LANTERN PHARMA INC., 10-Q filed on 5/15/2025
Quarterly Report
v3.25.1
Cover - $ / shares
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
May 09, 2025
Cover [Abstract]    
Document Type 10-Q  
Amendment Flag false  
Document Quarterly Report true  
Document Transition Report false  
Document Period End Date Mar. 31, 2025  
Document Fiscal Period Focus Q1  
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2025  
Current Fiscal Year End Date --12-31  
Entity File Number 001-39318  
Entity Registrant Name Lantern Pharma Inc.  
Entity Central Index Key 0001763950  
Entity Tax Identification Number 46-3973463  
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code DE  
Entity Address, Address Line One 1920 McKinney Avenue  
Entity Address, Address Line Two 7th Floor  
Entity Address, City or Town Dallas  
Entity Address, State or Province TX  
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code 75201  
City Area Code (972)  
Local Phone Number 277-1136  
Title of 12(b) Security Common Stock, $0.0001 par value  
Trading Symbol LTRN  
Security Exchange Name NASDAQ  
Entity Current Reporting Status Yes  
Entity Interactive Data Current Yes  
Entity Filer Category Non-accelerated Filer  
Entity Small Business true  
Entity Emerging Growth Company true  
Elected Not To Use the Extended Transition Period true  
Entity Shell Company false  
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   10,784,725
Entity Listing, Par Value Per Share $ 0.0001  
v3.25.1
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2025
Dec. 31, 2024
CURRENT ASSETS    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 6,377,602 $ 7,511,079
Marketable securities 13,344,049 16,501,984
Prepaid expenses & other current assets 1,101,725 1,234,566
Total current assets 20,823,376 25,247,629
Property and equipment, net 44,025 47,440
Operating lease right-of-use assets 192,196 239,985
Other assets 36,738 36,738
TOTAL ASSETS 21,096,335 25,571,792
CURRENT LIABILITIES    
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 4,124,919 4,140,361
Operating lease liabilities, current 161,515 190,814
Total current liabilities 4,286,434 4,331,175
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion 33,416 52,843
TOTAL LIABILITIES 4,319,850 4,384,018
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (NOTE 4)
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY    
Preferred Stock (1,000,000 authorized at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024; $.0001 par value) (Zero shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024)
Common Stock (25,000,000 authorized at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024; $.0001 par value) (10,784,725 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024) 1,078 1,078
Additional paid-in capital 97,206,073 97,058,323
Accumulated other comprehensive income 131,734 153,990
Accumulated deficit (80,562,400) (76,025,617)
Total stockholders’ equity 16,776,485 21,187,774
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY $ 21,096,335 $ 25,571,792
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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - $ / shares
Mar. 31, 2025
Dec. 31, 2024
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]    
Preferred stock, shares authorized 1,000,000 1,000,000
Preferred stock, par value $ 0.0001 $ 0.0001
Preferred stock, shares issued 0 0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding 0 0
Common stock, shares authorized 25,000,000 25,000,000
Common stock, par value $ 0.0001 $ 0.0001
Common stock, shares issued 10,784,725 10,784,725
Common stock, shares outstanding 10,784,725 10,784,725
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Operating expenses:    
General and administrative $ 1,510,077 $ 1,481,215
Research and development 3,263,955 4,250,786
Total operating expenses 4,774,032 5,732,001
Loss from operations (4,774,032) (5,732,001)
Interest income 149,790 200,950
Other income, net 87,459 90,241
NET LOSS $ (4,536,783) $ (5,440,810)
Net loss per share of common shares, basic $ (0.42) $ (0.51)
Net loss per share of common shares, diluted $ (0.42) $ (0.51)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, basic 10,784,725 10,742,797
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, diluted 10,784,725 10,742,797
v3.25.1
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss (Unaudited) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Income Statement [Abstract]    
NET LOSS $ (4,536,783) $ (5,440,810)
Other comprehensive (loss) income    
Unrealized (loss) gain on available-for-sale securities (8,202) 43,946
Unrealized (loss) gain on foreign currency translation (14,054) 65,374
Other comprehensive (loss) income (22,256) 109,320
Comprehensive loss $ (4,559,039) $ (5,331,490)
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited) - USD ($)
Preferred Stock [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]
AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]
Retained Earnings [Member]
Total
Balance at Dec. 31, 2023 $ 1,072 $ 96,258,726 $ (107,460) $ (55,244,404) $ 40,907,934
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2023 10,721,192        
Common stock issued from warrant exercises $ 4 54,712 54,716
Common stock issued from warrant exercises, shares   37,613        
Stock-based compensation 134,057 134,057
Net loss (5,440,810) (5,440,810)
Other comprehensive income (loss) 109,320 109,320
Balance at Mar. 31, 2024 $ 1,076 96,447,495 1,860 (60,685,214) 35,765,217
Balance, shares at Mar. 31, 2024 10,758,805        
Balance at Dec. 31, 2024 $ 1,078 97,058,323 153,990 (76,025,617) 21,187,774
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2024 10,784,725        
Stock-based compensation 147,750 147,750
Net loss (4,536,783) (4,536,783)
Other comprehensive income (loss) (22,256) (22,256)
Balance at Mar. 31, 2025 $ 1,078 $ 97,206,073 $ 131,734 $ (80,562,400) $ 16,776,485
Balance, shares at Mar. 31, 2025 10,784,725        
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES    
Net loss $ (4,536,783) $ (5,440,810)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash used in operating activities:    
Depreciation and amortization 4,574 4,061
Non-cash lease adjustments 47,789 41,084
Stock-based compensation 147,750 134,057
Accretion of discounts on available for sale debt securities, net (71,373) (34,069)
Foreign currency remeasurement (gain) loss (17,278) 99,338
Realized (gain) loss on redemptions of available for sale debt securities (10,368) 929
Realized loss on redemption of equity securities 142,248
Unrealized gain on equity securities (151,264) (3,950)
Changes in assets and liabilities:    
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 133,375 901,017
Accounts payable and accrued expenses (15,554) 1,270,707
Operating lease liabilities (48,726) (40,887)
Net cash flows used in operating activities (4,375,610) (3,068,523)
INVESTING ACTIVITIES    
Purchase of property and equipment (1,159) (2,217)
Purchases of marketable securities (4,983,854) (6,012,284)
Redemptions of marketable securities 8,224,344 5,458,333
Net cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities 3,239,331 (556,168)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES    
Proceeds from warrant exercises 54,716
Net cash flows provided by financing activities 54,716
Effect of foreign exchange rates on cash 2,802 (9,830)
CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS FOR THE PERIOD (1,133,477) (3,579,805)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD 7,511,079 21,937,749
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD $ 6,377,602 $ 18,357,944
v3.25.1
Organization, Principal Activities, and Basis of Presentation
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Organization, Principal Activities, and Basis of Presentation

Note 1. Organization, Principal Activities, and Basis of Presentation

 

Lantern Pharma Inc., and Subsidiaries (the “Company”) is an artificial intelligence (A.I.) focused company dedicated to developing cancer therapies and transforming the cost, pace, and timeline of oncology drug discovery and development. The Company’s development portfolio includes three clinical stage oncology focused product candidates and consists of small molecule drug candidates that others have tried, but failed, to develop into an approved commercialized drug, as well as new compounds that it is developing with the assistance of its A.I. platform and its biomarker driven approach. The Company’s A.I. platform, known as RADR®, uses big data analytics (combining molecular data, drug efficacy data, data from historical studies, data from scientific literature, phenotypic data from trials and publications, and mechanistic pathway data) and machine learning. The Company’s data-driven, genomically-targeted and biomarker-driven approach allows it to pursue a transformational drug development strategy that identifies, rescues or develops, and advances potential small molecule drug candidates.

 

Lantern Pharma Inc. was incorporated under the laws of the state of Texas on November 7, 2013, and thereafter reincorporated in the state of Delaware on January 15, 2020. The Company’s principal operations are located in Texas. The Company formed a wholly owned subsidiary, Lantern Pharma Limited, in the United Kingdom in July 2017 and a wholly owned subsidiary, Lantern Pharma Australia Pty Ltd, in Australia in September 2021. In January 2023, the Company formed a wholly owned subsidiary, Starlight Therapeutics Inc. (“Starlight”), to continue with advancing the development of drug candidate LP-184’s central nervous system (CNS) and brain cancer indications.

 

Since inception, the Company has devoted substantially all its activity to advancing research and development, including efforts in connection with preclinical studies, clinical trials and development of its RADR® platform. This now includes three lead drug candidates and an Antibody Drug Conjugate (ADC) program directed towards 11 disclosed therapeutic targets:

 

  LP-300 (Tavocept), which we are advancing in a Phase 2 clinical trial, the Harmonic trial, focused on never smokers with advanced non-small cell lung cancer;
     
  LP-184, which we are advancing in a Phase 1 clinical trial and has potential for treatment of solid tumors including breast, pancreatic, bladder, and lung cancers, and glioblastoma and other CNS cancers. Following the formation of Starlight, the Company now refers to the molecule LP-184, as it is developed in CNS indications, as “STAR-001”;
     
  LP-284, the stereoisomer (enantiomer) of LP-184, is advancing in a Phase I clinical trial, and has shown promising in-vitro and in vivo anticancer activity in multiple hematological cancers, which are distinct from the indications targeted by LP-184; and
     
  Our ADC program is focused on developing highly specific ADCs with highly potent drug payloads.

 

The Company’s fiscal year ends on December 31 of each calendar year. The accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited and have been prepared on substantially the same basis as the Company’s annual consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. In the opinion of the Company’s management, these interim condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

 

 

The December 31, 2024 year-end condensed consolidated balance sheet data in the accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements was derived from audited consolidated financial statements. These condensed consolidated financial statements and notes do not include all disclosures required by GAAP and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2024 and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, dated March 27, 2025, on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

The results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods included in these condensed consolidated financial statements are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any future period or the entire fiscal year.

 

Any reference in these notes to applicable guidance refers to Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) and Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”). To date, the Company has operated its business as one segment. The Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Lantern Pharma Limited, Lantern Pharma Australia Pty Ltd. and Starlight Therapeutics Inc. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

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Liquidity
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Liquidity

Note 2. Liquidity

 

The Company incurred a net loss of approximately $4,537,000 and $5,441,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. As of March 31, 2025, the Company had working capital of approximately $16,537,000. The Company plans to continue to explore periodic capital raises and also plans to apply for grant funding in the future to assist in supporting its capital needs. We may also explore the possibility of entering into commercial credit facilities as an additional source of liquidity. We believe that our existing cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities as of March 31, 2025, and our anticipated expenditures and capital commitments, will enable us to fund our operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements for at least 12 months from the date of filing this Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. We will need substantial additional funding in the near future, and if we are unable to raise capital when needed, we could be forced to delay, reduce or eliminate our drug development programs or commercialization efforts.

 

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Note 3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Use of Estimates and Assumptions

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The significant areas of estimation include determining research and development accruals, the inputs in determining the fair value of equity-based awards and warrants issued, the inputs in determining present value of lease payments, and determining the fair value of marketable securities. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Income Taxes

 

Due to the Company’s current and prior operating losses, the Company has no corporate income tax liabilities as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. Because of its history of losses, the Company believes it is more-likely-than-not that all of the Company’s deferred tax assets will not be realized as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. Therefore, the Company has recorded a full valuation allowance on its deferred tax assets.

 

Foreign Currency

 

We translate the financial statements of our Australian subsidiary, which has a functional currency of the Australian dollar, to U.S. dollars using month-end exchange rates for assets and liabilities and average exchange rates for income and expenses. Translation gains and losses are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as a component of stockholders’ equity. Gains and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions that are denominated in currencies other than our functional currency (U.S. dollar) are included within other income, net on the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

 

Risks and Uncertainties

 

The Company operates in an industry that is subject to intense competition, government regulation and rapid technological change. Operations are subject to significant risk and uncertainties including financial, operational, technological, regulatory, and other risks, including the potential risk of business failure.

 

Our marketable securities may be impacted by various risks related to interest rates, market conditions and credit risk. Our marketable securities have had and may in the future have their market value fluctuate due to rises or falls in interest rates. While we believe our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities do not contain excessive risk, we cannot provide absolute assurance that in the future our investments will not be subject to adverse changes in market value. In addition, we maintain significant amounts of cash and cash equivalents at one or more financial institutions that are federally insured. Interest bearing and non-interest bearing accounts we hold at these banking institutions are guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) up to $250,000 per depositor, per FDIC-insured bank, per ownership category. From time to time, some of our cash balances held at banking institutions may be in excess of FDIC coverage.

 

We currently rely on foreign third-party manufacturers and service providers in connection with certain aspects of our clinical operations. The U.S. government and persons involved in the Trump administration have made statements and taken certain actions that have led to, and may continue to lead to, changes to U.S. and international trade policies. If maintained, tariffs and the potential escalation of trade disputes with foreign countries could pose a significant risk to our business and could result in higher operating expenses. U.S. policies on tariffs and international trade could also result in fluctuations in interest rates, which could have a negative impact on general economic conditions, on the industry sector in which we operate, and on our business.

 

 

Research and Development

 

Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. These expenses primarily consist of payroll, contractor expenses, research study expenses, costs for manufacturing and supplies, clinical site costs and other costs for the conduct of clinical trials, costs for technical infrastructure on the cloud for the purposes of developing the Company’s RADR® platform, and other costs for identifying, developing, and testing drug candidates. Development costs incurred by third parties are expensed as the work is performed. Costs to acquire technologies, including licenses, that are utilized in research and development and that have no alternative future use are expensed when incurred.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers money market funds and other highly liquid instruments with an original maturity of 3 months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 were approximately $5,512,000 and $6,619,000, respectively, and are included along with cash under the caption cash and cash equivalents on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

Leases

 

The Company determines whether an arrangement contains a lease at inception. Operating leases are included in operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets, current portion of operating lease liabilities, and net of current portion of operating lease liabilities on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. Lease ROU assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent an obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Lease ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term at the commencement date. As the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, an incremental borrowing rate is used based on the information available at the commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. The Company does not include options to extend or terminate the lease term unless it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise any such options. Rent expense is recognized under the operating leases on a straight-line basis. The Company does not recognize right-of-use assets or lease liabilities for short-term leases, which have a lease term of twelve months or less, and instead will recognize lease payments as expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

 

Marketable Securities

 

The Company’s marketable securities consist of government and agency securities, corporate bonds, mutual funds and common stock. We classify our marketable securities as available-for-sale at the time of purchase and reevaluate such classification as of each balance sheet date. We may sell these securities at any time for use in current operations even if they have not yet reached maturity. As a result, we classify our investments, including securities with maturities beyond twelve months, as current assets in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

Available-for-sale debt securities are recorded at fair value each reporting period. Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale debt securities are excluded from earnings and recorded as a separate component within accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) on the condensed consolidated balance sheets until realized. Interest is reported within interest income on the condensed consolidated statements of operations. We evaluate our available-for-sale debt securities to assess whether the amortized cost basis is in excess of estimated fair value and determine what amount of that difference, if any, is caused by expected credit losses. Allowance for credit losses are recognized as a charge in other income, net on the condensed consolidated statements of operations, and any remaining unrealized losses are included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The allowance for credit losses is zero at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, and there were no credit losses recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.

 

Equity securities, which are composed of mutual funds and common stock, are recorded at fair value each reporting period, with changes in fair value of these investments, as well as dividends earned, recorded within other income, net on the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

We determine realized gains and losses on the sale of marketable securities based on the specific identification method and record such gains and losses within other income, net on the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which will require public entities, on an annual basis, to provide disclosure of specific categories in the rate reconciliation table, as well as disclosure of income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. The standard is effective for our 2025 annual period and can be applied either prospectively or retrospectively. We are currently assessing the effect that the updated standard will have on our financial statement disclosures.

 

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, requiring public business entities to provide disaggregated disclosures of relevant income statement expenses. The amendments aim to improve financial reporting by enhancing transparency in the notes to financial statements, specifically regarding expense categories. The amendments in this update are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. The Company is assessing the effect of this update on its condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

 

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Commitments and Contingencies
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies

Note 4. Commitments and Contingencies

 

General

 

The Company has entered into, and expects to enter into from time to time in the future, license agreements, strategic alliance agreements, assignment agreements, research service agreements, and similar agreements related to the advancement of its product candidates and research and development efforts. Significant agreements (collectively, the “License, Strategic Alliance, and Research Agreements”) are described in detail in the Company’s 2024 Form 10-K. While specific amounts will fluctuate from quarter to quarter based on clinical trials progress, advancement and completion of research studies and manufacturing projects, and other factors, the Company believes its overall activities regarding License, Strategic Alliance, and Research Agreements are materially consistent with those described in the 2024 Form 10-K, as supplemented by the discussion in the following paragraph.

 

As described in the 2024 Form 10-K, the Company has previously entered into a work order with Fortrea Inc. (“Fortrea”) to provide contract research organization (CRO) services in connection with the Company’s Phase 2 clinical trial for LP-300. The Company is currently discussing with Fortrea a potential amendment to make certain adjustments to the work order with Fortrea relating to the LP-300 Phase 2 clinical trial. The Company expects to enter into an amendment to the LP-300 work order with Fortrea in the second quarter of 2025.

 

In addition to the specific agreements described in the 2024 Form 10-K and the potential Fortrea work order amendment described above, the Company has entered into, and will in the future enter into, other research and service provider agreements for the advancement of its product candidates and research and development efforts. The Company expects to pay additional amounts in future periods in connection with existing and future research and service provider agreements.

 

Set forth below are the approximate amounts expensed for License, Strategic Alliance, and Research Agreements during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. These expensed amounts are included under research and development expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

   2025   2024 
  

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 
   2025   2024 
Amount Expensed for License, Strategic Alliance, and Research Agreements  $1,181,000   $2,102,000 

 

 

 

Set forth below at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, are (1) the approximate amounts accrued and payable under License, Strategic Alliance, and Research Agreements, and (2) the approximate amount of prepaid expenses and other current assets under License, Strategic Alliance, and Research Agreements. These amounts are included in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

   March 31,   December 31, 
   2025   2024 
         
Amount accrued and payable under License, Strategic Alliance, and Research Agreements  $1,199,000   $1,725,000 
           
Prepaid expenses and other current assets under License, Strategic Alliance, and Research Agreements  $500,000   $490,000 

 

 

Actuate Therapeutics

 

In May 2021, the Company entered into a Collaboration Agreement with Actuate Therapeutics, Inc. (“Actuate”), a clinical stage private biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of compounds for use in the treatment of cancer, and inflammatory diseases leading to fibrosis. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company and Actuate have collaborated on utilization of the Company’s RADR® platform to develop novel biomarker derived signatures for use with one of Actuate’s product candidates. As part of the collaboration, the Company received 25,000 restricted shares of Actuate stock, subject to meeting certain conditions of the collaboration, as well as the potential to receive additional Actuate stock if results from the collaboration are utilized in future development efforts. In 2023, the term of the Collaboration Agreement was extended to continue until March 31, 2024. The Company is currently evaluating the possibility of further collaborations with Actuate. Certain affiliates of Bios Partners beneficially own greater than 10% of the Company’s common stock and also hold substantial beneficial ownership interests in Actuate. Through March 31, 2025, no revenues have been recognized under the Collaboration Agreement.

 

In August 2024, Actuate announced the closing of its initial public offering (“IPO”), which also included a reverse stock split. Following the reverse stock split and the IPO, the Company holds 13,889 shares of common stock, which can be sold by the Company without restriction in accordance with Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933. At March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Actuate common stock held by the Company had a fair value of approximately $94,000 and $111,000, respectively, which amounts were included in the caption marketable securities on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

 

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Leases
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Leases  
Leases

Note 5. Leases

 

The following provides balance sheet information related to leases as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024:

 

   March 31,   December 31, 
   2025   2024 
Assets          
Operating lease, right-of-use asset, net  $192,196   $239,985 
Liabilities          
Current portion of operating lease liabilities  $161,515   $190,814 
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion   33,416    52,843 
Total operating lease liabilities  $194,931   $243,657 

 

At March 31, 2025, the future estimated minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases are as follows:

 

 

         
2025 (remaining nine months)   $ 151,186  
2026     54,744  
Total minimum lease payments     205,930  
Less amount representing interest     (10,999 )
Present value of future minimum lease payments     194,931  
Less current portion of operating lease liabilities     (161,515 )
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion   $ 33,416  

 

The Company leases office space in the Dallas, Texas and Atlanta, Georgia metropolitan areas under non-cancellable operating leases. In January 2023, the Company renewed its existing lease in the Atlanta area for an additional two years (“Colony Square Lease”). Effective August 31, 2024, the Colony Square Lease was terminated in conjunction with a new lease with the same landlord. The new lease began September 1, 2024 for a period of 24 months, requires payments of approximately $6,800 per month, and is subject to automatic renewal on a month-to-month basis unless the Company provides three-months written notice to the landlord. The exercise of lease renewal options is at the Company’s sole discretion and is assessed as to whether to include any renewals in the lease term at inception.

 

In January 2023, the Company also entered into two new leases in the Dallas area that commenced in March 2023 and May 2023, respectively (“Legacy West Leases”). Effective April 30, 2024, the Legacy West Leases were terminated in conjunction with a new lease with the same landlord. The new lease began May 1, 2024 for a period of 19 months, requires payments of approximately $11,200 per month, and is subject to automatic renewal on a month-to-month basis unless the Company provides three-months written notice to the landlord. The exercise of lease renewal options is at the Company’s sole discretion and is assessed as to whether to include any renewals in the lease term at inception.

 

The following table provides a reconciliation for the Company’s right of use assets and lease liabilities:

 

   Operating   Operating 
   Right-of- Use   Lease 
   Assets   Liabilities 
Balance at December 31, 2024  $239,985   $243,657 
Amortizations and reductions   (47,789)   (48,726)
Balance at March 31, 2025  $192,196   $194,931 

 

 

Other supplemental information related to operating leases is as follows:

 

   2025   2024 
   As of March 31, 
   2025   2024 
Weighted average remaining term of operating leases (in years)   1.09    1.08 
Weighted average discount rate of operating leases   9.50%   7.36%

 

The Company also leased office space in Dallas, Texas under month-to-month lease arrangements during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024. In April 2023, the Company entered into a two-year lease for material storage and handling. The lease is cancellable with 45-days’ written notice. Under these short-term leases, the Company elected the short-term lease measurement and recognition exemption under ASC 842 and recorded rent expense as incurred.

 

The components of lease expense were approximately as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:

 

   2025   2024 
   Three Months Ended 
   March 31, 
   2025   2024 
Operating lease cost  $53,000   $45,000 
Short-term lease cost   4,800    4,500 
Lease expense  $57,800   $49,500 

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, cash used in operating activities associated with operating leases was approximately $54,000 and $45,000, respectively.

 

v3.25.1
Stockholders’ Equity
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Equity [Abstract]  
Stockholders’ Equity

Note 6. Stockholders’ Equity

 

Common Stock

 

As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had 25,000,000 authorized shares of common stock, of which 10,784,725 shares were issued and outstanding.

 

Warrants

 

There were no warrant exercises during the three months ended March 31, 2025. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company issued 20,132 shares of common stock, relating to the cashless exercise of 79,021 warrants that were expiring. The Company also issued 17,481 shares of common stock for aggregate proceeds of $54,716, relating to the cash exercise of warrants that were expiring during the three months ended March 31, 2024. The Company has warrants to purchase 70,000 shares of common stock outstanding and exercisable as of March 31, 2025 at a weighted-average exercise price of $18.75 per share, which warrants expire on June 10, 2025.

 

 

Options

 

A summary of stock option activity under the Lantern Pharma Inc. 2018 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated, during the three months ended March 31, 2025 is presented below:

 

   Options Outstanding 
   Number of Shares   Weighted- Average Exercise Price Per Share 
Outstanding December 31, 2024   1,245,694   $5.72 
Cancelled or expired   (3,316)   7.49 
Outstanding March 31, 2025   1,242,378   $5.71 

 

Options were exercisable for 1,010,677 shares of common stock at March 31, 2025 at a weighted average exercise price of $6.01.

 

Stock-based compensation was as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:

 

   2025   2024 
   Three Months Ended 
   March 31, 
   2025   2024 
General and administrative  $73,753   $56,245 
Research and development   73,997    77,812 
Total stock-based compensation  $147,750   $134,057 

 

v3.25.1
Marketable Securities
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]  
Marketable Securities

Note 7. Marketable Securities

 

At March 31, 2025, the Company’s debt and equity securities consisted of the following:

 

   Amortized   Unrealized   Unrealized   Aggregate 
   Cost   Gains   Losses   Fair Value 
Government and agency securities  $9,927,457   $518   $-   $9,927,975 
Corporate bonds   1,598,976    90    (118)   1,598,948 
Debt securities   11,526,433    608    (118)   11,526,923 
Equity securities                  4,269,268 
                  $15,796,191 
                     
Included in cash and cash equivalents                 $2,452,142 
Included in marketable securities                 $13,344,049 

 

The contractual maturities of the Company’s debt securities, including approximately $2,046,000 classified in cash and cash equivalents, are as follows:

 

   As of 
   March 31, 2025 
Due within one year  $11,526,923 

 

 

The following table presents gross unrealized losses and fair values for those marketable debt securities that were in an unrealized loss position as of March 31, 2025, aggregated by investment category and the length of time that individual debt securities have been in a continuous loss position:

 

   As of March 31, 2025 
   Less than 12 months   More than 12 months 
   Fair
Value
   Unrealized
Loss
   Fair
Value
   Unrealized
Loss
 
Corporate bonds  $300,066   $(19)  $299,829   $(99)

 

We do not believe the unrealized losses on debt securities represent credit losses based on our evaluation of available evidence as of March 31, 2025, which includes an assessment of whether it is more likely than not we will be required to sell the investment before recovery of the investment’s amortized cost basis.

 

v3.25.1
Fair Value Measurements
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Fair Value Measurements

Note 8. Fair Value Measurements

 

We determine the fair values of our financial instruments based on the fair value hierarchy, which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value assumes that the transaction to sell the asset or transfer the liability occurs in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability and establishes that the fair value of an asset or liability shall be determined based on the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. The classification of a financial asset or liability within the hierarchy is based upon the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs into three levels that may be used to measure fair value:

 

Level 1 - Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 

Level 2 - Inputs are quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly through market corroboration, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.

 

Level 3 - Inputs are unobservable inputs based on our assumptions.

 

Financial Assets

 

When available, our marketable securities are valued using quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets. If we are unable to value our marketable securities using quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets, we value our investments using broker reports that utilize quoted market prices for comparable instruments. As of March 31, 2025, our available-for-sale debt securities were valued through use of quoted prices for comparable instruments in active markets and are classified as Level 2, and our money markets, common stock and mutual funds were valued using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and are classified as Level 1.

 

 

Based on our valuation of our marketable securities, we concluded that they are classified in either Level 1, Level 2 or NAV, and we have no financial assets measured using Level 3 inputs. The following table presents information about our assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis using the above input categories.

 

Description  Total   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3 
   Fair Value Measurements as of March 31, 2025 
Description  Total   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3 
Government and agency securities  $9,927,975   $-   $9,927,975   $- 
Corporate bonds   1,598,948    -    1,598,948    - 
Money markets   406,521    406,521    -    - 
Mutual funds – fixed income   2,911,918    2,911,918    -    - 
Mutual funds – alternative investments   856,800    856,800    -    - 
Common stock   94,029    94,029    -    - 
Fair value recurring basis  $15,796,191   $4,269,268   $11,526,923   $- 
                     
Included in cash and cash equivalents  $2,452,142                
Included in marketable securities  $13,344,049                

 

v3.25.1
Loss Per Share of Common Shares
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Loss Per Share of Common Shares

Note 9. Loss Per Share of Common Shares

 

Basic loss per share is derived by dividing net loss applicable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during each period. Diluted loss per share includes the effect, if any, from the potential exercise or conversion of securities, such as warrants and stock options, which would result in the issuance of incremental shares of common stock unless such effect is anti-dilutive. In calculating the basic and diluted net loss per share applicable to common stockholders, the weighted average number of shares remained the same for both calculations due to the fact that when a net loss exists, dilutive shares are not included in the calculation. Potentially dilutive securities outstanding that have been excluded from diluted loss per share due to being anti-dilutive include the following:

 

   2025   2024 
   Outstanding at March 31, 
   2025   2024 
Warrants to purchase common stock   70,000    81,496 
Stock options   1,242,378    1,077,292 
Anti-dilutive securities   1,312,378    1,158,788 

 

v3.25.1
Segment Reporting
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Reporting

Note 10. Segment Reporting

 

The Company operates as one operating segment. The Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) is its chief executive officer, who reviews financial information presented on a condensed consolidated basis. The CODM uses expected research and development study and material costs; cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities balances; operating losses; and budget projections to assess financial performance and allocate resources. During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, research and development study and material costs, which include clinical trial and product candidate manufacturing costs, were approximately $2,126,000 and $3,118,000, respectively. These financial metrics are used by the CODM to make key operating decisions, such as which research and development studies to commence, extend or discontinue. See the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, as well as the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.

v3.25.1
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Use of Estimates and Assumptions

Use of Estimates and Assumptions

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The significant areas of estimation include determining research and development accruals, the inputs in determining the fair value of equity-based awards and warrants issued, the inputs in determining present value of lease payments, and determining the fair value of marketable securities. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

 

Due to the Company’s current and prior operating losses, the Company has no corporate income tax liabilities as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. Because of its history of losses, the Company believes it is more-likely-than-not that all of the Company’s deferred tax assets will not be realized as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. Therefore, the Company has recorded a full valuation allowance on its deferred tax assets.

 

Foreign Currency

Foreign Currency

 

We translate the financial statements of our Australian subsidiary, which has a functional currency of the Australian dollar, to U.S. dollars using month-end exchange rates for assets and liabilities and average exchange rates for income and expenses. Translation gains and losses are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as a component of stockholders’ equity. Gains and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions that are denominated in currencies other than our functional currency (U.S. dollar) are included within other income, net on the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

 

Risks and Uncertainties

Risks and Uncertainties

 

The Company operates in an industry that is subject to intense competition, government regulation and rapid technological change. Operations are subject to significant risk and uncertainties including financial, operational, technological, regulatory, and other risks, including the potential risk of business failure.

 

Our marketable securities may be impacted by various risks related to interest rates, market conditions and credit risk. Our marketable securities have had and may in the future have their market value fluctuate due to rises or falls in interest rates. While we believe our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities do not contain excessive risk, we cannot provide absolute assurance that in the future our investments will not be subject to adverse changes in market value. In addition, we maintain significant amounts of cash and cash equivalents at one or more financial institutions that are federally insured. Interest bearing and non-interest bearing accounts we hold at these banking institutions are guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) up to $250,000 per depositor, per FDIC-insured bank, per ownership category. From time to time, some of our cash balances held at banking institutions may be in excess of FDIC coverage.

 

We currently rely on foreign third-party manufacturers and service providers in connection with certain aspects of our clinical operations. The U.S. government and persons involved in the Trump administration have made statements and taken certain actions that have led to, and may continue to lead to, changes to U.S. and international trade policies. If maintained, tariffs and the potential escalation of trade disputes with foreign countries could pose a significant risk to our business and could result in higher operating expenses. U.S. policies on tariffs and international trade could also result in fluctuations in interest rates, which could have a negative impact on general economic conditions, on the industry sector in which we operate, and on our business.

 

 

Research and Development

Research and Development

 

Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. These expenses primarily consist of payroll, contractor expenses, research study expenses, costs for manufacturing and supplies, clinical site costs and other costs for the conduct of clinical trials, costs for technical infrastructure on the cloud for the purposes of developing the Company’s RADR® platform, and other costs for identifying, developing, and testing drug candidates. Development costs incurred by third parties are expensed as the work is performed. Costs to acquire technologies, including licenses, that are utilized in research and development and that have no alternative future use are expensed when incurred.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers money market funds and other highly liquid instruments with an original maturity of 3 months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 were approximately $5,512,000 and $6,619,000, respectively, and are included along with cash under the caption cash and cash equivalents on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

Leases

Leases

 

The Company determines whether an arrangement contains a lease at inception. Operating leases are included in operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets, current portion of operating lease liabilities, and net of current portion of operating lease liabilities on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. Lease ROU assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent an obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Lease ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term at the commencement date. As the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, an incremental borrowing rate is used based on the information available at the commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. The Company does not include options to extend or terminate the lease term unless it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise any such options. Rent expense is recognized under the operating leases on a straight-line basis. The Company does not recognize right-of-use assets or lease liabilities for short-term leases, which have a lease term of twelve months or less, and instead will recognize lease payments as expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

 

Marketable Securities

Marketable Securities

 

The Company’s marketable securities consist of government and agency securities, corporate bonds, mutual funds and common stock. We classify our marketable securities as available-for-sale at the time of purchase and reevaluate such classification as of each balance sheet date. We may sell these securities at any time for use in current operations even if they have not yet reached maturity. As a result, we classify our investments, including securities with maturities beyond twelve months, as current assets in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

Available-for-sale debt securities are recorded at fair value each reporting period. Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale debt securities are excluded from earnings and recorded as a separate component within accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) on the condensed consolidated balance sheets until realized. Interest is reported within interest income on the condensed consolidated statements of operations. We evaluate our available-for-sale debt securities to assess whether the amortized cost basis is in excess of estimated fair value and determine what amount of that difference, if any, is caused by expected credit losses. Allowance for credit losses are recognized as a charge in other income, net on the condensed consolidated statements of operations, and any remaining unrealized losses are included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The allowance for credit losses is zero at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, and there were no credit losses recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.

 

Equity securities, which are composed of mutual funds and common stock, are recorded at fair value each reporting period, with changes in fair value of these investments, as well as dividends earned, recorded within other income, net on the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

We determine realized gains and losses on the sale of marketable securities based on the specific identification method and record such gains and losses within other income, net on the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which will require public entities, on an annual basis, to provide disclosure of specific categories in the rate reconciliation table, as well as disclosure of income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. The standard is effective for our 2025 annual period and can be applied either prospectively or retrospectively. We are currently assessing the effect that the updated standard will have on our financial statement disclosures.

 

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, requiring public business entities to provide disaggregated disclosures of relevant income statement expenses. The amendments aim to improve financial reporting by enhancing transparency in the notes to financial statements, specifically regarding expense categories. The amendments in this update are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. The Company is assessing the effect of this update on its condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

v3.25.1
Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Research and Development

 

   2025   2024 
  

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 
   2025   2024 
Amount Expensed for License, Strategic Alliance, and Research Agreements  $1,181,000   $2,102,000 
Schedule of Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities

 

   March 31,   December 31, 
   2025   2024 
         
Amount accrued and payable under License, Strategic Alliance, and Research Agreements  $1,199,000   $1,725,000 
           
Prepaid expenses and other current assets under License, Strategic Alliance, and Research Agreements  $500,000   $490,000 

 

v3.25.1
Leases (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Leases  
Schedule of Balance Sheet Information Related to Leases

The following provides balance sheet information related to leases as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024:

 

   March 31,   December 31, 
   2025   2024 
Assets          
Operating lease, right-of-use asset, net  $192,196   $239,985 
Liabilities          
Current portion of operating lease liabilities  $161,515   $190,814 
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion   33,416    52,843 
Total operating lease liabilities  $194,931   $243,657 
Schedule of Future Estimated Minimum Lease Payments Under Non-cancelable Operating Leases

At March 31, 2025, the future estimated minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases are as follows:

 

 

         
2025 (remaining nine months)   $ 151,186  
2026     54,744  
Total minimum lease payments     205,930  
Less amount representing interest     (10,999 )
Present value of future minimum lease payments     194,931  
Less current portion of operating lease liabilities     (161,515 )
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion   $ 33,416  
Schedule of Reconciliation of Right-of-Use Assets and lease Liabilities

The following table provides a reconciliation for the Company’s right of use assets and lease liabilities:

 

   Operating   Operating 
   Right-of- Use   Lease 
   Assets   Liabilities 
Balance at December 31, 2024  $239,985   $243,657 
Amortizations and reductions   (47,789)   (48,726)
Balance at March 31, 2025  $192,196   $194,931 
Schedule of Other Supplemental Information Related to Operating Leases

Other supplemental information related to operating leases is as follows:

 

   2025   2024 
   As of March 31, 
   2025   2024 
Weighted average remaining term of operating leases (in years)   1.09    1.08 
Weighted average discount rate of operating leases   9.50%   7.36%
Schedule of Lease Expense

The components of lease expense were approximately as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:

 

   2025   2024 
   Three Months Ended 
   March 31, 
   2025   2024 
Operating lease cost  $53,000   $45,000 
Short-term lease cost   4,800    4,500 
Lease expense  $57,800   $49,500 
v3.25.1
Stockholders’ Equity (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Equity [Abstract]  
Schedule of Stock Option Activity

A summary of stock option activity under the Lantern Pharma Inc. 2018 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated, during the three months ended March 31, 2025 is presented below:

 

   Options Outstanding 
   Number of Shares   Weighted- Average Exercise Price Per Share 
Outstanding December 31, 2024   1,245,694   $5.72 
Cancelled or expired   (3,316)   7.49 
Outstanding March 31, 2025   1,242,378   $5.71 
Schedule of Stock-based Compensation

Stock-based compensation was as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:

 

   2025   2024 
   Three Months Ended 
   March 31, 
   2025   2024 
General and administrative  $73,753   $56,245 
Research and development   73,997    77,812 
Total stock-based compensation  $147,750   $134,057 
v3.25.1
Marketable Securities (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]  
Schedule of Marketable of Securities

At March 31, 2025, the Company’s debt and equity securities consisted of the following:

 

   Amortized   Unrealized   Unrealized   Aggregate 
   Cost   Gains   Losses   Fair Value 
Government and agency securities  $9,927,457   $518   $-   $9,927,975 
Corporate bonds   1,598,976    90    (118)   1,598,948 
Debt securities   11,526,433    608    (118)   11,526,923 
Equity securities                  4,269,268 
                  $15,796,191 
                     
Included in cash and cash equivalents                 $2,452,142 
Included in marketable securities                 $13,344,049 
Schedule of Contractual Maturities Investments of Marketable Securities

   As of 
   March 31, 2025 
Due within one year  $11,526,923 
Schedule of Gross Unrealized Losses and Fair Values for Marketable Securities

The following table presents gross unrealized losses and fair values for those marketable debt securities that were in an unrealized loss position as of March 31, 2025, aggregated by investment category and the length of time that individual debt securities have been in a continuous loss position:

 

   As of March 31, 2025 
   Less than 12 months   More than 12 months 
   Fair
Value
   Unrealized
Loss
   Fair
Value
   Unrealized
Loss
 
Corporate bonds  $300,066   $(19)  $299,829   $(99)
v3.25.1
Fair Value Measurements (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Schedule of Assets are Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis

Description  Total   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3 
   Fair Value Measurements as of March 31, 2025 
Description  Total   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3 
Government and agency securities  $9,927,975   $-   $9,927,975   $- 
Corporate bonds   1,598,948    -    1,598,948    - 
Money markets   406,521    406,521    -    - 
Mutual funds – fixed income   2,911,918    2,911,918    -    - 
Mutual funds – alternative investments   856,800    856,800    -    - 
Common stock   94,029    94,029    -    - 
Fair value recurring basis  $15,796,191   $4,269,268   $11,526,923   $- 
                     
Included in cash and cash equivalents  $2,452,142                
Included in marketable securities  $13,344,049                
v3.25.1
Loss Per Share of Common Shares (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Schedule of Anti-dilutive Securities Outstanding Diluted Loss Per Share

 

   2025   2024 
   Outstanding at March 31, 
   2025   2024 
Warrants to purchase common stock   70,000    81,496 
Stock options   1,242,378    1,077,292 
Anti-dilutive securities   1,312,378    1,158,788 
v3.25.1
Liquidity (Details Narrative) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]    
Net loss $ 4,536,783 $ 5,440,810
Working capital $ 16,537,000  
v3.25.1
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Narrative) - USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2025
Dec. 31, 2024
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 5,512,000 $ 6,619,000
Maximum [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Cash FDIC insured amount $ 250,000  
v3.25.1
Schedule of Research and Development (Details) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
License Strategic Alliance and Research Agreements [Member] | Research and Development Expense [Member]    
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]    
Amount Expensed for License, Strategic Alliance, and Research Agreements $ 1,181,000 $ 2,102,000
v3.25.1
Schedule of Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities (Details) - USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2025
Dec. 31, 2024
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]    
Prepaid expenses and other current assets under License, Strategic Alliance, and Research Agreements $ 1,101,725 $ 1,234,566
License Strategic Alliance and Research Agreements [Member]    
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]    
Amount accrued and payable under License, Strategic Alliance, and Research Agreements 1,199,000 1,725,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets under License, Strategic Alliance, and Research Agreements $ 500,000 $ 490,000
v3.25.1
Commitments and Contingencies (Details Narrative) - Actuate Therapeutics [Member] - Collaboration Agreement [Member] - USD ($)
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2024
May 31, 2021
Mar. 31, 2025
Dec. 31, 2024
Actuate stock of restricted shares   25,000    
Fair value     $ 94,000 $ 111,000
Reverse Stock Split and IPO [Member]        
Number of shares hold 13,889      
v3.25.1
Schedule of Balance Sheet Information Related to Leases (Details) - USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2025
Dec. 31, 2024
Leases    
Operating lease, right-of-use asset, net $ 192,196 $ 239,985
Current portion of operating lease liabilities 161,515 190,814
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion 33,416 52,843
Total operating lease liabilities $ 194,931 $ 243,657
v3.25.1
Schedule of Future Estimated Minimum Lease Payments Under Non-cancelable Operating Leases (Details) - USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2025
Dec. 31, 2024
Leases    
2025 (remaining nine months) $ 151,186  
2026 54,744  
Total minimum lease payments 205,930  
Less amount representing interest (10,999)  
Present value of future minimum lease payments 194,931 $ 243,657
Less current portion of operating lease liabilities (161,515) (190,814)
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion $ 33,416 $ 52,843
v3.25.1
Schedule of Reconciliation of Right-of-Use Assets and lease Liabilities (Details)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
USD ($)
Leases  
Operating Right-of-Use Assets, Beginning Balance $ 239,985
Operating Lease Liabilities, Beginning Balance 243,657
Operating Right-of-Use Assets, Amortizations and reductions (47,789)
Operating Lease Liabilities, Amortizations and reductions (48,726)
Operating Right-of-Use Assets, Ending Balance 192,196
Operating Lease Liabilities, Ending Balance $ 194,931
v3.25.1
Schedule of Other Supplemental Information Related to Operating Leases (Details)
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Leases    
Weighted average remaining term of operating leases (in years) 1 year 1 month 2 days 1 year 29 days
Weighted average discount rate of operating leases 9.50% 7.36%
v3.25.1
Schedule of Lease Expense (Details) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Leases    
Operating lease cost $ 53,000 $ 45,000
Short-term lease cost 4,800 4,500
Lease expense $ 57,800 $ 49,500
v3.25.1
Leases (Details Narrative) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended
Sep. 01, 2024
May 01, 2024
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Apr. 30, 2023
Leases          
New lease payments $ 6,800 $ 11,200      
Operating lease term         2 years
Cash used in operating activities associated with leases     $ 54,000 $ 45,000  
v3.25.1
Schedule of Stock Option Activity (Details)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
$ / shares
shares
Equity [Abstract]  
Number of options outstanding, beginning balance | shares 1,245,694
Weighted average exercise price per share, outstanding beginning | $ / shares $ 5.72
Number of shares, cancelled or expired | shares (3,316)
Weighted average exercise price per share, cancelled or expired | $ / shares $ 7.49
Number of shares, outstanding ending | shares 1,242,378
Weighted average exercise price per share, outstanding ending | $ / shares $ 5.71
v3.25.1
Schedule of Stock-based Compensation (Details) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Total stock-based compensation $ 147,750 $ 134,057
General and Administrative Expense [Member]    
Total stock-based compensation 73,753 56,245
Research and Development Expense [Member]    
Total stock-based compensation $ 73,997 $ 77,812
v3.25.1
Stockholders’ Equity (Details Narrative) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2024
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]      
Common stock, shares authorized 25,000,000   25,000,000
Common stock, shares issued 10,784,725   10,784,725
Common stock, shares outstanding 10,784,725   10,784,725
Exercise of warrants $ 54,716  
Warrants to purchase shares of common stock   79,021  
Weighted average exercise price $ 5.71   $ 5.72
Options were exercisable 1,010,677    
Weighted average exercise price, exercisable $ 6.01    
Warrant [Member]      
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]      
Exercise of warrants   $ 54,716  
Number of shares issued for cashless exercise of warrants   20,132  
Warrants to purchase shares of common stock 70,000    
Number of shares issued   17,481  
Weighted average exercise price $ 18.75    
Expiration date of warrants Jun. 10, 2025    
v3.25.1
Schedule of Marketable of Securities (Details)
Mar. 31, 2025
USD ($)
Debt Securities, Held-to-Maturity, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]  
Aggregate Fair Value $ 15,796,191
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member]  
Debt Securities, Held-to-Maturity, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]  
Aggregate fair value 2,452,142
Marketable Securities [Member]  
Debt Securities, Held-to-Maturity, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]  
Aggregate fair value 13,344,049
US Government Debt Securities [Member]  
Debt Securities, Held-to-Maturity, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]  
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Amortized Cost 9,927,457
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax 518
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax
Aggregate fair value 9,927,975
Corporate Debt Securities [Member]  
Debt Securities, Held-to-Maturity, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]  
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Amortized Cost 1,598,976
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax 90
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax (118)
Aggregate fair value 1,598,948
Debt Securities [Member]  
Debt Securities, Held-to-Maturity, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]  
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Amortized Cost 11,526,433
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax 608
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax (118)
Aggregate fair value 11,526,923
Equity Securities [Member]  
Debt Securities, Held-to-Maturity, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]  
Aggregate fair value $ 4,269,268
v3.25.1
Schedule of Contractual Maturities Investments of Marketable Securities (Details)
Mar. 31, 2025
USD ($)
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]  
Due within one year $ 11,526,923
v3.25.1
Schedule of Gross Unrealized Losses and Fair Values for Marketable Securities (Details) - Corporate Debt Securities [Member]
Mar. 31, 2025
USD ($)
Debt Securities, Held-to-Maturity, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]  
Marketable securities, fair value less than 12 months $ 300,066
Marketable securities, unrealized loss less than 12 months (19)
Marketable securities, fair value more than 12 months 299,829
Marketable securities, unrealized loss more than 12 months $ (99)
v3.25.1
Marketable Securities (Details Narrative)
Mar. 31, 2025
USD ($)
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member]  
Impairment Effects on Earnings Per Share [Line Items]  
Debt securities $ 2,046,000
v3.25.1
Schedule of Assets are Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Details)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
USD ($)
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Fair value recurring basis $ 15,796,191
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member]  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Total 2,452,142
Marketable Securities [Member]  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Total 13,344,049
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Fair value recurring basis 4,269,268
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Fair value recurring basis 11,526,923
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Fair value recurring basis
US Government Agencies Short-Term Debt Securities [Member]  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Fair value recurring basis 9,927,975
US Government Agencies Short-Term Debt Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Fair value recurring basis
US Government Agencies Short-Term Debt Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Fair value recurring basis 9,927,975
US Government Agencies Short-Term Debt Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Fair value recurring basis
Corporate Bond Securities [Member]  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Fair value recurring basis 1,598,948
Corporate Bond Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Fair value recurring basis
Corporate Bond Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Fair value recurring basis 1,598,948
Corporate Bond Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Fair value recurring basis
Money Market Funds [Member]  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Fair value recurring basis 406,521
Money Market Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Fair value recurring basis 406,521
Money Market Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Fair value recurring basis
Money Market Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Fair value recurring basis
Mutual Funds Fixed Income [Member]  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Fair value recurring basis 2,911,918
Mutual Funds Fixed Income [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Fair value recurring basis 2,911,918
Mutual Funds Fixed Income [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Fair value recurring basis
Mutual Funds Fixed Income [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Fair value recurring basis
Mutual Funds Alternative Investments [Member]  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Fair value recurring basis 856,800
Mutual Funds Alternative Investments [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Fair value recurring basis 856,800
Mutual Funds Alternative Investments [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Fair value recurring basis
Mutual Funds Alternative Investments [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Fair value recurring basis
Common Stock [Member]  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Fair value recurring basis 94,029
Common Stock [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Fair value recurring basis 94,029
Common Stock [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Fair value recurring basis
Common Stock [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Fair value recurring basis
v3.25.1
Schedule of Anti-dilutive Securities Outstanding Diluted Loss Per Share (Details) - shares
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]    
Anti-dilutive securities 1,312,378 1,158,788
Warrant [Member]    
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]    
Anti-dilutive securities 70,000 81,496
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option [Member]    
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]    
Anti-dilutive securities 1,242,378 1,077,292
v3.25.1
Segment Reporting (Details Narrative)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
USD ($)
Segment
Mar. 31, 2024
USD ($)
Segment Reporting [Abstract]    
Number of operating segment | Segment 1  
Manufacturing costs | $ $ 2,126,000 $ 3,118,000