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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Basis of Presentation and Consolidation
Basis of Presentation and Consolidation
The Company’s consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP and reflect the operation of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, OnKure, Inc. and Merger Sub II. All intercompany balances and transactions among the consolidated entities have been eliminated in consolidation.
Segment Information
Segment Information
The Company operates in one operating segment: clinical research. All equipment and other property and equipment are physically located within the United States
.
Use of Estimates
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities
 
and disclosure of contingent assets and contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Although these estimates are based on the Company’s knowledge of current events and actions it may take in the future, actual results may ultimately differ from these estimates. The most significant estimates relate to external research and development expenses, and the fair value of stock options and restricted stock awards and units.
Comprehensive Loss
Comprehensive Loss
Comprehensive loss is defined as a change in equity during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances
from non-owner sources.
The Company’s comprehensive loss was the same as its reported net loss for all periods
presented
.
Research and Development Expenses
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development (“R&D”) costs are expensed as incurred in performing research and development activities. The costs include employee-related expense, including salaries, severance, benefits, share- based compensation, fees for acquiring and maintaining licenses under third-party license agreements, consulting fees, costs of research and development activities conducted by third parties on the Company’s behalf, costs to manufacture or have manufactured clinical trial materials, depreciation, and facilities and overhead costs.
Accrued Research and Development Expenses
Accrued Research and Development Expenses
The Company records research and development expenses in the period in which the Company receives or takes ownership of the applicable goods or when the applicable services are performed. The Company is required to estimate its expenses resulting from its obligations under contracts with vendors, consultants, and contract research organizations, in connection with conducting research and development activities. The financial terms of these contracts are subject to negotiations, which vary from contract to contract and may result in payment flows that do not match the periods over which materials or services are provided under such contracts. The Company reflects research and development expenses in its financial statements by matching those expenses with the period in which services and efforts are expended. The Company accounts for these expenses according to the progress of the preclinical studies or clinical trials, as measured by the timing of various aspects of the study or related activities. The Company determines accrual estimates through a review of the underlying contracts along with the preparation of financial models considering discussions with research and other key personnel as to the progress of studies, trials, or other services being conducted. During a study or trial, the Company adjusts its rate of expense recognition if actual results differ from its estimate. Nonrefundable advance payments for goods and services, including fees for process development or manufacturing and distribution of clinical supplies that will be used in future research and development activities, are deferred and recognized as an expense in the period that the related goods are consumed, or services are performed.
Patent Costs
Patent Costs
The Company expenses all costs as incurred in connection with patent applications (including direct application fees and the legal and consulting expenses related to making such applications) and such costs are included in general and administrative expenses in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
Share-Based Compensation
Share-Based Compensation
The Company maintains an equity incentive compensation plan under which incentive stock options and nonqualified stock options to purchase common stock, and restricted stock units for common stock, are granted to employees, board of directors,
and non-employee consultants.
Stock-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date, based on the fair value of the award, and is recognized as expense over the requisite service or performance period. The fair value of stock options granted to employees is estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.
 
The Black-Scholes valuation method requires certain assumptions be used as inputs, such as the fair value of the underlying common stock, expected term of the option before exercise, expected volatility of the Company’s common stock, risk-free interest rate and expected dividend. Options granted have a maximum contractual term of 10 years. The Company has limited historical stock option activity and therefore estimates the expected term of stock options granted using the simplified method, which represents the arithmetic average of the original contractual term of the stock option and its weighted-average vesting term. The expected volatility of stock options is based on the historical volatility of several publicly traded companies in similar stages of clinical development. The Company will continue to apply this process until enough historical information regarding the volatility of its stock price becomes available. The risk-free interest rates used are based on the U.S. Treasury yield in effect at the time
of grant for zero-coupon U.S. treasury notes
with maturities approximately equal to the expected term of the stock options. The Company has historically not declared or paid any dividends and does not currently expect to do so in the foreseeable future, and therefore has estimated the dividend yield to be zero. (See Note 12).
The Company recognizes stock-based compensation expense for grants under its various Equity Incentive Plans and employee stock purchase plan (“ESPP”). The Company accounts for all stock-based awards granted to employees and directors at their fair value and recognizes compensation expense over the award’s vesting period. Determining the amount of stock-based compensation to be recorded requires the Company to develop estimates of fair values of stock options as of the grant date. The Company calculates the grant date fair values of stock options using the Black-Scholes valuation model, which requires the input of subjective assumptions, including but not limited to expected stock price volatility over the term of the awards and the expected term of stock options. The fair value of restricted stock awards granted to employees is based on the quoted closing market price per share on grant date.
Common Stock Valuation
Common Stock Valuation
Due to the lack of marketability for the Company’s common stock prior to the Merger, the Company utilized methodologies, approaches and assumptions consistent with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ Audit and Accounting Practice Guide: Valuation of Privately-Held Company Equity Securities Issued as Compensation to estimate the fair value of its common stock. In determining the exercise prices for options granted prior to the Merger, the Company had considered the fair value of the common stock as of the grant date. The fair value of the common stock has been determined based upon a variety of factors, including the prices at which the Company sold shares of its convertible preferred stock to outside investors in arms-length transactions, and the superior rights, preferences and privileges of the preferred stock relative to the common stock at the time of each grant; the progress of the Company’s research and development programs, including their stages of development, and the Company’s business strategy; external market and other conditions affecting the biotechnology industry, and trends within the biotechnology industry; the Company’s financial position, including cash on hand, and its historical and forecasted performance and operating results; the lack of an active public market for the Company’s common stock; and the market performance of peer companies in the biopharmaceutical industry.
Significant changes to the key assumptions underlying the factors used could result in different fair values of common stock at each valuation date.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company is required to disclose information on all assets and liabilities reported at fair value that enables an assessment of the inputs used in determining the reported fair values.
The carrying amounts of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities, such as cash, receivables, prepaid and other current assets, accounts payable, and accrued expenses approximate their fair values because of the short maturity of these instruments.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and Cash Equivalents
All highly liquid investments with maturities of 90 days or less, at the time of purchase, are classified as cash equivalents. Cash equivalents are reported at cost, which approximates fair value. The Company’s cash and cash equivalents consist of money held in demand depository accounts and money market funds. The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents was $110.8 million and $29.9 million as of December 31, 2024, and 2023, respectively, which approximates fair value and was determined based upon Level 1 inputs. The money market account is valued using quoted market prices with no valuation adjustments applied and is categorized as Level 1.
Concentration of Credit Risk
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents. The Company maintains accounts in federally insured financial institutions above federally insured limits of $250,000 as of December 31, 2024 and 2023. Management believes the Company is not exposed to significant credit risk due to the financial position of the depository institutions in which these deposits are held and of the money market funds in which these investments are made.
Property and Equipment, Net
Property and Equipment, Net
The Company carries its property and equipment at cost, less accumulated depreciation, amortization and impairment, if any. Expenditures for renewals or betterments that materially extend the useful life of an asset or increase its productivity, such as leasehold improvements, are capitalized. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, generally between
three
to
seven years
. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the
shorter of the life of the lease (including any renewal periods that are deemed to be reasonably assured) or the estimated useful life of the assets
. Repair and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred and expenditures for major improvements are capitalized.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
The Company assesses the carrying amount of its property and equipment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. No impairment charges were recorded during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.
Leasing - Lessee Accounting
Leasing – Lessee Accounting
The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. The Company’s operating lease agreements are primarily for office space and research labs.
For operating leases with a term greater than one year, the Company recognizes
the right-of-use (“ROU”)
assets and lease liabilities related to the lease payments on its balance sheet. The lease liabilities are initially and subsequently measured at the present value of the unpaid lease payments at the lease commencement date. The ROU assets represent the Company’s right to use the underlying assets for the term of the lease and the lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising for the agreements. ROU assets are initially measured at cost, which comprises the initial amount of the lease liability adjusted for lease payments made at or before the lease commencement date, plus any initial direct costs incurred less any lease incentives received. The ROU asset is periodically reviewed for impairment unless a triggering event occurs. Lease expense for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Variable lease payments, except for the ones that depend on index or rate, are excluded from the calculation of the ROU assets and lease liabilities and are recognized as variable lease expense in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss in the period in which they are incurred.
 
As the interest rate implicit in the Company’s leases is not readily determinable, the Company uses its estimated incremental borrowing rate in its present value calculations. One of the Company’s lessee agreements include an option to extend the lease, which the Company does not include in its minimum lease term unless it is reasonably certain to exercise such option. Operating leases with a term of less than one year are recognized as a lease expense over the term of the lease, with no asset or liability recognized on the balance sheet.
Income Taxes
Income Taxes
Income taxes are provided for the tax effects of transactions reported in the financial statements and consist of taxes currently payable and deferred taxes. The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method of accounting for deferred income taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis, and operating losses and tax credit carryforwards.
A valuation allowance is recorded to the extent it is more likely than not that some portion of a deferred tax asset will not be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in operations in the period that includes the enactment date. The Company’s significant deferred tax assets are net operating loss carryforwards, tax credits, and accruals. The Company has provided a valuation allowance equal to its net deferred tax assets since inception as, due to its history of operating losses, the Company has concluded that it is more likely than not that most of its deferred tax assets will not be realized.
Accounting for uncertain tax positions requires a more likely than not threshold for recognition in the financial statements. The Company recognizes a tax benefit based on whether it is more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained. The Company records a liability to the extent that a tax position taken or expected to be taken on a tax return exceeds the amount recognized in the financial statements.
The Company has no unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2024 and 2023. The Company classifies interest and penalties arising from the underpayment of income taxes in the statements of operations as general and administrative expenses. No such expenses have been recognized during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.
The Company is subject to taxation in the United States and the United Kingdom (“UK”). As of December 31, 2024, the Company’s tax years since inception are subject to examination by taxing authorities in the United States, and the UK tax returns from 2018 forward are subject to examination.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncemen
ts
In November 2023, the FASB
issued ASU 2023-07,
 Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures
 to update reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses and information used to assess segment performance. This update is effective beginning with the Company’s 2024 fiscal year annual reporting period, with early adoption permitted. The disclosure related to this ASU are in Note 4 below.
In December 2023, the FASB issued
ASU 2023-09,
 Income Taxes (Topic 740):
 Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures
 (“ASU 2023-09”), which
requires enhanced income tax disclosures, including specific categories and disaggregation of information in the effective tax rate reconciliation, disaggregated information related to income taxes paid, income or loss from continuing operations before income tax expense or benefit, and income tax expense or benefit from continuing operations. The requirements of the ASU are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this pronouncement.
 
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU
2024-03,
 Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic
220-40):
Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses
. This ASU requires more detailed disclosures, on an annual and interim basis, about specified categories of expenses (including employee compensation, depreciation, and amortization) included in certain expense captions presented on the face of the income statement. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. This ASU may be applied either prospectively or retrospectively. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this pronouncement.
The Company continues to monitor new accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB and does not believe any accounting pronouncements issued through the date of this report will have a material impact on its financial statements.