Commitments and Contingencies
Operating Leases
Cambridge and Watertown Leases
The Company currently leases approximately 30,000 square feet of office and laboratory space in Cambridge, Massachusetts (the “Cambridge Lease”). The Cambridge Lease was originally set to expire on June 30, 2027.
On December 22, 2025, the Company entered into an amendment to the Cambridge Lease, which provided for rent abatements and refunds and accelerated the termination of the lease to the date thirty days after the commencement of the Watertown Lease (as defined below). The amendment did not result in the Company relinquishing control of the leased premises until the revised termination date.
Concurrently, on December 22, 2025, the Company entered into a lease agreement for approximately 44,000 square feet of laboratory and office space in Watertown, Massachusetts (the “Watertown Lease”) with an affiliate of the Cambridge lessor. The Watertown Lease will commence upon delivery of the premises and availability for use (the “Watertown Lease Commencement Date”), which is contractually targeted to occur approximately 180 days following execution. The initial lease term extends through June 30, 2030.
The Cambridge Lease amendment and the Watertown Lease were negotiated contemporaneously as part of a coordinated relocation transaction with affiliated lessors. Accordingly, the Company combined the arrangements for accounting purposes under ASC 842 and determined that the combined contract contains two separate lease components: (i) the modified Cambridge Lease and (ii) the Watertown Lease. The total consideration of the combined contract, including contractual Watertown rent, the lease modification fee (as described below) and rent refunds, was allocated to each lease component based on relative standalone prices at the effective date of the modification.
As a result of the modification, the Company remeasured the Cambridge Lease right-of-use asset and lease liability to zero and $1.1 million, respectively, and recorded a gain of approximately $0.3 million during the year ended December 31, 2025, reflecting the net impact of the remeasurement based on the allocated consideration. The gain is included within general and administrative expense and research and development expense in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss as $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively.
In connection with the relocation transaction, the Company agreed to pay a lease modification fee of approximately $2.1 million, payable in installments commencing after the Company relinquishes control of the Cambridge premises. The portion of the modification fee allocated to the Cambridge Lease was included in the remeasurement described above, and the remainder was allocated to the Watertown Lease component.
As of December 31, 2025, the Watertown Lease had not commenced and, accordingly, no right-of-use asset or lease liability had been recognized for that lease component. The Watertown Lease includes an initial rent-free period of approximately 18 months. It also provides for the use of certain lessor-owned laboratory equipment during the lease term which will be accounted for as a lease incentive related to the Watertown Lease and will reduce the right-of-use asset upon lease commencement.
The Watertown Lease includes an option to extend the lease term for an additional five-year period at market rates. The Company will determine the appropriate incremental borrowing rate and recognize the related right-of-use asset and lease liability upon commencement.
Boulder Lease
The Company currently leases approximately 5,300 square feet of office and lab space in Boulder, Colorado (the “Boulder Lease”). The Boulder Lease is a five-year lease that commenced on September 1, 2023 and expires on September 30, 2028. As the rate implicit for the Boulder Lease was not readily determinable, the Company used its incremental borrowing rate of 7.12% as of the commencement date. At commencement of the Boulder Lease, the Company recorded $1.4 million of operating ROU assets, $0.2 million of current operating lease liabilities and $1.2 million of non-current operating lease liabilities.
During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company vacated its Boulder, Colorado facility. The Company is currently pursuing sublease opportunities for the space. During the year ended December 31, 2025, it was determined that the market rate for similar space is less than the rate the Company is paying under the Boulder Lease. As a result, the Company recognized in the consolidated statement of operations an impairment charge of $0.5 million related to the right of use (“ROU”) asset during the year ended December 31, 2025. As of December 31, 2025, the Company had $0.4 million
of ROU assets, $0.3 million of current operating lease liabilities and $0.6 million of non-current operating lease liabilities related to the Boulder Lease.
The table below summarizes the Company’s operating lease costs for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands except for lease terms and borrowing rates):
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| 2025 | | 2024 |
| Lease cost | | | |
| Operating lease cost | $ | 2,392 | | | $ | 2,436 | |
| Short-term lease cost | 56 | | | 54 | |
| Variable lease expense | 1,377 | | | 1,362 | |
| Total lease cost | $ | 3,825 | | | $ | 3,852 | |
| Other information | | | |
| Operating cash flows used for operating leases | $ | 3,463 | | | $ | 3,390 | |
| Weighted-average remaining lease term in years | 3.7 | | 2.7 |
| Weighted-average incremental borrowing rate | 6.87 | % | | 6.72 | % |
Maturities of operating lease liabilities as of December 31, 2025 were as follows (in thousands):
| | | | | |
| 2026 | $ | 336 | |
| 2027 | 648 | |
| 2028 | 581 | |
| 2029 | 329 | |
| 2030 | 167 | |
| Total lease payment | 2,061 | |
| Less: amount representing imputed interest | (87) | |
| Total future minimum lease obligations | $ | 1,974 | |
Legal Proceedings
A liability for loss contingencies arising from claims, assessments, litigation, fines, penalties and other sources is recorded in the consolidated financial statements if it is determined that it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount (or range) of the loss can be reasonably estimated. There are no matters currently outstanding for which any liabilities have been accrued or require disclosure.