Note 4 – Accounts Payable

Accounts payable consisted of the following (in thousands):

Schedule of Accounts Payable  

The Company relies on a third-party contract manufacturing operation to produce and/or test our compounds used in our potential product candidates.

In October 2020, the Company entered into a Master Services Agreement with a third-party product manufacturer to perform biologic development and manufacturing services on behalf of the Company. Associated with this, the Company has subsequently executed a number of Statements of Work for the research and development of products for use in clinical trials. The Company’s commitments in relation to these SOWs and any related Change Orders totaled approximately $15.6 million.

On August 24, 2022, existing agreements with the third-party product manufacturer were amended. As part of the amendment, the third-party manufacturer agreed that services to be rendered in future periods, will be paid or settled at the Company’s discretion, in a combination of cash and issuance of the Company’s common stock. The amendment also eliminated future financial commitments of the Company. As of December 31, 2023, outstanding accounts payable balance to the third-party product manufacturer amounted to $3.5 million.

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company recorded research and development expenses of $268,000 to account for services rendered by the third-party product manufacturer. In addition, the Company paid cash of $1.8 million towards the payment of accounts payable. As of March 31, 2024, the outstanding balance due to the third-party product manufacturer amounted to $2.0 million.