Note 3 - Liquidity and Management Plans |
9 Months Ended | ||
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Sep. 30, 2019 | |||
Notes to Financial Statements | |||
Liquidity and Management Plans [Text Block] |
As of December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2019, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $46.0 million and $54.1 million, respectively, and the Company has not generated positive cash flow from operations since its inception.Additional funding will be required to continue the Company’s research and development and other operating activities. In the next 12 months, we will likely seek to raise additional funds through various sources, such as equity or debt financings, or through strategic collaborations and license agreements. We can give no assurances that we will be able to secure additional sources of funds to support our operations, or if such funds are available to us, that such additional financing will be sufficient to meet our needs or on terms acceptable to us. This risk would increase if our clinical data is not positive or economic and market conditions deteriorate.There can be no assurances that we will be able to obtain additional financing on commercially reasonable terms, or at all. To the extent we raise additional capital through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, the ownership interests of our shareholders will be diluted. Debt financing, if available, may involve agreements that include conversion discounts or covenants limiting or restricting our ability to take specific actions, such as incurring additional debt, making capital expenditures or declaring dividends. If we raise additional funds through government or other third -party funding, marketing and distribution arrangements or other collaborations, or strategic alliances or licensing arrangements with third parties, we may have to relinquish valuable rights to our technologies, future revenue streams, research programs or product candidates or grant licenses on terms that may
not be favorable to us. The availability of financing may be affected by our clinical data and other results of scientific and clinical research; the ability to attain regulatory approvals; market acceptance of our product candidates; the state of the capital markets generally with particular reference to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical companies; the status of strategic alliance agreements; and other relevant commercial considerations.If adequate funding is
not available when needed, we may be required to scale back our operations by taking actions that may include, among other things, reducing use of outside professional service providers, reducing the number of our employees or employee compensation, or implementing other cost reduction strategies; significantly modify or delay the development of our DM199 product candidate; license to third parties the rights to commercialize our DM199 product candidate for CKD, AIS or other indications that we would otherwise seek to pursue, or otherwise relinquish significant rights to our technologies, future revenue streams, research programs or product candidates or grant licenses on terms that may
not be favorable to us; and/or divest assets or cease operations through a merger, sale, or liquidation of our company. |