CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS, RELATED PARTY AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS
The following is a description of certain relationships and transactions since the beginning of our last fiscal year involving our directors, executive officers or beneficial holders of more than 5% of our capital stock. Compensation arrangements with our directors and officers are described in “Management—Director Compensation,” “Executive Compensation” and “Management.”
venBio Consulting Agreement
In January 2017, Dr. Jaume Pons, our former President and Chief Scientific Officer, entered into a consulting agreement with venBio, one of our stockholders and an affiliate of one of our directors, Dr. Corey Goodman, to provide assistance with deal generation, evaluate potential investments and serve on boards of venBio’s portfolio companies. In accordance with this agreement as compensation for services provided, venBio paid Dr. Pons approximately $125,000 per year each year from 2017 to 2024 and $62,500 in 2025. The consulting agreement remains in effect until terminated by either party with or without prior notice.
Tallac Therapeutics Agreements
Dr. Pons served as the Chief Executive Officer of Tallac Therapeutics until April 2020, and Dr. Hong Wan, our former Chief Scientific Officer, currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Tallac Therapeutics. Dr. Pons also currently serves as a member of the board of directors of Tallac Therapeutics.
In July 2020, we assigned to Tallac Therapeutics our lease with respect to our premises located at 866 Malcolm Road, Burlingame, California 94010, and received a sublease for such premises from Tallac Therapeutics. The sublease was terminated in March 2024. We paid Tallac Therapeutics $6,000 under the sublease in the year ended December 31, 2024.
In July 2020, we also entered into a research and development services agreement, or the Tallac Services Agreement, with Tallac Therapeutics. The Tallac Services Agreement provides that Tallac Therapeutics will provide certain preclinical research services to the Company for a service fee based on the costs incurred by Tallac Therapeutics plus a mark-up equal to 10.0% of such costs. In connection with the Tallac Services Agreement, we recorded a nominal amount in research and development, or R&D, costs in the years ended December 31, 2024. The Tallac Services Agreement terminated on July 1, 2024.
In March 2021, we entered into a Collaboration Agreement with Tallac Therapeutics pursuant to which we expect to jointly develop, manufacture, and commercialize a novel class of cancer immunotherapeutics (the Collaboration Agreement). The collaboration builds on our expertise in developing therapies that block the CD47 checkpoint pathway and expands our immuno-oncology pipeline. Together with Tallac Therapeutics, we will leverage our respective scientific and technical expertise to advance an anti-SIRPα antibody conjugated to a Toll-like receptor 9 agonist for targeted activation of both the innate and adaptive immune systems. We and Tallac Therapeutics will share equally in the cost and expenses of R&D and any profit or loss. In connection with the Collaboration Agreement, we recorded $0.1 million and $0.8 million in R&D costs in the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
The Collaboration Agreement includes the right to set off clause, as such, the Company records the amount due to or reimbursable from Tallac Therapeutics on a net basis. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company had accrued expenses of zero and $0.1 million, respectively, related to the Collaboration Agreement which was presented within the payable and accrued liabilities due to related party on the consolidated balance sheets.