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Organization and Business
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Organization and Business

1. Organization and Business

Organization

Reneo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Reneo or the Company) commenced operations on September 22, 2014 as a pharmaceutical company and has historically focused on the development of therapies for patients with rare genetic mitochondrial diseases. In December 2017, the Company in-licensed mavodelpar (REN001), a novel oral peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor delta (PPARδ) agonist.

Risks and Uncertainties

On December 14, 2023, the Company announced that its pivotal STRIDE study, a global, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2b trial of mavodelpar in adult patients with primary mitochondria myopathy due to mitochondrial DNA defects, did not meet its primary or secondary efficacy endpoints. As a result, the Company suspended the development activities of its only product candidate, mavodelpar, and implemented cash preservation activities, including substantial workforce reduction. In December 2023 and February 2024, the Company implemented a workforce reduction and recognized approximately $2.5 million and $1.6 million in severance and continuation of benefit expenses, respectively.

The Company is subject to a number of risks similar to other pharmaceutical companies including, but not limited to, dependency on the clinical and commercial success of the Company’s potential product candidates, ability to obtain regulatory approval of any such potential product candidates, the need for substantial additional financing to achieve its goals, uncertainty of broad adoption of its approved products, if any, by physicians, consumers and third-party payors, significant competition and untested manufacturing capabilities, and dependence on key individuals and sole source suppliers.

Liquidity

From its inception in 2014, the Company has incurred significant losses and negative cash flows from operations and expects to continue to incur net losses into the foreseeable future and may never become profitable. As of March 31, 2024, the Company had cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $82.8 million to fund future operations. Since inception through March 31, 2024, the Company has funded its operations primarily through the issuance and sale of equity securities. Management has prepared cash flow forecasts which indicate that, based on the Company’s current cash resources available and working capital, the Company will have sufficient resources to fund its operations for at least one year after the date the consolidated financial statements are issued.

Future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including the timing and extent of spending on its operations and there can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in obtaining additional funding, that the Company’s projections of its future working capital needs will prove accurate, or that any additional funding would be sufficient to continue operations in future years. If the Company is not able to secure adequate additional funding, the Company may be forced to make reductions in spending, extend payment terms with suppliers, and liquidate assets where possible. Any of these actions could negatively impact the Company’s business, results of operations, and future prospects.