13. equipment and FACILITY LEASES

The Company has historically entered into lease arrangements for its facilities. As of December 31, 2025, the Company had four operating leases with required future minimum payments. The Company determined the classification of these leases to be operating leases and recorded right-of-use assets and lease liabilities as of the effective date. The Company’s leases generally do not include termination or purchase options.

Finance Leases

The Company entered into an agreement with an equipment leasing company in 2018, which provided up to $2.5 million for equipment purchases in the form of sale and leasebacks or direct leases. As of December 31, 2025, the Company has 5 active leases from the leasing company. The terms of the leases are three years and afterwards provide for either annual extensions or an outright purchase of the equipment.

The Company entered into an agreement with another equipment leasing company in the second quarter of 2023. As of December 31, 2025, the Company has one active lease from this leasing company. In June 2024, the Company entered into two new finance lease agreements with another leasing company. The terms of these lease are three years and afterwards provide for either annual extensions or an outright purchase of the equipment.

The equipment leases require three advance rental payments to be held as security deposits. The security deposits held amounted to $0.1 million and $0.3 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively and are included in other non-current assets on the balance sheets.

Operating Leases

The Company has an operating lease for office space in Birmingham, Alabama, which was modified and expanded in March 2024 for a 60-month term ending in March 2029, with an option to extend five years, resulting in an increase to both the right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities. Throughout the term of the lease, the Company is responsible for paying certain costs and expenses, in addition to the rent, as specified in the lease, including a proportionate share of applicable taxes, operating expenses and utilities. In April 2025, the Company terminated its operating lease for additional unutilized office space in Birmingham, Alabama. The Company paid a one-time termination fee of $0.1 million and paid five monthly payments of $20,000, beginning on June 1, 2025. As of October 1, 2025, there were no payments remaining.

The Company has an operating lease for office space in New York, New York, with a term that commenced on September 15, 2021, and continues through March 2027. Throughout the term of the lease, the Company is responsible for paying certain costs and expenses, in addition to the rent, as specified in the lease, including a proportionate share of applicable taxes, operating expenses and utilities.

The Company has identified an embedded lease within the University of Louisville Manufacturing Services Agreement, as the Company has the exclusive use of, and control over, a portion of the manufacturing facility and equipment of the facility during the contractual term of the manufacturing arrangement. The commencement date of the embedded lease was August 4, 2022 and it continues through August 2028.

The operating leases require security deposits at the inception of each lease. The security deposits amounted to $0.3 million and $0.2 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024. As of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, $0.2 million was included in restricted cash.

The following table contains a summary of the lease costs recognized and other information pertaining to the Company’s finance and operating leases for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):

 

 

 

December 31,
2025

 

 

December 31,
2024

 

Lease Cost

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of finance right-of-use assets

 

$

771

 

 

$

859

 

Interest on finance lease liabilities

 

 

67

 

 

 

122

 

Operating lease cost

 

 

1,142

 

 

 

1,343

 

Short-term lease cost

 

 

158

 

 

 

170

 

Variable lease cost

 

 

220

 

 

 

134

 

Total lease cost

 

$

2,358

 

 

$

2,628

 

 

 

 

December 31,
2025

 

Other Lease Information

 

 

 

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liability – finance leases

 

$

759

 

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liability – operating leases

 

$

776

 

Weighted-average remaining lease term – finance leases

 

 

0.87

 

Weighted-average remaining lease term – operating leases

 

 

2.59

 

Weighted-average discount rate – finance leases

 

 

13.1

%

Weighted-average discount rate – operating leases

 

 

14.7

%

 

The following table reconciles the undiscounted cash flows to the operating and financing lease liabilities at December 31, 2025 (in thousands):

 

 

 

Finance Leases

 

 

Operating Leases

 

2026

 

$

312

 

 

$

1,217

 

2027

 

 

 

 

 

1,019

 

2028

 

 

 

 

 

680

 

2029

 

 

 

 

 

66

 

Thereafter

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total lease payment

 

 

312

 

 

 

2,982

 

Less: interest

 

 

17

 

 

 

495

 

Total lease liabilities

 

 

295

 

 

 

2,487

 

Less: short-term lease liability

 

 

295

 

 

 

924

 

Long-term lease liability

 

$

 

 

$

1,563

 

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Mar 12, 2026Showing above
2024Mar 13, 2025
2023Mar 14, 2024
2021Mar 17, 2022

About Leases Disclosures

Lease disclosures under ASC 842 provide a comprehensive view of a company's leased asset portfolio, including the split between operating and finance leases, discount rates used to present-value future payments, and the maturity schedule of lease obligations. This section reveals a significant source of off-balance-sheet commitments that were largely hidden before the current standard.

Key signals: the weighted-average discount rate affects the size of recorded lease liabilities — a higher rate reduces the reported obligation, so compare the chosen rate against the company's incremental borrowing rate. The operating versus finance lease mix affects both EBITDA and operating income presentation. Watch the maturity table for concentration risk: large payment cliffs in specific years may create cash flow pressure. Variable lease payments excluded from the liability measurement represent real obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet. Compare total lease costs against prior-year operating lease expense to assess the true economic burden.