Dong-A ST License Agreement	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Dong-A ST License Agreement.
Dong-A ST License Agreement.	5. Dong-A License Agreement On September 14, 2022, the Company and Dong-A entered into the 2022 License Agreement, pursuant to which, the Company received an exclusive global license (except for the territory of the Republic of Korea and certain other jurisdictions) to two proprietary compounds for specified indications upon meeting certain financing milestones. The 2022 License Agreement covers the rights to DA-1241 for treatment of NASH and DA-1726 for treatment of obesity and NASH. The 2022 License Agreement also provides that the Company may develop DA-1241 for the treatment of T2D. Under the terms of the 2022 License Agreement, (i), the Company agreed to pay Dong-A an upfront payment to be settled with 2,200 shares of a new series of preferred stock designated as “Series A Convertible Preferred Stock”, par value $0.001 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), upon completion of a financing (see Note 7 – Stockholder’s Equity). The Series A Preferred Stock issued in connection with the 2022 License Agreement was recorded as IPR&D expense in the amount of $8.2 million based on the fair market value of the Series A Preferred Stock. The 2022 License Agreement did not include any processes or activities constituting a “business” were acquired and since none of the rights underlying the Dong-A License Agreement had alternative future uses or had reached a stage of technological feasibility. The term of the 2022 License Agreement continues on a product-by-product and country-by country basis until the later of (i) the fifth anniversary of the first commercial sale of such product in such country, (ii) the expiration or termination of the last valid patent claim that covers a product in such country and (iii) the loss of regulatory exclusivity for such product in such jurisdiction. Either Dong-A or the Company may terminate the 2022 License Agreement (i) if the other party is in material breach of the agreement and has not cured or started to cure the breach within 60 days of notice of such breach; provided that if the breach cannot be cured within the 60-day period and the breaching party started to remedy the breach, if such breach is not cured within 90 days of receipt of written notice, (ii) if the other party is subject to a bankruptcy or insolvency event (subject to a 30-day cure period in the case of a petition for bankruptcy), or (iii) in the event the Company had failed to complete the public offering as further described in Note 7 -Stockholders’ Equity by December 31, 2022 (or January 31, 2023 under specified circumstances set forth in the 2022 License Agreement). None of the milestone or royalty payments under the 2022 License Agreement were triggered as of December 31, 2022. Shared Services Agreement On September 14, 2022, in conjunction with the Dong-A License Agreement, the Company entered into a shared services agreement with Dong-A (the “Shared Services Agreement”). The Shared Services Agreement provides that Dong-A may provide technical support, pre-clinical development, and clinical trial support services on terms and conditions acceptable to both parties. In addition, the Shared Services Agreement provides that Dong-A will manufacture all of the Company’s clinical requirements of DA-1241 and DA-1726. Either party may terminate the Shared Services Agreement for the other party’s material breach that is not cured within 30 days of notice. Dong-A may also terminate the Shared Services Agreement in part on a service-by-service or product-by-product basis upon a breach by the Company which is not cured within 30 days. As of December 31, 2022, the Company did not incur any research and development expenses under the Shared Services Agreement.

Dong-A ST License Agreement

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

5. Dong-A License Agreement

On September 14, 2022, the Company and Dong-A entered into the 2022 License Agreement, pursuant to which, the Company received an exclusive global license (except for the territory of the Republic of Korea and certain other jurisdictions) to two proprietary compounds for specified indications upon meeting certain financing milestones. The 2022 License Agreement covers the rights to DA-1241 for treatment of NASH and DA-1726 for treatment of obesity and NASH. The 2022 License Agreement also provides that the Company may develop DA-1241 for the treatment of T2D. Under the terms of the 2022 License Agreement, (i), the Company agreed to pay Dong-A an upfront payment to be settled with 2,200 shares of a new series of preferred stock designated as “Series A Convertible Preferred Stock”, par value $0.001 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), upon completion of a financing (see Note 7 – Stockholder’s Equity). The Series A Preferred Stock issued in connection with the 2022 License Agreement was recorded as IPR&D expense in the amount of $8.2 million based on the fair market value of the Series A Preferred Stock. The 2022 License Agreement did not include any processes or activities constituting a “business” were acquired and since none of the rights underlying the Dong-A License Agreement had alternative future uses or had reached a stage of technological feasibility.

The term of the 2022 License Agreement continues on a product-by-product and country-by country basis until the later of (i) the fifth anniversary of the first commercial sale of such product in such country, (ii) the expiration or termination of the last valid patent claim that covers a product in such country and (iii) the loss of regulatory exclusivity for such product in such jurisdiction. Either Dong-A or the Company may terminate the 2022 License Agreement (i) if the other party is in material breach of the agreement and has not cured or started to cure the breach within 60 days of notice of such breach; provided that if the breach cannot be cured within the 60-day period and the breaching party started to remedy the breach, if such breach is not cured within 90 days of receipt of written notice, (ii) if the other party is subject to a bankruptcy or insolvency event (subject to a 30-day cure period in the case of a petition for bankruptcy), or (iii) in the event the Company had failed to complete the public offering as further described in Note 7 -Stockholders’ Equity by December 31, 2022 (or January 31, 2023 under specified circumstances set forth in the 2022 License Agreement).

None of the milestone or royalty payments under the 2022 License Agreement were triggered as of December 31, 2022.

Shared Services Agreement

On September 14, 2022, in conjunction with the Dong-A License Agreement, the Company entered into a shared services agreement with Dong-A (the “Shared Services Agreement”). The Shared Services Agreement provides that Dong-A may provide technical support, pre-clinical development, and clinical trial support services on terms and conditions acceptable to both parties. In addition, the Shared Services Agreement provides that Dong-A will manufacture all of the Company’s clinical requirements of DA-1241 and DA-1726.

Either party may terminate the Shared Services Agreement for the other party’s material breach that is not cured within 30 days of notice. Dong-A may also terminate the Shared Services Agreement in part on a service-by-service or product-by-product basis upon a breach by the Company which is not cured within 30 days.

As of December 31, 2022, the Company did not incur any research and development expenses under the Shared Services Agreement.