 1 trial in mRCC. The Company has recently completed its Phase 1 trial in GBM, and its Phase 2a trial in GBM is ongoing.

 

The Company is subject to risks and uncertainties common to early-stage clinical companies in the life-science and biotechnology industries, including but not limited to, risks associated with completing preclinical studies and clinical trials, receiving regulatory approvals for product candidates, development by competitors of new competing products, dependence on key personnel, protection of proprietary technology, compliance with government regulations and the ability to secure additional capital to fund operations. The clinical product candidates currently under development will require significant additional research and development efforts, including regulatory approval and clinical testing, before commercialization. These efforts require additional capital, adequate personnel and infrastructure, and extensive compliance-reporting capabilities. Even if the Company’s product development efforts are successful, it is uncertain when, if ever, the Company will realize revenue from product sales and profit from operations.

 

In May 2024, the Company’s shareholders approved an amendment of article 9 of the Company’s Bylaws, increasing voting rights to certain stockholders by introducing a mechanism whereby each ordinary share owned by either an entity or an individual for a continuous period of not less than twenty-four months entitles the holder to a double vote and therefore to an increase from one to two votes per share. In addition, a further vote is attributed at the end of each twelve months following the first vesting period of twenty-four months, in which the ordinary share belonged to the same entity or individual, up to a total maximum of 10 votes per ordinary share. The amendment applies to only ordinary shares, not ADSs.

 

In April 2025, the Company’s stockholders reduced the number of directors from five (5) to three (3).

 

Shelf Registration Statement and At-the-Market Sales Agreement

 

In 2023, the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a shelf registration statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-271901) (the “Shelf Registration Statement”) that was subsequently declared effective in May 2023. It permits the Company to sell from time to time ordinary shares, including ordinary shares represented by ADSs, or rights to subscribe for ordinary shares or ordinary shares represented by ADSs in one or more offerings in amounts, at prices, and on the terms that the Company will determine at the time of offering for aggregate gross sale proceeds of up to $100 million.

 

 

In May 2023, the Company entered into a Controlled Equity Offering Sales Agreement with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., as agent (the “Prior ATM”), for the offer and sale of up to $30.0 million ordinary shares represented by ADSs from time to time in accordance with the terms of the agreement and SEC rules and regulations. This Prior ATM was subsequently mutually terminated in March 2024.

 

Pursuant to the Company’s Shelf Registration Statement and that certain ATM Sales Agreement dated April 26, 2024, as amended on December 20, 2024 (as so amended, the “Sales Agreement”), with Virtu Americas LLC and Rodman & Renshaw LLC (collectively, the “Sales Agents”), pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell ADSs with an aggregate offering price up to $29,696,999 from time to time through or to the Sales Agents, acting as sales agents or principals, subject to the terms and conditions described in the Sales Agreement and SEC rules and regulations (the “ATM”). For as long as the aggregate market value the Company’s outstanding ordinary shares held by non-affiliates remains below $75.0 million, the Company is subject to the offering limits in General Instruction I.B.5 of Form F-3 and in no event will the Company sell securities in public primary offerings on Form F-3, including through the ATM, with a value exceeding one-third of its outstanding ordinary shares held by non-affiliates in any 12 calendar month period.

 

As of December 20, 2024, 73,008 ADSs were sold through the Prior ATM for gross proceeds of €271,416 (or $303,001). In March 2025, the Company sold 856,602 ADSs through the ATM for gross proceeds of €2,977,061 (or $3,255,430). As of June 30, 2025, the dollar amount of ADSs available for sale was $26,441,569, subject to the offering limits described above.

 

Sales of ADSs under the Sales Agreement may be made by any method that is deemed to be an “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Sales Agents are not required to sell any specific number or dollar amount of ADSs but will act as our sales agents and use commercially reasonable efforts consistent with their normal trading and sales practices, on mutually agreed terms between the Sales Agents and the Company. There is no arrangement for funds to be received in any escrow, trust, or similar arrangement.

 

The Sales Agents will receive from the Company a commission of up to 3.0% of the gross proceeds of any ADSs sold through them under the Sales Agreement. In connection with the sale of ADSs on behalf of the Company, each of the Sales Agents will be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act, and the compensation of the Sales Agents may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts. The Company has also agreed to provide indemnification and contribution to the Sales Agents with respect to certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

 

Liquidity and risks

 

The Company has incurred losses since its inception, including a net loss of €3.8 million and €4.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, and June 30, 2024, respectively. In addition, at June 30, 2025, the Company had an accumulated deficit of €59.9 million.

 

The Company has primarily funded these losses through the proceeds from the sales of convertible debt and equity. The Company has incurred recurring losses and expects to continue to incur losses for the foreseeable future. In addition, the Company expects that its existing cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities on hand as of June 30, 2025, of €17.7 million, will be sufficient to fund current planned operations and capital expenditure requirements for at least the next twelve months. However, the future viability of the Company is dependent on its ability to raise additional capital to finance its operations. The Company’s inability to raise capital as and when needed could have a negative impact on its financial condition and ability to continue as a going concern, as well as the ability to pursue its business strategies. There can be no assurance that the current operating plan will be achieved or that additional funding will be available on terms acceptable to the Company, or at all.

 

The Company’s business model, typical of biotechnology companies developing new therapeutic products that have not reached a balanced income and financial position, features negative cash flows. This is because, at this stage, costs must be borne in relation to services and personnel, directly connected to research and development activities, and the return for these activities is not certain and, in any case, it is expected in future years. Based on the accounting policies adopted, requiring full recognition of research and development costs in the Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss in the year they are incurred, the Company has reported a loss since its inception and expects to continue to incur significant costs for research and development in the foreseeable future. There is no certainty that the Company will become profitable in the future.

 

 

The Company will require additional capital to meet its long-term operating requirements. It expects to raise additional capital through, among other things, the sale of equity, debt, or convertible securities through public offerings or private placements, including, but not limited to, sales of ADSs pursuant to the ATM. If adequate funds are not available in the future, the Company may be forced to delay, reorganize, or cancel research and development programs, or to enter into financing, licensing or collaboration agreements with unfavorable conditions or waive rights to certain products which otherwise it would not have waived, resulting in negative effects on the activity and on the economic and /or financial situation of the Company.

 

The Company’s ability to raise additional capital may be adversely impacted by the potential worsening of global economic and political conditions, and volatility in the credit and financial markets in the U.S. and worldwide. This could be exacerbated by, among other factors, inflation, fluctuating interest rates, tariffs, and geopolitical conflicts. The Company’s failure to raise capital as and when needed, or on acceptable terms could have a negative impact on the Company’s financial condition, its ability to continue as a going concern, and its ability to pursue its business strategy, and the Company may have to delay, reduce the scope of, suspend or eliminate one or more of its research-stage programs, clinical trials, or future commercialization efforts.