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Commitments and Contingencies
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies

Note 8 – Commitments and Contingencies

 

Small Molecule Analogues

 

On December 30, 2019, the Company acquired a series of small molecule analogues pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement (“APA”). Pursuant to the APA, the Company is required to make a payment of $50,000 upon raising of at least $2.0 million in funding, and up to $1.75 million based upon successfully meeting clinical and sales milestones. As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, such fund-raising requirement was not met and no payments were made pursuant to the APA. The Company included, in accounts payable at both September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the $50,000 required initial payment. Milestone based payments, if any, will be expensed as incurred.

 

 

Employment Agreement

 

In January 2019, the Company entered into a three-year employment agreement with its CEO which provides a specified base salary and bonus. The employment agreement also provides the CEO with certain benefits while employed and if employment ceases. The Company accrued $200,000 in 2019 related to the CEO’s base salary as per the employment agreement, which was included in due to founder as of December 31, 2021, which was paid in full on April 1, 2022. No bonus was approved by the board of directors of the Company for any period through September 30, 2022.

 

In January 2020, the Company amended the employment agreement pursuant to which, in lieu of a cash base salary, the CEO was to be compensated with stock options to purchase 7,575 shares of the Company’s common stock per month (at an exercise price based upon the Company’s most recent 409A valuation at the date of the grant) effective January 1, 2020 until the Company received a minimum of $3.0 million of gross proceeds from the sale of its securities, after which time, cash compensation, pursuant to the employment agreement, would be paid.

 

Effective January 1, 2021, the Company amended the employment agreement with its CEO to provide a revised base salary pre-funding (as defined in the employment agreement). In lieu of cash base salary, the CEO was to be compensated with stock options to purchase 18,939 shares of the Company’s common stock per month at an exercise price of $7.82 per share effective January 1, 2021 until funding meets or exceeds $5.0 million, after which time, cash compensation, pursuant to his employment agreement, would be paid. The amended employment agreement also provides for a future base salary for the CEO after the Company receives funding greater than $5.0 million or completes an initial public offering or similar transaction as set forth in the employment agreement. In addition, if the CEO acts as the “finder” of an investor who purchases more than $5.0 million of the Company’s equity, he will receive a grant of stock options to acquire 757,575 shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price equal to the most recent fair value of the Company’s common stock at the time of grant.

 

On June 1, 2021, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, as amended on September 24, 2021 (the “Amended and Restated Employment Agreement”) with the Company’s CEO. The term of the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement commenced upon the closing of the Company’s IPO and continues for a period of five years and automatically renews for successive one-year periods at the end of each term unless either party provides written notice of their intent not to renew at least 60 days prior to the expiration of the then effective term. Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, the CEO will receive an annual base salary of $485,000, which may be increased from time to time, and shall be eligible to receive an annual cash bonus equal to 55% of his then base salary based upon the achievement of Company and individual performance targets established by the Company’s board of directors. In addition, in the first year in which the Company’s market capitalization (as defined in the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement) equals or exceeds (i) $250 million, the CEO shall receive a cash payment of $150,000; (ii) $500 million, the CEO shall receive a cash payment of $350,000; and (iii) $1.0 billion, the CEO shall receive a cash payment of $750,000. Furthermore, following the date of the Company’s IPO, the CEO was issued an option to purchase 757,575 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $4.00 per share, which options shall vest over a 48-month period commencing 12 months after the date of grant. This shall be in addition to any additional equity-based compensation awards the Company may grant the CEO from time to time.