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Collaborative Agreements and Commitments:
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
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Note 3 – Collaborative Agreements and Commitments:

Strategic Investments in TAO Cryptocurrency

On June 24, 2025, the Company announced its initial purchase of TAO as part of the Company’s cryptocurrency treasury strategy and that BitGo had been selected to provide qualified custody, staking and trading services for the Company’s TAO holdings.

BitGo secures the Company’s digital assets in regulated, insured cold storage with BitGo Trust Company, Inc. and facilitates the Company’s acquisitions of TAO through its affiliated trading platforms, including access to liquidity via its OTC desk. TAO is staked directly from qualified custody with BitGo Trust, enabling the Company to generate yield while maintaining security and regulatory compliance. The Company has begun to generate revenue through TAO staking. The initial acquisition of TAO was funded by the Company’s cash reserves and balance sheet.

The Company stakes its TAO holdings and, as a result, earns a return on its staking which is received in additional TAO tokens. Staking rewards are recognized as income when earned and when control of the additional tokens is obtained. TAO tokens received through staking represent non-cash investing and operating activity and are excluded from cash flows from operations.

It was determined that TAO is considered an intangible asset pursuant to ASU 2023-08. Digital assets within the scope of ASU 2023-08 are not subject to impairment under ASC 360 and are instead measured at fair value each reporting period. As such, the Company is accounting for the value of TAO investments and TAO earned through staking activities as a current asset, as management actively manages these holdings as part of its treasury strategy and intends and has the ability to convert them to cash within one year, based upon fair market value at the applicable measurement date and time applied consistently each period, with changes in fair value recognized in earnings in the period in which they occur.

Below is a rollforward of digital asset activity for the three months ended March 31, 2026:

Balance of Digital Assets as of January 1, 2026

  ​ ​ ​

$

17,927,183

Purchase of TAO tokens

Staking rewards (non-cash additions)

388,774

Unrealized gain on digital assets

6,841,937

Balance of Digital Assets as of March 31, 2026

$

25,157,894

The above rollforward reflects total purchases of TAO, staking rewards earned, and unrealized changes in fair value during the period, which reconcile to the ending balance. The fair value of TAO is determined based on quoted market prices from active trading platforms and is classified as Level 1 within the fair value hierarchy.

The following table identifies the digital assets earned from staking activities for 2026, no rewards or revenues for 2025:

For the Three Months Ended

March 31, 2026

Asset

  ​ ​ ​

Token Rewards

  ​ ​ ​

Revenue

TAO

 

891.12

$

388,774

Changes in fair value of digital assets and staking rewards are recognized in the statement of operations.

Cost of Revenue

The Company’s cost of revenues related to its digital asset staking are primarily advisory fees incurred for the processing of the staking transactions and fees for BitGo (our cryptocurrency exchange). These costs are directly related to the production of digital asset staking revenues. For the three months ended March 31, 2026, the cost associated with the revenue recorded from digital asset staking was $17,369.

As of May 13, 2026, the Company had a total of approximately 82,780 TAO tokens with a total market value of approximately $24.8 million, based on quoted marked prices at that date.

Strategic Investments in Limited Partnership Interests in Yuma

On October 24, 2025, the Company entered into Subscription Agreements (the “Subscription Agreements) with Yuma Subnet Composite Onshore Fund, L.P. (“YSCO”) and Yuma Large Cap Subnet Onshore Fund, L.P. (“YLCSO”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to purchase from YSCO a 29,794.9626 share interest at a price of $12.59 per share, representing 7.5% of YSCO’s issued and outstanding share capital and agreed to purchase from YLCSO a 32,425.1615 share interest at a price of $11.57 per share, representing 7.5% of YLCSO’s issued and outstanding share capital. Pursuant to the terms of the Subscription Agreements, the Company funded these investments through contributions of TAO, a digital asset, which was measured at fair value on the date of contribution.

The Company evaluated its interests in YSCO and YLCSO under ASC 810, Consolidation, and determined that both entities are variable interest entities (“VIEs”). Based on its analysis, the Company concluded that it does not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the VIEs and therefore is not the primary beneficiary. Accordingly, the Company does not consolidate these entities.

The Company has elected the fair value option under ASC 825, Financial Instruments, for these investments at initial recognition. Subsequent changes in fair value are recognized in earnings in the period of change.

The Company measures the fair value of its limited partnership interests using the NAV per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient in accordance with ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement.

As of March 31, 2026, the carrying value of the investments represents the Company’s maximum exposure to loss. The Company has not provided financial or other support to these VIEs and has no obligation to provide additional funding.

The Company may request to redeem its units in the funds on the last day of each calendar quarter after the units have been outstanding for at least 12 months. Such requests are subject to approval by the funds. Due to this restriction, the Company’s units were not redeemable as of March 31, 2026. The investments will be eligible for redemption beginning on December 31, 2026.

Below is a summary of activity for the Yuma investments as of March 31, 2026:

Balance of Limited Partnership Interests as of January 1, 2026

  ​ ​ ​

$

446,954

Change in fair value of limited partnership investments

350,740

Balance as of March 31, 2026

$

797,694

Stanford License Agreements

On May 12, 2014, the Company entered into a license agreement (the “Stanford License Agreement”) with The Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University (“Stanford”), pursuant to which Stanford has granted to the Company a revenue-bearing, world-wide right and exclusive license, with the right to grant sublicenses (on certain conditions), under certain patent rights and related technology for the use of bryostatin structural derivatives, known as “bryologs,” for use in the treatment of central nervous system disorders, lysosomal storage diseases, stroke, cardio protection and traumatic brain injury, for the life of the licensed patents. The Company is required to use commercially reasonable efforts to develop, manufacture and sell products (“Licensed Products”) in the Licensed Field of Use (as defined in the Stanford License Agreement) during the term of the licensing agreement which expires upon the termination of the last valid claim of any licensed patent under this agreement. In addition, the Company must meet specific product development milestones, and upon meeting such milestones, make specific milestone payments to Stanford. The Company must also pay Stanford royalties of 3% of net sales, if any, of Licensed Products (as defined in the Stanford License Agreement) and milestone payments of up to $3.7 million dependent upon stage of product development. As of March 31, 2026, no royalties nor milestone payments have been earned or made.

On January 19, 2017, the Company entered into a second license agreement with Stanford, pursuant to which Stanford has granted to the Company a revenue-bearing, world-wide right and exclusive license, with the right to grant sublicenses (on certain conditions), under certain patent rights and related technology for the use of “Bryostatin Compounds and Methods of Preparing the Same,” or synthesized bryostatin, for use in the treatment of neurological diseases, cognitive dysfunction and psychiatric disorders, for the life of the licensed patents. The Company paid Stanford $70,000 upon executing the license and is obligated to pay an additional $10,000 annually as a license maintenance fee. In addition, based upon certain milestones that include product development and commercialization, the Company will be obligated to pay up to an additional $2.1 million and between 1.5% and 4.5% royalty payments on certain revenues generated by the Company relating to the licensed technology. On November 9, 2021, the Company revised the existing licensing agreement with Stanford. The revisions extended all the required future product development and commercialization milestones. The Company is currently in full compliance with the revised agreement and is moving forward on its commitments. As of March 31, 2026, no royalties nor milestone payments have been earned or made.

The Company has advanced the development of synthetic bryostatin by demonstrating the equivalence of the synthetic to the natural bryostatin product. The estimated cost to initiate and produce sufficient quantities of the synthetic bryostatin drug product is approximately $1.5 million. The Company is evaluating production alternatives at this time in light of its new business strategy.

Mt. Sinai License Agreement

On July 14, 2014, the Company entered into an Exclusive License Agreement (the “Mount Sinai License Agreement”) with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (“Mount Sinai”). Pursuant to the Mount Sinai License Agreement, Mount Sinai granted the Company (a) a revenue-bearing, world-wide right and exclusive license, with the right to grant sublicenses (on certain conditions), under Mount Sinai’s interest in certain joint patents held by the Company and Mount Sinai (the “Joint Patents”) as well as in certain results and data (the “Data Package”) and (b) a non-exclusive license, with the right to grant sublicenses on certain conditions, to certain technical information, both relating to the diagnostic, prophylactic or therapeutic use for treating diseases or disorders in humans relying on activation of Protein Kinase C Epsilon (PKC ε), which includes Niemann-Pick Disease (the “Mount Sinai Field of Use”). The Mount Sinai License Agreement allows the Company to research, discover, develop, make, have made, use, have used, import, lease, sell, have sold and offer certain products, processes or methods that are covered by valid claims of Mount Sinai’s interest in the Joint Patents or an orphan drug designation application covering the Data Package (“Mount Sinai Licensed Products”) in the Mount Sinai Field of Use (as such terms are defined in the Mount Sinai License Agreement).

The Company was required to pay Mt. Sinai milestone payments of $2.0 million upon approval of a new drug application (“NDA”) in the United States and an additional $1.5 million for an NDA approval in the European Union or Japan. In addition, the Company was required to pay Mt. Sinai royalties on net sales of licensed product of 2.0% for up to $250 million of net sales and 3.0% of net sales over $250 million. Since inception, the Company has paid Mt. Sinai approximately $210,000 consisting of licensing fees of $135,000 plus development costs and patent fees of approximately $75,000. As of March 31, 2026, no royalties nor milestone payments have been earned or made.

On February 24, 2026, the Company terminated the Mount Sinai License Agreement, effective 60 days from date of termination. The termination does not relieve the parties from obligations under the Mount Sinai License Agreement that accrued prior to the termination and certain other provisions expressly indicated to survive the termination.

Agreements with BryoLogyx

On June 9, 2020, the Company entered into a supply agreement (the “Supply Agreement”) with BryoLogyx Inc. (“BryoLogyx”), pursuant to which BryoLogyx agreed to serve as the Company’s exclusive supplier of synthetic bryostatin. Pursuant to the terms of the Supply Agreement, the Company placed an initial order and subsequently received one gram of current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) synthetic bryostatin as an active pharmaceutical ingredient to be used in a drug product (“API”). The Company may place additional orders for API beyond the initial order by making a written request to BryoLogyx no later than six months prior to the requested delivery date. The Company is not currently using synthetic bryostatin for its current Phase 2 clinical trial and will determine when to incorporate the synthetic into the clinical trial process.

In connection with the Supply Agreement, on June 9, 2020, the Company entered into a transfer agreement (the “Transfer Agreement”) with BryoLogyx. Pursuant to the terms of the Transfer Agreement, the Company agreed to assign and transfer to BryoLogyx all of the Company’s right, title and interest in and to that certain Cooperative Research and Development Agreement, dated as of January 29, 2019 (the “CRADA”), by and between the Company and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, as represented by the NCI, under which Bryostatin-1’s ability to modulate CD22 in patients with relapsed/refractory CD22+ disease has been evaluated to date. Pursuant to guidance provided by NCI, the CRADA has been cancelled and BryoLogyx has initiated a request for a new CRADA in its name. BryoLogyx will be filing its own investigational new drug application (“IND”) for CD22 with the FDA. As consideration for the transfer of rights to the CRADA, BryoLogyx has agreed to pay to the Company 2% of the gross revenue received in connection with the sale of bryostatin products, up to an aggregate payment amount of $1 million. No such revenues have been earned as of March 31, 2026.

Nemours Agreement

On September 5, 2018, the Company announced a collaboration with Nemours A.I. DuPont Hospital (“Nemours”), a premier U.S. children’s hospital, to initiate a clinical trial in children with Fragile X syndrome, a genetic disorder. In addition to the primary objective of safety and tolerability, measurements will be made of working memory, language and other functional aspects such as anxiety, repetitive behavior, executive functioning, and social behavior. On August 5, 2021, the Company announced its memorandum of understanding with Nemours to initiate a clinical trial using Bryostatin-1, under orphan drug status, to treat Fragile X. The Company intends to provide the Bryostatin-1 and obtain the IND, and Nemours intends to provide the clinical site and attendant support for the trial. The Company and Nemours, jointly, will develop the trial protocol. The Company estimates its total trial and IND cost to be approximately $2.0 million. As of March 31, 2026, the Company has incurred cumulative expenses associated with this agreement of approximately $100,000.

The Company has filed an IND with the FDA. The FDA has placed the development of the IND on clinical hold pending completion of further analytics relating to drug pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. The Company is currently evaluating its plans to advance Fragile X development.

CRE License Agreement

Effective October 31, 2012, the Company executed a Technology License and Services Agreement (the “TLSA”) with CRE, a related party, and NRV II, LLC (“NRV II”), another affiliate of CRE, which was amended by Amendment No. 1 to the TLSA as of August 21, 2013, as amended and restated on February 4, 2015 (the “CRE License Agreement”). Pursuant to the CRE License Agreement, CRE and NRV II provide research services and have granted the Company the exclusive and nontransferable world-wide, royalty-bearing right, with a right to sublicense (in accordance with the terms and conditions described below), under CRE’s and NRV II’s respective right, title and interest in and to certain patents and technology owned by CRE or licensed to NRV II by CRE as of or subsequent to October 31, 2012, to develop, use, manufacture, market, offer for sale, sell, distribute, import and export certain products or services for therapeutic applications for AD and other cognitive dysfunctions in humans or animals. Additionally, the CRE License Agreement specifies that all patents that issue from a certain patent application shall constitute licensed patents and all trade secrets, know-how and other confidential information claimed by such patents constitute licensed technology under the CRE License. The CRE License Agreement terminates on the later of the date (a) the last of the licensed patent expires, is abandoned, or is declared unenforceable or invalid or (b) the last of the intellectual property enters the public domain.

After Neurotrope’s initial Series A stock financing, the CRE License Agreement required the Company to enter into scope of work agreements with CRE as the preferred service provider for any research and development services or other related scientific assistance and support services. There were no such statements of work agreements entered into during the three months ended March 31, 2026.

In addition, on November 29, 2018, the Company and CRE entered into a second amendment (the “Second Amendment”) to the TLSA pursuant to which CRE granted certain patent prosecution and maintenance rights to the Company. Under the Second Amendment, the Company will have the sole and exclusive right and the obligation, to apply for, file, prosecute and maintain patents and applications for the intellectual property licensed to the Company, and pay all fees, costs and expenses related to the licensed intellectual property.